Nanotechnology : Electronics, Companies and Institutions

API Nanotronics Corp.

Benj — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:37:56 +0000

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http://www.apinanotronics.com/

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375 Rabro Drive

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API NANOTRONICS CORP. (“API Nanotronics,” the “Company”) is the parent company incorporating the numerous subsidiaries of API Electronics, Inc. all of which manufacture high-grade electronics for a blue chip customer list including Honeywell/Allied Signal, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and many more. The Company consistently supplies the U.S. Department of Defense and six of the top 10 Department of Defense contractors.

Corporate holdings include:

* API Electronics, Inc.
* Ampower: power transistors
* Unitrode: power transistors & darlingtons
* Solid Power Corp: homotaxial power transistors
* MSI Electronics: varactor tuning diodes, abrupt & hyperabrupt
* ASI Microsystems: custom hybrid circuits
* REL Labs: standard hybrid amplifiers, oscillators & components
* Filtran Ltd.: filters, transformers, power supplies, inductors/chokes
* Filtran Inc.
* TM Systems: government systems – manufacture VRS (Vertical Reference Systems), VLA (Visual Landing Aids), SGSI (Stabilized Glide Slope Indicators)
* Islip Transformer & Metal Co.: Government systems – Radar Threat Indicator
* Sensonics
* Keytronics Inc.: power transformers, reactors, magnetic amplifiers, power supplies and converters

API Nanotronics manages the Research and Development efforts of its subsidiaries and guides these efforts forward by investing in new technologies and capabilities. The company's goal is to leverage its diverse product offerings and manufacturing facilities by investing in state of the art technology and recruiting the best scientific talent to work with customers developing semiconductors and microelectronics that address current and future market needs. With specific expertise in Thin Film, MEMS based sensors and other Nanotechnology processes API Nanotronics is the defense industry's electronics partner for now and the future.

API Nanotronics and its subsidiaries provide systems and electronics for advanced military, industrial, commercial, automotive, and medical applications. Current products include; naval aircraft launching and landing equipment, flight control and signaling systems, aircraft ground support equipment, hybrid circuits, oscillators, inductors, power conversion, transistors, microcircuits, diodes, and reactors.

Headquartered in New York State , the Company designs customized products planned for manufacture in proprietary state-of-the art facilities (including the proposed acquisition of a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) facility) under the guidance of a world-class expert in nanotechnology research and development.

The Company's nanotechnology consultant is Dr. Martin Moskovits, Dean of Science at the University of California , Santa Barbara and one of the foremost experts in the field. Dr. Moskovits provides expert guidance to assist the company identify new business opportunities, potential acquisitions, possible technical licenses and new investment opportunities.

In pursuing opportunities to expand core capabilities, API Nanotronics recently acquired Keytronics Inc., a robust, revenue-generating business that brings significant expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and a strong customer base for API Nanotronics to build upon.

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Applied Materials

Benj — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:25:53 +0100

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http://www.appliedmaterials.com/

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3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039

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95054-3299

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1-408-748-5227

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1-408-563-4606

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As a core information infrastructure company, Applied Materials innovates and commercializes the processing and manufacturing technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the world's most advanced chips.

Applied's service products include equipment maintenance, materials supply and management, parts refurbishment, equipment remanufacturing, yield enhancement, training and other solutions for increasing semiconductor manufacturing productivity.

To support customers around the world, Applied Materials employs approximately 12,600 people in over 65 locations throughout China; Europe and Israel; India, Malaysia and Singapore; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; and the United States.

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Future Technology Information Centre

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:25:16 +0000

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http://www.techinf.com/

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jacob@techinf.com

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1A Richview Road, apt. 507, Etobicoke, ON

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M5L M9A

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4166148052

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4166148052

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Iakov Kogan

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Future Technology Information Centre provides the design of electrochromic windows and displays. The areas of development can also include, but are not limited to the following products: electrochemical ultracapacitors, flexible heaters, high effective anticorrosion coatings, IR absorbers, chemical and physical sensors, solid proton electrolytes, photoluminescent films, inks for direct printing of metallic, carbon, dielectric, and luminescent composite films.

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Unidym, Inc.

Benj — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:54:27 +0000

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http://www.unidym.com/

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info@unidym.com

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1430 O'Brien Drive, Suite G

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94025

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(650) 462-1935

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(650) 462-1939

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Unidym, a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), uses nanotechnology to produce high-performance, cost-effective products for the electronics industry. The Company possesses patented technologies and industry-leading capabilities in the synthesis and application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a nanostructured form of the highly abundant element.

