12/13/2007 December 13, 2007 - The Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) and U. of Glasgow are partnering to identify "the best" p-channel material to scale MOSFET minimum feature sizes, including gate length, down to 8nm, possibly extending scaling for another 4-6 years beyond current projections.
12/13/2007 December 13, 2007 - Micron Technology says it has produced samples of a 1Gb DDR2 device using 68nm process technologies. Mass production is planned for early 2008, followed by DDR3 and other low-power DRAM products in 2H08.
12/12/2007 December 12, 2007 - Teradyne and Nextest have agreed to a $325M acquisition that gives system-on-chip test provider Teradyne a big slice of the projected $700M flash memory tester market.
12/12/2007 Stateline Angels has invested nearly $450,000 in Atometric Inc., which develops and produces production-ready, micron-precision machines that can operate in both laboratories and factories to produce parts as small as the head of a pin.
12/12/2007 December 12, 2007 - German chipmaker X-Fab Silicon Foundries has agreed to license its 0.6-micron process technology ("XC06") to Brazil's CEITEC (Excellence Center for Advanced Electronic Technology), for use in CMOS semiconductor manufacturing in the country's 150mm prototype frontend wafer fab, slated to open in 3Q08.
12/12/2007 Teradyne Inc. and Nextest Systems Corp. have signed a definitive agreement under which Teradyne will acquire Nextest. As a result, Teradyne will expand its served market into the flash memory test segment, estimated to be more than $700M in 2006. Of Nextest's $95.8M in revenue in CY06, flash memory tester sales totaled about $80M. Upon closing, expected in 1Q08, Nextest will be run as a business unit within Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division.
12/12/2007 ; In light of strong growth in the third quarter, China's semiconductor market appears to be on track to meet iSuppli Corp.'s forecast of a 15% revenue expansion in 2007. China's semiconductor revenue is expected to rise to $52B in 2007, up from $45B in 2006. This will mark the first time that the nation's semiconductor revenue exceeds $50B for a year.
12/12/2007 Carl Zeiss Microimaging Inc. has launched ASSAYbuilder, a suite of next-generation high content analysis (HCA) tools that can be added to any microscope with a digital imaging package. Leveraging research microscopy for HCA promises to enable precise assay development and hit qualification with reduced access cost.
12/11/2007 November 29, 2007 -- /PRNewswires/ -- HARLEYSVILLE, PA -- Raymond J. De Hont, chairman and CEO of Met-Pro Corp., announced today that the company's International Division has received an order from a paper mill in South America to supply two boiler flue gas treatment systems utilizing Duall scrubbers and Flex-Kleen dust collectors.
12/11/2007 November 29, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- NEW YORK, NY -- CECO Environmental Corp., a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has secured 10 new orders totaling approximately $13.5 million.
12/11/2007 November 29, 2007 -- ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI, NASTOLA, FINLAND and ROSWELL, GA -- Healthmark Industries Co., Inc. and Wipak Medical are pleased to announce the acquisition and assumption of Kimberly-Clark Health Care's peel pouch business.
12/11/2007 November 30, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN -- NOLabs AB, the Swedish medtech company developing innovative nitric oxide-containing medical devices based on the NitroSense(R) technology, today reported that it has achieved another important milestone in the development of a new line of products for wounds infected by MRSA bacteria.
12/11/2007 November 30, 2007 -- /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SHANGHAI, P.R. CHINA -- China-Biotics, Inc. today announced it has received government approval to begin construction on a proposed 150-metric-ton-per-year manufacturing facility in order to meet expanding demand for probiotics in the bulk additive market.
12/11/2007 ; Palomar Technologies has announced a partnership with Vision Manufacturing Inc. (VMI) of Vista, CA. Through VMI, Palomar Microelectronics can offer printed wiring board (PWB) and surface mount technology (SMT) services for its customers to supplement the process development, prototyping, and low volume assembly services Palomar Microelectronics provides.
12/11/2007 Over 1600 technologists are gathered in Washington, DC, to explore a wide range of innovative ideas at the 2007 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). While current mainstream CMOS approaches, using strain engineering and metal/high-k dielectric gates, are covered extensively, a wide range of further out alternatives suggests that darts have been tossed at periodic table charts all over the world.
12/11/2007 December 11, 2007 - In a move that combines two of the most frequent semiconductor process steps (etch and clean), Lam Research has agreed to acquire Austrian firm SEZ Group for $568M in cash.
12/11/2007 ; SEZ Group has announced that its Board of Directors has signed a binding transaction agreement with Lam Research Corp. stating that SEZ will become a new division within Lam — with capabilities focused around single-wafer cleaning technology — at the transaction's end. Lam intends to launch a public tender offer of 38.00 CHF (Swiss francs) per outstanding registered share of SEZ.
12/11/2007 World Gold Council (WGC), the organization responsible for driving global demand for gold, and Nanostellar Inc., a developer of emission control technologies including NS Gold, have formed a partnership to introduce gold into the auto catalyst market.
12/11/2007 Mazda Motor Corp. has developed what it is calling a "world's first" catalyst for cars. The company uses "single nanotechnology" to substantially reduce the need for precious metals such as platinum and palladium.
12/11/2007 December 10, 2007 - The Formosa Plastics Group is spending about $4.6M on R&D of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film, a packaging material for solar cell modules, in a bid to develop a high-margin business in a high-growth domestic sector, notes the Taiwan Economic News.
