Semi, San Jose, Calif., reports that North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.31 billion in orders worldwide in January 2015.
Semiconductor equipment industry posts $1.31 billion in January orders worldwide
Edax atom probe assist tool speeds specimen preparation
Edax Inc., Mahwah, N.J., has launched the Atom Probe Assist, a new tool designed to help users of atom probe tomography systems prepare specimens for faster and more efficient analysis than previously possible.
Northwestern researchers evaluate silver nanowires for flexible electronics
A research team at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, Evanston, Ill., has investigated the behavior of silver nanowires under cyclic loading to advance the understanding of how they might function in flexible electronics.
Oxford Instruments to supply failure analysis systems to semiconductor company
Oxford Instruments, England, announces that it has signed an agreement with one of the largest semiconductor companies in Europe to supply multiple failure analysis systems.
Lockheed Martin: Compact Fusion Research & Development
Compact Fusion Building on more than 60 years of fusion research, engineers at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works are developing a compact nuclear fusion reactor concept. It is based on using a high fraction of magnetic field pressure, which enables making devices only a tenth the size of previous concepts such as the ITER. This […]