12/04/2003 Intel Corp. has presented results of its high-k/metal gate transistor development aimed at reducing current leakage as device dimensions shrink and transistor gate dielectrics become thinner.
12/04/2003 South Korea's semiconductor trade deficit was slashed by 93% in the third quarter thanks to rising DRAM ASPs and a general global IT recovery, according to industry sources.
12/04/2003 Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 6.5% in September to $14.4 billion, up 5.9% from $13.56 billion in August -- the seventh consecutive monthly increase and the biggest monthly percentage change in over a decade, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
12/04/2003 Protiveris Inc., a Maryland-based developer of bioMEMS technology for protein research and drug discovery, has acquired commercial rights to sensor technologies developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, according to a news release.
12/04/2003 Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. has begun Phase 2 clinical trials of a topical cream formulation of its nanocrystalline silver for a form of eczema and other skin conditions, according to a news release.
12/04/2003 Molecular Imprints Inc., an Austin, Texas, developer of imprint lithography systems, has made an initial close on $15 million of an ongoing $30 million Series B funding round, according to a company spokeswoman.
12/04/2003 PHS MEMS, a Grenoble, France-based MEMS designer and manufacturer, has introduced a design kit for Agilent Technologies' Advanced Design System electronic design automation software, according to a news release.
12/03/2003 By combining pre-processed wafers from TSMC -- up to metal level 2 -- and then providing custom programming for as many as five metal levels, AMI Semiconductor says it can cut the cost of reticles to about one-quarter of the usual cost.
12/03/2003 DEC. 3--CHIBA, Japan--Leading manufacturers of semiconductor equipment expect sales to increase this year to $21.4 billion, more than eight percent above the $19.8 billion in sales posted in 2002 according to the year-end edition of the Capital Equipment Consensus Forecast, released by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (San Jose, Calif.)
12/03/2003 (December 3, 2003) Chiba, Japan—Leading manufacturers of semiconductor equipment expect sales to increase this year to $21.4 billion, more than eight percent above the $19.8 billion in sales posted in 2002, according to the year-end edition of the SEMI Capital Equipment Consensus Forecast, released by SEMI at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition.
12/03/2003 Designing therapeutic drugs to treat degenerative diseases such as AlzheimerÂ’s and Lou GehrigÂ’s is challenging enough. But getting them past the protective blood-brain barrier can prove mind-boggling. Two biotechnology companies that specialize in nanoscale pharmaceuticals signed deals recently that may allow them to accomplish both feats.
12/03/2003 Applied NanoWorks Inc. has licensed technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) enabling fabrication of nanomaterials for semiconductors, cosmetics, composite materials and other applications, according to a news release.
12/02/2003 (December 2, 2003) Greensboro, N.C.—RF Micro Devices Inc., a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announced production shipments of the RF3133 PowerStarTM power amplifier module to LG Electronics for use in the LG G4010 and LG G4050, which are LG's first GSM/GPRS handsets targeted at the U.S. market.
12/02/2003 President Bush is expected to sign into law the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act at 2:10 p.m. in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
12/02/2003 These accelerometers won't save your life. But they soon might save your data. IBM announced recently that it was launching an updated line of its ThinkPad laptop computers with accelerometers in a system to protect data during drops. The IBM Active Protection System includes a motion sensor that detects acceleration, such as in a fall.
12/02/2003 A team led by DuPont scientists have discovered a way to sort and assemble carbon nanotubes that could overcome an obstacle to developing highly sensitive medical diagnostics devices, miniature transistors and other nanoelectronic devices, according to a news release.
12/02/2003 (December 1, 2003) Columbus, Ohio—Engineers at Ohio State University and their colleagues have taken an unprecedented look at the interface between layers of silicon and other materials in electronic devices.
