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The commercialization of Graphene has been spotty so far |
6/21/2022 |
There is a lot of potential for graphene in solar cells, and it is an area where many of its properties can be utilized to favorable effect. Over the last few years, there have been several commercial offerings hitting the market, with the latest one this year targeting the marine sector.
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TSMC sets 2nm goal on 2025 |
6/20/2022 |
The 2nm process will be 10-15 percent faster at the same power or save 25-30 percent power at the same speed compared to its 3nm process.
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Applied Materials has bought Picosun |
6/20/2022 |
Applied Materials has bought Picosun, a privately held semiconductor equipment company based in Espoo, Finland, which specialises in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, primarily for specialty semiconductors.
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Infineon Puts ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) in Space |
6/20/2022 |
Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) an ideal memory for off–planet applications. It’s not just the energy consumption during operations that matters, but also when a device is programed— which is a key feature of Infineon Technologies’ latest serial interface (FRAM) for extreme environments.
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Head of Samsung Electronics to visit ASML in Netherlands |
6/17/2022 |
Lee headed to ASML in Veldhoven, the Netherlands for meetings with ASML’s CEO Peter Wennink, CTO Martin van den Brink and other key executives on Tuesday (local time) after earlier tete-a-tete with the Dutch prime minister.
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IC gear spending to exceed $109 billion this year |
6/15/2022 |
Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to increase 20% y-o-y to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, reports SEMI.
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Altair has acquired Concept Engineering |
6/15/2022 |
Altair has acquired Concept Engineering, a provider of electronic system visualization software that accelerates the development, manufacture, and service of complex electrical and electronic systems.
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Qualcomm seals up acquisition deal for startup Cellwize |
6/14/2022 |
“It brings in-house key software assets in the form of the non real time RIC and service management and orchestration (SMO), as well as AI and machine learning capabilities to help accelerate 5G RAN deployments including bridging from non-open RAN deployments.”
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Denso Corp. may consider spinning off its chip business for $3.1 billion |
6/13/2022 |
Well known as the world’s second-biggest auto-parts maker, Denso has also quietly built up a presence in automotive chips. Now, with semiconductor-related capital expenditures totaling around 160 billion yen over the past three years, Denso ranks as the world’s fifth-largest supplier of automotive chips by sales.
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