News from Semiconductor International

Solar Inventories Continue to Rise Players throughout the world have rushed to get in on a promising PV market, which saw demand crash at the end of 2008, leaving a glut of inventory in the supply chain. According to a report from iSuppli, average inventories rose 64.3% over the past year, from 74.2 days to almost 122 days in the first quarter. more...

Read More

News from Semiconductor International

Disaster Stimulates the Industry Every economic crisis over the past 40 years has resulted in significant innovations, according to Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Corp.'s Ultra Mobility Group. It has been at the tail end of some of the severest economic downturns that novel products have emerged, creating...

Read More

3-D IC Technology Continues to Advance

from Semiconductor International Despite the downturn, several companies announced 3-D interconnect-related advances at last week's SEMICON West. NEC Electronics, CEA-Leti, EV Group, Soitec and others had 3-D news at the show. more » » » ...

Read More

News from Semiconductor International

Organic PVs Promise Better Efficiency Canadian researchers have founds ways to improve organic photovoltaics with a "club sandwich" structure. Organic solar cells are easy to put on plastic sheets for roll-to-roll processing, reducing costs. The researchers found out how to "flatten the lettuce" in the multilayered structure, making charges more...

Read More

News from Semiconductor International

ISMI Selects SSEC 450 mm Single Wafer Cleaner The 3400 series single-wafer cleaning processor from Solid State Equipment Corp. has been chosen by the International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) to clean particles and metallic contaminants from 450 mm silicon wafers. more » » »  Post-Silicon Solutions Emerging Researchers...

Read More

Next-Gen Nanoimprint Stepper Improves Defectivity, Alignment

from Semiconductor International EV Group announced its latest UV-NIL stepper in conjunction with SEMICON West, but the tool is mainly targeted at the latest micro-optical applications rather than next-generation semiconductor devices. more » » » ...

Read More

Launch of PVSociety.com

Semiconductor International Announces the Launch of PVSociety.com  A new network for solar cell engineers and researchersOak Brook , Ill., July 13, 2009 – The staff of Semiconductor International is pleased to announce the launch of PVSociety.com, a destination for professionals in the photovoltaics manufacturing industry. "We designed PVSociety.com to be a gathering place for engineers and researchers facing the day-to-day challenges of solar cell and module manufacturing,"...

Read More

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MATERIALS

Visit the Materials360® Plus and the Materials News pages on the MRS Website for continually updated research news and features Image in Focus         Credit: Adam Steele, University of IllinoisNano-Santa Nano-Santa with his bag of nano-tubes. This was discovered on the surface of one...

Read More

ST-Ericsson Taking 3-D to Mobile Phones

From Semiconductor International. ST-Ericsson has a roadmap for commercial wireless products that includes what could be the first true 3-D ICs using TSVs. The memory-logic stack also will move to 3-D interconnects, driven by "the increased bandwidth required by the final application," said Yan Guillou, an ST-Ericsson manager. more » » » ...

Read More

Ascent Solar Exceeds 10% CIGS Module Efficiency

From Semiconductor international. Ascent Solar Technologies has achieved its initial target module efficiency goal of 10% for its flexible CIGS monolithically integrated modules, with conversion efficiency measuring as high as 10.4%. more » » » ...

Read More

Nano Focus from MRS

Carbon nanotubes wired for pressure sensing  Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based pressure sensors offer the advantages of ultra-low-power operation, wide dynamic range and ease of integration with microcavities for vacuum microelectronics, compared with conventional thermal conductivity gauges such as Pirani or thermocouple devices. The enhanced pressure sensitivity of CNT-based sensors, especially at large bias voltages, was attributed to the one-dimensional nature of electrical transport within the...

Read More

News from Engineers Live

Ethernet switches incorporate power supply Garrettcom Europe's new PES42P hardened Ethernet edge switch features an integral power supply for operating power-over-Ethernet devices Read Energy-efficient motors: new international standard supports market International standard IEC 60034-30:2008 defines new energy efficiency classes for electric motors Read Level measurements: non-contact sensors mounted outside vessel Sensortechnics is introducing the CLC series non-contact capacitive sensors that...

Read More

StratEdge Releases High-Frequency Surface-Mount Package

from Semoconductor International StratEdge, a provider of design and production of semiconductor packages for microwave, millimeter wave and high-speed digital devices, announced the release of its new high-frequency SMX Series surface-mount package.more » » »  ...

Read More

Wafer-Level Packaging in Africa?

TOP STORY... from Semiconductor International Yes, Africa. Nemotek Technologie is manufacturing wafer-level optics and packaging in its state-of-the-art facility located in Morocco's Rabat Technopolis Park. more » » » ...

Read More