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MEMC Electronic Materials Completes Name Change to SunEdison

SunEdison, Inc., today announced that after obtaining overwhelming stockholder approval at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held earlier today in San Francisco, California, the process of changing the company's name to SunEdison, Inc., from MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., has been completed. On June 3, 2013, the company's stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will change from "WFR" to "SUNE" to reflect the new corporate name.

1 Jun 2013

Nickel-Rich Chemical Composition of Gerzeh Bead Confirms Meteoritic Origins

The evidence comes from strings of iron beads which were excavated in 1911 at the Gerzeh cemetery, a burial site approximately 70km south of Cairo. Dating from 3350 to 3600BC, thousands of years before Egypt’s Iron Age, the bead analysed was originally assumed to be from a meteorite owing to its composition of nickel-rich iron.

1 Jun 2013

NSF Grant to Help Develop Electrocatalytic Material That can Selectively Oxidize Hydrogen Sulfide Over Interfering Gasotransmitters

An assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has received a $243,462 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund research that may eventually lead to new methods for monitoring brain and heart health.

1 Jun 2013

New Report on Top 100 Global Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers (Global)" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 1 Jun 2013

Dongbu HiTek Establishes Offices in Mainland China to Address Growing Chinese Fabless Market

Dongbu HiTek today announced the opening of sales/marketing offices in Shanghai and Beijing with plans to open another soon in Shenzhen. The company’s bold move signals how important the rapidly growing Chinese fabless market is to its foundry business.

1 Jun 2013

TTI Asia Honors Vishay with Diamond Award and Supplier Excellence Award

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that Vishay Intertechnology Asia Pte Ltd has received the 2012 Diamond Award and the 2012 Supplier Excellence Award, Silver, from TTI Electronics Asia Pte Ltd. Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. TTI is the world’s leading authorized distributor specialist offering passive, connector, electromechanical, and discrete components.

1 Jun 2013

Pulse Electronics Modifies Manufacturing Strategy to Reduce Product Lead-Time

Pulse Electronics Corporation, a leading provider of electronic components, today announced it has implemented significant changes to its manufacturing strategy resulting in a reduction in product lead-time to 4-5 weeks. This represents a 50% reduction over typical industry lead-times of 8-10 weeks. A majority of Pulse’s products are included in the program.

1 Jun 2013