6th December 2006
Q-Cells AG to invest in Solibro CIGS
Q-Cells, the world's second-largest manufacturer of solar cells, is joining forces with
Solibro AB from Upsala, Sweden, to set up a joint venture under the name of Solibro GmbH........,,more

6th December 2006
EMCORE Major Order For Satellite
EMCORE’s Photovoltaics Division has been awarded a multi-year purchase order from a manufacturer of high power geosynchronous communications satellites for over $41 m over a period of 3 years.......,,more

6th December 2006
Evans Analytical Completes AMIA Acquisition
Evans Analytical Group LLC of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, has acquired the operations and assets of AMIA Labs. AMIA is the premier provider of x-ray based analytical services to high-tech industries. Analytical techniques offered include x-ray diffraction (XRD), x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and x-ray reflectometry (XRR). AMIA has developed proprietary techniques for the measurement of texture, stress, composition and thickness on thin films, as well as micro-diffraction capabilities for patterned wafers or specific areas on medical implants and many other manufactured parts......,,more

28th November 2006
DVI vs HDMI Battle Favours HDMI Says In-Stat
Digital visual interface (DVI) and high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) are both experiencing record growth, but the future is much brighter for HDMI, reports In-Stat. HDMI-enabled device shipments will grow 78% per year through 2010, while DVI will begin to decline in 2007....,,more

28th November 2006
Optoelectronics Sales Will Barely Top Discrete Semiconductors in 2006
Optoelectronics and discrete semiconductor sales both strengthened in the first nine months of 2006, while the sensor/actuator market segment lost a little momentum because of price erosion despite strong gains in unit-volume shipments so far this year. IC Insights now expects optoelectronics revenues to grow 13% to a record-high $16.8 bn in 2006. This total will edge out discrete sales, which are forecast to rise 8% to $16.5 bn this year.....,,more

28th November 2006
Sensor Market Still Growing Strong
In 2005, the image sensor market continued its strong growth, spurred by the booming camera phone market, reports In-Stat. Camera phones comprised over 70% of all digital cameras that shipped in 2005, and the vast majority of these devices used CMOS sensors, with the remainder using CCDs, the high-tech market research firm says......,,more

28th November 2006
Mobile Displays to Reach $1.3bn
Due to the wide variety of new mobile phone models with multimedia capabilities vying to attract the interest of consumers, iSuppli Corp forecasts mobile handset displays will reach 1.2 billion unit shipments in 2006, up 17% from 1.05 billion in 2005......,,more

28th November 2006
Evolved EDGE Contends 3GGrowth
Thanks to the release of a new 3GPP standard GSM operators are going to be focused on ‘Evolved EDGE’ as an alternative to 3G network upgrades, says ABI Research. For users, Evolved EDGE provides better coverage and delivers higher data rates, using a new handset, with power efficiency equivalent to a GSM handset.....,,more

28th November 2006
WiMAX Poised For Growth
WiMAX technology is entering a rapid growth phase, as service providers are now able to buy WiMAX Forum-certified equipment, says In-Stat’s new report*. Subscribers worldwide will reach 222,000 in 2006 and should grow to 19.7 m YE 2010.....,,more

21st November 2006
Asia-Pacific Accounts for Nearly Half of Semiconductor Manufacturing Revenues
In a new report from Research and Markets regionally, Asia-Pacific accounted for 45.9% of all semiconductor-manufacturing revenues in June 2005. By product, MOS Micro overtook MOS Logic as the strongest semiconductor product category....,,more

21st November 2006
Memories & MEMS Offer Potential Killer Applications for SOI
Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) has become the core material for high-end microprocessors and other cutting-edge chips. Despite adoption deterrents, emerging applications such as capacitor-less memory, electronics for by-wire technology, bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), radio frequency identification (RFID), and micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) expect to increase demand for SOI wafers in near future, according to Frost and Sullivan....,,more

21st November 2006
Lack of New Devices Contribute to Continued Decline of Handheld Market, Says IDC
The worldwide market for handheld devices continued along its downward path during the third quarter of 2006. "Contributing significantly to the decrease in shipments this quarter was a lack of new devices being announced or shipped to the market," said Ramon Llamas, research analyst for IDC's Mobile Markets team....,,more

21st November 2006
Strategy Analytics Ponders on M&A Traffic
The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) Service notes the high number of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions in Q3 2006. In the RF arena, Freescale joined the private equity ranks of Avago and NXP as it agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium in a transaction worth $17.6 Billion, while Jazz Semiconductor merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquicor Technology Inc....,,more

21st November 2006
2006 Top 15 Semiconductor Supplier Ranking Released
IC Insights released its forecast for the 2006 ranking of the worldwide top 15 semiconductor suppliers. IC Insights believes it will require at least US$5 billion in sales to make the top 15 listing this year. The ranking includes companies from a wide geographic mix with 5 headquartered in the US, 4 in Europe, 3 in Japan, 2 in South Korea, and 1 in Taiwan......,,more

14th November 2006
Bookham Enjoys Bigger Sales From New Customers
Bookham, Inc., announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2007, ended September 30, 2006. Its revenue was $56.4 m, compared with $55.0 m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and $62.6 m in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Revenue from customers other than Nortel increased 15% sequentially to $41.8 m, up from $36.5 m in the prior quarter. Revenue from Nortel in the first quarter was $14.6 m, compared with $18.5 m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.......,,more

14th November 2006
Avanex Net Revenues Hit Record
Avanex Corporation reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 ended Sept. 30, 2006. Net revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was a record $50.9 m, a 12% increase over the prior quarter revenue of $45.5 m and a 23% increase over revenue of $41.2 m in the first quarter of the previous year. The company reported a net loss of $9.8 m in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, compared with a net loss of $9.1 m in the prior quarter and a net loss of $16.9 m in the first quarter of the prior year.......,,more

14th November 2006
EJDSU Emerging From the Red Ink
E JDSU reported results for its fiscal 2007 first quarter ended September 30, 2006. Net revenue for the first quarter was $318.1 m and GAAP net loss was $(17.4) m. This compares to net revenue of $318.2 m and GAAP net loss of $(45.8) m reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, and to net revenue of $258.3 m and a GAAP net loss of $(67.0) m for the first quarter of fiscal 2006......,,more

