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TSMC Adopts Synopsys' HSIM Simulator for Sub-40-Nanometer Memory IP Characterization Flow

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that TSMC has adopted Synopsys' HSIM® hierarchical FastSPICE circuit simu...

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 14 Sep 2009

Carl Zeiss Introduces Next Generation AIMS Mask Qualification System

At the Photomask Technology Conference 2009 in Monterey/CA Carl Zeiss introduces the next generation of their actinic AIMS™ mask qualification system. AIMS™ 32-193i emulates the imaging of photomasks with leading-edge 193nm immersion scanners for the 32nm node and beyond. The first delivery to a leading edge customer is scheduled for September 2009.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 14 Sep 2009

Europe's Leading Nanoelectronics Research Center Announces Bilateral Cooperation with Kaneka Corporation

IMEC, Europe's leading nanoelectronics research center, and Kaneka Corporation, the Japanese leading manufacturer of chemical specialties and solar cells, have announced a bilateral cooperation. Under the agreement, Kaneka will incorporate its European Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium.

From IMEC 14 Sep 2009

Strain on Nanowires Could Yield Colossal Results

In finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 13 Sep 2009

SEMATECH to Host 2009 SEMATECH/ISMI Symposia

SEMATECH and its subsidiary, the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI), will host their annual 2009 SEMATECH/ISMI Symposia in Hsin-chu, Taiwan, on 15 September, and in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 September. &...

11 Sep 2009

A*STAR's SERC Awarded S$12.2m to Fund 17 Research Projects Including Nanotechnology

A*STAR's Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) awarded S$12.2m to fund 17 research projects in the areas of media + entertainment, medical technologies, education, water, infocomm, chemicals, energy and ele...

10 Sep 2009

New Technique for Growing Carbon Nanotubes Should be Easier to Integrate with Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes

MIT materials scientists have developed a new technique for growing carbon nanotubes that could replace the vertical wires in chips, permitting denser packing of circuits. Source: "Low Temperature Synthesis of Ve...

10 Sep 2009

CyberOptics Semiconductor Introduces Latest Vibration-Monitoring Software for Wafer-Processing Equipment

Engineers from a maker of wireless metrology devices for wafer processing equipment, CyberOptics Semiconductor, will release their latest vibration-monitoring software at SEMICON Taiwan and demonstrate how it helps fab engineers predict equipment failure and identify wafer-contamination sources to improve yield and cycle time.

10 Sep 2009

Southampton Nanofabrication Centre Described as "Beautiful Building"

At the opening of the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre yesterday (9 September), Professor Ian Diamond, Chair of Research Councils UK, described it as a "beautiful building", which will place Southampton as part of an excellent UK network better than anywhere in the world.

10 Sep 2009

Researchers Break World Record for the Switching Speed of Nitride-Based Transistors

Our society is insatiable as far as the transfer of data is concerned. Consequently, increasingly faster and cheaper transistors are being developed. In row in recent months, researchers from ETH Zurich have now broken the world record for the switching speed of nitride-based transistors that use silicon as a substrate several times.

10 Sep 2009

Nanoelectronics News

TSMC Adopts Synopsys' HSIM Simulator for Sub-40-Nanometer Memory IP Characterization Flow

Carl Zeiss Introduces Next Generation AIMS Mask Qualification System

Europe's Leading Nanoelectronics Research Center Announces Bilateral Cooperation with Kaneka Corporation

Strain on Nanowires Could Yield Colossal Results

SEMATECH to Host 2009 SEMATECH/ISMI Symposia

A*STAR's SERC Awarded S$12.2m to Fund 17 Research Projects Including Nanotechnology

New Technique for Growing Carbon Nanotubes Should be Easier to Integrate with Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes

CyberOptics Semiconductor Introduces Latest Vibration-Monitoring Software for Wafer-Processing Equipment

Southampton Nanofabrication Centre Described as "Beautiful Building"

Researchers Break World Record for the Switching Speed of Nitride-Based Transistors

Novel 3D Imaging Technique Captures In Situ Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

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