2023-03-14 - Majeed Ahmad

TSMC’s 3-nm progress report: Better than expected

Taiwan's mega-fab has successfully launched 3-nm process node and its yield is reportedly around 80% for early chips produced for Apple.

2023-02-16 - Bill Schweber

Using 3D printing to make air better RF component

Effectively using air in RF circuits may seem like "much ado about nothing" but it's actually a complicated affair amid multiple issues.

2023-01-30 - Majeed Ahmad

Test and manufacturing synergy and the NI acquisition saga

Emerson's takeover bid for National Instruments seems to be an effort to create a synergy between the test and manufacturing worlds.

2023-01-05 - Venkata Simhadri, MosChip Technologies Ltd

India’s ESDM Industry: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Forward

Here's a look at India's ESDM industry, challenges, strengths, and opportunities that would propel the country's industry forward.

2022-11-01 - Digi-Key Electronics

Digi-Key launches Season 2 of Factory Tomorrow series

Digi-Key's Factory Tomorrow video series focuses on advancements in automation and control within factories and manufacturing facilities.

2022-10-27 - Majeed Ahmad

Intel Foundry Services roadmap unveiled one deal at a time

Intel is cobbling a chip design and manufacturing ecosystem built around EDA tools and IP offerings made available via cloud platforms.

2022-10-14 - EDN Asia

Electronics Asia Conference 2022 happening next week

With the theme "Gearing Up for Growth: Electronics and Semiconductor Technologies Driving Industry Developments in Asia," EAC 2022 will focus on applications including IoT, wireless technologies, automotive electronics, and the supply chain.

2022-08-17 - Yuji Minegishi

An open software platform to bolster IC manufacturing yield

IC manufacturing is well served by a platform where all analytics, fault detection, optimization, and communication occur in a single place and with the depth of insight that only vendor-specific intelligence could provide.

2022-07-12 - Majeed Ahmad

The CHIPS Act stalemate threatens U.S. IC manufacturing revival

The $52 billion CHIPS Act is in the doldrums and the voices in the semiconductor industry are getting stronger and louder to get it...

2022-06-09 - Joshua Norem

A primer on security of key stages in IC manufacturing lifecycle

The last two stages of the IC lifecycle, board assembly and board test, are owned and controlled by the OEM.