10/01/2007 The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (IEST) has begun assessing the need for a Recommended Practice (RP) on liquid particle counting (LPC).
10/01/2007 New filtration media, technologies, and airflow design strategies are helping users of critical environments improve filtration efficiency and control costs in the face of tightening air-quality tolerances.
09/28/2007 According to research conducted by SEMI, the European microelectronics market is diverse and growing. However, with the increasing migration of semiconductor and other high-tech manufacturing to Asia, many in Europe are concerned about the future of the industry in the region. This year's SEMICON Europa, October 9-11, 2007, held for the first time at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Stuttgart, Germany, will address these concerns.
09/28/2007 The cost to produce electricity with solar photovoltaics technology could reach grid parity with traditional utility electricity generation in five to eight years, after which the industry would take off on its own merits without the need for incentives -- and that's a conservative estimate, according to Deutsche Bank Securities' Stephen O'Rourke, speaking at a recent SEMI-sponsored breakfast panel near Boston.
09/28/2007 The University of Alabama and Imago Scientific Instruments have announced plans to establish a new research facility for atom probe tomography.
09/28/2007 Ormecon International has introduced a new nanosize surface finish for the printed circuit board market. With a thickness of 55 nanometers, the layer consists of a nanoparticle complex formed between organic nanometal and silver.
09/28/2007 September 28, 2007 - Hynix plans to hike output of >1Gb DRAM to 60% of its total DRAMs by year's end, after ceasing DRAM chip sales in spot markets in an effort to step still-falling prices.
09/28/2007 September 28, 2007 - Oki Electric Industry Ltd. has agreed to sell its wireless design center to India's Wipro Technologies in an undisclosed all-cash deal, in order to focus on its core design capabilities. Wipro also will set up a dedicated development center for Oki.
09/28/2007 September 28, 2007 - Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) and NXP Semiconductors have completed their assembly/test JV in Suzhou, China, about 10 months after its formation.
09/28/2007 After more than a year in development, Kyzen Corporation, provider of environmentally friendly precision cleaning products for electronics and high-tech manufacturing operations, announced that its proprietary Know the Score database is live in Kyzen's applications and R&D laboratories.
09/28/2007 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Incorporated (ASE), and NXP Semiconductors announced the completion of an assembly and test joint venture, ASEN, initially announced in February 2007.
09/28/2007 Football helmets equipped with Analog Devices MEMS accelerometers and data acquisition technology are helping researchers study head trauma in a small Illinois town. When a player's helmet registers a hit, it beams impact data to a laptop computer monitored by the team's athletic trainer. The system is the first to be deployed at a high school.
09/27/2007 September 27, 2007 - SanDisk Corp. has opened its flash memory assembly/test plant in Shanghai's Zizhu Science Park, its first production facility in China, which will focus on system-in-package chips, and is expected to meet approximately 30% of projected global demand for SanDisk's SiP products, the company said in a statement.
09/27/2007 September 21, 2007 -- These agreements -- with Magallan Pharma Trading Corporation in Colombia and Pentafarma & Co. in The Dominican Republic -- will enable Baxa to extend its global reach and expand product promotion in South America and the Caribbean.
09/27/2007 September 20, 2007 -- HOUSTON, TX -- Hardide-T, the new tungsten carbide-based component coating developed by Hardide Coatings, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) go-ahead for use on food processing equipment.
09/27/2007 September 21, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to drink or consume raw (unpasteurized) cream labeled as "ORGANIC PASTURES Grade A RAW CREAM" in one-pint plastic bottles coded "SEP 14" through "SEP 21."
Football helmets equipped with Analog Devices MEMS accelerometers and data acquisition technology are helping researchers study head trauma in a small Illinois town. When a player's helmet registers a hit, it beams impact data to a laptop computer monitored by the team's athletic trainer. The system is the first to be deployed at a high school.