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French acquisition adds CVD and TFT
Giant Planar Hall effect
F r e n c h Qualiflow recently
•"Acquiring JIP Elec is a n o t h e r
A n e w t y p e of m a g n e t o r e s i s -
directions, e n c o u r a g i n g a cor-
acquired F r e n c h JIP Elec, a
m a j o r step f o r w a r d in o u r
tance, d u b b e d T h e Giant Planar
responding pattern of current
p r o v i d e r of rapid t h e r m a l pro-
effort to leverage o u r t e c h n o -
Hall effect h a s b e e n s e e n in
flow.
c e s s i n g (RTP) a n d c h e m i c a l
logical a n d m a r k e t leadership
an e x p e r i m e n t w i t h f e r r o m a g -
v a p o u r d e p o s i t i o n (CVD)
in gas f l o w c o n t r o l s y s t e m s to
n e t i c s e m i c o n d u c t o r s per-
e q u i p m e n t to university a n d
build a l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n in
f o r m e d by a Caltech-UC Santa
industrial laboratories.
liquid f l o w controllers," says
Barbara t e a m o f physicists•
JIP Elec h a s w o r k e d w i t h
c h a i r m a n Claude J a c q u e m i n .
MR effects are i m p o r t a n t in
Aixtron o n p r e c u r s o r delivery into metallorganic CVD reators
A p r e v i o u s acquisition includes a share o f Lintec, a J a p a n e s e p r o v i d e r of liquid f l o w controllers, last year. Qualiflow is
t h e m a g n e t i c r e a d - h e a d industry ( w h e r e a tiny m a g n e t i c arti-
o u s l y b e e n s e e n w e a k l y in m a g n e t i c metals• In t h e experi m e n t w i t h a m a g n e t i c semic o n d u c t o r (GaMnAs), t h e effect is 104 t i m e s stronger.
fact, s u c h as a m a g n e t i c bit
For this r e a s o n , Michael
w r i t t e n in a storage m e d i u m , is
R o u k e s believes t h a t o n c e t h e
also s e e k i n g to diversify its cus-
t r a n s f O r m e d into a large elec-
t e m p e r a t u r e at w h i c h t h e
t o m e r base to r e d u c e its expo-
trical artifact signal, s u c h as a n
m a t e r i a l s c a n n o l o n g e r retain
sure to t h e periodic d o w n t u r n s in t h e s e m i c o n d u c t o r industry.
a b r u p t c h a n g e in r e s i s t a n c e )
a magnetic orientation (the
a n d also k e y to s p i n t r o n i c s ,
'Curie t e m p e r a t u r e ' ) c a n be
Qualiflow's R&D organisation
JIP Elec b r i n g s w i t h it m o r e
w h e r e e l e c t r o n spin, n o t just
raised to m o r e practical levels
is also gaining JIP Elec's co-
t h a n 150 clients, t h e majority s e m i c o n d u c t o r R&D c e n t r e s that u s e its RTP a n d CVD
charge, is c o n d u c t i n g high-
(this e x p e r i m e n t w a s carried
t h r o u g h its "TriJet" technology. Qualiflow says it will gain vaporisation a n d thin-film technologies that will f u r t h e r its d e v e l o p m e n t o f a d v a n c e d liuid f l o w controllers.
d e v e l o p m e n t relationships w i t h leading public a n d private semic o n d u c t o r r e s e a r c h institutions t h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e . T h e acquisi-
e q u i p m e n t in their research• T h e c o m p a n y h o p e s to benefit
tion will be f i n a n c e d entirely
f r o m t h e less cyclical n a t u r e of
b y a s t o c k swap.
t h e R&D market.
