12/02/2004 December 2, 2004 - Applied Materials Inc. and ASML intend to collaborate to speed the development of 65nm and below process equipment technology for the semiconductor industry, the companies said.
12/02/2004 December 2, 2004 - Applied Materials Inc. and DuPont Photomasks Inc. have agreed to a joint development program (JDP) for advanced photomasks supporting 90nm and 65nm technology.
12/02/2004 December 2, 2004 - LG.Philips LCD Co., a joint venture of LG Electronics of South Korea and Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, said Wednesday it plans to build a 5.3-trillion-won (US$5.06 billion) facility for producing a larger type of flat screen, said Asia Pulse Pte Ltd.
12/02/2004 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new index for nanotech is likely to impact every nano-based business or inventor who hseeking legal protection of IP, according to lawyers. The digest will make it easier to search for prior art, collect issued patents and publish applications relating to nanotech.
12/01/2004 December 1, 2004 - The SEZ Group, Zurich, Switzerland, has announced it will expand its Yokohama, Japan-based customer application lab, which opened in July.
12/01/2004 November 29--BOC Edwards announced today that it is moving its key operations in Japan to a new, purpose-built complex in Yachiyo-city, Chiba (near Tokyo), scheduled for completion the end of 2004.
12/01/2004 (December 1, 2004) Munich, Germany — electronica 2004, a trade show for components, assemblies, and high-growth applications, signalled increased momentum in the global electronics industry as international visitors and exhibitors once again flocked to the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.
12/01/2004 (December 1, 2004) Chiba, Japan — The market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to grow 59% in 2004 to be the second largest annual level ever recorded, according to the year-end edition of the SEMI Capital Equipment Consensus Forecast, released by SEMI at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition. Manufacturers of semiconductor equipment expect a moderate cyclic decline in 2005 to $33.49 billion.
12/01/2004 STAMFORD, Conn.—A contamination-free filling process for injectables, developed by InTact Filling systems, a subsidiary of Medical Instill Inc. (www.medinstill.com), promises higher safety levels and lower operating costs for pharmaceutical producers.
12/01/2004 Nonvolatile residue (NVR )- NVR is the quantity of molecular matter remaining after the filtration of a solvent containing contaminants and evaporation of the solvent at a specified temperature.
12/01/2004 ROCKVILLE, Md.—In a report entitled Pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st Century—A Risk Based Approach, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA; www.fda.gov) has summarized substantial changes ahead for manufacturing, inspection, disputes, and for streamlining the pharmaceutical approval process.
12/01/2004 BOSTON, Mass. The CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference & Exhibition will include an intensive full-day training program from internationally-recognized contamination control expert Dr. Hans Schicht, executive secretary and past president of the Swiss Society for Contamination Control (SRRT).
12/01/2004 Calif.—U.K. disk drive subsystem manufacturer Xyratex Ltd. (www.xyratex.com) has unveiled an automated, contamination-free cassette loading system designed for buffering and transporting magnetic disk cassettes for cleanroom processes.
12/01/2004 SUNNYVALE, Calif. An automated SEM/TEM sample preparation technology for semiconductor processes promises to speed productivity and increase reliable and contamination-free samples.
12/01/2004 Prior to getting started, let me say that the last article in this series, "Compliance and Documentation," was, as I stated, in no way comprehensive.
