Due to their stability and resistance to water and grease, PFAS chemicals (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in a wide range industries, but they are harmful to health and the environment. Membranes containing PFAS are used in many semiconductor manufacturing processes, for exa…
Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and ASML Holding N.V. (ASML), a leading lithography supplier to the semiconductor industry, today announced the opening of the High NA EUV Lithography Lab in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, a lab jointly run b…
This week, at the 2024 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a Cu-to-Cu and SiCN-to-SiCN die-to-wafer bonding process resulting in a Cu bond pad pitch of only 2µm at <350…
In a joint development project spanning around one year, important progress was made in the production of “Smart power technologies”. Fraunhofer IPMS provided significant support to the semiconductor manufacturer Infineon by supplying selected process modules within the entire CMOS process value cha…
Precision, Dynamics, Reliability, and Process Continuity are top priorities in electronics manufacturing and the semiconductor industry. Rollon, a specialist in linear motion solutions, meets these requirements with a broad product portfolio, deep application understanding, and high solution compete…
With the 5DOF Miniature XYZ-Phi-Delta Positioning System, Steinmeyer Mechatronik offers an innovative solution for highly precise alignment processes. The combination of a tripod and XY cross table guarantees maximum precision, robustness, and reliability, while also impressing with its compact desi…
On April 30th, the first building of the Fraunhofer Institute for Battery Cell Research Manufacturing FFB was opened in Münster. The new research factory aims to test and optimize battery cell production on an industrial scale. Researchers from Fraunhofer IPA are significantly involved in the planni…
The TU Berlin has participated very successfully in the competitive procedure for the realization of new research buildings in joint funding between the federal government and the states for the funding phase 2025. Under the term "CIPHOR," the project for Integrated Quantum Photonics was rated as "v…
For their founding idea, a team from Bochum receives an EXIST funding of 1.34 million euros. Their technology could arrive just in time to solve an emerging global problem.
To monitor the safety of bridges, cranes, pipelines, wind turbines, and much more, strain sensors are needed. Researchers from B…
The company based in Donaueschingen (Aasen) announces its market entry into the USA. In response to customer inquiries from the USA, AP&S has now implemented this step and has already hired its first employees as of April.
AP&S International GmbH manufactures wet process equipment for the product…
Stay up to date and subscribe to our monthly eMail-NEWSLETTER and our NEWSFLASH and NEWSEXTRA. Get additional information about what is happening in the world of cleanrooms with our printed YEARBOOK. And find out who the cleanroom EXPERTS are with our directory.
