Nanotechnology : California, Companies and Institutions

AM Fitzgerald

Admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:33:56 +0000

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http://www.amfitzgerald.com

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info@amfitzgerald.com

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655 Skyway Rd. - Suite 118

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CA 94070

Telephone

+1 650 592 6100 (phone)

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+1 650 592 6111 (fax)

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Since 2003, A. M. Fitzgerald & Associates has served many companies developing MEMS technologies for a wide range of markets.

Our clients achieved the following results by using our services:

* Reduced cost and management overhead by outsourcing their MEMS development work to us
* Optimized their MEMS design and improved die yield
* Retained the right foundry partner to manufacture their products
* Improved process control based on our analysis of their MEMS device's sensitivity to process variables
* Decreased device failure rates through root cause analysis
* Jump-started a new sales effort with our qualification of sales leads
* Sharpened their company's strategic plan based on our analysis of the business and patent landscape

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Nanotech Risk Management LLC

rblaunstein — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:24:50 +0000

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www.nanotechrisk.com

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info@nanotechrisk.com

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201 Ocean Ave., Ste. P1209, Los Angeles, CA

Zip or postal code

90402

Telephone

310-866-1081

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Robert Blaunstein, Ph.D.

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Nanotech Risk Management provides critical information and analyses of how, through risk management strategies, nanotechnology products, services and investments may be positively leveraged while avoiding long-term liabilities.

We serve three business sectors:
- Risk Management and Insurance Industry
- Nanotechnology Businesses
- Financial Services and Investment Community

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Balazs Analytical Services

MCAMENZIND — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:45:34 +0000

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WWW.BALAZS.COM

Contact Email

SALES@BALAZS.COM

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46409 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA

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94538-6496

Telephone

510-624-4000

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510-657-2292

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Air Liquide - Balazs Analytical Services does trace and compositional analysis of materials, thin films, chemicals, gases, ultrapure water, wafers, thin films for hightech industries including nanotechnology, MEMS, Semiconductor, Photovoltaic, Optics, Lasers, disk drive, UPW, ultrapure chemicals, power industry, polymer companies and suppliers of gases, disposables (gloves, wipes, garments, boxes), packaging and other materials. Trace contamination analysis for cleanrooms, microcontamination and macrocontamination ID.

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Solid Concepts, Inc

soconceptsrp — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:31:55 +0000

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http://www.solidconcepts.com/

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quotes@solidconcepts.com

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Street address

28309 Avenue Crocker

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91355

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(661) 295-4400

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Solid Concepts Inc. is a supplier of rapid prototyping, direct digital manufacturing, tooling and injection molding services. Founded in 1991, Solid Concepts has grown steadily to a four-facility, multiple technology company known to be a solutions provider with project management and engineering expertise. Capabilities in PolyJet™ high precision 3D printing, Stereolithography (SLA) models and patterns, HDSL (High Definition Stereolithography), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Direct Digital Manufacturing, CNC models and patterns, and QuantumCast™ advanced urethane castings, allows for low-volume production of plastic, urethane, and metal components directly from design data, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Capabilities in tooling and injection molding make Solid Concepts your one-stop source to bring your concept from prototype to finished product ready for market. ISO 9001:2000 certified. In addition, our SolidView® family of software allows you to view and measure CAD drawings without expensive CAD software and training.

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Have or Need Nano and CleanTech Solutions?

consultiq — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:46:57 +0000

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http://www.consultiq.com/

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909 Marina Village Parkway

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94501

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After weeks of looking, there doesn't seem to be a source of information available for companies that have proprietary IT technology in the greentech, cleantech, green nanotech, and other technology areas that have been built to product ready-to-sell. We're talking about environmentally-sensitive remediation, alternative energy, water conservation, cleanup, emissions reduction, energy recovery, insulation, oil-spill recovery, fuel efficiency, LEED construction, effluent reclaiming, and other technologies that nearly everyone agrees will benefit the planet and the human race.

With oil at $120/gallon, production from oil sands (bitumen) now makes sense, and Canada's Alberta province has become the USA's major oil source--creating a boom in Edmonton, Calgary, and Ft. McMurray. Economic councils and governmental centres are in place to foster IT development in these areas, but we're not hearing from the producers of greentech products or those who are looking for specific technology solutions for their green issues.

