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CONTENTS
Features
03 Editorial Comment
Fiscal fiasco
The recent financial crisis
14 Statistics
Automotive MEMS sensor market
iSuppli predicts markets nearly doubles by 2012
16 Cover Story
What can MEMS do for CMOS
Silex gets ready for the next phase in the market
20 Design for Manufacturing
Getting 40nm right at first attempt
Contents
Altera discusses systemaic use of test chips
25 Analysis
Analogue IC market continues to grow
Databeans expands on the growth that could double
29 Materials
Spray drying for nanoparticles
Niro shows a novel way for the process
31 Materials
Attaining process stability in the flow
WIKA explains the challenges for pressure gauges
35 Lightsource
Laser treatment
Coherent describes importance of red laser in PV
42 Regional Roundup
China’s DRAM market after the Olympics
Could China shake off the DRAM market blues?
News desk
07 Hewlett-Packart plans to cut
24,600 jobs
09 TI launches Kilby Labs
11 The NanoKTN and JEMI UK
announce strategic partnership
Front cover image
13 DISKOCON’s opening speech
Silex
by Molecular Imprints
www.silexmicrosystems.com
Departments
Cover Designed by 34 New Product Promotion
Mitchell Gaynor 36 Web Listing
37 Sources of Supply
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www.euroasiasemiconductor.com October 2008
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