07/12/2007 July 3, 2007 -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- IEST has published a newly revised Recommended Practice (RP) that explores the factors to consider in the design of cleanroom facilities and provides a framework to establish performance criteria.
07/12/2007 July 4, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- NEWPORT, U.K. -- Surface Technology Systems plc (STS) today announced that it has sold two plasma processing systems to Harvard University.
07/12/2007 July 12, 2007 - Taiwan foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) and SEMATECH's Advanced Technology Development Facility (ATDF) are extending their year-long collaboration to evaluate "emerging technology products," focusing on specialty technologies such as nanotech and memory designs.
07/12/2007 July 2, 2007 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CLEVELAND, OH -- Parker Hannifin Corporation today announced the acquisition of Mitos Technologies, Inc. Mitos manufactures fluid-handling products and systems designed specifically to meet the high purity requirements of the biotech industry.
07/12/2007 June 26, 2007 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MENLO PARK, CA -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Ultra Clean Technology Systems and Service, Inc. (UCT), announced today that a verdict has been reached with respect to patent infringement claims brought against it by Celerity, Inc.
07/12/2007 June 27, 2007 -- MONTREAL, QC, CANADA -- Biophage Pharma Inc. is very pleased to announce that the PDS(R) Biosensor will make its commercial debut today at the Nanotoxicity 2007 Trade show in Paris, France.
07/12/2007 June 27, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- MILPITAS, CA -- Celerity, Inc. announced today the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned a verdict in favor of Celerity in its patent infringement suit against Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiary Ultra Clean Technology Systems and Service, Inc.
07/12/2007 June 28, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Veggie Booty flavor of snack food, marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth, bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness.
07/12/2007 June 29, 2007 -- LEIPZIG, GERMANY -- A conference stream dedicated to the subject of Laboratory Safety and Biosafety will take place at L.A.B. 2007.
07/12/2007 June 29, 2007 -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- IEST continues to offer valuable online education classes in the ongoing Access the Experts series. "Sustainability Considerations in Cleanroom Design and Operation" will be presented Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
07/12/2007 July 12, 2007 - In the latest sign of consolidation in the DFM universe, Cadence Design Systems Inc. has acquired Invarium Inc., a developer of lithography modeling and pattern-synthesis technology, creating what the firms say is combined DFM solution that can enable, prevent, detect, correct, and optimizate manufacturing effects on advanced geometry designs.
07/12/2007 Xidex Corp. has been awarded a new contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop Selective Nanotube Etching, a process designed for manufacturing carbon nanotube (CNT) devices.
07/12/2007 ICx Photonics has launched its SensorChip CO2 4P, which it calls "a revolutionary technology" for carbon dioxide detection. ICx reduced power consumption from the original design of 132 mW down to 99 mW, and says it has produced the lowest power sensor of this type.
07/11/2007 July 11, 2007 - Vesta Technology Inc. and SEMATECH's Advanced Technology Development Facility (ATDF) say they are touting a pair of technology achievements: a nondamaging process that allows deposition of plasma-enhanced TiN films at 30% lower temperatures than conventional methods, and a "super high-k" offering nearly twice the dielectric constant than HfO2- and ZrO2-based films.
07/11/2007 July 11, 2007 - Weeks after securing $4 million in Series A funding and a government SBIR research grant, Semprius Inc., a company developing transfer printing technology for manufacturing semiconductor devices, says it's received a separate "strategic investment" from Applied Ventures, LLC, the VC arm of Applied Materials Inc.
07/11/2007 July 11, 2007 - Nikon Precision Inc. has released two new DUV lithography scanners, built on its Tandem Stage platform, to improve productivity and enhance overlay performance.
07/11/2007 PhotoMachining, Inc., will expand its micromachining capabilities with ultraviolet (UV) laser systems. The UV photons perform cold ablation, machine small feature sizes, and control material removal better than conventional infrared (IR) sources, according to the company.
07/11/2007 July 11, 2007 - Following its plan to carve out its flash memory business in a JV with Intel, STMicroelectronics says it will shut down three of its manufacturing locations over the next two years, resulting in about 4000 employee layoffs.
07/11/2007 IQ Micro Inc., exclusive licensor of patented electro-osmotic membranes and micro-pumps for the microfluidic technology sector, has entered an agreement in principle with its parent company, Osmolife AS, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lifecare AS. A private Norwegian company, Lifecare is developing advanced micro and nanotechnology for the diabetes monitoring market.
07/11/2007 JEOL USA's new hi-res e-beam lithography system writes patterns at a minimum line width of 10nm. It aims to fill a void between the two most common direct write tools: SEMs with e-beam attachments and dedicated e-beam systems.
JEOL USA's new hi-res e-beam lithography system writes patterns at a minimum line width of 10nm. It aims to fill a void between the two most common direct write tools: SEMs with e-beam attachments and dedicated e-beam systems.