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The semiconductor business is defined by rapid technological changes and the need to maintain high levels of investment in research and development for new materials, innovative manufacturing processes for increasingly complex chip designs, and advanced IC packaging technologies.
However, since the 1980s, the long-term trend has been toward a
“Fan-Out Packaging is now a must-have in the portfolio to stay competitive,” asserts Favier Shoo, Technology & Market Analyst and part of the Semiconductor & Software team at Yole Développement (Yole). “New milestones are achieved by SEMCO and PTI with FOPLP technology. Both companies have invested and developed FOPLP for
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Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) today announced that VIS will acquire GF’s Fab 3E in Tampines, Singapore. The transaction includes buildings, facilities, and equipment, as well as IP associated with GF’s MEMS business. GF will continue to operate the facility through the end of 2019, providing a
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Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Abhijit Dutta in the key position of the head of Mixed Signal Solutions. In this capacity, Abhijit will be responsible for mixed signal design services and head the Sankalp
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MosChip Semiconductor Technology, a Hyderabad-based leading Semiconductor & IoT technology company, has approved definitive agreements/arrangements for the acquisition of four companies, namely, Gigacom Semiconductor LLC, California, USA, Gigacom Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd, Visakhapatnam, FirstPass Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, and Institute of Silicon Systems Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad. MosChip is making these acquisitions
Read MoreHardwareBee, a leading online electronic design marketplace, today announced a new tool that helps engineers make quicker and more accurate decisions on whether to choose FPGA or ASIC technology in their electronic product. The online tool enables analyzing and comparing the costs of each of the technologies based on the
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This interview was held with Dr. Philip Troyk, CEO at Sigenics.
Tell me a bit about your background? How did you first get started with Sigenics?
I was, and am, a university professor and I saw a need for a custom semiconductor company that could
Silicon Creations, a supplier of high-performance semi-custom analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), and Silvaco Inc., a leading supplier of EDA software and design IP, today announced that Silvaco’s EDA tools have been successfully integrated into Silicon Creations most advanced FinFET design flow for IC designs. Silicon Creations relies on
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Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including integrated circuits and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices grew 10% in 2018 and surpassed the one trillion unit mark for the first time, based on data presented in the new, 2019 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit
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Inomize, a world leader of ASIC design services was selected by HP Indigo to develop an ASIC solution for their next generation of high-resolution industrial presses.
Inomize analog experts design will grant HP Indigo higher presses resolution than any other available commercial solution. Inomize team applied a new innovative