07/02/2003 He may have the mind and credentials of a scientist, but Bill Madia, Battelle's newly appointed executive vice president of Laboratory Operations, also appears to have the heart and talent of a businessman. In his new job, Madia's instincts will be tested -- he's responsible for moving technology out of the lab and into the mainstream.
07/01/2003 July 1, 2003 - An increase in the number of 300mm fabs in use and being built is helping drive the recovery of the semiconductor industry, according to a new report from Strategic Marketing Associates (SMA).
07/01/2003 July 1, 2003 - Dr. Kenneth A. Monnig, interconnects program associate director, International SEMATECH, will give the keynote presentation of the 3rd annual Surface Conditioning Process Symposium, held July 9-11, 2003, in Chaska, MN. Dr. Monnig's talk on the impact of challenges in IC interconnects on the semiconductor industry will be broadcast live on the Web via the Process Outlook Forum.
07/01/2003 July 1, 2003 - Dallas, TX - Texas Instruments has confirmed reports that it will build a $3 billion fab in Richardson, Texas, just outside of Dallas.
07/01/2003 JULY 1--ST. LOUIS-- At least 99 people have contracted salmonella at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and the source of the intestinal illness remains a mystery.
07/01/2003 JULY 1--CHARLOTTE, N.C.-White Knight Engineered Products, a manufacturer of reusable and disposable textile products, announced today the sale of its non-woven apparel line to DuPont Nonwovens (Wilmington, DE).
07/01/2003 For Cui Fuzhai, a material science professor at BeijingÂ’s Tsinghua University, the only setback in his research came when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) struck Beijing in the spring. With the threat of SARS waning, Cui and his team now have successfully implanted nano bones in dozens of patients and he hopes that the technology will be commercialized soon.
07/01/2003 From California to North Carolina and north through Pennsylvania and Massachussetts, economic development folks have gold in their eyes when the topic turns to biotechnology—and with good reason.
07/01/2003 Last month, I broached a potentially touchy subject of "cleanroom cystitis," or the documented higher incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) among cleanroom workers compared to that of non-cleanroom workers at a semiconductor facility.1
07/01/2003 Corporations are in a constant state of change, moving from one approach of managing business to another. Within regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical, the relationships between regulators and the companies they regulate are a classic example of the old saying, "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
07/01/2003 While wipers and other consumable products are critical to the maintenance and function of an effective cleanroom environment, these products have the potential to contaminate the very environment they're meant to protect.
07/01/2003 In the mid-1990s, several semiconductor companies had fire losses totaling nearly $750 million. As a result, both the semiconductor industry and insurance companies realized the need to properly manage fire risk in this critical industry.
07/01/2003 Nurses caring for SARS patients here want garments ranging from facemasks to full-body "moon suits" at their disposal throughout all shifts, now that even well-protected hospital workers are still being infected with the deadly respiratory virus.
