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Auto Outlook: Down But Not Out
By Mark LaPedus - 19 Mar, 2020 - Comments: 0

For years, automotive has been an engine of growth in the semiconductor industry, although the market is expected to decline in 2020. Several types of chips are used in automobiles, such as analog, memory, microcontrollers, processors and RF. But the automotive IC business still represents a small percentage of the overall semiconductor market. It pales in comparison to the smartphone chip m... » read more

Fab Equipment Poised For A Record 2021
By Christian Dieseldorff - 19 Mar, 2020 - Comments: 0

Global fab equipment spending promises to crawl out of a gloomy 2019 and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick drives record investments in 2021 in a vivid display of the decades-old cyclicality playing out in the semiconductor industry. Typically – and reliably – fab investments fall into negative territory after two years of growth, though a few periods have bucked that... » read more

Big Problems In A Little Data World
By Keren Kanarik - 19 Mar, 2020 - Comments: 0

Lam Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Richard A. Gottscho, gave a keynote at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS), the annual executive conference for the semiconductor industry. Titled “I’m Living in a Little Data World, but I Have a Big Problem,” Rick talked about the challenges faced by the “little data world” of process development and the potential for ... » read more

How Silicon Carbide Is Improving Energy Efficiency & Lowering Costs In Industrial Applications
By Guy Moxey - 24 Feb, 2020 - Comments: 0

Industrial applications such as server power supplies, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and motor drives consume a significant portion of the world’s power. Thus, any increase in the efficiency of any end user power system will substantially reduce a company’s operating costs. Combined with greater power density and better thermal performance, the demand for high-efficiency power suppl... » read more

The Next Technology Frontier In MEMS Gyroscopes
By Hideyuki Maekoba - 24 Feb, 2020 - Comments: 0

In MEMS technology development, it is always exciting to see the next technology frontier, the border of the known and the unknown. Talent and hard work (along with ingenuity) can move this frontier and enrich all of us. We respect the efforts of MEMS innovators, who have developed original and creative ideas by building upon past knowledge and wisdom and have integrated this knowledge across m... » read more

Impact Of Coronavirus Could Threaten Global Electronics Growth
By Walt Custer - 20 Feb, 2020 - Comments: 0

Data through December showed a steady recovery in the global electronic supply chain with SEMI equipment leading the way in 3/12 growth (Chart 1). The global purchasing managers index moved into expansion territory (PMI>50) in January indicating accelerating growth in world manufacturing activity (Chart 2). But in late January the Coronavirus (COVID-19) began to make its negative impact f... » read more

Using New Technologies On Smaller Wafers
By David Haynes - 20 Feb, 2020 - Comments: 0

The industry is no longer held captive by sales from computing applications, such as personal computers, servers or even cellular phones and tablets. A diverse range of markets are contributing to growth seen by Lam and our customers. Cloud storage, machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), robotics, medical and automotive, including the ... » read more

Identifying DRAM Failures Caused By Leakage Current And Parasitic Capacitance
By Taeyon (TY) Oh - 03 Feb, 2020 - Comments: 0

Leakage current has been a leading cause of device failure in DRAM design, starting with the 20nm technology node. Problems with leakage current in DRAM design can lead to reliability issues, even when there are no obvious structural abnormalities in the underlying device. Leakage current has become a critically important component in DRAM device design. Fig. 1 (a) DRAM Memory Cell, (b) GI... » read more

AI And Big Data Set To Reinvent Semiconductor Industry
By Regina Freed - 23 Jan, 2020 - Comments: 0

The recent IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) reaffirmed that the semiconductor industry is in a period of reinvention as we grapple with the challenges and opportunities promised by the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and AI. That such change is underway was made evident by a panel I was honored to moderate titled, “The Future of Logic: EUV is Here, Now What?” Joining... » read more

Semiconductor Equipment Growth Resumes For 2020
By Walt Custer - 23 Jan, 2020 - Comments: 0

The December Global Purchasing Managers Index was in zero growth territory (PMI = 50). However, the various country components varied significantly. With IHS Markit PMI data as a gauge of manufacturing activity, following are how some key electronics-producing countries and regions finished 2019. World Manufacturing Growth Flat to Start 2020 (Chart 1) To quote IHS Markit’s chief eco... » read more

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