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11-06/07 :: June/July 2011
nanotimes
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more than 550 organizations for this year’s Customer Satisfaction Survey. Participants in this survey were asked to rate equipment suppliers in fields including Equipment Performance, Customer Service, and Sup- plier Performance. Two new categories, Trust in Sup- plier and Partnering, provided additional insight into key attributes of a supplier’s performance in 2011. Plasma-Therm achieved its 12th consecutive year of being voted one of the 10 BEST and THE BEST Small Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment in 2011. This year, Plasma-Therm was also voted one of 10 BEST in Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equip- ment.
“Customer service and outstanding equipment per- formance have always been core values for Plasma- Therm. These VLSIresearch awards continue to validate that we are successfully implementing our principles into action,” said Abdul Lateef, CEO of Plasma-Therm.
Plasma-Therm, founded in 1974, is the global tech- nological leader for designing, manufacturing and supporting plasma etch and plasma enhanced chemi- cal vapor deposition (PECVD) equipment to various high technology market segments and industries. Plasma-Therm systems are used in markets ranging from leading edge university R&D to high volume production. Served markets include photomask etching, compound semiconductor, wireless commu- nication, MEMS, nanotechnology, data storage, solar cells and LED/photonics processing.
hotronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) acquired an additional $5.0 million aggregate principal
amount of its 5.5% convertible senior notes due in October 2014. The convertible notes were acquired for approximately $3.2 million in cash and approxi- mately 0.7 million shares of its common stock with an approximate value of $6.5 million. As a result, the Company expects to record an after-tax charge of approximately $5.0 million, of which approximately 80% is expected to be noncash. As a result of the after-tax charge and the issuance of common stock, the Company‘s equity will increase by approximately $1.5 million.
The Company previously acquired $30.4 million principal amount of its 5.5% convertible senior notes. The remaining outstanding balance of the 5.5% con- vertible senior notes due October 2014 is now $22.1 million.
Photronics is a worldwide manufacturer of photo- masks
rinceton Power Systems (PPS) is a recipient of an R&D 100 Award for their Demand Response
Inverter (DRI). The DRI is an advanced multi-port inverter designed to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy of photovoltaic energy, and to integrate so- lar energy with energy storage (batteries) and electric grid communications and support functions. Applica- tions for the DRI include microgrids, electric vehicle charging, renewables management, and grid services such as power factor compensation, frequency regu- lation, and demand response. Development of the
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