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Cadence Tensilica IP Core Licensed by MStar for New SOC Design

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, has licensed the Tensilica® Xtensa® DPU (dataplane processor unit) for a new SOC (system on chip) design for the home entertainment and home networking market segments.

1 Aug 2013

Nepcon South China: Indium to Showcase New SACM Soldering Alloy

Indium Corporation will feature its new SACM™ Soldering Alloy at Nepcon South China August 27-29 in Shenzhen, China.

1 Aug 2013

New Line Of Compact Single-Shaft Shredders From Lindner reSource

Antares is the name of a new line of compact single-shaft shredders made by Lindner reSource which deliver up to one-third more throughput than previous machines in this class, but at the same price level. Availab...

From Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH 31 Jul 2013

Translation Stages, Rotation Stages, Motion Systems Highlighted In New Catalog

A new 180 page catalog on precision motorized positioning stages and motion control equipment for vacuum and UHV environments is available from PI miCos. Vacuum environments are required for many of today's l...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 31 Jul 2013

Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium Scheduled For August 14th

On Wednesday, August 14, leading researchers will gather for the Youngstown State Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium. This event will take place at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, and is sponsored by LECO, G...

From LECO Corporation 31 Jul 2013

Understanding the Response Mechanisms of Concrete - New Publication by Woodhead Publishing

The response of concrete under tensile loading is crucial for most applications because concrete is much weaker in tension than in compression.

31 Jul 2013

Michigan Teachers to Build 3D Printers at MTU

3D printer. The very words sound contradictory. Printing is 2-dimensional by nature—words on paper, pictures on posters, letters on signs.

31 Jul 2013

ICCNexergy Achieves Qualification to Conduct UL2054 Witness Test Data Program for Rechargeable Battery Testing

ICCNexergy, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of rechargeable power systems announced it has achieved qualification for the UL2054 Witness Test Data Program allowing ICCNexergy to conduct UL testing in its wholly-owned, state-of-the-art Design Center located in Guangzhou, China.

31 Jul 2013

Intelligent Plastics Play a Vital Role in the Modern World

Any iAny idea what Izod impact is? Perhaps something to do with preppie shirts?

31 Jul 2013

BASF’s New Shanghai Plant to Produce High Performance Resins and Electrocoat

BASF is investing around €90 million to set up a world-scale production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant will produce high performance resins and electrocoat (e-coat). The start-up of the production line is planned for the second half of 2015. The plant will help to address the increasing demand for high quality coatings solutions in growing industries, notably the automotive industry, in Asia Pacific.

From BASF Corporation 31 Jul 2013

SHHIC Deploys Advantest V93000 Smart Scale System for Parallel Testing of RFID Semiconductors

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has announced that Shanghai Huahong Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. (SHHIC), a leading supplier of radio-frequency (RF) smart cards and information-security ICs, is the first chip maker to use Advantest's V93000 Smart ScaleTM generation tester in the low-cost Dragon configuration for highly parallel testing of RFID semiconductors.

31 Jul 2013

Novelis Opens Expanded Aluminum Rolling Operations in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Novelis, the world leader in rolled aluminum and recycling, today announced the opening of its expanded aluminum rolling operations in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion increases production capacity at the plant by more than 50 percent to greater than 600,000 metric tons of aluminum sheet per year.

From Novelis Corp 31 Jul 2013

Leading Chipmaker Places Follow-On Order for Axcelis Optima HDx High Current Implanter

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced that it has received a follow-on order for the Optima HDx high current implanter from one of the world's leading chipmakers located in the Asia Pacific region. The Optima HDx will be used in high volume manufacturing of leading edge memory products and next generation device development. The system is scheduled to ship in the third quarter.

31 Jul 2013

Quantitative Kinematic Analysis of Light-Induced Jumping Crystals

When irradiated with UV light, micrometer- to millimeter-sized crystals of the cobalt coordination complex [Co(NH 3)5(NO2)]Cl(NO3) cover distances over thousands of times larger than themselves. Why do they do this? The nitrite ligand (NO2) is normally bound to the central cobalt ion through its nitrogen atom. This bond is broken by the irradiation and the ligand rotates a little to use one of its oxygenatoms to bind to the cobalt instead. This isomerization produces strain in the crystal. The strain is dissipated through movement and fracturing. The crystals jump and may even explode.

31 Jul 2013