Diodes Inc has bought the old Natsemi fab at Greenock which was acquired by TI when it took over Natsemi. Diodes will integrate the Greenock facility and fab operations, including the transfer of all GFAB (Greenock fab) employees to Diodes. In addition, as part of a multi-year wafer supply agreement, Diodes will continue to manufacture ...
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Panasonic has launched a delamination-free semiconductor encapsulation material for semiconductor packages use in automotive and industrial applications. Full-scale production started in January 2019. Panasonic claims it will increase the reliability of automotive ECUs and industrial equipment. Previous semiconductor encapsulation materials, particularly those used in high-temperature environments, are prone to failures caused by interfacial adhesion loss between ...
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Kyocera is to buy H.C. Starck Ceramics of Germany as from Spring 2019, subject to regulatory approval. Recently, Kyocera has been making investments to increase production capacity of fine ceramic components in Japan and the US but the company currently does not have facilities to manufacture fine ceramic components in Europe. By using manufacturing assets gained in the H.C. Starck ...
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The first GaN Con – a half-day networking event organised by Yole Développement and SEMI, is to take place at SEMI’s Milpitas office on February 21st. The event is being sponsored by Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo. The theme of GaN Con is ‘Power GaN: from promises to possible market explosion’. The ...
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Mobile Semiconductor, the 13 year-old Seattle memory compiler vendor, has come up with a 55nm memory compiler for inexpensive applications like IoT. The company claims that the 55nm compiler has one of the highest density footprints in the industry reducing the die area by 15-33% compared to previous 55nm compilers. “We believe that our success ...
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Imec has made an on-chip solution for Raman spectroscopy – based on a newly patented concept – providing high optical throughput and high spectral resolution and is looking for partners to develop it commercially. The solution could pave the way for affordable high-end handheld Raman spectroscopy device opening up many new applications. Raman spectroscopy is ...
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University of Houston researchers have developed rubbery type materials for stretchable electronics. ‘We report fully rubbery integrated electronics from a rubbery semiconductor with a high effective mobility, obtained by introducing metallic carbon nanotubes into a rubbery semiconductor composite,’ say the researchers, ‘this enhancement in effective carrier mobility is enabled by providing fast paths and, therefore, ...
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