s p e e d transactions• In t h e Hall effect, c u r r e n t flowi n g a l o n g a p l a n a r c o n d u c t o r is slightly s w e p t to t h e side w h e n a m a g n e t i c field, oriented p e r p e n d i c u l a r to t h e c u r r e n t a n d to t h e plane, is t u r n e d on. In t h e Caltech-
Neophotonics buys Lightwave N e o P h o t o n i c s Corporation, a
smaller a n d cheaper. Addition-
n a n o m a t e r i a l s d e v e l o p e r has
ally, a n d possibly of m o r e
b o u g h t Lightwave Microsystems
h n p o r t ance, is t h e fact that
Corporation of San Jose,
c o m p l e t e l y n e w p r o d u c t s tar-
California. Lightwave's portfolio
geted for m e t r o applications
consists of standard a n d spe-
are possible."
cialised ICs for a d v a n c e d optical c o m m u n i c a t i o n systems, recording sales close to $10111 in 2002. The "complementary product
N e o P h o t o n i c s CEO, T i m Jenks; VP o f sales a n d b u s i n e s s develo p m e n t , Jane Li;VP o f m a n u f a c -
UCSB e x p e r i m e n t , t h e a p p l i e d m a g n e t i c field lies in t h e cond u c t i n g plane, l o w e r i n g resistivity along several specific
o u t b e l o w 45°K), t h e giant p l a n a r Hall effect c o u l d m e a n better magnetic resonance m i c r o s c o p y a n d m a g n e t i c rand o m a c c e s s m e m o r y (MRAM) c o m p o n e n t s , a d v a n c e d magnetic sensors and memory c o m p o n e n t s , p e r h a p s e v e n elem e n t s for solid-state q u a n t u m computers. Contact: Michael Roukes. Email: [email protected]
Nokia commits to single joint venture Nokia C o r p d e c i d e d to m e r g e
o f CDMA h a n d s e t s u s i n g
f o u r o f its existing joint ven-
Nokia c h i p s e t s .
t u r e s in C h i n a into a single
turing operations, R o n Mosso; a n d VP p r o d u c t e n g i n e e r i n g ,
joint v e n t u r e . T h i s m o v e is
cally i m p o r t a n t for t h e entire
Ping Xie, are joined b y Paul
a i m e d at s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e
optoelectronic industry," said
Schroeter as s e n i o r VP of engi-
c o m p a n y ' s o p e r a t i o n a l effi-
N e o P h o t o n i c s CEO Tim Jenks.
n e e r i n g a n d operations, Martin Lundie as CFO a n d Ferris
c i e n c y a n d c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s in
D e v e l o p m e n t Co. Ltd, S h a n g h a i
" C o m b i n i n g Lightwave's passive
t h e region. T h e n e w
Alliance I n v e s t m e n t Ltd, a n d
integration platform w i t h Neo-
L i p s c o m b as VP of marketing.
c o m p a n y will b e h e a d q u a r -
Beijing H a n g x i n g M a c h i n e r y
Many of Lightwave's e m p l o y e e s
t e r e d in Beijing w i t h
Mfg Corp. O u y a n g Z h o n g m o u
h a v e joined N e o P h o t o n i c s . Its
b r a n c h offices in D o n g g u a n
CEO a n d p r e s i d e n t of P u t i a n
w a f e r fabrication a n d m o d u l e -
and Suzhou. Operations
C o r p o r a t i o n , Nokia's largest
lines m a k e this m e r g e r strategi-
P h o t o n i c s ' active w a v e g u i d e platform provides t h e broadest and d e e p e s t p h o t o n i c technology in t h e industry. Integration of active a n d passive f u n c t i o n s m e a n s that optical s u b s y s t e m s are b e i n g m a d e
10
This a n i s o t r o p i c MR h a s previ-
p a c k a g i n g facilities have continu e d p r o d u c t i o n u n d e r combined company engineering management.
c o n t i n u e in e a c h o f t h e previ-
S h a r e h o l d e r s o f t h e CLS will b e Nokia, Beijing Capitel Co. Ltd, D o n g g u a n N a n Xin Ind.
C h i n a JV partner, n o t e d "the
o u s JV locations• In addition,
m e r g e r will allow u s to
the new company has received
improve our competitiveness
a p p r o v a l to b e g i n p r o d u c t i o n
o u t s i d e o f China."
