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Element Six GaN-on-Diamond Wafers Outperform Standard GaN-on-SiC in RF Devices

Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials and a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, today announced that its Gallium Nitride (GaN)-on-Diamond wafers have been proven by Raytheon Company to significantly outperform industry standard Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon Carbide (GaN-on-SiC) in RF devices—reducing thermal resistance, increasing RF power density, and preserving RF functionality.

From Element Six 15 May 2014

Thin Film of VO2 on Titanium Dioxide Substrate Used to Create Oscillating Switch for Low-Power Computing

Current computing is based on binary logic – zeroes and ones – also called Boolean computing. A new type of computing architecture that stores information in the frequencies and phases of periodic signals could work more like the human brain to do computing using a fraction of the energy of today’s computers.

15 May 2014

Fairchild Announces Acquisition of Xsens at GSA Executive Forum

Today, at the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Executive Forum in Munich, Fairchild formally announced the acquisition of Xsens, a leading global supplier of 3D motion tracking products for the industrial, health, fitness and entertainment markets.

15 May 2014

HORIBA Scientific's MicOS Microscope Optical Spectrometer Wins "Best New Scientific Instruments" Award

These annual Best New Scientific Instruments awards are presided over by 60 experts from three highly recognized Chinese associations in the field of analytical instrumentation. These include the Association of Chinese Manufacturers, The China Society of Analytical Instruments, and Instrument.com.co, which is exclusively dedicated to analytical instruments in China.

From HORIBA 14 May 2014

Creaform Announces 3D Scanning Solutions for 3D Printing Applications

When combining a Go!SCAN 3D scanner with VXmodel and its 3D-scan-to-print functionalities, users can scan any 3D object, clean up their meshes, make them watertight, and quickly generate print-ready files. Thanks to VXmodel, they can bypass the unnecessary post-treatment steps as well as quickly and easily prepare their files to be printed in 3D.

From Creaform Inc. 14 May 2014

New Interlayer Detector for Ion Beam Milling Processes Released by Hiden Analytical

The Hiden IMP-EPD end point detector system is used routinely for monitoring and control of the total etching process. The system directly monitors the surface ions generated in the etching process, identifying the species present, their relative abundances and precisely defining the interlayer boundary to just 2.5 Angstrom. Species with molecular weights up to 300amu are determined.

From Hiden Analytical 14 May 2014

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe Achieve Silver Award at Supplier Awards

Ellsworth Adhesives earned the prestigious award thanks to its consistently good performance in the areas of scheduling and delivery, quality and price. Special credit must be given to Ellsworth Europe colleagues, Susan McNicol (Customer Service) and Tom Harrison (Sales) whom are responsible for tending the Raytheon Account and have worked extremely hard to maintain a strong partnership.

From Ellsworth Adhesives Europe 14 May 2014

New Report on Global Biolubricants Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biolubricants - A Global Market Overview" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 May 2014

Toshiba to Demolish and Replace Semiconductor Fabrication Facility at Yokkaichi Japan

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will demolish the No. 2 semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab 2) at Yokkaichi Operations, the company's NAND Flash memory plant in Mie prefecture, Japan, and replace it with a new fab on the same site.

14 May 2014

Merck and BASF Increase Stake in InnovationLab

By acquiring a majority stake in InnovationLab GmbH, Merck and BASF are increasing their involvement in order to continue the successful scientific work of the Heidelberg-based research and transfer platform for organic electronics in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region.

From BASF Corporation 14 May 2014

Growth in LED Lighting to Drive Demand for Gallium

Demand for gallium is forecast to rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs). This strong growth is not, however, likely to result in any tightness in supply as the market is oversupplied and likely to remain so.

14 May 2014

Monoprice Debuts Dual Color Extrusion 3D Printer

Electronics e-commerce and direct sales leader Monoprice is transforming the 3D printing landscape with the availability of its newest product, the Dual Color Extrusion 3D Printer. Initially previewed at the 2014 CES show, Monoprice’s debut 3D Printer model makes 3D printing more financially accessible to consumers by offering the lowest-priced, dual color 3D printer currently on the market.

14 May 2014

Stratasys Introduces Precision Wax 3D Printers for the Dental Industry

Stratasys Ltd., a global leader of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions today introduced the highest precision wax 3D printers available to the dental industry.

From Stratasys Ltd. 14 May 2014

New Director of Process Technology at SEMATECH

SEMATECH, the global consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Satyavolu Papa Rao as Director of Process Technology. In this key role, Papa Rao will serve as the operational lead, overseeing the strategic development of SEMATECH’s manufacturing, process, materials and ESH-related activities.

14 May 2014