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CONNECTING THE SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR COMMUNITY Volume 34 Issue 4 industry & technology


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Shrinking quantum chips using silicon A research team from the University of Bristol, UK,has developed a new approach to quantum computing.


How IBM & GLOBALFOUNDRIES improve computer chips A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometre-sized objects may help computer manufacturers more effectively.


Making ring oscillator measurements In the world of CMOS wafer parametric testing, the ring oscillator is one of the more important test structures because its test data helps confirm that logic gates are meeting their speed design criteria.


Vacuum pump selection for advanced chip packaging Advanced semiconductor packaging techniques are employed that move beyond simple wire bonding of a single die.


SEMICON Europa: a marketplace for visionaries Europe’s largest and most important show for the semiconductor manufacturing industry begins this month.


Future trends in PCB production What key trends will shape the future of PCB production?


Integrated photonics design flow automation By creating generic technology platforms for development and manufacturing of Photonic Integrated Circuits,huge savings can be made.


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imec: electronics stretches like skin


Fujitsu shifts LSI facilities to J-Devices


Veeco IBD system slashes defects in EUV mask blanks


Samsung invests In Voltaix to advance semiconductor technology


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Foundries boost Fab equipment spending in 2012


SEMI: Equipment spending plummets 13 percent


Creating a low-noise chip-based optical wavelength converter


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