Sensible electronics move perfectly – with the new suction cup material HT1-ESD from Schmalz. The material addresses several critical issues in electronics manufacturing simultaneously: it leaves hardly any marks on components, reliably protects against electrostatic discharges (ESD), and withstands…

Key Facts at a Glance

– evolast® sets a new benchmark for semiconductor purity: engineered to deliver ultra-low outgassing performance that safeguards process integrity in critical plasma, thermal, and chemical manufacturing environments.
– The most advanced low-outgassing elastomer: evolast® ensures…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS has developed innovative chips that are revolutionizing the characterization of organic materials and accelerating the development of new electronic applications. A newly developed measuring adapter allows for the first time simultaneous contac…

– Largest international investment project in the company's history completed on schedule
– Site to support strategic, medium-term growth targets with additional production capacity
– First tools from new production facility to be delivered to customers in early 2026

SUSS, a leading supplier of equipme…

For the production of high-quality microelectronics, treated water is indispensable. Only the highest purity standards guarantee the quality of integrated circuits and miniaturized electronic modules. In all cleaning steps, consistently high water quality plays a key role. At the same time, the reco…

NanoIC pilot line, a European initiative coordinated by imec and dedicated to accelerating innovation in chip technologies beyond 2nm, announces the release of the N2 P-PDK v1.0, an important update of its N2 Pathfinding Process Design Kit (P-PDK). This new version introduces several new features, i…

– Imec, in collaboration with leading semiconductor manufacturers, addressed key challenges in advancing 2D-material device technology, which is considered a long-term option for extending the logic technology roadmap.
– Collaboration with TSMC resulted in record performing WSe2 -based pFETs (with Im…

1. Imec has achieved the first successful wafer-scale fabrication of solid-state nanopores using EUV lithography on 300mm wafers. This innovation transforms nanopore technology from a lab-scale concept into a scalable platform for biosensing, genomics and proteomics.
2. Nanopores are hailed as gamech…

The high-tech company TRUMPF, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, and the Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems at the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin are researching the fundamentals of laser physics with the help of quantum algorithms. The long-term goal is to…

With the MP220-4, Steinmeyer Mechatronik, a company of the Steinmeyer Group, offers a highly precise XYZ Tip-Tilt positioning system for optical and active alignment processes in optics and semiconductor manufacturing, now also suitable for higher loads. The solution combines excellent precision, lo…