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01/29/2008  InvenSense, provider of motion-sensing solutions for portable consumer electronics, has introduced what it calls the world's smallest dual-axis gyroscopes at 4 x 5 x 1.2 mm.

01/29/2008  KWJ Engineering Inc. has acquired Eco Sensors Inc.

01/28/2008  Jan. 28, 2008 - Nanya and Inotera both forecast a global recovery in DRAM gaining steam by 2Q08 that will lead to tighter supplies of memory chips in the second half of the year, according to local press reports.

01/28/2008  Jan. 28, 2008 - AMI Semiconductor and European R&D consortium IMEC say they have entered into a new two-year program to develop AMIS' future 14T "Smart Power" platform technology, which will allow the creation of complex systems-on-chip integrating high-voltage and power functions with dense logic, processors and memories.

01/28/2008  Jan. 28, 2008 - KLA-Tencor says it has "agreed in principle" to pay $65M to settle a shareholder lawsuit stemming from its longtime backdating of employee stock options, which if approved would be the second-biggest shareholder payout stemming from the industrywide backdating scandal that erupted in 2006.

01/28/2008  ; AMI Semiconductor has entered into a new two-year collaboration program with IMEC to develop AMIS's future Smart Power technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, AMIS will develop critical and novel Smart Power processes and devices in IMEC's advanced 200 mm facilities, and use IMEC's know-how and experience in deep submicron process technology.

01/28/2008  January 25, 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- DEERFIELD, IL -- Baxter Healthcare Corporation has announced the voluntary recall of nine lots of heparin sodium injection 1000 units/ml 10 and 30-ml multi-dose vials.

01/28/2008  Schott, manufacturer and distributor of special glass and glass-related systems, has unveiled its AF 32 glass material, designed for leading-edge opto-electronics applications.

01/28/2008  Veeco says its InSight 3D automated atomic force microscope (AFM) is "the only metrology system available with the accuracy and precision required for non-destructive, high resolution three-dimensional measurements of critical 45nm and 32nm semiconductor features, with the speed to qualify as a true fab tool."

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01/28/2008  January 28, 2008 -- /AMBERG, GERMANY/ -- Herding Filtertechnik GmbH and Herding Filtration LLC are pleased to announce their second USA office opening.

01/28/2008  Research and Markets has announced the availability of a new book, Reliability of MEMS.

01/25/2008  pSivida Ltd., a nanotech-based drug delivery company, has sold the assets of its wholy owned subsidiary, pSiNutria Ltd., to Intrinsiq Materials, a U.K.-based venture capital backed company.

01/25/2008  ; The introduction of embedded components may be the one of the most significant developments in the electronics industry since the microvia, according to an international study conducted by TechSearch International. Findings revealed that enabled by the proliferation of microvia technology, the number of products containing embedded active devices in the module or PCB are increasing, especially in consumer and mobile communication products.

01/25/2008  ; Recognized for their performance in fulfilling Skyworks Solutions supply chain requirements, Datacon Technology GmbH, manufacturer of chip-assembly equipment and member of the international Besi group, was the recipient of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 2007 Best Supplier Award for capital equipment. The award was presented in a ceremony during Skyworks' supplier day meeting held January 8, 2008 in Irvine, CA.

01/25/2008  The new Equilibar Vacuum Regulator promises a constant vacuum process across varying gas flow changes, with more than 5X the flow stability of traditional spring regulators. Its is actually two vacuum regulators in one: a small pilot regulator for precision and sensitivity under no-flow conditions, and a larger one for high flow rates.

01/24/2008  Jan. 24, 2008 - Korea's Dongbu HiTek says it has integrated its yield management system (YMS) and fault detection & classification (FDC) tools into a "Dongbu early trouble detection and analysis system" that reduces fault detection and analysis from 2-3 days to 1hr, while "sharply" increasing wafer yields and process stabilities.

01/24/2008  Jan. 24, 2008 - Spire Semiconductor says it will provide contract design and manufacturing capabilities for makers of solar concentrator cells, in addition to its existing lineup of GaAs solar cells, wafer epitaxy, and thin-film products.

01/24/2008  Jan. 24, 2008 - Rudolph Technologies has acquired all IP and selected assets from privately held RVSI Inspection in Hauppauge, NY, in a move to add the firm's flagship 3D wafer inspection to its own 2D macrodefect inspection technologies, and strengthen its presence in advanced packaging applications.

01/24/2008  Nextreme Thermal Solutions developed its new Ultra-High Packing Fraction (UPF) OptoCooler to improve the performance of electronics without sacrificing efficiency.