tag: Semicon West

What’s Next For MEMS
By SEMI - 15 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

By Paula Doe While MEMS sensors and actuators are key to enabling most of the high profile markets of tomorrow, from wearables to smart objects in the Internet of Things, MEMS companies face challenges today in transitioning to those new opportunities as basic MEMS devices increasingly becoming commodities. Large corporations are hiring their own in-house MEMS engineers, as standard platforms ... » read more

Semicon West Lithography Report
By Chris Mack - 29 Sep, 2013 - Comments: 0

OK, I have to admit this right off:  I didn’t go to Semicon West (held two weeks ago in San Francisco).  I try never to go to Semicon West (I’ve been twice in the last 30 years, both times against my will).  Why should I go?  To listen to the latest marketing messages and company spin?  To see a few technical talks that are way too light on the technical, but still full of talk?  I do... » read more

The Week In Review: July 15
By Mark LaPedus - 15 Jul, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Mark LaPedus There are more problems surfacing with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Yes, the light source remains a problem, but the resists appear to be in decent shape. “The next challenge is the mask blank,” said Stefan Wurm, director of Sematech’s lithography program. The new problem involves ion beam deposition, which apparently is causing defects and overfill on EUV masks... » read more

The Week In Review: July 8
By Mark LaPedus - 08 Jul, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Mark LaPedus Fab tool vendors this week will gather at the annual Semicon West trade show in San Francisco. The mood is expected to be both gloomy and upbeat, at least based on one new and mixed forecast. The semiconductor equipment market is projected to fall 7.4% in 2013, but it will grow 27.1% in 2014, according to VLSI Research. The forecast for semis is up 10% in 2013 and 8.3% growth i... » read more

SEMICON West: Accelerating R&D
By Karen Savala - 11 Mar, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Karen Savala Earlier this month, SEMI announced the addition of the Silicon Innovation Forum (SIF) to SEMICON West to help accelerate the innovation pipeline for advanced semiconductor technology. This exciting program was developed in collaboration with leading strategic investment groups in our industry, including Applied Ventures, Dow Chemical Company, Intel Capital, Micron Ventures, TE... » read more

EUV Remains Elusive
By Ed Sperling - 31 Jul, 2012 - Comments: 0

By David Lammers Intel’s decision to invest as much as $4.1 billion in ASML has raised overall confidence levels in EUV lithography, and should allow the Dutch lithography vendor to funnel more funds into the stubbornly difficult effort to raise the EUV source power. ASML has said it needs to reach 250 Watts of average source power to achieve the 125 wph throughputs sought by its early cu... » read more

Going Solar
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jul, 2011 - Comments: 0

Bettina Weiss, who heads SEMI’s solar effort, talks about what’s new at Semicon and Intersolar North America, how far the industry has progressed and what stands in the way of widespread adoption of solar technology. [youtube vid=rCAeaXijQy0] » read more

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