III-Vs REVIEW THE ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR MAGAZINE VOL 16 - NO 4 - MAY 2003
French acquisition adds CVD and TFT
Giant Planar Hall effect
F r e n c h Qualiflow recently
•"Acquiring JIP Elec is a n o t h e r
A n e w t y p e of m a g n e t o r e s i s -
directions, e n c o u r a g i n g a cor-
acquired F r e n c h JIP Elec, a
m a j o r step f o r w a r d in o u r
tance, d u b b e d T h e Giant Planar
responding pattern of current
p r o v i d e r of rapid t h e r m a l pro-
effort to leverage o u r t e c h n o -
Hall effect h a s b e e n s e e n in
flow.
c e s s i n g (RTP) a n d c h e m i c a l
logical a n d m a r k e t leadership
an e x p e r i m e n t w i t h f e r r o m a g -
v a p o u r d e p o s i t i o n (CVD)
in gas f l o w c o n t r o l s y s t e m s to
n e t i c s e m i c o n d u c t o r s per-
e q u i p m e n t to university a n d
build a l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n in
f o r m e d by a Caltech-UC Santa
industrial laboratories.
liquid f l o w controllers," says
Barbara t e a m o f physicists•
JIP Elec h a s w o r k e d w i t h
c h a i r m a n Claude J a c q u e m i n .
MR effects are i m p o r t a n t in
Aixtron o n p r e c u r s o r delivery into metallorganic CVD reators
A p r e v i o u s acquisition includes a share o f Lintec, a J a p a n e s e p r o v i d e r of liquid f l o w controllers, last year. Qualiflow is
t h e m a g n e t i c r e a d - h e a d industry ( w h e r e a tiny m a g n e t i c arti-
o u s l y b e e n s e e n w e a k l y in m a g n e t i c metals• In t h e experi m e n t w i t h a m a g n e t i c semic o n d u c t o r (GaMnAs), t h e effect is 104 t i m e s stronger.
fact, s u c h as a m a g n e t i c bit
For this r e a s o n , Michael
w r i t t e n in a storage m e d i u m , is
R o u k e s believes t h a t o n c e t h e
also s e e k i n g to diversify its cus-
t r a n s f O r m e d into a large elec-
t e m p e r a t u r e at w h i c h t h e
t o m e r base to r e d u c e its expo-
trical artifact signal, s u c h as a n
m a t e r i a l s c a n n o l o n g e r retain
sure to t h e periodic d o w n t u r n s in t h e s e m i c o n d u c t o r industry.
a b r u p t c h a n g e in r e s i s t a n c e )
a magnetic orientation (the
a n d also k e y to s p i n t r o n i c s ,
'Curie t e m p e r a t u r e ' ) c a n be
Qualiflow's R&D organisation
JIP Elec b r i n g s w i t h it m o r e
w h e r e e l e c t r o n spin, n o t just
raised to m o r e practical levels
is also gaining JIP Elec's co-
t h a n 150 clients, t h e majority s e m i c o n d u c t o r R&D c e n t r e s that u s e its RTP a n d CVD
charge, is c o n d u c t i n g high-
(this e x p e r i m e n t w a s carried
t h r o u g h its "TriJet" technology. Qualiflow says it will gain vaporisation a n d thin-film technologies that will f u r t h e r its d e v e l o p m e n t o f a d v a n c e d liuid f l o w controllers.
d e v e l o p m e n t relationships w i t h leading public a n d private semic o n d u c t o r r e s e a r c h institutions t h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e . T h e acquisi-
e q u i p m e n t in their research• T h e c o m p a n y h o p e s to benefit
tion will be f i n a n c e d entirely
f r o m t h e less cyclical n a t u r e of
b y a s t o c k swap.
t h e R&D market.
