09/03/2010 

Palomar Technologies introduced the fully automated 3800 Ultra Flexible Die Bonder for eutectic die attach, laser diode packaging and high-power LED packaging.

08/17/2010 

In a podcast interview, Paul Semenza, SVP of Analyst Services at DisplaySearch, explains how a maturing OLED manufacturing capability is contributing to the surge in interest, as is consumer response to products that use OLEDs. One challenge, however, is scaling up vapor deposition, and solutions are being developed. 

04/27/2010 

The Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography System Development Association (EUVA) says it has surpassed 100W output at intermediate focus for an EUV light source, another big step to address a big hurdle facing EUV lithography as a production-viable candidate for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing.

01/10/2010 

06/09/2009  June 9, 2009: A group of scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is working on a device which incorporates eye tracking to create bidirectional "data eyeglasses," opening up hands-free applications generally associated with spy movies and fighter pilots.

05/22/2009  May 22, 2009: China-based panel maker Irico Group Electronics plans to invest $74.38 million in its first OLED production fab, which broke ground in Foshan, China earlier this month, according to a local report.

05/19/2009  Flip Chips and Flashlights by George A. Riley, Contributing Editor
With the industry's attention riveted on the next-generation of TSV- enhanced stacked - everything 3D marvels, we sometimes forget how microelectronics are changing everyday products in our world.

05/11/2009  Scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the optical quirk called "blinking," and along with researchers at the Eastman Kodak Co. have created a nanocrystal that constantly emits light.

11/06/2008  DuPont Teijin Films joined the systems-in-foil program of Holst Centre, a research initiative of the Flemish and Dutch research centers IMEC and TNO. DuPont Teijin, as a major substrate vendor, completes the ecosystem of industrial players for its systems-in-foil program line.

04/11/2008  Apr. 11, 2008 - UK-based Oxford Instruments says it has acquired Silver Spring, MD-based Technologies and Devices International, a developer of hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) technology and processes, in a bid to expand its offerings for makers of high-brightness LEDs.

03/25/2008  Mar. 25, 2008 - Intel's decision to locate a 300mm fab in Dalian, China, has spurred interest in the area for other industries, including LED makers from Taiwan, with Epistar and Everlight Electronics considering building a joint facility there, according to the Taiwan Economic News.

03/18/2008  Mar. 18, 2008 - The market for transparent semiconductors used in display, photovoltaics, and lighting markets will surge to ~$9.4B by 2015, according to a study from analysis firm NanoMarkets. And a key element in the devices, indium tin oxide (ITO), will continue to be in heavy demand despite surging prices and other limitations.

03/03/2008  By SST Editorial Staff

The SST Editorial Staff recaps SEMI's recent Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS), and the Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) that followed, with this special report series available only on our website.

01/23/2008  Last week hundreds of microelectronics industry executives gathered at ISS and SMC, absorbing the conventional forecasts for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials. But on the technology side, SMC showed truly amazing perspective on new electronic materials markets of gigantic scales like photovoltaics, high-efficiency lighting, and advanced 3D and WLP packages.

01/18/2008  SST partner Nikkei Microdevices reports from the 17^th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference in Fukuoka, Japan, where leading Japanese photovoltaic suppliers described technologies for improved efficiencies now starting to move into production. Also, details on TEL's pending entry into the solar equipment market with a thin-film deposition system.

12/17/2007  ;Amtech Systems Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its subsidiary, Tempress Systems Inc., has received an additional $8.9 million in orders for diffusion processing systems from the solar cell industry.

11/29/2007  ; MiNaT, a trade fair for precision mechanics and ultra-precision micro- and nanotechnologies, has shifted its dates so that it will take place at the same time as SEMICON Europa from October 7-9, 2008, in Stuttgart, Germany, to be able to share synergies and boost attendance and exhibitors at both shows.

11/15/2007  ; Two companies have recently launched new LED packaging products. Philips Lumileds has launched its new cool-white LUXEON K2 with TFFC LED that is designed, binned and tested for standard operation at 1000 mA and can be driven at 1500 mA. In addition, LedEngin Inc. has announced its 10W, multiwavelength RGBA emitter, the LZ4-00MA10, which contains individually addressable dies in an 7mm square power LED package.

11/15/2007  ; Accelerometers — devices that sense motion — have been with us for a long time, but only recently have they have been miniaturized as silicon-based devices. Consumer electronics makers who saw their hidden potential and built new products such as Nintendo's Wii, Apple's iPhone, and Activision's "Guitar Hero" game around them have achieved huge market success by revolutionizing the user-interface.

10/22/2007  ; Sunic System, a producer of vacuum deposition equipment for OLED, and Novaled, a provider of doping technology and materials for organic electronics, will work together to build up the next generation of thin-film encapsulation (TFE) tools, technologies, and materials.