As the only producer of Made-in-America reflow ovens supporting the semiconductor industry for over 40 years, Sikama International, Inc. is pleased to see and support the passage of The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.

Established in 1982 and still operating in Southern California, Sikama International has been a leading producer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and with the U.S.’s passing of the CHIPS and Science Act, we are excited to see the investment in US leadership of domestic manufacture, design and research to advance the deployment of advanced semiconductor technologies and manufacturing for years to come.

With the ongoing chip shortage and continually increasing demand, the strong support from the US government is key to our country’s economic growth, infrastructure, and national security. We are excited to see the future domestic growth, technology, and opportunities presented by the passing of this act. This funding is an invigorating step towards a brighter future for the United States.

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The test of a new gas with low global warming potential is to be just the beginning of the cooperation in the area of sustainability.

03 AUG 2022 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY
Partnership to develop gas solutions with a low global warming potential (GWP) used in the production of semiconductors
Alternative etchant gas from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in practical testing at Micron

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Micron Technology, Inc., an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, join forces to develop gas solutions with a low global warming potential (GWP) used in the production of semiconductors. After a year of iterative collaboration, Micron is now testing an alternative low-GWP Etch gas from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s Research & Development unit to validate its process performance to replace a traditional, high-GWP material. The goal: new, more sustainable gas solutions are to be introduced permanently into production of semiconductors in the future.

“Sustainability needs collaboration. We must not think in silos or limit ourselves merely to our corporate boundaries. The entire value chain is called upon to explore new, joint paths in order to achieve even more together,” said Kai Beckmann, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and CEO Electronics, adding that “Micron has set itself ambitious sustainability goals, as we have done. We are pleased to be able to contribute to their success.”

“Our new target aims at 42% emissions reduction across Micron’s global operations from 2020 levels by 2030. We take a multifaceted approach toward meeting our net-zero operational commitments. This includes investing in advanced abatement systems, prioritizing use of gases with lower global warming potential, sourcing energy-efficient equipment, and purchasing renewable instead of fossil fuel-generated energy,” said John Whitman, CVP, Operations Central Teams & Procurement at Micron. “We are glad to have an innovative partner in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to help us achieve these goals,” he added.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Micron look back on a long-standing, trusted business relationship. The test of a new gas with low global warming potential is to be just the beginning of the cooperation in the area of sustainability. Both companies are working to find new materials to replace various etching gases with high global warming potential that are used in dry etch and chamber cleaning applications. This can contribute to achieving the sustainability goals of both companies.

In May 2022, the independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has confirmed that Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s climate targets corresponded to the current status of climate science. Consequently, the company is helping to limit global warming to 1.5°C, thus meeting the requirements of the Paris Agreement. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has committed to lowering its absolute direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. The majority of these greenhouse gas emissions is stemming from process-related emissions during the production of specialty chemicals for the electronics industry. With improved processes, the company can significantly reduce those emissions in the future. At the same time Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany aims to reduce its indirect emissions along the entire value chain (Scope 3) by 52% per euro value added by 2030. The baseline year is 2020. The company's progress is documented in the sustainability report 2021.

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In the two-day event, leading manufacturing partners will show how application visions in manufacturing are implemented through concrete software solutions and considerations. You will experience first-hand the presentation of application case details from various industrial manufacturers and their ongoing collaboration with partner camLine.

In association with Elisa IndustrIQ, you will get first insights into camLine’s AI-driven manufacturing strategy. Development highlights of camLine’s sophisticated LineWorks Suite, InFrame Synapse, XperiDesk, and Cornerstone software products will also be presented for discussion. Several solution demo stations will be available in the foyer.

In the User Group Meetings, participants are given the opportunity to vote on the priorities of future product
developments.

Register now: https://www.camline.com/forum-registration/

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Mobiveil and Avery Design Systems Extend Partnership to Accelerate Design and Verification of NVMe 2.0-Enabled SSD Development

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. –– August 2, 2022 –– Mobiveil, Inc. and Avery Design Systems today announced an expanded partnership to help customers accelerate NVMe-based SSD design and verification.

The complementary intellectual property/verification IP (IP/VIP) solution combines Mobiveil’s design IP for NVM Express, DDR4 and LDPC IP with Avery’s verification IP for NVMe, DDR4 and ONFI and NVMe virtual platform solutions. The two companies are also collaborating on SSD emulation platforms.

NVMe technology is the leading interface for SSDs with the potential for tremendous market growth worldwide. NVMe architecture is designed for future SSD development and form factors as the semiconductor industry enters a new era in hyperscale and enterprise computing that drives digital transformation.

“As the NVMe standard continues to evolve to meet new and changing requirements, it is important that product developers have access to design and verification solutions that allow them to take full advantage of the latest features and are complaint with the standard. Our NVMe VIP and virtual platform solutions provide pre-silicon SSD SoC hardware and system-level verification solutions for the latest NVMe 2.0 designs. Our partnership with Mobiveil means that together we can deliver best-in-class IP design and verification solutions to our customers including simulation, FPGA emulation, and virtual system platforms,” said Chris Browy, vice president of sales and marketing at Avery.

