Materials Science Resources: High Tech Companies, Part II

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High Tech Companies for Materials Science and Engineering

Semiconductors
- Chips
- Components
- Wafers
  - AlSil-Supply: wafers
  - Chip Supply: die and wafers
  - Compart Technology
  - Cree Research: SiC
  - Crystal GmbH: substrates and wafers
  - Episil Technologies: silicon epitaxial wafers
  - Flina GmbH
  - Freiberger Compound Materials: GaAs wafers
  - GEMAC mbH
  - Global Material Services
  - IBIS: SIMOX-SOI
  - ITME
  - Komatsu
  - MEMC Electronic Materials: wafers
  - Mitsubishi Silicon America: wafers
  - Montco Silicon: wafers
  - Nova Crystals: wafers
  - Polishing Corporation of America
  - Semiconductor Wafer
  - SINO-AMERICAN
  - Shin-Etsu
  - Sil-Supply
  - Silicon Crystals
  - Silrec Corporation
  - Silicon Quest
  - Silicon Valley Microelectronics: wafers and services
    - Silicon Valley Microelectronics: Chinese
    - Silicon Valley Microelectronics: Japanese
    - Silicon Valley Microelectronics: Korean
  - SouthWest Silicon
  - Sumitomo Sitix Silicon
  - TELECOM-STV Company
  - TTI
  - Topsil
  - Transition Technology International
  - Tygh Silicon
  - UniSil
  - Virginia Semiconductor
  - Wacker Siltronic
  - Wafer World
- Meta Sites
  - SuperSite/Semiconductor: Links to others
  - e-inSITE: Electronics Industry Knowledge Network (Cahners)
  - Link2Semi
- Processing
  - Chemicals
    - AI Technology: adhesives and thermals
    - Allied Signal: Advanced Microelectronics Material
    - Genex: lubricants/adhesives
    - Lintec: pressure-sensitive adhesives
    - National Starch and Chemical Compmany: adhesives
    - Schumacher
  - Clean Room Equipment
  - Crystal Growth
  - Die/Bonding stuff
    - Dage Group: bond testing
    - Datacon: die bonding
    - Die-Tech Connects
    - Kulicke and Soffa Industries: bonding
    - Micro Swiss
    - Orthodyne: wire bonding
    - Research Devices: flip chip bonders
    - Royce Instruments
    - Semiconductor Equipment
    - Small Precision Tools
  - Gas/Handling/Monitoring
    - Accurate Gas Control Systems
    - Aera
    - Aeronex
    - Air Products and Chemicals
    - American Gas & Chemical
    - Bacharach
    - Bionics Instrument Europe
    - BOC Gases
    - Bronkhorst High-tech
    - Brooks Instrument
    - CEA Instruments
    - DH Instruments
    - Dockweiler: pure tubing
    - Donaldson: filtration products
    - Fullmann
    - Gasonics
    - Georg Fischer: piping
    - Gow-Mac Instrument
    - HNU Systems
    - Hoffman Air & Filtration Systems
    - IN USA: ozone monitoring
    - LEPCO
    - Norcimbus
    - Persys technology
    - Particle Measuring Systems
    - Praxair
    - SAES Pure Gas
    - Scott Specialty Gases Compressed Gas
    - Swagelok: connectors/valves ***
  - Inspection/Metrology
    - local Ellipsometer list
    - ADE
    - Atomika
    - August Technology
    - Axic
    - B&G International
    - Bio-Rad
    - Chapman Instruments: surface profiling
    - Electroglas: wafer probes
    - Equipment Technology Conveyance: assorted
    - Faxitron X-Ray: imaging
    - Four Dimensions: f-p probes
    - Frontier Semiconductor Measurements : stress/flatness
    - Gold Technology: test interface solutions
    - Intest: dock and test-head manipulators
    - Jandel: f-p probes
    - KLA-Tencor
    - Knights Technology
    - Lasertec: inspection systems
    - Maehlum Instruments: wafer level testing
    - Micromanipulator Company
    - Nanometrics
    - Phase Shift Technology
    - SemiTest
    - Signatone: analytical probing
    - Veeco
    - Wafer Inspection Services (WIST)
  - Liquid/Water/Handling/Monitoring
