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Princeton tips way to "melt" chip features
May 5, 2008 - A new technique to literally melt away defects in etching microchip structures, and significantly reduce line-edge roughness (LER), has been revealed by scientists at Princeton U.
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TSMC announces entry into MEMS market
May 5, 2008 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has unveiled plans to enter the MEMS business, presenting a roadmap of the MEMS process and desires to cover trends in MEMS production at "CMOS integrated MEMS foundries," ...
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Fujitsu tips method for estimating soft errors due to "cosmic rays"
Apr. 30, 2008 - Fujitsu Labs says it has developed a technique to measure the rate of soft errors in advanced LSI chips -- said to be caused mainly by neutrons by cosmic rays -- in a particular location, quickly and with a high degree of precision.
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NIST: NIL actually improves nanoporous layers
Apr. 30, 2008 - NIST says its work has helped resolve whether nanoimprint lithography (NIL) can accurately stamp delicate insulating structures without damage -- and in fact makes them better.
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Spansion, IBM ink memory license pact
Apr. 29, 2008 - IBM and Spansion have signed a seven-year patent cross-licensing agreement that is expected to widen Spansion's reach into flash memory design and manufacturing, and support both companies' end-market interests in China.
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Suss, Philips developing new nanoimprint tech
Apr. 29, 2008 - Suss MicroTec and Philips Research say they are partnering to develop a new nanoimprint lithography technology targeting a niche in sub-50nm patterning between small rigid stamps and larger soft stamps.
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IBM, Matheson to develop ≤32nm chip gases
Apr. 29, 2008 - IBM and Matheson Tri-Gas, a subsidiary of Japan's Taiyo Nippon Sanso, have signed a four-year deal to jointly develop new high-purity gases and delivery systems for use in semiconductor manufacturing starting at the 32nm node.
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Intel, Cray to develop supercomputer chips
Apr. 28, 2008 - Intel and Cray say they have signed a multiyear deal to explore future supercomputer component designs such as multi-core processing and advanced interconnects, and develop high-performance computing systems using Intel ...
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Rohm, Nissan developing high-power chips
Apr. 25, 2008 - Electronic parts maker Rohm and carmaker Nissan Motor reportedly are codeveloping a high-power semiconductor for use in controlling and converting power in electric cars and other equipment
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Japan scientists' work could slash GaAs laser costs
Apr. 25, 2008 - Researchers at Chuo U. have developed technology that could slash costs for high-output long-wavelength lasers by 90%, reports the Nikkei Business Daily.
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TFT-LCD method uses 75% less indium
Apr. 25, 2008 - A technique developed by a team from the Kochi U. of Technology, Casio Computer, and Geomatec can be used to manufacture TFT-LCD panels using far less of the increasingly costly material indium, reports the Nikkei Business ...
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Maskless litho program launched in EU
Apr. 25, 2008 - The European Commission's 7th Framework Program (FP7) is funding a new program on maskless lithography for IC manufacturing -- MAGIC -- to explore and promote maskless lithography technologies developed by a pair of European ...
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Renesas joins IMEC's 45nm RF transceivers program
Apr. 22, 2008 - Renesas Technology and European R&D consortia IMEC have entered into a strategic research collaboration to develop 45nm RF transceivers for Gbit/sec cognitive radios, building on previous work with 130nm RF transceiver ...
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Tessera files new ITC complaint
Apr. 22, 2008 - Tessera Technologies said it has filed a new complaint with the US International Trade Commission requesting the body investigate import/sale of certain small-format BGA semiconductor packages from a quartet of companies: ...
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Dutch scientists tout "breakthrough" in n-type Si solar cell efficiency
April 21, 2008 - Researchers at the Energy research Center of the Netherlands (ECN) say they have developed a method to improve solar cell efficiency in crystalline silicon industrial solar cells, by making them from n-type silicon wafers ...
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Sunovia, EPIR tout IR tech for multijunction solar cells
Apr. 9, 2008 - Sunovia Energy Technologies and EPIR Technologies say their R&D efforts have achieved "breakthroughs" in infrared sensors that will enable multijunction solar cells with high efficiencies and lower costs, through using less ...
