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NanoKTN to Discuss the Scale-Up of Nano and Micro Materials Manufacture at Innovate 2011
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce details of a seminar it will be hosting at Innovate11. The seminar will explore the issue of scaling-up the manufacture of nano and microtechnologes, with a theme of clean energy and will feature three speakers who represent different stages of the development cycle. The IPGroup fund ea...
Atlona Introduces New AT-HSDI-VGA SDI to PC/HD Scaler With Audio
Atlona Technologies introduced the new AT-HSDI-VGA SDI to PC/HD scaler with audio to its Atlona Industrial line. Ideal for the integration of SDI sources into standard A/V environments, the AT-HSDI-VGA converts SD, HD, and 3G SDI signals to component or VGA formats with resolutions up to 1080p or 1920x1200, respectively. In addition, the unit's re-clocking technology allows SDI signals to be extended up to 1,000 feet with no signal degradation.
VIA Announces September Sales Results
VIA Technologies announced net sales for September 2011 of NT$ 324.44 million (US$ 10.64 million approximately). This sales revenue represents a 1.68% month-on-month increase over revenues of NT$ 319.09 million (US$ 10.47 million) in August 2011.
Zuken Adds Support for IPC-2581, Joins Newly Formed Consortium
Zuken has announced its support for the IPC-2581 electronic data transfer format. IPC-2581 is a generic standard for printed circuit board manufacturing description data and transfer methodology. Zuken is a founding member of a new cross-industry consortium that has been established to support the standard.
Samsung invests into Novaled
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation becomes a shareholder in Novaled AG, a world leading company in the OLED field specialized in high efficiency long lifetime OLED structures and an expert in synthetic and analytical chemistry.
Frank Tillner new COO at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
There will be a new addition to the executive team of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors as of October 1, 2011. Born in Aachen, Germany, Frank Tillner (51) will be succeeding the previous Chief Operating Officer, Elke Eckstein, at the headquarters in Regensburg and taking the responsibility for the chip and LED production plants in Regensburg, Germany, and Penang, Malaysia. Frank Tillner has many years of experience in semiconductor processes and producti...
MOST150: End-of-line testing for Quality Assurance (QA)
Since the first generation of MOST networks in vehicles, the range of users is still growing, with the result that many different suppliers are developing electronic control units (ECU) providing a MOST interface. Therefore detailed compliance testing is required in order to eliminate faults and to ensure the correct behaviour of different MOST interfaces in the same network. By focusing on the challenge of testing, the PXI standard and simultane...
Multitest MT9928 XM Gravity Test Handler Chosen as Strategic Platform
Multitest announces that its well-established MT9928 XM Gravity Test Handler recently outperformed two major competitors during an extensive evaluation at a key player in semiconductor production. The benchmark process took more than one year and included an offline evaluation phase as well as a real production test.
KeithleyCare Repair and Calibration Service Plans Cut Costs, Reduce Downtime, and Protect Instrument Investments
Keithley Instruments has introduced KeithleyCare Plans to provide owners of Keithley instrumentation with fast, high quality instrument calibration and repair services at a fraction of the cost of “per-event” service. KeithleyCare plan purchasers receive priority service on repairs and calibration, as well as minimize their equipment downtime, service costs, and administrative hassles.
X-FAB Qualifies Cadence Physical Verification System for All Process Nodes
Cadence Design Systems announced that X-FAB has qualified the Cadence Physical Verification System (PVS) for the majority of its process technologies. Foundry qualification means that X-FAB has given its stamp of approval for silicon accuracy of the Cadence Physical Verification System across all of its process nodes, and that mixed-signal customers can reap new performance and productivity advantages enabled by its tight integration into the Cad...