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Freescale Selects SUSS Tool Set for MEMS Facility

SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of precision manufacturing and test equipment for the semiconductor and emerging markets, has shipped and successfully installed several microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production tools at Freescale Semiconductor. The equipment included a new DSM200 Series Front-to-Back Alignment Verification System, the latest generation SUSS MA200Compact Mask Aligner as...
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Alcatel-Lucent Opens WiMAX Center in Taiwan

Alcatel-Lucent has opened its WiMAX Application and Interoperability Testing (IOT) Center to local Taiwan customer premises equipment (CPE) manufacturers, working with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The opening follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Alcatel-Lucent and the MOEA, in October 2007, in which both parties...
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Elektrobit Divests Microwave Technology Business

An agreement has been reached whereby the Elektrobit Corp. (EB) has sold its business related to developing, producing and selling microwave technology-based measurement products and solutions for industrial use to Senfit Oy. The business, which was previously conducted by EB’s Mobile Terminal Solutions Business Unit, has been transferred to...
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IEC Announces 2008 DesignVision Award Finalists

The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) honored the finalists of the 2008 DesignVision Awards by giving tribute to the best design tools and products in the semiconductor industry. The IEC's first official announcement of winners will take place at the DesignCon 2008 conference and exhibition this February 4-7 at the...
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Keithley Joins WiMAX Forum

Keithley Instruments Inc., Cleveland, OH, a developer of solutions for emerging measurement needs, announced that it has become a member of the WiMAX Forum. The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit organization responsible for promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX technology enables wireless high-speed Internet access for laptops...
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Cascade Microtech Wins Global Technology Award

Cascade Microtech announced that it has won a Global Technology Award for its Grypper ball grid array (BGA) test socket. Sponsored by "Global SMT & Packaging" magazine, the award was delivered in November at Productronica in Munich, Germany. Introduced in January 2007, the Grypper fine-pitch socket tests 0.4 mm...
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