09/13/2006 September 7, 2006 -- Flanders, New Jersey -- Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader of high-performance process control metrology, defect inspection, and data analysis systems for semiconductor manufacturing, today announced significant new orders received in July and August 2006 for advanced all-surface macro defect inspection tools from a major U.S.-based memory manufacturer.
09/13/2006 September 8, 2006 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) has announced the formation of Dow Water Solutions, a business unit comprised of world-class brands and enabling component technologies designed to advance the science of desalination, water purification, contaminant removal and water recycling.
09/13/2006 September 12, 2006-- /BUSINESS WIRE/ -- SAN DIEGO -- Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTCBB:BMSN), a biotechnology company focused on stem cell cryogenics and disposable stem cell / tissue transfer instruments, announced today that Clean Rooms West has started the installation process of its modular class 10,000/100 Stem Cell Processing laboratory.
09/13/2006 September 13, 2006 -- /PITTCON/ -- Pittsburgh, PA -- The Pittsburgh Conference announced today the recipients of twelve prestigious annual awards that recognize the significant contributions of leaders in the fields of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.
09/13/2006 September 7, 2006 -- /FDA News/ -- Watsonville, CA -- Monterey Mushrooms of Watsonville, CA is recalling approximately 10,000 cases of fresh sliced white mushrooms and fresh sliced baby bella mushrooms, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
09/13/2006 A major European Union (EU) report on RoHS implementation, released in July 2006, rejected scientific studies showing that lead-free solders may be more environmentally hazardous than the conventional tin-lead solders they replace.
09/13/2006 STMicroelectronics announced proprietary memory solutions using package-on-package (PoP) technology. The company created PoP high-density memory for combination with complex processors in high-end wireless handsets.
09/13/2006 September 13, 2006 - NEC Electronics says it has applied its new 55nm process to CMOS-compatible embedded DRAM technology, an enhancement to its metal-insulator-metal (MIM2) technology, combining hafnium silicate film and nickel silicide to reduce power consumption and leakage current, and improve on-current by as much as 20%.
09/13/2006 August 30, 2006 -- /IEST/ -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) will hold its annual Fall Conference at a new venue this year, the Hilton Garden Inn in Hoffman Estates (northwest Chicago suburb), Illinois.
09/13/2006 August 29, 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- New Logic Research, Inc., the maker of VSEP, a vibratory membrane filtration system, announced today the sale of a VSEP system to create steam quality water from oilfield produced brine at a BreitBurn Energy facility in Santa Barbara, County, California.
09/13/2006 September 5, 2006 -- EAST HILLS, N.Y.--Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced the CE marking of its eBDS System to detect bacterial contamination of red blood cells, the most widely transfused blood component.
09/13/2006 September 13, 2006 - Specialty chemicals firm AZ Electronic Materials says it will invest over 50 million euros (US $63.4 million) over the next 15 months to increase production capacity.
09/12/2006 Surface Technology Systems (STS) developed a deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) plasma source compatible with 300-mm wafers. The 300-mm platform is founded on the technology in the company's Pegasus DRIE source, released for MEMS customers in 2005.
09/12/2006 The surge in demand for consumer electronics has led to tracking broader economic trends such as consumer spending as one more factor influencing semiconductor demand, and thus industry growth projections. But analysts are split as to whether the industry should adopt such a broad-based economic benchmark as a leading indicator.
09/12/2006 At the behest of its board of directors, SEMI has created a new advisory board to foster better communication among device makers and equipment suppliers, and more promptly develop a clear understanding of what semiconductor manufacturing standards will be needed, and by when. First on the agenda: 300mm Prime, aiming to establish an "incremental" approach toward improving 300mm production and ease the eventual migration to the 450mm new wafer size.
09/12/2006 September 12, 2006 - Worldwide IC capacity growth slowed in 2Q to about 2.4%, down from 3.3%-4.2% in the prior three quarters, but a strong 4.4% increase in wafer starts pushed utilization rates back above the 91% mark again, according to data from SICAS.
09/12/2006 September 12, 2006 - Infineon has officially opened its first Asia-based frontend power fab, in the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in northern Malaysia. The $1 billion site, complementing similar power sites in Austria and Germany, will have maximum capacity of about 100,000 wafer starts/month (200mm wafers), producing power and logic chips for industrial and automotive applications.
09/12/2006 3M's Electronic Solutions Division will increase it's presence in Asia and Europe, and bolster its electronic product platform, through the acquisition of Credence Technologies, Inc.
09/12/2006 Vishay Intertechnology placed an order for Synova's Laser Dicing System (LDS) 200 at SEMICON Taiwan. The machine will be installed in January 2007, at the Vishay Taiwan facility.
09/12/2006 Nanophase Technologies , a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, announced that the Company is a Gold Sponsor for NanoCon International 2006 conference and exhibition in Las Vegas September 20-22.
