10/14/2004 (October 14, 2004) Dublin, Ireland—Research and Markets has announced the addition of Green Labelling: Global Guide for Marketers in the New Millennium to their offering.
10/14/2004 (October 14, 2004) Chandler, Ariz.—Amkor Technology announces that it has begun discussions with a group of institutional lenders concerning entering into a credit facility for a $300 million term loan.
10/14/2004 He didnÂ’t invent the scanning tunneling microscope or discover carbon nanotubes. But Phaedon Avouris, manager of IBMÂ’s nanoscale science team, is a leader in seeing the connection between the breakthroughs and applying them to realistic research.
10/13/2004 October 13, 2004 - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new generation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) high-performance transistor front-end technology targeted for the 65nm advanced CMOS process node. The three-year agreement also provides TSMC with manufacturing rights to Freescale's 90nm SOI technology.
10/13/2004 (October 13, 2004) Phoenix, Ariz.—FlipChip International (FCI) announces the opening of a Reliability & Design Center for wafer level packaging (WLP) and flip chip bumping technologies within its Phoenix, Ariz. facility.
10/13/2004 (October 13, 2004) Chandler, Ariz.—Amkor Technology announces that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is conducting an informal inquiry into trading in the securities of Amkor.
10/13/2004 (October 13, 2004) Des Plaines, Ill.—As the WEEE and RoHS directives take effect in Europe, and with the increased production of lead-free products in Asia, lead-free assembly in North America is gaining momentum.
10/13/2004 Small Times spoke by phone with Sean Murdock, who explained why he's making the transition, what he'll do differently with the NanoBusiness Alliance as it enters a new phase of its existence, and why he thinks the nanotechnology sector is on track to evolve into an industry of its own.
10/13/2004 Glimmerglass Networks Inc, a Hayward, Calif.-based microphotonics firm, has launched a new MEMS-based server for managing and monitoring fiber optic connections, according to a news release.
10/12/2004 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) suspended Chiron Vaccines manufacturer's licence for influenza vaccine on October 5, 2004 for a period of three months with immediate effect.
10/12/2004 October 12, 2004 - European research consortium IMEC, Leuven, Belgium, has added a roster of equipment makers to its sub-45nm CMOS research platform.
10/12/2004 (October 12, 2004) Des Plaines, Ill.—Kester, Metcal, BTU International, and Soldering Technology Inc. (STI) will present a series of Lead-free Technology Seminars scheduled to take place throughout 2004. The next seminar will take place Tuesday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 10, 2004, in Atlanta, Ga.
10/12/2004 (October 12, 2004) San Jose, Calif.—The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) forecasts year-end wafer shipments for 2004 to be 23% higher than
2003 shipments.
10/12/2004 (October 12, 2004) Austin, Texas—American communities can hold onto high-tech manufacturing, if they become creative in partnering with companies and give employers solid financial reasons to stay in town, a key Texas Instruments (TI) executive will tell the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) Symposium later this month.
10/12/2004 Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., a Dallas-based law firm, launched a practice specializing in biotechnology and hired four new biotech and pharmaceutical experts, according to a news release.
10/12/2004 As any angel investor will tell you, this is not venture capital. There are 220,000 angels, according to the Center for Venture Research, and theyÂ’re hardly all alike. Here are three angel perspectives, in their own words, on what works, what doesnÂ’t, and how to succeed.
10/11/2004 Should you brand nanotechnology? Wilson Sporting Goods sees no fault in serving it up strong. In ordinary tennis rackets, tiny voids exist between individual carbon fibers that can create stress and weak points. In WilsonÂ’s nCode racket, nanoscale crystalline structures fill those voids and boost the racket's power.
10/08/2004 (October 8, 2004) San Jose, Calif.—MEPTEC, the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council, plans to shake things up a bit with its next technical symposium, titled "Innovations in Equipment and Materials for Microelectronics Packaging: Complexity Drives Collaboration," on November 11, 2004 at the Hyatt San Jose.
