Format: 2013-05-21
Format: 2013-05-21
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Solar

Innovating Out of the Solar Winter – Dan Hutcheson Interviews Applied’s Jim Mullin

By Richard Lewington
Sep272012

The end market for solar power is booming, thanks to tremendous cost decreases over the last few years. However, it’s a crowded market for the companies that actually make the solar cells. Last week, Applied’s Giorgio Cellere blogged about how new manufacturing technology can help solar cell makers gain a competitive edge.

Recently, Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSIresearch, explored this same subject in more depth with Jim Mullin, vice president of Solar Marketing at Applied Materials, in a video interview titled “Innovating out of the Solar Winter with Technology”.

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Semiconductors

Ion Implantation 201: Implant on the Cutting Edge

By Richard Lewington
Jun132012

I'm sure that you’ve all watched and absorbed Jim Kawski’s introduction to ion implantation that I posted last week, right?

Now, it’s time to move to the next level.

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Semiconductors

Ion Implantation 101: Spicing up Silicon

By Richard Lewington
Jun62012

Pure silicon isn’t terribly thrilling. It’s neither a perfect insulator nor a perfect conductor. It’s somewhere in the middle.

Inserting a smattering of boron or phosphorus atoms into the silicon crystal lattice really spices things up. This process is called ion implantation and it’s one of the fundamental processes used to make microchips.

Since we launched new ion implantation technology today, in the form of the Applied Varian VIISta® Trident high current system, it seems a good time to take a closer look at the fundamentals of ion implantation.

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Corporate, Semiconductors

Applied Materials to Acquire Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates

By Matt Ceniceros
May42011

Applied Materials announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Applied will acquire Varian for $63 per share in cash for a total price of approximately $4.9 billion on a fully-diluted basis.

The acquisition will extend Applied's leadership in wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) with the addition of the technology leader in ion implantation - a critical step in integrated circuit manufacturing.

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