06/10/2008 NanoHorizons Inc., a maker of nanoscale performance additives for the textile and medical industries, has entered into a partnership with Indo Poly Ltd., which has core interests in polyester manufacturing. The partners plan to produce distinctive polyester yarns with permanent nano-based antimicrobial properties using NanoHorizons' nanoscale silver antimicrobial additives.
06/10/2008 June 10, 2008 -- STMicro-electronics' new LISY300AL is a surface-mountable, single-axis MEMS yaw gyroscope for angular rate sensing up to 300 degrees/ sec (full scale). The 7 x 7 x 1.5mm MEMS sensor offers features such as extended power supply and power-management.
06/10/2008 June 10, 2008 -- M+W Zander, an architecture, engineering and construction-management firm specializing in designs for micro/nano R&D and manufacturing centers , says it will design a new nanotechnology center for international Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal.
06/10/2008 by Ed Korczynski, senior technical editor, Solid State Technology
Among highlights of this year's IITC was a renewed interest in novel "unit processes" for many applications. One highlight: Selete's work with Roki Techno on a hybrid electro-CMP technology to provide electrical contacts in a standard Accretech CMP tool, initially targeted at formation of global interconnects using Cu and low-k dielectrics.
06/10/2008 June 10, 2009 - Singapore foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing says its 2Q08 financials should come in just about as projected, with lower gross profits offset by a tax credit.
06/10/2008 Research and Markets released an overview of the Chinese market for ICs, with focus on four key emerging markets: Shenzhen, Suzhou, Tianjin, and Chengdu. The report includes the three IC segments: design, manufacturing, and packaging & testing.
06/09/2008 Advanced nanomaterials company Angstron Materials LLC has acquired a new 22,000 square foot manufacturing facility where it will provide small to large batch processing and production capacity for its carbon-based nano-graphene platelets (NGPs), and continue research and development efforts. Angstron's NGPs can be blended with other nanomaterials to achieve higher loadings required for various forms of composite lamina as well as nanocomposites for load-bearing and functional applications.
06/09/2008 June 9, 2008 - Freescale Semiconductor is spinning off its MRAM unit as a VC-backed independent company to expand its technology portfolio and accelerate its adoption in new applications
06/09/2008 June 9, 2008 - Semiconductor equipment sales in general are expected to slump in 2008, and the automation segment is no exception, though there is some motion in the sector among suppliers, according to a brief analysis by The Information Network.
06/09/2008 June 9, 2008 -- A mechanical micromuscle with nanoscale functionality and a micro-creep-and-stress tester, both designed by students, were the top winners in Sandia National Laboratories' fourth annual University Alliance Design Competition for MEMS designs.
06/09/2008 by James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology
June 9, 2008 - A trio of semiconductor industry analysts presented their newest industry/macroeconomic analysis at a SEMI breakfast panel near Boston (June 4), generally agreeing that the IC industry isn't doing as badly as had been feared. Other topics addressed included capex trends and a coming "memory meltdown," concerns about long-term fab-lite models, IC makers vs. systems OEMs, and advice to suppliers about 450mm.
06/09/2008 by James Montgomery, News Editor, Solid State Technology June 8, 2008 - Applied Materials has made a verbal unsolicited $400M-$500M offer to buy ASMI's atomic layer deposition (ALD) and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) businesses. Gartner research VP Dean Freeman helps WaferNEWS brainstorm the most likely reasons behind AMAT's offer (and some unlikely-yet-interesting-but-good-luck-proving-it possibilities), and what it means for ASMI.
06/06/2008 June 6, 2008—Digital Surf, developer of topographical analysis tools for micro and nano-surfaces, has released Mountains Technology version 5. The new software enables metrological analysis of the evolution of a 3D surface, for instance nanotechnology or a MEMS device, in a fourth dimension.
06/06/2008 June 6, 2008—The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008, H.R. 5940, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 407 to 6 yesterday. The legislation reauthorizes and refines the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), strengthening environmental and safety research, and supporting lab-to-market initiatives and secondary education.
06/06/2008 June 6, 2008-- According to a new technical market research report, Nanotechnology: A Realtistic Market Assessment from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the global market for nanotechnology was worth $11.6 billion in 2007.
06/05/2008 by M. David Levenson, Editor-in-Chief, Microlithography World
June 5, 2008 - Overlay specifications have narrowed dramatically as the semiconductor industry advances toward the 32nm node, requiring control of high-order grid and field distortions, as noted by the ITRS. Seeking to meet these new requirements is KLA-Tencor's new Archer 200, the latest version of the company's imaging overlay measurement tool.
06/05/2008 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (PARC), a Xerox company that develops MEMS and nano-based technologies, has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and prototype, all-printed, disposable, blast dosimeters.
06/05/2008 Start-up smart sensor materials company Coradyn Biosystems LLC has licensed a responsive, conductive polymer technology from the University of Texas at Austin that has applications as a biosensor or chemosensor for RFID, wireless, handheld or laboratory devices. Coradyn Biosystems expects to use the technology in molecular sensor devices.
06/05/2008 Unidym, Inc., a manufacturer of carbon nanotubes, and Battelle, a non-profit independent R&D organization, have formed an alliance focused on multi-functional nanocomposites for aerospace and transportation applications. The companies will collaborate with aerospace and automotive companies, and their composite materials suppliers that require carbon nanotube formulated coatings, sealants, adhesives and load-bearing composites.
06/05/2008 June 5, 2008—NanoHorizons, a manufacturer of nanoparticles for environmentally friendly antimicrobial applications, has raised $6.7 million in a second funding round. The company also appointed David A. Woodle as chairman and CEO; and Dr. Daniel Hayes, a founder and inventor of NanoHorizons' technology, as president, COO, and board member.
June 10, 2008 -- STMicro-electronics' new LISY300AL is a surface-mountable, single-axis MEMS yaw gyroscope for angular rate sensing up to 300 degrees/ sec (full scale). The 7 x 7 x 1.5mm MEMS sensor offers features such as extended power supply and power-management.
June 9, 2008 -- A mechanical micromuscle with nanoscale functionality and a micro-creep-and-stress tester, both designed by students, were the top winners in Sandia National Laboratories' fourth annual University Alliance Design Competition for MEMS designs.