08/05/2005 W. Conshohocken, Pa. — In an upcoming workshop hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in October, technical issues with test methods and reference materials identified by ASTM Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials will be one of the topics to be addressed. The workshop's goal is to assist U.S. manufacturers and their supply chains in meeting new environmental regulations that restrict hazardous substance use in electronics and consumer products.
08/05/2005 Shanghai, China — Advanced Packaging Magazine sister publications, SMT and SMT China, along with the China Electronics Appliance Corporation (CEAC), announce the Call for Papers for the 2005 SMT China International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Lead-free Challenges. Held annually, SMT and SMT China Magazines will focus on SMT, emerging technologies, and hot topics for modern assembly methods.
08/05/2005 August 5, 2005 - A new project, part of the FP6 program of the EU and coordinated by IMEC, is targeted at demonstrating the breakthrough concept of spin torque in a nanoscale microwave integrated oscillator, intended for wireless integrated-device applications.
08/05/2005 US Global Nanospace Inc. announced the appointment of Carl Gruenler as chief executive officer. John Robinson, who previously served as CEO, remains chairman.
08/04/2005 August 4, 2005 - Falling prices amid "tepid demand" pushed most DRAM companies into the red in 2Q05, but some companies are shining as signs begin to indicate a recovery may be underway, according to preliminary data from iSuppli Corp.
08/04/2005 San Jose, Calif. — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has signed a contract with Vanderbilt University to conduct a retrospective epidemiological study to find out if there is an increased cancer risk among wafer fabrication workers compared to other semiconductor industry workers and the general population.
08/03/2005 Herndon, Va. — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) will be holding its Innovation Leadership Forum at its Herndon, Va. headquarters on September 15-16, 2005. Intended to launch a coordinated initiative to stimulate innovation and manufacturing research for the industry, the objective is to create a research and development vision to help focus limited R&D resources, ensuring development of the technologies required to maintain industry growth over the next decade.
08/03/2005 August 3, 2005 - A white OLED lighting panel with a record power efficiency of 30 lumens per watt (lm/W) has been demonstrated using Universal Display's PHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology at The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Symposia and Exhibition held in San Diego, CA.
08/03/2005 August 3, 2005 - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced it has signed a contract with Vanderbilt University to conduct a retrospective epidemiological study to determine if there is an increased cancer risk among wafer fabrication workers compared to other semiconductor industry workers and the general population.
08/02/2005 August 2, 2005 - The members of the Blue Whale Consortium have announced the successful completion of their mission to develop high-performance, cost-effective chip-size wafer-scale packaging (WSP) for system-on-chip (SoC) for handheld devices.
08/02/2005 Quantum dot manufacturers have recognized that to achieve their goals they'll need a much different quantum dot than those used in research.