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Ushio tips new power-saving halogen lamp for films
Apr. 9, 2008 - Ushio has developed technology for a multifilament halogen lamp heater for use in fabricating films for semiconductors and solar cells, notes the Nikkei Business Daily.
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Freeze frame: JSR closes in on double-patterning at 22nm
by Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor, Solid State Technology
April 3, 2008 - JSR Microelectronics tells WaferNEWS about its new "freezing material" targeting brightfield applications (i.e., line first double-patterning ...
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Scientists tout "stretchable" silicon ICs
Mar. 28, 2008 - Researchers from the US and Singapore say they have developed a form of "stretchable" silicon IC that can wrap around complex and nonuniform shapes, and maintain electrical performance even while stretched, compressed, ...
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Analyst: MEMS test equipment priorities: low-cost, standardized
Mar. 28, 2008 - In a sector dominated by expensive customized products, the best opportunities in the MEMS test equipment market are to develop cost-effective standardized technologies, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan.
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SRC, NIST, Notre Dame form Midwest nano R&D center
Mar. 26, 2008 - The Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with partners including IBM and the U. of Notre Dame and Purdue U., are collaborating on a new $61M R&D center to explore ...
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Q-Cells, Singulus to develop solar cell coating tool
Mar. 26, 2008 - German firms Q-Cells and Singulus Technologies say they are codeveloping a fully automatic tool to apply antireflection coatings onto solar cells, utilizing Q-Cells solar cell manufacturing know-how with Singulus' coating technology.
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Hynix, ProMOS deepening tech partnership, add ownership stake
May 8, 2008 - Hynix Semiconductor and ProMOS Technologies have agreed to a partnership that will allow access to the Korean chipmaker's 50nm-node DRAM stack process technology, and give Hynix access to more 300mm capacity and an 8%-10% ...
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Qualcomm, Foxlink expanding MEMS work
May 8, 2008 - Qualcomm's MEMS subsidiary and Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (dba "Foxlink") say they are opening a new dedicated fab in Taoyuan, Taiwan, to make Qualcomm's "mirasol" displays. The plant is slated to become fully ...
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DuPont expanding in China to chase PV growth
May 7, 2008 - DuPont says it will "soon begin" construction of a R&D site in Hong Kong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, to tap into the thin-film side of the high-growth photovoltaic (PV) industry.
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SEMI: Wafer shipments flat in 1Q08
May 7, 2008 - Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments were roughly the same in 1Q as they were in 4Q, reflecting the industry's overall conservative environment, according to data from SEMI.
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Analyst: Big 4 still rule foundry roost, but Samsung moving up
May 6, 2008 - The top four foundries stayed comfortably ahead of the pack in 2007, with SMIC and Chartered still battling for third place behind TSMC and UMC, according to IC Insights. But making a big push into the top 10 is a big-name ...
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Chip heavyweights pin down 450mm date, tout "collaboration"
May 6, 2008 - Three of the world's top chipmakers -- Intel, Samsung, and TSMC -- have agreed on a due-date of 2012 to have a 450mm-wafer-capable pilot line tested and ready -- putting everyone in the semiconductor chain, from materials ...
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Mentor, NXP to share DFT tools, technology, dev't
May 6, 2008 - Mentor Graphics and NXP Semiconductors have announced a partnership to share design-for-test (DFT) products and test technologies, with an eye toward tools development.
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Analyst: Metrology/inspection sector did better in 2007, but still underperformed
May 6, 2008 - The semiconductor metrology/inspection equipment market grew 7.2% in 2007, according to calculations from market research firm The Information Network. Good news: That's double the ~3% growth it expected at the mid-year point. ...
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SVTC's Laetz tips solar growth work, plans
by James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology
May 5, 2008 - Kurt Laetz, managing director of strategic marketing for SVTC Technologies, tells WaferNEWS about the R&D (with a "capital-D") foundry's interest ...
