09/25/2003 Sept. 25, 2003 - Discera Inc. has selected DALSA Semiconductor as its high-volume manufacturer for a suite of RF MEMS devices for mobile phones and other portable electronics products, according to a news release.
09/24/2003 BEI Technologies Inc.'s Systron Donner Inertial Division picked Texas Instruments Inc.'s digital signal controller for a MEMS-based inertial measurement unit (IMU), according to a news release.
09/24/2003 They might be nanoÂ’s artificial molecule, but dendrimers are taking real steps toward fighting HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in women.
Starpharma Pooled Development Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, gained approval in July from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to start human trials of VivaGel, a dendrimer-based topical gel designed to prevent or reduce disease transmission during sexual intercourse.
09/23/2003 SEPT. 23--RIMINI, Italy-- Multiplex Inc., a South Plainfield, N.J.-based manufacturer of optoelectronic components and integrated subsystems, is now offering custom compound semiconductor foundry services.
09/23/2003 Sept. 23, 2003 – Silicon Microstructures Inc., a Milpitas, Calif., developer and manufacturer of MEMS-based silicon pressure sensors and custom microstructures, announced it has added a new pressure sensor chip to its line of MEMS sensors.
09/23/2003 Harvard Bioscience Inc. subsidiary Genomic Solutions Ltd. has acquired BioRobotics Ltd., which makes and sells instruments for DNA microarray manufacturing, according to a company news release.
09/23/2003 Sept. 23, 2003 – Applied Nanotech Inc., an Austin, Texas-based research and development company focusing on carbon nanotubes, will unveil a 14-inch black-and-white television based on nanotubes in December at a conference in Japan, according to a news release.
09/23/2003 Sept. 23, 2003 – Bacterial BarCodes Inc. will market its Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer as part of its DiversiLab System for detecting and tracking bacterial infection or contamination, according to a company news release.
09/23/2003 Lawmakers failed to squeeze in nanotechnology legislation before their annual recess last month, but that doesnÂ’t mean all small things were swatted aside in Washington. While the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act was placed on the back burner, the White House released a list of nanotechnology leaders who will stage dive into the mosh pit of nanotechnology advisers that already surround the Oval Office.
09/22/2003 September 19, 2003 - UMC's Japanese subsidiary has invested $45 million to expand manufacturing capabilities at UMCi, the company's 300mm affiliate in Singapore.
09/22/2003 September 19, 2003 - Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, plans to establish a probe and test development center in the Hong Kong Science Park at Pak Shek Kok.
09/22/2003 September 19, 2003 - Nam Tai Electronics has begun construction of new manufacturing facilities in Shenzen, China to produce LCD, RF, and CMOS components.
09/22/2003 September 19, 2003 - Mergers and acquisitions among semiconductor equipment will be hampered due to companies' valuations, according to Applied Materials CFO Joseph Bronson.
09/22/2003 September 19, 2003 - Amkor Technology Inc., Chandler, AZ, is expanding its test and wafer probe capacity in Taiwan through a deal with FICTA.
09/22/2003 September 17, 2003 - Asyst Technologies, Fremont, CA, is searching for a new CFO after the departure of Geoffrey Ribar to pursue other interests.
