09/22/2006 Two of Thursday's afternoon sessions at NanoCon 2006 featured lively discussions on nanotechnology as it is currently being applied to and thought of in the areas of energy and telecommunications.
09/22/2006 If Wednesday's opening day of NanoCon 2006 was primarily about the overall picture for nanotechnology in the near-term future, Thursday turned greater attention to specific instances of nanotech applications and developments today.
09/21/2006 Small Times (TM) Magazine presented its highly respected Best of Small Tech Awards at the Small Times NanoCon International conference and trade show today in Las Vegas. This is the fifth annual Small Times (TM) Magazine Best of Small Tech Awards, which spotlight the top leaders and the biggest successes in nanotechnology, MEMS, and microsystems during the past year.
09/21/2006 To support training for future design engineers in Eastern Europe, Mentor Graphics Corporation has funded an electronic design laboratory at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). Through its higher education program (HEP), Mentor donated more than $20 million in electronic design automation (EDA) software, support, materials, and other funding to open the laboratory for students.
09/21/2006 Four founding companies, along with another four endorsing, collaborated to form the Micro-device Display Consortium (MDDPC). The consortium's goal will be to publicize the features available with micro-device display projection televisions (MDDP), and promote the technology's growth to consumers, industry members, retailers, and media groups.
09/21/2006 September 21, 2006 - Despite a slow first quarter, chip production is expected to return to seasonal patterns with a strong 2H06 to deliver a total 12% increase in output this year, with utilization rates climbing to 95% for the final quarter, according to data from VLSI Research Inc.
09/21/2006 Concurrent with the educational sessions of NanoCon 2006 in Las Vegas, several companies and organizations are displaying their wares and demonstrating new products and technology.
09/21/2006 David Soane only has to look in the mirror to see how central nanotech has become in his life. Soane, a self-proclaimed "serial entrepreneur" who has founded companies such as Aclara, Nano-Tex, Innovative Construction and Building Materials and Cosmetica, addressed NanoCon 2006 in Las Vegas on Wednesday with a personal anecdote about his graying hair and the development of a new nano-based commercial hair coloring system he is developing.
09/21/2006 The afternoon conference sessions at NanoCon 2006 in Las Vegas on Wednesday addressed current U.S. funding levels for nanotech, American and international nanotech policy considerations, the use of nanotech in the transportation industry and the development of nanomaterials.
09/20/2006 September 20, 2006 - Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. has announced a new $1B expansion plan to add another 30% to its monthly output of 300mm wafers, in a bid to keep its market lead in a white-hot silicon wafer market where several companies are raising the stakes.
09/20/2006 September 20, 2006 - Nikon Corp. and Synopsys Inc. are collaborating to develop "manufacturing-aware" optical proximity correction (OPC) and resolution enhancement technology (RET) lithography simulation models for 45nm-and below semiconductor process technologies.
09/20/2006 September 20, 2006 - Orders for semiconductor manufacturing equipment from North American-based suppliers were flat in August compared with the previous month, while sales increased slightly, according to new data from SEMI.
09/20/2006 The percentage of Americans who know at least something about nanotechnology has doubled in the past two years, according to a national poll released on Tuesday by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
09/20/2006 Small Times today announced the re-launch of its web site -- SmallTimes.com. The premier online destination covering commercial micro and nanotechnology, SmallTimes.com has been enhanced with an upgrade to its Web platform. The announcement was made at Small Times NanoCon International in Las Vegas.
09/19/2006 Indium Corporation lent its business jet to the Special Olympics Airlift program, which provides transportation for Special Olympians. Chuck Valuckas and John Ferriter of Indium orchestrated the use of Indium's jet in the program.
09/19/2006 The mantra of smaller, faster, cheaper has never been so relevant as in today's advanced packaging area. University professors, OEMs, and contract assemblers (EMS providers) will discuss packaging methods in a lively and informative panel hosted by SMT Magazine at SMTA International. "Future Directions in Packaging," will conclude with questions for and from the audience, and copies of the presentations.
09/19/2006 Dialog Semiconductor PLC will transfer its final-stage production test operations from Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany, to manufacturing test service providers in Asia. Adverse trading conditions persisting throughout 2006, as well as a tri-part restructuring model, formed Dialog's decision.
09/19/2006 The PalmSecure bio-authentication device is a contactless sensor that provides high levels of security. Palm-vein-based, the system captures a vein pattern with near-infrared rays.