s p e e d transactions• In t h e Hall effect, c u r r e n t flowi n g a l o n g a p l a n a r c o n d u c t o r is slightly s w e p t to t h e side w h e n a m a g n e t i c field, oriented p e r p e n d i c u l a r to t h e c u r r e n t a n d to t h e plane, is t u r n e d on. In t h e Caltech-
Neophotonics buys Lightwave N e o P h o t o n i c s Corporation, a
smaller a n d cheaper. Addition-
n a n o m a t e r i a l s d e v e l o p e r has
ally, a n d possibly of m o r e
b o u g h t Lightwave Microsystems
h n p o r t ance, is t h e fact that
Corporation of San Jose,
c o m p l e t e l y n e w p r o d u c t s tar-
California. Lightwave's portfolio
geted for m e t r o applications
consists of standard a n d spe-
are possible."
cialised ICs for a d v a n c e d optical c o m m u n i c a t i o n systems, recording sales close to $10111 in 2002. The "complementary product
N e o P h o t o n i c s CEO, T i m Jenks; VP o f sales a n d b u s i n e s s develo p m e n t , Jane Li;VP o f m a n u f a c -
UCSB e x p e r i m e n t , t h e a p p l i e d m a g n e t i c field lies in t h e cond u c t i n g plane, l o w e r i n g resistivity along several specific
o u t b e l o w 45°K), t h e giant p l a n a r Hall effect c o u l d m e a n better magnetic resonance m i c r o s c o p y a n d m a g n e t i c rand o m a c c e s s m e m o r y (MRAM) c o m p o n e n t s , a d v a n c e d magnetic sensors and memory c o m p o n e n t s , p e r h a p s e v e n elem e n t s for solid-state q u a n t u m computers. Contact: Michael Roukes. Email: [email protected]
Nokia commits to single joint venture Nokia C o r p d e c i d e d to m e r g e
o f CDMA h a n d s e t s u s i n g
f o u r o f its existing joint ven-
Nokia c h i p s e t s .
t u r e s in C h i n a into a single
turing operations, R o n Mosso; a n d VP p r o d u c t e n g i n e e r i n g ,
joint v e n t u r e . T h i s m o v e is
cally i m p o r t a n t for t h e entire
Ping Xie, are joined b y Paul
a i m e d at s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e
optoelectronic industry," said
Schroeter as s e n i o r VP of engi-
c o m p a n y ' s o p e r a t i o n a l effi-
N e o P h o t o n i c s CEO Tim Jenks.
n e e r i n g a n d operations, Martin Lundie as CFO a n d Ferris
c i e n c y a n d c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s in
D e v e l o p m e n t Co. Ltd, S h a n g h a i
" C o m b i n i n g Lightwave's passive
t h e region. T h e n e w
Alliance I n v e s t m e n t Ltd, a n d
integration platform w i t h Neo-
L i p s c o m b as VP of marketing.
c o m p a n y will b e h e a d q u a r -
Beijing H a n g x i n g M a c h i n e r y
Many of Lightwave's e m p l o y e e s
t e r e d in Beijing w i t h
Mfg Corp. O u y a n g Z h o n g m o u
h a v e joined N e o P h o t o n i c s . Its
b r a n c h offices in D o n g g u a n
CEO a n d p r e s i d e n t of P u t i a n
w a f e r fabrication a n d m o d u l e -
and Suzhou. Operations
C o r p o r a t i o n , Nokia's largest
lines m a k e this m e r g e r strategi-
P h o t o n i c s ' active w a v e g u i d e platform provides t h e broadest and d e e p e s t p h o t o n i c technology in t h e industry. Integration of active a n d passive f u n c t i o n s m e a n s that optical s u b s y s t e m s are b e i n g m a d e
10
This a n i s o t r o p i c MR h a s previ-
p a c k a g i n g facilities have continu e d p r o d u c t i o n u n d e r combined company engineering management.
c o n t i n u e in e a c h o f t h e previ-
S h a r e h o l d e r s o f t h e CLS will b e Nokia, Beijing Capitel Co. Ltd, D o n g g u a n N a n Xin Ind.
C h i n a JV partner, n o t e d "the
o u s JV locations• In addition,
m e r g e r will allow u s to
the new company has received
improve our competitiveness
a p p r o v a l to b e g i n p r o d u c t i o n
o u t s i d e o f China."
III-Vs REVIEW THE ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR MAGAZINE VOL 16 - NO 4 - MAY 2003