03/01/2004 (March 01, 2004) Phoenix, Ariz.—FlipChip International LLC, which operates a wafer-scale packaging and bumping business, has appointed Jack Hodgson as its chief financial officer (CFO).
03/01/2004 (March 01, 2004) Tokyo, Japan—Toshiba Corp. recently completed construction of a 300-mm wafer fab at its Oita Operations in Kyushu, Japan. Toshiba plans to begin mass producing high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) LSIs this fall, with an initial capacity of 12,500 wafers per month.
02/27/2004 FEB. 27--SANTA CLARA, Calif.--In a major victory for the semiconductor industry, a jury has decided that IBM Corp. was not responsible for the cancers that developed in two former employees at a disk drive plant.
02/27/2004 February 27, 2004 - Demand for wafers grew nearly 13% in 2004 and will continue at nearly a double-digit pace from now until 2008, according to Semico Research.
02/27/2004 To: Steve Crosby From: Candace Stuart Re: A must-read for company presidents like yourself
I know you have no shortage of reading material, but “The Innovator’s Solution" is a total winner that anyone trying to put a company on a growth trajectory should consult.
02/26/2004 FEB. 26--DAEJON, Korea--LG Chem Ltd., the nation's largest chemical company, has opened a research center here to focus on the key technologies of nanotech and display materials.
02/26/2004 FEB. 26--GLASGOW, Scotland-- Optoelectronic chip maker Intense Photonics Ltd. is hiring and expanding facilities at its UK fab to handle demand from emerging markets.
02/26/2004 February 26, 2004 - Wacker Siltronic, the wafer unit of Wacker Chemie GmbH, Freiberg, Germany, is planning an IPO by mid-April, according to a statement made at the company's earnings conference.
02/26/2004 February 26, 2004 - The European Union has opened a probe into allegations of collusion over chip prices and output among the world's memory chip producers.
02/26/2004 February 26, 2006 - Just more than half of the funds raised in the initial public offering of China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) will go to the company -- the rest will be squirreled away by directors and institutional shareholders
02/26/2004 It sometimes seems like small tech entrepreneurs arenÂ’t always on the same plane as investors. Some say that this disconnect comes from the fact that many small tech startups are launched by academics without much experience in the business world. But a German venture capital firm is trying to bridge this culture and knowledge gap.
02/26/2004 Colibrys SA (News, Web) and Bookham Technology PLC have teamed up to make smaller and cheaper optical products, according to a news release (PDF, 45.7 KB).
02/25/2004 FEB. 25--BOZEMAN, Mont.--A Helena company will soon learn whether it will be awarded a city contract to build a cleanroom in Fire Station No. 1.
02/25/2004 FEB. 24--SANTA CLARA - IBM Corp.'s medical department knew chemicals used to coat computer disk-drives might make employees sick and decided to conceal those dangers, a lawyer for two workers told jurors.
02/25/2004 Does your new product have what it takes to be the attendees' favorite at the CleanRooms East/PDA SciTech Summit Exhibition? We're just weeks away from casting the votes! Showcasing your product is easy.
02/25/2004 I just joined PDA in January as the vice president of science and technology following a long career in the pharmaceutical industry. Being mostly from the biopharmaceutical side of the house, the issue of environmental quality was always on my mind.
02/25/2004 Process Analytical Technologies
Ali Afnan, Ph.D., FDA, CDER, Office of Pharmaceutical Science
Future New Technologies that Will Impact the Industry
Darren Dasburg, Conventure
02/25/2004 The PDA SciTech Summit Conference will feature more than 80 first time presentations on cutting-edge issues important to doing your job. A series of Track Options are available to help you focus on specific topics. Or, you can choose to attend sessions across a variety of tracks. The choice is yours as you enjoy this one-stop-shop for all of your training and education needs.
