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Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Some companies use vertical integration to enter higher growth businesses and gain higher margins. Attractive business opportunities often appear just beyond one's stage in a value chain, leading companies to grasp for ...
Ceramic microforming process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
A forming process for creating MEMS and mesoscale ceramic parts with micron scale features has been developed. This micromolding process takes advantage of clean room compatible techniques to create silicon etchings, which ...
The impact of a nickel-chromium buffer layer on the magnetoresistance of Permalloy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
A study of fretting fatigue in aircraft components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This thesis presents theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to the problem of fretting fatigue in materials systems relevant to aircraft components. The basic contact mechanics for fretting fatigue in a ...
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) structures for thin film property measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are becoming the bases for an important industry with potential applications in numerous fields. The current study explores the use of MEMS-based, electrically-actuated structures to ...
Thermal boundary conditions for heat pipe assisted crystal growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Formulation of oral dosage forms by three dimensional printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Pharmaceutical grade materials were used in the fabrication of fast-release and extended-release oral dosage forms. Tablets were processed by employing a method of solid freeform fabrication known as three dimensional ...
Porous silicon surface passivation and optical properties
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
Study of waveguide and anisotropy effects upon surface acoustic wave velocities in thin films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering (ISTS) is an in-situ non-destructive characterization technique based on laser excitation and detection of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) for mechanical properties of thin metal films ...
Underfill material selection for flip chip technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Six underfill materials were examined for the selection of an appropriate underfill material for Digital Equipment Corporation's flip chip development project. Several tests were performed to determine the material properties, ...