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COVID-19: Economic and Microelectronics Industry Impacts – Insights from McKinsey & Company
For five days in the latter half of March, the pall of the heavy human and economic toll COVID-19 has exacted in China appeared to be lifting. The epicenter of Wuhan reported no new coronavirus...
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MEMS at the Forefront of SARS-CoV-2 Testing
On Saturday, March, 21, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorization to Cepheid, a California company, to sell a new test for rapid detection of the pandemic...
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Top 10 Critical Subsystems Suppliers of 2019: EUV Shines Light on Optical Subsystems Suppliers
VLSI research recently released the list of top suppliers of critical subsystems to the semiconductor and related manufacturing industries in 2019. The data shows EUV adoption greatly benefited...
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Yes, We CAN Preserve Personal Privacy in Voice-First Consumer Devices
The seemingly simple act of commanding consumer devices by voice is a choice that nearly 118 million Americans now make every day, according to a recent report from eMarketer, the digital marketing...
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ESD Alliance Announces AMEDAC as a New Member of its Community
The Electronic System Design Alliance, a SEMI Strategic Technology Community representing members in the electronic system and semiconductor design ecosystem, today welcomed AMEDAC of Hefei, China,...
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GF eMRAM on 22FDX for IoT, Automotive Now in Production
GlobalFoundries recently announced that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) has entered production on the company’s 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX®) platform. (See the full press release...
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SEMI Urges ‘Essential Business’ Designation of Chip Companies Worldwide to Help Ensure Continuous Operation
SEMI has urged government representatives around the U.S. and world to designate the semiconductor industry as an essential business so operations at companies across the chip supply chain can...
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Turning the Tide: Microelectronics to Revolutionize Stroke Treatment
Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, affecting over 13 million people each year and costing tens of billions of dollars. Sensome, a French medtech that offers...
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Plasma-Therm adds systems, engineering expertise with the acquisition of JLS Designs Ltd.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 24, 2020) — Plasma-Therm, a leading manufacturer of plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor industry, has acquired JLS Designs Ltd., a UK-based supplier of compact...
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Cutting-edge photonics for optical data transmission with Picosun’s ALD solutions
ESPOO, Finland, 30th March 2020 – Picosun Group reports excellent results in development of state-of-the-art photonics with its ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) equipment and solutions.
Photonic devices...
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Global Semiconductor Materials Market Revenues Slip 1.1 Percent in 2019, SEMI Reports
MILPITAS, Calif. — March 31, 2020 — Global semiconductor materials market revenues edged down 1.1 percent in 2019, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing...
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Picarro Announces New Airborne Molecular Contamination Monitoring System for Semiconductor Fabs
High throughput system detects critical AMCs in-line at parts per trillion levels
Santa Clara, CA – March 24, 2020 – Picarro announces the launch of our fully optimized AMC monitoring system – the...