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August/September
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Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 18.7% Year-to-Year in July
Sales into the Americas jump 40.1% year-to-year to lead all markets; worldwide chip sales increase 2.7% month-to-month.
A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage
In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model developed at The Ohio State University, researchers found that shear stress from the collapse and reopening of the air sacs is the most injurious type of damage.
What’s in the August/September Issue?
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The MMEC Receives Microelectronics Commons Project Awards
The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) announced the award of five technology development projects through Microelectronics Commons
Synopsys Enters Definitive Agreement with Keysight Technologies For Sale of Optical Solutions Group
Synopsys, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies, Inc., a provider of design, emulation and test solutions.
ROHM’s New N-Channel MOSFETs Offer High Mounting Reliability in Automotive Applications
ROHM Semiconductor today announced new N-channel MOSFETs featuring low ON-resistance ideal for a variety of automotive applications, including motors for doors and seat positioning, as well as LED headlights.
Resonac Develops Temporary Bonding Film and New Debonding Process for Advanced Semiconductor Packages
Resonac Corporation has developed a temporary bonding film to be used for supporting a wafer on a glass carrier temporarily in the semiconductor device fabrication process (front-end process) and semiconductor packaging process (back-end process), as well as its debonding process.
REC Silicon and Sila Sign Long-Term Silane Supply Agreement
Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. today announced a multi-year supply agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Silicon ASA (“REC”), an innovator in solar-grade silicon and silicon materials.
Advanced Energy Opens Design and Service Center in the Greater Boston Area
New facility will develop and support advanced power technologies for plasma processes, medical and high-voltage industrial applications.
Syntiant to Acquire Knowles’ Consumer MEMS Microphone Division
Syntiant Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Knowles Corporation’s (NYSE: KN) Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business.
NORDTECH R&D Projects Selected to Receive $30M in Federal Awards from U.S. Department of Defense
These projects are set to receive a total of more than $30 million in the technical areas of quantum and commercial leap ahead technologies.
White House, DOD Officials Award $29.6.M for 5 SWAP Hub Projects
CHIPS Act investment powers collaborative effort to advance US microelectronics manufacturing.
Tata and Analog Devices Announce Strategic Alliance to Explore Joint Opportunities for Semiconductor Ecosystem in India
Tata Group, a global enterprise headquartered in India, and Analog Devices, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to explore potential cooperative manufacturing opportunities.
SiFive Highlights Key Inflection Points Driving RISC-V Adoption for AI and Introduces Intelligence XM Series for AI Workload Acceleration
Today, SiFive, Inc. announced the SiFive Intelligence XM Series designed for accelerating high performance AI workloads.
Semiconductor Quartz Equipment Components Forecast
Geopolitical issues push end users towards local suppliers.
Student Analog Chip Designs Come to Life Through New Collaboration with Texas Instruments
The Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is collaborating with Texas Instruments (TI) to launch strategic educational opportunities aimed at providing students access to industry-grade analog chip design, fabrication, and testing processes.
Omdia Reports Record Semiconductor Revenue in 2Q24, Despite Market Weakness
In a new analysis, Omdia reports that total semiconductor revenue reached a record high of $162.1 billion in 2Q24 , marking a 6.7% quarterly growth.
Intel and AWS Expand Strategic Collaboration
Intel Corp. and Amazon Web Services. Inc., an Amazon.com company, today announced a co-investment in custom chip designs under a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar framework covering product and wafers from Intel.
This Screen Stores and Displays Encrypted Images Without Electronics
It uses magnetic fields to display images at the same resolution as a squid’s color-changing skin.
Joachim Kunkel Joins Arteris Board of Directors
Arteris, Inc., a provider of system IP which accelerates system-on-chip (SoC) creation, today announced that Joachim Kunkel will join its Board of Directors.
North Carolina State University Orders Ion Beam Etching Equipment from scia Systems
The scia Mill 200 system provides highly precise surface structuring of thin films with enhanced selectivity.
Microelectronics Commons Announcement Event
The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) dedicated to advancing microelectronics across the Northeast, will host Department of Defense and White House officials to publicly announce the first multimillion-dollar project awards under the Microelectronics Commons program.
Purdue Deep-Learning Innovation Secures Semiconductors Against Counterfeit Chips
RAPTOR technology exceeds the performance of traditional tampering detection methods by up to 40%.
TD Shepherd Joins the Silicon Catalyst In-Kind Partner Ecosystem
Silicon Catalyst IKPs provide technical and business support to the Portfolio Companies in the incubator + accelerator, enabling them to tap into the products and services available to enhance the growth of their companies.
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