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Qimonda seeks PV inroads with German JV
May 5, 2008 - Qimonda AG is diversifying into the photovoltaics sector through a new majority-owned JV with German solar company Centrosolar Group to build, equip, and operate a solar cell manufacturing plant.
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Japan news: Worries about weak digital demand from Olympics
May 5, 2008 - The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing this summer have long been touted as a potential windfall for consumer electronics, but a pair of reports out of Japan suggest the numbers won't add up as high as previously hoped.
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Analyst: No winners in DRAM "chicken game"
May 2, 2008 - Despite throwing its market-leading weight around by hiking production as competitors retrench, even mighty Samsung couldn't turn a profit in the DRAM market during a tough 1Q08, according to data from iSuppli.
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Photon Dynamics outsourcing more LCD tool work
May 1, 2008 - Photon Dynamics says it has agreed to have Taiwan's C Sun Manufacturing Ltd. manufacture its earlier-generation ArraySaver LCD array repair systems, part of the company's ongoing efforts to better manage costs in the LCD ...
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Analyst: Deposition segments to accelerate growth through 2013
May 1, 2008 - Three segments of thin-layer deposition will see their growth rates increase over the next six years, with the top two (CVD and ion implant) enjoying the best growth over the period, according to data from BCC Research.
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SIA: Chip sales creep up despite memory, outlook still optimistic
May 1, 2008 - The global semiconductor market is building strength, according to latest industry sales figures, but the SIA admits it's hard to tell because of the weak memory sector.
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Infineon buys Primarion, expands power reach
Apr. 28, 2008 - Infineon Technologies has acquired Primarion, a Torrance, CA-based fabless developer of digital power ICS, in a bid to tap into what iSuppli pegs as a 50% growth market over the next three years.
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Matsushita, Sanyo deny M&A rumors
Apr. 28, 2008 - A Japanese media report claiming Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is buying Sanyo Electric Co. is untrue, say the two companies -- but that hasn't stopped speculation in various media outlets.
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ASMI lays out roadmap to profits -- minus RTP, Bilthoven
by James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology
Apr. 28, 2008 - ASM International has come up with an extensive new plan to return its frontend business to profitability. Key points for improvement: no more rapid-thermal ...
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SVTC makes solar inroads with new site, exec
Apr. 28, 2008 - SVTC Technologies created through the Dec. 2007 merger of SEMATECH subsidiary Advanced Technology Development Facility (ATDF) and Cypress Semiconductor's Silicon Valley Technology Center, is launching a new initiative in ...
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Analyst: "Worst is over" for DRAM, but softness lingers
Apr. 25, 2008 - Industry analysis firm iSuppli is upgrading its rating of near-term DRAM market conditions to "neutral," up from a "negative" assessment back in November, saying future conditions look to be positive and indications suggest ...
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Report: Elpida seeking stake in ProMOS
Apr. 25, 2008 - Japan's Elpida Memory plans to buy an ownership stake in 2nd-tier firm ProMOS Technologies through a private placement, even as it explores a DRAM JV with Qimonda and an existing far-reaching JV with regional rival Powerchip ...
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Toray/Samsung JV boosts FPD circuit substrate capacity
Apr. 25, 2008 - A JV between Japan's Toray Industries and Korea's Samsung Electronics is increasing output capacity for film circuit substrates on which FPD chips are mounted.
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Two different approaches to integrated MEMS
by Dick James, Senior Technology Advisor, Chipworks
May 12, 2008 - After the 45nm hype of the last few months, let's go to the other end of the CMOS scale and examine some interesting MEMS devices that are leading the penetration ...
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SST November 2007: Intel's evolution: Strained silicon to high-k and metal gate
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW As we head toward Intel's announced 45nm launch this month, Dick James looks at the changes from the company's 90nm node transistor, through the 65nm node, and take a few guesses about what we might see in ...
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SST September 2007: Looking inside Apple's iPhone: Rad-hard technology?
