Tag: semiconductors

Students explore career opportunities in semiconductors

“I want to tell you that you don’t have to be just one thing,” said Katie Eckermann ’03, MEng ’04, director of business development at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at a networking event for students considering careers in hard technologies. “There is a huge wealth of different jobs and roles within the semiconductor industry.” Eckermann […]

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Boosting student engagement and workforce development in microelectronics

The Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP), an initiative of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) to connect first- and second-year college students to careers in semiconductor and microelectronics industries, recently received a $75,000 grant to expand its reach and impact. The funding is part of $9.2 million in grants awarded by the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) […]

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Three Lincoln Laboratory inventions named IEEE Milestones

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designated three historical MIT Lincoln Laboratory technologies as IEEE Milestones. The technologies are the Mode S air traffic control (ATC) radar beacon system, 193-nanometer (nm) photolithography, and the semiconductor laser. The latter recognition is shared by Lincoln Laboratory, General Electric, and IBM. As the world’s largest technical […]

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Imec shows advanced lithography to reduce CO2 emissions in chip factories

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Imec has unveiled a new climate-friendly way to produce patterns on chips using lithography and etch for advanced chip factories. Leuven, Belgium-based Imec said the tech can reduce the carbon dioxide footprint […]

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Copper Innovation Technologies New Flexible Copper-Clad Laminated Film (FCCL)

Copper Innovation Technologies (CIT, official site) is a company we’ve had an opportunity to talk to around the December to CES 2024 timeframe. They developed a new Copper-Clad Laminated Film (FCCL) technology to improve electronic data transmission by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The FCCL principle works as follow: a copper layer is somehow bonded […]

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MIT, Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub to bring 200mm advanced research capabilities to MIT.nano

The following is a joint announcement from MIT and Applied Materials, Inc. MIT and Applied Materials, Inc., announced an agreement today that, together with a grant to MIT from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, commits more than $40 million of estimated private and public investment to add advanced nano-fabrication equipment and capabilities to MIT.nano, […]

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Infineon And Wolfspeed Expand Silicon Carbide Wafer Supply Agreement

Infineon Technologies and Wolfspeed, Inc. have announced the expansion and extension of their long-term 150mm silicon carbide (SiC) wafer supply agreement, which was initially signed in February 2018; This extended partnership includes a multi-year capacity reservation agreement. The collaboration is aimed at enhancing Infineon’s supply chain stability amid the increasing demand for SiC semiconductor products, […]

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Paragraf Harnesses Graphene’s Power In Global Microchip Race

Paragraf, a Cambridge-based company co-founded by Simon Thomas, is harnessing the potential of graphene, a 2D form of carbon, to revolutionize technology and compete with global leaders in the microchip industry. Graphene, known as a “super material,” is one atom thick and exhibits exceptional strength, conductivity, and flexibility. Paragraf aims to use graphene in semiconductors, […]

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Remembering Professor Judy Hoyt, a pioneer in semiconductor research

Judy Hoyt, a pioneer in semiconductor research and retired MIT professor of electrical engineering and computer science, passed away on Aug. 6. She was 65. Hoyt is known well for her groundbreaking research on strained silicon semiconductor materials, work which helped greatly decrease the size of integrated circuits. Her most recognized contribution was the first […]

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Infineon Expands Microcontroller Portfolio With PSoC Edge Family

Infineon Technologies AG has expanded its microcontroller portfolio with the introduction of the PSoC Edge family, a new line of microcontrollers designed for responsive computing and control applications at the edge of the network. These MCUs are part of the PSoC portfolio, based on Arm Cortex architecture, offering high performance and low power consumption. One […]

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Morris Chang ’52, SM ’53 describes the secrets of semiconductor success

Groundbreaking technologist Morris Chang ’52, SM ’53 discussed the key elements behind Taiwan’s long-term ascendancy in semiconductor manufacturing, while speaking to a large campus audience in an MIT talk on Tuesday. Chang is the influential founder and former longtime head of TSMC, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has become the world’s leading microchip maker. […]

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US to introduce ‘guardrails’ to ensure that companies benefitting from CHIPS Act funding spend it where they should be

The US government is soon to begin awarding up to $52 billion in subsidies for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The funding is a part of the CHIPS and Science Act that President Joe Biden signed into law in August 2022. But before the funds are given, the US Commerce Department is introducing rules to ensure beneficiaries […]

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Teaching students about photonics to build up the US workforce

In 2019, Kevin McComber ’05, PhD ’11 was at MIT working on integrated photonics — chip-based devices that send and receive signals using light — and set out to hire someone to design photonic chips. The experience made him realize just how little expertise the U.S. workforce has in integrated photonics design, a problem that’s […]

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