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Suppliers of Dutch-Korean LCD maker to open factory in Poland

12/01/2005  December 1, 2005 - Six companies that supply parts to Dutch-South Korean company LGPhilips LCD, which makes liquid crystal display screens, signed an agreement Wednesday with the Polish government to build a factory there.

Toppan Photomasks delivers EUV masks to ASML

12/01/2005  December 1, 2005

NanoDynamics seeks to market nanowires

12/01/2005  December 2, 2005 - NanoDynamics Inc. and New Zealand-based partner Nano Cluster Devices Ltd. (NCD) say they will commercialize new nanowire fabrication technology, for use in semiconductors and nanoscale electronic devices.

Intel to Build 45-nm, 300-mm Wafer Fab in Israel

12/01/2005  Santa Clara, CA — Intel Corp. plans to build a new 300-mm wafer fabrication facility at its Kiryat Gat, Israel site. Designated Fab 28, the new facility will produce microprocessors on 45-nm process technology in the second half of 2008. Construction on the $3.5 billion project will begin immediately.

Looking forward to it

12/01/2005  No, you’re not seeing things. There are indeed two issues of CleanRooms magazine bound together this month-your annual Master Source Guide and your regular December issue.

FEI introduces new cryo sample prep tool for organic samples

12/01/2005  FEI Co. of Hillsboro, Ore., announced it has introduced its next-generation Vitrobot, an automated vitrification device for plunge-freezing of aqueous samples.

Agilent acquires Molecular Imaging, moves into AFM market

12/01/2005  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A), the Hewlett-Packard spinout that recently reoriented itself to focus on test and measurement applications, moved into the atomic force microscope market this week when it announced the acquisition of Molecular Imaging Corp. of Tempe, Ariz.

Nanotechnology: Maturation and the need for standards

12/01/2005  Nanotechnology was born as the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) as described by Roco et al.

Display manufacturing: Particles on display

12/01/2005  As display panels get bigger, thinner and more expensive, manufacturers look to the semiconductor industry for guidance on how to get particle contamination under control

Inventor’s corner

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Disposable cleanroom garment use and markets

12/01/2005  Cleanroom garments must protect product from the contamination caused by the wearer, but they must also be comfortable and cost-effective.

Spaces of innovation

12/01/2005  Cleanroom environments are being found in more diverse settings than ever before

Cleaning up after Katrina

12/01/2005  Just before the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed overhead, Daniel Gurneck faced a contamination-control nightmare.

Strong forecast for semi industry

12/01/2005  In a live Web cast aired on November 16, 2005, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) President George Scalise indicated that the semiconductor industry has enjoyed a solid year to date, with revenues up 6.1 percent over last year, and will continue to prosper over the next year.

Microfabrica moves to larger production facility

12/01/2005  Increased customer demand has prompted Microfabrica (www.microfabrica.com), a leader in microdevice and microsystem fabrication, to move its factory and corporate headquarters from Burbank to a new facility in Van Nuys, Calif.

Biotech meets high-tech

12/01/2005  After only 10 months, Cook Pharmica LLC, the newest Cook Group company (www.cookmedical.com), has completed construction on a $70 million facility to provide manufacturing services to the biotech industry.

Cleanroom weighing

12/01/2005  Choosing the right scale in the most critical applications