11/08/2002 Nov. 6, 2002 - Fremont, CA - Lam Research Corp.'s 2300 Versys Star system, for 200mm and 300mm applications, builds on the 2300 Versys, expanding process capability for etching the complex structures required for sub-90nm applications.
11/08/2002 NOV. 8--NOGALES, Ariz--Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of disposable protective apparel for the medical, dental, industrial, cleanroom and food service markets, says its quarterly net income for the quarter ending September 30 of $362,000 is 258 percent increase over the $101,000 for the quarter ended September 2001.
11/08/2002 Taiwan’s National Nanotechnology Initiative puts the isle in the ranks of other developed regions that are giving priority to nanotech development. But Taiwan knows that capital alone is not enough. That's where Wu Mao-Kuen steps in – to prepare the people for the age of nanoscience.
11/08/2002 Altair Nanotechnologies said it will be paid about $250,000 for the first phase of a project with Avireco USA LLC to evaluate raw materials used in producing nanoparticle-based titanium dioxide pigments.
11/07/2002 Aug. 30, 2002 - Marlborough, MA - Shipley Co. LLC's SiBER is an ultrahigh-resolution, 248nm, silicon bilayer resist system that is composed of a silicon-containing top imaging layer and a planarizing, light-absorbing, polymeric bottom layer.
11/07/2002 NOV. 7--SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH--Daw Technologies Inc., a cleanroom component designer, manufacturer and installer, has sold all of the assets of its Intelligent Enclosures business unit, which specializes in the design of ultra-clean minienvironments, to a group consisting of former managers of that business unit.
11/07/2002 Nov. 07, 2002-Wilmington, DE--DuPont has completed the acquisition of ChemFirst Inc. in a cash merger with a ChemFirst price/share of US$29.20 and a total transaction value of approximately US$400 million.
11/07/2002 July 22, 2002 - Santa Clara, CA - Applied Materials' Endura iCuB/S integrated Cu barrier/seed system deposits the critical barrier and seed layers in 65nm-generation (and beyond) copper interconnects.
11/07/2002 Several law firms are joining a growing group that sees opportunities in nanotechnology. A firm in Texas and another in Minneapolis recently opened their nanotech practices within a week of one another. Each offers something unusual -- a team of lawyers with degrees in engineering, or experience nurturing life science or high-tech startups, or an understanding of the patent office.
11/07/2002 Cepheid Inc., whose biodetection technology is being used in a prototype anthrax monitoring system by the U.S. Postal Service, reported a 91 percent increase in sales and a 59 percent increase in revenues for the third quarter of 2002 compared to 2001.
11/07/2002 Dalsa Corp., a Waterloo, Ontario-based provider of semiconductor and electronic components in MEMS and other technology areas, announced a deal to raise (U.S.) $20.6 million (CDN $32 million) according to a news release. The proceeds are intended to reduce debt to enable the company to consider investments or acquisitions, the release said.
11/07/2002 NEC Corp. researchers said they have developed a nano-based approach to creating biochips that can rapidly identify DNA and protein molecules, according to the Asahi Shimbun news service.
11/06/2002 Nov. 6, 2002 - Milpitas, CA - Nanometrics Inc., which supplies the semiconductor industry with integrated and standalone metrology tools, has announced the introduction of its newest metrology system, designed to control the copper CMP process.
11/06/2002 Nanosys appears to have solidified its position as a leader in the ability to commercialize a range of nanotechnology-based products, analysts say. The company has control over more than 70 core patents from its seven scientific co-founders. "This puts us in a dominant position in terms of IP within this field," said a company official.
11/06/2002 Thomson Derwent, a provider of patent and scientific information, said it has launched a global source of patent information related to micro- and nanosystems.
11/06/2002 Echelon Biosciences Inc. said it has received $200,000 from the National Institutes of Health to develop microarrays used in the fight against cancer.
11/05/2002 Nov. 5, 2002 - Willow Grove, PA - Kulicke & Soffa Industries, the supplier of semiconductor assembly and test interconnect equipment, materials and technology, has announced that it is exploring options for certain of its non-core business units.
11/05/2002 Nov. 5, 2002 - Corning, NY - In 1Q03, Corning Inc. will begin a major expansion project at its Taiwan manufacturing facility in the Tainan Science-based Industrial Park. This new investment in capacity will add melting and forming lines to make the plant a fully integrated LCD glass manufacturing facility.
