October 28, 2010 - Industry News
iSuppli forecasts silicon shipment and revenue growth
Global silicon shipments in terms of square inches will rise to record levels in 2010, according to semiconductor manufacturing market research ...
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October 1, 2010 - Industry News
Capacitor shortages expected
Much like the overall electronic components market, capacitor manufacturers have experienced a surge in demand thanks to global consumer demand. ...
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September 3, 2010 - Industry News
Ultra-thin wafers enable 3D chips
In semiconductor device manufacturing processes, sufficient wafer thickness is important due to the high degree of automation involved. Prior to ...
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April 29, 2010 - Technology News
The evolution of power supply technology
In a relatively short time, semiconductor-based electronic systems have developed at an exponential rate. It started with the first integrated ...
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April 16, 2010 - Industry News
Component Distribution in 2010: The Big Picture
The global economic collapse has taken many victims and has exposed one of the component industry's greatest strengths to also be among its biggest ...
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February 19, 2010 - Technology News
3D ICs from carbon nanotubes
A team of researchers from Stanford University has developed three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotube circuits for the first time. These ...
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October 14, 2009 - Technology News
Research promises new era of hybrid chips
There have been several recent proposals from research institutes around the world on techniques to circumvent the challenges that make it harder ...
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September 16, 2009 - Top Story News
DNA used for building tiny circuits
Scientists at IBM and the California Institute of Technology recently announced a scientific advancement that could be a major breakthrough in ...
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September 4, 2009 - Industry News
MEMS defy market downturn
Defying the downturn in the overall electronics industry, the market for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) used in consumer electronics and ...
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September 3, 2009 - Industry News
Top 20 chip makers' sales surge 21%
The encouraging second quarter 2009 results from the top 20 semiconductor producers indicate that the semiconductor industry is continuing to ...
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July 8, 2009 - Industry News
Moore's Law faces bleak future
The high cost of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is making continued chip-making advancements too expensive to use for volume production, ...
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June 12, 2009 - Industry News
Top 20 semiconductor companies shakeup
The global recession and subsequent inventory corrections in the electronic system and semiconductor industries have caused a major shakeup in the ...
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May 27, 2009 - Top Story News
Chip revenues to regress to year 2000 levels
In order to put some perspective to the current economic climate, it should be noted that this year, Databeans is expecting the chip market to ...
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May 27, 2009 - Technology News
MEMS-based barometric pressure sensor
Epcos’ calibrated and temperature-compensated T5300 digital pressure sensor is said to be the world’s most compact packaged sensor of its ...
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May 13, 2009 - Technology News
Omnidirectional printing of flexible microelectronics
The field of printed electronics has been receiving increasing attention in recent years for the potential it holds for very low-cost flexible ...
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May 13, 2009 - Technology News
MSD handling: desiccants and nitrogen, myths and opportunities
To avoid problems with micro cracks and delaminating during the processing of electronic components, it is necessary to take appropriate storage ...
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May 13, 2009 - Industry News
Hot-print and transfer prebumping offer benefits
It is no secret in the electronics industry that there is an ongoing trend to ever more miniaturised and advanced IC packages which also feature ...
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April 15, 2009 - Technology News
I²C serial EEPROMs
Microchip has unveiled a series of 4, 64 and 128 Kbit serial EEPROMs in a waver-level chip scale package (WLCSP). Additionally, the company ...
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April 1, 2009 - Industry News
iPhone spurs MEMS market
The success of Apple's iPhone is spurring competitors to offer products with comparable features, fuelling a sales boom for ...
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March 18, 2009 - Technology News
Using probabilistic logic for low-power microchips
The semiconductor industry is consistently looking at miniaturisation, reduced power, and enhanced levels of sophistication driven by the ...
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March 18, 2009 - Industry News
Alternative energy opportunities for chip suppliers
Energy use has recently become a major concern for businesses, countries and consumers alike, due to both environmental concerns and high oil ...
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February 18, 2009 - Technology News
Thin film chip fuses
Bourns has released a new line of thin film chip fuses. The SinglFuse SF series provides highly reliable over-current protection in three ...
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February 4, 2009 - Industry News
iSuppli warns of solar market eclipse in 2009
Bringing an end to eight consecutive years of growth, global revenue for photovoltaic (PV) panels is expected to plunge by nearly 20% in 2009, ...
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January 21, 2009 - Industry News
IC Insights' latest top 20 supplier rankings
IC Insights’ recent research for its November update to the McClean report includes an analysis of the top 20 semiconductor suppliers for ...
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January 21, 2009 - Industry News
Semi sales to see first decline since 2001
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has released its annual forecast of global semiconductor sales, projecting the first decline ...
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