Experienced top manager Brian Zumbolo is the new President of the US plant of Schreiner Group (Oberschleißheim, Germany) in Blauvelt near New York. The Schreiner Group LP branch has been in existence since 2008. More than 80 employees now produce high-tech products for the entire North American market. The position had become vacant because the previous US manager, Gene Dul, has retired after 15 successful years.
Brewer Science (Rolla, Missouri), a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and products for the semiconductor industry, has celebrated the expansion of its Vichy Manufacturing Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This momentous occasion is reported to mark a significant step forward in supporting the exponential growth projected for the semiconductor industry in the coming decade. The expansion of the Vichy Manufacturing Center, a substantial 50% increase in footprint, will be utilised for increased advanced manufacturing capacity, as well as expanded packaging and warehousing capabilities.
Imec (Leuven, Belgium), a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents the successful integration of a pinned photodiode structure in thin-film image sensors. With the addition of a pinned-photogate and a transfer gate, the superior absorption qualities of thin-film imagers – beyond one µm wavelength – can finally be exploited, unlocking the potential of sensing light beyond the visible in a cost-efficient way.
