01/01/2008 Packaging technology has evolved over the years, transitioning into more of a revolution with the introduction of new packaging styles practically every month. Designers face designing extremely high-performance packages with mixed technology content such as high speed digital, analog, and RF.
01/01/2008 Since human-generated contamination plays a large role in critical environments, special care must be taken to provide appropriate garments to minimize the human impact on the cleanroom.
01/01/2008 According to a subcommittee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Science Board, the nation’s food supply is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation’s drug and device supplies. In a report presented in December, the subcommittee attributed the deficiencies to increased demands on FDA and resources that have not increased in proportion to those demands.
01/01/2008 I always associate quality with building a house. Because my dad was a contractor, each of his children learned about reading blueprints, controlling construction costs, choosing compatible materials, and measuring more than once before doing anything.
01/01/2008 From a device manufacturing perspective, where the front-end leaves off and where the back-end begins has become a subjective point of reference; it really depends on the complexity of the device being manufactured.
01/01/2008 Although most electronic appliances are rigid, or at most mechanically flexible, future applications will require them to be flexible, stretchable, and offer maximum user comfort.
01/01/2008 Package on Package (PoP) stacking has become the preferred method for 3D integration of baseband ICs or ASICs with high-performance memory in mobile multimedia applications.
12/28/2007 George Gruner, founder of Unidym Inc., has been selected as a visionary Technology Pioneer for 2008 by the World Economic Forum and has been invited to speak at the upcoming WEF Technology Pioneers Conference in Davos, Switzerland, this January.
12/28/2007 Surface analysis software, based on a new version of Digital Surf's Mountains technology, has been integrated into NanoFocus's micronsurf 3D topometers and micronscan profilometers.
12/27/2007 According to the Foresight Nanotech Institute, an official announcement of the first version of the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems will be made in early January 2008. But for the time being, the organization has made available two documents, each weighing in at around 200 pages.
12/27/2007 MEMSIC Inc., an Andover, Mass., company that develops MEMS technology for sensors and accelerometers, has raised $60 million in its recent IPO in a transaction that values the firm at $226 million.
Surface analysis software, based on a new version of Digital Surf's Mountains technology, has been integrated into NanoFocus's micronsurf 3D topometers and micronscan profilometers.