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DRESDEN, Germany, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMICON EUROPA -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer-bonding and lithography equipment for the advanced semiconductor and packaging, MEMS, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and emerging nanotechnology markets, today announced the latest addition to its industry-leading EVG500 Series of permanent wafer bonding systems. The new three-chamber EVG520L3 wafer bonding system builds on the series' proven strengths in temperature control, piston force...

DRESDEN, Germany, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMICON EUROPA -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced it has received an order for its GEMINI® fully automated wafer bonding system from Sensonor Technologies AS--a pioneer in the manufacture of MEMS sensors. The GEMINI system will be installed at Sensonor's wafer fab in Horten, Norway, where it will be used in the production of...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NNT CONFERENCE -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled a new technology capability that enables ultra-high-resolution patterning of features down to 12.5 nm: Soft Molecular Scale Nanoimprint Lithography (SMS-NIL). Based on EVG's proven UV-NIL systems, SMS-NIL provides customers with a repeatable, cost-effective process for producing...

ST. FLORIAN, Austria, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced it has shipped an EVG520IS semi-automated wafer bonding system and two EVG6200 automated alignment systems to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. Students at the graduate-level institution will use the EVG equipment for advanced technology research and...

GENEVA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications(i), has introduced a high-performance, low-power stereo microphone that throws down the gauntlet in sound quality and reliability at reduced size and cost. ST's innovative MEMS microphone targets existing and emerging audio applications across a range of market segments, including cell phones, portable media players, games, digital cameras, security systems,...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturized device that can make complex viscosity measurements"”critical data for a wide variety of fields dealing with things that have to flow"”on sample sizes as small as a few nanoliters. Currently a table-top prototype, the NIST rheometer could be a particularly valuable tool for biotechnologists studying minute quantities of complex materials that must function in confined...

TAU researchers develop improved MEMS devices for sport, electronics and defenseTiny sensors known as accelerometers are everywhere. The near-weightless technology can measure the impact of a dangerous tackle on a football player's helmet, control the flow of highway and runway traffic, analyze a golf pro's swing, orient the next generation of smart phones, and keeping fighter jets and missiles on target.And as sensing devices improve, the possibilities for what they can measure are...

A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.The innovation might enable researchers to create a "nose-on-a-chip" for tracking criminal suspects, sensors for identifying hazardous solid or gaseous substances, as well as a new class of laboratory tools for specialists working in nanotechnology...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Strasbaugh (OTC Bulletin Board: STRB), a leading provider of equipment and tools for advanced chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), prime wafer polishing, and grinding equipment for device and wafer manufacturing, announced today that it has engaged E-Dot Technology, a CMP service and support company in Taiwan R.O.C., to represent Strasbaugh. From their headquarters in the Hsinchu Industrial Park, E-Dot will provide service and...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that SVTC Technologies, the leading commercialization service provider for new, emerging silicon-based technologies, has chosen Synopsys' manufacturing tool suite to enable its customers to reduce time-to-market for a wide variety of innovative products using CMOS processes, MEMS, photovoltaics and...