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Cascade Microtech Launches Waveguide Probes for On-Wafer Probing of Sub-Millimeter Wave Circuits

Cascade Microtech, Inc., a leading supplier of solutions that enable precision measurements of integrated circuits at the wafer level, today announced the launch of the T-Wave series of waveguide probes for on-wafer probing of millimeter wave and sub-millimeter wave circuits.

From FormFactor 9 Jul 2014

Nanolab Technologies Acquires New X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy System

At SEMICON West in San Francisco, Nanolab Technologies announced that it has purchased a new XPS analytical system in their Surface Chemical Analysis Center of Excellence that continues their rapid growth path. Last week Nanolab Technologies announced the acquisition of Microtech Laboratories, a failure analysis lab located in Texas.

9 Jul 2014

FinScale Offers qFinFET 3D MOSFET Architecture and Manufacturable Process

FinScale Incorporated,the semiconductor device and process innovation company, today announced immediate availability of its qFinFET™ technology, a next generation 3D MOSFET architecture and manufacturable process readily transferable to foundries and integrated device manufacturers.

9 Jul 2014

Phantoms Foundation Releases Catalogue of Companies Working on Graphene at International Conference & Exhibition Graphene 2014

Phantoms Foundation is pleased to announce a catalogue of companies working on Graphene launched during the International Conference & Exhibition Graphene 2014 (Toulouse, France) back in May. The first edition features only companies working directly on the field. The second version (2015) to be launched during Graphene 2015 (10-13 March, 2015) will include all those who work hard in Universities, Research Centers, etc.

9 Jul 2014

Hitachi employs Cadence Tempus Timing Signoff Solution to Tape Out 28nm Design

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Hitachi has taped out its latest giga-scale design using the Cadence Tempus™ Timing Signoff Solution. Hitachi also utilized Tempus Timing Signoff Optimization (TSO), resulting in a reduction of their overall closure time to just 3 weeks down from almost 2 months.

From Cadence Design Systems 8 Jul 2014

Platin-M Entrapped in a Nanoparticle Interferes with Mitochondria's DNA and Triggers Cell Death

University of Georgia researchers have developed a new formulation of cisplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, that significantly increases the drug's ability to target and destroy cancerous cells.

8 Jul 2014

Intel to Produce Panasonic SoCs Using 14nm Low-Power Manufacturing Process

Intel Corporation today announced that it has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Panasonic Corporation’s System LSI Business Division. Intel’s custom foundry business will manufacture future Panasonic system-on-chips (SoCs) using Intel’s 14nm low-power manufacturing process.

8 Jul 2014

AMEC Introduces Integrated Dual-Station Etch and Plasma Downstream Asher Semiconductor Processing Tool

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) today introduced the Primo Integrated Dual-Station Etch and plasma downstream Asher ( Primo iDEA™), an industry-first semiconductor processing tool that integrates dual-station dielectric etch and photoresist strip chambers onto the same platform.

8 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Transparent Conductive Film Market

According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled "Transparent Conductive Film (TCF) Market (Technologies, Applications and Geography) - Global Opportunity Analysis and Forecast - 2013 - 2020", the global transparent conductive film (TCF) market is forecast to reach $5.86 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 17.2% during the forecast period (2014 - 2020).

8 Jul 2014

New Applied Materials’ CMP System Provides Wafer Polishing with Nano Precision for FinFET and 3D NAND Applications

Demonstrating its expertise in precision materials engineering, Applied Materials, Inc. today announced two new systems that help customers solve critical challenges in manufacturing high-performance, power-efficient 3D devices.

From Applied Materials Inc. 8 Jul 2014

Microelectronics Equipment Manufacturer, SPTS Technologies, to be Acquired by Orbotech

Orbotech Ltd. today announced the signing of a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire SPTS Technologies Group Limited (“SPTS”), a U.K.-based leading manufacturer of etch, deposition and thermal processing equipment for the microelectronics industry, from European private equity firm Bridgepoint and others.

8 Jul 2014

SEMICON West 2014: Minalogic and AEPI Partner to Promote the Rhône-Alpes Region

Minalogic , the leading French cluster dedicated to micro- and nanoelectronics and software, and AEPI , the Grenoble-Isère economic development agency, join their forces to promote the Rhône-Alpes Region during SEMICON West 2014 (booth 2028) and help visitors foster productive relationships with this very innovative territory ranked by Forbes, in 2013, as the 5th most inventive in the world.

8 Jul 2014

Mystery of the Printed Diode Solved

With an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States of America (PNAS), a thirteen-year-long mystery that has involved a long series of researchers at both Linköping University and Acreo Swedish ICT has finally been solved.

8 Jul 2014

Nanotech Paint Changes Color in Response to High Temperature

NJIT researchers have developed a paint for use in coatings and packaging that changes color when exposed to high temperatures, delivering a visual warning to people handling material or equipment with the potential to malfunction, explode, or cause burns when overheated.

8 Jul 2014

Researchers Employ DNA Origami to Test Theories About Cell Signalling

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have headed a study that has provided new knowledge about the EphA2 receptor, which is significant in several forms of cancer. This is important knowledge in itself – but just as important is how this study, which is published in the highly respected journal Nature Methods today, was conducted.

8 Jul 2014