Semiconductor Technology

Semiconductor Innovation in an Investment Constrained Economy

Updated: 2011-07-31 22:21:29

The current innovation climate in the semiconductor industry is alive and well but entrepreneurs have to adjust to the realities of the current economic situation and investment trends. The world's governmental economic development agencies have always looked at Silicon Valley with envy and paid big money to try to find the key which would unlock the secrets

Geo Semiconductor

Updated: 2011-07-31 22:21:29

Geo Semiconductor was officially formed in May 2009 as a fabless chip company through the acquisition of major IC business lines and key pieces of the IP portfolio of Silicon Optix, including the Realta and the Geo ICs, patents, inventory, software, development systems, customers and brands.

Semiconductor Stock Price Rally: What Next?

Updated: 2011-07-31 22:21:29

Recently, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) raised its third-quarter guidance. The company anticipates revenues to be about $9 billion, versus its previous forecast of $8.5 billion. Gross margins are expected to be about 53%, with more upside than downside likely to the projection.

Next-Generation Prosthetic Arm Can Be Controlled by Brain Power

Updated: 2011-07-28 23:52:12

A new kind of prosthetic arm has the potential to one day change the way amputees experience the world. The device is using neural decoding, brain control and tactile sensory feedback to create a prosthetic arm as natural as possible, according to a Rice University press release. The four-year project is developed by engineers at [...]

Sensing Sustained Growth, Sensirion Opens New Production Facility

Updated: 2011-07-27 18:21:09

Sensirion’s new facility may be just a few hundred metres from the old location, but it’s going to make a world of difference for the manufacturer of advanced sensing products. The additional space is necessary to accommodate growing demand for its products and expertise, according to the company. Following eight months of construction, the building [...]

Gerresheimer Expansion Lays Foundation for Increased Market Share of Medical Plastic Systems

Updated: 2011-07-27 08:58:37

Gerresheimer is growing . . . again. To satisfy demand from customers in the medical device, drug and diagnostics industries, the full-service contract manufacturer is practically doubling floor space, from 5400 to 10,400 sq m, at its plant in Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic. As demand for devices used in the treatment of chronic illnesses such as diabetes [...]

Tin/Silver Solder Paste in Die Attach (Sn/Ag)

Updated: 2011-07-26 17:12:00

Indium Corporation Semiconductor Power Semiconductor Assembly Visit Our Website Products Services About Contact Us Main INDIUM CORPORATION Blog From One Engineer to Another Tin Silver Solder Paste in Die Attach Sn Ag Tuesday , July 26, 2011 by Andy Mackie Andy Mackie A customer at Semicon West this year asked about Pb-free solder usage in die-attach applications . Although many smaller discrete components are attached using high melting , high reliability , and high lead Pb solders , the die-attach method of choice for many IGBT manufacturers is the tin-silver eutectic 96.5Sn 3.5Ag which has the advantage of : having High thermal conductivity 33W mK Higher melting point than SAC alloys 221C Low tensile stress , nbsp so suitable for large die 5800psi Excellent thermal cycling properties 55

Medtech Week Recap: Tension Rises Between US FDA and the Medical Device Industry

Updated: 2011-07-25 20:00:32

Tension between US FDA and the medical device industry is rising, noted an article on IVD Technology last week. The article focused on a report published last week by US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The report places most of the blame for the increased review time for medical devices on the industry [...]

Top Ten Buyers Of ICs 2011 (Mannerisms - David Manners)

Updated: 2011-07-21 14:06:00

Thanks to iSuppli for this one - the ten expected biggest spenders on semiconductors in 2011.View the full article HERE

Indium Corporation at Semicon West 2011

Updated: 2011-07-15 20:27:00

Indium Corporation Semiconductor Power Semiconductor Assembly Visit Our Website Products Services About Contact Us Main INDIUM CORPORATION Blog From One Engineer to Another Indium Corporation at Semicon West 2011 Friday , July 15, 2011 by Andy Mackie Andy Mackie Many , many thanks to the hundreds of you who came by the Indium Corporation booth at Semicon West this year . Some of you came to hear about our recent global Semiconductor Assembly Materials Roadmap presentations , and all of you wanted to talk about your specific materials needs . Special thanks to those of you who shared the many successes you are having with our growing portfolio of applications-specific materials . Based on these discussions , just a few of the topics that you will be hearing about in this blog in the coming

Imec Fabricates Implant-free Quantum-well pFETs with Embedded Silicon Germanium

Updated: 2011-07-11 22:13:58

Imec has successfully fabricated implant-free quantum-well (IF-QW) pFETs with an embedded silicon-germanium (SiGe) source/drain. Imec’s second generation of SiGe45% IF-QW pFETs were processed on standard 300mm STI wafers. Compared to earlier IF-QW devices, the raised SiGe and Si substrate are recessed and replaced with a thick SiGe25% epi-layer to form the source/drain electrodes. Read more: [...]

ZMDI ZSSC3008 Sensor Signal Conditioning Integrated Circuit

Updated: 2011-07-08 15:40:33

ZMD announced their ZSSC3008 sensor signal conditioning integrated circuit. The ZSSC3008 IC features EEPROM signature, bridge connection checks, bridge input-short and open-bridge detection, power loss detection, and output current limits for short-circuit protection. The ZMD ZSSC3008 IC is adjustable to nearly all piezo-resistive bridge sensors. Measured and corrected bridge values are provided at the SIG [...]

Zinc Oxide Nanowire Lasers Triple DVD Storage, Kill Bad Cells, Purify Water

Updated: 2011-07-06 15:08:51

A team of researchers at the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside has made a breakthrough in zinc oxide nanowire waveguide lasers. Zinc oxide nanowire lasers could be used to read and process much denser data on storage media. With zinc oxide, a DVD could store four to six hours of [...]