Nanotechnology : Mems, Companies and Institutions

Optomem Sensors

Optomem — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:43:56 +0000

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Web url

http://www.optomemsensors.com

Contact Email

aliberatore@optomemsensors.com

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Street address

2 St. Clair Ave West Suite 2100

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M4V 1L5

Telephone

4169605829

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4169605762

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The Optomem Sensor is an innovative platform of micro-optical-mechanical sensors for air quality detection. At the heart of the platform is a silicon based micro plasma source that is programmed to excite a wide array of chemical species for optical detection.
The micro fabrication techniques allow the device to be manufactured in a small footprint, taking advantage of economy of scale and reduced unit cost.
The Optomem technology aims to offer superior performance featuring versatile substance specific, multi-gas detection in a field deployable, compact and robust design.

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J P Sercel Associates

MMARTEL — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:36:22 +0000

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www.jpsalaser.com

Contact Email

rslagle@jpsalaser.com

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Street address

220 Hackett Hill Road, Manchester, NH

Zip or postal code

03102

Telephone

603-518-3200

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Jeffrey P. Sercel

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JPSA provides state-of-the-art excimer and Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) industrial laser machining systems that operate at wavelengths of 157nm to 1,064nm. Applications include drilling, wafer scribing, ink-jet nozzles, microfluidic devices, thin film patterning, micro vias, shaped nozzles, trimming, etching, and other wafer processing and micromachining applications. Our corporate mission is to provide world-class industrial laser technology to the US and global industrial market with 100% customer satisfaction. JPSA's core technical team has worked together for over twenty years designing, building and installing industrial laser systems worldwide. We also operate a world-class laser job shop and laser refurbishment service.

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Institute of Microelectronics, Electromagnetism and Photonics - IMEP

lm_nano — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:42:55 +0000

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Web url

http://www.imep.enserg.fr

Contact Email

laurent.montes@minatec.inpg.fr

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Street address

Minatec, 3 Parvis Louis Neel - Grenoble, France

Zip or postal code

38016

Telephone

+33 456 529 527

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MEMStaff Inc.

weigoldj — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:13:39 +0000

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Web url

www.memstaff.com

Contact Email

jason.weigold@memstaff.com

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Street address

209 Willow Ave., Suite #1, Somerville, MA 02144

Zip or postal code

02144

Telephone

866-863-8731

Fax

617-996-9265

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Jason Weigold

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Whether you are a recent graduate or have worked in the field for decades, MEMStaff can find the right job for you. MEMStaff has access to some of the most sought after jobs in the MEMS industry. Work in microelectromechanical systems requires exceptional people with skills that bridge many disciplines. MEMStaff can help you find the people you need to keep your company competitive and help it grow into the future.

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Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:48:54 +0000

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Web url

http://www.acamp.ca

Contact Email

acamp@bluetrain.ca

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Street address

10180-101 Street

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T5J 3S4

Telephone

17804300982

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The Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products (ACAMP) assists you from prototype to commercial markets by providing infrastructure, nano and MEMS packaging and assembly, product development, and commercialization strategy.

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CSM Instruments SA

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:42:10 +0000

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Web url

http://www.csm-instruments.com

Contact Email

info@csm-instruments.com

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Street address

Rue de la Gare 1

Zip or postal code

2034

Telephone

+41 32 557 5600

Fax

+41 32 557 5610

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Ceo, president

Jacques Francoise

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CSM Instruments has been established for over 25 years as the world leader for Advanced Mechanical Surface Testing and we manufacture the following instruments:

//// Scratch Testers (Nano, Micro or Macro) for Adhesion and Scratch resistance
With more than 1000 Instruments worldwide, our devices are necessary tools for industries for whom surface properties are essential

//// Nano or Micro Indentation Testers for Hardness and Elastic Modulus
Using depth-sensing indentation, the depth is continuously monitored simultaneously with the applied load.
Coating mechanical properties can be easily characterised, independently to those of the substrate.

//// Pin-on-Disk Tribometers for the Friction coefficient and Wear
Available with many options, Tribometers can accurately simulate real in-service conditions in controlled humidity or temperature (from 20°C - 1000°C).

//// The Calotest is used to measure the Coating Thickness
Highly reproducible method for coatings in the thickness range 200nm - 50um.
With the Calotest, you can check coating thickness in a very short time (1-2 minutes) without any special sample preparation.

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ULVAC Technologies, Inc.

Benj — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:11:02 +0100

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http://www.ulvac.com/

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Street address

401 Griffin Brook Drive

Zip or postal code

01844

Telephone

978-686-7550

Fax

978-689-6300

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The corporation is comprised of some 36 individual companies engaged in all sectors of the vacuum industry. The ULVAC name is derived from the company's conceptual foundation - "The ULtimate in VACuum Technology".

