06/05/2006 June 5, 2006 - Intel Corp. reportedly has put several of its money-losing communications businesses up for sale amid efforts to refocus on core microprocessor business and reverse a slump, and other units could be for sale "if the price is right." Among the questions unanswered: is the company's longtime lossmaking flash business next?
06/05/2006 June 5, 2006 - JEOL Ltd. reportedly is investing 1.8 billion yen (about US $16 million) to build a new facility that will double its production of electron-beam lithography equipment.
06/05/2006 June 5, 2006 - The Advanced Technology Institute at the U. of Surrey, UK, and plasma processing company CEVP Ltd., have received funding of GBP 215,000 (about US $404,000) to support efforts to commercialize their plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method for mass-producing nanoscale materials, such as nanotubes.
06/05/2006 June 5, 2006 - SEMI has published eight new technical standards for the semiconductor, flat-panel display (FPD), and MEMS manufacturing industries, including safety guidelines for hydrogen peroxide storage and handling systems, specifications for critical dimension (CD) measurement information data for photomask manufacturing, and test methods for measurement of the resistivity of resin black matrix for LCD color filters.
06/02/2006 San Jose, CA — Worldwide semiconductor sales in April totaled $19.6 billion — an 8.1% hike from April 2005's $18.1 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). However, April sales decreased 0.4% from March when sales totaled $19.7 billion, SIA reports.
06/02/2006 June 2, 2006 - Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased 8.1% year-on-year in April to $19.6 billion, slightly exceeded expectations thanks to strong demand for PCs, cell phones, and MP3 players, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
06/01/2006 Hong Kong and Pleasanton, CA — ASAT Holdings Limited will celebrate its new manufacturing and testing facility opening in Dongguan, China, on Monday, June 12, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m., when Robert J. Gange, ASAT's president and CEO, will join local dignitaries, customers, and employees in a grand opening ceremony.
06/01/2006 June 1, 2006 - Akustica Inc., a start-up that is developing acoustic components in silicon using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing processes, has signed on with X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries AG to produce MEMS-based single-chip microphones.
06/01/2006 June 1, 2006 - Japan has rejected South Korea's request to sit down to bilateral talks with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its 27.2% punitive duty levied against Hynix DRAM chip imports, setting the stage for the WTO to come in and resolve the dispute, according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
06/01/2006 June 1, 2006 - Toshiba Corp. said it will build a new 200mm fab in northern Japan to make power semiconductors, in answer to demand for devices incorporated in consumer electronics such as flat-panel TVs, mobile phones, notebook PCs, and gaming consoles.
06/01/2006 According to a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio), the demand for food safety products in the U.S. will increase 5.5 percent per year to over $2 billion in 2010.
06/01/2006 Keeping process gases and/or water free from contamination is vital, regardless of the classification level of the surrounding environment or cleanliness of the equipment.
06/01/2006 Akustica Inc. and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG announced a strategic supplier partnership to focus on wafer processing of Akustica's AKU2000 Microphone Chip.
06/01/2006 The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) acknowledged the technical accomplishments of its members and supporters at the annual awards recognition and annual membership meeting that took place during ESTECH 2006 in May.
06/01/2006 Conventional microbial collection and monitoring technologies don’t readily distinguish contamination from microbial contaminants present in a cleanroom air system from that introduced by other sources.