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW In this edition of Chip Forensics, Dick James tears down Apple's 8GB iPhone, and the reverse engineering of a Peregrine RF switch similar to the one used by Apple within it, to look at the unusual silicon-on-sapphire ...
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SST July 07: Samsung's NAND Flash evolution
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW This month's edition of Chip Forensics by analyst Dick James delves into Flash technology, including the Samsung K9F2G08U0M 2-Gb single-level cell (SLC) Flash.
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Microlithography News | |
Suss, Philips developing new nanoimprint tech
Apr. 29, 2008 - Suss MicroTec and Philips Research say they are partnering to develop a new nanoimprint lithography technology targeting a niche in sub-50nm patterning between small rigid stamps and larger soft stamps.
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AMAT's compact cleaning cluster for masks
by Ed Korczynski, Senior Technical Editor, Solid State Technology
April 23, 2008 - Cleaning has always been essential for mask manufacturing, but today there is increasing concern to the point where fabs may soon clean masks ...
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KLA-Tencor's WPI software disposes defects
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
April 21, 2008 - KLA-Tencor's Wafer Plane Inspection software attempts to do with computation what Zeiss' AIMS and Applied Materials' Aera2 try to do with optics: ...
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AMAT's Aera redux
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
With aerial images now having simpler geometry than the OPC mask designs, it may be time for aerial image inspection to replace microscopic mask measurement. If ...
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JSR touts "freezing material" for double patterning
Mar. 13, 2008 - JSR says it has achieved 32nm line and space patterns for 22nm node semiconductor devices with a new "freezing material" used in double patterning. Results were presented at last month's SPIE Advanced Lithography conference.
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SPIE report: Getting ready for double patterning...
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Since high-volume EUV lithography is delayed, the first 32nm generation chips will have to be printed with double patterning technology (DPT) for critical layers ...
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SPIE report: ...and EUVL, eventually
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Progress continued in EUV lithography, but at a rate well below that needed for insertion at 32nm. AMD described the patterning of an entire metal-1 layer for a ...
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SPIE report: Nonstarters, and dark options
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Intel chose this SPIE conference to present five papers on pixelated masks, an apparently abandoned program on pixelated masks that had pre-occupied litho engineers ...
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SPIE report: Cleverness, and a computational arms race
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Avoiding unprintable structures will be essential for manufacturing 45nm and smaller circuits, and that was reflected in a series of papers on design for manufacturing ...
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SPIE: And now there are three, again
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Friday (Feb. 29) sessions at the SPIE Advanced Lithography conference featured detailed presentations by Canon, Nikon, and ASML, all talking about improvements ...
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SPIE REPORT: Optics, EUV competing for the 22nm node
by Griff Resor, Resor Associates
Mar. 3, 2008 - With 38nm half-pitch seemingly the limit for single image 193nm immersion lithography, how the industry will reach the 32nm and 22nm nodes was the focus of last week's SPIE Advanced ...
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SPIE: Tela Innovations lays it all out straight
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
At about the 90nm node, circuit features so much smaller than the exposure wavelength led to increased circuit variability, lithography hotspots, and limited yields ...
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Tela funding tops $5M, includes Intel's VC arm
Feb. 27, 2008 - Startup Tela Innovations says it has raked in about $5M in funding over two rounds since mid-2006, including an infusion from Intel's VC arm.
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IBM, ASML, others gain SPIE Fellow honors
Feb. 27, 2008 - Eight new Fellows have been added to SPIE's roster to honor their scientific and technical contributions in optics/photonics/imaging, and to the group in particular. Also, receiving awards at this year's SPIE Advanced Lithography ...
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SPIE: SEMATECH starting imprint litho work, buys MII tool
Feb. 27, 2008 - SEMATECH has purchased Molecular Imprints new Imprio 300 tool to demonstrate the feasibility of nanoimprint lithography for 32nm and below semiconductor production. Initial work will focus on demonstrating and enhancing ...
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SPIE: Philips, XTREME push EUV source to 500W
Feb. 27, 2008 - Presenting at the SPIE Advanced Lithography Symposium, Philips Extreme UV and XTREME Technologies offered proof-of-principle experiment results showing their gas-discharge plasma source can be scaled to 100kHz operation ...
