Entries summary:

• Liquid Phase, Wafer Liquid Phase
• Toshiba, 32nm Cmos
• Frost Sullivan, Medical Imaging Equipment
• Icinside Browser, Icinside Browser Tool

Liquid phase chromatography is a powerful technique to separate and identify molecules. It is used, for example, in biochemistry labs to separate proteins. The molecules — suspended in a liquid — are separated by forcing them through macroscopic columns filled with micron-sized, randomly packed spherical particles. IMEC and the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) have built and demonstrated an on-wafer liquid phase chromatograph, using sub-micron micromachining. Measurements show a 5- to 10-fold increase in speed of analysis and an improved separation capacity compared to state-of-the-art macroscopic chromatographs...

In 2008 we'll continue to strive to collectively deliver the industry breakthroughs and manufacturing milestones that come from talented engineers and semiconductor experts working in an open, collaborative environment with access to world class R&D facilities such as UAlbany NanoCollege's Albany NanoTech complex.. - Gary Patton, IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center. IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Toshiba Corporation announced that they have entered into a joint development agreement on 32nm bulk complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process technology. Since December 2005, IBM and Toshiba have collaborated on fundamental advanced research related to semiconductor process technologies at the 32nm technology generation and beyond at the research facilities in Yorktown and Albany, New York. Building on the success of this ongoing research collaboration, the two companies have agreed to extend the scope of the joint development work to now include 32nm bulk CMOS process technology...

"With increasing imaging system processing requirements, DSPs with a fixed number of multipliers will need several such processors to be used which increase the price point. Hence, the advantages of FPGA in digital signal processing over other processors and custom IC make it a viable alternative for most equipment including current generation PET machines and volume imaging conducted in CT that requires high performance computing," explains Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Gowtham Kumar Sampath. The increasing requirement of high-end processors and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in imaging equipment for high performance computing capabilities drives global demand for FPGAs, digital signal processors (DSPs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World Markets for FPGA, DSP and ASIC in Medical Imaging Equipment, finds that the market earned revenues of $602...

Chipwork continues it's inovation on an advanced easy-to-use tool for circuit designers, intelligence professionals and property group to analyse and desain semiconductor and microelectronic system more efficient and accurate with ICInside Browser Tool. This late Januari and February Chipwork will demonstrate ICInside Browser in Japan and San Francisco..