14th November 2006
EMCORE Shortfall Due to PV Problems
EMCORE Corporation announced that revenue from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 is currently expected to be approximately $35 m, below expectations of $40 m from continuing operations. Continuing operations relate to the Company’s Fiber Optic and Photovoltaic divisions......,,more

14th November 2006
WJ Communications' Cut Loss & To Close Fab
WJ Communications, Inc., announced impressive financial results for its third quarter ended October 1, 2006, includes mention of the planned closure of its wafer fab thanks to the excellent progress it has made with partner GCS. It acquired its MMIC fab in Fremont, CA, USA, after acquiring EiC Corporation's wireless infrastructure business two years ago......,,more

13th November 2006
Kopin Beats Guidance & Ramps Capacity in China
Kopin Corporation announced preliminary* financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Total revenue of $15.6 m, slightly higher than the revised guidance provided by the Company. Kopin reported total revenue of $25.4 m in the third quarter of 2005 and $18.9 m in the second quarter of 2006. III-V revenue of $10.0 m versus $10.8 m in the third quarter of 2005 and $12.1 m in the second quarter of 2006......,,more

5th November 2006
Mergers & Acquisitions: StockerYale Acquires Photonic Products
StockerYale, Inc., the independent provider of photonic-based products, has acquired privately held Photonic Products Ltd. of the UK, a well-known provider of laser diode modules and laser diodes for industrial, medical and scientific markets for $9.4 m in cash, stock and bonds.....,,more

5th November 2006
AIXTRON Equipment Order Intake Up 76% Year Over Year
AIXTRON AG announced its financial results for the nine months of 2006, ended September 30, 2006. Due to improved market confidence, the value of equipment orders received in the first nine months of 2006 rose substantially, by 76 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2005....,,more

5th November 2006
Hittite Microwave in Buoyant Mood
Hittite Microwave reported revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 of $34.6 m, representing an increase of 63.5% compared with $21.2 m for the third quarter of 2005 and an increase of 7.0% compared with $32.4 m for the second quarter of 2006. Net income for the quarter was $11.6 m an increase of 132.2% compared with $5.0 m for the third quarter of 2005, and an increase of 13.6% compared with $10.2 m for the second quarter of 2006...,,more

5th November 2006
Optoelectronics Becomes Top Discrete Semiconductor Segment
According to a new market report on discrete semiconductor components, optoelectronics and discrete, i.e. non-opto, semiconductor sales both strengthened in the first nine months of 2006. IC Insights expects optoelectronics revenues to grow 13% to a record-high $16.8 bn in 2006. This total will edge out discrete semiconductor sales, which are forecast to rise 8% to $16.5 bn this year...,,more

5th November 2006
Mitsubishi Electric Financial Half-Year Results
Electronic Devices total sales were Y91.6 bn which represents an 11% increase from the same period last year translating into operating income Y7.2 bn, a Y0.7 bn increase from the same period last year...,,more

- 30th October 2006
Latest Financials – RFMD, ANADIGICS, TriQuint, Endwave, Cree, Veeco, Alcatel and Lucent Technologies
The ups and downs of the chip industry are a subject of continual intense discussion. All should be rosy since most companies have been able to increase sales. However, at the same time their profitability is proving more elusive than ever. Lately the emphasis is on striving to overcome declining unit prices. This is only one side of the coin of course. The chipmakers are trying to satisfy seemingly irreconcilable opposite trends. Chip products such as MMICs and RF modules are becoming ever more complex. Customers who are in a competitive market wanting product differentiation demand this. Such chips cost more to design and make. But at the same time the customer base is constantly forcing prices down...,,more

- 24th October 2006-
MKS Instruments acquires electrostatic charge monitoring technology
MKS Instruments has acquired privately held Novx Corp., a provider of electrostatic charge monitoring technology. Terms of the transaction were not announced..,,more

24th October 2006-
iWLAN and WiMAX GaAs device to dominate
Strategy Analytics reports has published new assessments of the WiMAX and WLAN markets, “GaAs Device Demand from WLAN Market: 2005-2010” and “WiMAX Market Forecast: 2005-2010” .,,more

- 24th October 2006-
In-Stat reveals new 3G “Killer App”
After years of eagerly anticipating video would be the “killer application” for 3G, a new survey from In-Stat finds that existing and potential 3G customers are much more interested in high-quality mapping and navigation services. However, 3G carriers that want to capture that market will have to expand the availability of compatible handsets..,,more

- 24th October 2006-
iSuppli stays confident for 2006 chip forecast
Market forecasters iSuppli have reaffirmed their forecast for this year’s chip sales. They err on the side of caution with only a slight reduction in their outlook.iSuppli predicts global semiconductor sales will rise to $255.7 bn in 2006, up 7.8% from $237.2 bn in 2005. The previous forecast, issued in June, predicted global semiconductor sales would grow by 7.9% in 2006.,,more

-1 April 2005 -
Emcore's $13.2m earnout
Emcore Corp has received its first earn-out from Veeco Instruments Inc on the sale of its capital equipment business TurboDisc to Veeco of $13.2m.,,more

- 31 March 2005 -
GaN success story
Having achieved a worldwide device market of $3.2 billion in 2004, gallium nitride technology continues to be one of the biggest success stories in compound semiconductors...more

- 31 March 2005 -
Bookham & Nortel amend supply agreement
Bookham AAND Nortel Networks are working to amend the current supply agreement and secured loan notes between them. From this, Bookham expects $50m shipment orders from Nortel Networks over the next year...more

- 31 March 2005 -
Aixtron recovers cautiously
Aixtron's 2004 financial results for FY ended December 31, 2004 missed the Ides but beat the Easter rabbit with its 2004 revenues rising by 55% year over year, from E90.4m in 2003 to E140m in 2004...more

-30 March 2005 -
US telecoms gets duopoly & 80% market control
Verizon's successful acquisition of MCI represents the latest step in telecom convergence and consolidation...more

