| Tegal secures products, IP for 3D packaging, MEMS
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2008-09-04 |
| Tegal Corp. has signed an agreement with AMMS and Alcatel-Lucent to acquire products and the related intellectual property, directed at advanced 3D wafer-level packaging applications. |
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| CE, wireless devices drive market growth for MEMS
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2008-09-03 |
| Driven by new demand from consumer electronics and wireless applications, the global market for MEMS will expand to $8.8 billion in 2012, up from $6.1 billion in 2006, forecasts iSuppli Corp |
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| 3D-TSVs spark packaging revolution
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2008-09-01 |
| Chips face the so-called "More-than-Moore" 3D integration route in order to pursue the continued aggressive scaling demanded by the historical law. 3D integration with through-silicon vias (3D-TSV) will accelerate the consolidation happening in CMOS wafer fabs and the shift toward the fabless foundry model. |
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| TSMC ups budget for 40nm, MEMS
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2008-08-15 |
| The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd has approved a $795 million capital spending plan that covers the foundry's push into 45-/40nm CMOS processes and MEMS |
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| Olympics ushers in new MEMS era
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2008-08-12 |
| The 92,000 red, green, blue, yellow and white dots seen at the opening of the Beijing Olympics were the effects created by spectators waving MEMS-equipped electronic toy torches known as 'Waving Torch |
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| Will the Waving Torch make its way to the Olympics?
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2008-08-07 |
| Will the Chinese Olympic Committee allow spectators to use the Waving Torch—a replica of the Olympic Torch designed to spell out messages in midair when spectators wave them rapidly back and forth |
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| KLA-Tencor to buy microelectronic biz of Vistec
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2008-08-06 |
| KLA-Tencor has entered into an agreement to acquire the Microelectronic Inspection Equipment business unit of Vistec Semiconductor Systems. |
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| Asia Pacific Microsystems, UMC seal MEMS deal
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2008-07-23 |
| Asia Pacific Microsystems Inc. (APM) has reached an alliance agreement with semiconductor foundry UMC for 8-inch MEMS wafer fab capacity |
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| Chip industry preps for 'More than Moore' era
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2008-07-21 |
| Chip and semiconductor equipment makers are at a crossroads as they face an era that might be called "More than Moore." |
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| USDC switches name to FlexTech Alliance, expands mission
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2008-07-11 |
| The U. S. Display Consortium (USDC) is expanding its mission to support the emerging flexible, printed electronics market—subsequently changing the organization's official name to the FlexTech Alliance to reflect this new activity and opportunity. |
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| Industry giants see more businesses in VC
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2008-07-09 |
| In these cost-cutting corporate times, are electronics industry giants looking to outsource R&D to the venture market? |
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| Cypress sells MEMS subsidiary to Dainippon Screen
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2008-07-03 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (DNS) of Kyoto, Japan today announced that DNS has acquired Silicon Light Machines (SLM), a Cypress subsidiary. |
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| MEMS market hits $6B, 14% CAGR
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2008-06-30 |
| A new report from Research and Markets found that worldwide MEMS market topped $6 billion, and is growing at a CAGR of 14 percent |
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| ST, Debiotech deliver prototypes of disposable insulin nanopump
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2008-06-26 |
| Debiotech and STMicroelectronics have delivered the first evaluation prototypes of a miniaturized insulin-delivery pump. |
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| IEEE confab sees Istanbul as 'Prime' location
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2008-06-26 |
| The IEEE furthered the trend for international congresses and exhibitions in Turkey when it selected Istanbul as the site for Prime '08, its fourth conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics. |
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