    - Anatel
    - Asti
    - Brooks Instrument
    - Dockweiler: pure tubing
    - Flowell
    - Fullmann
    - Georg Fischer: piping
    - HNU Systems
    - PTI Technologies: purification throu
    - Semco
  - Processing Equipment
    - AG Associates: rapid thermal processing
    - Aixtron
    - Anelva
    - Applied Materials
    - APT
    - Axic
    - Brooks Automation
    - CAE-Online: marketplace for used
    - Canary Technology Services
    - Canon: steppers
    - CHA Industries
    - Crystec Technology Trading
    - CVC
    - CVD Equipment
    - Cybeq Systems
    - Dainippon Screen
    - Electro Scientific Industries
    - EMCORE: MOCVD of compound semis
    - FSI Int'l
    - Fusion: photoresist curing/removal
    - GENUS
    - Harper: thermal
    - High Tech Trade
    - Integrated Process Equipment (IPEC)
    - Infab
    - KDF
    - LabX
    - Lam Research
    - Mattson
    - MetroLine/IPC: plasma
    - Micrion: focused ion-beam systems
    - Modular Process Technology
    - Moore Technologies
    - Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology
    - Plasma-Therm: like the name says
    - Riber: MBE systems
    - Telemark
    - Semi Tool
    - Second Source: sputtering systems
    - Silicon Valley Group
    - Sizary: thermal processing
    - STEAG
    - Stangl
    - Surface Technology Systems
    - Vergason: PVD equipment
    - Deposition Sources
      - Aja International/ Sairem
      - Anatech
      - Ion Tech
      - Jobin Yvon - Sofie: thin film processing
      - MRG
    - Lithography
      - ASM Lithography
      - Benchmark Tech: reticles
      - Compugraphics (UK): mask maker
      - Cymer: dUV sources
      - EV Group
      - Etec Systems: masking equipment
      - Fairchild Technologies USA
      - FSI: microlithography
      - JC Nabity Lithography Systems<
      - K&W
      - Micronic Laser Systems
      - MRS Technology
      - Myriad
      - Photronics: masks
      - Revise: microstereolithography
      - SITE
      - SUSS
      - TFI
    - Misc Hardware and Furnaces/Heat-Treating
      - Also see local "metal" equipment
      - Five Celes: induction heating systems
      - Induction Atmospheres: turnkey induction heating systems
      - Bryant Manufacturing: test chambers
      - BTU International: ovens and furnaces
      - Durex: heaters
      - Hotpack: ovens and furnaces
      - CLC Furnace 30+ innovative modulary designed HV furnaces
        
        Advanced Materials Production Equipment Store: used
        Aerovac: vacuum hot presses
        ArcVac: vacuum arc-remelting
        AtOven: hi-temp atmosphere furnaces
        AtVacHigh: hi-temp with selected atmos
        BinderVac: binder-removal atmosphere furnaces
        BrazeVac: brazing vacuum furnaces
        CarbideVac: WC debind/sintering vac-furns
        CeramVac: ceramic debind/sintering
        ChemVac: furnace for (CVD)
        CustomVac: customization/updating
        ElaBar: production size pressure/quench furnaces
        ElaVac: batch vac-furns for heat treat/brazing
        EncapsulVac: vac-epoxy outgas/impregnation
        Heating Element Manufacturers: meta-site
        HiTempFurnaces: pre-owned furnaces
        Industrial Auctions: sell your surplus equipment
        LabGloveBox: vacuum/atmos chambers
        LabVac: research-size furnaces
      - Koyo Lindberg: ovens and furnaces
      - Laurell Technologies: spinners
      - Loadpoint: dicing/grinding
      - Logitech Product Group: cutting, lapping, polishing
      - Lufran: process heating/cooling
      - MHI: oven/furnace heating-elements
      - Manufacturing Technology: slicing/grinding
      - Okamoto: slicing/dice/grind/etc...
