07/05/2007 July 5, 2007 - UMC and Belgian firm Melexis say they are shipping ICs using 0.18-micron processes with embedded flash memory (eFlash process and eFlash macro) to auto-module producers for assembly, targeting applications such as automotive sensors.
07/05/2007 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reports that, over the past 12 months, it has actively researched and introduced technological advancements in packaging, chip design, and circuitry to extend battery life in consumer electronics such as laptops, MP3 players, digital cameras, and mobile phones. The improvements comprise a corporate initiative for energy efficiency involving nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing techniques, and improved sensors.
07/05/2007 Catilin raised $3 million in Series A financing through MDV-Mohr to build a production facility and continue research into its nanotechnology-based biodiesel production process, which promises to lower production costs and reduce water consumption and contaminants.
07/05/2007 Advanced Energy's breakthrough RF technology promises to keep pace, in real time, with the most abrupt plasma-impedance changes, enabling faster transitions, shorter process steps, and reduced process times.
07/03/2007 June 14, 2007 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WASHINGTON, DC -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the award of two contracts to expand the domestic influenza vaccine manufacturing capacity that could be used in the event of a potential influenza pandemic.
07/03/2007 June 19, 2007 -- AGAWAM, MA -- Microtest Laboratories and Texcel Medical today announced a strategic alliance to provide pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotechnology companies with a competitive advantage when developing the latest breed of "combination products."
07/03/2007 June 19, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ALLENTOWN, PA -- Akrion, Inc. will ship a 300 mm single-wafer Velocity surface preparation system to IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research center facility in Leuven, Belgium.
07/03/2007 June 19, 2007 -- WESTBROOK, ME -- ARTEL announces that Yellowstone National Park has been selected as the location for Mission #2 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition.
07/03/2007 June 19, 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- NORWOOD, MA -- A new, free white paper for clinical laboratory managers titled, "Effectively Isolating Anaerobic Bacteria" is now available from Spiral Biotech, Inc. at http://www.aicompanies.com/anoxomat.
07/03/2007 June 19, 2007 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ST. LOUIS, MO -- Sigma-Aldrich is pleased to launch ChemDose(TM), a novel compound handling technology designed to enable easy delivery of reagents and catalysts in tablet form.
07/03/2007 June 14, 2007 -- BELLEVUE, WA -- Pharmacy OneSource announced a partnership today with FreshLoc Technologies and its national distributor WTH Healthcare Networks to interface their wireless environmental monitoring sensors with Simplifi 797, a web-based application that simplifies meeting all of the quality requirements of USP Chapter 797.
07/03/2007 June 15, 2007 -- STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo has extended its partnership with Envirotainer to serve the pharmaceutical market with active temperature-controlled air cargo solutions.
07/03/2007 June 18, 2007 -- /IEST News/ -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- Learn industry methods from your desk, conference room, or auditorium without the hassles of travel.
07/03/2007 VLSI Research, Inc., named the top ten companies in its 10 BEST Customer Satisfaction 2007 surveys for equipment suppliers. Inovys, SUSS MicroTec, Orthoydne, Varian, JEOL, and Carl Zeiss took top slots for test equipment, material handling, assembly equipment, process diagnostics, chip making, and wafer processing.
07/03/2007 July 3, 2007 - In a teardown analysis of Apple's iPhone, iSuppli Corp. finds several surprises and newcomers to the device component party, including Infineon, National, and Balda. But the big winner may be a Korean memory giant.
07/03/2007 July 3, 2007 - STMicroelectronics is looking to offload CMOS image sensor work to both TSMC and ProMOS Technologies in an effort to reduce manufacturing costs ahead of an expected transition from 200mm to 300mm production requirements, according to a Digitimes report.
07/03/2007 Applied Microengineering Ltd. (AML) won a European tender to supply Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWMH — Halle, Germany) with a wafer bonder for R&D, and an order from Semefab (Scotland, U.K.) for a production-volume bonder for use in MEMS manufacture.
07/03/2007 Berkeley Consulting Services Inc., FIB International Inc., and Nano Measurements Inc. merge to form complete solution, from chip design through production.
07/03/2007 Internationally recognized leaders will counsel top nanotechnology company as it furthers its technology platform and pursues joint development and partnership agreements.
