Analog Devices Inc., Norwood, Mass., and Linear Technology Corp., Milpitas, Calif., announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Analog Devices will acquire Linear Technology in a cash and stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at approximately $30 billion.
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., announces that its next-generation ProVision e-beam wafer inspection system delivers the highest resolution and image quality at the fastest throughput to foundry, logic, DRAM, and 3D NAND customers as they move to advanced nodes.
Semiconductor Research Corp., Durham, N.C., announces that Tokyo Electron Limited has joined SRC’s Nanomanufacturing Materials and Processes initiative.
Mentor Graphics Corp., Wilsonville, Ore., announces the first phase of the new Xpedition printed circuit design flow to address the increasing complexity of today’s advanced systems.
Lam Research Corp., Fremont, Calif., an advanced manufacturer of semiconductor equipment,introduces an atomic layer deposition process for depositing low-fluorine-content tungsten films, the latest addition to its Altus family of products.
