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UV LED Curing for the Electronics Industry

04/03/2014  This paper provides an introduction to UV LED curing and the many benefits UV LED curing provides for bonding and coating applications in the electronics industry. Product manufacturers, machine builders, and chemistry formulators will gain an understanding of the benefits and how to apply UV LED curing in manufacturing processes. Included are specific examples of how manufacturers are using UV LED to make touch screens, mobile phones, micro speakers, and hard disk drives.

New Kimtech Pure G3 EvT nitrile gloves

04/03/2014  Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced a new glove that is designed to provide process protection for the semiconductor and electronics industries.

UVOTECH releases UV-Ozone Cleaning System

04/03/2014  Using a UV-Ozone Cleaner, near atomically clean surfaces can be achieved in minutes without any damage to your devices.

Park Systems introduces automatic defect review for semiconductor wafers

04/03/2014  Park Systems this week introduced the Automatic Defect Review (ADR)AFM for 300mm bare wafers, a fully automated AFM solution that improves throughput of AFM defect review by up to 1,000 percent.

ON Semiconductor to acquire Trusense Imaging, Inc.

04/03/2014  ON Semiconductor today signed a definitive agreement to acquire Truesense Imaging, Inc., a provider of high-performance image sensor devices addressing a wide range of industrial end-markets including machine vision, surveillance, traffic monitoring, medical and scientific imaging, and photography.

MEMS microphone market to grow at 13% CAGR, reaching $1.65B by 2019

04/02/2014  MEMS microphone market has been growing since its first appearance in 2003. The huge worldwide adoption of smartphones, each using more than one MEMS microphone, creates the wide integration and rocketing growth of the MEMS microphone market.

Quantum Polymers announces 8 inch diameter carbon and glass filled PEEK rod products

04/01/2014  These products work well for applications requiring a balance of chemical resistance and mechanical strength in high temperature environments like those frequently found in the oil and gas, chemical processing, and semiconductor industries.

SureCore's 28nm silicon tests confirm world leading power efficiency

04/01/2014  SureCore Ltd has today announced that early testing of its innovative low power SRAM design confirms its simulations that deliver in excess of 50 percent power savings over other SRAM technologies.

MACOM announces IP licensing program for GaN-on-Si technology

04/01/2014  M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. this week announced an IP licensing program for Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon technology.

Fabricating nanostructures with silk could make clean rooms green rooms

04/01/2014  Tufts University engineers have demonstrated that it is possible to generate nanostructures from silk in an environmentally friendly process that uses water as a developing agent and standard fabrication techniques.

Researchers improve performance of III-V nanowire solar cells on graphene

04/01/2014  Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have achieved new levels of performance for seed-free and substrate-free arrays of nanowires from class of materials called III-V (three-five) directly on graphene

University of Washington selects AltatechÂ’s CVD system to develop new process materials

03/31/2014  Altatech, a subsidiary of Soitec, has received an order from the University of Washington in Seattle for an AltaCVD chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system whose unique combination of capabilities allows users to develop new process materials with high added value.

SEMATECH announces leadership changes

03/31/2014  SEMATECH, the global consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, announced today that Ronald Goldblatt, vice president of Technical Strategy and Operations, has been appointed by the board of directors as acting president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

InvenSense and Sonion announce MEMS microphone development alliance

03/28/2014  InvenSense, Inc. and Sonion today announced a strategic alliance in which the two parties will cooperate in the development of MEMS microphones and related technologies for use in a broad range of hearing applications.

Leti to demonstrate wireless high data rate Li-Fi prototype

03/27/2014  CEA-Leti will demonstrate its new prototype for wireless high data rate Li-Fi (light fidelity) transmission at Light + Building 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany, March 30-April 4. The technology employs the high-frequency modulation capabilities of light-emitting diode (LED) engines used in commercial lighting.

Silicon Valley specialty foundry Noel Technologies names Joe Medeiros Director of Reclaim

03/27/2014  Noel Technologies, a Silicon Valley specialty foundry offering process development and substrate fabrication, has added semiconductor industry veteran Joe Medeiros to its growing management staff.

Samsung introduces new flip chip LED packages

03/27/2014  Samsung today introduced a new lineup of flip chip LED packages and modules offering enhanced design flexibility and a high degree of reliability.

Nanolab Technologies expands services with new analytical and surface measurement tools

03/26/2014  Nanolab Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based analytical services lab, has purchased and installed new tools and moved to a seven-day workweek.

Particle Measuring Systems joins SEMATECH

03/26/2014  This collaboration will address many of the profound changes taking place in the semiconductor industry that are impacting fundamental aspects of process and equipment design, including integration of new materials and process technology for sub-20nm node manufacturing, next-generation lithography requirements.