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Semiconductor patent applications up 22% globally to 81,000 a year. Global silicon wafer shipments to remain soft in 2024. New 10-point guide to humidity control in cleanrooms. High …
Semiconductor industry: mobile and consumer are the beating heart
Mar 29, 2024 · Semiconductor device revenue for mobile & consumer reached $296 billion in 2023, following a -15% year-on-year-setback. A 4% year-on-year rebound is expected in 2024, …
Mitsubishi Electric begins supplying power semiconductor chips
Oct 14, 2024 · Mitsubishi Electric's Power Device Works' Fukuyama Factory has begun large-scale supply of power semiconductor chips made from 12-inch silicon (Si) wafers for the …
Semiconductors: Unstoppable growth in a billion-dollar market
Oct 21, 2024 · According to analysis by IC Insights and Semiengineering.com, more than €190 billion has been invested in the semiconductor market in 2022 alone. A further USD 300 billion …
Marvell introduces 2nm platform for accelerated infrastructure …
Mar 11, 2024 · The 2nm platform will enable Marvell to deliver highly differentiated analog, mixed-signal, and foundational IP to build accelerated infrastructure capable of delivering on the …
Silicon photonics market worth $7.52 billion by 2029
5 days ago · The global silicon photonics market was valued at USD 2.16 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 7.52 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 28.3% from 2024 to 2029 …
MIT team takes a major step toward fully 3D-printed active …
5 days ago · While this idea is still far off, MIT researchers have taken an important step in that direction by demonstrating fully 3D-printed resettable fuses, which are key components of …
Back-end semiconductor equipment: advanced packaging drives …
1 day ago · However, these sectors are expected to improve in late 2024 or early 2025, with recovery expected in 2025. This is reflected in the back-end equipment market, where the …
Imec unveils 'Breakthrough' ADC architecture - News - Silicon …
At ISSCC, imec presents a proof-of-concept of its new ADC architecture in the form of a 42GS/s 7b massively time-interleaved slope-ADC prototype chip. “Even at the relatively modest speed …
Scaling CMOS beyond FinFETs: From nanosheets and forksheets to …
The FinFET: today’s leading-edge transistor. At every new technology generation, chipmakers have been able to scale transistor specs by 0.7x, delivering a 15% performance boost, a 50% …