We're conducting a survey and writing a white paper for our consulting clients on the environmental impact of the oil sands boom in Alberta and would like to include case studies of companies on either side of the border--or offshore from North America--who have products that apply to that field and to the spillover that's taking place in population growth, water supply, construction, and other factors for a climate with a seasonal swing from -50F to +100F (-47C to +38C).

We would also like to hear from companies looking to spend money on these solutions.
Do the products you need exist to meet the challenge? Do you need them? Let us know.

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NTIA

NanoStaff — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:45:42 +0000

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http://www.ntiausa.com/

Contact Email

info@ntiausa.com

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Street address

1158 26th St. # 715

Zip or postal code

90403

Telephone

310.526.8070

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310.453.9008

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NTIA is a unique organization founded by scientists and engineers
dedicated to provide emerging innovative Nanotechnology related
nanoproducts to consumers and industries. Our mission is to introduce
more powerful, more efficient, less expensive, and environmentally
friendly nanoproducts to consumers. We have evaluated all the critical
components of the available nanoproducts and nanomaterials, and offer
the very best now available.

Nano materials are made of smaller than one one-hundred thousandth the
diameter of a human hair or one one-thousandth the diameter of human
red blood cells. Nano materials exhibit extraordinary physical and
chemical properties, making them valuable for a wide variety of products.
For example, nano carbon tubes (CNT) has an extra ordinary mechanical
properties and is 100 times stronger than steel yet 1/6 lighter than steel.
Nano health supplements are 7 times more bio-available than the
conventional supplements due to their small size. Also the antibacterial
efficacy of nano-sized gold and silver is much greater than non-nano gold
and silver. Nanotechnology has been hailed as a potential cure for cancer
and environmental ills. The federal government has made
nanotechnology a research priority in recent years.

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AIXTRON AG

NanoStaff — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:20:46 +0000

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http://www.aixtron.com/index.php?id=1&L=1

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usinfo@aixtron.com

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+1-408-747-7140

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+1-408-747-7196

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AIXTRON AG is a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry. The Company's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of customers worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and opto-electronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic semiconductor materials. Such components are used in fiber optic communication systems, wireless and mobile telephony applications, optical and electronic storage devices, computing, signaling and lighting, as well as a range of other leading-edge technologies. AIXTRON AG’s securities are listed on the Prime Standard market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and, as American Depositary Shares (ADS), on NASDAQ, and are included in the TecDAX index, the NASDAQ Composite Index, the MSCI World Small Cap Index and the Nature Stock Index (NAI). Founded in 1983, the Company is headquartered in Aachen, Germany.

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Nanotech Associates

Admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:36:01 +0000

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www.nanotechassociates.com

Contact Email

http://www.nanotechassociates.com/Contact/

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Street address

16040 Redwood Lodge Road - Los Gatos - CA

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CA 95033

Telephone

1-408-353-5252

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1-815-642-9275

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Nanotech Associates was formed on the premise that Silicon Valley will be at the epicenter of the nanotechnology revolution, as it has been through virtually every new wave of technology over the past four decades. --David Webster, Founder
It's everywhere
Nanotechnology research is a world-wide phenomenon. In 2002, governments everywhere invested a total of US$2,000,000,000 in fundamental nanotech research -- virtually every developed country has an aggressive Nanotechnology Initiative. Valuable intellectual property is being uniformly created throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. This underscores a broad realization that nanotechnology has the potential to massively disrupt a large proportion of existing industry, and those who ignore this trend will be seriously disadvantaged.
Silicon Valley at the center

However Silicon Valley alone has the uniquely dynamic convergence of cutting-edge research, mature industrial infrastructure, concentrated venture capital, innovation, world class entrepreneurial workforce, and access to world markets. High technology companies that establish a credible presence in Silicon Valley will greatly magnify their probability of success.

Nanotech Associates is a team of experienced Silicon Valley professionals, with deep experience in development of small to medium sized high tech enterprises, world-wide distributed operations, international sales, strategic partnerships, and early to mid-stage funding.
The nanoSIG connection

Nanotech Associates principals are also the founders and principal officers of nanoSIG, Silicon Valley's leading organization focused on networking, education and commercialization of nanotechnology. As a result of this activity, Nanotech Associates is extremely well connected within the Silicon Valley nanotechnology community. This includes deep links into major corporates and startups; angel, corporate and VC investors; university and government research laboratories; banks, law firms and recruiters.

