03/28/2005 March 28, 2005 - Hitachi Ltd. has reached an official agreement with Fujitsu Limited concerning Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited (FHP), a joint venture of the two companies, in accordance with a basic agreement signed on February 2. Under the agreement, both companies will provide financial assistance to FHP and Hitachi will acquire some of Fujitsu's shareholding in FHP and Fujitsu patents relating to plasma display panel (PDP) technology.
03/28/2005 March 28, 2005 - Toshiba Corp. said Friday it will fight a decision by a Silicon Valley jury that found it guilty of stealing trade secrets from Lexar Media Inc. in a suit over flash memory used in digital cameras, music players, and other devices.
03/28/2005 If there is any one company whose use of a new technology signals that innovationÂ’s arrival in the mainstream, it is Apple Computer. AppleÂ’s use of the computer mouse and the graphical user interface 20 years ago catapulted those technologies into homes and offices as other computer makers adopted them in a rush to compete.
In more recent years, Apple has done the same with wireless networking and devices like the MP3 player.
03/25/2005 (March 25, 2005) Pocatello, Idaho — AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) now offers 'green,' RoHS-compliant packages, in accordance with the EU's WEEE environmental initiatives to replace lead-based packaging in the manufacturing process.
03/25/2005 (March 25, 2005) Santa Clara, Calif.—Yuichi Kawakami is the new president and CEO of NEC Electronics America, effective April 1. Kawakami has served in a variety of executive management positions during his more than 30-year career at NEC, most recently serving as VP of the company's sales and marketing division. He will oversee daily operations, and is responsible for developing and delivering on the company's strategies and goals.
03/25/2005 (March 25, 2005) Fremont, Calif. — Aehr Test Systems reports net sales of $2.1 million for its third fiscal quarter, which ended February 28. Sales are down 56.5% compared to the prior quarter, but down 3.8% in relation to the year-ago quarter.
03/25/2005 March 25, 2005 - DuPont Photomasks Inc. has received a Spotlight Award from flash memory device maker Spansion LLC for helping Spansion's FAB25 in Austin, TX, enhance wafer yield. Spansion's award recognizes DuPont Photomasks' role in a joint-development project aimed at boosting yield by targeting improvement of layer-to-layer registration when chip designs are etched on wafers. Spansion, formerly known as FASL LLC, is the flash memory subsidiary of AMD and Fujitsu Limited.
03/24/2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2005--BioDtech, Inc. (BDTI) will launch three new products, which are designed exclusively for the detection, neutralization and removal of endotoxin.
03/24/2005 RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2005--In its role as subcontractor, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBTE) reported a positive test outcome for the presence of B. anthracis cultured from a swab taken from a pre-filter in the remote mail sorting facility located at the Pentagon on Thursday, March 10, 2005.
03/24/2005 (March 24, 2005) North Reading, Mass. — Teradyne's new ClearVue 3-D X-ray imaging technology for detecting PCB solder and production defects uses a patented Off-Center Tomosynthesis imaging method, making it suitable for densely packed single- or double-sided boards that use BGA-style components, as well as problematic loss of electrical or optical access.
03/24/2005 March 24, 2005 - EV Group today announced that it has successfully installed a Gemini production wafer bonder at DALSA Corp.'s Semiconductor Division in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. The Gemini wafer bonder is designed for alignment and low-temperature plasma bonding for a wide variety of wafer types and sizes.
03/23/2005 (March 23, 2005) Milpitas, Calif. — Credence Systems, a provider of test solutions from design to production, has entered into a strategic partnership with Amkor Technology to jointly address the increasing semiconductor demands of their mutual customers.
03/23/2005 (March 23, 2005) Schärding, Austria — EV Group has received the Austrian Innovation Award 2004 from the Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs. This prestigious national prize recognizes EV Group's technology leadership in producing its SOI production bonder, which produces next-generation, high-performance processors.
03/23/2005 March 23, 2005 - Oki Electric Industry Co. has retooled the semiconductor manufacturing lines at Miyazaki Oki Electric Co. so that its three fabrication lines can handle different wafer sizes, said the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
03/23/2005 A government advisory panel Tuesday outlined a draft report on the state of nanotechnology in the United States and found while the U.S. is a leader – if not the leader – in nanotechnology worldwide, continued support is needed to help the nation maintain its edge.
The PresidentÂ’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) was expected to discuss the draft report and make final changes.
03/22/2005 (March 22, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — Tessera
Technologies announces that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with Fujitsu Limited, a provider of IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace.
