SJSU offers new programs in global leadership studies Nov 17, 2009
Global business issues are a day-to-day reality at in Fremont, a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. Mike Hill, Lam s managing director of learning and organization development, said his company has clients worldwide in such places as Taiwan, Japan, China and Germany and half of Lam s 3,000 workers stationed in international locales. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
State has no plans to rescind loan to Evergreen Nov 10, 2009
Evergreen intends to use the money for wafer, cell, and panel fabrication equipment it already purchased. Culver said Evergreen s loan is guaranteed by the company s equipment. (Boston Globe)
Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost Oct 7, 2009
Given that his technique uses simple fabrication equipment at room temperature, and given that the silver particles self-assemble based only on the chemistry of the coating, Berger feels that any laboratory could easily make use of this finding. Not only do week seek better efficiency, but also lower costs too, he added. (Science Daily)
Lab-on-chip innovator Michelle Khine to be honored Sep 1, 2009
to make prototypes of a Traditional microfluidic channels used for routing fluids through a battery of tests are manufactured in a clean room using semiconductor and MEMS fabrication equipment ... "It all started as just a way of making microfluidic devices--labs-on-a-chip--which had been piggybacking on semiconductor and MEMS fabrication equipment using standard photolithorgraphy," Khine said. (EETimes)
Mood at Semicon (Part 2): What analysts and execs were saying Jul 18, 2009
The current size of the wafer fabrication equipment industry does not support the significant levels of Rding needed to follow Moore's Law and deliver leading-edge systems and processes to customers. . (EETimes)
Terahertz SiGe imager sees through clothes Jun 16, 2009
At the RFIC Symposium, however, several designs using and BiCMOS processes were described in addition to UCSD's SiGe solution, promising less costly processes that could be run on standard silicon fabrication equipment. "We should be able to bring the costs of those sorts of systems down, perhaps even to handheld scanners," said Jason May, an EE doctoral candidate who works at Rebeiz' UCSD lab. (EETimes)
Air Force Funds New Energy Efficient Unmanned Aircraft May 28, 2009
Air Force officials fund new generation of energy efficient unmanned aircraft (DOD DefenseLINK)
Lighting: A brilliant new approach Mar 21, 2009
Besides the lower cost of silicon, the process could also use larger and more economical six-inch (15cm) wafers and be carried out with more common fabrication equipment. A number of companies are working with Dr Humphreys to commercialise the process. (The Economist)
UC Berkeley building named for Marvell founders Mar 7, 2009
The building will house the Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory, equipped with advanced semiconductor fabrication equipment in two 15,000 square-foot cleanrooms. It is believed to be the first fully equipped 8-inch semiconductor fab line at any university campus. (EETimes)
House OKs small port dredge funds Feb 27, 2009
Funds also will be used to purchase industry-standard metals fabrication equipment. Dredge funds. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