Literally thousands of nanotechnology professionals have ongoing business with nanoSIG as conference attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, members, associates, service providers and more. Nanotech Associates is uniquely positioned to rapidly access and develop appropriate business relationships for its clients.
Feet in two camps
Labor costs are high in Silicon Valley, although most other costs are relatively modest. Rents and commercial real estate values are currently attractive following the 'dot com' fallout. Overseas companies establishing a Silicon Valley presence generally invest only in the minimum staff required to achieve desired objectives, and retain functions such as research, engineering and manufacturing at the home base.

A Silicon Valley presence may involve anything from simple mail and phone service in your company name, through establishment of a regional or global sales or business development office, all the way to relocation of management and control to a Silicon Valley based head office.
We can help!
Nanotech Associates will advise and assist with physical premises, legal, accounting and financial requirements, sales marketing and business development, and recruitment of staff as appropriate. Partners in Nanotech Associates have hands-on experience in all these areas, and can take active or advisory roles to round out the talent set as required. Our wide industry connections will save you time, money and effort in both establishment and ongoing operations.
Getting funded

In the present climate, equity finance is tight in Silicon Valley, as everywhere. The IPO exit path is closed. Venture Capital firms are gun-shy and demanding more equity and power. Many investors are not sufficiently informed about nanotechnology.

However, on a regional basis in 2002, Silicon Valley led the field with $280 million in Small Tech VC funding, against the entire New England region a distant second at only $170 million. Some investors are prepared to take a long-term view, investing to build businesses rather than focusing on near-term exit strategy.

Founders must be able to show a compelling product or proof of concept, experienced management, proprietary intellectual property, and a path to near-term revenue and profit.

Nanotech Associates will advise and execute on finance strategy, and negotiate directly with its wide network of funding sources, which include:

* Angel networks
* Corporate Investors
* Venture Capital
* SBIR, STTR grants
* CalTIPs matching grants (California Technology Investment Partnership)

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Broadley James Corporation

Admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:41:10 +0000

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http://www.broadleyjames.com

Contact Email

sales@broadleyjames.com

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Street address

19 Thomas

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CA 92618

Telephone

1-949-829-5555

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1-949-829-5560

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BioProcess Technologies - Measurement & Control - Products for science and Industry

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IPFrontLine

Admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:19:31 +0000

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http://www.ipfrontline.com

Contact Email

http://www.ipfrontline.com/contact.asp

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Street address

441 Colusa Avenue

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95991

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530-671-0200

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530-671-0201

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The leading online magazine of intellectual property & technology

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OnMaterials

vinay1210 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:18:48 +0000

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http://www.onmaterials.com

Contact Email

john.freim@onmaterials.com

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Street address

1425 Russ Blvd, Suite T-107E

Zip or postal code

92101

Telephone

(303) 952-4520

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619.388.3166

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OnMaterials was founded in 2000 to exploit our expertise in the synthesis and processing of engineered materials. OnMaterials' focus is on scaleable and affordable processes and products.

Principals

Dr. John Freim (Ph.D. Materials Science, University of California San Diego) and Dr. Clint Bickmore ( Ph.D., Materials Science Engineering, University of Michigan) have decades of experience in both R&D and manufacturing. This broad experience helps ensure our customers receive pragmatic products and solutions. Areas of expertise include:

Nanopowder and micro powder synthesis: Metals, oxide and non oxide ceramics
Dispersion development
Colloidal forming
Milling/communition
Spray drying
Burnout and Sintering

Facilities

Research and Development operations are located in San Diego, California. Our laboratory has a wide range of powder synthesis and processing equipment.

