MiPlaza at IEEE MEMS 2009 Italy (Jan 2009) MiPlaza will be exhibiting at the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Sorrento, Italy, 25-29 January 2009. Come and see us to hear more about our services and how they relate to your requirements.
	Water Technology Innovation Seminar, 27 November 2008 MiPlaza was among the presenters at the Water Technology Innovation Seminar (Dutch), at High Tech Campus Eindhoven, 27 November 2008, organized by the Dutch Water Partnership (Innovatiebureau Watertechnologie). see program
	Semicon Europe: MiPlaza displays SCIL, (October 2008) MiPlaza’s range of services were successfully put on display at the Semicon Europe show in Stuttgart, with particular focus on expertise in Device Technologies, including the new breakthough technology SCIL (Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography). This new technology has been developed by Philips Research and transferred to SUSS MicroTec in a technology license agreement, as a commercially available product.
	New Materials Analysis publications, (June 2008) MiPlaza Materials Analysis have introduced three new publications: "UV absorbing dopes in quartz" (Applications Note), "Materials for optical pickup lenses" (Applications Note), and "Permeability of polymer sheet materials" (Technical Note). Read more here.
	MiPlaza at Bits and Chips Hardware Conference, (June 2008) MiPlaza’s prototyping capabilities attracted significant attention at the Bits and Chips Hardware Conference at the Evoluon, Eindhoven.
	New Eindhoven Design shows MiPlaza “Nanochair” at International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) New York, (May 2008) Amongst the exhibitors at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York are the group New Eindhoven Design (NED). Included in the items on display at the NED booth is an image of a “Nanochair” just a few microns in width, taking “furniture” into the world of nanotechnology. The Nanochair was created at the MiPlaza Materials Analysis facility.
	MiPlaza Materials Analysis at Nederland Labland, (May 2008) At the Nederland Labland event at The Hague, MiPlaza Materials Analysis expertise was on show, presenting a wide range of capabilities in the materials and process analysis fields.
	MOS-AK Meeting, High Tech Campus Eindhoven (April 2008) MiPlaza, Agilent Technologies and Cascade Microtech were delighted to be sponsors of the MOS Modeling and Parameter Extraction Working Group (MOS-AK) on 4 April 2008 at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, which included a live demonstration of the MiPlaza Electronic Measurement Lab. More details here.
	MiPlaza SEM photosat Museum of Modern Art New York (Feb 2008) The relationship between science, design and art - those are themes behind the "Design and the Elastic Mind" Exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, opening 24 February 2008. Included in the exhibition will be four SEM (scanning electron microscopy) images created by Frans Holthuysen, electron microscopist in MiPlaza’s Thin Film Facilities, using the Nova NanoSEM 600 from FEI Company. Apart from his research role, Frans pursues his hobby of "SEM art", and has won a number of prizes for artistic merit. Read Eindhoven Dagblad article (PDF, in Dutch).
	Career Opportunities at MiPlaza 2008 At MiPlaza we believe our people are our greatest asset and key to providing the expertise at the heart of our operations. As part of our continuing success and further expansion, we offer a range of employment opportunities to professionals interested in joining a professional, dynamic organization with a very open culture. If you are interested in joining us and contributing to our future, then check out our current vacancies, by going to our Careers Site , entering MiPlaza into Keyword Search, and clicking Search Now.
	fluXXion B.V. wins World Economic Forum Award 2008 MiPlaza would like to congratulate fluXXion B.V. on winning the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers Award 2008, nominated by the world’s leading technology experts, including venture capitalists, technology companies, academics and media. FluXXion’s unique microsieve filtration technology, based on semiconductor technology, is applied to liquid and gas filtration, with applications ranging from laboratory-scale analytical procedures to fine and sterile filtration of large production flows. FluXXion is located at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and makes use of the MiPlaza Thin Film Facilities. For more details of fluXXion's award, see here.
	MiPlaza wins Ir Noordhof prize for technical expertise (Nov 2007) In the Ir Noordhof Prize 2007 competition, MiPlaza were selected with two nominees: Tiny den Dekker, Device Technologies, and Paul van den Broek, Electronic Prototyping. The presence of two nominees from MiPlaza reflects the breadth of our technical expertise. MiPlaza is delighted that out of 30 nominees, Tiny den Dekker won the prize in his category. This event is organized annually by the Dutch Stichting Bevordering Vakmanschap (SBV), which promotes technical expertise in the region.
	MEMS Memunity Workshop (Oct 2007) The MiPlaza Reliability Center participated in the MEMS Memunity Workshop at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The workshop was organized by MEMUNITY, an open community of companies and industries operating in the field of microsystems technology. See flyer for details.
	MiPlaza Device Characterization and Simulation Workshop (Oct 2007) Device characterization and modeling is a difficult task and generally includes the interaction of different expertise, resources and instruments. Organized by MiPlaza, Agilent Technologies and Cascade Microtech, this workshop reviewed the new trends and technologies in component characterization and the necessary tools and techniques, with live demonstrations in the MiPlaza Electronic Measurement Laboratory. Topics covered included probing techniques, new algorithm simulation and large signal network analyzer technologies for active components. Abstracts of the presentations are given in flyer.
	Contact NL Open Innovation (Oct 2007) At this year’s Contact NL event on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, MiPlaza’s Device Technologies group delivered a presentation on “MiPlaza-enabled innovation in Nanotechnology and Microsystems”. MiPlaza also participated at the exhibition.
	Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE) (Sep 2007) At MNE Copenhagen, MiPlaza’s Thin Film Facilities presented 3 posters : (1) “Image Reversal Revisited” (2) “Manufacturing substrate nano-grooves for studying cell alignment and adhesion”. In collaboration with Radboud University, Nijmegen, and DESC , OCB-ACTA (University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam). (3) “3-dimensional Projection Mask-Less Patterning (PMLP) of microlenses and cones monitoring and modelling of ion multi-beam kinetic sputtering in GaAs”. In collaboration with IMS Nanofabrication AG. In collaboration with IMS Nanofabrication AG. In addition, Falco van Delft acted as Chairman of the "Resists & Resist Processing" session.
	MiPlaza at National Instruments LabVIEW Day National Instruments and MiPlaza’s Test & Measurement Automation group recently organized an Advanced User Group meeting, as part of National Instruments’ LabVIEW Day at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. MiPlaza gave a presentation over the challenges and solutions relating to the use of existing drivers and algorithms, with reference to data types, memory management, structure alignment and function callback construction.
	Microsystem Technology Seminar (Sep 2007) MiPlaza’s Thin Film Facilities participated in this MST Special Interest Group seminar, organised by Mikrocentrum, with a presentation on the shift from micro-mechanical to micro-lithographic processes in MST, and the opportunities for industry.
	Focus on microscopy, new opportunities.Seminar & exhibition (Sep 2007) Dr. Werner Graff, Leica-Microsystems Heerbrugg gave an overview of the latest developments in optical microscopy. The seminar was followed by an exhibition with demonstrations from FEI Company, Leica Microsystems, Redlake and MiPlaza’s Instumentation Rental Service .
	“Solving Your Wireless Design Challenges”. Agilent Technologies Seminar (Sep 2007) Attended by managers and project-leaders working in advanced wireless product design and development, this event comprised presentations and live demonstrations of optimized solutions for the challenges faced at different stages in the design process, including a demonstration of MiPlaza’s Electronic Measurement Laboratory.
	MiPlaza / ASML partnership helps companies accelerate innovation(July 2007) The ASML customer magazine “Images” has highlighted MiPlaza's partnership with ASML, providing shared use of ASML’s lithography stepper in the MiPlaza clean rooms, for microsystems and nanotechnology research. One such user is Cytocentrics. “The MiPlaza facilities and the ASML stepper provide a production-like environment that helps us get to market faster. That gives us a competitive advantage and offers big benefits for our customers” says Peter van Stiphout, Director of Cytocentrics BV. In addition, as part of the MiPlaza Value Network, a recent MiPlaza/ASML workshop brought together the various companies/institutes using the stepper, providing a forum for exchanging information and discussing future challenges. Download ASML article....
	New 14 Tesla NMR system (July 2007) MiPlaza Materials Analysis has recently expanded its analytical capabilities in the life sciences and healthcare research field, with the installation of a state-of-the art 14 Tesla NMR system. This will help provide essential information on the chemical and biological structure of new compounds, for example in the development of new MRI contrast agents.
	New Cryo-TEM for Materials Analysis (June 2007) MiPlaza Materials Analysis is now equipped with cryo-TEM facilities, to support life science research activities. A dedicated preparation tool is used to prepare 100 nm thick frozen water layers and a cryo holder enables TEM studies of these samples at –180 deg C. This allows for studies of the natural shape and ordering of organic structures suspended in water.
	New Electronic Components Warehouse (June 2007) MiPlaza has introduced a completely renovated Electronic Components Warehouse, with fast delivery time and dedicated advice to customers. The Warehouse is open to all residents of the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Customers can go shopping in the Warehouse themselves. Every customer or department receives a barcode that registers the purchases, and charges the department accordingly.
	Minister of Economic Affairs visits MiPlaza (May 2007) Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) in the microelectronics field were in the spotlight recently during a visit to Eindhoven by a delegation led by the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs, Ms Maria van der Hoeven. The visit was organized by Point-One, the Dutch innovation initiative joining Dutch high-tech companies, knowledge institutes and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, focusing on nanoelectronics and embedded systems. Read More....
	Visit to MiPlaza Materials Analysis by Fysica group (April 2007) Members of the Dutch Physics Society (Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging) recently visited MiPlaza’s Materials Analysis laboratories during the annual Fysica Congress in Eindhoven. The program presented an overview of our activities in the fields of chemical, molecular/structural and surface/thin film analysis, followed by particular demonstrations of our capabilities in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
	New Electronic Measurement Laboratory opened (April 2007) Visitors from industry, academia and government-funded research laboratories gathered recently to attend the opening of MiPlaza's new Electronic Measurement Laboratory at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Read More....
	MiPlaza at Precisiebeurs, 29-30 November 2006, Veldhoven MiPlaza's expertise in the field of precision technology was recently on show at Precisiebeurs 2006, the largest specialist conference of its kind in Benelux.
	Materials Analysis Open Day attracts many visitors, 28 September 2006 About 200 invited visitors attended the MiPlaza Materials Analysis Open Day in September, to renew acquaintances, make new contacts, and to see the range of analytical instrumentation and expertise that MiPlaza has to offer. Read More....
	New MiPlaza Electronic Measurement Laboratory with Agilent Technologies and Cascade Microtech, 13 September 2006 MiPlaza is collaborating with Agilent Technologies and Cascade Microtech to establish a world class Electronic Measurement Laboratory at MiPlaza. The laboratory will enable development of the increasingly complex and high speed chips which are at the heart of next generation wireless systems. Read More....
	MiPlaza and Holst Centre put open innovation into practice, 1 September 2006 MiPlaza and the Holst Centre, both located on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, have signed a framework agreement concerning the provision of MiPlaza research services to the Holst Centre and the sharing of joint expertise. The five-year agreement provides a solid framework enabling the Holst Centre to make use of the whole range of MiPlaza services in their research programs. www.holstcentre.com Read More....