Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Livermore, Calif., reports that its researchers have created a library of nanoporous gold structures on a single chip that has direct applications for high-capacity lithium ion batteries as well as neural interfaces.
SEMI, San Jose, Calif., announces the recipients of the 2015 SEMI Awards for innovations that have become such an integral part of the semiconductor manufacturing industry’s infrastructure that the technology itself has become fundamental.
Cadence Design Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., and Arrow Electronics, Centennial, Colo., announce a collaboration that will bring integrated design tools to engineers, helping them accelerate the pace of new product development and get products to market faster and cheaper.
Orbotek Ltd., Israel, has received an order for seven Emerald UV laser drilling systems to drill smaller, high-quality “via” openings in multi-layer ceramic-based IC substrates for next-generation applications.
As shown schematically in the graph, high-temperature hardness is made possible only by a very important straightening mechanism: secondary hardening, promoted by the precipitation of fine alloy carbides.
