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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY – IBM and Purdue University researchers have discovered tiny silicon nanowires might be ideal for manufacturing in computers and consumer electronics because the structures repeatedly form the same way.
According to a Purdue spokesperson, the researchers used a transmission electron microscope to observe nanowires made of nucleate. Silicon nanowires form from gold nanoparticles ranging in size from 10 to 40 nm.
This is the first time researchers have made such precise measurements of the nucleation process in nanowires, a participating researcher said, according to published reports.
The researchers studied silicon; however, the findings could be applied to manufacturing nanowires made from other semiconducting materials, published reports say.
Nanowires could aid the semiconductor industry’s ongoing need to place more transistors in smaller spaces. The challenge will be to replace gold with other metals used in electronics, according to the researchers.
The National Science Foundation is funding the program.
According to a Purdue spokesperson, the researchers used a transmission electron microscope to observe nanowires made of nucleate. Silicon nanowires form from gold nanoparticles ranging in size from 10 to 40 nm.
This is the first time researchers have made such precise measurements of the nucleation process in nanowires, a participating researcher said, according to published reports.
The researchers studied silicon; however, the findings could be applied to manufacturing nanowires made from other semiconducting materials, published reports say.
Nanowires could aid the semiconductor industry’s ongoing need to place more transistors in smaller spaces. The challenge will be to replace gold with other metals used in electronics, according to the researchers.
The National Science Foundation is funding the program.
ÖSTERSUN, SWEDEN – Flextronics will reportedly cease production at its plant here, according to published sources.
Production will cease this month, the sources said, although the site will remain open until March. The site employed about 400 workers, the reports said.
HELSINKI – Nokia today said the global cellphone market would fall this quarter and throughout 2009.
The world’s leading cellphone provider dropped its 2008 forecast to 1.24 billion units worldwide, down from 1.26 billion. The handset market volumes and the overall telecom equipment market are expected to fall next year, the company added.
Nokia also lowered its industry outlook for the fourth quarter, forecasting volumes of 330 million, about 16 million lower than the average market forecast revealed in a Reuters poll earlier this month.
In a statement, Nokia said, "In the last few weeks, the global economic slowdown, combined with unprecedented currency volatility, has resulted in a sharp pull back in global consumer spending.” The company later said developed markets will fare worse, and developing markets will fare better.
Smartphones are expected to be the exception in 2009, putting companies like Apple and RIM in a better position versus their peers.
TORONTO – Adeptron Technologies reported third-quarter sales rose 18% over last year to $9.6 million, as the EMS company swung to a net profit of $104,000.
Cleveland, OH – Jergens Inc., a manufacturer of standard tooling components, vises and other workholding equipment, has acquired Bock Workholding Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
Bock, with headquarters in Ford City, PA, and sales partners in Europe, Asia and Australia, is a manufacturer and distributor of workholding solutions designed to improve the productivity of vertical and horizontal machining centers and flexible manufacturing cells.
Bock, with headquarters in Ford City, PA, and sales partners in Europe, Asia and Australia, is a manufacturer and distributor of workholding solutions designed to improve the productivity of vertical and horizontal machining centers and flexible manufacturing cells.
NEWARK, NY – EMS provider IEC Electronics Corp. said fourth-quarter 2008 revenue was $16.1 million, up 40.4% year-over-year.
Net Income for the quarter, including a tax benefit, was $8.5 million, up 97% year-over-year.
Operating income was $1 million (6.3% of sales), up 86% compared to the same quarter of 2007.
For fiscal year 2008, IEC had revenue of $51.1 million, up 20% compared to full-year 2007. Net income before taxes was $1.6 million, up 69% year-over-year.
IEC added eight new customers this year, including three in the past quarter. Three of the new customers are in the aerospace sector, two in the military sector, two in the industrial sector, and one in medical.
In a press release, IEC said, “Despite the recessionary outlook for the economy, we expect strong growth in sales and earnings in fiscal 2009, as our customers, particularly in the military and aerospace sector, are cautiously optimistic and because we expect to realize enhanced operating margins from productivity gains and from our interconnect subsidiary.”
Net Income for the quarter, including a tax benefit, was $8.5 million, up 97% year-over-year.
Operating income was $1 million (6.3% of sales), up 86% compared to the same quarter of 2007.
For fiscal year 2008, IEC had revenue of $51.1 million, up 20% compared to full-year 2007. Net income before taxes was $1.6 million, up 69% year-over-year.
IEC added eight new customers this year, including three in the past quarter. Three of the new customers are in the aerospace sector, two in the military sector, two in the industrial sector, and one in medical.
In a press release, IEC said, “Despite the recessionary outlook for the economy, we expect strong growth in sales and earnings in fiscal 2009, as our customers, particularly in the military and aerospace sector, are cautiously optimistic and because we expect to realize enhanced operating margins from productivity gains and from our interconnect subsidiary.”
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