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2012 IEEE Standards Association Corporate Award for STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Corporate Award from the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) in recognition of its outstanding leadership and contributions to the development and advancement of standards in electrical and electronics engineering.

17 Dec 2012

LayTec‘s EpiCurve TT for Advanced Stress Control of GaN on Silicon

The whole LayTec Team wishes you and your families a Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year!

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 17 Dec 2012

Compact MOS-Varactor Simulation Model for CMOS Millimeter Wave Circuit Development

Toshiba Corporation today announced the development of a compact MOS-Varactor1 simulation model that delivers high level accuracy from DC to the millimeter wave (60 GHz) region. The new model was developed in cooperation with Professor Nobuyuki Itoh of Okayama Prefectural University.

17 Dec 2012

Pexco to Exit Plastics Sheet Business

Pexco LLC, an Atlanta-based plastics extruder-manufacturer, will exit the plastics sheet business to focus on profile extrusion and specialty plastics and has announced the closure of its Columbia, South Carolina plant. Plaskolite, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has purchased the sheet extrusion assets and order book. Pexco is working with the South Carolina Dislocated Worker Unit to assist in re-employment efforts for the 147 full-time site employees.

17 Dec 2012

Dominion Announces Fuel Cell Power Project Acquisition in Connecticut

Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy companies, announced today that it would grow its clean energy portfolio by developing a fuel cell power generating facility in Bridgeport, Conn. Dominion acquired this development from FuelCell Energy Inc. of Danbury, Conn.

17 Dec 2012

PPG Acquires AkzoNobel’s North American Decorative Paints Business

AkzoNobel today announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), for the value of $1.05 billion. In 2011, the North American Decorative Paints business had revenues of $1.5 billion, around 7 percent of AkzoNobel's total 2011 revenue.

From AkzoNobel 17 Dec 2012

Research Partnership on Computational-Based Modeling and Simulation for Energy Applications

North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, Calif., announced that they have entered into a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on research and development projects involving computational-based modeling and simulation for energy and energy-related applications. NDSU President Dean Bresciani, and LLNL Director Dr. Penrose Albright finalized the agreement, which was announced by U.S. Senator John Hoeven at a signing ceremony at NDSU on Dec. 14.

17 Dec 2012

Biodegradable Plastics Manufacturer Receives Prospective Business Inquiries

Biodegradable plastics manufacturer, Casey Container Corp. ("Casey"), has collected enough prospective business inquiries to reach several hundred million dollars in potential sales, according to one employee. These prospective clients are expected to help Casey immediately close business deals once product is available. This information comes on the heels of Casey's two announcements earlier this week, regarding an increase in funding to $10 million and preparation to launch into the $2.3 Billion market for biodegradable preforms, bottles and containers.

17 Dec 2012

Global Semiconductor Alliance Proclaims 2012 GSA Award Winners

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, is proud to announce the recipients honored at the 2012 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration in Santa Clara, California. The awards are presented annually to outstanding semiconductor companies worldwide that have demonstrated excellence through their success, vision and strategy in the industry.

17 Dec 2012

MesoCoat to Begin Operations at Ohio Pipe Cladding Facility

Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced its subsidiary MesoCoat is set to begin operations at its first full-scale pipe cladding facility in Euclid, Ohio. This event is both a critical turning point in the history of MesoCoat and a major step toward the market introduction of its CermaClad™ seamless, metallurgical bonded clad pipe.

From Abakan Inc. 17 Dec 2012

ASU Bioengineer Helps in Making Therapeutic Biomaterials Targeting Cancerous Tumors

Michael Caplan shares authorship of a paper on cancer treatment research published this week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

17 Dec 2012

Major UK Metallographic Equipment Supplier Appoints New Service Engineer

Service and maintenance of your laboratory equipment is paramount to a well run laboratory. We like to think that we understand our customer needs and when you are looking for new equipment you also look for a company th...

17 Dec 2012

GSA Names Silicon Motion as Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation ("Silicon Motion" or the "Company"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices and a leading specialty RF IC solutions provider for mobile devices, today announced that it has been named the "Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company" for 2012 for semiconductor companies with less than $500 million in annual sales by the Global Semiconductor Alliance ("GSA").

15 Dec 2012

New MPMA Series of Automotive AEC-Q200-Qualified Precision Matched-Pair Resistors from Vishay

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released the new MPMA series of precision matched-pair resistors. MPMA resistor networks are AEC-Q200-qualified and packaged in a compact molded surface-mount SOT-23.

15 Dec 2012

New Global Market Research Reports on Fatty Esters, Chitin and Chitosan

Chitin and Chitosan are natural biopolymers. Fatty esters are the non-greasy and non-ionic derivatives of oleochemicals. So what do they have in common? These three compounds have become the materials of choice in a broad spectrum of industries, ranging from agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, metal and water treatment, to personal care and cosmetics, and plastics.

15 Dec 2012