11/14/2006 The first international survey of nanotechnology workplace safety practices commissioned by the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) finds companies and labs often use conventional environmental, health and safety (EHS) practices when handling nanomaterials, even though they generally believe they may pose special risks for workers.
11/14/2006 STMicroelectronics, one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, and Ball-IT Oy, a leading provider of advanced real-time wireless sensor solutions, announced a novel MEMS-based wireless motion-control device.
11/13/2006 November 13, 2006 - The Fab Owners Association (FOA), a collection of an association of mainly second-tier semiconductor manufacturers, has expanded its roster with the addition of power technology developer International Rectifier, and Silicon Saxony, a network of technology companies for the Saxony, Germany, region.
11/13/2006 November 13, 2006 - Spansion Inc. expanded its share and solidified its lead in the global NOR-type flash memory market in 3Q06, as other competitors lost ground due to inventory overheads amid a weak pricing environment, according to data from iSuppli Corp.
11/13/2006 The SMTA Dallas Chapter will co-locate technical presentations with the Southwest Electronics Production Exposition (SWEPEX), November 14 and 15, 2006 in Plano, TX.
11/13/2006 Intel Corporation will increase the square footage of an assembly and test facility building in Vietnam from 150,000 to 500,000 — raising its investment from a previously announced $300 million $1B. Intel decided to expand the facility, which is in development, after an internal study determined 500,000 square feet to be a more efficient size.
11/13/2006 SiTime, a Sunnyvale, Calif., company that makes MEMS-based, all silicon timing solutions, and Micro Crystal, a division of Swatch and a European leader in the frequency control market, have begun a strategic partnership to develop, promote, and distribute MEMS-based oscillator products.
11/13/2006 Nanophase Technologies, a Romeoville, Ill. -provider of nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, announced receipt of a new order for polishing nanodispersions for an unnamed Asian customer. Nanophase said it believes the nanodispersions will be used for LCD screen polishing.
11/13/2006 UTEK Corp., a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and Cyberlux Corp., a provider of LED lighting solutions, announced that Cyberlux has acquired SPE Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK Corp., in a restricted stock transaction.
11/13/2006 MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., an Albany, N.Y., developer of micro fuel cell technology for handheld electronic devices and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc., announced delivery of next-generation fuel cell-powered prototype units to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
11/13/2006 Hot on the heels of a sale to the University of Rochester Medical Center, BioForce Nanosciences Inc. of Ames, Iowa, announced the completion of a Nano eNabler system sale to the Technology & Engineering Center at Harvard Medical School. Funding for the purchase was provided by an award from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
11/10/2006 November 10, 2006 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said sales in October were roughly flat with the previous month at about $814.9 million, representing a 2% increase from October 2005, and maintaining what has shown to be lackluster performance through much of 2006.
11/10/2006 November 10, 2006 - TSMC has confirmed reports that it will start work on a new 300mm fab in the Hsinchu Science Park by next spring, according to several media reports. The foundry's board has already approved an extra $1.13 billion in capital expenditures to expand 65nm and 90nm process capacity.
11/10/2006 Bridgehead Group, a New York-based international business strategy, venture capital and investment banking organization, announced it has acquired a major stake in NIL Technology ApS, a Danish nanotechnology company. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
11/10/2006 BioForce Nanosciences Inc., an Ames, Iowa, nanotech tool developer, announced the placement of its Nano eNabler system at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, N.Y.
11/09/2006 November 9, 2006 - Despite some growth spikes at individual companies, the rankings for the top chip suppliers in 2006 will be largely unchanged, according to analyst firm IC Insights Inc.
11/09/2006 November 9, 2006 - Intel Corp. says it has ramped to volume shipments of 65nm-based NOR flash multilevel cell memory products, including a 1Gb monolithic part for cell phones. Smaller-density versions (512Mb, 256Mb, and 128Mb) are expected to be released in 2007.
11/09/2006 The IEEE and Applied Materials recently co-sponsored a one day seminar on high-k dielectrics and metal gates, with researchers from AMD, Freescale, IBM, Toshiba, Xilinx, and SEMATECH presenting their experiences integrating HKMG materials into CMOS transistors, and showing that these newer materials are ready for low-standby power IC applications.
11/09/2006 Asymtek named Frank Wang to the position of general manager, China. Wang will direct all facilities, operations, sales, and support services for dispensing products and systems in China.
11/09/2006 InvenSense, a Santa Clara, Calif., provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile applications, announced that Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has selected its single-chip gyroscope for use in its new generation of digital still camera models with image stabilization (IS) features.
