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Imec and Flamac Partner to Develop Innovative Semiconductor Materials for Solar Cells

Imec, a Leuven, Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center is collaborating with a subsidiary of Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders to design innovative semiconductor materials for solar cells. As part of this partnership, innovative materials are screened as a choice for the normal solar cells made of copper indium gallium and selenium (CIGS).

From IMEC 23 Dec 2011

Pittcon Comes to Orlando in March 2012

The Conference, the world's largest annual laboratory science conference and exposition, will have an estimated 1,000 exhibitors, 2,000 presentations, attendees from more than 90 countries and the attention of the world as new discoveries are unveiled.

From Pittcon 21 Dec 2011

Scientists Create Diagnostic Tool Using Semiconductor Quantum Dots

A research team led by Swadeshmukul Santra, an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, has developed an electronic quantum dots probe that paves the way for testing the efficiency of new pharmaceuticals rapidly.

21 Dec 2011

Sematech, Dainippon Screen Partner to Develop Advanced Semiconductor Doping Technology

SEMATECH has inked a partnership deal with Dainippon Screen Mfg. to develop and commercialize sophisticated semiconductor doping technology for the sub-14 nm semiconductor production.

21 Dec 2011

Better Understanding of Electric Friction

Max-Born-Institute researchers have followed electrons in real-time to study the rapid onset of electrical resistance in semiconductors.

20 Dec 2011

ISA Selects Berkeley Design Automation as Winner of Technovation Award

Berkeley Design Automation, a pioneer in nanometer circuit verification, has declared that the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), an organization addressing the Indian electronic system design and manufacturing industry, has chosen Berkeley Design Automation as a recipient of the ISA Technovation Award (December 2011) under the Semiconductor (Intellectual Property) category.

17 Dec 2011

STMicroelectronics Fabricates Semiconductor Wafer Employing EMWS Technology

STMicroelectronics has declared that it has successfully produced the first-of-its-kind semiconductor wafer, whose dice were completely tested devoid of contact probes.

16 Dec 2011

Ceramic Semiconductor Wafer Carriers Help Manufacturers Deal with 450mm Wafers

Increased consumer demand for more memory storage has led to recent advances in the semiconductor industry and semiconductor manufacturers are now investing heavily in the next generation 450mm wafers.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 15 Dec 2011

Semiconductor Manufacturers Place Orders for FSI International’s ANTARES and ORION Systems

FSI International, a provider of surface conditioning devices for the production of microelectronics, has declared that a major semiconductor manufacturer has placed a follow-on order for the company’s ORION single wafer cleaning system for back-end-of-line applications.

15 Dec 2011

Three-Dimensional Transistors with Indium-Gallium-Arsenide Nanowires

New three-dimensional transistors made from tiny indium-gallium-arsenide nanowires can help engineers design lighter laptops and more efficient, compact and faster integrated circuits.

From Purdue University 8 Dec 2011

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