11-05 :: May/June 2011
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logy to third parties. Under the agreements, AUO will pay CopyTele aggregate license fees of US $10 million, $3 million payable as an initial fee and $7 million upon completion of certain conditions for the respective technologies. The terms of the agreements provide for the basis for royalty payments by AUO to CopyTele. The advanced E-Paper®
electrophoretic
display technology utilizes specially coated particles in combination with a unique type of pixel structure to create an image. This new technology is applicable for electronic books and other low power applica- tions. The Nano display technology incorporates a new type of low voltage color phosphors in combi- nation with nano materials and an electron emission system utilizing nano materials to produce color video information. http://www.AUO.com
VD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ: CVV) announced that the underwriter of its public
offering of common stock which was announced on May 24, 2011 has exercised in full its over-allotment option to purchase 126,255 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. Including the over-allo- tment shares, a total of 967,950 shares of common stock were sold at $10.50 per share. The sale of all of the shares including the over-allotment shares closed on May 27, 2011.
The net proceeds, prior to offering expenses, of ap- proximately $9.6 million will be used for general cor- porate purposes, including working capital. The sole underwriter for the offering was ThinkEquity LLC. http://www.cvdequipment.com
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a development partnership between Tata Steel (BOM: 500470) and Dyesol (DYE) has produced the world’s largest dye sensitised photovoltaic module. The module is over 3 metres in length and approximately 1 square metre in area and represents an important step in the development of large-scale micro energy generation capability within the infra- structure of buildings.
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Dr. Mikael Khan, Lead Scientist of Dyesol UK Ltd, commented: “This module demonstrates the feasibi- lity of a continuously printed dye sensitised product. The materials and processes we have created move the process from the production of single cells into the continuous production, from rolls, of lengths of finished modules that would be ideal for roofing applications.” http://www.dyesol.com
n important breakthrough has been achieved at Tata Steel’s Shotton site in North Wales, where