The Working Transistor Turns 66
This year, the semiconductor industry celebrated the 66th anniversary of the first working transistor. Since its introduction in 1947, the transistor has continued to improve
This year, the semiconductor industry celebrated the 66th anniversary of the first working transistor. Since its introduction in 1947, the transistor has continued to improve
As the end of 2013 approaches, the semiconductor industry will begin to experience a slowing in the demand for silicones. This material is expected to
Within the next five years, the semiconductor industry projects that disk drive spindles will become obsolete. Disk technology is very slow and also takes up
With Moore’s Law, semiconductor manufacturing company chipmakers have long been able to double the transistor count at each node while simultaneously reducing costs by almost
Due to a significant increase in chip shipments for such devices as smartphones, tablets and servers, the global market for processors has experienced a very
Despite the decline in demand for television units worldwide this year, the TV semiconductor manufacturing market is forecasted to increase by 7% by 2014, reaching
Moore’s Law, which is based on the laws of nature, has long been relied upon by the semiconductor industry. Through the principles of the law,
The semiconductor manufacturing market has been somewhat of a rollercoaster in recent years due to a number of technological changes and shifts in consumption around
The optical lithography roadmap has been rewritten numerous times over the years due to delays in Next Generation Lithography (NGL) technologies. Even today, a high
The MEMS packaging industry is growing at an extreme rate with technologies becoming increasingly important to semiconductor manufacturing suppliers and businesses. While the semiconductor manufacturing