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Rubicon Technology Produces New 12-Inch Sapphire Wafers for LED Applications

Rubicon Technology, Inc. a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today announced the production of 12-inch polished wafers, the largest high-quality, sapphire wafer ready for production of LEDs (light emitting diodes).

27 Jan 2011

Applied Seals North America Leads Task Force to Develop Semiconductor-Grade Sealing Standards

To help the global semiconductor industry prepare for the 22 nm technology node and the use of 450 mm wafers, sealing products supplier Applied Seals North America, Inc. is leading a new SEMI Standards task force to develop the first substantial standards for perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) o-rings and sealing elements.

27 Jan 2011

Abound Solar's AB1-Series of Photovoltaic Modules Receive UK MCS Certification

Abound Solar, a leading manufacturer of cadmium telluride thin-film photovoltaic solar modules, announced today that it has received UK MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) certification for its AB1-series of photovoltaic modules.

27 Jan 2011

HelioVolt Announces Completion of Lifetime Testing of First Commercial Thin-Film Modules

HelioVolt announced today the company’s first commercial modules have completed rigorous accelerated lifetime testing, with results showing degradation rates one to two orders of magnitude lower than typical module performance required to pass UL and IEC certification.

From CEA-Leti 27 Jan 2011

University of Manitoba to Characterize Liquid Crystal Nanoparticle Composites

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by the Chemistry Department of the University of Manitoba to characterize liquid crystal composites conjunction with SAXS.

27 Jan 2011

Mico Manufacturing Moves to Larger Location in Birmingham

Rapid News Communications Group is delighted to announce a significant development for MM Live UK in 2011. Having reached capacity at the previous venue, MM Live UK will relocate to the NEC Birmingham, enabling continued...

26 Jan 2011

Vistec Secures An Order for An Electron Beam Lithography System From SUNAC

Vistec Lithography Inc. is pleased to announce that is has received an order from Turkey for one of its electron-beam lithography systems. The global supplier of advanced electron-beam lithography systems will deliver an EBPG5000plusES to the newly formed Nanotechnology and Application Center (SUNAC).

26 Jan 2011

Microvisk's Third Funding Round for MEMS Technology is Oversubscribed

Microvisk Technologies, the developer of a handheld system to monitor the blood clotting status of patients taking the drug Warfarin, has raised £6 million through a rights issue to existing investors in an oversub...

26 Jan 2011

STMicroelectronics Holds Top Position in MEMS Consumer Market

STMicroelectronics confirms its top position in MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and portable applications, according to market analyst iSuppli.

From STMicroelectronics 25 Jan 2011

Rambus Buys Lighting and Display Patents from Imagine Designs

Rambus Inc. one of the world's premier technology licensing companies, today announced it has acquired the lighting and display portfolio of patents and technology from privately held Imagine Designs Inc.

25 Jan 2011

Nanocamp Gives Potential Students the Chance to Learn Wonders of Nanoscience

Twelve leading secondary school science pupils spent last week at the Manawatu campus learning the wonders of nanoscience during Nanocamp.

25 Jan 2011

Targray Partners with Vorbeck Materials to Launch New Graphene Technology

Targray Technology International announces that it has partnered with Vorbeck Materials Corp. to introduce a new and disruptive graphene technology for manufacturers of Li-ion battery cells.

From Vorbeck Materials 25 Jan 2011

Entegris Launches Ultrapak 100 mm Thin Wafer Shipper

Entegris, Inc. introduced a wafer shipper that specifically meets the critical handling needs of thin silicon (Si) and compound semiconductor wafers.

From Entegris 25 Jan 2011

GRIN Plasmonics Technique Provides Practical Way for Routing Light at Nanoscale Level

They said it could be done and now they've done it. What's more, they did it with a GRIN.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 25 Jan 2011

New Breast On-a-Chip Model to Test Nanomedical Approaches for Cancer Treatment

Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed "breast on-a-chip" that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.

25 Jan 2011