Risks more than skin deep: technology is getting under our skin--literally--as researchers and medical-device manufacturers turn to computer chips to control their products. But fusing men with machines leaves semiconductor companies with a new "underworld" of risks.
At a Washington press conference this fall, medical researchers showed off a new bionic arm that allows a 26-year-old woman to control her limb as everyone else does--simply by thinking. The thought-controlled prosthesis, which works by connecting human nerves to the computerized arm, is just the latest...

SiEnergy Systems Achieves Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Breakthrough.
BOSTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SiEnergy Systems, LLC has developed a breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) by placing a micro fuel cell directly on a silicon chip, an advance that will revolutionize the way people use power. These "Silicon Energy" fuel cells address the problems that limit standard...

LDK Solar Reaches New Milestones in January.
- Completes First Polysilicon Production Run - Celebrates 15 Million Safe Work Hours for 15,000 MT Polysilicon Plant XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. , a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that a ceremony was...

Next Inning Technology Research Analyzes Intel's Inventory Challenge and Looks At Prospects for New Atom Microprocessor.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com/), a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has published its State of Tech Report featuring updated outlooks for Intel , NVIDIA , Xilinx , Linear Technology , Amkor , Siliconware Precision Industries and many...

NEDA sees slow economic growth in Cordillera.
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera Region's economic dependence on the multi-national companies operating at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) here would lead to a slower economic growth this year because of the expected negative effects of the global financial crisis. Juan Ngalob, director of the National...

Mercury Computer Systems Launches a New Generation of Ensemble MicroTCA Platform Solutions.
Mercury extends its high-performance, small form factor solutions with the MCH2020 MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) and chassis offering TOKYO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of high-performance, embedded computing solutions for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced availability of the...

LSI 6Gb/s SAS Technology Selected by Supermicro to Enable Next-Generation Server Platforms.
Adds to growing list of tier-one server OEMs turning to LSI RAID-on-Chip and SAS technology to enable 6Gb/s SAS solutions MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation today announced that Super Micro Computer, Inc. has selected LSI 6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC) and MegaRAID(R) products to enable...

Trident Microsystems Appoints Christophe Chene to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television markets, today announced it has appointed Christophe Chene as its new Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Chene brings more than 18 years of...

Celerity Introduces GC100 Series High Performance Digital Mass Flow Controllers for Solar and Industrial Applications.
GC100 Series MFCs leverage Celerity's advanced semiconductor manufacturing gas flow control technology while addressing flexibility and cost considerations unique to solar and industrial applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Celerity, Inc., a technology leader in precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions for...

Celerity Introduces Next Generation GF100 Series Mass Flow Controllers for Semiconductor Device and Solar Cell Manufacturing.
GF100 Series MFCs provide seamless RoHS compliant upgrade featuring enhanced quality, reliability and reduced cost of ownership SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Celerity, Inc., a technology leader in precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions for the global semiconductor, solar and electronics industries,...