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UCLA team couples quantum dots, silicon for room-temperature functionalityAs the electronics industry works toward developing smaller and more compact devices, the need to create new types of scaled-down semiconductors that are more efficient and use less power has become essential.In a study to be published in the April issue of Nature Materials (currently available online), researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science describe the creation of a new...

ST. PETERS, Mo., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) today provided financial guidance for 2010. Full Year 2010 Outlook For 2010 the company expects: Revenue of $1.75 to $1.85 billionEPS of $0.70-$0.80Positive Free Cash FlowAhmad Chatila, MEMC's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As a result of our significant efforts in 2009 to strengthen customer relationships and drive operational improvements, our strategic acquisition of SunEdison, and the...

ST. PETERS, Mo., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) invites investors to listen to a webcast of the Company's conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results. The live webcast will take place on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time at www.memc.com. Participating in the call will be Ahmad Chatila, Chief Executive Officer, Tim Oliver, Chief Financial Officer, and other members of MEMC's senior...

ST. PETERS, Mo., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), a leading provider of silicon wafers and North America's largest solar energy services provider, has entered into a new revolving credit facility. The new $250 million agreement, which has a term of three years, replaces the Company's pre-existing $200 million revolving credit agreement that was scheduled to expire in June 2010. The new facility contains an accordion feature, allowing the...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The cost saving proposition offered by voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology is the key to the growth of semiconductor opportunities in VoIP applications. The current economic slowdown has softened the demand for VoIP equipment and related semiconductors, making it increasingly important for semiconductor vendors to be able to differentiate their products and remain price competitive. (Logo:...

ST. PETERS, Mo., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), a leading provider of silicon wafers and North America's largest solar energy services provider, has received the Supplier of Excellence award from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The award was presented on December 4 during TSMC's annual supply chain management forum in Hsinchu, Taiwan. In a press release announcing the award, TSMC CEO Dr. Morris Chang cited technology...

Rice lab makes solid material transparent to terahertz wavesVery often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals, but there it was: a plasmonic material that would, with adjustments to its temperature and/or magnetic field, either stop a terahertz beam cold or let it pass completely.The finding by Kono, a professor in electrical and...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK), a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its AP200 lithography system, which features an innovative dual-side alignment (DSA) system for through-silicon via (TSV) applications. Built on its customizable Unity Platform, Ultratech's systems are the exclusive tool of record at this...

BEIJING, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- TankeBlue Semiconductor Co. Ltd., a pioneer in the SiC industry of the Asia-pacific region, has recently scaled-up production of high quality 3" SiC wafers. Early this year, TankeBlue lowered its 2" wafers' price to a record level in response to the increasing market demands of SiC customers worldwide. Currently, it can supply, in lager scale, conductive n-type 3" 4H-SiC wafers with a micro-pipe density below 10 cm-2, a key quality parameter for...

New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras.Researchers created a light sensor "“ like a pixel in a digital camera "“ that benefits from a phenomenon known as multi-exciton generation (MEG). Until now, no group had collected an electrical current from a device that takes advantage of MEG."Digital cameras are now universal, but they suffer from a major...