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But who are the likely candidates for those new nodes and who is going to pay for their development, including the EDA tools that will be necessary to ut... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/the-tail-of-moores-law-no-longer-wagging-the-dog/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic">Asynchronous Mostly Academic</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/ann/">Ann Steffora Mutschler</a> - 26 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/" addthis:title="Asynchronous Mostly Academic"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> There are a number of interesting technologies to keep an eye on in term of how and when they could be adopted for use in SoC design today, some of which include gallium arsenide, GPGPUs, 3D ICs and asynchronous logic. Asynchronous logic promises a number of benefits in some specific application areas, and it’s one that buoys to the surface for potential near-term use is in the area of sec... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/asynchronous-mostly-academic/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" title="Can EDA Keep Growing?">Can EDA Keep Growing?</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 26 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/" addthis:title="Can EDA Keep Growing?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Slower progress at the leading edge of process technology, coupled with rising costs and fewer design starts, are changing the economics of the EDA world. Not surprisingly, there is almost a direct correlation between the shrinking number of startups in the field and the number of customers working on the most advanced nodes. So what exactly does this mean for the EDA world? Big changes, for... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/can-eda-keep-growing/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?">Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/ann/">Ann Steffora Mutschler</a> - 26 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/round-tables/" title="View all posts in Round Tables">Round Tables</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/" addthis:title="Where Do We Stand With Clock Domain Crossing?"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss where the industry stands on clock domain crossing with Charlie Janac, CEO of Arteris; Shaker Sarwary, VP of Formal Verification Products at Atrenta; Pranav Ashar, CTO at Real Intent; and Namit Gupta, CAE, Verification Group at Synopsys. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. SE: While not a new aspect of design, clock domain crossing is... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/where-do-we-stand-with-clock-domain-crossing/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA">Without Moore’s Law: EDA</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/brian/">Brian Bailey</a> - 26 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/system-level-design-2/" title="View all posts in System-Level Design">System-Level Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/" addthis:title="Without Moore’s Law: EDA"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Semiconductor Engineering is examining the assertion about the end of Moore’s Law in a number of different ways. The special report, “Will 7nm and 5nm really happen?” looked at the technical aspects related to continuing into finer geometries. “The Tail of Moore’s Law No Longer Wagging the Dog” asked the question about the economics of people being able to afford to go to the latest... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/without-moores-law-eda/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" title="Tougher Memory Choices">Tougher Memory Choices</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/brian/">Brian Bailey</a> - 23 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/low-power-high-performance/" title="View all posts in Low Power-High Performance">Low Power-High Performance</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/round-tables/" title="View all posts in Round Tables">Round Tables</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/" addthis:title="Tougher Memory Choices"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> In part 1 of this roundtable, the participants talked about the investments being made in memory technologies, the role that memories play in system security and the tools support for optimizing memory architecture. Taking part in the conversation are Herbert Gebhart vice president of interface and system solutions in the Memory and Interfaces Division of Rambus, Bernard Murphy, chief technolog... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/tougher-memory-choices/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies">Five Disruptive Test Technologies</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/mark-lapedus/">Mark LaPedus</a> - 19 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/manufacturing-design/" title="View all posts in Manufacturing and Design">Manufacturing and Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/" addthis:title="Five Disruptive Test Technologies"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> For years, test has been a critical part of the IC manufacturing flow. Chipmakers, OSATs and the test houses buy the latest testers and design-for-test (DFT) software tools in the market and for good reason. A plethora of unwanted field returns is not acceptable in today’s market. The next wave of complex chips may require more test coverage and test times. That could translate into higher... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/five-disruptive-test-technologies/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up">Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/mark-lapedus/">Mark LaPedus</a> - 19 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/manufacturing-design/" title="View all posts in Manufacturing and Design">Manufacturing and Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/" addthis:title="Mobile Packaging Market Heats Up"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Apple, Samsung and others are developing the next wave of smartphones and tablets. OEMs want to cram more chip functions in smaller IC packages, but there are some challenges in the arena. In fact, there are signs that the mainstream packaging technology for mobiles is running out of steam. For some time, mobile products have incorporated a technology called package-on-package (PoP), which u... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/mobile-packaging-market-heats-up/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" title="DFM And Multipatterning">DFM And Multipatterning</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/esperling/">Ed Sperling</a> - 19 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 0 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/manufacturing-design/" title="View all posts in Manufacturing and Design">Manufacturing and Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/round-tables/" title="View all posts in Round Tables">Round Tables</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/" addthis:title="DFM And Multipatterning"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss DFM at advanced nodes with Kuang-Kuo Lin, director of foundry design enablement at Samsung Electronics; Jongwook Kye, lithography modeling and architecture fellow at GlobalFoundries; David Abercrombie, advanced physical verification methodology program manager at Mentor Graphics; Ya-Chieh Lai, engineering director for DFM/CLS silicon signoff and ver... <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/dfm-and-multipatterning/">» read more</a> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="loop_post_title_wrapper"> <h2 class="post_title_a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" title="Multi-beam Sees The Light">Multi-beam Sees The Light</a></h2> <div class="loop_post_meta"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/author/mark-lapedus/">Mark LaPedus</a> - 19 Jun, 2014 - Comments: 1 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/manufacturing-design/" title="View all posts in Manufacturing and Design">Manufacturing and Design</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140626115250/http://semiengineering.com/category/top-stories/" title="View all posts in Top Stories">Top Stories</a>, </div> </div> <div class="post_excerpt"> <div class="social_sharing"> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a fb:like:layout="button_count" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> </div> </div> <div class="social_sharing_panel"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"></a> <a class="addthis_button_linkedin" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" addthis:url="http://semiengineering.com/multi-beam-sees-the-light/" addthis:title="Multi-beam Sees The Light"></a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> The multiple-beam electron-beam market is going in two separate directions at once. 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