Imec, Belgium, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a semi-damascene integration approach for implementing the vertical-horizontal-vertical (VHV) scaling booster – intended to enable 4-track (4T) standard cells. The semi-damascene process enables cell boundary scaling down to 8nm tip-to-tip (T2T) in the middle-of-line (MOL) layers, providing self-aligned edges. This provides […]
Applied Materials launches ‘Singapore 2030’ plan to expand its operations and innovation capabilities
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., announced “Singapore 2030” – a multi-faceted plan to expand its operations in Singapore over the next eight years. The plan is targeted at strengthening the company’s global manufacturing and R&D capabilities, broadening technology ecosystem partnerships in Singapore and promoting local workforce development. “For the past 30 years, Singapore has […]
Blocking radio waves and electromagnetic interference with the flip of a switch
Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device fabricated by spray coating that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections, and secure mobile communications against intrusion. The team […]
Chipletz selects Siemens’ EDA solutions for its smart substrate IC packaging technology
Siemens Digital Industries Software, Plano, Texas, announced that Chipletz, an innovative fabless substrate startup, has selected Siemens as its strategic electronic design automation (EDA) provider for the development of its groundbreaking Smart Substrate products. After an extensive technical evaluation of available solutions, Chipletz selected a suite of Siemens’ industry-leading EDA tools for the design and […]
AI discovers new nanostructures
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y., have successfully demonstrated that autonomous methods can discover new materials. The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technique led to the discovery of three new nanostructures, including a first-of-its-kind nanoscale “ladder.” The research was published in Science Advances. The newly discovered structures were formed by […]