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per share, basic and diluted, as compared to a net loss of ($90,000) or ($0.02) per share, basic and di- luted, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Our backlog as of March 31, 2011 was $21,369,000. http://www.cvdequipment.com

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ypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:CY), announced the winners of its ARM®

Cortex™-M3/ PSoC® 5 Design Challenge, including

Grand Prize Winner, Hendrik Lipka (Jena, Germany) for his “Mixed Analog-Digital Scope.” Lipka won a total of $3,500 for his design which utilizes both ana- log and digital resources in PSoC 5 to create a low cost, mixed-signal oscilloscope.

The PSoC 5 architecture integrates a 32-bit ARM Cortex™-M3 core with high-precision programmable analog including 12-bit to 20-bit ADCs, digital logic libraries full of dozens of drop-in peripherals, best- in-class power management and rich connectivity resources. http://www.cypress.com

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ow Corning Corp. (NYSE: DOW) announced financial performance for the first quarter

of 2011. Sales at the silicon-based innovator and manufacturer grew 17%, to $1.58 billion in the first quarter. Net income was $179 million, a decrease when compared with the first quarter of 2010; ho- wever the 2010 net income number included U.S. Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits received by Dow Corning and its joint ventures. http://www.dowcorning.com

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ow Electronic Materials (NYSE:DOW) announced that its Japanese joint venture,

Nitta Haas Inc., has been recognized with a 2010

supplier award from Siltronic AG for its Excellent Product Development in Polishing Pad Technology. Nitta Haas was honored for its years of cooperation with Siltronic, its reliability and timeliness in supp- lying high quality products which are crucial to the performance of the wafer polishing steps and its commitment to customers.

“Since the start of our Joint Development Project for new polishing pads, our confidence in developing a state-of-the-art polishing process for next genera- tion wafers has been strengthened by Nitta Haas’ improvements and development activities,” said Dr. Christoph von Plotho, president and CEO of Siltro- nic. “These are achievements that we do not take for granted given the high quality standards and com- plex technical challenges in our industry. This award acknowledges Nitta Haas’ consistent high level of support of our organization.”

“Recognition for our customer support efforts is the most valuable feedback we can receive from a customer,” said Dr. Masaharu Kinoshita, president of Nitta Haas. “The hard work of the Nitta Haas team led by account manager Pauric O’Donnell with the support of Dow Electronic Materials’ global organiza- tion enabled us to achieve this award from Siltronic. We wish to thank Siltronic for this honor and look forward to continuing our successful partnership with them as they continue to move forward with their silicon wafer polishing technology development.” http://www.dow.com

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yesol (ASX: DYE) has successfully completed a A$5.5 million placement to professional and

sophisticated investors at 65 cents per share or at an approximate 11% discount to the Company’s 30 day

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