07/08/2003 Call it a dielectric sandwich.
That’s one approach behind Raytheon Co.’s attempt to commercialize radio frequency MEMS components: Etch a circuit onto a silicon wafer, slap on a layer of dielectric material, then put a MEMS switch on top of that. Voila – an integrated RF MEMS device.
07/07/2003 July 7, 2003 - Waterloo, Ontario - Dalsa Corp., a foundry providing high-volume services in CMOS, high-voltage CMOS, CCD, and MEMS, has appointed Paul Van Bakel as its new CFO. He was formerly senior financial officer with Ledco Ld., and served in various financial positions with Dalsa from 1995 to 1999.
07/07/2003 July 7, 2003 - Three Chinese companies have committed to building an 8-in. wafer plant in Tsingdao, China, but are looking for help from foreign investors.
07/07/2003 July 7, 2003 - Samsung Electronics says it will complete a 300mm wafer line at its chip plant in Hwaseong, Korea by the end of this year, ahead of the initial deadline set for 2004, according to the Korea Herald.
07/07/2003 July 7, 2003 - Ricoh plans to spend 7 billion yen ($59 million) to boost monthly production capacity in its 200mm wafer plant in Yashiro, Japan by more than 15%. The increase from 5,500 wafers to 6,500 wafers will address growing demand for power management chips used in mobile phones.
07/07/2003 July 7, 2003 - The NanoBusiness Alliance on Monday announced the creation of a group devoted to dealing with safety concerns related to nanotech development.
07/07/2003 When Greg Schmergel was growing up in the 1970s, nanotechnology was the stuff of science fiction. Now the 34-year-old co-founder and chief executive of Nantero Inc. believes carbon nanotubes deposited on silicon wafers eventually will replace every other form of semiconductor memory chip.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - UMC, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and High Bandwidth Access Inc. (HBA), a developer of memory devices, have successfully prototyped HBA's high-speed IC based on the foundry's 90nm process. Volume production is expected later this year.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - Migdal Haemek, Israel - Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has appointed Rafi Nave as its new VP of customer services. Nave was previously VP of R&D for NDS Group.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML NV has agreed to sell its 8X and 9X series wafer track spare part supply and maintenance service business to Rite Track, West Chester, OH for an undisclosed amount.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - International Sematech (ISMT) and Asahi Glass Co. have signed an agreement to co-develop advanced mask technology and materials for use in EUV lithography.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. (STATS), Singapore, an independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, has announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Park.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $12.50 billion in May, up 2.0% from $12.26 million in revenues in April 2003 and a 9.9% increase from May 2002 revenue of $11.38 billion, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The total revenue is the highest in four months. The April figures were revised upwards from SIA's earlier estimates of $12.14 billion, which would have been essentially flat growth from March to April.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 - An increasing number of 300mm fabs in use and being built is helping to drive recovery of the semiconductor industry, according to a new report from Strategic Marketing Associates (SMA).
07/03/2003 As a longtime trucker and owner of an expedited freight company, Elton “Tony” Brazeel knows the value of just-in-time delivery. But he never expected to benefit from it in the operating room. The Michigan man was among the first in the nation to get a drug-coated stent. He had four blockages and his cardiologist first told him of the advanced medical device only days before.
07/03/2003 July 3, 2003 – Invitrogen Corp., a Carlsbad, Calif., provider of life science products, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Molecular Probes Inc. of Eugene, Ore.
07/02/2003 JULY 2--SAGAMIHARA, Japan--The Japanese government and the semiconductor industry has funded a research center that will open a 300-mm wafer line here to test and develop specifications for 90-nanometer and smaller process technologies.
