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New Hybrid Memory Device Using Silicon Nanowires and Traditional Data Storage

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with colleagues at George Mason University and Kwangwoon University in Korea, have fabricated a memory device that combines silicon nanowires...

12 Jun 2007

Method for Designing Circuits Using Twisted and Misaligned Nanotubes

Concerned that current methods for making computer chips might become stymied as components keep shrinking, many engineers are looking for circuit building blocks with improved electrical properties. Among the most promi...

9 Jun 2007

Tegal Receives Order for PVD Cluster Tool from Top Tier MEMS Foundry

Tegal Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of integrated circuits, MEMS, and nanotechnology devices, announced it had received an order for an Ende...

From Collabrx, Inc. 9 Jun 2007

Observing Quantum Transactions on a Single Carbon Nanotube

In the quantum world, photons and electrons dance, bump and carry out transactions that govern everything we see in the world around us. In this week's issue of Science, French and U.S. scientists describe a new tech...

8 Jun 2007

Nanometrics Completes Divestiture of Non-Core Product Lines

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced that the company has completed the divestiture of its DiVA and Yosemite product lines. The Di...

8 Jun 2007

Tegal Ships Plasma Etch System to High Brightness LED Manufacturer

From Collabrx, Inc. 8 Jun 2007

New Method for Compacting Carbon Nanotubes into Tight Bundles

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method of compacting carbon nanotubes into dense bundles. These tightly packed bundles are efficient conductors and could one day replace copper as the...

7 Jun 2007

Tronics Microsystems and Alcatel to Jointly Develop Extreme-Performance MEMS Technology

Tronics Microsystems SA, a global leader in manufacturing custom MEMS components for demanding applications, and Alcatel Micro Machining Systems, a leading manufacturer of deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) systems for MEM...

7 Jun 2007

ISE Corp and Altair Nanotechnologies to Jointly Develop Lithium Rechargeable Battery Packs

ISE Corporation and Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. have entered an agreement to jointly develop and commercially supply Lithium rechargeable battery packs for use in hybrid electric and all electric heavy duty vehicles. A...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 5 Jun 2007

Semiconductor and MEMS Manufacturers Form Semconductor Purchasing Group

The Fab Owners Association (FOA), the association of semiconductor / MEMS manufacturing executives and suppliers, has announced the formation of a semiconductor Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), to be called FOA Purch...

5 Jun 2007