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Furthermore, imec has broadened its research pro- gram with SUSS MicroTec to develop an in-fab ap- proach to EUV (Extreme Ultra-Violet) mask integrity. The extended collaboration builds on the success of the mask cleaning processes of record (POR) colla- boration between HamaTech APE GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUSS MicroTec, and imec, which started in 2009. This broadened scope of research will focus on mask cleanliness during in- fab transportation and storage.
egal Corporation (NASDAQ: TGAL / TGALD) announced financial results for the fiscal year
2011, which ended March 31, 2011. The Company’s Net Loss per share decreased to ($1.85) for the year from a comparable ($10.96) from the prior fiscal year.
The Company ended the fiscal year with $7.8 million in cash (including restricted cash), an increase over the prior year of approximately $0.5 million. This balance reflects the investment in Sequel Power and proceeds of the asset sale to SPTS and installment payments from OEM Group for the sale last year of the of the Legacy Etch and PVD assets, but does not include any contingent payments from OEM Group. The NLD hardware in the remaining amount of $0.4 million was written off to discontinued operations in the income statement and shown on the balance sheet as “Assets Held for Sale- Discontinued Ope- rations”. The NLD Intellectual Property Portfolio (which includes over 35 granted patents and appli- cations) is currently being marketed to interested third-parties.
On June 15, 2011, following a 70% affirmative vote of the Stockholders, the Company effected a 1 for 5 reverse split. The number of outstanding shares is 1,688,943 at June 29, 2011.
Moreover, Tegal Corporation had received confir- mation from the Nasdaq Stock Market that for the 10 consecutive business days from June 17, 2011 to June 30, 2011 the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been at $1.00 per share or gre- ater, and that Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). On June 15, 2011, the Company had effected a 1-for-5 reverse stock split to increase the per-share market price of its common stock in order to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market‘s minimum bid price requirement. The reverse stock split resulted in the Company’s trading symbol being temporarily changed to TGALD, but the trading symbol will return to the normal TGAL at the open of the market on July 18, 2011.
ESCAN has introduced the LYRA GM FIB-SEM workstation “A New Multifunctional Tool for
Nanotechnology”. Expanding on the success of the European FIBLYS project, this newest generation FIB-SEM workstation from TESCAN delivers state of the art integration of a best-in-class Focused Ion Beam column and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, while integrating an unprecedented ran- ge of nano-structuring, imaging, and nano-analytical tools.
The LYRA GM can be configured with a variety of Focused Ion Beam sources and is the first in its class
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