- 23 March 2005 -
IQE looks forward
UK, Welsh-based, IQE's preliminary year-end results, show full year revenue was down 18.2% to approximately to £15.3m but with volume sales increased by 27.3% to approximately 140,000 units up on 2003's 110,000 units...more

- 21 March 2005 -
Nano drug delivery systems at $1.7bn by 2009
A new report from NanoMarkets, on nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery systems forecasts markets at over $1.7bn in 2009 and over $4.8bn in 2012.
The global drug delivery products and services market is to surpass $67bn in 2009...more

- 21 March 2001-
US nanomaterials reach $1.4bn by 2008
Freedonia Group analyses the US Nanomaterials industry with forecasts up to 2020. The report suggests rapid gains driven by niche applications...more

- 21 March 2005 -
Nanometrics gets patent certificate
The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a ruling that will strengthen one of Nanometrics’ key patents for integrated metrology products...more

- 19 March 2005 -
China will be great equipment market
Applied Materials is forecasting that some 30 wafer fabs are to be built in China over the next three years - a lot of money over the long term for equipment makers...more

19 March 2005
Does fabless compound win out too?
An iSuppli Corp report Core Silicon Strategies (ASIC & PLD), says that fabless
chip makers in "core silicon" enjoy lower costs and much higher gross margins than integrated device manufacturing counterparts...more

- 15 March 2005 -
Fusion enter Turkish market
Fusion Telecommunications has acquired a 75% interest in Turkish telecoms carrier, LDTS Uzak Mesafe Telekomikasyon ve Iletisim Hizmetleri San.Tic.A.S....more

- 18 March 2005 -
SEMI book to bill at 0.78
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.03bn in orders in February 2005...more

- 15 March 2005 -
Competitive motivation or IP rights in '689?
Nanometrics Inc has received notice of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd alleging infringement of US Patent No 6,752,689...more

15 March 2005 -
Eight high-tech sectors to share £10m
Lord Sainsbury has announced £100m funding for the UK high-tech sector
as part of the next round of the government's technology programme...more

- 15 March 2005 -
Aviza and Trikon's merger
Atomic layer deposition supplier, Aviza Technology and plasma etch and deposition maker Trikon Technologies have agreed to consolidate through merger. Combined annual revenues were around $160m in 2004...more

- 10 March 2005 -
China turns to Japan for equipment
China's chip maker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC),
is considering buying its equipment from Japan instead of the US..more

- 10 March 2005 -
Mimix expands in Taiwan
Houston-based Mimix Broadband Inc has acquired a majority stake in Hocom Communications Inc, an inspection and packing operation in Taiwan...more

- 9 March 2005 -
Optelecom buys NKF Electronics
This establishing Optelecom as a global producer of fiber optic-based coms for video surveillance, traffic monitoring, and business video systems...more

- 8 March 2005 -
Broadcom get Zeevo headsets
Broadcom Corp has signed to acquire Zeevo Inc, a privately-held, Santa Clara-based provider of semiconductor and software solutions for Bluetooth wireless headset products...more

31 January 2005
Semiconductor sales stable
The three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors was $18.27bn in January, down 0.5% from the previous month's $18.37bn and encouragingly 17.5% higher than January 2004...more

- 8 March 2005 -
Skyworks to oust RFMD
New research from Strategy Analytics shows that Skyworks caught up to RF Micro Devices in 2004, with both suppliers leading the GaAs device market...more

- 8 March 2005 -
Alcatel holds optical network lead
RHK has reconfirmed Alcatel as the market leader with 15.6% share in the US $9.8bn worldwide optical networking for the fourth year running...more

- 8 March 2005 -
NMI manufacturing benchmark initiative
The National Microelectronics Institute have initiated a benchmark study for its semiconductor manufacturing members...more

-4 March 2005 -
Mykrolis acquires Extraction Systems
Mykrolis Corphas acquired privately held Extraction Systems Inc for $25m cash...more

- 4 March 2005 -
"Lights out" for Cabot Supermetals
Cabot Supermetals, a business unit of Cabot Corp has opened of its new Thin Films manufacturing facility at Etna, OH...more

- 4 March 2005 -
Ireland's CRANN
Ireland's first purpose-built research institute, the new Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures (CRANN), will open in early 2006...more

- 3 March 2005 -
Rohm and Haas new R&D facility for China
Rohm and Haas Co has selected a site for a new China R&D center in eastern China at Shanghai...more

- 3 March 2005 -
NeoPhotics aligns with Photon Tech
NeoPhotonics Corporation, has become the largest shareholder in Photon Technology Co, Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) creating an impressive optical component capability...more

-3 March 2004 -
SpectraSensors gets $6.4m
SpectraSensors, which rasied $2m in early funding acquiring the IP of Tunable Photonics Corp, has now closed a $6.4m series B round of funding, led by American River Ventures...more

- 1 March 2005 -
PV silicon dominates
With increasing demand for energy and rising prices of fossil fuels on one hand and improved efficiencies on the other hand, photovoltaics offers assistance in meeting energy needs...more

- 1 March 2005 -
Radiation based medical equipment
As the medical profession moves towards greater reliance on minimally invasive and noninvasive therapeutic procedures, therapeutic uses of radiation are growing in importance..more

- 28 February 2005 -
Funding T-Networks InP
T-Networks Inc, manufacturer of 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s InP optical transmitters has closed its Series C financing with an investment of $5.75m...more

- 28 February 2005 -
Two segment LED market
According to a new study by 2010 the global LED market may consist of two segments: a highly commoditised market in simple, inexpensive LEDs for mass-produced goods, and a sector dealing in high-end, high-tech innovations...more

- 28 February 2005 -
Kopin's record Cyberdisplay & strong HBT
Kopin's revenue for the 4Q 2004 of $18.5m, in line with earlier guidance...more

- 25 February 2005 -
New nano chair
Surface Technology Systems plc and Sumitomo Precision Products Co Ltd are
to create a new professorial chair at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Department of Electronic & Electrical Eng. at University College London...more

