Palo Alto, CA —Agilent Technologies has acquired Molecular Imaging, a developer and manufacturer of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), including the PicoPlus modular AFM. “This is a strategic acquisition for Agilent because it complements our core strength of measurement technology while growing our presence in nanotechnology,”said Bob Burns, vice president of Agilent’s Nanotechnology Measurements Division. Molecular […]
BILTHOVEN, the Netherlands and EYNSHAM, UK, — ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) and Oxford Instruments plc (LSE: OXIG) announced that they have signed an agreement granting Oxford Instruments a license on ASM’s patent portfolio relating to Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology. The license includes over 280 issued and published patents and […]
HILLSBORO, Ore.,– FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) has completed the first Japanese installation of its advanced DA 300HP DualBeam(TM) system for automated in-fab defect analysis extendable to the 45nm design node. The in-line system, installed in the customer’s 300mm line,provides rapid in-fab defect analysis. It also extracts wafer samples that can be sent to the lab […]
HILLSBORO, Ore. — FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) reported results for the third quarter of 2005. While revenue declined from the level of the second quarter, the company also reduced its operating expenses. The company expects higher revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 and improved financial results for 2006. Net sales for the quarter ended […]
Hillsboro, OR -FEI Company announced it is realigning its sales, marketing and R&D organizations to focus on three markets: NanoElectronics; NanoResearch and NanoBiology. NanoElectronics will focus on semiconductor industry products and applications, NanoResearch will target research and industrial applications and NanoBiology would focus on drug discovery, therapeutic and diagnostics. “We believe that our focus around […]
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