R. Erik Miller Named VP and GM of Asia
Aug 26, 2010
Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for the electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, has appointed R. Erik Miller to the position of Vice President and General Manager - Asia.

Possible Breakthrough for Next-generation Computers
Aug 26, 2010
Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. Their findings could lead the way to development of superior computers and electronics.

New draft of ISO 14644-9 - Classification of Surface Cleanliness
Aug 12, 2010
ISO 14644-9 "Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments—Part 9: Classification of surface cleanliness by particle contamination" is now a Final Draft International Standard.

Possible New Alternative to Traditional Semiconductors
Aug 12, 2010
Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. An alternative to traditional microelectronics, so-called “spintronics” could store more data in less space, process data faster, and consume less power.

Rose Opens Facilities, Programs to Korean, Chinese Students
Aug 12, 2010
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology campus has taken an international flair this month with more than 60 students, professors, and administrators from Korea and China coming to the college as part of educational collaborations. The visiting students came because the college offers a combination of English language and cleanroom experience.

Test Drive for Curiosity
Jul 28, 2010
To the applause of cleanroom-clad NASA engineers, Curiosity, NASA's next candidate for Mars exploration, crawled along the floor of a lab at JPL.

Online Registration Now Open for Electronics Midwest
Jul 28, 2010
Collaborating to offer an unmatched regional event for companies and their employees,  IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® and Canon Communications are bringing the best of the global electronics manufacturing industry together at Electronics Midwest, September 28–30, 2010. Taking place at the Donald E.

Antiviral and Antibacterial Agents One Day Course
Jul 27, 2010
“A one day course, “Antiviral and Antibacterial Agents,” will be presented on September 27th 2010 by the Gibraltar Institute For Research and Training in Fairfield, New Jersey.  Methods of testing, test substances and regulatory aspects of embedded and non-embedded agents used in orthopedic devices, wound care products, surgical mask, fabrics, disinfectants and antiseptics will all be reviewed.  A medical case history session on MRSA, C.

iSuppli Raises 2010 Semiconductor Foundry Forecast
Jul 14, 2010
In light of renewed demand for consumer-oriented electronics products, iSuppli Corp. has raised its revenue forecast in 2010 for pure-play semiconductor foundry revenue.

The University of Warwick opens Science City Cleanroom for Energy Efficient Semiconductors
Jul 14, 2010
  The facility is part of a £10.6 million project funded by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the Birmingham Science City Energy Efficiency & Demand project. The University of Warwick is leading the project in collaboration with the University of Birmingham as part of the Science City Research Alliance programme. Some £9.5m has been invested in leading-edge equipment which will be accessible to any interested users from both local industry and academia.

Dycem appoints NetDyaLog as PR service for their Contamination Control Division
Jun 30, 2010
NetDyaLog, a British-based agency with offices near London and Cambridge, have been appointed by Dycem to handle their PR activities to raise brand awareness worldwide and to lead the introduction of a series of new products from the contamination control division.