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SPIE: AMD, IBM tip first "full field" EUV chip
by Bob Haavind, Editorial Director, and James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology
Feb. 27, 2008 - AMD and IBM say they have produced a working 22mm x 33mm test chip built with 45nm process technologies using EUV ...
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Double patterning will challenge litho, metrology, push feedback, computation
by Bob Haavind, Editorial Director, Solid State Technology
Feb. 26, 2008 - Plenary talks at this week's SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference reviewed the road ahead for lithography, from how far 193nm immersion can be pushed ...
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Gauda harnesses graphical processor units for OPC
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Feb. 26, 2008 - Have you ever wished that computational lithography could be more like a videogame? Gauda, a Sunnyvale, CA, startup decloaking at this week's SPIE's ...
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Molecular Imprints touts 4WPH step-and-flash imprint tool
by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
Feb. 25, 2008 - Molecular Imprints CEO Mark Melliar-Smith tells WaferNEWS why its Imprio 300 imprint lithography tool is the "only game in town" for semiconductor ...
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Dow Corning taking collaborative route to photoresist goals
by James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology
Feb. 25, 2008 - Dow Corning exec Jeff Bremmer talks with WaferNEWS about how his company has turned to a new business model, development partnerships with litho ...
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Brion powers up to meet DPT challenges at 32nm-22nm
by Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor, Solid State Technology
Feb. 25, 2008 - At the opening of this week's SPIE Advanced Lithography Symposium, Brion Technologies unveiled a more powerful version of its Tachyon Computational ...
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Features | |
March 2008 SST Exclusive Feature:
Special Report Series: ISS and SMC
By SST Editorial Staff
The SST Editorial Staff recaps SEMI's recent Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS), and the Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) that followed, with this special report series available only on our website.
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February 08 Exclusive Feature #2:
A recession may be coming, but not to worry, ISS hears
By Bob Haavind, Editorial Director
The "R" word is spiking in the media, and even in blogs, speakers told concerned execs at the Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) at Half Moon Bay, CA, on Jan. 14. But 2008 is far from 2001, they ...
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January 2008 Exclusive Feature #2:
Revenue management key in the quest for better gross margins
By Chanan Greenberg, Model N, Redwood Shores, California USA
Many semiconductor companies are managed by professionals with technical backgrounds that believe prices can only fall and that the road to profitability heavily depends ...
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February 2008 Exclusive Feature #1:
Yield at any cost
By Roy White, RAVE LLC, Delray Beach, FL USA
Photomask costs are a painfully visible issue in today's competitive semiconductor market. This puts substantial pressure on the profitability of photomask makers. Since the "mask makers' ...
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January 2008 Exclusive Feature #1:
Surface similarities hide big differences in display and photovoltaic needs
by Katherine Derbyshire, Contributing Editor
At first glance, flat-panel displays and solar cells seem to have a lot in common. Both depend on diodes and transistors, which in both cases are usually implemented in silicon. Both ...
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December 2007 Exclusive Feature #2: ISSM's spirited debate
By Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor
The International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM), running from Oct. 15-17 in Santa Clara, CA, was full of spirited debate, especially about 450mm, as senior technical editor ...
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December 2007 Exclusive Feature #1: "In-the-trenches" roundup of ISMI
By Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor
The tradition of the ISMI Manufacturing Symposium as an "in the trenches" conference, by and for the people doing the actual day-to-day work in the fabs, continued Oct. 24-25 in Austin, TX. ...
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November 2007 Exclusive Feature:
IBM enables single chip cell phones sans GaAs
by Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor
As cell phone demand surges in emerging markets, IBM says it is seizing the last significant opportunity to reduce cell phones' cost and size by developing a low cost, integrated solution ...
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October 2007 Exclusive Feature #2:
Functional scaling: A new paradigm in semiconductor technology
By Raj Jammy, Director of Front End Processes, SEMATECH, and SST Editorial Advisory Board member
The success of semiconductor technology has been due to our choice of semiconductor material—typically silicon—and the ability ...
