CIMAC Introduces Packaged MES Migration
CIMAC announced today that they are now offering a new MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) migration packaged service solution for semiconductor fabs with obsolete server platforms.

Magma to Develop Yield Enhancement Software for Solar Cell Fabs
 Magma Design Automation Inc. announced development of a new yield enhancement software system customized for solar fabs to improve conversion efficiency, increase yield and reduce the manufacturing costs of solar cells.

Rohm and Haas Introduces Enlight Photovoltaic Materials
Rohm and Haas Company will introduce its new line of Enlight products for photovoltaic manufacturers at this year's 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain.

Veeco Introduces Coating System for CIGS Solar Cells
Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today the introduction of its FastFlex line of web coating systems for manufacturing CIGS solar cells.

Varian Launches Single-Wafer High-Energy Implanter
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates announced today the launch of its newest product, the VIISta HE.

FormFactor Improves Wafer Test Uptime
FormFactor Inc. announced it has developed a new technology to enhance its advanced wafer probe cards.

Chipworks ICInside Surveyor Accelerates Reverse Engineering
Chipworks announced ICInsider Surveyor, and will be demonstrating the tool at Semicon West in San Francisco, July 15 - 17.

Siimpel and VistaPoint Develop MEMS-based Camera Solution
Siimpel Corporation, a supplier of optical microsystems solutions, and VistaPoint Technologies, a business unit of Flextronics and leading supplier of mobile camera solutions, today announced the introduction of the first silicon MEMS-based autofocus camera for the handset market.

NEXX Systems Launches Sputter Deposition System
NEXX Systems announced the product launch of its new Apollo sputter deposition system for metal deposition for wafer level packaging.

Cimetrix Develops Tool Control Solution with Axcelis
Cimetrix Inc. announced today the availability of a new tool control solution -- CIMControlFramework. CIMControlFramework is the result of a joint development project between Cimetrix and Axcelis Technologies.

Axcelis Introduces Integra RS Dry Strip System
Axcelis Technologies Inc. introduced the new Integra RS photoresist dry strip cleaning system.

Deep Photonics Introduces Laser for Inspection Applications
Deep Photonics Inc. announced the introduction of the FLP-266-QCW, a Quasi Continuous Wave 266 nm Mode Locked fiber laser for semiconductor inspection applications.

TEL Announces Plan for High-Volume Coater/Developer
Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) announced today that it will release its new 300 mm high productivity coater/developer, Clean Track Lithius Pro V, in the spring of 2009. 

Teradyne Announces Magnum II Memory Tester
Teradyne announced today the introduction of a new member of its Magnum family of memory test solutions, Magnum II.

Semiconductor International Announces 2008 Best Product Award Winners
Semiconductor International bestowed its 2008 Editors' Choice Awards for excellence in semiconductor manufacturing on 20 commercially proven industry products (www.semiconductor.net/awards).

Rohm and Haas Announces Enhanced VaporStation System
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials announced that a second-generation VaporStation central delivery system is shipping to makers of LEDs, solar cells, laser diodes for CD and DVD, and other compound semiconductor devices.

Novellus Ups Tungsten Deposition for Memory Megafabs
Novellus Systems today announced the introduction of Altus Max, the latest enhancement to its pulsed nucleation layer (PNL) tungsten deposition platform.

JTAG Technologies Advances Boundary-Scan Test
JTAG Technologies announced an improvement in integrating boundary-scan within the popular 3070 In-Circuit Test (ICT) systems of Agilent Corporation.

National Semiconductor Enters Photovoltaic Market
 National Semiconductor Corp. has entered the photovoltaic market with technology designed to increase the overall energy output of solar electric power generating systems.

PCT's Megasonics Generator Introduced for Cleaning Fine Geometries
PCT Systems will introduce at Semicon West the PCT Systems Model 9400 Megasonic generator specifically designed for today's fine geometries and fragile wafer features.