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SiTime Introduces SiT3907 MEMS-Based Digitally Controlled Oscillator

SiTime Corporation, an analog semiconductor company that is revolutionizing the timing market, today introduced the SiT3907 MEMS-based Digitally Controlled Oscillator (DCXO). The SiT3907 DCXO is radically different than analog, quartz-based VCXOs as it offers an in-system digital control interface that is used for tuning the output frequency.

25 Oct 2012

Cereplast Wins MATERIALICA Award for Hybrid 651D Bioplastic Material

Cereplast, Inc. a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, sustainable bioplastics, today announced that Cereplast Hybrid 651D has won the MATERIALICA Design + Technology 2012 silver award for outstanding innovation in the "Material" category. The awards ceremony took place in Munich, Germany at the 15th annual trade fair, MATERIALICA—Lightweight Design for New Mobility, on the evening of October 23, 2012.

25 Oct 2012

iWatt Introduces iW1761 and iW1762 Digital Pulse Width Modulation Controllers

iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), has raised the bar for no-load standby power consumption and efficiency in 12W to 24W power adapter and charger applications with the iW1761 and iW1762 digital pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers.

25 Oct 2012

Composites Engineering Show: NetComposites to Present Ask the Expert Service

NetComposites will be presenting an “Ask the Expert” initial advice and signposting service on behalf of the Composites Engineering Show from their stand, number 1143, at the show on the 7th and 8th November 2012 in Birmingham, UK.

25 Oct 2012

MTC Latrobe Installs New Extruder for Production of Large Ceramic Parts

Morgan Advanced Materials (MTC) announces that its Latrobe, PA site has expanded its extrusion capabilities with the installation of a new extruder that will facilitate the production of larger ceramic parts ideal for use in industrial applications such as thermocouples, thermostats, fuses, igniters, and heaters.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 25 Oct 2012

Chemetall Opens New $25 Million Chemical Manufacturing Plant

Today is the day of the Grand Opening of Chemetall's new cutting-edge facility in Blackman Township, Michigan. Chemetall, a Rockwood Holdings, Inc. company, is an innovator in surface treatment and metal processing technologies. The $25 million chemical manufacturing plant covers 200,000 square feet to house administrative, manufacturing, warehousing operations, and a physical testing laboratory. As Rockwood Chairman and CEO Seifi Ghasemi said in a recent press release, the investment "reflects our confidence in the future growth of the US economy."

25 Oct 2012

Dow to Build New Metallocene Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Plant

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it plans to build a new world-scale plant for the production of metallocene ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), sold under the trademark of NORDEL™ IP Hydrocarbon Rubber.

From Dow Chemicals 25 Oct 2012

MST to Add New 9,600 Sq.Ft. Pickling House Facility

Michigan Seamless Tube (“MST”), a leading manufacturer of high-quality carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn pipe and tube, today announced that it will complete construction on a new 9,600 square foot pickling house later this year.

25 Oct 2012

Gyrotron Seeks Patent for Touch Panel Screen and LCD Display Lamination Technology

Gyrotron Technology Inc a high performance industrial process technology company, announced that it filed a provisional patent application earlier this month for its equipment and technology for laminating cover glass to displays such as touch panels and LCD's using adhesive film.

From Gyrotron Technology, Inc. 25 Oct 2012

Ten University-Led Proposals for Innovative Space Technology Study Selected by NASA

NASA has selected 10 university-led proposals for study of innovative, early-stage space technologies designed to improve shielding from space radiation, spacecraft thermal management and optical systems. The 1-year grants are worth approximately $250,000 each, with an additional year of research possible.

25 Oct 2012