Fraunhofer FEP highlights R2R plasma process for graphene layers
Graphene layers promise great progress and increased efficiency in solar applications, energy storage and smart glass applications due to their outstanding properties, including transparency, barrier effect and conductivity. The lack of scalable deposition processes with consistently high layer quality at cost-efficient throughputs has so far prevented the breakthrough of this promising material. As part of […]
TNO intensifies cooperation with South Korean and Japan
TNO’s recent trip to South Korea and Japan highlights the mutual societal challenges and technological opportunities for the Netherlands and both allies in areas such as Smart Cities, Smart & Sustainable Mobility, and chip technology. TNO’s CEO Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi reflects on the trip. “At TNO, too, we will increasingly think in terms of the entire […]
Graphene Flagship celebrates successes of first-of-its-kind 2D materials project
The Graphene Flagship is hosting a symposium from 11-12 June at the Town Hall Europe, Brussels, to celebrate the successes of its €20 million 2D Experimental Pilot Line (2D-EPL) project. Representing the first graphene foundry to integrate graphene and other 2D materials into semiconductor devices, the symposium will demonstrate the 2D-EPL’s progress in creating an […]
Rapidus and Fraunhofer IZM join forces for high-end performance packaging
Rapidus Corporation, Japan‘s high-end microelectronics manufacturer founded in 2022, and Fraunhofer IZM, a world-leading research institute for advanced microelectronic packaging, join forces for advanced packaging solutions for 2nm node high-performance computing modules. Rapidus is building a fab on the island of Hokkaido to manufacture 2nm node microchips and the related high-end performance package. METI, Japan‘s […]
Crucial role for imec in EU Chips Act
At its technology forum ITF World 2024, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announced it will host the NanoIC pilot line. This pilot line taps into the EU Chips Act vision to accelerate innovation, drive economic growth, and strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem. With its R&D pilot line, imec aims […]