10/04/2005 Utica, N.Y. — Indium Corp. is enhancing customer service resources in Malaysia, India, and the Philippines by promoting Sehar Samiappan to senior technical engineer, and by hiring David Vetharudge as area sales manager. These appointments should help to fully support customers in this region with experienced sales and tech support experts.
10/04/2005 October 4, 2005 - Seiko Epson Corp. has made what it claims is the world's first bendable SRAM (static random access memory) device, using low-temperature polysilicon TFTs (thin film transistors), according to the Nikkei English News.
10/03/2005 October 3, 2005 - Brion Technologies has announced a joint development agreement with STMicroelectronics, Philips Semiconductors, and Freescale Semiconductor, R&D partners in the Crolles2 Alliance. Brion has delivered RET/OPC process window-enabled applications that run on the company's hardware-accelerated Tachyon platform.
10/03/2005 San Jose, Calif. — August's Worldwide semiconductor sales made a sharp increase to $18.6 billion, a 3.2% increase from the $18.0 billion reported in July and a 1.7% increase from the $18.3 billion reported in August 2004, reports the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Year-to-date semiconductor sales through August, at $144.4 billion, are up by 5.8% over the same period of 2004 when total sales amounted to $136.5 billion, according to the SIA.
10/03/2005 The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it has made first year awards totaling $26.3 million to help establish seven Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence.
10/03/2005 Three aspects of H.R. 2795 -- the House bill on patent reform -- are particularly troubling to independent inventors and small businesses: the change to a first-to-file system, the limitations on patent holders seeking an injunction against an infringer and the new post-grant opposition proceedings.
10/03/2005 NeoPhotonics, a San Jose, Calif.-based maker of optical components, modules and subsystems, introduced its new small form factor PLC power splitter product line intended for fiber-to-the-home applications.
10/01/2005 A report recently released by the Association of American Medical Colleges, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, calls for new and increased collaboration among pharmaceutical companies, academia, and regulators to help overcome obstacles to developing innovative diagnostics and therapeutics.
10/01/2005 The ever-changing body of rules and regulations governing operations of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry has required flexibility and adjustment of production facilities in order to comply with current and even proposed mandates.
10/01/2005 Building or renovating cleanroom space requires careful consideration of many factors and requirements, including airflow, temperature, humidity, and personnel interaction to name a few. Preplanning is crucial to a successful cleanroom project, which is why consulting with experienced design experts may be a wise idea. To help get you started, this month we’ve compiled a selection of highly qualified architecture firms specializing in the design and construction of cleanroom space.
10/01/2005 Semiconductor makers and tool suppliers, as well as cleanroom builders and operators, are beginning to understand the implications of what it will mean to “think green” in the near future.
10/01/2005 Corrections to contamination-control issues that halted vaccine production last fall at Chiron Corp.’s Liverpool, U.K., facility are being met with general approval by the Food and Drug Administration, but it remains to be seen whether the manufacturer can fully satisfy regulatory requirements in time for the upcoming flu season.
10/01/2005 FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Office of Electronic Miniaturization at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has partnered with Tessera Technologies to use the company’s MicroBGA chip-scale packaging (CSP) technology for developing regional enterprise and government projects requiring reliable, industry-proven semiconductor packaging capabilities.
10/01/2005 The potential for in-body and out-of-body applications for lab-on-a-chip technology is raising two entirely different kinds of contamination-control issues.
10/01/2005 The Parenteral Drug Association is partnering with third-party pharmaceutical supply chain operations auditor SynTegra LLC to streamline and manage the association’s virtual Audit Resource Center.
10/01/2005 The essentials of designing, constructing, qualifying and operating a pharmaceutical cleanroom will be presented by internationally recognized contamination-control expert Dr. Hans Schicht at CleanRooms Puerto Rico, November 17, at the Wyndham Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino.
