The latest news and information on nanotechnology, including carbon nanotubes, SWCNTs, self-assembly, nanowires, nanorods, nanocrystals, quantum dots and spintronics.
Researchers Advance CNT-Based Networks Staff - 07/24/2008
In what appears to be a major advance in carbon nanotube-based circuits, researchers from Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said they have succeeded in building networks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The team solved the problem of metallic CNTs causing short circuits by cutting the network into precise strips. The effort could advance the field of flexible circuits and displays, they said. More
Applied Materials Looks at Life Beyond EUV Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor - 06/03/2008
Applied Materials held its 11th annual technical symposium at the International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC), which is taking place this week in Burlingame, Calif.
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Yield, Surface Prep for Nano Devices Ahmed Busnaina, William Lincoln Smith Professor and Director, The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and the NSF Center for Microcontamination Control - 06/01/2008 Nanoscale emerging research devices in the "beyond CMOS scaling" realm cover many applications and state variables. There have been many discussions of the characteristics, performance requirements, etc., of these devices, but the manufacture of these devices and the resulting yield has not been addressed.More
Applied Q2 sales down 15% y/y, sees cycle bottom mid-year By Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior Editor - 05/14/2008
Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor, display and solar panel manufacturing equipment giant Applied Materials Inc reported net sales for its fiscal Q2 ended April 27 that were down 15% from fiscal Q2 2007, and up 3% from fiscal Q1. Company execs noted on a call with Wall Street analysts that it expects fiscal Q3 to mark the bottom in silicon revenues.
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FEI, Imago to Collaborate, Hint at Possible Merger David Lammers, News Editor - 04/15/2008
FEI Co. (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Imago Scientific Instruments (Madison, Wis.) announced a distribution collaboration for Imago’s atom probe microscopes, which includes an option for FEI to purchase Imago.
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Harvard Group Creates Nanophotovoltaic With Macro Potential Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor - 04/15/2008
A research team led by Charles Lieber, professor of chemistry at Harvard University, has created a ~300 nm coaxial silicon nanowire photovoltaic cell that someday could power small circuits and nanomachines. The cell has demonstrated an efficiency of 3.5% and 200 pW of power. The nanophotovoltaic cell has a coaxial configuration made up of three differently doped silicon regions.
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Race Track Runs Circles Around Flash Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor - 04/10/2008
IBM has developed a technology that combines flash’s high performance and reliability with the hard disk drive’s low cost and high capacity. If developed, it may result in more durable solid-state devices and additional data storage in the same space.
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Views on News David Lammers, News Editor, Semiconductor International May 28, 2008 Tom Ortman and a Re-Energized Austin
The energy crisis presents opportunities to the long chain of the IT industry, and eq... More
Vivek Bakshi, founder and president of EUV Litho Inc., explains why he started up the International Workshop on EUV Lithography, which took place in Maui in June. He also expands on recent developments in EUV, and why more research is needed.
Now Playing: CMOS and Beyond: Surface Prep at Nanoscales At SEMICON West 2006, Alex Braun interviews Ahmed Busnaina, director of the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern University. Busnaina gives his perspective on the longevity of CMOS, nanotechnology, and surface preparation at nanoscales. More Videos >>
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Yield, Surface Prep for Nano Devices Ahmed Busnaina, William Lincoln Smith Professor and Director, The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and the NSF Center for Microcontamination Control, 06/01/2008 Nanoscale emerging research devices in the "beyond CMOS scaling" realm cover many applications and state variables. There have been many discussions of the characteristics, performance requirements, etc., of these devices, but the manufacture of these devices and the resulting yield has not been addressed....
Single-Atom Manipulation Breakthrough Boosts Nanotech Possibilities Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor, 02/22/2008
IBM scientists at the Almaden Research Center (San Jose) have demonstrated, for the first time ever, the capability to exactly measure how much force is required to move different individual atoms....
Metrology Drives Nanotech Progress Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor, 12/01/2007
All aspects of nanotechnology, whether working with MEMS or carbon nanotubes, require a high degree of metrology to enable manufacturing processes and device integration....
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