Chip Industry Week in Review


Samsung and SK hynix joined OpenAI's Stargate initiative to ensure there will be enough memory chips to meet the needs of AI data centers. The goal is to produce up to 900,000 DRAM wafer starts per month. OpenAI also inked agreements to explore the development of next-gen data centers in Korea. Axcelis Technologies (ion implantation systems) will merge with Veeco Instruments (compound semic... » read more

Research Bits: August 11


Fluorine-free ferroelectrics Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Vanderbilt University, Pennsylvania State University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Tennessee State University, and University of Tennessee created a ferroelectric polymer for infrared detectors and sensors in wearable electronics that is made without fluorine. The most common ferroelectric polymer is poly(vinylid... » read more