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Deep Insights for Chip Builders
The move to 450mm wafers is under way, but nagging questions about ROI remain.…
DFM processes are no longer optional. They are now required by manufacturers to create efficient, high-performance chips…
FinFET Isolation: Bulk vs. SOI
Guest blog by IBM: A look at process integration, device design, reliability, and product performance differences.…
The latest milestones and future trends for making MEMS a mainstream technology.…
Even ‘average’ is a good thing when it comes to wafer demand.…
Low e windows built using the design rules
Last week I identified the 4 energy bands that determined the effectiveness of windows; visible, solar near IR, re-radia…
SPIE Advanced Lithography 2013 - day 4
The last day of the conference gave the tool updates. So how is EUV progressing?…
Lessons From Past Architecture Wars
Why was Intel so successful when its very capable rivals were not? And can it maintain its lead?…
Fab Equipment Spending To Rise
Strong 2nd half pulls 2013 finally into positive territory, 2014 growth in double digits.…
There's More To EUV Than Source Power
With a more powerful source, lithographers can use less-sensitive resists that are less prone to pattern collapse.…
President Obama Visits Applied Materials
Tour grabs national headlines as President speaks out on jobs and manufacturing.…
Semiconductor Manufacturing & Design’s Mark LaPedus talks with Randhir Thakur, general manager of Applied Materials’ Silicon Systems Group, about what’s changing in the foundries, in the equipment necessary to create ICs, and in the structures and materials used in those ICs.
Tags: Applied Materials, foundries, ICs