Mobiveil’s UNEX™ NVM Express Controller IP and Avery NVMe-Xactor supports the latest NVMe 2.0 specifications:
• Namespace Types support
• Simple copy command
• Zoned Namespace command set
• Key value (KV) command set
• 32b/64b CRC based End to End protection
• NVM Set and Endurance Group Management

In addition, Mobiveil’s ONFI/Toggle IP (EFC™) supports the latest ONFI 5.0 specifications. Both IP are fully verified using Avery Design’s NVMe/PCIe and ONFI VIP solutions.

Avery offers a complementary set of VIP for NVMe to ensure comprehensive verification and protocol and timing compliance. It includes a complete set of models, protocol checkers and compliance test suites in 100% native SystemVerilog and UVM. The support for virtual platform co-simulation enables full system-level verification including running UNH-IOL INTERACT™ and other Linux-based performance analysis applications on pre-silicon NVMe SoC designs.

“By providing pre-verified and interoperated SSD Design IP and Verification IP, both companies allow SoC design and verification teams to focus on their primary goal of full chip design and verification, thus significantly reducing their time to market,” said Ravi Thummarukudy, Mobiveil’s CEO. “By leveraging the intellectual property provided by these companies with specification-compliant solutions, designers can be assured of first-time success for their SoC designs”

At Flash Memory Summit
Mobiveil and Avery will exhibit at the 2022 Flash Memory Summit (FMS) that starts today, August 2, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Mobiveil, a gold sponsor, will be in Booth #839 highlighting its broad portfolio of SIP and platforms for SSD development. Avery can be found in Booth #749.

FMS registration is open. Contact Mobiveil at [email protected] to arrange a meeting or demonstration.

About Mobiveil, Inc.
Mobiveil is a fast‐growing technology company that specializes in the development of Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP), platforms and solutions for storage, IoT and communications applications. It leverages decades of experience in delivering high‐quality, production‐proven, high-speed serial interconnect SIP and custom and standard form factor hardware boards to leading semiconductor companies worldwide. For the SSD market, Mobiveil provides NVM Express Controller (UNEX™), Universal Memory Controller (UMMC™), ONFI/Toggle (EFC™) and LDPC IP blocks as well as a Xilinx- and Intel-based FPGA validation platforms. Mobiveil is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., with engineering development centers located in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, India, and sales offices and representatives located in U.S., Europe, Israel, Japan, Taiwan and China.

Engage with Mobiveil at:
Website: www.mobiveil.com
Twitter: @Mobiveil
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/2725746/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mobiveil

About Avery Design Systems
Founded in 1999, Avery Design Systems, Inc. enables system and SOC design teams to achieve dramatic functional verification productivity improvements through the use of formal analysis applications for gate-level X-pessimism verification and real X root cause and sequential backtracing; and robust core-through-chip-level Verification IP for PCI Express, CXL, CCIX, Gen-Z, USB, AMBA, UFS, MIPI CSI/DSI, I3C, DDR/LPDDR, HBM, ONFI/Toggle/NOR, NVM Express, SATA, AHCI, SAS, eMMC, SD/SDIO, CAN FD, and FlexRay standards. The company has established numerous Avery Design VIP partner program affiliations with leading IP suppliers. More information about the company may be found at https://www.avery-design.com

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Kitchener, Ontario, July 27, 2022 – PEER Group®, the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software for the semiconductor industry, is inviting software developers to register for a virtual hiring event happening on August 16, 2022, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The hiring event is part of the Kitchener-based software company’s planned growth strategy to add talented resources across all engineering departments to meet the demand for its software products and solutions. The openings are located at the company’s Toronto and Kitchener offices.

The two-hour drop-in event will provide attendees the opportunity to learn about the current openings and speak with PEER Group representatives, including members of the software development management team, several software developers, and the talent acquisition team.

“This is a great time to start a career in the semiconductor industry,” shares Mike Pryzmant, PEER Group’s Director of Engineering Services. “Our software teams do amazing work making sure the world’s largest semiconductor factories and tools are operating at their best. The challenges we face are complex, exciting, and always interesting.”

Scott McKee, PEER Group’s Talent Manager, along with members of his team, will be present to share details about working at PEER Group, including the hybrid work model, flex hours, comprehensive benefits plan, expert mentorship, personal development and career opportunities, profit sharing, and more.

“The way we designed this hiring event is to give jobseekers a forum to learn about anything they want to know about our culture, industry, or development projects,” says McKee. “We’ll have several team members, both technical and from the HR side, who will be able to provide in-depth answers to any questions prospective candidates may have.”

PEER Group has been having a banner year in 2022, which marks the company’s 30th year in business. In March, PEER Group was named a 2022 Intel EPIC Outstanding Supplier – one of only six companies out of more than 9,000 Intel suppliers to receive the recognition. Great Place to Work Canada named PEER Group one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for the 11th time. The company also opened a new 4,000 sq. ft. office in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Those interested in attending the hiring event can register by completing the form and uploading a resume using the link below. All attendees will be entered into a draw for a chance to win an Apple iPad.

PEER Group Hiring Event registration page: https://bit.ly/3zpZpiV .

About PEER Group
PEER Group® is a leading supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry. Since 1992, our solutions have helped the world’s most advanced OEMs and factories reduce time to market and lower costs by solving their equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. A multi-award winning company, PEER Group has been named a Best Workplace by Great Place to Work Canada 11 times, and most recently was one of six recipients of Intel’s 2022 EPIC Outstanding Supplier Award, which recognizes the absolute top performers in the Intel supply chain. Follow PEER Group on LinkedIn and Twitter at @PEERgroup_Inc..

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