Discovered in the early 1990’s and later pioneered by Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley, CNTs have a unique structure that gives them extraordinary electrical and mechanical properties, including a current-carrying capacity per unit area that is one thousand times greater than copper and a tensile strength that is fifty times greater than steel. Such properties make CNTs highly promising materials for a number of current and future applications.

Unidym’s initial product is a transparent, conductive film of CNTs that replaces the approximately $1B of expensive and brittle metal oxide (e.g., ITO) films currently employed in touch screens, flat panel displays, OLEDs and thin film solar cells. The Company is already working with several potential customers in this space. Unidym is also developing CNT-based thin film transistors for the emerging flexible display market, that leverage the work of the Company’s founders, Professor George Gruner of UCLA. Unidym believes that its CNT-based devices will offer higher performance levels than are possible with strictly polymer-based approaches.

Unidym’s product line builds upon the growing trend in the electronics industry to replace today’s expensive materials and manufacturing processes with simpler, lower-cost production techniques similar to those found in the printing industry. Termed flexible or printable electronics, this opportunity been forecast by independent experts from IDTechEx to be $30 billion by 2015, and as much as $250 billion by 2025.

Through its recent merger with Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI), Unidym has created one of the most expansive intellectual property portfolios in the CNT industry, with foundational patents covering nearly every aspect of CNTs. Although Unidym is currently focused on the CNT electronics industry, its patent portfolio broadly covers many other promising CNT applications, ranging from structural composites to sensors to therapeutics. The Company collaborates with and licenses its intellectual property to manufacturers of products in these other CNT industries.

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Spansion LLC

Benj — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:12:58 +0100

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http://www.spansion.com/

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915 Deguigne Drive, PO Box 3453

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94088 3453

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+1 408 962 2500, +1 866 SPANSION

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Spansion is dedicated to enabling, storing and protecting digital content in the automotive, consumer electronics, networking and wireless markets. As the largest company exclusively focused on Flash memory solutions, Spansion has one of the most diverse and comprehensive Flash product lines on the market.

By leveraging cutting-edge advancements such as the award-winning MirrorBit™ technology, Spansion has successfully developed cost-effective, smaller and more powerful product offerings designed for reliable code execution and data storage. Offering a NOR architecture for code and ORNAND™ architecture for scalable data storage, Spansion’s customers can maintain a common platform and scale the amount of data storage necessary for various applications.

Our world-class, system-level design support leverages the expertise of a dedicated software development team and design engineers to partner with customers and complementary silicon and software providers to optimize systems that incorporate Flash memory. These offerings come with world-class sales, customer service and technical support.

Spansion, publicly traded on NASDAQ [SPSN], was previously a joint venture of AMD and Fujitsu and draws upon a rich history of technological innovation and market leadership that dates back to the early days of the Flash market. Spansion has approximately 8,300 employees around the globe.

Spansion is solely focused on the integrated electronics market, in which Flash memory resides in the device. In this market segment, customers value differentiated systems with high quality and performance. Blue chip customers in the integrated segment who use Spansion Flash memory products include the top 10 original equipment manufacturers for automotive electronics, consumer electronics and handsets.
By leveraging cutting-edge advancements such as the award-winning MirrorBit™ technology, Spansion has successfully developed cost-effective, smaller and more powerful product offerings designed for reliable code execution and data storage. Offering a NOR architecture for code and ORNAND™ architecture for scalable data storage, Spansion’s customers can maintain a common platform and scale the amount of data storage necessary for various applications.

Advanced manufacturing capabilities, four dedicated production Flash memory wafer fabs and a development fab enable us to accelerate the introduction of next-generation technologies. As a result, Spansion has developed highly scalable solutions that provide a smooth migration path to future products and technologies over time to meet customers’ evolving requirements.
Our world-class, system-level design support leverages the expertise of a dedicated software development team and design engineers to partner with customers and complementary silicon and software providers to optimize systems that incorporate Flash memory. These offerings come with world-class sales, customer service and technical support.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.

Benj — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:10:12 +0100

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http://www.tsmc.com/

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No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. VI, Hsinchu Science Park

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North American Office:
2585 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Tel: 1-408-382-8000
Fax: 1-408-382-8008

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is located in the Hsin-Chu Science-Based Industrial Park in what is referred to as Taiwan's "Silicon Valley." The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the trading symbol of TSM.

