05/01/2008 Military software has been retrained for deployment in protecting the United States’ food supply against terrorist attack, helping those in the food business how to think like terrorists might.
05/01/2008 FDA has received approval from the U.S. State Department to establish eight full-time permanent FDA positions at U.S. diplomatic posts in the People’s Republic of China, pending authorization from the Chinese government.
05/01/2008 The Advanced Packaging editors covered a lot of ground this spring as co-sponsors of the Burn-in and Test Socket (BiTS) Workshop in Mesa, AZ, attending SEMICON China in Shanghai, and the IMAPS Device Packaging Symposium in Scottsdale, AZ.
05/01/2008 Flip chip interconnect offers the advantages of smaller footprint on the PCB, improved electrical performance, reduced manufacturing steps at assembly, and excellent long-term reliability.
04/30/2008 Apr. 30, 2008 - NIST says its work has helped resolve whether nanoimprint lithography (NIL) can accurately stamp delicate insulating structures without damage -- and in fact makes them better.
04/30/2008 The Swiss Retailer's Organization (IG DHS), representing some of Switzerland's top retailers, has introduced what it calls "the world's first code of conduct for consumer products containing applications of nanotechnology." It requires those creating and selling nano-enabled products to pass "decision-relevant data" along the value chain.
04/30/2008 A team led by a University of Michigan mechanical engineer has received a five-year, $6.8-million grant from the Air Force to examine heat management issues in the spectrum of electronic devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors.
04/30/2008 Discera, Inc.'s MEMS resonators are now available to manufacturers in more than 140 countries through Digi-Key Corp., a leading electronics distributor. The wide availability of Discera's MEMS products, which replace traditional quartz crystal devices, is a milestone that the company was able to achieve through its relationship with OEM partner Abracon. Small Times' editor in chief Barbara Goode explains.
04/30/2008 "Collaborative Solutions Beyond 2010" is theme of this year's Global STC Conference, organized by the Semiconductor Test Consortium, Inc. (STC). This interactive global forum, open to both STC member and non-members, will be held on June 4-6, 2008 in San Diego, California.
