10/03/2003 OCT. 3--SINGAPORE- Sunningdale Precision Industries Ltd said it is setting up a manufacturing plant with ISO Class 4 cleanroom facilities at the premises of subsidiary SDP Manufacturing Sdn Bhd in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
10/03/2003 October 1, 2003 - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has developed 4Gbit NAND Flash memory using 70nm process technology, and a 512Mbit DRAM device using 80nm processes.
10/03/2003 Worldwide semiconductor sales totaled $13.42 billion in August, representing one of the strongest monthly increases in August in a decade, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
10/03/2003 Tom Cellucci has a very simple job description. “He’s going to start bringing money in,” said his new boss, Jim Von Ehr, chief executive of Zyvex Corp. The company is shifting its focus from the distant possibilities of nanotech to the practical realities of cash flow. It's a big change for Von Ehr, who has regaled listeners over the years with his dreams of molecular manufacturing.
10/03/2003 Oct. 3, 2003 - Zyvex Corp. announced new product launches, including process technology for carbon nanotubes and tools for micro and nanomanipulation, according to a news release.
10/03/2003 One of the hottest trends in the fashion industry today is invisible to the naked eye. Nanoscale enhancements to classic materials like cotton and novel nanoengineering of synthetic fibers are leading to the high-tech couture of tomorrow. But wash, wear, and wipe duds are just the first swatches of nano-tech to make it onto garment racks.
10/02/2003 OCT. 2--ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill--The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) has a new panel of elected officers for 2003-2004.
10/02/2003 September 24, 2003 - China's importance in the semiconductor industry will eclipse that of South Korea and Taiwan, who have dominated in the last decade, according to TSMC Chairman Morris Chang.
10/02/2003 September 24, 2003 - Tessera Inc., San Jose, CA, and Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. have signed a licensing agreement to use Tessera's packaging technology for Sanyo's consumer electronics products.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2005 - Varian Inc. has settled a patent infringment suit concerning leak detection technologies brought against it by Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2003 - Semiconductor packaging and test firm ASAT Holdings Ltd. has relocated its US headquarters from Fremont, CA, to Pleasanton, CA.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2003 - Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca, and Pulse-Link Inc., San Diego, CA, have signed an agreement to codevelop digital baseband processors.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2003 - ATMI Inc., Danbury, CT, has introduced an RFID-based process monitoring system for liquid materials in a fab, aimed at replacing similar barcode-based systems.
10/02/2003 September 29, 2003 - Cymer Inc., San Diego, CA, a supplier of excimer laser light sources, has named Anthony Yen as senior VP of lithography market development.
10/02/2003 September 24, 2003 - Wafer foundry Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. says it has received "record bookings" during 3Q, mostly for its sub-0.18-micron technologies, and predicts "robust customer demand" for 4Q03 and through 2004.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2003 - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Inc. (SMIC) has signed a deal with MicroFab Technology to profide wafer bumping solutions.
10/02/2003 September 25, 2003 - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has applied to sell up to 49 million shares of flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp.