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WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 17, 1995--ASTeX, a leading manufacturer of systems and components for advanced materials production, has invested $250,000 in Low Entropy Systems, Inc. (LES), a Boston-based company that has developed a revolutionary "smart sensor" monitoring system for measuring thin film etching or deposition rate and rate
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Ramtron International Corporation and Rohm Company, Ltd. have joined forces to introduce Ramtron's 16K FRAM product as the standard design for their partnership's first generation of products. Under the agreement, Ramtron will provide Rohm with a design for its 16-kilobit FRAM memory product, and Rohm will
Semiconductor industry
The WorkStream Alpha Migration Alliance was formed to address the semiconductor industry's demand for increased throughput and performance from factory-floor and process-control systems. The Alliance comprises leading suppliers of semiconductor and electronics manufacturing solutions, including Consilium, Inc., Digital Equipment Corp., Oracle Corp., and Avnet Computer. The initiative aims
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Philips Semiconductors and SPEA Software AG have announced the formation of a joint venture, SP3D Chip Design GmbH, to develop 3D-capable, high-performance multimedia ICs for applications such as PCs and game consoles. The new company will focus on integrating Philips' video expertise with SPEA's leading-edge 3D expertise,
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Canon, a leading provider of consumer electronics, has announced its participation in the Powered By Motorola initiative with the release of its new camcorder, the ES5000. This multifeatured camera boasts an autofocus feature controlled by Motorola's 68HC16 processor, allowing users to focus with their eyes. The Powered By
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HP's OmniBook 5000 notebook PC, featuring a 90 MHz Pentium processor, L2 cache, and full PCI bus architecture, has been equipped with OPTi's Viper-N mobile chipset. The Viper-N, the industry's first core logic chipset for Pentium PCI-based computers, offers advanced design flexibility and power
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Intel Corporation today announced the "Pentium Pro processor," a next-generation microprocessor that promises to deliver the highest level of performance on 32-bit software for the Intel architecture. The 5.5 million transistor device will be introduced in the fourth quarter of this calendar year and will target workstation
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As the fourth quarter of 1995 gets underway, the semiconductor market continues to experience strong sales due to sustained demand from end-users. The industry has seen a remarkable boom cycle, with computer sales thriving and the introduction of Windows95 making a significant impact. However, the question remains: will the industry
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Samsung Electronics has secured a major contract with GaSonics International Corporation to supply equipment for its new sub-micron wafer fabrication plant in the Republic of Korea. The multi-system order is valued at several million dollars and includes photoresist removal and isotropic etching systems to be installed in Samsung's
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V3 Semiconductor Inc. has partnered with Accelerated Technology Inc. to support the PCI 29K Embedded PCI Chipset family with the Nucleus PLUS Real-time Operating System. This alliance aims to provide a comprehensive solution to customers, enabling them to gain a time-to-market edge in the development of new products. The V3
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The Intel World Chess Championship will be broadcast live over the internet, allowing chess enthusiasts from around the world to follow the tournament in real-time. World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and Challenger Vishy Anand will engage in a best-of-twenty match, with the winner determined by the first player to win
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As part of a nationwide effort to educate and excite the sales forces within the computer retail market, Packard Bell Electronics Inc. is teaming up with Microsoft, Intel, Canon, and Reveal Computer Products Inc. to launch Tour de Force '95, a series of pre-Christmas sales training programs targeting retailers
