06/07/2005 Simpler Networks, a Montreal-based telecommunications equipment manufacturer, announced the launch of its EZ-MDF solution and upcoming customer trials.
06/06/2005 (June 06, 2005) Hong Kong and Pleasanton, Calif. — ASAT Holdings Limited and LSI Logic Corp. have entered into a multi-year cross-licensing agreement, under which LSI Logic will provide ASAT with a license to use its flip chip semiconductor package assembly technology. LSI Logic also will certify ASAT's assembly process using copper/low-k technology.
06/06/2005 June 6, 2005 - Freescale Semiconductor and the University of Florida have created what they say is the industry's first double-gate transistor model called FinFET. It is engineered to pack more computing power into less space and reduce power consumption, while using existing semiconductor manufacturing processes.
06/06/2005 The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne may be located on the idyllic banks of Lake Leman, but the institute has its feet solidly on the ground. Its programs combine technical training with something rarely emphasized in science and engineering: linguistic dexterity.
Its leaders believe that mix will make the institute more attractive to students and to the businesses that eventually hire them.
06/03/2005 June 3, 2005 - Canadian engineers have unveiled the creation of what they say is the world's smallest transistor in which electricity flows through a molecule, reported the Agence France-Presse. The device is only visible through a powerful microscope, but experts say it may be the biggest development so far in nanotechnology.
06/03/2005 (June 03, 2005) Chandler, Ariz. — Amkor Technology Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters, originally based in West Chester, Pa., to its Chandler, Ariz. facility. Having established the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) industry in 1968, Amkor first became present in the greater Phoenix area in 1984, and since that time, Amkor has focused its corporate executive staff, product management, engineering support, and business development teams at its Chandler location.
06/02/2005 (June 02, 2005) Cary, N.C. — Baolab MicroSystems has picked Coventor Inc.'s 3-D micro-emulation tool, MEMulator, to verify its design in the pre-fabrication stage. MEMulator provides realistic 3-D design-rule checks visualization and mechanical connection color scheming to check for etch and connection errors before foundry processes. Baolab has incorporated MEMulator into its design process to catch errors and reduce fabrication runs.
06/02/2005 June 2, 2005 - Applied Materials Inc. has announced its intention to form a holding company in China and to enhance its operations and capabilities in the country. The application for Applied Materials (China) Holdings Ltd. is pending approval by Chinese government agencies.
06/01/2005 (June 01, 2005) Scotts Valley, Calif. — Carsem is expanding its test services operation manufacturing space at the S-Site facility from 40,000 sq. ft. to 96,000 sq. ft. by the end of 2005. Together with the current 14,000 sq. ft. test operation at the M-site facility, this will bring the total area for wafer-probe and final test services to 110,000 sq. ft.
06/01/2005 June 1, 2005 - NEC Corp. has developed a photoelectric converter that is smaller than a 1 yen coin, enabling it to be integrated on the circuit boards used in routers and servers, which makes it possible to interconnect the chips on these boards with optical fibers instead of copper wires, according to Nikkei English News.
06/01/2005 Translume was launched in 2001 with the goal of making optical components for the telecommunications market. It had only venture capital funding, unlike any of the other companies that I co-started. It was relatively easy money at the time, but that was not the main reason for that type of funding. It just was a time when the common way to start a company was to go with VC funding.