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October 2007 Exclusive Feature #1:
A mature technology? Hardly.
By Bill Tobey, Consultant and SST Editorial Review Board member
Over the past 50 years in the semiconductor industry, applications have been continuously added and extended, ultimately driving necessary changes in our technology ...
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September 2007 Exclusive Feature:
SPECIAL REPORT:
The rise of solar power
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor-in-Chief
The promise of photovoltaics (PV)—to solve the world's energy problems as well as fuel semiconductor industry growth—drew overflow crowds to presentations on anything solar at SEMICON ...
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August 2007 Exclusive Feature #1: METROLOGY
Separating systematic from random defects in inspection
By Allen Park, KLA-Tencor Corp., Milpitas, CA, United States
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW A powerful new method can identify systematic defects within a large defect sample, prior to SEM review. By integrating design data with defect data, ...
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August 2007 Exclusive Feature #2
VLSI SYMPOSIUM REPORT: Chipmakers, consortia reveal HK+MG integration
By John Borland, contributing editor, Solid State Technology
The VLSI Symposium meeting this year (June 12–14, Kyoto, Japan) revealed there will be not one, but many different solutions for the production implementation ...
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July 2007 Exclusive Feature:
Being there: The key to serving fabs in Asia
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor-in-Chief, Solid State Technology
Given the enormous and rapidly growing consumer market in Asia, it comes as no surprise that chipmakers are expanding operations into these regions to satisfy the ...
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June 2007 Exclusive Feature 2: 3D INTERCONNECTS
IITC PREVIEW: Are 3D interconnects ready for prime time?
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor-in-Chief
Among the most significant developments in interconnect slated to appear at this month's International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC, June 4-6, in Burlingame, CA) involve 3D chip ...
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June 2007 Exclusive Feature 1
FAB MANAGEMENT:
A revolution is needed to tackle the commoditization of equipment design
By Mark Danna, Owens Design, Fremont, California, USA
Much has been written recently about the escalating cost of R&D funding required by semiconductor equipment OEMs in order to stay on the IC development trajectory required ...
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May 2007 Exclusive Feature:
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
Entegris's emerging market
venture--five years later
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor in Chief
In emerging markets, essential ingredients for success, besides technological expertise and innovation, are patience and long-term vision. That's one of the lessons John Goodman, SVP and chief ...
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Joint MLW/SST April 2007 Exclusive Feature:
Contact hole lithography for 65nm logic
By Yuji Setta, Tatsuo Chijimatsu, Satoru Asai, Fujitsu Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Arrays of 100nm contact holes can be printed with adequate depth of focus (DOF) through pitch using dry 193nm wavelength exposure and a special illuminator ...
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March 2007 Exclusive Feature 2:
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS
ISS 2007: Hot LCD market poses technology challenges
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor-in-Chief
The growing consumer appetite for large-area flat-panel displays (FPDs) -- particularly for TVs, but also for notebook computers and PC monitors -- presents enormous opportunities for FPD ...
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March 2007 Exclusive Feature 1:
FAB CONSTRUCTION
Anatomy of a fab addition: IBM's B323 annex
By John P. Henderson, CH2M HILL, Spartanburg, SC; Ronald J. Lorefice, IBM, East Fishkill, NY
This article addresses the architectural aspects of the design and construction of IBM's B323 annex, which was designed in 2003 and ...
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February 2007 Exclusive Feature:
2007 ISS Report
Bright future after year of "stubborn growth"
By Bob Haavind, Editorial Director
In spite of slower growth expected for both chips and process tools in 2007, speakers at the Industry Strategy Symposium in Half Moon Bay, CA, projected a very bright upbeat future. Beyond ...
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January 2007 Exclusive Feature: NANOTECH
Managing the risks of nanotoxicity
By Phil LoPiccolo, Editor-in-Chief
Companies need to be more diligent about determining the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) risks of nanomaterials, and about sharing their findings with fellow nanotech companies, regulatory ...
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