It is not by chance that TSMC is the world's largest and most successful dedicated independent semiconductor foundry . It is by plan and by charter. As the first "pure play" foundry company, we have experienced strong growth by being a true partner with our customers and by not competing against them by designing and manufacturing our own brand of IC products.

Companies from around the world have trusted TSMC with their integrated circuit manufacturing needs since we were founded in 1987 and we continue to work hard at earning that trust every day.

The evolution of advanced IC technology over the past decade has been so rapid that it has changed the way that all companies do business. Demands for faster design cycles have increased. Demands for faster time-to-market have increased. Demands for higher speeds and product quality have increased as well. These are some of the many reasons companies turn to TSMC as their manufacturing partner.

We understand the competitive nature of our customer's business and we are sensitive to what helps make them stronger. We firmly believe and practice the principal that our customers' successes come first. Simply stated, their success is our success.

We have crystallized our focus on those business practices that mean the most to our customers. Process technology, manufacturing excellence, delivery, and customer service.

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Aviza Technology, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:21:32 +0100

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http://www.avizatechnology.com/

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440 Kings Village Road

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95066

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+1-831-438-2100

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n order to drive and accelerate IC innovation, chipmakers are looking for advanced technology and process solutions that can meet their aggressive production schedules, on time and on budget. Aviza offers both front-end-of-line (FEOL) and back-end-of-line (BEOL) process applications including products for atomic layer deposition (ALD), diffusion and low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) furnaces, atmospheric pressure CVD (APCVD), CVD, etch and physical vapor deposition (PVD). The company’s portfolio of proven, high productivity and low cost-of-ownership systems enable chipmakers to meet today’s challenging manufacturing requirements.

Based in Scotts Valley, Calif., Aviza has approximately 700 full-time employees and contractors supporting its customers around the globe. Aviza supports a global network of approximately 3,000 installed systems. Additional sales and customer support facilities are located in Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Taiwan, Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, and are available 24/7 to assist customers in achieving their manufacturing goals with world-class product support, field service and technical training.

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University Wafer

Benj — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:07:57 +0100

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http://www.universitywafer.com/

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66 N Street, Unit #9

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02127

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We have wafers IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP, see below for our wafers. Test, prime, mechanical single and double-side polish specifications in research purposes and production quantities.

Virgin Silicon Wafers
Reclaimed Silicon Wafers
Test Grade Silicon Wafers
Prime Grade Silicon Wafers
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Ultra Flat Wafers (MEMS)
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CZ or FZ Silicon Wafers
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Solar Wafers
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Patterned Silicon Wafers
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semiconductor wafer
gold wafer
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wafer bumping
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klonopin wafer
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tech wafer
processing semiconductor wafer
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wafer thickness
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300mm wafer
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test wafer
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Synopsys, Inc.

Benj — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:26:33 +0100

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http://www.synopsys.com/

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700 East Middlefield Road

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94043

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(650) 584-5000, or (800) 541-7737

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Synopsys is the leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and services used to design complex integrated circuits (ICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and systems-on-chips (SoCs) for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. Synopsys solutions include pre-designed and pre-verified blocks of intellectual property (IP) that can be easily inserted into design flows, as well as technology to address yield and manufacturing issues early in the design process.

Compute power, multi-media, graphics and communications features are converging in consumer products, putting additional pressure on engineers to create designs that are especially sensitive to cost, power consumption and size. Synopsys gives its customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. From high-level synthesis to silicon, Synopsys provides solutions to the most difficult challenges that confront engineers who are pushing electronic design to the limit. Synopsys technology can be found in virtually every chip in the world.

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Kovio, Inc.

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:12:26 +0100

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http://www.kovio.com/

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1145 Sonora Court

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94086

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408.738.3360

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408.738.3361

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. (NNPP)

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:10:48 +0100

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http://www.nano-proprietary.com/

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3006 Longhorn Boulevard, Suite 107

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78758

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512-339-5020

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512-339-5021

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NNPP was incorporated in 1989 and quickly emerged as a leader in the new technology of diamond deposition for electronic and protective coating applications. It completed a $5 million initial public offering (IPO) in1993 under its previous name, SI Diamond Technology, Inc.

In 1993, upon discovery that their thin film diamond provided an excellent cathode for Field Emission Displays (FED's), NNPP acquired Plasmatron Coatings & Systems, Inc. to support development of production equipment for diamond field emission.

