05/01/2006 May 1, 2006 - Semiconductor Research Corp., a consortium of semiconductor industry and academic institutions based in Research Triangle Park, NC, has appointed Steven Hillenius as VP to head up the consortium, taking over for Ralph Cavin, who is retiring at year's end.
05/01/2006 May 1, 2006 - Alliance Semiconductor Corp. is selling its analog and mixed-signal business unit to a group of investors for $9.25 million in cash, in an effort to end "years of losses" from its semiconductor operations.
05/01/2006 May 1, 2006 - Strong sales of cell phones, particularly in China, drove higher semiconductor sales in 1Q06 to a 7.3% increase from a year ago, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
05/01/2006 Although the outbreak last month of contact lens-related Fusarium keratitis bore the initial markings of a manufacturing-related contamination problem, government and industry officials involved with the investigation are close to fingering a combination of product factors in the field as the likely cause.
05/01/2006 The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) recently announced that three ISO/TC 209 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments documents have become American National Standards: ISO 14644-3, Test Methods; ISO 14644-5, Operations; and ISO 14644-7, Separative devices (clean-air hoods, glove boxes, isolators, mini-environments).
05/01/2006 Phil Haswell faced a formidable challenge. As the director of facilities for the engineering faculty at the University of Alberta, he was charged with finding the ideal location for the National Institute for Nanotechnology facility on the university’s Edmonton campus.
05/01/2006 Ok, maybe the headline is a bit disingenuous, but I’m actually not writing to castigate anyone for his or her poor judgment or lack of intelligence.
05/01/2006 Advanced Battery Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of rechargeable polymer-lithium-ion (PLI) batteries, announced that it has shipped its first batch of finished new nano-lithium-ion (NLI) batteries to a U.S. customer.
05/01/2006 The Small Times university survey included 26 questions about funding, facilities, patenting, company formation, collaborations with industry, research, publishing, and micro and nano-specific courses and degree programs.
05/01/2006 In the MEMS community, Kurt Petersen is among the legends. A paper he authored more than two decades ago about the mechanical properties of silicon paved the way for devices that have become the bread-and-butter for the MEMS industry.