- 25 February 2005
Wireline telecom doesn't get message across
Key findings from the 2005 Wireline Telecom Equipment Market Perception
Study from market reasearch Heavy Reading...more

- 23 February 2005 -
TI sells large size TFT LCD operation
Texas Instruments is to sell Oki Electric Industry TI's large-size thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (LCD) driver operations...more

- 23 February 2005 -
Semi's book to bill at 0.80
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.01bn in orders in January 2005...more

- 23 February 2005
WiMAX gets more muscle
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc, is to support the WiMAX Forum which has expanded its board of directors to include AT&T, BT and ZTE and formed Applications and Network Working Groups...more

- 23 February 2004 -
Nanometrics 2004 results
Nanometrics Inc results for the 4Q ended on January 1, 2005 produced total revenues of $20.6m a 2% increasecompared to 3Q 2004 and an increase of 66% compared to the Q4 of 2003...more

- 23 February 2005 -
IMI acquires US facilities
Philippines-based Integrated Microelectronics Inc acquired of the EMS and ODM assets of US Saturn Electronics and Engineering Inc and its subsidiary, Saturn Electronics Philippines Inc...more

- 18 February 2005 -
Aixtron & Genus evade the Ides
Aixtron AG has delayed planned reporting of its full year and 4Q 2004 results on the March 16, due to Genus transaction workload, but will report before the end of March...more

- 18 February 2005 -
II-VI does II for I stock split
II-VI Incorporated board of directors declared a two-for-one stock split of the common stock in the form of a 100% common stock dividend...more

- 18 February 2005 -
New cross license for Cree and Nichia
Nichia signs a new patent cross license agreement with Cree Inc of North Carolina...more

- 18 February 2005 -
Wireless software raises $22.4m
Smith Micro Software Inc, a developer and marketer of a wide range of software and service solutions for the wireless market, has successfully completed a private placement...more

- 17 February 2005 -
Sweden's 10 excellence research environments
A panel of international experts has identified Sweden's foremost environments for basic research. The Swedish Research Council will be able to finance 10 of the 27 research environments of excellence, from 261 applications...more

- 17 February 2005 -
EV Group gets flexible
Expanding its presence in the US and Arizona, EV Group has formally opened its new North American HQ in Tempe, Arizona, with a state-of-the-art Class 10 production cleanroom which will be used for work with the FDC...more

- 16 February 2005 -
Laser and RF strategy
Emcore has invested in laser manufacture K2 Optronics Series C financing and formed a partnership for development of next generation laser products used in broadband applications...more

- 16 February 2005 -
GaN to get a cellular look in
ABI reseaqrch predict the advent of new standards such as EDGE and 3G requirements, will see a rise in average selling price for power amplifiers...more

- 11 February 2005 -
Caracal for power SiC components
Caracal, a semiconductor company, is aiming to deliver ultra-fast and efficient SiC diodes and transistors for the power market...more

- 9 February 2005 -
Alcatel coordinates MOWGLY
Alcatel is coordinating the EU R&D project MObile Wideband GLobal Link sYstem, which groups an international consortium of 16 partners. The aim of MOWGLY is studying broadband access to users of aircraft, trains and ships...more

- 7 February 2005 -
Stratos Global earnings down
Stratos Global Corp financial results for the 4Q and FY ended December, 2004 showed net earnings in 2004 of $25.1m compared with $38.1m...more

- 5 February 2005 -
ASE 'best year ever'
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc, the largest independent provider of IC packaging and testing services reported unaudited consolidated net revenues of NT$22,2m for 4Q04, up 20% year-over-year and up 1% sequentially...more

- 5 February 2005 -
Schatz & Nobel files against Sierra Wireless
Schatz & Nobel, has filed a lawsuit seeking class action status on behalf of all who purchased the common stock of Sierra Wireless Inc between January 28, 2004 and January 26, 2005...more

- 5 February 2005 -
Sandia's first entrepreneur in residence
A new initiative at Sandia National Laboratories has named Tom Brennan as the first entrepreneur in residence...more

- 3 February 2005 -
MSI sensor rationalisation
Measurement Specialties Inc, a designer and manufacturer of sensors & sensor-based products, has acquired certain assets of the industrial pressure sensing business of Polaron Components Ltd. in the UK, for £1.3m ($2.45 m)...more

1 January 2005
Rohm & Haas solid performance
Rohm & Haas Co reports 4Q 2004 sales of $1,864m, a 13% increase over the same period in 2003, with higher selling prices accounting for a 6% increase...more

- 3 February 2005 -
Test holds its own
ASE Test Ltd, provider of semiconductor testing services, announced 4Q diluted earnings of 2c/share...more

- 3 February 2005 -
Strong sales boost Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric Corp reported on that its 3Q profit rose 55 % from the same period a year earlier, bolstered by brisk sales of factory automation systems and home electronics products...more

- 3 February 2005 -
Endwave revenues increase
Endwave Corporation reports revenues of $11.4m for 4Q of 2004, compared with revenues of $7.6m for the 3Q of 2004...more

- 3 February 2005 -
Filtronic abandons Finland IPO
Wireless chip specialist Filtronic of Newton Aycliffe, UK, is not to float its handsets products business,..more

- 3 February 2005 -
Bookham's burn rate offset by exchange rate
Bookham reports a net loss of $41.1m or $1.23/share, for the quarter ended January 1, 2005...more

- 3 February 2005 -
Freescale's MXC adds wireless
Freescale Semiconductor is sampling its Mobile Extreme Convergence embedded cellular architecture to customers, potentially adding wireless capabilities to a variety of mobile devices....more

- 3 February 2005 -
Some finance gloss off nano
Money invested by venture capitalists in US companies commercialising nanotechnology fell 35% last year, to but the number of companies receiving funds increased 32%...more

- 1 February 2005 -
Automation software
Cimetrix, a leading provider of factory automation software for the global semiconductor and electronics industries has closed of a placement of $2m common stock..more

- 1 February 2005 -
AlGaInP laser $1.5bn in 2009
The market for AlGaInP laser diodes, a key element in optical drives, is expected to boom over the next five years as DVD sales stimulate demand...more