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OCZ Technology

vinay1210 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:01:57 +0000

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http://www.ocztechnology.com

Contact Email

sales@ocztechnology.com

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Street address

860 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale

Zip or postal code

94085

Telephone

(408) 733-8400

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(408) 733-5200

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Entering the memory market in August 2000, OCZ Technology was built around the determination to manufacture the best high speed DDR and RDRAM. OCZ was founded by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, and our commitment to the end-user has not digressed. OCZ Technology has been an innovator in many areas. We were the first manufacturer to make Dual Channel optimized memory available to the public, which originally took advantage of nVidia's Twinbank or Dual DDR architecture, found in their nForce chipset. We have now taken that technology and tailored it for the Canterwood, and Granite Bay chipset's. OCZ developed and was the first to implement ULN technology, which has been a critical element in our manufacturing process for some time. We at OCZ diligently work to improve communication with CPU and motherboard chipset manufacturers prior to the release of their products. Only in this manner can we fine-tune our memory's SPD settings, ensuring a synergistic relationship between the memory module, memory controller, and microprocessor. In today’s rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, such communication is not simply research, but a necessary component of our manufacturing process.

Our Goals:
At OCZ we have one primary goal, and it is to make sure that every customer is 110% satisfied. Every employee at OCZ is dedicated to accomplishing this goal. Our engineers are constantly developing the fastest and best performing products. Our finance department works every angle to bring customers our product at the best price. Our marketing department ensures all the information needed to make an informed purchase is available and presented in an easy to understand format. The technical support department constantly studies and tests the latest hardware to be as informed as possible to help you with any issue you may have. Our customer service department is filled with customer satisfaction fanatics who will refuse to let you be unsatisfied.

Customer Service Goals:
We offer a Lifetime warranty on every memory module we sell. We back this warranty with friendly, courteous staff that is willing to answer any question. At OCZ, if a staff member cannot answer your question, they will be forthright and put you in touch with a technician or engineer who can properly assist you. OCZ Technology is in tune with the needs of enthusiasts and overclockers alike, because we are just like you. Chances are you may have already spoken with an OCZ employee in a hardware forum, as we do bring our work home. We seek motivated, qualified applicants, whom already have a firm grasp, and a passion for the PC. Our technicians are available to answer your questions anytime, and our "technical" section can be referenced at anytime.

We have come from the grass-roots to bring you to new heights, and our products speak for themselves. There is a reason OCZ is considered the best memory on the market and that reason is that we will not settle for anything less then perfect.

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Novelx

vinay1210 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:56:18 +0000

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http://www.novelx.com

Contact Email

info@novelx.com

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Street address

3746 Mt.Diablo Boulevard, Suite 100

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94549

Telephone

925-962-0889

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925-962-3885

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Novelx, Inc. is a California Corporation that was incorporated in November 2002 based on the founders’ complementary and extensive experiences in electron optics, electron beam lithography, and MEMS and IC fabrication technology. Novelx is located in Lafayette, California and has developed and manufactured low-cost, high-resolution electron beam columns for inspection, analysis, and lithography applications.

Novelx’s first product is the mySEM. Powered by the patented Novelx Stacked Silicon Technology, the mySEM is a research-grade scanning electron microscope for imaging and characterizing nanoscale objects and materials and is the only high-performance, compact, field emission SEM. Optimized for low-voltage operation and without the need to coat nonconductive samples, the mySEM is an ideal choice for nondestructive imaging of energy sensitive samples, biomaterials and thin films.

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Nold Intellectual Property Law

Nold Intellectual Property Law — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:37:16 +0000

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www.NoldLaw.com

Contact Email

CNold@NoldLaw.com

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Street address

101 California Street Suite 2450

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CA 94111

Telephone

510 704-8993

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510 704-8993

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Charles R. Nold, Esq.

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Nold Intellectual Property Law is a law practice devoted to Chemical and Biochemical inventions. A Physical Chemist by education with 18 years of Intellectual Property Experience, first as a United States Patent Examiner for 10 years and 8 years as a Patent Attorney, Charles R. Nold has drafted and helped license nanotech inventions of all types for some of the most successful inventors and companies in the nanofield today.

visit www.NoldLaw.com

Hire a Lawyer, not a Law Firm.

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MMFX Technologies

vinay1210 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:14:48 +0000

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http://www.mmfx.com/

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salem.faza@mmfx.com

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Street address

2415 Campus Drive, Irvine

Zip or postal code

92612

Telephone

866.466.7878

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949.474.1130

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MMFX Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, California, was formed on June 22, 1998 to commercialize its proprietary, micro and nanotechnologies that enable the manipulation of the microstructures of materials to obtain optimum microstructural properties.

