12/01/2004 A comprehensive line of AC and brushless DC (electronically commutated) fan filter units are available in 4x4-ft., 2x4-ft. and custom sizes.
12/01/2004 Today's silicon chips, and the packages in which they reside, continue to decrease in size while increasing in both functionality and packaging complexity.
12/01/2004 Well, it's holiday season already. From a personal view, many are looking forward to a few days off, relaxation, great food, and a wonderful time with friends and family.
12/01/2004 There are few things that mark a person's character more than the way they accept defeat; unless, of course, it's the way they persist through each day and each challenge.
12/01/2004 With electronics components quickly making their way into landfills around the world, many countries are looking for ways to curb the amount of materials entering the environment.
11/30/2004 (November 30, 2004) Gaithersburg, Md. — In the future, the phrase "smarty pants" might be taken quite literally, referring to trousers embedded with electronic "intelligence" so that they change color, for example, in response to their surroundings.
11/30/2004 (November 30, 2004) Clinton, N.Y.—Indium Corporation of America has appointed Wang Ming as technical manager in China. Ming's SMT-specific experience includes 6 years in the Chinese cell phone manufacturing industry. He has been involved as an engineering manager in NPI and SMT process improvements for mobile phone production.
11/30/2004 November 30, 2004 - KLA-Tencor and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. have announced they are partnering to commercialize advanced process solutions designed to address key manufacturing challenges associated with next-generation semiconductor devices.
11/30/2004 November 30, 2004 - IBM, Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., and Toshiba Corp. have unveiled some of the key concepts of an advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, they are jointly developing for next-generation computing applications and digital consumer electronics.
11/30/2004 In the same way that digital cameras boosted demand for flash memory, high-resolution cameras, cell phones and digital camcorders are expected to drive demand for next-generation portable storage. Firms developing MEMS-based memory think that these applications will most likely be the first market for their devices.
11/29/2004 By Bob Haavind, Editorial Director
New materials and process complexity require increased R&D, but available resources at process tool companies are being squeezed. As a result, new collaborative models will be necessary to meet future challenges to stay on the track of Moore's Law, Mike Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials, told more than 200 attendees from around the globe at the Albany Symposium on Global Nanotechnology, held in Sept. at Lake George, NY.
11/29/2004 By J. Robert Lineback, Senior Technical Editor
Mainland China's entry into volume production of 300mm wafers officially began in late September with the formal opening of a $1 billion fab in Beijing by silicon foundry supplier Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC). Some industry analysts and SMIC itself are now predicting a rapid buildup of 300mm capacity in mainland China.
11/29/2004 (November 29, 2004) Atlanta, Ga.—It may be tiny, but a new microgenerator developed at Georgia Tech can now produce enough power to run a small electronic device, like a cell phone, and may soon be able to power a laptop.
11/29/2004 (November 29, 2004) Singapore—Agilent Technologies announces the centralization of its Wireless Systems Operations (WSO) in Asia, with two centers to be formed in Singapore and Penang, Malaysia. Singapore and Malaysia will become the global hub for WSO's marketing, R&D, manufacturing, and supply-chain management. WSO, which makes test systems and solutions for the wireless industry, is part of Agilent's Wireless Business Unit.
11/29/2004 November 29, 2004 - India's first silicon chip manufacturing facility would be set up on the outskirts of Hyderabad with an initial investment of US$600 million, its promoter and chairman of South Korea-based Intellect Inc. Jun Min, said on Friday, according to Asia Pulse Pte Ltd.
