02/10/2004  Molecular Imprints Inc., an Austin, Texas, developer of nanolithography tools, sold its Imprio 100 tool to South Korea’s National Nanofab Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, as well as to a northern California-based electronics company, according to a news release.

02/09/2004  February 9, 2004 - Charles Kau, executive VP at Nanya Technology Corp., has been named president of Inotera Memories Inc. effective March 1.

02/06/2004  Feb. 6, 2004--DRESDEN, Germany--Infineon Technologies will expand the Memory Development Center at its location here with the aim of further strengthening its DRAM and flash products.

02/06/2004  February 6, 2004 - A recent report from the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) concludes that by 2010, the semiconductor industry will grow to $360 billion, with more than one-third of industry revenue coming from outsourced operations.

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02/05/2004  February 5, 2004 - Nikon Corp. is building a $70 million worldwide training center in the US, following entrenched efforts from rivals ASML and Canon.

02/05/2004  February 5, 2004 - ADE Corp., Westwood, MA, said a Delaware jury has ruled in favor of the company in a patent suit brought by KLA-Tencor Corp., San Jose, CA.

02/05/2004  Small tech accounted for 4.9 percent of the $4.9 billion in venture capital invested in the United States during the fourth quarter. Typical for the year was the experience of Kionix Inc., which managed to raise VC funds by focusing on market opportunity rather than sexy technology. Not surprisingly, California dominated the states list, with 10 deals worth $69.6 million in Q4.

02/04/2004  FEB. 4--BELMONT, Calif.--Nikon Corp. says it will build a new worldwide training center here to meet the growing demand for training from English-speaking countries around the world.

02/04/2004  February 4, 2003 - Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has received $285 million in loans from four banks in China, to help expand production capacity at its 200mm facilities in Shanghai.

02/04/2004  Ultratech Inc. (Quote, News, Web) http://www.ultratech.com, a San Jose, Calif., developer of lithography tools for semiconductor and nanotechnology device fabrication, reported fourth quarter earnings of $3.3 million, or 13 cents per share, compared to a $2.4 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2002. Revenue was $26.8 million, up from $20.7 million in the year-earlier period.

02/03/2004  February 3, 2004 - A new report from market research firm Strategic Marketing Associates anoints Japan as the new king of semiconductor-equipment capital spending.

02/03/2004  February 3, 2004 - Following impressive earnings announcements by Intel, IBM, and Micron, other global chipmakers and foundries are reporting strong quarterly financial results -- and in a show of support for the industry's recovery, most are planning to significantly boost capital spending this year.

02/03/2004  February 3, 2004 - Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said it is planning to roll out 512Mbit NAND flash memory chips using 120nm technology in February, its first foray into flash memory.

02/03/2004  February 3, 2004 - Toshiba Semiconductor Company has licensed phase-shift mask technology from Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA, to help it ramp to volume production of 65nm process chips.

02/03/2004  FEB. 2--SHREWSBURY, Mass.--Advanced MicroSensors, Inc. (AMS), an supplier of magneto-resistive (MR) tape heads and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) related products will provide Laf

02/03/2004  (February 3, 2004) Munich, Germany—Unitive has selected SUSS lithography equipment to develop next-generation packaging processes. The equipment installation and process development will take place at Unitive's facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

02/02/2004  February 2, 2004 - Sony Group is investing $325 million in IBM's 300mm fab in East Fishkill, NY, to spur production of 65nm chips to be used for Sony's new "Cell" chips.

02/01/2004  As 2.5G and 3G smartphones shrink in size, yet offer increased functionality and a PC-like graphical user interface (GUI), original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) are reducing the number and size of onboard components.

02/01/2004  Getting it Right