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Veeco's InSight 3D Automated AFM Accepted by Key Global Semiconductor Customer

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that its new InSight(TM) 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (3DAFM) Platform has been accepted by a key global semiconductor customer for Critical Dimension (CD) Reference Metrology for Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) modeling.

From Veeco 2 Oct 2008

Using Nanoparticles to Deliver Treatments to Injured Brain and Spinal Cord Cells

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Cent...

2 Oct 2008

New Thin Film Metrology Tools for MEMS to be Launched at Semicon Europa 2008

PANalytical will launch new products and showcase its full range
of innovative X-ray metrology solutions on booth #144 at Semicon Europa 2008,
October 7-9, Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Germany.

2 Oct 2008

CVD Equipment Corporation Announces $5.9 Million of New Orders

CVD Equipment Corporation announced a new order quarterly booking record for the three month period ending September 30, 2008 of $5.9 million. This represents an increase of 16% over the same period in 2007 and a 20% inc...

From CVD Equipment Corporation 1 Oct 2008

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Receives NSF Grant for Nanotechnology Research

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received an $8.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and its nanotechnology research through 2014.

1 Oct 2008

$250,000 Grant to Help Commercialize Enable IPC's Energy Efficient Technologies

Enable IPC Corp., a leading company for turning technologies into products and successfully bringing them to market, today announced that its efficient energy-focused subsidiary SolRayo LLC has been awarded a $250,000 cl...

From Enable IPC 1 Oct 2008

SUSS MicroTec Launches Third Generation Manual Mask and Bond Aligner

SUSS MicroTec, supplier of innovative solutions for 3D Integration (3DI), MEMS, Advanced Packaging and Nanotechnology markets, launches the third generation of its MA/BA8, a manual mask and bond aligner that offers highe...

From SUSS MicroTec AG 1 Oct 2008

KLA-Tencor Acquires Microelectronic Inspection Equipment of Vistec Semiconductor

KLA-Tencor Corporation today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Microelectronic Inspection Equipment (MIE) business unit of Vistec Semiconductor Systems. The MIE business unit of Vistec is headquarter...

From Vistec Electron Beam 1 Oct 2008

New Platform Enables Rapid Cost-Effective Analysis of Entire Genomes

Applied Biosystems today announced a new genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD(TM) 3 System, that is expected to enable scientists to sequence a human genome for approximately $10,000. Significant cost-reduction and produ...

1 Oct 2008

On-Demand Presentation and Application Note on SELS in Combination with GPC

Viscotek has announced an on-demand presentation (http://www.viscotek.com/gpcsels.aspx) and application note that describes a new light scattering technique that could be very helpful in Gel Permeation Chromatography (GP...

1 Oct 2008

Nanoscale Carbon Materials Researchers Presented with 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics

Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attend...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 1 Oct 2008

Ecliptek MEMS Spread Spectrum Oscillators Greatly Reduce Cost and Lead Time

Ecliptek Corporation announces the expansion of their EMO(TM) family of MEMS oscillator products to include a new MEMS spread spectrum low EMI output surface mount oscillator, the EMS series.

1 Oct 2008

STMicroelectronics Introduces First Automotive-Qualified Three-Axis MEMS Accelerometer

STMicroelectronics, a world leader in MEMS, has introduced its first automotive-qualified three-axis MEMS accelerometer. The new device is qualified to AEC-Q100 for automotive applications, fully leveraging its proven 20...

From STMicroelectronics 1 Oct 2008

Scientists at RTI to Develop Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials

Scientists at RTI are teaming up with several leading universities and a major aerospace company to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials - revolutionary technologies that can efficiently convert heat d...

1 Oct 2008

SEMATECH Receives Best Paper Award for Work High-K Metal Gates

SEMATECH announced today that it has received the Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM) Best Paper Award for its work on reliability of high-k metal gates. The paper was presented at the International Conference on So...

From SEMATECH 1 Oct 2008