01/19/2007 JMAR Technologies Inc., a San Diego developer of advanced laser, high resolution imaging and photonics technologies, announced it has successfully hit the 50 nm resolution milestone targeted in the development of its compact soft X-ray microscope.
01/18/2007 January 18, 2007 - Brion Technologies Inc. and Japan's TOOL Corp. have agred to combine TOOL's LAVIS layout visualization platform with Brion's Tachyon OPC and RET/OPC verification system, in a bid to help users more easily obtain litho simulation results without difficult and complex data preparation.
01/18/2007 January 18, 2007 - Ibis Technology Corp., a provider of SIMOX-SOI implantation equipment, says it should report a $0.4 million profit for 2006 on sales of $14.0 million (based on two tool sales), vs. a $9.2 million loss on just $0.6 million in revenues in the prior year, representing the company's return to profitability since stopping SOI wafer sales two years ago.
01/18/2007 OTB Display, a subsidiary of OTB Group BV, created a method of producing thin-film-encapsulated organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices for commercial applications. The process of multilayer thin-film stacking eliminates clean room equipment, facilitating mass production.
01/18/2007 January 18, 2007 - Lam Research Corp. said 4Q06 net income nearly doubled from a year ago on 77% higher revenues, beating Wall Street expectations thanks to surging demand from DRAM and NAND flash customers. But the company warned that it's already seeing signs of order postponements from customers in what promises to be a "transition year" in 2007.
01/18/2007 The EDA Consortium's market statistics service (MSS) released estimates of electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue growth from Q'03 2005 to Q'03 2006. The industry as a whole reached $1,309 million, up about 16% from $1,122 a year ago. Professionals in the EDA companies tracked by MSS rose 11% to 25,018 year-to-year.
01/18/2007 Greg Snider and Stan Williams, HP researchers, created a hybrid circuit, in simulation, that could lead to FPGAs that are up to eight times denser that current devices. The concept combines conventional CMOS technology with nanoscale switching devices in a hybrid circuit. The chips could be constructed without modifying transistor size.
01/18/2007 GE Global Research, the Niskayuna, N.Y.-based centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced what it claims is a promising breakthrough in nanotechnology that provides a direct pathway to making nanoceramic materials from polymeric precursors.
01/18/2007 Nanomix Inc., an Emeryville, Calif., nanoelectronic detection company commercializing high-value diagnostic and monitoring applications, announced the award of a $1 million project grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
01/18/2007 Consumer products have become a leading technological and market driver of the semiconductor industry, fostering an ever-increasing demand for power density in devices targeted for that segment.
01/17/2007 January 17, 2006 - Lithography tool vendor ASML says its profits surged fourfold in 4Q06 from a year ago to about $265 million on record revenues, and expects to continue the good news with " healthy" order levels in 1Q07 and a yearlong ramp-up of 45nm volume manufacturing utilizing immersion lithography.
01/17/2007 January 17, 2007 -- /Carolina Newswire/ -- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Smart Online Inc. (OTCBB: SOLN), a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") for the small business market, today announced a partnership with FoodLogiQ, LLC to develop branded food safety compliance systems for industry associations.
01/17/2007 Gartner Dataquest released near-future predictions for the packaging industry and capital equipment market, with numbers representing an overall positive outlook through 2008.
01/17/2007 January 11, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to limit the materials used in some medical products in order to keep them free of the agent thought to cause mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE.
01/17/2007 January 12, 2007 -- /FDA News/ -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it has moved closer to identifying the source of illness for the Taco John E. coli outbreak.
01/17/2007 January 15, 2007 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CLEVELAND -- Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) today announced the acquisition of the business of Airtek, a leading provider of drying and filtration equipment for compressed air.
01/17/2007 January 16, 2007 -- /MasterControl Inc./ -- A recent survey of more than 340 regulated manufacturers throughout the world shows that those adopting an integrated, technology-based approach to compliance and traceability are 65 percent more likely to achieve "Best in Class" status and attain a competitive advantage.
01/17/2007 January 16, 2007 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS -- OTB Display BV (www.otbdisplay.com), a subsidiary of OTB Group BV, today announces that it is able to produce thin film encapsulated OLED devices that meet the shelf-life requirements for commercial use.
01/16/2007 electronica 2006 hosted approximately 78,000 attendees, with rises in international attendance and exhibiting, and leadership attendance. The trade show also used an application-specific layout to focus on individual platforms such as wireless and automotive electronics sectors.
01/16/2007 Harris & Harris Group, in a Series D Preferred round of financing, invested $4 million in Xradia, Inc. (Concord, CA). Alexei A. Andreev, Ph.D., of Harris & Harris will join the imaging company's board of directors.
