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The... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383313-How_Nanoscale_Is_Revolutionizing_Technology_and_Business.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383313-How_Nanoscale_Is_Revolutionizing_Technology_and_Business.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT Leading researchers from the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383103-Nikko_Metals_Offers_Hybrid_450_mm_Wafers.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383103-Nikko_Metals_Offers_Hybrid_450_mm_Wafers.php?rssid=20279 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:08:05 GMT Nikko Metals, a subsidiary of Nippon Mining and Metals, is readying hybrid 450 mm wafers that... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/340209-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trial_Commences_in_Oakland.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/340209-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trial_Commences_in_Oakland.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:40:45 GMT The intellectual property trial between TSMC and SMIC began Wednesday with opening remarks by... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208639-Cleanroom_Filter_Fan.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208639-Cleanroom_Filter_Fan.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Jun 1999 06:00:00 GMT These advanced cleanroom filter/fan units are designed as a direct replacement for use in most... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205326-Rohm_Haas_Takes_CMP_Pad_for_Copper_Barriers_to_SEMICON_Taiwan.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205326-Rohm_Haas_Takes_CMP_Pad_for_Copper_Barriers_to_SEMICON_Taiwan.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:56:00 GMT Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials introduced a CMP pad that extends the lifetime compared to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196743-Aligned_Wafer_Bonding_for_3_D_Interconnect.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196743-Aligned_Wafer_Bonding_for_3_D_Interconnect.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:00:00 GMT After a brief overview of viable 3-D technology platforms, this paper focuses on wafer-level 3-D... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383269-Protective_Coatings.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383269-Protective_Coatings.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT The Enduro platform of protective coatings for the semiconductor and solar industries provides... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367528-Jury_Finds_in_TSMC_s_Favor_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367528-Jury_Finds_in_TSMC_s_Favor_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:53:28 GMT TSMC has won a nearly complete victory in the trade secrets trial ongoing in Oakland, Calif.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383353-SIA_Industry_Forecast_Optimistic_But_With_Reservations.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/383353-SIA_Industry_Forecast_Optimistic_But_With_Reservations.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:13:35 GMT The SIA's newest forecast predicts 2009 sales to reach $220B, down by 11.5% from 2008, but sees... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208157-Statistics_for_non_ideal_processes.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208157-Statistics_for_non_ideal_processes.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Jun 1999 06:00:00 GMT Semiconductor manufacturing often involves the management of statistically non-ideal processes,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/232198-Non_Destructive_Hall_Mobility_Tester.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/232198-Non_Destructive_Hall_Mobility_Tester.php?rssid=20279 Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT The LEI 1605 mobility tester for semiconductor and solar manufacturing processes manually... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198258-Addressing_0_13_m_Yield_Management_Issues.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198258-Addressing_0_13_m_Yield_Management_Issues.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:00:00 GMT Tom Long, vice president of corporate marketing at KLA-Tencor Corp. 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The analyzer measures TOC... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205778-Photoresist_Filtration_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205778-Photoresist_Filtration_System.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 15 Jun 2000 06:00:00 GMT The LithoGuard v2.0 filtration system, the next generation of molecular filtration for deep UV... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208026-300_mm_Emission_Microscope.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208026-300_mm_Emission_Microscope.php?rssid=20279 Fri, 01 Dec 2000 07:00:00 GMT V6000 series 300 mm emission microscope platform is designed around the PA300 or PM300 series... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204988-Fab_Update_New_Level_of_Fab_Equipment_Move_In.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204988-Fab_Update_New_Level_of_Fab_Equipment_Move_In.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 May 2005 06:00:00 GMT ... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205319-Gas_Chemical_Equipment_Monitor.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205319-Gas_Chemical_Equipment_Monitor.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 16 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT The computerized TRiMEGA Net system provides complete, real-time gas and chemical equipment... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203254-Web_Based_SORT_Analyzer.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203254-Web_Based_SORT_Analyzer.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT SORTnet Web-based data acquisition, analysis, reporting and real-time process control system is... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208989-Integrated_IR_imaging_spectrometers.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208989-Integrated_IR_imaging_spectrometers.php?rssid=20279 Fri, 01 May 1998 06:00:00 GMT Integrated IR imaging spectrometers with InGaAs linear array detectors (700-1700 nm) are... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200160-Rohm_Haas_Orders_SUSS_Tool_for_Materials_Development.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200160-Rohm_Haas_Orders_SUSS_Tool_for_Materials_Development.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:01:00 GMT SUSS MicroTec received an initial order from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials for its Gamma... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198127-Miniature_Guideways.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198127-Miniature_Guideways.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:00:00 GMT MINIRAIL series of robust, two-row miniature guideways can be used for automated printed circuit... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/358223-IEDM_Confronts_Logic_Scaling_Challenges.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/358223-IEDM_Confronts_Logic_Scaling_Challenges.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:25:48 GMT The International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), set for Dec. 6-9 in Baltimore, includes... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202056-Drypump.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202056-Drypump.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT IPX500 point-of-use dry vacuum pump designed for use on low-pressure load lock and transfer... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199151-Semi_Revenue_Outlook_Remains_Positive.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199151-Semi_Revenue_Outlook_Remains_Positive.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT Is this the perfect storm for the semiconductor industry? Demand in some high-volume end-use... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357516-MEMS_Motion_Sensors_Stay_in_Motion.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357516-MEMS_Motion_Sensors_Stay_in_Motion.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT The mobile market is driving the adoption of accelerometers and gyroscopes, in handhelds,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209024-Photoresist_Solvents.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209024-Photoresist_Solvents.