08/01/2006 JP Sercel Associates released a universal excimer laser micromachining system that operates across the full range of wavelengths, including 157- and 193-nm vacuum UV and short-wavelength UV. The IX-250 is compact and offers 12 axis of motion, from a server stepper control system, with 250 × 200 mm travel.
08/01/2006 StratEdge released the G2420M-1 discrete hermetic package targeting broadband applications. The package features four leads grouped on one side and three more spaced one per side, suitable for single-pole, double-throw switch applications. The packages may be dropped into the board or surface mounted. The glass/ceramic walls frame a 5.21- × 6.22-mm body, with a 2.67- × 3.68-mm cavity. A glass to metal sealing process creates the package.
08/01/2006 The double-side process module DV-38DS enables the simultaneous removal of front-side polymers and backside defects. This process uses DSP+ chemistries followed by a double-sided deionizing water rinse. The module joins other Da Vinci series back-end post-etch residue removal processors in SEZ's back-end-of-line suite.
08/01/2006 maybe it was the beautiful summer weather, or the fact that I took the elevator instead of the stairs — coming into the building that way reminded me of the first time I walked into the building for my job interview almost exactly a year ago.
08/01/2006 By Meredith Courtemanche, assistant editor
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, has released its "Recycling Technology Products: an Overview of E-waste Policy Issues" report outlining electronic-waste management options. This guide book for technology policy marks the culmination of an information-gathering survey that began in 2004.
08/01/2006 August 1, 2006 - Photronics Inc., Brookfield, CT, has lowered its outlook for fiscal 3Q06, citing a shortfall in flat-panel display mask orders and shipments vs. previous forecasts, particularly in Korea and Taiwan.
08/01/2006 August 1, 2006 - Therma-Wave Inc., Fremont, CA, said it has tacked on a year to its $15 million line of credit from SVB Silicon Valley Bank, which is now available to finance working capital needs through June 2008.
08/01/2006 Contamination detection and quantification requirements have become increasingly important, particularly with the rapid evolution of high-tech industries.
08/01/2006 Last month in this editorial, I addressed the semiconductor industry segment of our readership about the importance of embracing aggressive “value-selling” principles in their marketing and sales strategies if they are to maintain their pace of technological advancement.
08/01/2006 If you spend a significant portion of your career in cleanroom technology, you will have the opportunity to design, build or renovate a cleanroom.
08/01/2006 Over the years, focus in the air filtration industry has shifted from just particulate capture to also include adsorption of gaseous contaminants.
08/01/2006 Developing a compliant and effective cleaning and disinfection system for controlled environments in pharmaceutical and biotechnology operations requires firms to consider the most important element of what is to be accomplished: the development of a system that attains repeatable results.
08/01/2006 Just a quick comment on Karen von Holtz’s article “Preparing for cleanroom certification and validation” (CleanRooms, May 2006, p. 34) wherein she defines the Installation Qualification as “testing that proves the environment was correctly installed and that it meets the intended design specifications.”
08/01/2006 The proposed acquisition by Linde AG (Wiesbaden, Germany) of The BOC Group plc (Windlesham, U.K.) has been cleared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
08/01/2006 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Baxter Healthcare Corp. and two of its top corporate executives have signed a consent decree of condemnation and permanent injunction for certain infusion pumps made by the firm.
08/01/2006 With latex prices soaring, many glove manufacturers are converting or expanding operations to accommodate growing demand for nitrile, a better performing but traditionally higher-priced material that is finding new application in the competitive world of cleanroom gloving
