The new AXi 940 module will perform wafer frontside inspection as part of the all-surface Explorer(tm) Inspection Cluster—a multi-surface inspection system designed to deliver fast, accurate and reliable macro inspection at a low cost-of-ownership…

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, announced the availability of the AXi 940 macro defect inspection module. The new AXi 940 module will perform wafer frontside inspection as part of the all-surface Explorer(tm) Inspection Cluster—a multi-surface inspection system designed to deliver fast, accurate and reliable macro inspection at a low cost-of-ownership. The new module is featured at this week’s semiconductor manufacturing industry trade show, SEMICON® Korea, in Seoul.

The AXi 940 is the culmination of over three years of software development and incorporates the technological advantages of both the AXi and Waferview® product lines. This convergence of technology has resulted in industry-leading macro resolution paired with a completely redesigned software interface focused on reducing cost of ownership through improved productivity and reliability, as well as reduced dependence on human operators.

SIDSA Intoduced Enter e1 Demodulator plus Application Processor Chipset. This new chipset complements the current offering of Intellectual Property for DVB-H demodulator…

SIDSA enters the DVB-H semiconductor market with its new Enter e1 demodulator plus application processor chipset. This new chipset complements the current offering of Intellectual Property for DVB-H demodulator. SIDSA is the leading provider of DVB-H demodulator Intellectual Property and counts as IP customers to three of the top semiconductor vendors.

The Enter e1 demodulator chipset provides best-in-class performance, specially in high speed conditions or high spectrum operation. The chipset targets easy integration into any device thanks to the internal memory and application processor that can handle all the heavy DVB-H stuff (PSI/SI parsing, handover, ESG parsing…) up to and excluding the user interface and video & audio playing.

SIDSA Bring Live DVB-H Mobile TV Signals Coverage of CSTB Show in Moscow. SIDSA will use transmitters from its partner MIER Communications and will showcase the services in Samsung mobile TV phones…

SIDSA will be the only company to bring live DVB-H Mobile TV signals to one of the most important trade shows in Russia, the CSTB, that will take place in Moscow, 4th to 7th February. SIDSA will use transmitters from its partner MIER Communications and will showcase the services in Samsung mobile TV phones. SIDSA has a strong presence in Russia, with a commercial office in Moscow, and providing the technology to one of the first DVB-H pre-commercial networks worldwide in the city of Yekaterinburg.

“We expect for 2008 a lot of movement in the Russian market regarding Mobile TV,” said Mr. García de Paredes, SIDSA’s European Sales Manager, “our headend solution is the most compact and cost-effective in the market ring and probably the most interoperable and well proven, this is placing us in an excellent position to compete for new deployments.”