The initiative involves launching 110 research and development (R&D) projects to reduce dependence on imported wafer fab tools and eventually make chips on a 28nm-class process technology.

It takes more steps to process them, increasing the cycle time in a fab. To combat the increase in cycle times, chipmakers want faster equipment, with patterning tools being the top priority. In ...

We were mesmerized when we first saw [Sam Zeloof]’s awesome garage-turned-semiconductor fab lab. He says he’s only been acquiring equipment since October of 2016, but in that short time he ...

The problem is an ongoing shortage of 200mm equipment. Today, the industry requires more than 2,000 to 3,000 new or refurbished 200mm tools or “cores” to meet 200mm fab demand, but there are less than ...

For the last several years, all seven elementary schools in the Pennridge School District have participated in the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s (IU) mobile “Fab Lab” program. The IU describes the ...

However, most fab tools are not linked to a data bus for exchanging tool data due to technology challenges. To overcome this, in addition to the Data Broker software platform, it developed a flexible ...

The Festival of Accounting & Bookkeeping (FAB) is just around the corner, taking place on 12–13 March at the NEC, Birmingham. If you’re part of a ...