Matt Scherer

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Researchers take spintronics for a ride

In early May, researchers at Ohio State University combined traditional inorganic semiconductors with organic spintronics , in a device that they claimed to be the first of its kind. With the prototype, the researchers managed to incorporate an organic polymer into a GaA-based device.  This was no easy task, in fact according to Dr Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, leader of the Ohio State... More

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Shrinking NAND densities toward oblivion

On April 14, Intel and Micron Technology first officially announced their completion of the industry’s smallest NAND flash process technology at 20 nm. According to the press release, the “20-nm 8GB device measures just 118-mm-sq and enables a 30 to 40% reduction in board space (depending on package type) compared to the companies’ existing 25-nm 8-GB NAND... More

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Record 2010 brings about capex boost: a bit of prudence may be in order

The year 2010 ended up being a record for semiconductor capital equipment spending, a welcome reprieve after 2009’s dismal numbers. According to Gartner, Inc. worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending reached “$36.9 billion in 2010, a 122.1 percent increase from 2009 spending of $16.6 billion.” Predictions vary about the capex growth that the entire industry will... More

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Silicon carbide moves into the spotlight

The late January release of Cree’s new CMF20120D MOSFET , which the company claims as the “first fully qualified commercial silicon carbide power MOSFET,” marks yet another announcement in a string of new silicon carbide (SiC)-based power products coming from Japanese companies. For example, Rohm announced the industry first mass production of a SiC double-diffusion... More

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iPad celebrates first birthday as murmurs of its successor continue

January 27, 2011, marked the one year anniversary of the Apple iPad, and after a year of borderline ridiculous sales and PC market share growth of 241 percent, Apple has rocketed up to become the third largest PC maker by sales behind HP and Acer, depending on who you ask. (Research firms like Canalys say they count as PCs, Gartner and IDC say they don’t. Either way, no one can deny... More