In 1995, NNPP further expanded by acquiring Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation's (MCC) diamond field emission intellectual property and fabrication facility. The facility supported SIDT's diamond field emission development and provided semiconductor wafer bumping and packaging services under the name of Diamond Tech One, Inc. (DTO).

During 1996, SIDT demonstrated high brightness field emission picture elements. The elements have shown great potential in applications of large outdoor displays and specialty lighting. This technology is currently being commercialized by Applied Nanotech Inc. (ANI).

In 1996 SIDT also demonstrated a complementary technology for large outdoor displays using liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. This technology provides a dynamic product for outdoor advertising and features a low price and excellent picture quality. This technology was developed and patented by EBT.

To better focus on its core areas of research at ANI and EBT, NNPP divested itself of Plasmatron, Inc. in 1997 and Diamond Tech One, Inc. in 1998.

To facilitate the electronic billboard development work at EBT, NNPP acquired Sign Builders of America, Inc., a small manufacturer of outdoor signage, in 1999. From 1999 through 2001, EBT developed a sun-visible outdoor electronic billboard, as well as indoor point-of-purchase display products.

In 2002, as the result substantial progress at ANI, a decision was made to focus the majority of our effort and resources on the intellectual property at ANI. NNPP sold the operations of Sign Builders of America, and restructured EBT to focus on licensing its technology, rather than continued development, marketing and sales of products.
Effective July 1, 2003, SI Diamond Technology, Inc. changed its name to Nano-Proprietary, Inc.

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ELMARCO s.r.o

Benj — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:59:28 +0100

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http://www.elmarco.cz/

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info@elmarco.cz

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V Horkach 76

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460 07

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(+420) 489 209 010

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(+420) 485 151 997 - 98

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Since its foundation in 2000, Elmarco has established a strong presence in the semiconductor market, where the main focus of operations is the production of chemical distribution systems for wet wafer surface preparation technology. Elmarco's annual turnover exceeds 536 million CZK (18 million EUR/2004), and it has a workforce of more than 110 employees. Its success is based on professional and reliable customer service, a high level of flexibility and bespoke solutions.

We are committed to on-going improvement of our business and constantly reevaluating and targeting segments of the market in which we can fully utilize our experience and know-how.

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STMicroelectronics

Benj — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:20:19 +0100

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http://www.st.com/

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STMicroelectronics Worldwide Headquarters, 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles C. P. 21

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CH 1228

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+41 22 929 29 29

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+41 22 929 29 00

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An unrivaled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence trends.

ST is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies. In 2003, ST's net revenues were US$7.2 billion and net earnings were US$253 million. According to the most recent data from independent sources, ST is also the world's leading supplier of analog ICs, MPEG-2 decoder ICs, and ASICs/ASSPs overall. Additionally, in the memory market, ST is ranked fourth in NOR Flash ICs. In application segments: ST is number one for ICs in set-top boxes; at number two in smart cards, in hard disk drives, and also in xDSL chips; and at number three in wireless semiconductors and also in automotive.

The Company's products are manufactured and designed using a broad range of fabrication processes and proprietary design methods. To complement this depth and diversity of process and design technology, the Company also possesses a broad intellectual property portfolio that it has used to enter into cross-licensing agreements with many other leading semiconductor manufacturers.

ST has developed a worldwide network of strategic alliances, including product development with key customers, technology development with customers and other semiconductor manufacturers, and equipment and CAD development alliances with major suppliers. By augmenting its rich portfolio of proprietary technologies and core competencies with complementary expertise from a variety of carefully chosen strategic partners, ST has developed an unsurpassed capability to offer leading-edge solutions to customers in all segments of the electronics industry.

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SINANO (Silicon-based Nanodevices)

Benj — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:20:47 +0000

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http://www.sinano.org/

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SINANO’s activities, with long-term and multidisciplinary objectives, could herald a revolution in IC technology, involving integration of nanoscale CMOS and emerging post-CMOS logic and memory devices.

SINANO will work to enhance device performance and integration, to meet the ever increasing demands of communications and computing. The network includes partners with expertise required in developping these advanced devices, from basic materials science through design and fabrication to characterisation and device modelling.

SINANO is a Network of Excellence funded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme (EC Contract n°506844) and belongs to the Information Society Technologies programme (IST). It lasts from January 1st, 2004 to December 31st, 2006.

