Samsung Electronics Starts Production of EUV-based 7nm LPP Process

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Samsung’s new 7LPP allows up to 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or 50% lower power consumption, resulting in better yields with significantly fewer layers Samsung Electronics,... Read More

STMicroelectronics and Fidesmo Bring Secure Contactless Transactions to Wearables in Complete Payment System-on-Chip

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STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Fidesmo, the contactless-services developer and Mastercard Approved Global Vendor, have created a turnkey... Read More

Communications Rise To Represent Largest Portion of Foundry Sales

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Communications apps expected to account for 3x more than computer in 2018 pure-play foundry sales. With tremendous growth of smartphones over the past decade, foundry sales to the communications market... Read More

Advanced Technology Key to Strong Foundry Revenue per Wafer

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Analysis shows more than a 16x difference between the average revenue generated by 0.5µ 200mm wafers ($370) and ≤20nm 300mm wafers ($6,050). The average revenue generated from processed wafers among... Read More

Testing new drugs with “ALS-on-a-chip”

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There is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that gradually kills off the motor neurons that control muscles and is diagnosed in nearly 6,000 people per year... Read More