FocusOn: SEMICON^® West

Connect with the latest trends and information about the microelectronics industry, discover solutions for today's most critical challenges, and network with friends and colleagues. It's SEMICON West 2009, July 14-16, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. Keynote addresses from Anand Chandrasekher of Intel, Walden Rhines of Mentor Graphics, and a panel on the semiconductor industry roadmap. The Extreme Electronics section has free sessions on MEMS, nano, LEDs and Solid State Lighting, and printed electronics. TechXPOTS cover device scaling, assembly, test and packaging, solar/PV, EHS, and standards. And, there are exhibits and so much more! Register today at www.semiconwest.org.

For more information, call (408) 943-6901 or e-mail customerservice@semi.org.

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AVX DEVELOPS INTERACTIVE CD FOR TANTALUM, OXICAP® PRODUCTS
AVX Corp. has developed an interactive CD that encompasses the company's tantalum and OxiCap® product offering and engineering capabilities.
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BASF TO COMMERCIALIZE ARGONNE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
Argonne and BASF have signed a worldwide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne's patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries.
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CERAMITEC 2009 TO FEATURE SOLUTIONS FOR HEAVY CLAY
Given the strained state of the overall economy, all segments of the fine and heavy clay ceramic industry are under renewed pressure to cut costs.
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GUTIERREZ NAMED TO CORNING BOARD
Corning recently announced that Carlos M. Gutierrez, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has been appointed to the company's board of directors as an independent director.
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FUYAO GLASS' CAO DEWANG NAMED ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Cao Dewang, chairman of Fuyao Glass Industry Group, was recently named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year 2009.
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ISM MANUFACTURING REPORT INDICATES NEW ORDER GROWTH IN MAY
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in May, while the overall economy grew for the first time following seven months of decline.
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PITTCON ANNOUNCES 2010 CALL FOR PAPERS
Authors wishing to contribute papers to Pittcon 2010 must submit a preliminary 250-word abstract for review by the Program Committee.
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RANDALL RAGAN, FOUNDER OF RAGAN TECHNOLOGIES, PASSES AWAY
Randall (Randy) Ragan, founder of Ragan Technologies, Inc., died May 5, 2009, at the age of 94.
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SCHOTT AND SOLAREDGE TO PARTNER ON POWER HARVESTING
SCHOTT Solar and SolarEdge will jointly develop and test a novel PV panel-integrated power harvesting system.
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WET OR DRY GRINDING ATTRITOR AVAILABLE FROM UNION PROCESS
Union Process, Inc. has produced a new batch-type attritor that offers the flexibility of using it as either a wet or dry grinding mill.
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