      - Resonetics: laser micromachining
      - Samcoplastics: lapping/polishing
    - Supplies
      - Dynamic Micro Systems
      - Empak: shipping/process containers
      - Enhanced Technology Products
      - Fluoro Mechanic: wafer handling tools
      - Green Tweed: seals
      - MEC Tech: spare parts
      - Parker Hannifin: seals
      - Vacuum Wand: vacuum tweezers/pumps
    - Wet
      - Amerimade technology: wet processing
      - CFM Technologies: wet
      - FAS Technologies: coating technology
      - SCP
      - SEZ: spin etch
      - Submicron Systems
  - Software
    - ABAKUS: fab/tool automation
  - Static Charge control
    - Charleswater: static control
    - Forbo: static control
    - Julie Associates: static control
    - Simco
Polymer/Plastic/Chemical Companies
- Advanced Elastomer Systems
- Allied Signal, Plastics
- Amoco Chemicals
- Ashland Chemical Company
- AlliedSignal Plastics
- BASF
- BASF
- Bayers - Polymers Division
- Cadillac Plastic
- Calsak
- Cambridge Polymer
- CAMPUS: huge database
- Chemical Register: yellow pages from chems
- Chemicals Technology: meta-site
- Nanfang Nylon Industries (China Engineering Plastics)
- Colorite Polymers - Special Resins Division
- Condea Vista
- Cyro Industries
- DoPlastic: plastics
- Dow Chemical Company
- DSM Group
- Dupont
- DuPont Company: engineered polymers
- Dyneon
- Dynamold: mag-rubber, replication/shim plastic
- E-A-R Specialty Composites: anti-vibration polymers
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Extruded Rubber
- Epoxies
- Exxon Chemical
- Ferro Corporation
- Fiberite
- Firestone Polymers
- GE Plastics
- Geon
- Goodyear
- Hoechst Celanese
- Huntsman
- Kemco
- Lorad
- Monsanto
- Nova Chemicals
- Novartis
- Occidental Chemical
- Plastics Technology Magazine
- Southland Polymers
- PlasticsNet
- Polymer Search
- Polymerland
- Polymer Com, POLY-LINKS
- PolySort
- Quantum Chemical Company
- RAPRA: plastics/polymers
- Reichhold Chemicals
- Rohm and Haas
- Sentinel Products.
- Sorbothane: anti-vibration polymer
- Shell Chemical
- SKS Bottle: supplier/consultant/designer of plastic bottles
- Solutia
- Sumitomo Chemical
- Epoxy Systems: Resins in Construction
- Union Carbide.
- Vinyl Institute
- VTEC Polyimide: for semiconductor/electronics industry
Oil Companies
- BP
- Exxon
- Hess
- Mobil
- Shell
- Texaco
Chemistry Companies and Lab Equipment
- Aldrich: Organics and Inorganics for Chemical Synthesis
- Alfa Aesar: a Johnson Matthey Company
- Avogadro Lab Supply: school lab supplies
- Cole Parmer
- Denver Instrument
- Fisher Scientific
- Flow Sciences
- Fluka: Specialty Chemicals for Research
- GMI: preowned lab equipment
- Hazardous Chemical Database
- High-Q: high purity water systems
- Labconco
- Lab Deals
- Lab Depot
- Lab Design and Supply: equipment and furniture
- LabSystems
- LabWare
- MarketLab: unique and hard to find products for the lab
- Midwest Scientific
- Millipore: Ultrapure water systems
- Osmotics: filter king
- ScienceLab: chemicals and lab equipment
- Sigma: Biochemicals and Reagents
- SKS Science
- Terra Universal: almost everything
- Thomas Scientific
- VWR
- Ultra Scientific: Analytical Standards
Corporate Labs
- Battelle
- AT&T : formerly Bell Labs
- General Electric
- HTE Labs
- IBM Research Labs
- Rockwell
- SRI International
- Southwest Research Institute
- United Technologies
Magazines, Journals, and Publishers
- Science and Technology
  - Advance Materials and Processes (from ASM-INT'L)
  - Alloy Digest
  - Applied Physics Letters
  - Cahners
  - Cambridge International Science Publishing
  - CASTI Publishing, Inc.
