In this webcast, leading analysts throughout the semiconductor and electronics industries will provide their forecasts of the 2009 market, what factors will most impact capital spending by device manufacturers worldwide and how quickly economic turnaround might begin to materialize.  more >>

R&D labs depend on innovative imaging and analysis techniques to develop the manufacturing processes for future-generation semiconductor devices. Powerful microscopes like the FEI® Titan™ S/TEM offer stunning 2D images and analysis.  more >>

The global economy is entering a period of unprecedented uncertainty, driven largely by the crisis in subprime home mortgages here in the United States. The impact of the resulting credit crisis has impacted all segments of the economy. With more than half of all semiconductor demand driven by consumer purchasing, this crisis has the potential to impact semiconductor demand going forward.  more >>

Shrinking device geometries have made transmission electron microscopes (TEM) a necessity for developing and monitoring advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes. The ability to perform TEM imaging and analysis at the sub-nanometer scale is crucial to stay ahead of the curve.  more >>

Inspection, measurement, and test instrumentation are integral to nanotech applications, and vital to advances in the design of nanomaterials and ultimately for the manufacturing of nanotechnology-based products. However, the resolution, accuracy and capability of many metrology technologies are reaching their limits, and may not meet all the needs of nanotech manufacturing processes.  more >>

Learn first-hand how Intel leveraged SAP CRM for greater agility to support business growth, while achieving 15%+ year-over-year cost savings.  more >>

Shrinking critical dimensions with correspondingly thinner metal layers and shorter stack heights have been alerting all sectors to rethink traditional chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) chemistries and processes. Panelists will discuss the demands for low-damage processes and excellent uniformity as well as new ways to address those challenges, particularly in copper metallization and barrier steps for interconnects.  more >>

Semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers face serious and mounting challenges in intellectual property (IP) protection, with adverse economic consequences for the entire microelectronics industry, according to a new white paper published by SEMI. The report provides a detailed study of various IP challenges facing the equipment and materials industry and offers recommendations for improving the situation.  more >>

Sign up now for this webcast and find out what it means to see SEM like you've never seen before. Advanced process development and process engineering groups have recently struggled to get the images and data they need from SEM platforms. But recent advancements in SEM technology have brought new levels of performance and flexibility not previously available to the lab.  more >>

Tune in to this mid-year webcast for the latest SIA forecast of global semiconductor sales through 2011. SIA President George Scalise will offer comments and analysis of what may lie ahead for the global chip industry.  more >>