31 January 2005
Semi gets teeth into nano
Slow at the starting gate, SEMI is now determined to catch up on the
implications of nano-technology and has named Lubab Sheet as senior director of nanotechnology...more

- 26 January 2005 -
RFMD see revenues down
RF Micro Devices Inc reports revenue for the 3Q ended December 2004 at $168.9m, a decrease of 12.5% on revenue of $193m for the corresponding 3Q FY 2004...more

- 26 January 2005 -
Keithley wins 3% on weak dollar
Keithley Instruments Inc results for its 1Q FY 2005 ended December 2004 as net sales of of $35.6m, increased 20% from net sales of $29.7m in last year's Q1. Of the 20% increase, 3% was due to the effect of a weaker dollar...more

26 January 2005
Compound semi market set to double
A report from Business Communications Company Inc Compound Semiconductor Materials: Technology, Development and Market Trends, predicts the global combined revenue of compound semiconductor related products, at about $13bn in 2004 is projected to grow at a 17.5% AAGR to nearly $30bn by 2009...more

- 26 January 2005 -
2009 QD market $500m
According to a report from Business Communications Company Inc Quantum Dots: Technical Status and Market Prospects, the global market for QDs is currently estimated at $10m...more

- 26 January 2005 -
Stratos staff cuts
Stratos International Inc is making a strategic reduction of 45 of its workforce or about 20% of the Chicago workforce, in order to allow it to compete more effectively in its markets...more

- 26 January 2005 -
Southern California gas capacity
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc is to build a new, large capacity air separation plant in Southern California to meet growing demand for merchant liquid products...more

- 26 January 2005 -
Memscap makes target
Revenue and operational results for the 4Q FY December 2004 gave MEMSCAP an operational profit is E100,000....more

- 25 January 2005 -
Infineon and Finisar sort it out
Finisar Corp and Infineon Technologies AG, Munich have sorted out a definitive agreement. Finisar is to acquire certain assets from Infineon's Fiber Optics business unit based in Berlin, Germany...more

- 25 January 2005 -
MEMS Lab-On-A-Chip catches on
After two decades of development, and despite increased competition from alternative technologies and more companies developing lab-on-a-chip products, lab-on-a-chip technology finally appears to be making its MEMS mark...more

- 25 January 2005 -
MEMS spectroscopy on a chip
Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology offers the potential to make 'spectrometry on a chip' become a viable option for process monitoring,
if not between 2004-2009 , then shortly afterward...more

- 24 January 2005 -
Photronics buys into Korean PKL
Photomasks manufacturer, Photronics Inc, has acquired an additional 6.5% interest in Korean PKL Co Ltd. The Company now owns approximately 87% of PKL...more

- 24 January 2005 -
Agilent acquires Korean Wavics
Agilent Technologies Inc is to acquire South Korea-based Wavics, a designer and manufacturer of power amplifier modules for the mobile handset market...more

- 24 January 2005 -
Packaging
STATS ChipPAC is believed to be about to purchase solder-bumping lines used on 8" wafers, from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company a deal in the $20m region...more

- 24 January 2005 -
Canadian OLED and PLED
Anticus International Corp has acquired the rights to merge with Nova-Plasma Corp. NPI is a Canadian based technology provider of High-Barrier and Ultra-High Barrier coatings..more

- 25 January 2005 -
China's logistics research
China has seen spectacular growth over the last few years. The logistics industry has been one of the main beneficiaries of this phenomenon...more

- 21 January 2005 -
Semi-equipment BTB down
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.24bn in orders in December 2004 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.95 according to December 2004 Book-to-Bill Report...more

- 21 January 2005 -
Celeritek manpower drops 70%
For the 3Q FY 2005, Celeritek reported revenues of $2.8m, compared with $7.7m in the 3Q FY 2004. Revenue in the 3Q FY 2005 did not include revenue from Celeritek's defense subsystem businesss...more

- 21 January 2004 -
IR, near IR and compound
II-VI Incorporated 2Q FY 2004 showed net earnings for the quarter were $5.7m (39c/ share-diluted) compared with net earnings of $3.4m (23c/share-diluted) in the 2Q of last FY...more

- 21 January 2005 -
Cellular ATR to drop
Sales of cellular handsets rose 29% from 520m in 2003 to 670m in 2004 and are projected to reach 1.1bn by 2008, says market research IC Insights Inc...more

- 20 January 2005 -
Thin film raw materials
Areport from Business Communications Co Inc Thin Films: Raw Materials, Technologies and Applications, predicts worldwides market for thin film raw materials at $7.1bn in 2004 andprojected to reach $13.5bn by 2009...more

-19 January 2005 -
Sony Ericsson trails LG
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications reports a 28% gain in 4Q profit as mobile phone shipments of 12.6m phones rose more than 56%...more

- 19 January 2005 -
Kyma's new CEO and president
Dr Keith Evans has joined GaN supplier, Kyma Technologies, as its new president and CEO. Most recently he was VP, business development and chief marketing officer for Crystal IS Inc...more

- 19 January 2005 -
Sirenza meets low end target
Sirenza Microdevices Inc preliminary financial results for the 4Q of 2004 estimates that management-adjusted earnings per share will meet the low-end of the fourth quarter and full year outlook previously given..more

- 19 January 2005 -
AXT anticipates losses
AXT Inc expects to report total revenues of approximately $7.5m in the 4Q ended December 2004, with gross margins between 3 -4%, and losses between 13-15c/share...more

- 18 January 2005 -
Nanophotonics: an assessment
Companies developing nanophotonic products are aiming collectively at opportunities worth over $30bn today in large displays and over $3bn in other photonic applications...more

- 18 January 2005 -
Soitech grows
Soitec has had consolidated sales of E31.9m for the 3Q of its 2004-2005 financial year. This represents growth of 63.8% on a year-on-year basis despite the dollar weakening by 7.7% against the Euro..more

- 17 January 2005 -
Cree's 2Q 2005
Cree, Inc had revenues of $97.5m for the 2Q of FY2005 ended December 2004, representing a 34% increase ($72.6m)...more

