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Deca Achieves Milestone Shipment of 100-Millionth Wafer-Level Chip Scale Package Component

Deca Technologies, an electronic interconnect solutions provider to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has shipped its 100-millionth component. The company attributes this milestone to strong demand from portable electronics manufacturers for wafer-level chip scale packages (WLCSP) manufactured using Deca's unique, integrated Autoline production platform, which is designed to achieve faster time-to-market at lower cost.

17 Apr 2014

Novel X-ray Detector Produced on Thin Plastic Substrate Delivers Breakthrough Medical-Grade Performance

Researchers from Holst Centre and imec have demonstrated the first ever X-ray detector produced on a plastic substrate that is capable of medical-grade performance. The proof-of-concept device delivers high-resolution, dynamic images at 25 frames per second (fps) and 200 pixels per inch (ppi) with high contrast using medical-level X-ray doses.

From IMEC 17 Apr 2014

Kyocera Transfers Sales Organization for Semiconductor Encapsulation Products to Kyocera America

Kyocera announced today that its North American sales organization for epoxy molding compounds, die attach pastes, and all other semiconductor encapsulation products was transferred from Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation to Kyocera America, Inc., based in San Diego, California, effective April 1, 2014.

From Kyocera International, Inc. 16 Apr 2014

OSRAM Places Order for Altatech’s Orion LedMax Wafer Inspection and Metrology System

Altatech, a subsidiary of Soitec, announced today that the company received an order for its Orion LedMax wafer inspection and metrology system from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, one of the world's leading manufacturers of opto electronic components. OSRAM will use the tool to improve the performance, cost efficiency and yield of its LED-processing operations.

16 Apr 2014

Compound Semiconductor Honors EMCORE with CS Industry Award for Terahertz Systems Technology

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today that it has received Compound Semiconductor's 2014 CS Industry Award as a joint winner with Lake Shore Cryotronics in the metrology, test and measurement category for EMCORE's terahertz systems technology designed into the Lake Shore 8500 Series Terahertz (THz) System for Material Characterization.

15 Apr 2014

New Terahertz Optical Sampling System from Advantest

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation announced today that it has started sales of a new terahertz optical sampling system, the TAS7400TS. The flexible design of the new system allows the user to freely configure the terahertz source and detector modules, creating unparalleled versatility. This system can be paired with a variety of terahertz source modules covering three different spectral ranges within the terahertz frequency band.

From Advantest Corporation 15 Apr 2014

Increasing Demand for Smartphones and Tablets Contributes to Growth of Global Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Systems Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Systems Market Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Apr 2014

Indium to Present on Silver Sintering Paste Development at WGB Power Electronics International Workshop

Indium Corporation’s Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee, vice president of technology, will present at the International Workshop on WGB Power Electronics April 10-11 in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

9 Apr 2014

imec and ROHM Semiconductor Partner to Develop ULP Radio Technology for Battery-Operated Wireless Devices

Nanoelectronics research centerimec and ROHMSemiconductor Co. Ltd., aworld-leading supplier of electronic components, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership for research collaboration on ultra-low power (ULP) radio technology for small battery-operated wireless devices.

From IMEC 7 Apr 2014

Rigaku Releases 2D Hybrid Pixel Array Detector

Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Rigaku HyPix-3000 detector, a next-generation two-dimensional semiconductor detector designed specifically to meet the needs of the home lab diffractionist.

From Rigaku Corporation 4 Apr 2014

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

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Deca Achieves Milestone Shipment of 100-Millionth Wafer-Level Chip Scale Package Component

Novel X-ray Detector Produced on Thin Plastic Substrate Delivers Breakthrough Medical-Grade Performance

Kyocera Transfers Sales Organization for Semiconductor Encapsulation Products to Kyocera America

OSRAM Places Order for Altatech’s Orion LedMax Wafer Inspection and Metrology System

Compound Semiconductor Honors EMCORE with CS Industry Award for Terahertz Systems Technology

New Terahertz Optical Sampling System from Advantest

Increasing Demand for Smartphones and Tablets Contributes to Growth of Global Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Systems Market

Indium to Present on Silver Sintering Paste Development at WGB Power Electronics International Workshop

imec and ROHM Semiconductor Partner to Develop ULP Radio Technology for Battery-Operated Wireless Devices

Rigaku Releases 2D Hybrid Pixel Array Detector

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

SteraPak: A Portable Decontamination System

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

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