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LDK Solar Signs New Agreement with GT Solar to Purchase Polysilicon CVD Reactors

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced it has signed a new agreement with GT Solar International, Inc. to purchase polysilicon CVD reactors for installation in LDK Solar's manufacturing facilities in Xinyu City, Peoples Republic of China. This equipment is used to make polysilicon. The estimated value of the contract is $32 million.

4 Sep 2008

SAFC Hitech Announces Significant Progress in Development of GST Precursors

SAFC Hitech(TM), a focus area within SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced that it has made significant progress in developing Germanium Antimony Telluride (Ge(x)Sb(y)Te(z) or GST) ...

4 Sep 2008

Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment of the components of the blend. Their recent results-how to move the top to the bottom-could enable the design of practical, large-scale manufacturing techniques for a wide range of printable, flexible electronic displays and other devices.

4 Sep 2008

New Microscope Uses Helium Ions to Generate Signals

Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve measurement accuracy at the nanoscale. Better nanoscale measurements are critical for setting standards and improving production in the semiconductor and nanomanufacturing industries.

4 Sep 2008

Cymer Unveils ArF Laser Light Source for 32 nanometer Dry Lithography

Cymer, Inc., the market's leading developer of light sources used to create advanced semiconductor chips, has unveiled the XLR 500d-an argon fluoride (ArF) laser light source for 32 nanometer (nm) dry lithography. Ex...

From Cymer, Inc. 3 Sep 2008

Rudolph Technologies Receives Orders for WaferWoRx 300 from Major European Semiconductor Manufacturer

Rudolph Technologies, Inc., a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced the receipt of orders from a major European semiconductor manufacturer for two WaferWoRx 300 Probing Process Analysis Systems. The orders were placed as part of a multi-tool agreement signed in June 2008.

From Onto Innovation 3 Sep 2008

Process Qualification Enables Dual Sourcing by X-FAB UK and X-FAB Sarawak for Ample Capacity

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the world's leading foundry for the production of analog/digital integrated circuits, today announced that its Malaysian facility in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia – with its modern 200 mm ...

From X-FAB Dresden GmbH + Co. KG 3 Sep 2008

U.S. Company To Increase Export Of Polysilicon Production Equipment To South Korea

GT Solar Incorporated, a global provider of specialized equipment and technology for the solar power industry, announced that on July 11, 2008, it signed a $173 million contract with DC Chemical Co., Ltd., a leading Kore...

3 Sep 2008

New Nanostructure Improves Material Used in Microelectronics and Water-Splitting

Using two abundant and relatively inexpensive elements, Boston College chemists have produced nanonets, a flexible webbing of nano-scale wires that multiplies surface area critical to improving the performance of the wires in electronics and energy applications.

3 Sep 2008

Tegal to Acquire Alcatel Micro Machining Systems DRIE and PECVD Products and Related IP

Tegal Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Alcatel Micro Machining Systems (AMMS) and Alcatel-Lucent to acquire thei...

From Collabrx, Inc. 3 Sep 2008

Nanoelectronics News

LDK Solar Signs New Agreement with GT Solar to Purchase Polysilicon CVD Reactors

SAFC Hitech Announces Significant Progress in Development of GST Precursors

Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics

New Microscope Uses Helium Ions to Generate Signals

Cymer Unveils ArF Laser Light Source for 32 nanometer Dry Lithography

Rudolph Technologies Receives Orders for WaferWoRx 300 from Major European Semiconductor Manufacturer

Process Qualification Enables Dual Sourcing by X-FAB UK and X-FAB Sarawak for Ample Capacity

U.S. Company To Increase Export Of Polysilicon Production Equipment To South Korea

New Nanostructure Improves Material Used in Microelectronics and Water-Splitting

Tegal to Acquire Alcatel Micro Machining Systems DRIE and PECVD Products and Related IP

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