Combining several business units which had been operating domestically since 1975, ULVAC Technologies, Inc. was established in 1992 as the US subsidiary of ULVAC Japan, Ltd. Headquartered in Methuen, Massachusetts, ULVAC Technologies provides sales and service to the North American market for all ULVAC products. In addition, this facility is equipped with a class-10 cleanroom for process development, customer demonstration and manufacturing of the ENVIRO solvent-free dry photoresist stripper.

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SVTC Technologies

Benj — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:39:25 +0100

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http://www.svtc.com/

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Street address

3901 North First Street

Zip or postal code

95134

Telephone

408-240-7000

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Working in an IP-secure development foundry, SVTC customers have access to advanced process engineering experts for specialized materials, process or integration requirements, a Process Library with over 500 process recipes for over 50 tools, 8-inch processing tools that support the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors' (ITRS) 65nm roadmap, as well as the capability to integrate new materials and processes.

SVTC Services also include its FastXfer Commercialization Services that anticipate the challenges of transferring technology into a full-scale production environment. These services leverage the experience of SVTC process engineers to expedite time to revenue while managing rework and other associated costs. Customers may choose their own manufacturing partners or leverage SVTC's Foundry Partner relationships.

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CMC Microsystems

Benj — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:57:12 +0100

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Web url

http://www.cmc.ca/

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Street address

210A Carruthers Hall, Queen's University

Zip or postal code

K7L 3N6

Telephone

613.530.4666

Fax

613.548.8104

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Researchers depend on CMC’s services to design, manufacture and test microsystems concepts for future applications in many industrial sectors. CMC offers products and services that include microelectronics, micromechanics (usually implemented in the form of microelectromechanical systems or MEMS), microfluidics, photonics/optoelectronics and embedded software.

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PVA TePla America, Inc.

Benj — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:37:27 +0100

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Web url

http://www.pvateplaamerica.com/

Contact Email

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Street address

251 Corporate Terrace

Zip or postal code

92879-6000

Telephone

800-527-5667

Fax

951-371-9792

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Unique capabilities important to the MEMS industry:

Microchem SU-8 Resist removal:
Our Microwave Plasma can remove this very difficult to remove epoxy resist at up to 4 microns per minute (Four 6" wafers at a time.) without any resisdues left.

Bosch process Sidewall Polymer removal:
Our Microwave Plasma is able to remove this very difficult to remove polymer without leaving any residues.

Sacrificial Layer Removal:
Our Microwave Plasma is able to remove deep underlying polymer layers without leaving any residues.

We also have many other applications of interest to the industry.

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Bennington Microtechnology Center ( BNC )

Benj — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:32:21 +0100

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Web url

http://www.benningtonmicro.org/

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Street address

P.O. Box 877, 441 Water Street

Zip or postal code

05257

Telephone

802.753.1901

Fax

802.753.1908

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Through a strategic partnership with The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), BMC provides corporate and business clients with a complete and seamlessly integrated spectrum of services that include advanced research, process development and prototyping, testing and evaluation, pilot and small batch production, and new business incubation.

Working in partnership with BMC, UTA aims to provide corporate clients with a broad range of affordable and well integrated services from R&D to commercialization.

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Microelectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council ( MEPTEC )

Benj — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:40:24 +0100

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http://www.meptec.org/

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P.O. Box 222, Medicine Park

Zip or postal code

73557

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Kebaili Corporation

Benj — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:45:14 +0100

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Web url

http://www.kebaili.com/

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Street address

P.O. Box 4153

Zip or postal code

92616-4153

Telephone

1-949-494-5892

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We design, manufacture, and market a full line of instruments based on our MEMS/NEMS sensor technologies, and other commercially available sensor technologies. These instruments are used for industrial, medical, automotive, and consumer applications.

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University Wafer

Benj — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:07:57 +0100

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http://www.universitywafer.com/

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Street address

66 N Street, Unit #9

Zip or postal code

02127

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We have wafers IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP, see below for our wafers. Test, prime, mechanical single and double-side polish specifications in research purposes and production quantities.

Virgin Silicon Wafers
Reclaimed Silicon Wafers
Test Grade Silicon Wafers
Prime Grade Silicon Wafers
Double Side Polished Wafers
Ultra Thin Wafers (MEMS)
Ultra Flat Wafers (MEMS)
EPI Wafers
Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI)

Indium Phosphide Wafers
Lithium Niobate Wafers
Lithium Tantalate Wafers
CZ or FZ Silicon Wafers
Glass Wafers
Gallium Arsenide Wafers
Solar Wafers
Silicon Carbide Wafers
Patterned Silicon Wafers
Germanium Wafers

semiconductor wafer
gold wafer
wafer fabrication
wafer processing
wafer bumping
wafer tracking
klonopin wafer
wafer card
board dss wafer
gold wafer card
tweezers wafer
tech wafer
processing semiconductor wafer
coating wafer
level package vacuum wafer
wafer fab
quartz wafer
glass wafer
wafer dicing
wafer thickness
wafer bonding
wafer alignment
300mm wafer
bare wafer
wafer holder
wafer handling
wafer flatness
test wafer
wafer foundry
production silicon wafer
polished silicon wafe

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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd : Memjet Technologies

Benj — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:16:30 +0000

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Web url

http://www.silverbrookresearch.com/

Contact Email

info@silverbrookresearch.com

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Street address

393 Darling Street

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2041

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Memjet technology is comprised of four tightly integrated components: page-width printheads, driver chips, ink and software. Printheads are comprised of individual microchip segments, joined together into page-width printing systems. Each chip measures just 20mm across and contains 6,400 nozzles. The printheads incorporate five color channels that can be flexibly configured to meet the needs of diverse markets. The driver chip is an integrated printing system that calculates 900 million drops per second and drives 70,400 nozzles in a standard A4/letter printer, delivering color page-width printing at 60 pages per minute. The Memjet software is highly portable and modular, allowing software developers to drive Memjet printers at rated speed and quality avoiding the details of printhead, nozzles or hardware. Printheads and driver chips can scale from 20mm to large format sizes, enabling printing in virtually any width. Customized water-based inks ensure great print quality whether printing photos, office documents or industrial labels.

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Micronit Microfluidics

micronit — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:09:43 +0000

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Web url

http://www.micronit.com/

Contact Email

info@micronit.com

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Street address

Colosseum 15

Zip or postal code

7521 PV

Telephone

+31 53 850 6 850

Fax

+31 53 850 6 851

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Ceo, president

Ir. Micha Mulder

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Micronit is a world leader in developing, prototyping, and manufacturing of lab-on-a-chip products. Micronit has extensive experience supplying microfluidic solutions to the life sciences and chemistry industry.

Experience & Know-How
A unique combination of expertise in microfluidic engineering and experience in glass micromachining allows Micronit to create customized microfluidic devices for various applications. Micronit engineers have more than 80 years of experience designing and manufacturing microfluidic devices.

Quality, Innovation & Volume
In close cooperation with customers, Micronit designs and develops prototypes of lab-on-a-chip devices. Once a functional prototype is thoroughly developed and tested, Micronit can manufacture it in high volume. Micronit is a flexible partner who understands the needs of customers and the critical challenges facing microfluidic technology.

Key characteristics of Micronit products and services are their high quality and accuracy. During design for manufacturing, special care is given to the reproducibility of products. Every product that Micronit supplies is fully traceable.

Inside Life Sciences
More and more developments in life sciences are based on microfluidics. Modern day analytical instruments used in blood analysis, air control and DNA sequencing have lab-on-a-chip devices inside, enabling fast and efficient analysis.

Micronit finds itself in the middle of life sciences. Micronit products are developed for analytical instruments used in pharmacy, biotechnology, medicine and ecology. The application of lab-on-a-chip technology results in faster analysis, decreased reagent consumption, and decreased cost per analysis.

Microfluidic applications
The Micronit R&D department looks forward to developing a lab-on-a-chip device for your application. Previous collaborative projects resulted in:

Chips for Capillary Electrophoresis
Microreactors
Micromixers
Flow Splitter Chips
Chips with Electrodes
Flow Restrictors
Microcoolers
Microneedles
Microtiter Plates
Microarrays
Chips with Particle Traps

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Memsstar technology

Benj — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:55:27 +0000

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Web url

http://www.memsstar.com/

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Street address

Starlaw Park, Starlaw Road

Zip or postal code

EH 54 8SF

Telephone

+44 (0)1506 414582

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+44 (0)1506 464300

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APPLICATIONS
Process Steps;
Coatings, Surface Activation, Silicon Etch and Release, Oxide Etch and Release, Polymer Removal

Micro Systems;
Sensors, RF MEMS, Microdisplays, Microfluidics, Acoustics, ....

Structures;
Membranes, Cantilevers, Microfluidics, Microbridges.

