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In this issue: • Top 10 2015 semiconductor sales leaders forecast to include NXP/Freescale • Trends in materials: The smartphone driver • Flexible facilities for 450mm wafer fabs • Silicon Summit speakers look at the future of chip technology • Applied Materials announces new photomask etch system • Samsung's finFETs ARE in the Galaxy S6! • Duke University research advances testing of 3D integrated circuits for cost-effective development of electronics • Graphene looking promising for future spintronic devices • SOI: Revolutionizing RF and expanding in to new frontiers • Semiconductor CEOs urge congress to enact Trade Promotion Authority • GaN Systems seals distribution deal in Japan and Asia • SEMI reports 2014 semiconductor photomask sales of $3.2B • 2014: A year in review - Semiconductor equipment and materials market and outlook • New AFM with high definition electrical measurement capabilities	Share:
Top stories Top 10 2015 semiconductor sales leaders forecast to include NXP/FreescaleTotal top 10 marketshare of semiconductor industry now back over 50 percent.Share:    Trends in materials: The smartphone driverTo understand 3-D FinFET doping and high mobility channel material, this talk will first review the current doping and Fin/channel mobility enhancement techniques used for 22nm FinFET production by Intel for both high performance logic and SOC devices and the changes they made for their 2nd generation 14nm FinFET. Register today!Share:    Flexible facilities for 450mm wafer fabsWhen the commercial semiconductor manufacturing industry decides to move to the next wafer size of 450mm, it will be time to re-consider equipment and facilities strategies. Share:    Silicon Summit speakers look at the future of chip technologyWhat topics do you think were discussed at length Wednesday at the Global Semiconductor Alliance's Silicon Summit? (From SemiMD)Share:
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Tech News Applied Materials announces new photomask etch systemApplied Materials announced the Applied Centura Tetra Z Photomask Etch system for etching next-generation optical lithographic photomasks needed by the industry to continue multiple patterning scaling to the 10nm node and beyond. Share:    Samsung's finFETs ARE in the Galaxy S6!The much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 made an early appearance in our teardown labs last week, thanks to the diligent skills of our trusted logistics guru.Share:    Duke University research advances testing of 3D integrated circuits for cost-effective development of electronicsDuke University researchers are working to advance the tools and methodologies used to test 3D integrated circuits (ICs), which promise to help ensure the ongoing development of higher performance, lower power semiconductor chips.Share:    Graphene looking promising for future spintronic devicesResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology have discovered that large area graphene is able to preserve electron spin over an extended period, and communicate it over greater distances than had previously been known.Share:    SOI: Revolutionizing RF and expanding in to new frontiersFaster connections and greater network capacity for wireless technologies such as LTE, WiFi, and the Internet of Things is driving the demand for more complex radio circuit designs and multi-band operation. (From SemiMD)Share:

Business News Semiconductor CEOs urge congress to enact Trade Promotion AuthorityThe SIA board of directors, led by Intel CEO and SIA chairman Brian Krzanich, sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the legislation and urging its swift passage. Share:    GaN Systems seals distribution deal in Japan and AsiaGaN Systems Inc., a developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, announced it has signed an agreement with Japanese semiconductor and electronic component distributor, Value Integrated Technology (Vitec).Share:    SEMI reports 2014 semiconductor photomask sales of $3.2BSEMI reports that the worldwide semiconductor photomask market was $3.2 billion in 2014 and is forecasted to reach $3.4 billion in 2016.Share:    2014: A year in review - Semiconductor equipment and materials market and outlook 2014 was the second record breaking year in a row in terms of semiconductor device revenues; the industry grew a robust 10 percent to total $336 billion, according to the WSTS.Share:

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