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lator while CIVCOM will develop and manufacture the 40Gb/s RZ-DQPSK SFF transponder. Under the grant, GigOptix will leverage its Thin Film Polymer on Silicon (TFPS™) technology to implement an integrated 40Gb/s RZ-DQPSK optical modulator in a single package. Currently 40Gb/s RZ-DQPSK opti- cal modulation is implemented using two separate Lithium Niobate modulators, the first implements RZ modulation and the second DQPSK modulation. The integrated GigOptix solution will be significantly smaller to the discrete approach with the integrated GigOptix solution being smaller than one of the com- peting Lithium Niobate modulators. Furthermore, GigOptix broadband RF driver and optical modulator teams will optimize the interoperability between the modulator and the driver to enable further reduc- tion in power consumption and overall footprint of the electro-optic transmission system. This size and power reduction will enable CIVCOM to shrink the size of its 40G RZ-DQPSK transponder to the size of current 10G transponders.

On January 06, 2011, the Company announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Ron Shel- ton, which will be effective February 1, 2011. Jeff Parsons, Corporate Controller, has been appointed Acting Chief Financial Officer and will assume the financial responsibilities of the Company on the effective date. http://www.gigoptix.com

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amaTech APE GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly owned subsidiary of SÜSS MicroTec AG (GER:

SMH), Germany, has received a double-digit number of orders for MaskTrack Pro, the mask integrity platform for Next Generation Lithography, since its launch in July 2009.

MaskTrack Pro is the only system in the field that addresses the highly critical clean, bake and develop steps for photo masks in the advanced lithography nodes as sub22nm 193nm Immersion Lithography, Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) and Nano- Imprint Lithography (NIL). With a unique combina- tion of physical and chemical cleaning technologies, the MaskTrack Pro enables customers to effectively remove organic and inorganic contamination without damage to the vulnerable features and material struc- tures of the reticle. MaskTrack Pro Bake Develop combines the exclusive ASonic®

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with a sophisticated Post-Exposure Bake regime for perfect CD uniformity matching, crucial to sub 22nm double patterning technology and future production challenges of advanced lithography. http://www.hamatech-ape.de

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amburg based HELM AG has purchased a 30% shareholding in Amarin Technologies S.A. a

privately owned pharmaceutical development com- pany in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Amarin has more than 20 years of experience in the technology of transdermal delivery systems and owns several patents. The mid-size company has been cooperating with HELM successfully on the development of a pain release patch. http://www.helmag.com

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.C. Starck and Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) have signed a broad, non-exclusive worldwi-

de patent cross-license agreement allowing mutual access to tantalum and niobium powder technology portions of their respective patent portfolios. This agreement enables each company to independently focus efforts and resources on product innovation

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