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Solid State Technology - semiconductors, chips, integrated circuits
IMEC touts optical links in flexible substrate
Oct 08 -- European R&D consortium IMEC says it has made first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate, paving the way toward optical sensing foils for use in monitoring irregular or moving surfaces....
IMEC, Taiyo Nippon Sanso collaborate on green LEDs
Oct 06 -- Oct. 6, 2008 -- European nanoelectronics research consortium IMEC and Japanese gases/equipment supplier Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC) say they will jointly develop manufacturing technology for high-efficiency LED devices, TNSC's first such collaboration in Europe....
Silicon-on-sapphire market to surge 21% through 2012
Sep 30 -- The sapphire substrate market will grow at a 21% annual clip through 2012 to top $400M, led by demand from LED makers now focused on Western markets where pricing remains stable, according to a report from Yole Développement....
Scientists tout flexible silicon-based "eye"
Aug 07 -- Researchers created a hemispherical "eye" camera using an array of single-crystalline silicon detectors and electronics in a stretchable, interconnected mesh, an achievement they say points the way toward advanced camera designs....
Sarnoff wields SOI in bid for back-illuminated image sensors
Aug 01 -- Sarnoff exec David Cheskis describes the company's backside thinning technology that enables the use of SOI substrates, and why SOI is a more cost-effective and better performance alternative than bulk silicon for back-illuminated image sensors....
Analyst: LCD tool sales doubling by 2010, sharing spotlight with PV
Jun 02 -- June 2, 2008 - Sales of array processing equipment for TFT-LCD manufacturing are expected to more than double between now and 2010 to more than $7.0B, rebounding from significant declines in the past two years -- creating a nice boost to suppliers who turned their sights to brighter prospects in the solar market, according to a report from analyst firm The Information Network....
Report: Tatung eyeing PV inroads
May 27 -- May 27, 2008 - Taiwan electronics congolomerate Tatung reportedly plans to add a high-margin photovoltaics segment to its arsenal by year's end....
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