IMS aims to build influence in wake of MM buyout deal.

Financial Adviser;  September 29, 2005 ;     222 words ......Investment Manager Selection has bought MM Asset Management from Threadneedle bringing...that the AGBP700m of assets managed by MM Asset Management will come under the control of IMS and Guy Davies, who helped set up MM in 2000, will join the board of IMS. The...equity stake in IMS. ...

Incision under 2 mm yields good visual results in study

Ophthalmology Times;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...SANTA MARIA, CA-A cataract incision of 2 mm or less results in a stable anterior chamber, yields...that's what they were saying when we went from 12-- to 6-mm incisions, from 6- to 3-mm, and from 3- to 2.8-- mm, so theoretically, it makes...

Is the industry ready for 450 mm wafers?(editorial)(sematech)(Editorial)

Semiconductor International;  March 1, 2005 ;     683 words ......inevitable. Going back to 1975, the industry moved fairly rapidly from 100 mm to 125 and 150 mm, with each transition taking about three years. The move from 150 to 200 mm took a little longer--five years--and the move to 300 mm took eight years...

The Big Debate: 450 mm or Not?

Semiconductor International;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......as the need to transition from 300 to 450 mm wafers. It's exactly the same argument from...with deep pockets can afford a $10B 450 mm megafab, while others simply cannot, so guess who wins? The alternative view to 450 mm is that there is still plenty that can be...

450 mm: One Man's View.

Semiconductor International;  December 1, 2007 ;     668 words ......and challenges of the transition to a 450 mm wafer size for most of this year. In support...productivity challenges that remain in 300 mm production. Recently, our intrepid West...at Novellus (San Jose), to talk about 450 mm. Prior to joining Novellus, Caulfield spent...

Test Socket Industry Faces Issues Scaling Below 0.4 mm Pitch.

Semiconductor International;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......mechanical issues as package pitch sizes shrink below 0.4 mm. The major challenges include increased package size...found in a mechanical pencil, which is typically 0.5 mm. Spring pins used in 0.4 mm test sockets are about half that diameter. Even more...

300 mm Overcomes Critical Hurdles.(wafer process control and...

Semiconductor International;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...As 300 mm process control requirements increase in the...automatoin follow close behind to attain 300 mm's triple Holy Grail of test wafer elimination...these nodes, scaling etch performance from 200 mm can be done with current 300 mm tools. For...

News: MM eyes optician's oe20m brief.(MM Asset Management)(GC...

Financial Times Mandate;  May 3, 2004 ;     168 words ...MM Asset Management has been awarded GBP20m (e30m) by the pension...Franklin, director of personnel and trustee of the scheme, said MM had been selected after a rigorous review of various firms. He said: We drew confidence from MM's disciplined investment process and in- depth knowledge of...

Revenues Top $121 MM as American Lawyer Media Reports 47 EBITDA Growth for...

PR Newswire;  March 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ......company grew by 17 in the fourth quarter, reaching $121.5 MM for the year, as the company reported results for the...the prior year. Fourth quarter revenues totaled $33.6 MM. Approximately $8.3 MM of ALM's revenues for the full year, and $3.1 MM of...

Comparison of polyethylene wear with femoral heads of 22 mm and 32 mm: A...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  April 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......acetabular polyethylene cups articulating with either a 22 mm or a 32 mm cobalt-chromium head. We evaluated 89 patients who had...of the polyethylene. The mean volumetric wear was 120.3 mm /year for the 32 mm head, which was significantly higher...

Time not ripe for 450-mm wafers.

Electronic Business;  November 1, 2006 ;     580 words ......decade away from widespread adoption, the 450-mm wafer size has attracted a lot of attention...the consensus is that production for 450 mm is about eight to 10 years away. First...equipment manufacturers say, investments in 300 mm need to be recouped before equipment providers...

Assault rifles in a 5.56 mm evolution: the fielding of new designs and the...

Armada International;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The perceived shortcomings of the 5.56 x 45 mm Nato SS109/US M855 round in the US armed forces-l...rifles since the US Army decided that the 5.56 mm M193 cartridge would supersede the Nato 7.62 mm cartridge as the standard calibre for its assault...

300 mm is not a blanket solution. (Editorial).(Editorial)

Semiconductor International;  May 1, 2003 ;     616 words ...As high-yielding and productive 300 mm fabs begin to materialize there is still...in history. Companies that pioneered 300 mm manufacturing, including Intel (see 2003...report by iSuppli (see The Push-Pull of 300 mm Contnues, p. 19), however, it looks like...

Symantec Security Response upgrades W32.NOVARG.A@MM to level 4 threat; New...

M2 Presswire;  January 28, 2004 ;     682 words ......2004-SYMANTEC: Symantec Security Response upgrades W32.NOVARG.A@MM to level 4 threat; New mass-mailing worm attempts to...today announced that it has upgraded the W32.Novarg.A@mm (also know as W32.Mydoom@mm) from a Level 3 to a Level 4 threat based on how fast...

MM'S MENAGERIE\ CINCINNATI FLOWER SHOW FOUNDER LOVES LIVING AMID FLORA AND...

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  April 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......editor Mary Margaret Rochford, nicknamed MM, puts the H in Queen City hospitality. As...Philadelphia's bigger but all indoors), MM remained at home on her Owensville farm...Innisfree. That's William Butler Yeats, MM explained. She emigrated from Ireland at...