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Solid State Technology and SEMI Announce 2012 'Best of West' Award Winner(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11 -- The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International issued the following news release: Solid State Technology and SEMI today announced the recipient of the 2012 "Best of West" Award -- Jordan Valley Semiconductor -- for its QC-TT defect inspection system. The award recognizes important product and technology developments in the microelectronics supply chain. Held in conjunction with SEMICON West, the largest and most influential microelectronics exposition in North America, the Best of West finalists were selected based on their financial impact on the industry, engineering or scientific achievement, and/or societal impact. Jordan Valley Semiconductor's QC-TT defect inspection system solves key issues in the use of 450mm wafers in a manufacturing environment, where wafers are subjected to more handling steps and the thermal stresses on larger wafers are much higher. This makes the wafers more prone to breakage, which can be predicted using the QC-TT. The system can also identify the slip and other crystalline defects in wafers, which may not have catastrophic effects on the substrate integrity but will contribute to a reduction in yield. The selection of finalists was made by a prestigious panel of judges representing a broad spectrum of the microelectronics industry. The Best of West Award winner was announced during SEMICON West on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 1:00pm. About PennWell PennWell Corporation is a diversified business-to-business media and information company that provides quality content and integrated marketing solutions for the following industries: Oil and gas, electric power, water and wastewater, renewable, electronics, semiconductor, contamination control, optoelectronics, fiberoptics, enterprise storage, converting, nanotechnology, fire, emergency services and dental. Founded in 1910, PennWell publishes over 120 print and online magazines and newsletters, conducts 60 conferences and exhibitions on six continents, and has an extensive offering of books, maps, web sites, research and database services. In addition to PennWell's headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma the Company has major offices in Nashua, New Hampshire; Houston, Texas; London, England; Mountain View, California; Fairlawn, New Jersey, Moscow, Russia, and Hong Kong, China. TNS mv45 120712-3948589 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |