Thursday, May 1, 2008

Tamar Technology Gets NSF Grant

Newbury Park-based Tamar Technology, which is developing technology for measuring silicon wafers, said Wednesday that it has received a Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation. The firm said the funding will be focused on development and commercialization of an infrared-based sensor for measuring silicon wafers. Amount of the grant was not disclosed. Tamar Technology develops precision metrology systems for the semiconductor, hard disk drive, and medical device industries.