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08/26/2003 -- ASM to relocate Finland R&D
August 25, 2003 - ASM International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, plans to relocate its R&D facilities in from Espoo, Finland, to the University of Helsinki, where the two organizations will jointly develop atomic layer deposition technologies. -
08/25/2003 -- Metron, Trazar ink agreement
August 21, 2003 - Metron Technology N.V., San Jose, CA, and Trazar Corp., Santa Clara, CA, have signed an agreement to add Trazar's radio frequency matching networking technology to Metron's Fab Solutions product and service portfolio. -
08/25/2003 -- July book-to-bill exceeds parity level
August 22, 2003 - Worldwide manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.02 in July 2003, the first time since January 2003 that the ratio has climbed above the parity level, according to VLSI Research. -
08/18/2003 -- FASL, GES source Japan fab equipment
August 18, 2003 - FASL Japan Ltd., the Japanese arm of a joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu, and GE Global Electronic Solutions have completed a $100 million sale and leaseback of equipment, including machines for lithography, metrology, deposition and tech, and furnace equipment. -
08/18/2003 -- Chartered taking second look at 90nm demand
August 14, 2003 - Chartered Semiconductor, Singapore, says in a new SEC filing that it is reevaluating market demand for 90nm chips, as it considers what to do with its Fab 7 facility scheduled to begin 300mm-wafer production late next year. -
08/11/2003 -- Honeywell protests chemicals deal
August 9, 2003 - Honeywell is seeking an injunction to put on hold Air Products' $300 million acquisition of Ashland's chemicals business last month. Honeywell claims the purchase violates a strategic alliance between Air Products and GEM Microelectronic Materials, a JV owned by Honeywell and Mitsubishi Chemical that makes wet process chemicals for the semiconductor industry. -
08/11/2003 -- IDS releases YMS upgrade
August 11, 2003 - IDS Software Systems, Foster City, CA, has released a new version of its yield-management system for semiconductor companies. DataPOWER 6.0 includes new database drill-down and data mining capabilities, an in-line defect management system, and a lot equipment history trend chart. -
08/08/2003 -- Japanese equipment numbers on the rise
August 6, 2003 - Based on the latest semiconductor equipment sales figures from the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), that country is poised to lead a strong rebound in the equipment market. -
08/07/2003 -- DuPont Electronic Technologies forms new business
August 6, 2003 - DuPont Electronic Technologies has formed a new business unit, DuPont Integrated Circuit (IC) Fabrication Materials. Jerry Coder has been named president; he formerly was president of DuPont EKC Technology, a manufacturer of remover and CMP chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing. Coder will be based at DuPont EKC Technology headquarters in Danville, CA. -
08/07/2003 -- SEMI adds board members
August 1, 2003 - Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) has named several new members to its board of directors. Stephen Schwartz, chairman, president, and CEO of Asyst Technologies; Mary Puma, president and CEO of Axcelis Technologies; Douglas Neugold, president of ATMI; and Akira Yamamura, president of Ferrotec Corp. were elected on July 15.
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