Solaicx specializes in equipment for making silicon ingots, logs of pure silicon that get heated to high temperatures and then sliced like lunch meats to make silicon wafers. The silicon in the ingots ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a system for manipulating and precisely positioning individual nanowires on semiconductor wafers. Their technique ...

Applied Materials In Semiconductor Manufacturing Applied Materials has been a major player in the semiconductor equipment ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and ...

With demand for chip production on an upswing, the U.S. is on track to triple its chip manufacturing capacity by 2032, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). It follows that this ...

China-based silicon wafer makers are aggressively proceeding with capacity expansions for 12-inch offerings, which is expected to improve the country's semiconductor self-sufficiency, according to ...

The ability to create materials with well-defined characteristics at the micro-and sub-micrometer dimensions is critical in a broad range of research fields and enterprises, from microelectronic chips ...

The silicon wafer business typically flies under the radar, but it’s a fundamental part of the semiconductor business. Every chipmaker needs to buy silicon wafers in one size or another. In the supply ...