(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Ziptronix, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Sony Corporation for the use of Ziptronix’s patents regarding oxide bonding technology for backside illumination imaging sensors. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, and researchers from SEMATECH and The University of Texas at Dallas are the first to demonstrate that specific potentially hazardous organic contaminants present in a type of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) can be easily removed. This discovery should enable the continued consideration of SWNTs for advanced nanoelectronics manufacturing, as this material shows promise for continuing the benefits of scaling with significantly reduced risk to the environment. In addition to semiconductor manufacturers, several other industries also could gain greater product effectiveness from this research. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, is pleased to provide an update on its progress in crystalline AlGaN and AlN materials development and to state its desire to collaborate with bulk AlN developers interested in improving the optical transparency of their materials. Kyma has over a decade of experience in the fabrication of AlN templates which are thin films of crystalline AlN deposited on sapphire, silicon, or silicon carbide substrates, using Kyma’s patented and proprietary III-N Plasma Vapor Deposition of NanoColumns (PVDNC) technology.  These products are gaining acceptance with customers engaged in blue and green light emitting diode (LED) manufacturing.  The nanocolumnar nature of Kyma’s PVDNC AlN templates present an excellent surface for nucleating GaN buffer layers which then can be followed by a high quality GaN LED device structure. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Nitronex, a leader in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions for high performance applications in the defense, communications, cable TV, and industrial & scientific markets, has developed the industry’s smallest broadband 5W PA solution.  Designated the NPA1003, the GaN PA MMIC features a 4mm x 4mm thermally-enhanced QFN package with RF input and output matched to 50 ohms.  The highly integrated NPA1003 GaN MMIC only requires an external resistor and inductor to provide bias. With output power over 5W from 20 to 1500MHz and typical efficiency of over 50%, the overall solution size is less than 0.25 square inches, smaller than any competing solution. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C. & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)  Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) today announced a university research partnership serving the needs of the semiconductor industry and the future technology ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) ViASIC Inc., a leading electronic design automation company that offers IP and services for reconfigurable semiconductor fabrics, today announced the results of the recently held Workshop on Radiation Hardened Structured ASIC design instantiation. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Micro-RDC and ViASIC sponsored this four-day workshop last month in Albuquerque, N.M. to allow attendees to begin with a functionally verified RTL circuit description and work through the design flow to produce a GDS-II file ready for fabrication. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced that a new center has been added to its Focus Center Research Program (FCRP) bringing together leading national universities to advance semiconductor and systems industry research. (more…)

(Winston-Salem, N.C.) Triad Semiconductor and Z-Focus Technology Group will demonstrate the world’s first software-based, real-time Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) data transfer at ARM Techcon3 in Santa Clara, California from October 21-22, 2009. The demonstration, based on the BLE v0.9 prototyping specification, will wirelessly stream real time digitized signals from Triad’s new Mocha development system to a PC display. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) CertifiGroup, a North Carolina testing laboratory, is offering special programs for US companies who are preparing to sell products in Europe. Since the creation of the “CE marking” system, it has become more obvious over the years that this was not just a “Free trade” arrangement for the countries in the European Union. In recent years, companies shipping products to European ports have had entire shipments delayed and even returned, for not bearing the CE mark, or for missing or incorrect paperwork. With these occurrences, it is now clear that these regulations were also intended to be a trade barrier for companies outside of the EU. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, is accepting submissions from business and organizations to be listed in the publication’s North Carolina Technology Resources Guide. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Semprius, Inc., a semiconductor technology company developing a novel transfer printing technology for the manufacture of advanced semiconductor devices, announced today it has been selected to negotiate a $500,000 subcontract award by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The total anticipated subcontracts under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is $6 million. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) Strategic messaging and online publishing firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. is providing free advice to early stage drug developers looking to grow their market share. The June 2009 issue of the company’s News You Can Use newsletter features an article with details on low-cost, high-return methods of getting in front of the biotechnology marketplace in a down economy. (more…)