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SiC contributes to 140% revenue increase for Yicheng 2010-06-24
Yicheng New Material, the largest manufacturer of silicon carbide fine powder for the photovoltaic industry say sales have increased by 140% in Q1 2010 compared to the same time last year.
China is the leading producer and consumer of silicon carbide, and its output of silicon carbide in 2009 reached 535 kilotons or so, occupying 56.3% of the global total and ranking the first worldwide.
The ‘China Silicon Carbide Industry Report, 2009-2010’ focuses on the operation environment, current development, supply & demand, competition pattern, import & export, price trends and development outlook of the Chinese SiC industry.
Yicheng New Material (formerly ‘Yicheng Silicon Carbide’) has expanded against the global financial meltdown. It has invested in the photovoltaic-based silicon carbide powder ‘Phase II’ project and put it into operation at the end of November, 2009.
The firm is now the largest manufacturer of silicon carbide fine powder for the photovoltaic industry. In 2009, the sales revenue of the company turned out to be RMB 2.8 billion, up 75% year-on-year.
Along with the recovery of silicon carbide market, the company made remarkable achievements in the first quarter of 2010 with the sales revenue hitting RMB 960 million, a 140% increase for the same time last year.
MBE Researchers to be awarded at NAMBE Conference 2010-06-24
North American MBE and Veeco sponsor the 56
www.compoundsemiconductor.net July 2010 ‘MBE Innovator Award’
The North American MBE Conference sponsors the following awards to researchers in the field of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE):
* MBE INNOVATOR AWARD * NAMBE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD * OUTSTANDING STUDENT PAPER
AWARDS * STUDENT TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
The nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of previous award recipients and the NAMBE Advisory Board.
The ‘MBE Innovator Award’, sponsored by the NAMBE and Veeco, recognizes individuals whose innovative work has significantly advanced the field of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Individuals applying for the award must have outstanding credentials, and their innovative work must have had/or be having a significant impact on the advancement of MBE technology in one (or more) of the following four categories:
* Materials Research * Device Development * Device Commercialization * Equipment Development
The award consists of a plaque and a check of $3,000. The deadline for accepting nominations is July 16, 2010.
The ‘NAMBE Young Investigator Award’, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the science and technology of MBE or enabled by MBE by the age of 35 and show promise of future leadership in the field. The nominees should have presented the cited work at one or more
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