The current focus for MMFX’s core technology is uncoated steel that has a microstructure fundamentally different from conventional steel; in fact, this revolutionary technology has produced steel unlike any steel material ever introduced to the marketplace – five times as corrosion-resistant and up to three times as strong as conventional steel.

MMFX currently has three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries – MMFX Steel Corporation of America, Fasteel Corporation, and MMFX International Holdings, Inc. – that bring MMFX products to market for specific uses, as follows:

MMFX Steel Corporation of America, a Nevada corporation, established for the commercialization and sale of concrete reinforcing steel products based on the Company’s proprietary technology. MMFX Steel has operating divisions located in Riverside, California; Longview, Washington; and Jacksonville, Florida.
Fasteel Corporation, a California corporation, organized for the purpose of applying the Company’s proprietary technology for automotive and marine uses.
MMFX International Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, established to hold and consolidate the Company’s international operations. Of MMFX International Holdings, Inc. wholly-owned subsidiaries, MMFX Steel of Canada Inc. is the operating entity for the Company’s steel mill facility in Welland, Ontario, Canada.

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Lexon Nanotech

vinay1210 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:46:50 +0000

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http://www.lexonnanotech.com

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5072 Dumaine Dr, La Palma

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90623

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KLA-tencor

vinay1210 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:17:47 +0000

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http://www.kla-tencor.com

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info@kla-tencor.com

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Street address

160 Rio Robles

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95134

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+1-408-875-3000

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+1-408-875-4144

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KLA-Tencor Corporation is the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company's comprehensive portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help IC manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process-from R&D to final yield analysis. Since yield improvements are key to increasing manufacturing productivity and profitability, the yield management market that KLA-Tencor leads has outperformed the semiconductor capital equipment market segment as a whole.

Ranked among the world's top ten semiconductor equipment manufacturers, KLA-Tencor offers a broad spectrum of products and services that are used by every major semiconductor manufacturer in the world. These customers turn to KLA-Tencor for in-line wafer defect monitoring; reticle and photomask defect inspection; CD SEM metrology; wafer overlay; film and surface measurement; and overall yield and fab-wide data analysis. These advanced products, coupled with the company's unique yield management consulting practice, allow KLA-Tencor to deliver the complete yield management solutions customers need to accelerate their yield learning rates, reduce their yield excursion risks and adopt industry-leading yield management practices.

Competing in rapidly expanding markets where its leading-edge technology and comprehensive solutions provide a significant competitive edge, KLA-Tencor's primary market remains the semiconductor industry. In recent years, the company has also increased its focus on the rapidly growing data storage industry.

To support its growing, global customer base, KLA-Tencor maintains a significant presence throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, with local sales and applications engineers, customer and field service engineers and yield management consultants. The company counts among its top customers leading semiconductor manufacturers from each of these regions, and derived approximately 70 percent of its 1997 revenues from outside the U.S.

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Corporate History

KLA-Tencor was formed in May 1997 through the merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments, two long-time leaders in the semiconductor equipment industry, each with over 20 years of experience. With combined revenues of nearly $1.5 billion and a global workforce of over 5,300, KLA-Tencor offers a breadth and depth of process control and yield management solutions unmatched in the industry.

Founded in 1976 and credited with pioneering the yield management market, KLA started its inspection legacy in 1978 with an automated inspection system that reduced photomask inspection time from eight hours to 15 minutes. The company went public in 1980 and shortly thereafter, broadened its inspection product portfolio to include wafer inspection. Two years later, the company expanded into the wafer metrology business with optical overlay and linewidth measurement systems. KLA continued to broaden its product line, developing software products to integrate inspection and measurement data for analysis, and ultimately forming the industry's first yield management group to provide customers with expertise in yield enhancement through engineering consulting services. At the time of the merger with Tencor, KLA had revenues of approximately $695 million and 2,500 employees worldwide.

