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Imec and Cadence complete tapeout of first 5nm test chip

10/07/2015  Nano-electronics research center imec and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that the companies completed the first tapeout of a 5nm test chip using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and 193 immersion (193i) lithography.

SEMI announces FlexTech Alliance as first Strategic Association Partner

10/07/2015  SEMI announced today that FlexTech Alliance has become the first SEMI Strategic (Association) Partner.

DCG Systems introduces Meridian M for static optical failure analysis

10/06/2015  DCG Systems announced the release of the Meridian M (TM) system for isolation of routine and challenging electrical faults at the wafer level.

Entegris introduces SmartStack 300 mm contactless horizontal wafer shipper

10/06/2015  Entegris, Inc. has expanded its wafer shipper family of products with the SmartStack (R) 300 mm Contactless Horizontal Wafer Shipper.

Mentor Graphics Tackles SoC Design Challenges

10/06/2015  System-on-a-chip designs are complex endeavors, and they are growing more complicated by the day. Mentor Graphics is cognizant of the many challenges in SoC design and is working to ease the troubles of chip designers.

JEOL introduces the JSM-6000PLUS NeoScope

10/06/2015  JEOL’s benchtop SEM makes it possible to bring basic high resolution imaging and analysis features of a full-sized Scanning Electron Microscope into the lab.

Applied Materials Prospers in CMP, Deposition, Etch

10/06/2015  The company, founded in 1967, has a Silicon Systems Group which last year accounted for 66 percent of Applied’s revenue. The SSG includes a number of other wafer fab equipment categories, such as epitaxy, ion implantation, metrology and wafer inspection, rapid thermal processing, and wet cleaning.

Dielectric precursors market outlook Is $230M in 2015

10/06/2015  The 2015 market for dielectric precursors is expected to total $230M, of which over $45M is attributed to low-k dielectrics.

Altatech adds new high-speed inspection system dedicated to ultra-thin substrates for 3D applications

10/05/2015  Altatech announced the expansion of its Eclipse series with a new, high-speed inspection system dedicated to ultra-thin, transparent and bonded substrates inspection for 3D applications in power, MEMS, and mobile technologies.

Global semiconductor sales decrease slightly in August

10/05/2015  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.7 billion for the month of August 2015.

SDK to Offer SiC Epitaxial Wafers with very low defect density

10/05/2015  Showa Denko has developed a new grade of silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers for power devices with very low defect density.

Yamaichi Electronics 0.35mm pitch test contactor for semiconductor evaluation

10/02/2015  Yamaichi Electronics presents Test Contactors for lab and reliability applications and ultra fine pitch semiconductor devices.

SPIE Photomask Panel: Money Is An Issue

10/02/2015  “Money (That’s What I Want)” could have been the theme song for playing off the EUV Mask Readiness panel discussion on Thursday morning (October 1) at the SPIE Photomask Technology conference in Monterey, California.

IBM research eyes post-silicon future with carbon nanotube electronics

10/01/2015  IBM Research announced an engineering breakthrough that could accelerate carbon nanotubes replacing silicon transistors to power future computing technologies.

LG Innotek announces high power LED packages

10/01/2015  LG Innotek announced that the company started to produce high-power LED packages (H35C4 Series) featuring 180lm/W.

DuPont Displays opens OLED materials scale-up facility for next generation TVs

10/01/2015  DuPont Displays announced the opening of a state-of-the-art, scale-up manufacturing facility designed to deliver production scale quantities of advanced materials that enable large-format, solution-based printed Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays.

Yang awarded MacArthur “genius” fellowship for synthetic “leaf” of nanowires, bacteria

10/01/2015  Yang and his collaborators have created a synthetic “leaf” that is a hybrid system of semiconducting nanowires and bacteria.

Flip chip technology supported by wider adoption of Cu pillar tech

10/01/2015  Flip Chip technology is expected to reach $25 billion market value and wafer demand of 32 million (12” eq. wafers) in 2020, supported by the wider adoption of Cu pillar technology.

ASML ships new TWINSCAN NXT immersion lithography platform

09/30/2015  ASML announced the first shipment of its new TWINSCAN (TM) NXT:1980Di immersion lithography system to support increasingly demanding multiple-patterning performance requirements.

ams introduces solution for 24/7 heart rate measurement for wearables

09/30/2015  ams AG announced the launch of the AS7000, the first member of a new family of health/fitness solutions aimed at wearable devices.





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