- 17 January 2005 -
Stratos acquires Plenexis from 3i
Stratos Global Corp is to acquire 100% of Europe's Plenexis Group from 3i. The combined organisation will take advantage of an enhanced geographic presence to further expand..more

17 January 2005 -
The nanotech scrapbook
Global corporations despite investing heavily in nanotechnology development are failing to develop an explicit strategy or coordinate efforts across the company - leaving investments at risk, says a new report from Lux Research "The CEO's Nanotechnology Playbook"...more

- 13 January 2005 -
STM, AMD and Infineon 'out of sorts'
Semiconductor companies look to be facing a tough 2005. STMicroelectronics has warned on lower margins; AMD signalled a disappointing Q4 and Infineon Technologies AG indicated 1Q FY05 sales and earnings below market expectations...more

-12 January 2004 -
Sez record sales, new COO
The SEZ Group expects record-level net sales for the business year 2004. Preliminary 2004 net sales results totalled CHF303m surpassing 2003 net sales by more than 78% (2003: CHF170.1m)...more

- 12 January 2005 -
Nano photonics market
According to a report from Business Communications Company, Inc. RGB-314 Nanotechnology for Photonics,the global market for nanophotonic devices is projected to grow from $420.7m in 2004 to $9,325m in 2009...more

-11 January 2005 -
2005 US R&D spend and opportunities
Total R&D funding in the US will increase this year by approximately 3.6% to $312bn in 2005, over the $301bn estimated for 2004, according to the Battelle-R&D Magazine annual funding forecast. The principal driving force will be federal government expenditures...more

- 5 January 2005 -
Sumika's dual production line
Sumika Electronic Materials, a Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd subsidiary has purchased epiwafer manufacturing equipment from a major semiconductor manufacturer enabling it to add to current HBT and diode product lines ...more

-20 December 2004 -
Clementi report response
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) havecautiously welcomed the main recommendations set out in former Bank of England deputy governor Sir David Clementi's recently published plans for a regulatory overhaul of the legal sector...more

-20 December 2004-
Technology deployment
Businesses in Sweden, Ireland and Britain top the list when it comes to the use of information technology to improve their operations, according to a country-by-country survey. The US, in the top three last year, slipped four places...more

- 17 December 2004 -
SEMI Book-to-bill drops
North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.35bn in November orders 2004 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 ($100 worth of ordersreceived for every $100 of product billed) according to the November 2004 Book-to-Bill Report publishedby SEMI...more

- 16 December 2004 -
InP current status, future prospects
The recent Strategy Analytics study, "Current Status and Future Prospects for InP Bulk Substrates," outlines worldwide market demand for Indium Phosphide bulk substrates, and predicts that demand for InP bulk substrates will stay low as end-markets requiring InP components...more

- 16 December 2004 -
Handset market shifts
The marriage of Sprint PCS and Nextel will hand the number one spot in the US handset market to Samsung...more

15 December 2005 -
TriQuint buys TFR
GaAs chip manufacturer TriQuint Semiconductor is to acquire acoustic wave filter specialist TFR Technologies in a deal worth around $3m. TFR manufactures bulk acoustic wave (BAW) or film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) filter technology.
BAW filters can operate at a higher frequency than current SAW technology..more

- 14 December 2004 -
Broadcom wins respect
Broadcom Corp has been named"Most Respected Public Fabless Company" 2004 by the Fabless Semiconductor Association...more

- 9 December 2004 -
AlGaAs diodes yield to GaN
Strategy Analytics' "AlGaAs Laser Diode Markets: 2003-2008," predicts that the market for AlGaAs-based laser diodes will grind to a halt by 2008, due to a combination of lowering ASPs, CD player market maturity and the beginnings of a slowdown in the growth of DVD players and drives for PCs...more

- 9 December 2004 -
Lithographic chemicals market
According to Global Technologies for Lithographic Chemicals, the global market for litho chemicals used to produce semiconductors and other microelectronic devices was worth $4.3bn in 2004 and is projected to rise at an average annual growth rate of 9.1% to reach $6.7bn in 2009...more

- 9 December 2004 -
Microscopes market $2.8bn by 2009
The field of microscopy has undergone an enormous evolution since the earliest optical microscopes were developed in the 1600s. It has been refined continuously to become today's superb scientific instruments...more

- 9 December 2004 -
Buyer's beware
Corporate nanotechnology researchers frequently purchase nanomaterials -- nanoscale structures in pure form, like carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and quantum dots - which are the basic building blocks of nanotechnology. But these buyers frequently fail to get what they pay for...more

- 3 December 2004 -
Lockheed acquires Sippican
Lockheed Martin Corp has completed its acquisition of Sippican Holdings Inc, the Massachusetts-based supplier of naval electronics systems which will now be part of Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Undersea Systems portfolio...more

- 3 December 2004 -
The push to MMW MMICs
The challenge for the MMIC community is to deliver packaged and tested MMW modules that deliver the right performance at the right price. Commercial Applications for Millimeter-Wave MMICs...more

- 2 December 2004 -
AXT settles $1.4m IP cross-license wiith Sumitomo
AXT, Inc has reached a final settlement of its litigation with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. which includes a global intellectual property cross-licensing agreement...more

- 1 December 2004 -
Whose who in automated test & inspection
As production processes become more complex and reducing material and labor costs becomes increasingly important, ongoing yield management provides manufacturers with an important competitive advantage, says Dublin-based Research and Markets. It is offering Metrology, Inspection and Process Control in VLSI Manufacturing report...more

- 1 December 2004 -
Non-US physic graduates
Non-US 1st year graduate students at US universities are fractionally fewer than they used to be. Rising pretty steadily over the past 30 years to a high in 2001 of 53% among first-year physics graduate students, the foreign fraction dropped to 46% in 2003....more

- 1 December 2004 -
Isao Uchigasaki wins 2004 Akira Inoue award
Chairman of the board of Hitachi Chemical Company, Isao Uchigasaki is the recipient of the 2004 Akira Inoue Award for outstanding achievement in environment, health and safety in the semiconductor Industry...more

27 November 2004 -
GAIA joins FIAMM
The Association of Electronics and Information Technologies Industries in the Basque Country (GAIA) has joined the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Multimedia Associations (FIAMM)...more

