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UoC to make SiGe nanowires with Aixtron Black Magic tool
Aixtron has reported an order for one 4-inch Black Magic deposition system from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Capable of both SiGe nanowire and CNT (carbon nanotube) deposition, the system will be installed in the Laboratory for Nano Materials & Electronics in the first half of 2010.
Ali Javey, UC Berkeley Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science said, “The Black Magic system was selected for its unique ability to grow both SiGe nanowires and CNTs uniformly, rapidly and repeatably.
In addition, we know we can trust Aixtron as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of semiconductor deposition systems to deliver reliability, safety and user-friendly operation
in the equipment. This system will be very useful for our research in achieving large- scale synthesis of nanowire arrays for integrated electronics and sensors.”
Research underway at the UC Berkeley Laboratory for Nano Materials & Electronics covers a range of science and engineering disciplines but focuses on the integration of synthetic nanomaterials, such as CNT and semiconductor nanowires, in novel electronic applications, such as printed electronics, sensors and flexible photovoltaics.
In 2009, Javey won the “Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV) Innovators Award” and was also a recipient of a “2009 Young Innovators Under 35” (TR35) award by the Technology Review magazine.
Oclaro has announced a $7.5 million investment in ClariPhy
Optical products developer Oclaro has announced an investment of $7.5 million (£5.17 million) in privately-held fabless semiconductor company ClariPhy.
The company stated that a surge in demand for broadband services over recent years has meant increased bandwidth and improved performance is now required to meet the needs of consumers and this investment is a step in the process of making this happen. The rise in demand for services such as social networking, video sharing, voice over internet protocol [VoIP] and cloud computing have all played a part in the growth of the broadband sector and Oclaro has built itself into a market leading position in the 40 Gb per second (Gbps) sector.
However, the firm is now looking to break into the 100 Gbps long-haul and ultra-long- haul markets, with its partnership with ClariPhy forming the bedrock of this new venture.
Alain Coulder, president and chief executive
officer of Oclaro, said: “Through our investment and alliance with ClariPhy, Oclaro believes it will be able to offer its customers best-in-class electronics and optical technology as a complete solution from a single source.”
He stated that the company expects to see a rise in the number of transceiver solutions for optical networks comprising of digital signal processing and mixed-signal electronics as the market matures.
“By leveraging the significant 40 nm CMOS technology innovation from ClariPhy, Oclaro
Riber reports Multi-Wafer MBE6000 sale
Riber has completed the sale of one of its products to an unnamed vendor.
Molecular beam epitaxy machine producer Riber has announced the sale of one of its Multi-Wafer MBE6000 machines. The company has sold the device to an unnamed buyer, but said that the new system will enable the company to increase their production capacity by more than 1,500 x six-inch pHEMT structures per month.
"This new sale confirms the sound quality of Riber's order backlog at this date, which totalled €11.7 million (£9.9 million), a 92 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2009," the company stated.
Riber recently reported that its first-
quarter sales rose by 11 per cent to €2.9 million - compared to €2.6 million in the first quarter of 2009.
This rise was attributed in particular to a 71 per cent increase in services and accessories sales, which counterbalanced an eight and 57 per cent fall in cells/sources and systems sales respectively.
will focus on optimising our future optical products to further increase bandwidth, improve network performance and lower the total cost of ownership for customers,” Mr Coulder added. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and specialises in optical communications and laser components, modules and subsystems. It was formed in 2009 through the merger of Bookham and Avanex.
Meanwhile, ClariPhy is a developer of mixed-signal, advanced digital signal processing integrated circuits. It is also based in California and the firm’s other investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Onset Ventures, Allegis Capital and Pacific General Ventures.
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