  - Chemistry Journals online
  - Elsevier: All of its Journals and its Materials Science area
  - Elsevier Engineering
  - Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  - Heat Treating Progress (from ASM-INT'L)
  - IOP: Institute of Physics
    - JOP: Conds. Matters
    - Measurement Science and Technology
    - Semiconductor Science and Technology
  - Int'l Union of Crystallographers
    - Acta Crystallographica
    - Journal of Applied Crystallography and the
    - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
  - International Journal of Fatigue
  - International Journal of Impact Engineering
  - International Materials Reviews
  - Journal of Advanced Materials
  - Journal of Crystal Research and Technology
  - Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering
  - Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  - JOM and Online articles
  - Journal of Phase Equilibria
  - Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology
  - Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
  - Kluwar's Materials Journals
    - Adsorption
    - Advanced Performance Materials
    - Applied Composite Materials
    - Biomedical Microdevices
    - Glass Physics and Chemistry
    - Glass and Ceramics
    - High Temperature
    - Industrial Laboratory (Diagnostics of Materials)
    - Interface Science
    - International Journal of Fracture
    - International Journal of Thermophysics
    - Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design
    - Journal of Computer-Assisted Microscopy
    - Journal of Electroceramics
    - Journal of Low Temperature Physics
    - Journal of Materials Science
    - Journal of Materials Science Letters
    - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
    - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
    - Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing
    - Journal of Nanoparticle Research
    - Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation
    - Journal of Porous Materials
    - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
    - Journal of Superconductivity
    - Materials Science
    - Measurement Techniques
    - Mechanics of Composite Materials
    - Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials
    - Metal Science and Heat Treatment
    - Metallurgist
    - Molecular Engineering
    - Optical and Quantum Electronics
    - Oxidation of Metals
    - Photonic Network Communications
    - Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
    - Plasmas and Polymers
    - Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics
    - Protection of Metals
    - Refractories and Industrial Ceramics
    - Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing
    - Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications
  - Light Metal Age
  - Materials Today
  - Metallic Materials
  - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions
  - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A & B
  - Metals Watch
  - MRS Bulletin
  - Performance Materials: online
  - N.D.T. & E. International
  - Physics News
  - Physical Review
  - Physics Today
  - Platinum Group Database: Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru
  - Science
  - Scientific American
  - Surface Science Spectra
  - Technical Diagnostics and NDT
  - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  - Tribology International
  - Ultrasonic Testing OnLine Journal, by Rolf Diederichs
  - Wear
  - Vacuum Solutions
  - World Scientific
    Forums, Bulletins, etc....
  - Biomaterials
  - American Metals Market Online
  - Defect and Diffusion Forum
  - Forging
  - Key Engineering Materials Forum
  - Materials Science Forum
  - Materials Science International Services, Red Book on Materials Science
  - Metal Bulletin
  - Metal Industry Indicators
  - Metals Watch!
  - NCEMT Metalworking Technology Updates
  - National Academy Press. On-line books on Materials
- Industrial Technology
- Computer and Computing
  - Byte
  - Comdex
  - Computer Shopper
  - CPG RS/Magazine, SunExpert, WebServer
  - Doctor Dobbs
  - GCN
  - InfoWorld
  - Java World
  - MacSciTech: for Sci/Eng users of the Macintosh
  - O'Reilly
  - Scientific Computing and Automation
  - Syllabus
  - TelosPub
  - Ziff Davis - PC Mag, PC Week,....
Computing
- Numerical/Science Software
  - Advanced Chemistry Development: ChemSketch (free) and more!
