Siltronic, a manufacturer of hyper-pure silicon wafers, and imec, a nano-electronics research institute based in Belgium, have signed an agreement to develop silicon wafers integrated with a layer of gallium nitride.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011
PowerFilm, a company that designs and produces flexible electronics and thin flexible solar panels, provided a live demo of its roll to roll technology during this week for government employees.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011
Faster three dimension nanoimaging is now a possibility. Utilization of synchrotron light’s full color spectrum has enabled researchers to view objects faster and with greater precision, allowing three-dimensional nanoimaging.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011
CRAIC Technologies has developed a new solution for the semiconductor industry: the 20/20 XL™ Film Thickness Measurement Tool. The 20/20 XL™ is a microspectrophotometer is designed to non-destructively analyze microscopic areas of very large samples. This system offers the ability to measure the thickness of thin films in both transmission and reflectance.
Angelo Gaitas, President of PicoCal Inc., announces the completion of PicoCal's SBIR Phase II NSF grant Award No. 0822810, which resulted in a number of breakthrough innovations in high throughput scanning probe micr...
A team of 16 European firms and institutions from Spain has initiated a multifunctional project to formulate innovative techniques for early diagnosis of cancer, to minimize the risk and to explore more customized and effective means of cancer detection with minimal side effects.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Novellus Systems declared that it has supplied a VECTOR plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system to a China-based company, Xurui Guangdian (China SemiLEDs).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Research and Markets has released a new report titled "MEMS Microphone: Better Communication through Better Listening".
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Research and Markets has added the report, "Thin Wafer Manufacturing Equipment & Materials Markets" to its offering. The report explains why thin wafers need extraordinary technologies and handling processes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Fraunhofer IPMS introduces a small MEMS-based laser microscope for usage in narrow areas such as endoscopic analysis in biology, medical, and other industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Applied Nanotech Holdings declared that it has received the Phase I SBIR grant from the US Department of Energy amounting to $149,426 to advance extremely less weight hydrogen fuel tanks applying carbon nanotube reinforcement.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
Bacteria and viruses, which were affecting insects, plants and mammals, are turning to be beneficial in drug-delivery and chemical imaging of body cells, key agent in the manufacture of small battery electrodes, system storage devices, and in several nanotechnologies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2011
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have replaced the superconducting material used in its single-photon detector with a new tungsten-silicon alloy, which increased the efficacy of the detector as well as its sensitivity to light with longer wavelengths.
SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), a leading manufacturer of single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes, has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Scienc...
With these two launches Phenom-World further extends the usability of the Phenom G2 desktop SEM’s. Giving the opportunity to image vacuum-sensitive and vulnerable samples without damaging the sample structure by using the Temperature Controlled Sample Holder. Secondly the new version of Fibermetric is able to take the analysis of fibers and filter to an even higher level.