Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. silicon pull, or ingot. Solaicx specializes in ...

Modern photolithography machines must deliver extraordinary precision on a repeatable basis, and in high volume production. In response to demands for increased throughput in the semiconductor ...

Solar start-up 1366 Technologies is working on a technology that promises to dramatically cut the cost of solar cell manufacturing. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

With demand for chip production on an upswing, the U.S. is on track to triple its chip manufacturing capacity by 2032, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). It follows that this ...

Chinese chipmaking tools vendor Kingsemi launched a new generation of its wafer coating and developing machine the FT (III) 300 on Dec. 17. The machine adopts a symmetrical design, with 36 spin ...

Electronic devices have become an indispensable part of our lives in our technology-driven world. These devices owe their existence to a crucial component known as the semiconductor wafer. In this ...