09/08/2004 (September 8, 2004) Mountain View, Calif.—The MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC) will host a technical symposium titled "Innovations in Equipment and Materials for Microelectronics Packaging: Complexity Drives Collaboration," on November 11, 2004 at the Hyatt San Jose in San Jose, Calif.
09/08/2004 (September 8, 2004) Scotts Valley, Calif.—Carsem, a provider of packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, announced it will increase its capacity for the MLP (micro leadframe package) family to a total of 155 million units per month. In September 2003, Carsem had a monthly capacity of 50 million in its Malaysian factories. Since then, it has been increased to a current capacity of 90 million, and will be ramped to 135 million by November 2004.
09/08/2004 The scientific community often focuses on the researchers working with atoms and molecules. But often overlooked are the outside people working to lay the groundwork for this research, those with bottom-up approaches of their own. One team in particular has built a niche in nanotech. McCarthy Building recently constructed a 150,000-square-foot nano facility at Cornell University.
09/07/2004 (September 7, 2004) Singapore and Fremont, Calif.—STATS ChipPAC Ltd. announced that, on September 3, 2004, its indirect wholly owned subsidiary ChipPAC International Company Limited commenced a cash tender offer relating to any and all of ChipPAC International's outstanding $165,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 12 3/4 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.
09/07/2004 (September 7, 2004) Franklin, Mass.—Sales for Speedline Technologies, Inc. , during the second quarter of 2004 were up more than 61 percent over the same period in 2003. Bookings also surged, increasing 85 percent over the first quarter of 2003. At the
end of the period, the business backlog was 3.5 times higher than at the same time last year.
09/07/2004 September 7, 2004 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has achieved functional 0.13-micron 300mm wafers from its Fab 7, showing silicon results that exceeded internal targets within five months of the first equipment installation. According to the company, it has also launched engineering 300mm wafers at Fab 7 for its 0.11-micron process, as well for the 90nm platform it is jointly developing with IBM.
09/07/2004 Up until recently, atomic force microscopes have largely focused on academic research. Molecular Imaging Corp. is working to enlarge that focus and include more research markets, such as nanotechnology and nano-level life sciences. The firm's nanotech applications include testing properties of organic and inorganic nanotubes and single-molecule electronic switches.
09/03/2004 (September 3, 2004) San Jose, Calif.—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported this week that worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $18.0 billion for the month of July. Although this number is below forecasted sales of $18.2 billion, it represents an increase of 37.9 percent from the $13 billion reported in July 2003.
09/03/2004 (September 3, 2004) San Jose, Calif.—The Working Group of the International Statistics on Vacuum Technology (ISVT) announced that global vacuum components and equipment sub-systems sales totaled $2.6 billion in 2003. The largest vacuum component market segment is semiconductor process vacuum with 38 percent.
09/03/2004 As an emerging business arena, nanotechnology seems very healthy. Every day, new application possibilities surface, more people enter nanotechnology as a profession and discoveries are built on previously unique work. If this year is any model, next year should be amazingly productive and exciting.
09/02/2004 (September 1, 2004) Northbrook, Ill.—IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries has lowered prices on single-user standards and specifications purchased on CD or through electronic download. The company made this move to increase the demand and accessibility of its standards.
09/02/2004 (September 2, 2004) San Jose, Calif.—Tessera Technologies, Inc., recently announced that it will raise its financial guidance for the third quarter and full year 2004. The company has increased its projected third quarter 2004 total revenue by approximately $2 million, which will also be incremental to its projected full year total revenue. Tessera now expects third quarter 2004 total revenues in the range of $22.3 to $22.6 million.
09/02/2004 September 2, 2004 - ASML Holding NV, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, and Tokyo-based Nikon Corp. have mutually agreed to suspend legal proceedings in the US and Asia concerning disputed IP for lithography systems.
09/02/2004 With more than 320 delegates registered at the annual Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS) Conference, held this year in the Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, those in attendance were told that small-tech gold isnÂ’t totally out of reach.
09/01/2004 September 1, 2004 - Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., and Toshiba Corp. said that they will jointly produce LCD panels for flat-panel TVs, according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun America Inc. This joint venture will build a plant at Hitachi Displays Ltd.'s site in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, at an estimated cost of around 110 billion yen.
