At the end of the day, the complex systems designed and manufactured to satisfy the demanding needs of the embedded, industrial and military computing sectors rely on the continuing advances made in semiconductor technology. SEMICON West 2011, the flagship annual event for the global microelectronics industry, highlights the latest advances and is wrapping up today in San Francisco.
Addressing every faction of the microelectronics supply chain, the exhibit hall is filled with vendors displaying their latest innovations in electronic design automation, device fabrication and final manufacturing (assembly, packaging, and test). Beyond semiconductors, SEMICON West is also a showcase for emerging markets and technologies born from the microelectronics industry, including micro-electromechanical systems, photovoltaics (PV), flexible electronics and displays, nano-electronics, solid state lighting (LEDs), and related technologies.
Out of all the disciplines and technologies featured, nanotechnology holds a special place in the field of semiconductor fabrication, and Applied Materials is leading the way in developing systems that apply thin-films atom-by-atom, thus taking full advantage of the latest in nanomanufacturing technology.
“Tomorrow’s nanoscale transistors require incredible precision because films just a few atoms thick will determine device performance,” said Steve Ghanayem, group vice president and general manager of the Metal Deposition, Front End and ALD Products division at Applied Materials. “By combining multiple adjacent processing steps on our world-class Centura platform, we can simplify customers’ process flows and help them achieve high production yields of their next-generation logic chips.”
Understanding Nanotechnology
The folks at Applied Materials put together this video to explain what nanotechnology is all about, and as you’ll see, the applications extend far beyond semiconductor manufacturing, ultimately reaching into every corner of our lives – from the car we drive to the clothes we wear.
From Semiconductor to Solution
For many years Trenton has designed and manufactured products such as single board computers, backplanes and rackmount computers, for use inside semiconductor fabrication, video processing and communications applications. Give us a call at 800.875.6031 or 770.287.3100 to discuss your unique requirements and we’ll design a customer-driven computing solutions that meets your exact needs.
