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International Researchers Discuss Strategies for 16 nm and Beyond Process Technologies

Participants at the recent 7th Annual International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology discussed strategies for implementing advanced logic and memory technologies for sub-16 nm node and beyond process technologies.

14 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Reduces Energy Consumption in Semiconductor Chips

Tyndall National Institute, UCC announced today, Wednesday, at the 2010 International Power Supply on Chip Workshop in Cork, the development of a new nano-material that will dramatically reduce the operating temperature of silicon chip components and circuits, thereby enhancing the reliability and lifetime of electronics in products ranging from smart phones to automotive electronics.

13 Oct 2010

Leading Thin Film Magnetic Head Manufacturers Select Veeco Technology

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today it has been selected by leading global hard disk drive manufacturers for critical technology that enables higher areal density for next generation thin film magnetic ...

From Veeco 13 Oct 2010

Silicon Integration Initiative Announces Membership of Tanner EDA

The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced today that Tanner EDA, Inc., a driver for innovation in the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), has recently joined Si2.

13 Oct 2010

Nanometric Deposition Technology Provider Alchimer Expands in the Japanese Market

Alchimer S.A., a provider of nanometric deposition technology for through-silicon vias (TSVs), semiconductor interconnects and other electronic applications, is extending its presence in Japan under terms of a new agreement with the Nagase ChemteX unit of Tokyo-based Nagase & Co., Ltd.

13 Oct 2010

SMIC, ARM Partner to Develop Physical IP for 65 nm and 40 nm LL Technologies

ARM and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 981) today announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of ARM leading physical IP library platform for SMI...

13 Oct 2010

STMicroelectronics Appoints Carmelo Papa as Chairman of European Platform on Smart Systems

STMicroelectronics today announced that Carmelo Papa, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST's Industrial and Multisegment Sector, has been appointed Chairman of EPoSS (European Platform on Smart Systems) at the EPoSS General Assembly and Annual Forum, which was held last week on October 7-8, 2010, at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, Portugal.

From STMicroelectronics 12 Oct 2010

First Stage Integration of Crocus’ MRAM Technology into TowerJazz’s 130nm CMOS Process

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Crocus Technology, a premier developer of Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), today announced the successful completion of the first stage of integration of Crocus’ Thermally Assisted Switching (TAS)-based MRAM technology into TowerJazz’s 0.13-micron CMOS process.

11 Oct 2010

New Study on Multicore Processors for Flexible Networking Systems

Advances in multicore processors – with development of 65nm and 40/45nm silicon technology enabling the integration of significantly more memory, high-performance cores, and enhanced network interfaces – are ...

11 Oct 2010

New Energy-Harvesting Device Could Power Future Nano and Microsystems

Dr. Long Que, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, has reported success in designing and fabricating a device that allows microscale electronic devices to harvest their own wasted e...

11 Oct 2010