Protochips, Morrisville, N.C., has released its Fusion multi-functional heating and electrical system for in-situ electron microscopy.
Multifunctional heating and electrical system enables in-situ TEM and SEM analysis
Integral quench furnace system provides solution for die forging heat treatment
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a Pacemaker integral quench furnace with an endothermic gas generator to a company in the die forging industry.
Pulsed magnetic field instrument incorporating lasers enables 100 measurements per pulse
The University of Manchester, England, announces that a research team has developed a pulsed magnetic field instrument incorporating ultrafast lasers that enable 100 measurements per pulse, with the goal of facilitating rapid progress in semiconductor device development.
Striking semiconductors with light in the furnace could reduce defects
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo., report that its researchers have discovered that if light is shone on semiconductor alloys as they are fired in a furnace at high temperatures, the light generates extra electrons that could suppress the growth of defects.
ASML to acquire HMI for semiconductor inspection and e-beam metrology
ASML Holding NV (ASML), The Netherlands, a provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry; and Hermes Microvision Inc. (HMI), Taiwan, a supplier of pattern verification systems for advanced semiconductor devices, have entered into an agreement under which ASML will acquire all outstanding shares of HMI in a cash transaction valued at about $3 billion.