05/29/2008 May 28, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ATLANTA, GA -- Qcept and CEA-Leti will investigate potential new techniques for characterizing a variety of leading-edge semiconductor materials and processes, including high-k and low-k dielectrics, atomic layer deposition (ALD), fully silicided (FUSI) metal gates, and advanced cleaning technologies.
05/29/2008 May 29, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Silecs, Inc. today announced that its high-volume manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland, has been granted ISO 14001 certification by DNV.
05/29/2008 By M.K. Chew and H.G. Su, Unisem-Advanpack Technologies
Wafer bumping is fast becoming the interconnect of choice for wafer level chip scale packages (WLCSPs). This migration is primarily driven by applications like power management devices, ASIC and memory chips, display drivers, Internet routers, microcontrollers, D/A converters, and RF devices that are transitioning from wire bond plastic encapsulated units to flip chips and WLSCPs.
05/29/2008 By Joseph Fjelstad, Verdant Electronics
One year after the electronics industry was forced to bow to legislative pressure of the EU's RoHS legislation banning the use of lead in electronic solder in July 2006, a solderless assembly process was introduced in response. The standout process, named in honor of the 14th century English monk and logician, William of Occam, was unveiled by Verdant Electronics.
05/29/2008 May 20, 2008 -- /SEMI/ -- SAN JOSE, CA -- North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.07 billion in orders in April 2008 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.81, according to the April 2008 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI.
05/29/2008 May 20, 2008 -- Polypore International, Inc. today announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Celgard, LLC, the company has closed on the previously announced acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding capital stock of Yurie-Wide Corp. for approximately $23 million in cash, including acquisition-related costs.
05/29/2008 May 20, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- MOFFETT FIELD, CA -- NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
05/29/2008 May 21, 2008 -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) is pleased to announce its new officers for the term beginning July 1, 2008.
05/29/2008 May 27, 2008 -- ATLANTA, GA -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) addresses air cabin air quality in its new Standard 161-2007, Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft.
05/29/2008 May 12, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Eli Lilly and Company announced today completion of the final phase of its $1 billion effort to further strengthen the company's biotechnology research and development capabilities.
05/29/2008 May 14, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- CHICAGO, IL -- The lawsuit filed by Nolan Law Group and Mark Scott asserts that Baxter International was responsible for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of a product containing toxic chemicals.
05/29/2008 May 15, 2008 -- /FDA News/ -- FDA today announced the shut down of cream cheese and seafood operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and its subsidiary, LFI Enterprises, Inc., both Illinois companies, until they are found compliant with food-safety laws.
05/29/2008 May 16, 2008 -- /FDA News/ -- The company failed to seek required FDA approval for some of its products and failed to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements (CGMP).
05/29/2008 May 16, 2008 -- /FDA News/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, TX, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007.
05/29/2008 May 19, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ SAN JOSE, CA -- Novellus Systems today announced two new industry-leading dry strip and clean systems, each targeting different photoresist removal requirements at fabs and foundries worldwide.
05/29/2008 May 19, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ FAIR LAWN, NJ -- Tasker Products Corp. has received authorization from the Food Safety and Inspection Service of USDA to market its Tasker Clear product as a processing aid in the red meat and pork processing industries.
05/29/2008 May 8, 2008 -- /Prime Newswire/ -- ALAMEDA, CA -- Proton Laboratories Inc. has obtained positive testing results through application of its electrolyzed water on MRSA, ATCC 6538 (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
05/29/2008 May 12, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- DUBLIN, OH -- Cardinal Health has completed the acquisition of assets of privately held Enturia, Inc., the manufacturer of infection prevention products sold under the ChloraPrep(R) brand name.
05/29/2008 May 29, 2008 - Intel and Micron's announcement that they have developed a 34nm NAND flash device could give the companies a better cost/profit profile vs. competitors, and/or help stretch an already painful oversupply situation well into the next year, according to a report from Objective Analysis. Meanwhile, Gartner notes that the two need to make some related capacity decisions soon if they want to leverage their short-lived technology lead on the competition.
05/29/2008 May 29, 2008 -- A study published last week by Nature Nanotechnology tells of research findings that long carbon nanotubes injected into mice can behave like asbestos fibers, forming lesions that may lead to cancer. Small Times' Barbara Goode visited with Nanocomp Technologies, known for producing long, highly pure carbon nanotubes, to get a producer's take on the story.
