03/11/2008 March 11, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- RONKONKOMA, NY -- CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ:CVV) completed the acquisition of a new 13,000-square foot building to facilitate the scale-up and commercialization of new products for the nano, solar, energy, and semiconductor fields.
03/11/2008 March 11, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ST. FLORIAN, AUSTRIA -- EV Group announces that Austrian technology research company NanoTecCenter Weiz Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (NTC Weiz) has purchased an EVG620 precision alignment system for installation in its new R&D facility focused on organic/plastic electronics.
03/11/2008 March 11, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- GOLDEN, CO -- The U.S. Patent Office has awarded Dr. George Radziszewski a U.S. Patent (No. 7,342,664) for his revolutionary ChemiD Mini Lab, a miniature device that will identify chemical compounds on demand.
03/11/2008 March 11, 2008 -- /FDA/ -- The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
03/11/2008 March 11, 2008 -- /PRWEB/ -- SAN JOSE, CA -- Spectroscopic instruments have been crucial in the laboratory since their inception. Various segments of the spectrometry industry have evolved to meet the burgeoning requirements of life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.
03/11/2008 ; BTU International, a supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced the receipt of a $3M multiple-machine order, the largest single Pyramax order in company history, from a leading semiconductor assembly and test subcontractor (SATS).
03/11/2008 by Bob Haavind, Editorial Director, Solid State Technology An insightful update on three key semiconductor technologies -- SOI, TSV/3D, and SOI -- sparked a lively Q&A following a SEMI-sponsored breakfast near Boston (Mar. 5), held at an MKS Instruments facility. Here, Gordon Starkey, a senior engineer in technical operations for IBM, explained how silicon-on-insulator (SOI) has made a transition from a niche to mainstream technology.
03/11/2008 Tronics Microsystems SA, a manufacturer of custom MEMS components for demanding applications, and IMEC, representing Europractice IC Service, announced their collaboration to enable Europractice IC Service to add MEMS to its Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) programs.
03/11/2008 by Bob Haavind, Editorial Director, Solid State Technology An insightful update on three key semiconductor technologies -- SOI, TSV/3D, and SOI -- sparked a lively Q&A following a SEMI-sponsored breakfast near Boston (Mar. 5). Here, Gregory Denbeaux, assistant professor of nanotechnology at the U. of Albany, gave an overview of progress needed in EUV to make it suitable for high volume manufacturing.
03/11/2008 by Bob Haavind, Editorial Director, Solid State Technology An insightful update on three key semiconductor technologies -- SOI, TSV/3D, and SOI -- sparked a lively Q&A following a SEMI-sponsored breakfast near Boston (Mar. 5). Here, Sitaram Arkalgud, head of SEMATECH's 3D interconnect program in Albany, discusses the expected evolution of through-silicon vias (TSVs) and 3D chip stacks for future electronics.
03/11/2008 Mar. 10, 2008 - The current sluggish growth and mounting economic worries are calling into question whether the semiconductor industry can regain momentum and manage any growth this year, and the second quarter -- traditionally a period of accelerating growth -- will be the key, according to a recent report by iSuppli.
03/11/2008 Mar. 10, 2008 - Hynix Semiconductor reportedly is in negotiations to send 54nm DRAM process technology to Taiwan's ProMOS, a year after a similar deal for 66nm process technology raised eyebrows.
03/11/2008 Mar. 10, 2008 - SanDisk and TSMC have verified SanDisk's 80nm OTP NAND chip at TSMC, and the two firms are now progressing to 45nm chip development -- work that is raising industry eyebrows since Spansion is also a top TSMC client with its competitive ORNAND chips, according to the Taiwan Economic News.
03/10/2008 Mar. 10, 2008 - Worldwide semiconductor capacity and output both slowed significantly in 4Q07, but for the first time in a year and a half factory utilization rates crept up above the benchmark 90% level, which historically has signified an increase in tool investments -- or at least it used to.
03/10/2008 March 7, 2008 --/DARMSTADT, GERMANY/ -- Merck KGaA announces that it is investing EUR 47 million in a new research and development center to be built at the Darmstadt site for the chemicals business sector.
03/10/2008 March 7, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- SANTA CLARA, CA -- Finesse Solutions, LLC, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, and Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, a world leader in biotechnology process monitoring, announce the first TruBioTM OS plug-in for OPC connectivity between TruBio OS and Nova BioProfile 400, 100 Plus, Basic 4, and Basic 2 analyzers.
03/10/2008 March 7, 2008 -- /MILTON, NY/ -- Sono-Tek Corp., the world leader in the development and application of liquid ultrasonic atomization technology into precision and liquid conserving spraying and coating application systems, announces the creation of two strategic business units reporting directly to Dr. Joseph Riemer, president, as well as the hiring of additional sales and applications development staff.
03/10/2008 Mar. 10, 2008 - Taiwan's top two foundries, TSMC and UMC, both posted slight declines in February sales vs. the prior month of January, though sales were higher than a year ago (particularly for TSMC). An FBR Research analyst weighs the numbers and trends in a research note.