- 27 November 2004 -
Global semiconductor sales
Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew to $18.8bn in October, an increase of 1.5% from the $18.5bn in September, and 22% higher than the $15.4bn in October 2003 sales.,,more

25 November 2004 -
New starts and VCs shun publicity
A venture capital survey in Silicon Valley seems to show a decline in VC investing, but the reason may be that start-ups are trying to stay concealed or 'under the radar' for longer ...more

- 25 November 2004 -
LJT Assocs take Antenna Systems
Integral Systems, Inc has signed an agreement to sell the IP rights, inventory and certain other assets of its Antenna Systems Division located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina to LJT & Associates Inc...more

- 22 November 2004 -
Honeywell turns GEM to HEM
Honeywell has acquired Mitsubishi Chemical America's 40% stake in GEM Microelectronics Materials, giving Honeywell sole ownership of the venture...more

20 November 2004
Nanophotonics 'may' find market strategy
Nanophotonics has the potential to improve optoelectronic products in a wide array of new applications, including three target markets each worth billions of dollars...more

- 20 November 2004 -
Soitech's PicoGiga healthy
Soitec half-year consolidated results for its 2004-2005 financial year showed strong customer demand for SOI wafers resulting in consolidated half-year sales reaching E66.4m, an increase of 55.7% on a year-on-year basis...more

- 20 November 2004 -
Book to bill
North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.39bn orders in October 2004 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96 according to the October 2004 Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI...more

- 20 November 2004-
Tying down tantalum purchases upheld
Cabot Corporation has announced it received a favorable ruling from the US District Court granting its motion to dismiss a complaint filed against it by AVX...more

- 20 November 2004 -
Lockheed Martin completes space-based IR system
The Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) team, led by Lockheed Martin Corp has successfully completed the system's Signal Processing Assembly software critical design review...more

- 16 November 2004 -
Umicore's 3Q and move to FTSE chemicals
The positive turnaround in the copper market continued during the quarter. Umicore’s Fuel The zinc market was notable for price volatility but Umicore extended its strategic hedging programme for 2005. Downstream zinc businesses continued to grow...more

- 14 November 2004 -
NTT upgrades Japan telecoms
NTT plans to convert the complete phone system to an optical IP network (time schedule and technologies to be announced later). KDDI had announced a similar plan only a few weeks ago. NTT intend to invest ¥5000bn over the period 2005-2010...more

- 12 November 2004 -
Nano memory, sensor and display
NanoMarkets analyst firm has released a new market-analysis report that forecasts the market for nano-enabled electronics will reach $10.8bn in 2007 and grow to $82.5bn in 2011...more

- 11 November 2004 -
US industrial sensor market
The sensors industry is inherently robust and is well positioned to enjoy an upswing and experience sound growth in next five years according to Business Communications Company Inc report Industrial Sensor Technologies and Markets...more

- 10 November 2004-
Call for enhanced European patent system
Alain Pompidou, president of the European Patent Office has warned that a fragmented patenting system will seriously erode the competitiveness of the European economy...more

- 9 November 2004 -
SEMI SMC reports Q3 '04 silicon wafer shipments
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 3Q 2004 increased 1% sequentially and 25% from the 3Q 2003, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry...more

- 8 November 2004 -
Advantest chairman Hiroshi Oura honoured
Advantest Corp chairman, Hiroshi Oura has been decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon...more

- 8 November 2004 -
Pfeiffer Vacuum results
Pfeiffer Vacuum results for the first 9 months of 2004 showed sales for the first nine months of 2004 were up 14.9 % year on year...more

- 8 November 2004 -
Stratos CEO resigns, revenue update
Stratos International Inc has revised its revenue guidance for its 2Q ended October 2004 and currently expects its 2Q revenue to be some $18m. Previous guidance for the fiscal year 2005 2Q had been in the range of $19.5-21.5m...more

- 5 November 2004-
Emcore's year results
Emcore Corporation highlighted 4Q revenue results ended September, 2004 which had increased 20% sequentially and 50% year on year to $25,5m...more

- 4 November 2004 -
Nanometric results
Nanometrics Incorporatedreports improved financial results for the 3Q ended October 2, 2004...more

- 4 November 2004 -
Stocker Yale results
Photonics provider, StockerYale Inc had revenues for the third quarter 2004 were $4.9m an increase of 32% over the $3.7m in 3Q of 2003, and up 9% from the prior quarter...more

- 4 November 2004 -
Ultratech commended at 25
Ultratech, Inc lithography and laser-processing systems provider used to manufacture semiconductors and nanotechnology devices, has received a commendation from San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales and the San Jose City Council...more

- 4 November 2004 -
Aixtron results
Aixtron results for 3Q 2004 shows total value of equipment orders received rose by 15% year on year, from E22.6m in 3Q of 2003, to E25.9m in the 3Q of 2004...more

- 4 November 2004 -
ViaSat results
ViaSat, Inc reports 2Q fiscal 2005 revenues of $82.6m, net
income of 17c/share on a pro forma basis or 13c/share on a GAAP
basis...more

- 3 November 2004-
Kopin results
Kopin Corporation results for the 3Q ended September, 2004 show revenue increased 31% year-over-year to $22.9m compared with $17.5m in 3Q of 2003, and declined 3% from $23.6m in 2Q of 2004. Net loss was $1.1m or 2c/share...more

- 3 November 2004 -
Mobility in mobiles
Nokia remains the number one cell phone manufacturer in the world in the 3Q of 2004, according to In-Stat/MDR in its "Wireless Handset Quarterly Update: 3Q 2004."...more

- 3 November 2004 -
Bookham results
Bookham Inc reported 1Q of fiscal year 2005 with net revenues for the quarter at $43.6m up 12.3%, compared to net revenue of $38.8m the pervious quarter ended July 2004...more

3 November 2004-
RF Micro Devices results
RF Micro Devices Inc reported financial results for its fiscal 2005 Q2 at September 2004. Revenue for the quarter was $149.1m, a drop of 8.8% versus revenue of $163.5m same quarter fiscal 2004...more

