Industries and Applications Archives - Page 82 of 114

On Semiconductor to acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion

On Semiconductor Corp., Phoenix, Ariz., and Fairchild Semiconductor Intl. Inc., South Portland, Maine, announce plans for On Semiconductor to acquire Fairchild for $20.00 per share in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion.

Copper oxide coated microporous foam heat sinks enable higher emissivity

Goodfellow Corp., Coraopolis, Pa., reports that its microporous copper foam coated with a thin, hard layer of copper oxide provides outstanding performance as a low-profile heat sink in passive cooling environments.

Helios G4 HX designed for high-throughput failure analysis of semiconductors

FEI Co., Hillsboro, Ore., introduces the Helios G4 HX as the industry’s highest throughput, dedicated TEM lamella preparation platform, designed to meet the challenges of advanced semiconductor failure analysis labs.

Bruker D8 Gen 2 crystallography platform optimized for X-ray diffraction

Bruker AXS, Madison, Wis., introduces the D8 Gen 2, which features the latest version of the Incoatec Microfocus Source, the IµS 3.0, the first microfocus source specifically designed and optimized for X-ray diffraction.

Brewer Science to develop nanotechnology applications for military

Brewer Science, Rolla, Mo., has signed a new cooperative agreement at Missouri State University’s Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) for developing nanotechnology applications to protect the U.S. military.

Mentor Graphics Veloce emulation platform supports Andes Processors

Mentor Graphics Corp., Wilsonville, Ore., announces that its Veloce emulation platform, specifically the Codelink offering, now supports the debug of designs built with AndesCore processors such as N10 and N13.

Lasertec wafer edge inspection enables higher chip production

Lasertec Corp., Japan, announces that it has launched its EZ300, a wafer edge inspection system based on a new concept that contributes to higher yields at wafer edges in the production of semiconductor chips.

Nanodiamond-containing polymers conduct heat, resist wear

Carbodeon, Finland, has been granted a U.S. patent for detonation-synthesized diamond particles (nanodiamonds) that are combined with polymers to produce wear-resistant materials with good thermal conductivity.

One Minute Mentor: Tempering F Tool Steels

Because of their tungsten content, F-steels form hard tungsten carbides.

Band-Aid of the future (with video)

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels.

New alloy developed for precision and industrial bearings

Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., recently signed a limited (partially) exclusive, term license agreement with NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland to produce a high-performance alloy enhanced with hafnium 60NiTi(Hf) that will be marketed under the brand name SM-103TM.

Enhancing energy-efficiency with novel coating technology

A research effort led by the University of Colorado Boulder to develop an inexpensive, “do-it-yourself” coating to retrofit energy-inefficient windows in residential and commercial buildings has been given a $4 million boost over three years by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Rapid Plasma Deposition machine can 3D-print 22 tons of titanium parts per year

Norsk Titanium AS, Norway, demonstrated its fourth-generation Rapid Plasma Deposition machine by producing a unique structural titanium spar for one of the world’s largest commercial aircraft manufacturers at its Technology Centre in Oslo.

President’s Message: Two Successful Events in 2015

Time flies so fast, it is hard to believe that 2015 is almost over! This year was very exciting and fruitful for your Society and its members, especially when we look at the events organized during the year.

Lockheed Martin commemorates the USS Milwaukee with custom motorcycle

Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., announces that it has collaborated with Harley-Davidson on a one-of-a-kind motorcycle to honor the U.S. Navy and the city of Milwaukee, to commemorate the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee, our nation’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship.

Outokumpu supplies stainless steel for construction of Barcelona basilica

Outokumpu Oy, Finland, has been supplying stainless steel for La Sagrada Família (The Holy Family) basilica since 2013 as rebar, bar, machined components, and plasma-cut plate products.

Seco-Warwick furnaces reduce costs for Netherlands heat treater

Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has delivered two retort vacuum tempering furnaces for high vacuum treatment to H&ST Eindhoven to reduce costs and to increase capacity and quality of treated parts.

Acxys tool enables precise deposition of SiOx thin films in open air

Acxys Technologies, France, has introduced its UL-Coat (ULC) module, which injects a precursor into plasma generated by its ULS plasma spot module, thus enabling deposition of thin films of SiOx in open air.

Leco opens European tech center in Berlin

Leco Corp., St. Joseph, Mich., has established a new European Application and Technology Center in Berlin, with close to 25 Leco analytical instruments available for hands-on customer demonstrations and application work.

Oerlikon to acquire Laser Cladding Services

Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Laser Cladding Services, Houston, Texas, which specializes in laser cladding applications for the energy industry.

Pickin’ up good vibrations with rock hard guitar picks

Genvac Aerospace Inc., Cleveland, launched a crowdfunding campaign introducing Rock Hard Metal, a line of diamond-enhanced guitar picks.

Further developing additive manufacturing for use in Formula 1 racing

Purchase of a new EOSINT P 760 will complement existing manufacturing processes and support development projects

Cutting costs of F-35 parts using cryogenic machining system

Leading aerospace OEM acquires an Okuma horizontal machining center with patented cryogenic machining system and increases cutting speeds by 52% with improved surface integrity and part quality, estimates a 30% cost reduction for large titanium airframe components.

Light polarization boosts 3D imaging

Researchers at MIT have shown that by exploiting the polarization of light, they can increase the resolution of conventional 3D imaging devices as much as 1000 times.

Opening Message: Friction stir welding used on the Orion Spacecraft

In a recent talk at the ASM Houston Chapter meeting, Johnson Space Center’s Materials & Processes Orion System Manager Dr. Lucie Johannes discussed how NASA’s next exploration vehicle, the Orion spacecraft, will take crew members beyond low-earth orbit for the first time since the Apollo Program.