Optical Clean Room Industry Articles

PCB Piezotronics Completes $1M Cleanroom

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totaling 4,300 sq. ft. at their Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products in this new state-of-the-art facility.

Lockheed Martin’s Meridian, MS Facility Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Lockheed Martin’s Meridian facility began production operations in August 1969, initially producing the L-1011 jet airliner’s empennage. Since then, the Meridian facility has been involved in the production of aircraft components for the JetStar, the C-5 Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter strategic airlifters, the P-3 Orion submarine hunter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter.

Hubbell Lighting Introduces SpectraClean™

Hubbell Lighting is elevating the lighting experience. Empowered by lighting solutions that integrate seamlessly into their environment, save energy, provide improved quality of light, deliver return on investment and armed with Hubbell’s unflinching support, its customers are able to think differently about how, where, and when they can use light.

Picosun Launches a new ALD Product Platform for up to 200 mm Wafer Markets

Picosun Group, the leading provider of AGILE ALD™ (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions, has launched PICOSUN™ Morpher, a new ALD product platform designed to disrupt the up to 200 mm wafer markets in Beyond and More than Moore domains.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Breaks Ground On New Fab In Singapore

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Breaks Ground On New Fab In Singapore

GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced it is expanding its global manufacturing footprint with the construction of a new fab on its Singapore campus. In partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board and with co-investments from committed customers, GF’s more than US $4B (S$5B) investment will play an integral role in meeting the growing demand for the company’s industry-leading manufacturing technologies and services to enable companies worldwide to develop and scale their business.

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Low-cost solar-powered water filter, inspired by pufferfish, removes lead and other contaminants

Low-cost solar-powered water filter, inspired by pufferfish, removes lead and other contaminants

A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid. The device resembles a large sponge that soaks up water but leaves contaminants – like lead, oil and pathogens – behind. To collect the purified water from the sponge, one simply places it in sunlight. The researchers described the device in a paper(link is external) published this week in the journal Advanced Materials.

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Cinotop & Micron presents “Touch Everywhere” at The International Consumer Electronics Show

Cinotop & Micron presents “Touch Everywhere” at The International Consumer Electronics Show

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held online due to the corona crisis and will run January 11-14 this year. For the first time, CES will take place online this year. It has always been the leading trade fair for global consumer electronics, with exhibits ranging from small chips to large airplanes and yachts. The fair covers almost all consumer electronics products and the world’s largest companies typically present their latest products and show their latest technologies here.

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Low Cost Solar Cells for Mass Production

Low Cost Solar Cells for Mass Production

qFLASH-A 3D optical measurement system by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

qFLASH-A 3D optical measurement system by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Aeolus Satellite Nearing Launch into Atmosphere

Aeolus Satellite Nearing Launch into Atmosphere

Closing the gap: On the road to terahertz electronics

Closing the gap: On the road to terahertz electronics

New Crystal Discovery has Highest Optical Anisotropy Levels

New Crystal Discovery has Highest Optical Anisotropy Levels

Graphene Electrodes Enable Higher Quality Brain Cell Imaging

Graphene Electrodes Enable Higher Quality Brain Cell Imaging

X-ray laser opens new view on Alzheimer proteins

X-ray laser opens new view on Alzheimer proteins

Harry Potter had Magic. We have Metamaterials.

Harry Potter had Magic. We have Metamaterials.

Farthest Individual Star Ever Seen

Farthest Individual Star Ever Seen