TSMC certifies Aprisa place-and-route solution from Siemens on TSMC‘s N6 process

Siemens announced that its close collaboration with longtime foundry partner TSMC has resulted in the certification of its Aprisa place-and-route solution for TSMC’s advanced N6 process, a powerful enhancement of the broadly-adopted 7-nanometer (nm) family of technologies. Siemens’ Aprisa product line is a leader in next-generation place-and-route technology for the design of highly advanced integrated-circuits […]

Plasmatreat at Virtual Battery Exhibition 2021

Innovations in surface treatment for solving bonding challenges in the battery industry  Plasmatreat GmbH goes virtual and is present at the 2nd Virtual Battery Exhibition from VDMA battery manufacturing, which will take place online from April 27 to May 3. Plasmatreat is the international leader in the development and manufacturing of atmospheric plasma systems for […]

Semiconductor Units Forecast To Exceed 1 Trillion Devices Again in 2021

A 13% increase is expected to lift total semiconductor shipments to a new record high. Total semiconductor unit shipments, which include integrated circuits as well as optoelectronics, sensor/actuator, and discrete (O-S-D) devices, are forecast to rise 13% in 2021, to 1,135.3 billion (1.1353 trillion) units to set a new all-time annual record, based on data […]