Silicon – Wafers and More
March 25, 2019
More than most industries, ours is identified with a single element, silicon. Consider the self-adopted naming conventions of all the places that want to be recognized as members of the club—Silicon Valley, Silicon Beach, Silicon Forest and so on. Silicon wafers are fundamental in manufacturing the electronic “chips” that pervade almost every aspect of our lives. New applications in IoT, wearable and mobile devices, self-driving cars, cloud computing, 5G communication networks, and more, practically guarantee that demand for wafers will continue to grow at an accelerating rate.
Smart Cars Drive 200 mm Fabs
March 18, 2019
New sensing and actuating technologies for cars are introducing a new generation of 200 mm tools. Michelle Bourke, strategic marketing director in the customer support …
Silicon Snack: Pilotless Passenger Jets More than a Blue-Sky Idea
February 25, 2019
Sensing technology, computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the skies. In recent years, the military has been applying drone technology to pave the way …
8 Must-Read Articles from 2018
January 2, 2019
Welcome back to the Lam Blog! To help start the new year, we want to share some of our favorite stories from 2018. Some of …
60 Years of Integration
September 17, 2018
This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the integrated circuit (IC). On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby produced a circuit containing both active and …
A Sunny Outlook for Weather Forecasting
August 6, 2018
Generations of humans have used varying methods to predict the weather. In the past, farmers thought rain was coming if their cows were lying down …
9 “Beyond Smart” Things Heard at SEMICON West 2018
July 16, 2018
Now that our time at SEMICON West 2018 is over, we’d like to reflect on some of the sound-bites overheard last week. As always, the …
Celebrating the Copper Revolution’s 20th Anniversary
June 21, 2018
This month, copper interconnects turned 20. That’s probably something like 200 in “technology years” considering the pace of innovation today. Yet even after 20 years …
Semiconductors in Automotive
June 11, 2018
It was more than 130 years ago in 1885 when Gottlieb Daimler invented the first prototype for the modern gas engine, and in 1886 Karl …
Industry 4.0: The Smart Industrial Revolution
June 4, 2018
As consumers, we see evidence of the Internet of Things (IoT) all around us. A growing number of everyday objects in our homes and cars …
Tech Takes on Food Allergies
May 29, 2018
From breakfast meetings to takeout or holiday potlucks to celebratory dinners, many of us take the ability to eat what we like, when we like, …
Silicon Snack: Brushing Up on Art Restoration
April 30, 2018
Whether or not you know the difference between an Italian Caravaggio and a Jackson Pollock painting, you’ve likely visited a museum or old church at …
Tech Brief: ABCs of New Memory
April 16, 2018
From PCRAM and MRAM to RRAM and more, there’s a whole new alphabet soup of memory technologies making their way to the fab. Fueling this …
Tech Powering Renewable Energy
April 9, 2018
Fields of wind turbines and homes with shiny solar panels on their roofs have become part of the natural landscape in many areas today, but …
Tech Meets Engineering in Formula One Motor Racing
April 2, 2018
Among the hot topics in our industry today, connectivity and big data analytics provide wide-ranging application possibilities, so it’s no surprise to find their use …
Silicon Snack: New World of Possibilities Delivered with Drones
March 19, 2018
Once the domain of the military and hobbyists, the market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, now encompasses a wide range of commercial applications …
Supporting Increased Demand for Automotive Semiconductors
February 26, 2018
Looking ahead into the new year in technology often proves quite interesting and educational. For 2018, one well-established market – automotive – is gaining the …
Semiconductors in Data Storage
January 29, 2018
According to IBM, we send 294 billion emails, post more than 230 million tweets, and conduct over a billion Google searches every day, while trillions …
Tech Brief: Much Ado About Memory
January 16, 2018
New semiconductor applications are ever changing and improving our lives, from new smartphones and wearables to healthcare, factory automation, and artificial intelligence. The humble memory …
Understanding the Realities of AR and VR in Asia Pacific
January 8, 2018
Who hasn’t heard of Pokémon GO? Since its launch in 2016, the mobile augmented reality (AR) game has exploded in popularity worldwide. More importantly, it …