09/10/2007 The Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe has begun using its new Electron Beam Lithography system Vistec VB6 to research new application fields for nanotechnology and microsystems technologies.
09/10/2007 Alcatel Micro Machining Systems (Annecy, France) shipped an advanced deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) production tool to Touch Micro-system Technology (tMt — Yang-Mei, Taoyuan, Taiwan), allowing the MEMS foundry to begin producing advanced MEMS devices, including micro mirrors, silicon microphones, and gyroscopes.
09/10/2007 MMD, a commercial MEMS foundry, has announced the availability of silicon wafer fabrication services. The company had been in limited-volume production for the past 12 months and is now accepting emerging and production orders on a broad scale.
09/10/2007 September 10, 2007 - Targeting 45nm design, Cadence announced several new design flows that will be part of the 7.1 release of its Encounter digital IC platform in October. Described by the acronym WYDIWYG ("what you design is what you get"), the flows leverage products from the acquisition of Praesagus (CMP Predictor) and ClearShape Technologies (InShape and OutPerform, for physical and electrical variability analysis).
09/07/2007 September 7, 2007 - Sales of analog ICs are mired in a "temporary" loss of momentum in 2007, resulting in the first year-on-year decline since the 2001 recession, but for 2008 the outlook looks a lot better, according to analysis from IC Insights.
09/07/2007 Nanomaterials have established a $1B market, primarily for use in electronics production, according to "World Nanomaterials," from the Freedonia Group, Inc. The report suggests that more conventional uses — wafer-polishing slurries or reinforced plastic composites — still consume the volume of nanomaterials, but novel materials — nanotubes and dendrimers — will grow in popularity over the coming 10–20 years.
09/07/2007 September 7, 2007 - Researchers at the U. of Illinois say they have devices an electrohydrodynamic jet ("e-jet") printing process that can produce patterns and functional devices with better resolution "significantly exceeding" other inkjet technologies, with potential application in large-area circuits, displays, and phototovoltaic modules.
09/07/2007 September 7, 2007 - Taiwan foundry UMC says sales rose 3.8% in August from the previous month to about $315.8 million, and are 10.8% ahead of sales from August 2006.
09/07/2007 Grote Industries selected a custom-formulated Hysol potting compound from Henkel to enable full automation at its 1-million-parts per year LED lamp assembly line. The compound met 19 engineering requirements for environmental friendliness, thermal conductivity, reliability, and other criteria, and will be deployed for use across 10 product families.
09/07/2007 The Cobar Group BV became part of Balver Zinn with the final full transfer of ownership, following a signed Letter of Intent to merge in March 2007. Balvar Zinn Group focuses on the metallurgy of solder materials and non-ferrous metals. Cobar will lead the future development of solder paste, flux, and other related materials.
09/07/2007 SPIE's Optics + Photonics show, held August 26-30, 2007, emphasized nano and solar technologies, "which are immensely important to our future," according to one speaker. Small Times contributors Gail Overton and Valerie Coffey report.
09/07/2007 VTI has designed its new automotive digital accelerometer family to support smart sensing, improved reliability, and self-test features. The new digital sensor platform promises a cost effective system for diverse applications.
09/06/2007 September 6, 2007 -- CLEVELAND, OH -- U.S. demand for infection prevention products and services will advance 4 percent annually to $16.8 billion in 2011.
09/06/2007 September 6, 2007 - Scientists at Princeton U. say they've figured out how make gratings on microchips with 60nm half-pitch periodic lines, using what they call a simple, low-cost technique called "fracture-induced structuring."
09/06/2007 September 5, 2007 -- SAN DIEGO, CA -- PURE Bioscience today announced the current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) certification by Peiser & Associates, Inc. of PURE's manufacturing facility and process for the production of its pharmaceutical-grade silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) concentrate as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).
09/06/2007 August 31, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- WOODBURY, NY --American Pie, LLC, Woodbury, NY, is voluntarily recalling 1,440 cases of its Marie Callender Turtle Pies with date codes 07 143 because the product was inadvertently shipped prior to the company obtaining satisfactory microbial test results.
09/06/2007 August 31, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- SALINAS, CA -- Metz Fresh, LLC is voluntarily recalling bagged spinach as a result of a positive test for Salmonella found during routine company testing.
09/06/2007 September 4, 2007 -- WESTBROOK, ME -- ARTEL announces that Death Valley National Park will be the site of Mission #3 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition.
09/06/2007 September 4, 2007 -- /PRnewswire/ -- MILAN, ITALY -- Manz Automation AG and Synova SA today unveiled the ILE 2400, an inline laser edge isolation system for photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing of mono- and multi-crystalline solar cells.
09/06/2007 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) and Mitsui High-tec Inc. signed a multi-year cross-licensing agreement to design and make hybrid manufacturing technologies (HMT), with each side sharing IP rights and technical expertise. The deal centers on Mitsui's HMT technology, a JEDEC/JEITA standards-conforming, copper leadframe-based area array package that offers a reportedly more flexible footprint than a multi-row QFN.
