#13 | SUMMER 2009
posted July 30, 2009
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Renowned Memory Expert Joins ISi
Dr. Wolfgang Mueller to lead Z-RAM efforts.
Dr. Wolfgang Mueller has joined Innovative Silicon, Inc. (ISi) as director of device engineering and process integration. ISi is the developer of the SOI-based Z-RAM® zero-capacitor floating body memory (FB) technology.
Dr. Mueller is a 30-year industry veteran, who spearheaded a number of memory innovations including the development and implementation of “buried wordline” DRAM technology at Qimonda AG.
GlobalFoundries’ Achievement Award to Soitec
SOI wafer supplier recognized for excellence.
Continuing the long-standing tradition of parent company AMD, GlobalFoundries recently announced its World Class Suppliers of the Year 2008.
The Soitec Group, the world’s leading supplier of SOI and other engineered substrates for the microelectronics industry, received an Achievement Award for “superior performance based on a sustained high level of service and the drive to continuously improve product quality, technology capability and cost”.
New Book Highlights SOI for ESD Protection
Latest work from Dr. Steven Voldman.
IEEE Fellow Dr. Steven H. Voldman has written another book in his electrostatic discharge (ESD) series, published by Wiley Press. As Dr. Voldman told ASN, “The new book, which has just been released, “ESD: Failure Mechanisms and Models”, addresses SOI failure mechanisms from a device, circuit and full chip integration perspective as well as including all the recent work on SOI FinFETs to 22nm. It tabulates the SOI failure mechanisms for failure analysis, circuit, and semiconductor engineers and will serve as a valuable reference text for the SOI industry.”