  - Advanced Kinetics and Technology Solutions: thermal analysis software
  - Atomistic Defect Simulation Handler
  - CASINO: SEM trajectory simulation
  - BuzzMac: Non-destructive testing software
  - CCP14: single xstal xray software
  - CombineZ: extended focus
  - Crystal Draw
  - Crystal Structure Design AS (Mac)
  - Crystal Impact
  - CtfExplorer: phase contrast for TEM
  - Desktop Microscopist Diffraction software for Macs
  - DTSA: energy dispersive xray analysis (Mac) (free)
    (Desktop Spectrum Analyzer)
  - ESM-Software
  - FACT: for chemical thermodynamics
  - Foster Findlay Associates, Image Processing and Analysis
  - Granta: materials selector
  - Grain size measurement (free)
  - InterCorr International: corrosion software
  - Image/J, Image Processing and Analysis in Java (free)
  - Icube, Image Processing/Analysis
  - ImageProcessing ToolKit, by John Russ, PhotoShop Plugins and Standalone
  - ImagePC: Scion, Clone of NIH for Win95 and Mac (free)
  - Image Tool: UTexas San Antonio: Image Processing and Analysis (Win95/NT) (free)
  - Imaging: local list of imaging companies
  - LaboTex, Texture Analysis Software
  - Kontron Elektronic GmbH, Image Analysis Software and Equipment
  - k_Space Navigator, TEM software
  - Leica. Image Analysis Software and Equipment
  - MacLispix, (free) (PMac) like NIH
  - MAP, Materials Algorithms Project: Fortran Library
  - MATTER, Materials Science on CD-ROM
  - Media Cybernetics: Image Processing/Analysis
  - MicroScope for Windows: TEM simulation
  - MMeier's grain-counting software
  - Monte Carlo simulation for SEM
  - More Monte Carlo simulation for SEM
  - MS MacroSystem: 3d-imaging software
  - Microanalyst.Net: EDS software (free)
  - NIH-Image, Image Analysis Software (Mac) (free)
  - Osiris: free image-processing
  - Oxford's Crystallographica, from Oxford Cryo-UK
  - OpenDX: visware ala IBM
  - Oxford Materials: modeling software
  - Panorama Tools: free
  - ProcessDiffraction: SAED/TEM
  - PythonWare: python imaging library
  - SIMCON: Simulation of Electron Diffraction Contrast Images of Localized Strain
  - SimaPro: Material Life Cycle Software
  - Powder Cell: xray spectra and modelling (PC) (free)
  - SARCH / LATUSE / PLOT3D: Surface ARCHitect / LATtice USE (free)
  - SEMware from NISSEI SANGYO CANADA
  - Scanning Probe Image Processor
  - SINCRIS: Information Server for Crystallography
  - SINCRIS software list for Crystallography (mostly free)
  - Spectel: SEM simulation
  - Small World: electron flight simulator (PC) (free demo)
  - VEC - Visual computing in Electron Crystallography: TEM software
  - VIMS, Materials Science courseware from North Carolina StateU
  - Weber's Software: xray,diff,electron (PC) (free)
  - WDXRF: xray-flour spectra
  - Winsoft: Chemistry Software
  - WinXray: MonteCarlo Simulation for SEM
  - XPowder
  - XPowder, X-Ray Powder Diffraction Sofware. Developed at the University of Granada, Spain
    Numerical/Math software
  - Algor
  - Ansys
  - Artisoft
  - AutoDesk
  - Datatrend Software: Grab It
  - Dadisp Student Software
  - FalconWare
  - GnuPlot: free
  - InterActiv: Electronics Work Bench
  - Intusoft: SPICE software
  - Invention Machine
  - Jandel
  - MAG: Molecular Applications Group
  - Mandalay
  - Maple
  - MathSoft
  - MathType
  - MathTools: "specials add-ons" for MatLab
  - MathWorks: MatLab
  - MicroGrafX
  - Minitab
  - Molecular Simulations
  - NAG: Numerical Algorithms Group
  - Numega
  - Numera
  - Octave: free
  - OriginLab (formerly MicroCal)
  - SAS
  - SciTech
  - Silk Scientific: uSCANit
  - SoftShell
  - StatSoft
  - Synergy
  - TCIsoft
  - Visual Numerics
  - WinSPC SPC: stats
  - Wolfram: Mathematica
  - Wolfram
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