USA office:
memsstar technology
2009 RR 620 North
Suite 310
Austin, TX 78734
Phone 512-266-0196
Toll Free 866-291-0196

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Tystar Corporation

Benj — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:48:23 +0000

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Web url

http://www.tystar.com/

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Street address

369 Van Ness Way

Zip or postal code

90501

Telephone

310-781-9219

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310-781-9438

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Tystar has more than 30 years of combined experience developing equipment for the electronics manufacturing industry. Our products are used in many segments of the business, serving manufacturers of integrated circuits, MEMS, power semiconductor devices, opto-electronic devices, solar cells, fiber optic devices and semiconductor materials. Tystar developed and patented a unique heat-plug which provides the user with a much more compact furnace—without compromising throughput.

This design results in superior process uniformity and higher-yield wafer production. Tystar's primary products include TYTAN furnace systems, process control systems, a wide range of additional process equipment and accessories, as well as value-added services.

Located in Torrance, Calif., Tystar Corporation was formed in 1988 after the acquisition of several product lines from TYTAN Corporation, including the TYTAN furnace system for semiconductor device fabrication. Tystar assembled a team of experts in this field, bringing many years of experience to the company. With more than 1,200 furnace tubes installed and operational worldwide, Tystar maintains a global presence.

Satisfied Tystar customers include: Cypress Semiconductor, IBM, Lucent Technologies, Microchip, Mitel, Motorola, Nortel, Stanford University CIS, UC-Berkeley Microlab, Zilog Corporation, Texas Instruments, Agere Technologies and more.

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Surface Science Integration (SSI)

Benj — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:58:56 +0000

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Web url

http://www.ssintegration.com/

Contact Email

sales@ssintegration.com

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Street address

8552 N. Dysart Road Suite 200B

Zip or postal code

85335

Telephone

800-749-7473

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800-749-7473

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SSI's consulting services can help develop most any type of semiconductor or processing equipment for special applications. Please contact us with any unique idea and we can help provide a solution.

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API Nanotronics Corp.

Benj — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:37:56 +0000

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http://www.apinanotronics.com/

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Street address

375 Rabro Drive

Zip or postal code

11788

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API NANOTRONICS CORP. (“API Nanotronics,” the “Company”) is the parent company incorporating the numerous subsidiaries of API Electronics, Inc. all of which manufacture high-grade electronics for a blue chip customer list including Honeywell/Allied Signal, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and many more. The Company consistently supplies the U.S. Department of Defense and six of the top 10 Department of Defense contractors.

Corporate holdings include:

* API Electronics, Inc.
* Ampower: power transistors
* Unitrode: power transistors & darlingtons
* Solid Power Corp: homotaxial power transistors
* MSI Electronics: varactor tuning diodes, abrupt & hyperabrupt
* ASI Microsystems: custom hybrid circuits
* REL Labs: standard hybrid amplifiers, oscillators & components
* Filtran Ltd.: filters, transformers, power supplies, inductors/chokes
* Filtran Inc.
* TM Systems: government systems – manufacture VRS (Vertical Reference Systems), VLA (Visual Landing Aids), SGSI (Stabilized Glide Slope Indicators)
* Islip Transformer & Metal Co.: Government systems – Radar Threat Indicator
* Sensonics
* Keytronics Inc.: power transformers, reactors, magnetic amplifiers, power supplies and converters

API Nanotronics manages the Research and Development efforts of its subsidiaries and guides these efforts forward by investing in new technologies and capabilities. The company's goal is to leverage its diverse product offerings and manufacturing facilities by investing in state of the art technology and recruiting the best scientific talent to work with customers developing semiconductors and microelectronics that address current and future market needs. With specific expertise in Thin Film, MEMS based sensors and other Nanotechnology processes API Nanotronics is the defense industry's electronics partner for now and the future.

API Nanotronics and its subsidiaries provide systems and electronics for advanced military, industrial, commercial, automotive, and medical applications. Current products include; naval aircraft launching and landing equipment, flight control and signaling systems, aircraft ground support equipment, hybrid circuits, oscillators, inductors, power conversion, transistors, microcircuits, diodes, and reactors.

Headquartered in New York State , the Company designs customized products planned for manufacture in proprietary state-of-the art facilities (including the proposed acquisition of a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) facility) under the guidance of a world-class expert in nanotechnology research and development.

The Company's nanotechnology consultant is Dr. Martin Moskovits, Dean of Science at the University of California , Santa Barbara and one of the foremost experts in the field. Dr. Moskovits provides expert guidance to assist the company identify new business opportunities, potential acquisitions, possible technical licenses and new investment opportunities.

In pursuing opportunities to expand core capabilities, API Nanotronics recently acquired Keytronics Inc., a robust, revenue-generating business that brings significant expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and a strong customer base for API Nanotronics to build upon.