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Celsia Technologies (Formerly iCurie Lab Holdings, Ltd)

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:07:00 +0100

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http://www.icurie.com/

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1395 Brickell Avenue Suite 800

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33131

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+1-305-529-6290

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+1-305-529-6291

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The company was founded in 2000 to address the emerging heat problem that now threatens the development of higher-performing microelectronic products. We are the first company to have taken this innovative thermal management technology from the laboratory to high volume manufacturing, and operate as both a licensor of the technology and a vertically integrated provider of customized applications.

Celsia Technologies is the trade name for iCurie, Inc. (OTCBB: ICUR), a United States corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida with subsidiaries in London, England and Seoul, South Korea. Our Design and Manufacturing operations are based in Seoul, and are led by former Samsung scientist Dr. Jeong Hyun Lee Ph.D., who is also known for his work at NASA and at Samsung.

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Innos, Ltd.

Benj — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:18:26 +0000

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http://www.innos.co.uk/

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info@innos.co.uk

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Second Avenue, Millbrook Technology Campus

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SO15 0DJ

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+44 (0)870 8746667

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+44 (0)870 8746668

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Formerly known as the world-renowned Silicon Fabrication Facility at the University of Southampton, Innos combines state-of-the-art technology with a team of over 30 engineers, technicians and scientists, all with expertise in applying nanoscale concepts to silicon-based devices.

Innos clients benefit from the most comprehensive tool-set and expertise available in the world. From the 2650m², class 100-10,000, Philips Microsystems Plaza (MiPlaza) R&D industrial research facility, at the High-Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Innos is able to handle substrates of any shape, in sizes up to 200 mm.

Innos provides the capabilities that enables electronics organisations to realise and bring world leading, next generation technology to market.

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S.O.I.TEC Silicon On Insulator Technologies

Benj — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:24:11 +0100

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http://www.soitec.com/

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sales@soitec.fr

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Parc Technologique des Fontaines

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38190

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+33 (0)4 76 92 75 00

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+33 (0)4 38 92 17 89

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Created in 1992 by two researchers, André Auberton-Hervé and Jean-Michel Lamure from CEA-Léti (one of Europe’s largest microelectronics research institutes) located in Grenoble, France. Soitec is an example of a successful move from fundamental research in the heart of a laboratory dedicated to nanotechnologies to worldwide industrial leadership in an innovative and highly competitive domaine.

Soitec exploits and develops an exclusive technological process: Smart Cut™, invented by Michel Bruel at CEA-Léti. The Smart Cut process is protected by a portfolio of around 1000 patents. A veritable atomic scalpel, Smart Cut enables the transfer of very fine layers of crystalline material onto a mechanical support.

The application of this technological procedure is used today mainly in SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator). An ultra-thin silicon film is transferred to a mechanical support, thereby introducing a intermediate, insulating layer. SOI offers two major advantages: it considerably increases the speed of microprocessors built on it and cuts by three or four times the power that these microprocessors consume.

The technological advances Soitec offers enable its clients to anticipate the mass-market electronics of tomorrow.

Who are our clients? Twenty of the most important semiconductor players worldwide, some of whom have made joint announcements with Soitec: AMD, Freescale Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Electric, OKI, IBM Microelectronics, Philips Semiconductors, Sony, Toshiba, and more. They have chosen to develop their major market applications—servers, PCs, watches, automotive sensors, game consoles, HTDV televisions, and so forth — on Soitec™ products.

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Naimo project

Benj — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:01:12 +0000

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http://www.naimo-project.org/

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The main scientific and technological objective of Naimo is to deliver materials with a broad range of functionalities , including electronic, optical, sensing and magnetic capabilities. Moreover, those materials will be developed in a cost-effective and environment-friendly way.

This ambitious objective is achieved by controlling the structure of materials at the nanometer scale. Its realization requires breakthroughs in materials design, adapting processes and manufacturing techniques.

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SEA Solutions Limited

susmitkumar — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:00:30 +0100

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http://www.seasolutions.org/

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contactus@seaolutions.org

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32, Granogwen Road, Mayhill, Swansea

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SA1 6UN

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00-(44)-1792-641144

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00-(44)-1792475222

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Surface Science Integration (SSI)

Benj — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:58:56 +0000

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http://www.ssintegration.com/

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sales@ssintegration.com

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8552 N. Dysart Road Suite 200B

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85335

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800-749-7473

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800-749-7473

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SSI's consulting services can help develop most any type of semiconductor or processing equipment for special applications. Please contact us with any unique idea and we can help provide a solution.