01/14/2004 January 14, 2004 - Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has signed a deal to manufacture 90nm silicon-on-insulator products for IBM, East Fishkill, NY.
01/14/2004 January 14, 2004 - Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan, plans to start full-scale production of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems this year, with a planned launch in 2006 for use with 45nm and 32nm chips.
01/14/2004 (January 14, 2004) North Billerica, Mass.—BTU International, a supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment, has affirmed its fourth quarter guidance, reporting that sales and earnings will be in the range of $7.5 million to $8.0 million, with a net loss in the range of $1.4 million to $1.6 million. This compares to sales of $6.7 million and a net loss of $1.6 million in the third quarter.
01/14/2004 SUSS MicroTec AG News, Web has sold a stepper system to a Taiwanese organization for nanoscale research and development, according to a news release.
01/14/2004 Vyvyan Howard, one of EuropeÂ’s leading researchers of nanoparticle toxicity, is set to report on the possibility that one form of nanoscale material may be transferred from a mother into her fetus. At a conference, Howard described how researchers have been injecting gold nanoparticles into pregnant rats to determine whether they can be transferred across to the fetus.
01/14/2004 Nanosys Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif., developer of nanotechnology-enabled systems, announced today it has entered into a collaborative agreement with Intel Corp.to work on memory-related technologies.
01/14/2004 Harris & Harris Group Inc., announced that Douglas Jamison will become president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer on January 1, 2005 after the retirement of Mel Melsheimer, current president, COO and CFO.
01/13/2004 JAN. 13--MIAMI, Fla.--The American Media building in Boca Raton, Fla., will be cleaned up by a group including former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, according to United Press International.
01/13/2004 January 13, 2004 - Samsung Electronics Co. said it will spend $1 billion on a production line to boost its output of DRAM chips, part of an overall 2004 capex budget of $4.4 billion.
01/13/2004 January 13, 2004 - A recent report from IDC predicts 18% growth in 2004 for the semiconductor industry, driven by double-digit growth in shipments of personal computers and mobile phones, and increasing contributions from the Asia-Pacific region.
01/13/2004 (January 13, 2004) Chandler, Ariz.—Amkor Technology Inc. has achieved 'green partner' status as part of a Sony Corp. program to ensure that consumer products and the components inside are environmentally friendly. The qualification covers all 10 Amkor facilities in Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and China.
01/13/2004 By the time the 2004 football season rolls around, scientists at Virginia Tech expect small tech to help them better understand how gravitational force triggers head trauma. Researchers say the key to unlocking those secrets lies in data gathered from specially designed helmets equipped with MEMS accelerometers. Selected Virginia Tech football players wore the special headgear during the 2003 season.
01/12/2004 January 9, 2004 - Kulicke & Soffa, Willow Grove, PA, Nanometrics, Milpitas, CA, joined a collection of semiconductor equipment companies who have said their latest quarterly performance will be better than expected.
01/12/2004 January 9, 2004 - Three law firms have filed class-action suits against Ibis Technology Corp., Danvers, MA, and its president and CEO Martin Reid, concerning alleged misrepresentations about the company's SIMOX-SOI implantation business.
01/12/2004 January 12, 2004 - Veeco chairman and CEO Edward Braun has been named as the recipient of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International's (SEMI) annual Bob Graham award.
01/12/2004 (January 12, 2004) Santa Clara, Calif.—For equipment manufacturers, VLSI Research is forecasting a price-led upturn in 2004, thanks to the strong likelihood that the equipment industry won't be able to respond fast enough to the sudden spike in demand.