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT Ethyl lactate, a colorless liquid, and ethyl pyruvate, a slightly yellowish liquid, are used as... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207807-Slurry_Capsule_Filter_Assembly.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207807-Slurry_Capsule_Filter_Assembly.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 15 Sep 2001 06:00:00 GMT UltraCap capsule filter assembly is for the filtration of metal and oxide CMP slurries. The... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199609-Safe_Chemicals.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199609-Safe_Chemicals.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 01 Jul 1998 06:00:00 GMT A line of electronic materials grade, ethyl lactate and ethyl pyruvate is provided. The company... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203661-Progress_in_Web_Based_Data_Management.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203661-Progress_in_Web_Based_Data_Management.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 01 Dec 2001 07:00:00 GMT The needs of fabless semiconductor firms to more rapidly bring to market complex, leading-edge... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197714-RGA.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197714-RGA.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 17 Sep 2001 06:00:00 GMT Aero Vac Odyssey RGA with a contamination-resistant, magnetic-sector design can be set up as a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208830-Wafer_Burn_in_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208830-Wafer_Burn_in_System.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 02 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT WBD-03 burn-in system is capable of batch burn-in of 256 die. The system includes a contact... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204866-BGA_Inspection_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204866-BGA_Inspection_System.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Aug 2000 06:00:00 GMT BGA Buster 2000 real-time X-ray inspection system provides analysis of solder integrity on... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197525-Excimer_Laser.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197525-Excimer_Laser.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Feb 2000 07:00:00 GMT The G21K narrow-band, 2 kHz excimer laser is designed for use with high-NA step and repeat... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198530-Surface_Treatment_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198530-Surface_Treatment_System.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 01 Jul 2002 06:00:00 GMT ROST (Rapid Optical Surface Treatment) removes hydrocarbons from silicon wafers. The technology... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202615-RTP_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202615-RTP_System.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 01 Jun 1998 06:00:00 GMT The JetFirst RTP system is designed for 100-150 mm wafers. 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An... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205238-Front_End_Trends_Exhibitor_Outlook_Links.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205238-Front_End_Trends_Exhibitor_Outlook_Links.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 15 Jun 2002 06:00:00 GMT ... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205434-300_mm_Wafer_Etching_System.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205434-300_mm_Wafer_Etching_System.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Sep 1998 06:00:00 GMT The Tru-Etch 3000 etching system is designed for 300 mm wafers and thin advanced packaging... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197693-300_mm_Lithography_Cluster.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197693-300_mm_Lithography_Cluster.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:00:00 GMT LithoPack300 (LP300) 300 mm lithography cluster is specifically designed for wafer bumping and... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196928-Safe_Chemicals.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196928-Safe_Chemicals.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 01 Jul 1999 06:00:00 GMT A line of electronic materials grade, ethyl lactate and ethyl pyruvate chemicals is provided.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198050-People_in_the_News.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198050-People_in_the_News.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Aug 1999 06:00:00 GMT ... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197064-SEMI_Event_Blends_Nostalgia_With_a_Look_to_the_Future.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197064-SEMI_Event_Blends_Nostalgia_With_a_Look_to_the_Future.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT SEMI event remembers industry beginnings, ponders the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200622-IEDM_Defines_the_Leading_Edge.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200622-IEDM_Defines_the_Leading_Edge.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT From carbon nanotubes to fingerprint sensors, 10 nm CMOS transistors to biochips, the annual... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209350-Underfill.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209350-Underfill.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT NF260 is a lead-free, reworkable, air-reflowable, no-flow underfill. 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They use clean, hot... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205411-SEC_N_Thoughts.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205411-SEC_N_Thoughts.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Jul 2001 06:00:00 GMT As a child, I remember pumping and pumping on my grandparents' well, but to no avail.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198727-Metalization_Cluster_Tool.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198727-Metalization_Cluster_Tool.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 01 Jul 1998 06:00:00 GMT LT-210 cluster system is designed for metalization applications in the semiconductor,packaging... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200734-Emerging_SOTs_Shrink_Size_and_Boost_Thermal_Performance.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200734-Emerging_SOTs_Shrink_Size_and_Boost_Thermal_Performance.php?rssid=20279 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 06:00:00 GMT In the quest for smaller-outline semiconductor packages, a compromise between size and... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198087-Synerscan.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198087-Synerscan.php?rssid=20279 Sat, 01 Aug 1998 06:00:00 GMT Synerscan is a non-contact, laser based inspection system that characterizes the lead conditions... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203917-BGA_Socket_Tester.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203917-BGA_Socket_Tester.php?rssid=20279 Mon, 01 Jun 1998 06:00:00 GMT TrueBGA socket is a technological method for BGA socketing, emulation, repair/replacement,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199876-Trends_in_300_mm_Factory_Automation.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199876-Trends_in_300_mm_Factory_Automation.php?rssid=20279 Sun, 01 Jun 2003 06:00:00 GMT It is clear that the direction of 300 mm factories is toward full automation, if not "lights... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199842-Integrated_Packaging_Line.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199842-Integrated_Packaging_Line.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 01 Jul 1999 06:00:00 GMT The IPL6800-CSP integrated packing line is a fully automated backend unit that integrates all... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203521-Curt_Wozniak_Electroglas_Chairman_and_CEO.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203521-Curt_Wozniak_Electroglas_Chairman_and_CEO.php?rssid=20279 Wed, 01 Jan 2003 07:00:00 GMT Curt Wozniak joined Electroglas (San Jose) as CEO in 1996 and became chairman in 1997. 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It is a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203000-Company_News.php?rssid=20279 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203000-Company_News.php?rssid=20279 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:00:00 GMT Solitec Wafer Processing Inc. 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