Tencor was also founded in 1976, and introduced its first product, the Alpha-Step stylus surface profiler, just seven months later. The Alpha-Step provided a significant improvement in step height measurement, a critical parameter in measuring film layer thickness. In 1984, the company launched its first Surfscan product, a particle and contamination detection system based on laser scanning technology that soon became a production standard. In the 1990s, Tencor expanded its product mix to include defect review and data analysis tools. Following an initial public offering in 1993, Tencor acquired Prometrix, a leading supplier of thin-film measurement tools, further expanding its product portfolio. At the time of the merger with KLA, Tencor had revenues of approximately $403 million and 1,400 employees around the world.

KLA-Tencor is headquartered in San Jose, California, with sales and support facilities around the world. It is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol KLAC. The company was selected by Standard and Poors to be part of the S&P500 Index in September 1997. In 2005, Forbes Magazine named KLA-Tencor one of the Best Managed Companies in America in its annual list of America’s Best Big Companies. KLA-Tencor was one of only four high-technology companies, as well as the only company in the semiconductor industry, to be honored with this accolade for that year.

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The Critical Need for Yield Management and Process Control Solutions

Several factors inherent in the semiconductor industry drive the critical need for comprehensive yield management and process control solutions. Among the most significant of these are: increasing device complexity; shrinking geometries; reduced product life cycles; and increased competition.

To meet the needs of the dynamic markets it supplies, the semiconductor industry is constantly increasing the functions incorporated into a single device, while simultaneously reducing device size. Today, leading-edge products have design rules that are 0.25 micron or smaller, hence a single device may combine the functions provided by as many as five or more separate devices in previous product generations.

At the same time, intense competition in the computing, electronics and communications industries shorten product life cycles, which has a corresponding effect on the semiconductor industry. While ten years ago, a semiconductor product life cycle, from design to production, could span several years, today, six months or less is the norm.

These challenges are further complicated by intense competition within the semiconductor industry, which drives an expectation for declining prices despite increasing product complexity. Thus, IC manufacturers simultaneously face continuing pressure on profitability, shorter product cycles and increasing manufacturing complexities.

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JCrystal Soft

vinay1210 — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:36:28 +0000

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http://www.jcrystal.com

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jcrystalsoft@gmail.com

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Livermore

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We create crystallographic software for educational and research purposes. Below is a line-up of our current products, some of which can be downloaded freely.

JCrystal is a computer program for creating, editing, displaying and deploying crystal shapes. It also includes the JCrystalApplet for exporting interactive webpages.

KrystalShaper is our new software for creating, editing, displaying and deploying crystal shapes.

Nanotube Modeler is a program for generating xyz-coordinates for Nanotubes and Nanocones.

WinWULFF is a program for plotting stereographic projections of (hkl) and [uvw] onto a Wulff-net or polar net.

Kossel is a computer program for simulating Kossel patterns and Kikuchi patterns for periodic crystals.

QuaRef is a computer program for generation lists of reflections for dihedral (octagonal, decagonal, dodecagonal) and icosahedral quasicrystals.

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Hyper-Therm HTC

vinay1210 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:15:34 +0000

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http://www.htcomposites.com

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18411 Gothard St., Units B&C

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92648

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Hyper-Therm HTC, a world-recognized producer of state-of-the-art high-temperature composite materials, engineered coatings and thermal-structural components using Patented chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process technology. Since 1992, Hyper-Therm HTC has been active in the research and development of advanced materials primarily serving the military aerospace and energy generation markets. Recognized as a leading innovator, Hyper-Therm HTC continues to set the standard for thermal-structures technology and is well positioned to benefit from the increased funding of national defense and space programs

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H2OIL

vinay1210 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:50:25 +0000

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http://www.h2oil.com

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Street address

2509 Technology Drive

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94545

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(510)785-8833

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F2-21® NanoTech eeFuel™ Additive is the only multi-functional liquid nanotechnology fuel enhancer on the market.

When added to fuel - whether it be gasoline, diesel fuel or bio-fuels, F2-21® eeFuel™ immediately transforms it into high-performance nanotechnology enhanced fuel to improve fuel economy, increase engine power, reduce harmful emissions and clean combustion chamber deposits.

F2-21® NanoTech eeLube™ Additive is a unique high-tech enhancer for engine oils. It is a breakthrough multi-functional oil additive/ treatment for use with most internal combustion engine oils (conventional, synthetic and blended). eeLube™ is formulated to immediately improve fuel economy, increase engine power, reduce harmful emissions and clean piston ring and combustion chamber deposits.