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In this issue: • Applied's merger with TEL: Still a work in progress • Processing of graphene on 300mm Si wafers in a state-of-the-art CMOS fabrication facility • Global semiconductor industry posts record sales in 2014 • Improving the reliability of dry vacuum pumps in high-k ALD processes • Precision growth of light-emitting nanowires • One-atom-thin silicon transistors hold promise for super-fast computing • Breakthrough may lead to industrial production of graphene devices • Giga-scale challenges will dominate 2015 • Silicon wafer shipments reach record levels in 2014 • SEMI wins semiconductor etch equipment export control ruling • Strategy is key differentiator as more efficient GaN, SiC power electronics enter market • TMC introduces stage-base 450 with voice coil technology • Ultratech Cambridge NanoTech introduces the Savannah G2 ALD system	Share:
Top stories Applied's merger with TEL: Still a work in progressApplied Materials on Wednesday reported that its proposed merger with Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL) is still under way, without giving a deadline or expected date of conclusion.Share:    Processing of graphene on 300mm Si wafers in a state-of-the-art CMOS fabrication facilityThe building blocks are described that can be used to fabricate other novel device architectures that can take advantage of the unique properties of graphene or other interesting single-layer (i.e., 2D) materials.Share:    Global semiconductor industry posts record sales in 2014The Semiconductor Industry Association announced that the global semiconductor industry posted record sales totaling $335.8 billion in 2014, an increase of 9.9 percent from the 2013 total of $305.6 billion.Share:
Tech News Improving the reliability of dry vacuum pumps in high-k ALD processesDesign features that contributed most to the improved performance include increased rotational speed, integrated rotor sleeves, and increased purge injection temperature.Share:    Precision growth of light-emitting nanowiresA novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting and electronic properties. Share:    One-atom-thin silicon transistors hold promise for super-fast computingResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have created the first transistors made of silicene, the world's thinnest silicon material. Share:    Breakthrough may lead to industrial production of graphene devicesWith properties that promise faster computers, better sensors and much more, graphene has been dubbed the "miracle material." But progress in producing it on an industrial scale without compromising its properties has proved elusive.Share:
Business News Giga-scale challenges will dominate 2015It wasn't all that long ago when nano-scale was the term the semiconductor industry used to describe small transistor sizes to indicate technological advancement. Share:    Silicon wafer shipments reach record levels in 2014Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 11 percent in 2014 when compared to 2013 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Share:    SEMI wins semiconductor etch equipment export control rulingThis week, after a four-month investigation, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared the export controls on certain etch equipment and technology ineffective, thereby removing a cumbersome and onerous impediment to efficient trade.Share:    Strategy is key differentiator as more efficient GaN, SiC power electronics enter marketPower electronics based on gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) have the potential to significantly improve efficiency. But since these materials are higher-cost, companies need market-specific strategies in order to succeed as these new wide-bandgap (WBG) materials claim market share from silicon-based semiconductors, according to Lux Research.Share:
Product News TMC introduces stage-base 450 with voice coil technologyTMC, a developer of high-performance vibration and motion cancellation technology, has introduced Stage-Base 450, its next generation of frame-mountable, active vibration and motion cancellation systems designed to control building floor vibration in semiconductor facilities, while increasing wafer-processing throughput.Share:    Ultratech Cambridge NanoTech introduces the Savannah G2 ALD systemUltratech, Inc. introduced the Ultratech Cambridge NanoTech Savannah G2 atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. Share:
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