03/16/2005 (March 16, 2005) Shanghai, China — SEZ Group has sold its first 300-mm tool—its Da Vinci system (DV-Series)— to a Chinese foundry, which purchased and installed the tool at its fab last month. The proliferation of consumer devices in China makes it the world's fastest-growing semiconductor market—it is expected to continue outpacing all other regions over the next several years, according to various industry sources.
03/16/2005 The year 2004 was one in which small tech was too often equated with small cap. It was a year in which many investors first tuned into the nano theme. Demand for information grew. So-called nanotech experts appeared on the scene, explaining how nanotechnology would radically change our lives. Stock recommendations focused on illiquid stocks – that is, very small stocks with few shares available.
03/15/2005 (March 15, 2005) Cleveland — Keithley Instruments has received a repeat multiple-system order for its S680 DC/RF Parametric Test Systems from Icheon, Korea-based Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
03/15/2005 SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2005--OSIsoft, Inc., the global leader in delivering performance management software to the world's leading process manufacturing and life sciences companies, today announced its Real-time Performance Management (RtPM) Platform will support the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Framework.
03/15/2005 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:SUWN), a leading manufacturer of Chinese herbs, veterinary medicines and low calorie natural sweetener (Stevia) in China, announced today it has launched a new series of veterinary disinfectants for fighting Bird Flu Virus that threatens to create a human pandemic.
03/15/2005 RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/15/2005 -- Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF), announced confirmation of original test results for arsenic removal media, (ARTI- 64(tm)), which effectively removes arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, and sulfates from water.
03/15/2005 AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/14/2005 -- SEMATECH engineers have developed an eye-catching test device that allows semiconductor technologists to measure the important electrical characteristic of work function on a single wafer, saving time and increasing accuracy.
03/15/2005 ENGLEWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2005--SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. (OTCBB: SFSH) introduced SinoFresh(TM) Daily Throat Spray at the Cough, Cold, and Analgesics Efficient Program and Planning Session (EPPS) in Houston last week, receiving positive feedback from key retail customers about the company's latest brand extension. SinoFresh(TM) Daily Throat Spray is an antiseptic throat spray proven to kill many pharyngeal pathogens that inhabit the deepest areas of the throat.
03/15/2005 Try to get Bob Sinuc to pontificate on the future of fuel cell technology and you won’t get far. Instead, the vice president of engineering for fuel cell developer Plug Power will politely remind you that, “we’re a reality-based company.”
So itÂ’s no surprise to see Plug Power announce the operation of its second-generation experimental home energy station without much accompanying hype. No flowing descriptions of how the device will enable the hydrogen economy.
A crowd of Japanese suppliers are gambling that rising demand for MEMS devices for high volume products is about to spur a real volume market for production tools and services. There are now 20 Japanese companies offering microelectromechanical foundry services and 12 supplying MEMS etching equipment, according to a recent report from PennWell partner Nikkei Microdevices.
03/14/2005 New hyper-NA tools aim to boost throughput over ASML's Twinscan
By J. Robert Lineback, Senior Technical Editor
With no "showstoppers" identified yet in immersion lithography, rival scanner makers ASML, Canon, and Nikon are accelerating efforts to take 193nm "wet" exposure tools to the next level, quickly pushing numerical aperture lenses to their feasible limits in systems using water to boost depth of field and resolution for 65nm and 45nm processes.
03/14/2005 By Debra Vogler, Senior Technical Editor
Whether it's pursuing MEMS in medical device applications, or MEMS/MOEMS for use in displays, communications, consumer products, lithography, or sensors and actuators - especially those used for toys - the opportunities for MEMS span sectors and industries. A panel discussion moderated by Edward Motamedi, CTO of Revoltech Microsystems, covered the challenges and possibilities for MEMS growth at Photonics West, held Jan. 22-27.
03/14/2005 (March 14, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — The 2005 Annual Forecast and SEMI Awards Banquet will be held on October 22, in San Jose, Calif. The nomination deadline is May 13. For guidelines on submitting your nomination, please click here, or to submit a nomination, please click here.
03/14/2005 March 14, 2005 - Genus Inc. announced today that the merger with AIXTRON AG, a provider of equipment for compound semiconductor epitaxy, has been completed pursuant to the laws of the state of California. The shareholders of Genus, at a special meeting held on March 10, approved the merger with a majority of approximately 61% of the Genus outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Of the shareholders who voted, 94% were in favor of the transaction.
03/14/2005 (March 14, 2005) Milpitas, Calif. — LSI Logic Corp. has increased its first-quarter 2005 revenue guidance to a range of $420 million to $435 million. LSI Logic had previously forecasted first-quarter revenue in the range of $400 million to $415 million.
03/14/2005 (March 14, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — SEMI reports that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $37.08 billion in 2004, representing a year-over-year increase of 67.1%. The data is available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (SEMS) Report, now available from SEMI.
03/14/2005 (March 14, 2005) Aylesbury, U.K. — Dage Holdings Ltd. announces the completion of the final phase of its strategy to focus on its test and inspection products. This has been brought about through the sale of its contract manufacturing division to a subsidiary of TT electronics plc.
03/14/2005 NanoOpto Corp., a Somerset, N.J., developer of nano-fabrication technology for the design and manufacture of nano-optic devices, announced the availability for sampling of the SubWave Optical Isolator, a family of optical isolators designed to reduce cost and device size for data communications and telecommunications transceivers and transponders.
