10-10/11 :: October/November 2010

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line. DPT principals have over 20 years of experience in delivering new and innovative products to the healthcare industry with a team of experienced inde- pendent sales representatives serving all major U.S. markets. DPT currently represents several medical product lines that are being distributed through the largest medical distributors in the United States. This week DPT has begun training 10 sales representatives for Nano Mask‘s product line so that they can com- mence marketing in the largest metropolitan areas. The remaining 40 DPT representatives will be trained over the next 30 days. http://www.nanoprotectionsolutions.com

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anometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control

metrology systems used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics, announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 2, 2010.

Revenues were $53.9 million, up 6% from $50.8 million in the second quarter of 2010 and up 109% from $25.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. Gross margin was 54.5%, compared to 55.1% in the second quarter and 54.0% in the year-ago period. Our operating margin was 25.6%, compared to 25.4% in the second quarter and 5.8% in the year- ago period. Net income was $12.3 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $11.6 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010 and $1.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009.

“In the first three quarters of 2010, our revenues in- creased 182% from the comparable period last year,

outperforming the sector as a whole. We attribute this outperformance to several factors, including: the increasing importance of process control metrology; the accelerating adoption of non-destructive, optical metrology techniques; the expansion of our served markets into high-growth segments that leverage our worldwide presence and greater scale; and the competitiveness of our products evidenced by key customer wins and strong gross margins.

Furthermore, James P. Moniz, Chief Financial Offi- cer, has informed the company of his intention to retire on April 1, 2011. The company has retained an executive search firm to identify an appropriate successor and Mr. Moniz will remain in his role to ensure a seamless transition of the CFO role next year. The Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of the company’s common stock from the public market or in private purchases. http://www.nanometrics.com

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anoplas, a fast-growing global supplier of HDRF® plasma processing equipment for MEMS, 3D

through-silicon vias (TSVs), IC packaging and III-V compounds, today introduced a fully automatic dry- processing batch system for high-volume 200mm production. The DSB 9000A is based on Nanoplas’s High Density Radical Flux (HDRF) technology and performs, in one tool, key production steps in micro- electronic manufacturing. http://www.nanoplas.eu

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anosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSPH) reported financial results for the third quarter ended

September 30, 2010. Product sales of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2010 were slightly higher

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