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BUSINESS TRENDS VLSI tool champs prove customer service matters VLSI Research's out with its annual "Best supplier" rankings, and there's a tie atop the leaderboard. Nine-time champ Varian Semi. Equip. Assoc. and first-timer Novellus both scored 8.18 in the "large supplier" category of chipmaking
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SEMICON West 2011, Day 1: SOI vs. FinFET, ReRAM vs. 3D NAND, and lots of video data
The TechXPOT session on Emerging Architectures for Logic and Memory provided a number of interesting perspectives on some of the big transitions in device technologies, which seem to be arriving at an ever-increasing pace, reports Olov Karlsson from Intermolecular.
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SEMICON West Day 2: CMP views, outlooks for breakfast
Techcet's Michael A. Fury continues his reporting from SEMICON West, reviewing talks at the NCCAVS CMP User Group forum, as well as a breakfast seminar with outlooks on the semiconductor and related industries.
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SolRayo nanotechnology improves high-temp lithium batteries
SolRayo completed its Phase I STTR work with a successful nano coating that improves lithium battery life by a factor of 3 in high-temperature extreme environments. The company is looking to a Phase II grant and commercial partners.
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Semprius HCPV pilot line lands in NC
North Carolina gave Semprius a $7.88+ million incentives package to build its pilot production plant in Henderson, NC. The plant could employ over 200 people with 35MW capacity.
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Buckyballs "cook" on ruthenium into uniform quantum dots
Scientists from A*STAR and the National University of Singapore heated buckyballs on a ruthenium substrate until the carbon masses fell apart into graphene-based quantum dots. The technique could be tuneable.
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STM launches MEMS design competitions in Asia
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) opened 2 2011 iNEMO Campus Design Contests, in China and Taiwan. The contest encourages students and young engineers to design innovative products based on STM's iNEMO MEMS platform.
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TESCAN combines nano-analysis tools in one platform
TESCAN introduced the LYRA GM focused ion beam and scanning electron microscope (FIB--SEM) workstation, calling the system a multifunctional tool for nanotechnology.
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Smart PV inverters take over in 2014
Shipments of smart photovoltaics (PV) inverters will grow to 27GW in 2015, accounting for almost 60% of the market, compared to just 20% in 2010, reports IMS Research.
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DuPont, Innovalight see synergies in selective emitters
PV materials firm DuPont and "silicon ink" provider Innovalight come at the selective emitter from both ends, promising improved conversion efficiencies.
