The outages last month marked yet another setback to an industry that was already having serious trouble with meeting demand from automakers.
The outages last month marked yet another setback to an industry that was already having serious trouble with meeting demand from automakers.
Micron has announced the sale of its Utah chip factory as it ceases production of a once "revolutionary" memory chip…
Micron has announced the sale of its Utah chip factory as it ceases production of a once "revolutionary" memory chip developed in partnership with Intel.
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control…
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control technology, too.
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering…
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering the move.
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for…
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for delving into 3D IC research.
Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75…
Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75 science, tech, and engineering partners from across 13 countries who are sharing resources to achieve this goal.
Many current P-channel MOSFETs don't cut it for high-voltage applications. To meet the challenge, a new family of PMOS is…
Many current P-channel MOSFETs don't cut it for high-voltage applications. To meet the challenge, a new family of PMOS is claimed to feature 62% lower RDS(on) than comparable devices.
Using transistors as qubits, researchers have achieved single-electron operation in foundry-fabricated silicon—a…
Using transistors as qubits, researchers have achieved single-electron operation in foundry-fabricated silicon—a potential breakthrough in quantum computing manufacturing.
Partially funded by DARPA, Tower Semiconductor is creating a new foundry process for integrated-laser-on-silicon photonics.
Partially funded by DARPA, Tower Semiconductor is creating a new foundry process for integrated-laser-on-silicon photonics.
The U.S. government has made big pushes for domestic chip manufacturing in 2020. What does this trajectory look like for 2021?
The U.S. government has made big pushes for domestic chip manufacturing in 2020. What does this trajectory look like for 2021?
Nanowires are seeing drastic advances in academia, emphasizing the promise that they offer the optoelectronics industry.
Nanowires are seeing drastic advances in academia, emphasizing the promise that they offer the optoelectronics industry.
Design teams, especially in the power sector, may be increasingly asked to benchmark performance with Figures of Merit.…
Design teams, especially in the power sector, may be increasingly asked to benchmark performance with Figures of Merit. What is this standard and how might it be evolving alongside component innovation?
U.S. Department of Defense-backed secure fab SkyWater is set to adopt Multibeam’s Multicolumn Electron-Beam Lithography…
U.S. Department of Defense-backed secure fab SkyWater is set to adopt Multibeam’s Multicolumn Electron-Beam Lithography system in its 45 nm process.
While Ethernet switches were once solely associated with IT applications, today they are staples in industries from…
While Ethernet switches were once solely associated with IT applications, today they are staples in industries from military to rail communications.
Depending on the project, designers have a number of options to either etch security at the silicon level or buy a…
Depending on the project, designers have a number of options to either etch security at the silicon level or buy a pre-fabricated and pre-programmed security IC.
Applied Materials and BE Semiconductor Industries announce that they are to develop the "industry’s first complete and…
Applied Materials and BE Semiconductor Industries announce that they are to develop the "industry’s first complete and proven equipment solution for die-based hybrid bonding."
In modernized factories, time efficiency is paramount. New designs from Maxim Integrated aim to streamline efficiency by…
In modernized factories, time efficiency is paramount. New designs from Maxim Integrated aim to streamline efficiency by using configurable digital and analog IO.
NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the…
NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers.
Molded interconnect devices, when conditioned with laser direct imaging, could be a helpful 3D supplement to PCB design.
Molded interconnect devices, when conditioned with laser direct imaging, could be a helpful 3D supplement to PCB design.
There are many different types of temperature sensors. But one type is specially equipped to handle the precision and…
There are many different types of temperature sensors. But one type is specially equipped to handle the precision and scalability of cold chain management.
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