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EDN China Honors Arrow with Best International Distributor Award

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that it was named “Best International Distributor from 2005-2014” in the EDN China 10 Years of Innovation Awards.

From Arrow Electronics, Inc. 11 Jul 2014

JSC Angstrem-T Selects Eyelit Semiconductor Edition MES Suite for Zelenograd Wafer Fab

Eyelit Inc., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, control, and coordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace & defense, discrete electronics, semiconductor, and photovoltaic (solar) industries, announced today that JSC Angstrem-T, a subsidiary of the Angstrem Group, has selected the Eyelit Semiconductor Edition™ MES suite for its wafer fab in Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia.

11 Jul 2014

Entegris Expands VaporSorb Line of Airborne Molecular Contamination Filters for Semiconductor Manufacturing

Entegris, Inc., a leader in yield-enhancing materials and solutions for highly advanced manufacturing environments, today announced a product extension for its VaporSorb line of airborne molecular contamination (AMC) filters.

11 Jul 2014

CPI Receives £7.4m Investment to Develop New Formulation Innovation Centre

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has announced an investment of £7.4m into The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to develop a new innovation centre focused on formulated products. The investment will be matched with £7m from industry.

11 Jul 2014

tecsis LP Offer Subminiature Load Cell for Tension & Compression

Tecsis LP offers the Model XLUS88, a subminiature, bidirectional, tension/compression load cell for ranges from as low as 150 grams up to 1,000 lbs. With a compact size of only 0.50" to 0.75" in diameter, this load cell is ideal for applications where space is limited. The wide measurement range and exceptional accuracy makes this sensor popular for test, measurement, and process monitoring and control uses.

10 Jul 2014

American Ceramic Society Launches Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF)

The American Ceramic Society today announced the appointment of Marcus J. Fish to the new position of development director for the Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF).

10 Jul 2014

NETZSCH Announce Webinar Series Focused On Thermomechanical Analysis

Material characterization by means of thermal analysis is the focus of a new series of online seminars by NETZSCH.

From NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH 10 Jul 2014

Intersolar North America: SolarWorld to Showcase Technological Advances in Solar Panels and Systems

SolarWorld will present an across-the-board lineup of technological advances affecting all key products of solar-system solutions during the solar-industry trade show Intersolar North America in San Francisco this week. Advances range from the company’s Sunmodule XL – a high-power 72-cell mono-crystalline solar panel – to innovations in 60-cell panels, mounting systems and inverters.

10 Jul 2014

EZ Trading Computers Introduces Ultra Nano Trading Computer

Always pushing the boundaries of leading edge trading technology, EZ Trading Computer unveils the World's Smallest Trading Computer to date. Codenamed the Ultra Nano, this new trading computer model is a whopping 70% smaller, as measured in cubic inches, than a typical 17.3 inch laptop.

10 Jul 2014

New Solstice Electroplating Tools from ClassOne Technology

ClassOne Technology today announced its new Solstice™ line of electroplating tools. Described as "advanced plating for the rest of us," Solstice is designed specifically for the smaller-substrate users in emerging technologies such as MEMs, LEDs, Power Devices, RF Communications, Interposers, Photonics and Microfluidics.

10 Jul 2014

Researchers Embed Solar Modules in a Thin Layer of Glass

This approach is already being employed in electronic devices to some extent today: organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are embedded in film. These OPVs are a promising alternative to silicon-based solar cells.

10 Jul 2014

LLNL Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Develop Sophisticated Electronics System to Modulate Neurons

The Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) up to $2.5 million to develop an implantable neural device with the ability to record and stimulate neurons within the brain to help restore memory, DARPA officials announced this week.

10 Jul 2014

Semicon West: HAM-LET Launches New, Enhanced Stainless Steel 316L Material

HAM-LET, a leading global manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings for industrial and high purity applications, is launching PuRight™ - a new, enhanced stainless steel 316L material at Semicon West, during 8-10 July, booth no. 1539.

10 Jul 2014

Major Asian Customer Places Order for Nova's Through-Silicon-Via Metrology Solution

Nova Measuring Instruments, a leading innovator and a key provider of optical metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing, announced today that a major customer in Asia placed an order for its Through-Silicon-Via (TSV) metrology solution. This is the first order from this customer for Nova's TSV stand-alone metrology solution.

10 Jul 2014

Siemens to Supply Twin RH Vacuum Degassing Plant to Mexican Steel Producer, AHMSA

Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) to supply a 150-ton, twin RH vacuum degassing plant with mechanical vacuum pumps for converter Steel Works # 2 in Monclova.

10 Jul 2014