02/07/2006 February 7, 2006 - The IEEE has approved a standard to establish a common metrics foundation for electrical properties in carbon nanotubes, in an effort to pave the way toward commercialization of the technology's adoption in devices ranging from displays to ICs and sensors.
02/07/2006 February 6, 2006 -- /MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICES(TM)/ -- BETHESDA Md. -- The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) today announced that FDA's Scott Gottlieb MD, will be speaking at the upcoming PDA Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting Forum, March 02-03 2006, in Bethesda MD.
02/06/2006 February 6, 2006 - Chinese foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC) expects to spend $1.1 billion on its own in 2006 as well as explore deals through "strategic alliances" to expand capacity.
02/06/2006 February 6, 2006 - Nikon Corp. posted a profit of ¥12.5 billion (US $105.1 million) in fiscal 3Q06, down 7% from a year ago but up 54% from the prior quarter.
02/06/2006 Piscataway, NJ — IEEE has recently approved IEEE 1650, "Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes," the first standard to establish a common metrics foundation for carbon nanotubes. IEEE 1650 recommends the necessary equipment and procedures to measure the low-level signals involved in working with nanotubes. It addresses electrical conductivity, Hall effect, and other critical electrical properties of nanotubes and basic nanotube devices.
02/06/2006 February 6, 2006 - In a paper delivered at this week's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), STMicroelectronics and Hynix Semiconductor say they have developed a 4Gbit NAND flash memory device with throughput of 36MB/sec, roughly 50% better than available technologies.
02/06/2006 February 6, 2006 - Spansion Inc., the former memory chip unit of AMD and Fujitsu, has formed an "Office of the CEO" to improve execution and efficiency following the company's transition to a public entity.
02/06/2006 Gajus Worthington knew three years ago that he needed to find a manufacturing site for Fluidigm Corp. The San Francisco Bay-area company had already released its first generation microfluidic biochip for analyzing proteins and was poised to ramp up production.
02/04/2006 February 3, 2006 -- /IEST/ -- ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. -- The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) has issued Contamination Control Recommended Practice IEST-RP-CC023.2: Microorganisms in Cleanrooms.
02/04/2006 February 3, 2006 -- BOSTON, Mass. -- Boston University's plan to build a research laboratory that will handle some of the world's most dangerous pathogens in Bosto's South End won final federal approval on Thursday.
02/04/2006 February 3, 2006 -- /IEST/ -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- Online Registration is open for the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) ESTECH 2006, the 52nd annual technical meeting and exposition!
02/04/2006 January 26, 2006 -- /CFS/ -- CHANHASSEN, Minn. -- Custom Fab Solutions, LLC (CFS), a custom plastic/metal fabricator and systems integrator serving technology industries, has sold its DI water treatment system to several customers in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand and Japan.
02/04/2006 February 1, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for military, aerospace, electronics and photonics, recently announced that it has expanded its line of electronic packaging materials (EPMs).
02/04/2006 February 2, 2006 -- /BUSINESS WIRE/ -- LEWISTON, Idaho -- Hygienic Food Packaging Paperboard (HFP), designed for food packaging applications where product purity and cleanliness are paramount, is being added to Potlatch Forest Products Corporation's line of Candesce(R) branded bleached paperboard grades, the company announced today.
02/03/2006 February 3, 2006 - KLA-Tencor Corp., San Jose, CA, has introduced a new version of its e-beam inspection platform, touted as a "cornerstone" of the company's efforts to support front-end-of-line and back-end-of-line semiconductor manufacturing at next-generation 65nm-45nm nodes.
02/03/2006 San Jose, CA — Tessera Technologies has posted its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. In Q4, total revenue was $24.6 million, revenue for royalties and license fees totaled $17.7 million, and services revenue was $4.5 million. For the year, total revenue was $94.7 million, a 30% boost from 2004; royalties and license fees were $56.9 million, up 44%; and services revenue was $16.5 million, a 26% increase.
