January 8, 2009 - Industry News
Wafer-Level Packaging Trends Up in 2009
Wafer-level packaging trends include increasing demand, higher I/O, finer pitch, increased power for automotive applications, and high-accuracy ...
Semiconductor International
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January 6, 2009 - Technology News
Cracking A Tough Nut For The Semiconductor Industry
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness-the resistance to ...
Semiconductor Online
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December 30, 2008 - Industry News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
The manager of Japan’s government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project’s goals, and companies ranging from ...
Semiconductor International
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December 29, 2008 - Corporate News
SiGe Semiconductor announces record revenues and shipments for 2008
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. announced another record-setting year of growth, with greater than 350 million units shipped since the ...
SiGe Semiconductor
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December 24, 2008 - Industry News
Flash Vendors Facing Scaling Challenges
With flash memory scaling coming under increasingly sharp questioning, Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo) researchers said they have developed a double ...
Semiconductor International
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December 24, 2008 - Technology News
Ulvac Enables Flexible Li-Ion Battery
Ulvac Inc. has developed a manufacturing process flow for very thin (50 ìm) lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, using semiconductor process ...
Semiconductor International
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December 19, 2008 - Industry News
Leading-Edge Logic Processes Presented at IEDM Session
An all-star cast of companies presented leading-edge processes yesterday at a session on advanced CMOS logic at the International Electron ...
Semiconductor International
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December 18, 2008 - Industry News
STATS ChipPAC to Lay Off 1600 in Latest Restructuring
Stats ChipPAC Ltd. (Singapore), which provides semiconductor test and advanced packaging services, has responded to the global semiconductor ...
Semiconductor International
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December 18, 2008 - Industry News
IEDM Panel: Processing Costs Headed Up
With more expensive tools and new process modules coming, IC manufacturers will struggle to maintain the cost-per-function ...
Semiconductor International
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December 17, 2008 - Corporate News
DALSA Semiconductor to license Alchimer's eG ViaCoat technology
DALSA Semiconductor is pleased to announce successful tests in creating conformal copper seed layers on through-silicon via structures using ...
DALSA Semiconductor
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December 11, 2008 - Industry News
New Dynamics Changing the Secondary Equipment Market
The worldwide economic slowdown, credit crisis, and new production strategies are having an enormous impact on the market for used, ...
SEMI
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December 11, 2008 - Exclusive Articles/Announcements
5 reasons to consider Internet marketing in a down market
When marketing and advertising budgets are stretched to the limit, you have no alternative than to use programs that are direct and measurable. This is why e-media is winning the battle for marketing budgets: Internet based marketing, including email, ...
Semiconductor Packaging News
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December 11, 2008 - Technology News
Intel to Describe 32 nm Logic Process, New 45 nm SoC Platform, at 2008 IEDM
Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) will go to next week’s International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) with a late paper that divulges some ...
Semiconductor International
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December 11, 2008 - Industry News
Applied Announces TSV Etcher, In-Fab Mask Inspection Capability
In twin announcements, Applied Materials Inc. announced an etch system aimed at through-silicon via (TSV) applications. Also, Applied said it ...
Semiconductor International
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December 9, 2008 - Technology News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
At SEMICON Japan, managers of the government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project's goals. Also at the show, ...
Semiconductor International
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December 9, 2008 - Industry News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
The manager of Japan’s government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project’s goals, and companies ranging from ...
Semiconductor International
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December 2, 2008 - Industry News
October Semiconductor Sales Decline 2.4% Year-on-Year
Worldwide sales of semiconductors declined by 2.4% in October to $22.5 billion compared to sales of $23.0 billion in October 2007, the ...
Semiconductor Industry Association
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December 2, 2008 - Technology News
Applied Announces TSV Etcher, In-Fab Mask Inspection Capability
In twin announcements today, Applied Materials Inc.announced an etch system aimed at through-silicon via (TSV) applications. Also, Applied ...
Semiconductor International
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December 1, 2008 - Industry News
Jonathan Davis Named President of SEMI North America
SEMI announced the appointment of Jonathan Davis to the position of president of SEMI North America effective January 1, 2009. Davis ...
SEMI
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November 24, 2008 - Technology News
ST joins MIT, ultra-low-power MCU devices group
STMicroelectronics announced it has joined the Microsystems Industrial Group (MIG) industry consortium at the Microsystems Technology Labs ...
Semiconductor International
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November 21, 2008 - Industry News
SIA Forecast: 2009 Down Almost 6%
Although visibility is limited by current questions about consumer confidence, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced its ...
Semiconductor International
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November 21, 2008 - Top Story News
Industry Downturn No. 11 Won't Be as Bad as No. 10
Just as people can't help but compare the current global economic recession to the Great Depression, reviewing the semiconductor ...
Semiconductor International
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