Bioelectronics Medicine Promises New, Less Invasive Treatments for Neurological Disorders
Electronics innovation is inching tantalizingly closer to the day when treating neurological disorders such as epilepsy and migraine could be as easy and convenient as dropping into a medical clinic for a minor medical procedure – brain surgery....
MEMS Actuators Power Emerging Applications
MEMS actuators transform electronic signals into something that can be sensed or touched by the end user of an electronics device. A case in point: MEMS actuators such as print heads in inkjet printers transform electronic files into text or...
FLEX 2021 Explores Linkages Between Technology and Environmental Sustainability
For the first time in its 20-year history, the FLEX dedicated an entire session of the event to the important and timely twin topics of environmental sustainability and power consumption of electronic devices. The event planning committee recognized...
Promoting Diversity in Tech – Bringing Awareness to Unconscious Biases
In the span of a mere second, the human brain processes 11 million bits of information. That’s a lot of brain-racking. Or is it? The fact is a microscopic fraction of that volume – 40 bits – courses through our brain consciously. The vast majority...
Enhancing Yield by Minimizing Contamination: ALD Coatings for Critical Chamber Components
With each transition to a new technology node, fab requirements for metal and particle contamination become more stringent, posing challenges for existing coating methods such as anodization or plasma spray that may not provide complete protection...
What’s Driving Changes in MEMS Sensors for Automotive?
The automotive industry is changing. Our vehicles are getting electrified, connected and automated. As this trend is accelerating, it’s having an impact on how semiconductor devices, including MEMS sensors, are designed and qualified for automotive....
SEMI EHS COVID-19 Working Group Updates – Vaccinations, Policy Enforcement, Contact Tracing, OSHA Compliance
The work of the SEMI Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) COVID-19 working group to address industry EHS issues and share best practices has morphed as rapidly as COVID-19 itself as the vaccine rollout continues, inspiring new hope for a return to...
Celebrating International Women’s Day – One Woman at a Time!
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day is not only the centerpiece of the movement for women’s rights but a unique opportunity to recognize the...
University Students Help Shape Flexible Electronics Innovation at FLEX Conference 2021
New treatments for vascular disease. Optimized agricultural production. Beefed up performance of wearable devices and flexible displays.
Rags to Riches: Vietnam’s Growing Electronics Industry
If you look at your clothes or shoes, there is a growing chance you will see the words Made in Vietnam printed on the tag. Since the United States lifted its trade embargo against Vietnam in 1994, the country has become the second largest exporter...