- 3 November 2004 -
Carlyle Group sells Sippican to Lockheed
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sippican Holdings Inc, a Massachusetts-based supplier of naval electronics systems from the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group and management...more

- 03 November 2004 -
UltraSource acquires thin film circuits line
UltraSource, Inc, a supplier of custom thin film devices, has acquired Londonderry, NH-based MicroMetrics' custom thin film circuit manufacturing unit...more

- 02 November 2004 -
Matheson Trigas expands in the US
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc has completed its purchase of six air separation plants and related assets from Air Liquide...more

- 2 November 2004-
Cree sues NCSU over Nitronex license
Durham-based Cree, co-founded by North Carolina State University’s Neal Hunter, is claiming in a lawsuit filed in October that the university breached two contractual agreements it had when the university's Office of Technology Transfer signed another deal with Raleigh's Nitronex (SiC on silicon)...more

- 26 October 2004 -
Nano markets and revenues
Sales of products incorporating emerging nanotechnology will rise from less than 0.1% of global manufacturing output today to 15% in 2014, totalling $2.6trn. This will approach the size of the IT & telecom industries combined...more

- 25 October 2004 -
Veeco Instruments shows market demand shifts
Veeco's 3Q 2004 sales were $92.4m up 46% from $63.1m in the 3Q of 2003. But 3Q revenues were down 10% sequentially from $102.9m in the 2Q of 2004 due to customer postponements, shipment delays in data storage, semi-conductor and compound giving a net loss of $1.5m or 5c/share...more

- 23 October 2004 -
Celeritek focus on semiconductors
Teledyne Technologies Inc through its subsidiary Teledyne Wireless Inc, has completed the acquisition of Celeritek's defence electronics business for $33m cash...more

- 21 October 2004 -
II-VI earnings up 90% on 19% revenue growth
II-VI Inc reported net earning for fiscal quarter ended September, 2004. $5,9m (40c/share diluted) compared with $3,1m (21c/share-diluted) in the Q1 of its previous fiscal...more

- 22 October 2004-
TriQuint quarter loss, but raised revenues
TriQuint revenues of $89.7m grew 13.9% compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2003 ... more

- 21 October 2004 -
Remec faces class action lawsuit
New York and San Diego lawyers have filed class action lawsuits on behalf of purchasers of Remec Inc securities between 8 September, 2003 and 8 September, 2004...more

-21 October 2004 -
Nanosensors market
In Nanosensors report from Business Communications Company Inc, the US market is currently estimated at $190m, expected to grow at an average annual growth rate of 26% to reach $592m by 2009..more.

- 21 October 2004 -
AXT, Sirenza & Motorola results
AXT settles its IP against a revenues drop: Sirenza sees growth, while sales rise at Motorola...more

- 20 October 2004 -
NanoDynamics & Nano Cluster Devices JV
NanoDynamics has signed a joint venture agreement with New Zealand-based Nano Cluster Devices Ltd to working to commercialise NCD's technology process for self-assembly of nanowires...more

- 20 October 2004 -
Allixon to merge with Micro Components
Allixon Corp is to enter into merger discussions with privately held Micro Components Ltd, a privately held company that has developed a technology for advanced semiconductor packaging....more

- 19 October 2004 -
Soitec get insulated
Soitec has reported record-high consolidated sales of E33.8m for 2Q of its 2004-2005 financial year. Half-year consolidated sales reached E66.4m, a 55.7% increase, year on year, and 45.9% sequentially over the same period 2003-2004...more

- 15 October 2004 -
Cree's record revenues
Cree Inc had revenues of $95,897,000 for the 1Q of fiscal 2005, representing a 45% increase over the comparable year ago period revenue of $66.2m...more

-15 October 2004 -
Umicore & Showa Denko - zinc & amonia developments
Umicore hedges zinc. Showa Denko expands production of high purity
amonia...more

- 14 October 2004 -
SiGe business runs contrary to silicon
Silicon foundries are reporting a flattening out of business by a sudden IC inventory correction phenomenon expected to last to the 1Q or 2Q of 2005...more

- 13 October 2004 -
Veeco sees upturn flatten
Veeco Instruments Inc reports that weak industry-wide capital equipment conditions, particularly in compound semiconductor...more

- 13 October 2004-
Intrinsic strategy to Europe
Swedish owned, Advanced Micro Device Solutions, a developer of SiC RF power and sensor components has been acquired by Virginia based Intrinsic Semiconductor Inc...more

- 7 October 2004 -
UK VAT refunds for Europe
Small business in the UK is entitled to full Value Added Tax refund, charged at the rate of 19% or 6%, on business expenses in the Netherlands, but...more

- 7 October 2004 -
Hong Kong vs Shangahai
The China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components (Shanghai, October 11-13) is going all out to point that 95% of its suppliers will not be at Hong Kong's...more

- 7 October 2004 -
NanoDynamics acquires IP
NanoDynamics, which manufactures nanomaterials, has acquired a suite of 12 patents and patent applications for nanocomposite thin films,..more

- 7 October 2004 -
Veeco's data storage portfolio.
Veeco Instruments Inc has paid $9.5m and completed the acquisition of Manufacturing Technology Inc (MTI)...more

- 06 October 2004 -
Vishay India excellence award
Vishay India has received an award for Excellence in Electronics: 2002-2003 from the Government of India, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology...more

- 06 October 2004 -
Swagelok ALD valve award
The atomic layer deposition (ALD) diaphragm valve manufactured by Swagelok Semiconductor Services Company (SSSC)...more

- 5 Ocxtober 2004 -
Dip in chip demand
"As lead times have shortened over the past few months, our customers are now reacting more quickly" ... more

- 5 October 2004 -
KLA-Tencor acquires Candela
KLA-Tencor Corp is to acquire Candela Instruments, a major supplier of laser -based surface inspection systems ... more

- 29 September 2004 -
Vishay's thin film interconnect acquisition
Vishay Intertechnology Inc has acquired the Aeroflex Pearl River Thin Film Interconnect operations, previously known as MIC Technology, for $8,8m ...
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