(February 13, 2004) Chandler, Ariz.—Amkor Technology Inc. has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire a 354,000-sq.-ft. assembly and test facility in Taiwan’s Hsinchu Industrial Park from FICTA Technology Inc. This acquisition more than doubles Amkor’s potential manufacturing footprint in Taiwan.
(February 13, 2004) Albuquerque, NM—Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have developed a new way of mimicking photosynthetic proteins to manipulate platinum at the nanoscale. The method has the potential of changing the metal’s properties and benefiting emerging technologies.