05/01/2007 a strong technical program, about 70 exhibitors, and approximately 450 attendees checking out booths and listening to detailed keynotes and presentations. The show included a new vendor workshop on the exhibit floor and a Bond, James Bond theme complete with playing cards, tuxedos, and an energetic environment.
05/01/2007 May 1, 2007 - It was an ugly first quarter of 2007 for most DRAM firms, and the biggest benefit by attrition seems to be Hynix Semiconductor Inc., which significantly narrow the gap between No. 1 supplier Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., according to preliminary data from iSuppli Corp.
05/01/2007 If you haven't been watching the memory industry closely, here's a new flash: prices for both DRAM and NAND flash have been freefalling for months. So how are memory firms reacting, and is there a point where this trend could impact their equipment suppliers? Analysts give WaferNEWS their take on what (if anything) memory suppliers are likely to do in DRAM and NAND and when, if these price plunges continue.
05/01/2007 May 1, 2007 - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. says it has begun mass production of 16Gbit multilevel-cell NAND flash devices on 51nm processes four months after announcing sampling of the devices claiming it is the first to achieve mass production of the memory density.
05/01/2007 NanoInk, Inc. has reached a distribution agreement with Schmidt Scientific of Taiwan and China, to become the exclusive distributor for NanoInk's NSCRIPTOR Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) System in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
05/01/2007 This year's recent FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta featured the Nano Quest real-life challenge, which tasked students, ages 9 to 14, to design, build, and program robots to explore the world of nanotechnology.
05/01/2007 There is a growing opportunity and responsibility to leverage nanotechnology to reduce pollution, conserve resources and, ultimately, build a "clean" economy, according to a new report.
05/01/2007 The IEEE's "Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap (NESR)" suggests five standards for 2007, involving conductive interconnect nanomaterials, organic sensors, and nano-scale devices. With industry approval, the group plans to complete seven nanomaterial and five nanodevice standards for 2008.
05/01/2007 Go to any small-tech seminar or conference these days and you’re almost guaranteed to hear folks lamenting the shortage of workers skilled in small-tech topics.
05/01/2007 The Small Times’ university survey included 26 questions about funding, facilities, patenting, company formation, research, publishing, plus micro- and nano-specific courses and degree programs.
05/01/2007 The following list includes all the universities that responded to the Small Times’ survey and summarizes their micro- and nanotech programs.
05/01/2007 As the first commercial flexible electronics reach consumers, many significant manufacturing and technological obstacles must be overcome for the market to reach its multi-billion-dollar potential over the next five to ten years.
05/01/2007 In March, Nanoident opened in Linz, Austria, what it claims to be “the world’s first dedicated manufacturing facility for printed organic semiconductors.
05/01/2007 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent nanotechnology White Paper is the result of a 27-month review of the positive potential uses and the possible negative environmental, health, and safety (EHS) implications of nanotechnology.
This year's recent FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta featured the Nano Quest real-life challenge, which tasked students, ages 9 to 14, to design, build, and program robots to explore the world of nanotechnology.