Lab-To-Fab Testing
Test vendors are trying to build a bridge between verification and automated test in manufacturing. By: Ed Sperling Test equipment vendors are working […]
Why Test Costs Will Increase
New materials, applications and packaging are changing the economics of testing chips. By: Ed Sperling The economics of test are under siege. Long […]
UL 1203 Certified Epoxy for Explosion-Proof & Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment
Master Bond EP41S-6 is a new two component epoxy system that meets UL 1203, which is defined by Underwriters Laboratories as the “Standard […]
Manufacturing Bits
Quantum satellites; quantum consortium; qubit testbed. By: Mark LaPedus Quantum satellites The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering has developed a […]
3D VLSI is the New Active Interposer
by Francoise von Trapp 3D very large system integration (3D VLSI) has many aliases. This high-density approach to 3D system integration first appeared […]
Apple hardware-centric policy may no longer be viable
Cage Chao, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES With sales of a series of Apple’s products including the iPhone, MacBook, iMac, Apple TV, iPad and […]
Sharp makes long-awaited OLED foray, wary of big spending
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T) unveiled its long-awaited move into the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) market on Wednesday as the Apple […]
SiC Chip Demand Surges
Electric vehicles drive up market for silicon carbide power semiconductors, but cost remains an issue. By: Mark LaPedus The silicon carbide (SiC) power […]
Machine Learning Shifts More Work to FPGAs, SoCs
SoC bandwidth, integration expand as data centers use more FPGAs for machine learning. By: Kevin Fogarty A wave of machine-learning-optimized chips is expected […]
How will Graphene, the 2D Wonder Material, Change the Semiconductor Industry?
Materials innovation has always been vital to the semiconductor industry. In the past, it was high-κ gate dielectrics. Today, Cobalt is seen as […]
