MEMS BLOGS

Solid State Technology’s bloggers provide an insider’s point-of-view for electronic manufacturing such as semiconductor wafer fab, micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing, and advanced packaging and test product announcements, industry tradeshows, process advances, and technologies.

SMALL TECH TALK

Small Talk Tech

Small Times' Small Tech Talk Blog places news about MEMS and nanotechnology in context and analyzes trends in Small Tech.

Nanoparticles act as cancer spotters

06/22/2011
A research team led by Brown University has devised a new technique to spot cancerous tumors in the liver as small as 5 millimeters. The technique, using gold nanoparticles, is the first to deploy metal nanoparticles as agents to enhance X-ray scattering of image tumor-like masses. Results are pu... Read More >>

Announcing New Online Seminar: Understanding Nanotechnology Safety

05/04/2010
Registration is now open for an online seminar on nanotechnology safety. This seminar is of interest to anyone concerned about the potential health hazards of exposure to nanoengineered materials. Hear from world class presenters: Mark Bünger Research Director, Lux Research Walt Trybula D... Read More >>

Promising Nano Spam from Russia

08/06/2009
Every once in a while, I receive an interesting e-mail that reeks with promise. I am overwhelmed with curiousity. Will someone please contact Gannady and report back to me!? "Dear ladies and gentlemen, I offer for purchase made by me 254 inventions in the sphere of nanotechnologies with the hel... Read More >>

Semicon 09: The Show that Was

07/30/2009
Semicon West 2009 was my 28th consecutive Semicon West so I've seen it grow from a pretty small show in 1982 when it was held in May in San Mateo in the Hall of Flowers and a few outbuildings (is Pine Hall still there?) to what it is today. It's been a rough year as everyone knows so many of the ... Read More >>

Spooling Up for Semicon

07/07/2009
First, a tip of the cap to Howard Lovy. I started this blog last year, then Howard – one of the original editors of Small Times -- took it over for awhile. Now, like tag team wrestling, I’m back in the ring. Howard is “pursuing other interests” as they say. He says in his ... Read More >>

MEMS-enabled PUMA: Look at the possibilities

04/08/2009
I feel like it is 1909, rather than 2009, as I hear a derisive chorus of "get a horse" from much of the media mocking the MEMS-enabled PUMA prototype electric vehicle from General Motors and Segway. An automotive correspondent from Newsweek wrote on Twitter that he "thinks the GM Segway vehicle ... Read More >>

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SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY BLOG

Solid State Technology Blog

Read opinions/analysis on the day's news, tradeshow updates, and more. We blog about solar, semiconductor, advanced packaging and nanotech manufacturing industries.

Entegris tour covers the leading edge of filtration, 450mm, and the importance of collaboration

05/02/2012
May 2, 2012 -- Solid State Technology recently visited Entegris’ Billerica, MA, location to discuss the contamination challenges of leading-edge semiconductor fabs, the progress made or not made by the semiconductor industry on 450mm, and Entegris’ new i2M Center for Advanced Material... Read More >>

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03/29/2012
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Semiconductor and display fab trends gleaned from AMAT's Analyst Day

03/29/2012
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) is the leading supplier of semiconductor fabricationfab equipment to the global semiconductor industry. After Applied Materials' (AMAT) Analyst Day this week, Citi, Barclays Capital, and Credit Suisse share their bullet-point takeaways about the semiconductor and rel... Read More >>

ElectroIQ is now Solid State Technology!

03/14/2012
Our site has a new name, but it's one you already know: Starting today, ElectroIQ.com will re-brand under Solid State Technology. This closely matches with the design of Solid State Technology magazine, which incorporates technical features for semiconductor, MEMS, displays, and LED manufacturers... Read More >>

Texas Instruments (TI, TXN): Trouble with wireless, analog is stable

03/09/2012
March 9, 2012 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI, NASDAQ:TXN) narrowed and lowered its expected ranges for revenue and earnings per share (EPS) in Q1 2012. The reductions are due to lower demand for wireless products, TI said in its report (PRNewswire).Revenue: $2.99-3.11 billionEPS: $0.15-0.1... Read More >>

Is semiconductor capex spending beating expectations? AMAT's Q1 results, Q2 guidance

02/20/2012
February 20, 2012 -- Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is one of the largest and broadest makers of semiconductor manufacturing and packaging equipment, as well as tools for display and solar photovoltaics fab. The company's strong Q1 results, and positive guidance for Q2, have many analysts q... Read More >>

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Pete's Posts

Pete's Posts covers topics germane to the electronics and solar industries, including semiconductor and photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing, advanced packaging, nanotechnology, MEMS and circuit board assembly.

Funding the future: How best to spend limited R&D dollars?

05/03/2012
One of the big issues now facing the industry is to how best spend limited funding for research and development, when so much needs to be done. Continued scaling to 20nm and below, a transition to 450mm, 3D integration, device new structures, a bevy of new materials with unknown integration chall... Read More >>

Thirty years ago today

05/02/2012
Today marks an interesting milestone for me: 30 years ago, I started work as an editor covering the semiconductor industry. I reported to Don Levinthal, publisher of Semiconductor International, at 222 W. Adams in downtown Chicago. The magazine was produced by Cahners, which had recently acquired... Read More >>

The packaging side of The ConFab

04/16/2012
The ConFab has gained a reputation as the place to meet to discuss front-end semiconductor manufacturing issues – and that’s true today more than ever – but there has also been a strong focus on the packaging side of the equation. The ConFab has highlighted specific packaging te... Read More >>

The Bankability of PV Tech: The New Key to Success

09/09/2010
A decidedly non-technical term was in vogue this week at the very technical 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EUPVSEC). The term “bankability” was often used to describe the likelihood of success of a given technology. In these days of scarce capital, the only projec... Read More >>

3 Facts from EUPVSEC

09/09/2010
The one and only driving factor in the photovoltaics industry is cost per Watt. This is primarily a function of efficiency – how much of the sun’s power is converted to electricity -- and the cost of manufacturing and installation. The ultimate goal of course is to achieve grid parity... Read More >>

10 million solar roofs in U.S. bill passes

07/26/2010
The Ten Million Solar Roofs Act of 2010 (S. 3460) was was passed by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee by a vote of 13 to 10 on July 21, 2010. It was introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate energy and environment committees and chairman of the green jobs subcommittee.The... Read More >>

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