02/02/2005 The amount of money invested by venture capitalists in U.S. companies commercializing nanotechnology fell a precipitous 35 percent last year, according to data released today by Small Times. However, the number of companies receiving funding increased 32 percent, to the highest level Small Times has tracked in data going back to 1995.
02/01/2005 (February 1, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached a record $213 billion in 2004, a year-on-year increase of 28% from the $166.4 billion recorded in 2003, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports.
02/01/2005 (February 1, 2005) Midland, Mich. — Dow Corning Corp. reports consolidated adjusted net income of $74.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, an 88% increase over $39.7 million reported in same quarter of 2003. For all of 2004, adjusted net income was $288.8 million, 64% higher than the $176.6 million reported in 2003. Adjusted net income excludes restructuring costs and certain items related to Chapter 11, from which the company emerged on June 1, 2004.
02/01/2005 (February 1, 2005) Taichung, Taiwan — Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. (SPIL) reports fourth quarter sales revenues of NT$9.103 billion (U.S. $276 million), up 1.8% sequentially and up 13.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income for the quarter was NT$336 million (U.S. $10.2 million), compared with a net income of NT$1.088 billion in Q304 and NT$1.381 billion in Q403.
02/01/2005 February 1, 2005 - Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached a record $213 billion in 2004, a year-on-year increase of 28% from the $166.4 billion recorded in 2003, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Chip sales declined in December by 3.5% sequentially to $18.4 billion from the $19.0 billion reported for November, in line with historical seasonality. December sales were 14.6% higher than in December 2003.
02/01/2005 City of Boston and Boston University officials are determined to improve monitoring of research taking place at the university’s biosafety labs, in the wake of a contamination incident last spring that infected three researchers.
02/01/2005 Two river routes lead to Wall Street in lower Manhattan. Sailing down the Hudson provides a wide, smooth ride, not to mention breathtaking views of the wooded cliffs of New Jersey – in short, a classy way to sail downtown. The East River, by contrast, is a narrow, bumpy ride. The water is dark and oily from barge traffic. The stretch past LaGuardia airport is deafeningly noisy.
02/01/2005 ALBANY, N.Y.- Sematech North has produced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks with as few as one 80-nanometer (nm) or larger defect per mask. The 0.005 defect per square centimeter achievement was accomplished through rigorous contamination control and defect reduction
02/01/2005 TThis year's Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference & Exhibition promises to be a fantastic event. Here is a sampling of the companies, exhibits and demonstrations you can expect to see in Boston this March.
02/01/2005 BOSTON, Mass.-Contamination control design issues for advanced research facilities, plus opportunities for cooperative nanotechnology development, will be the themes of two featured presentations at the CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference & Exhibition, Wednesday, March 23, at The World Trade Center in Boston.
02/01/2005 ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.-In hopes of defining how separative devices differ from a cleanroom, ISO 14644-7, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments-Part 7: Separative devices (clean air hoods, gloveboxes, isolators, and minienvironments), specifies the minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation, testing, and approval of separative devices for use across a variety of industries.
02/01/2005 Most of the time when we talk about contamination control and cleanrooms, we largely focus on issues of product protection, product yield, and bottom line production costs.
02/01/2005 Because of the vulnerability and short shelf life of harvested human tissue, isolation is one of the key strategies for ensuring its sterility
