SEMI, San Jose, Calif., reports that North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.38 billion in orders worldwide in December 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.02.
Brewer Science, Rolla, Mo., introduces CNTRENE 4010, the first aqueous, surfactant-free, ready-to-use semiconducting carbon nanotube inks for microelectronics and printed electronics applications.
Mentor Graphics Corp., Wilsonville, Ore., announces that the Shanghai ZhangJiang Institute has adopted the Veloce 2 emulation system for its research and development activities targeting the functional verification of System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuit designs.
Leica Microsystems, Germany, launches the Leica DCM8 for nondestructive three-dimensional surface profiling.
John Wakefield aims to clinch the record for the worlds’ smallest RC model aircraft. It has a wingspan of 69 mm and flew for 6 minutes 56 seconds.
