07/15/2003 The National Science Foundation is hip deep in selecting a group of universities to host a sweeping nanotech research effort, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN). Schools across the country have teamed up into various consortia vying for the project, worth as much as $140 million over the next decade.
07/15/2003 Alien Technology will build a plant in North Dakota to mass-produce its radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, according to a news release.
07/15/2003 July 15, 2003 – HandyLab Inc. has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program to develop a highly sensitive, low-cost microfluidic device for health care, homeland security and agriculture applications, according to a news release.
07/14/2003 TronicÂ’s Microsystems does not intend to remain at the research stage. The French company recently announced a new MEMS production facility and the close of two rounds of funding worth more than $12 million. Its next goal: The U.S. and Asian markets.
07/11/2003 (July 16, 2003)
Welcome to Day 1 of From the SEMICON West Tradeshow Floor, your e-show daily for the backend of SEMICON West in San Jose.
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07/11/2003 (July 16, 2003)
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07/11/2003 SEMI WEST NEW PRODUCTS (PART 1 OF 3)
The following is a selection of new products that you will see on the exhibitor floor at SEMICON West in San Jose, Wednesday, July 16, to Friday, July 18. See the SEMICON WEST EXHIBITOR LIST in the next section of this newsletter for booth numbers.
07/11/2003 The following is a list of vendors that will be exhibiting at SEMICON West in San Jose, Calif., July 15-18, 2003. Please check the SEMICON West show guide for an updated booth number list, as they may change at the conference.
07/11/2003 July 11, 2003 - Worldwide semiconductor capital spending will return to positive growth in 2003, the first time in two years, according to Gartner Inc. Spending is forecast to total $29.9 billion in 2003, a 7.9% increase from last year, when capital spending shrunk by 38%. Spending for capital equipment, wafer fab equipment, and packaging and assembly equipment is all on pace for growth this year, after each saw revenue declines of over 20% in 2002.
07/11/2003 AmberWave Systems, Salem, NH, and ADE Corp., Westwood, MA, are joining forces to qualify ADE's line of inspection and metrology tools to measure strained silicon wafers.
07/11/2003 JULY 11--SAN JOSE, Calif.--KLA-Tencor Corp. has unveiled AccuFilm, a technology that eliminates the effects of airborne molecular contamination (AMC) on ultra-thin-film measurements.
07/11/2003 As silicon chip features get smaller, the cost of making the masks that print them is exploding. At 90 nanometers, the next step down for chip makers, a set of masks costs $1.5 million. At the step beyond that, 65 nanometers, those masks will probably cost about $4 million. And a single chip can use 20 or more masks. Mask makers are in hot pursuit of an "innovative" solution to the cost dilemma.
07/10/2003 July 9, 2003 - Parsippany, NJ - Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. has formed a new electronic and specialty gas equipment team to serve customers requiring high-purity gas delivery systems. The team will be led by John Smickenbecker, director of ESG equipment sales, and be supported by the company's equipment technology center in Montgomeryville, PA.
07/10/2003 July 9, 2003 - August Technology, Minneapolis, MN, a manufacturer of automated inspection equipment, has acquired Counterpoint Solutions Inc., Thornwood, NY, a developer of wafer inspection, review, and failure analysis systems. The acquisition adds to August's defect disposition and device development capabilities. The all-stock deal is valued at approximately $1.45 million.
