Samsung orders US$6 million in capacitor production equipment.
An order worth more than $6 million for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) testing and termination equipment has been placed by Samsung Electro Mechanical Co Ltd with Electro Scientific Industries Inc. The equipment will provide Samsung with added capacity for producing 0603 and 0402 capacitors. The company is...

KEMET Names Director of Investor and Public Relations.
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today announced that John R. Warner has been named Director of Investor and Public Relations. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010103/CHW020 ) Since 1992, Mr. Warner has been President of Capital Insights, a Greenville, South Carolina venture...

KEMET Expects Record Sales and Earnings for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2001.
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) announced today that based on preliminary results it expects to achieve record sales and earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2000. This is consistent with the company's expectations for the quarter announced in the...

ESI NAMES HEINZ FRANK COUNTRY MANAGER FOR GERMAN OFFICE.
PR Newswire, London, 10 January. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Electro Scientific Industries Inc. Portland, Oregon -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today that Heinz Frank has joined ESI as Country Manager for the ESI-GmbH (Germany) office. As Country Manager, Frank will...

ESI Names Heinz Frank Country Manager for German Office.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today that Heinz Frank has joined ESI as Country Manager for the ESI-GmbH (Germany) office. As Country Manager, Frank will be responsible for all of ESI's activities covered by the German office, including Austria...

Simulation, design and construction of high voltage DC power supply at 15 kV output using voltage multiplier circuits.
Abstract: This study describes the details of high voltage DC power supply whose output voltage is 15 kV. In this study, we review the major aspects of the design of voltage multiplier circuits and constructed a prototype power supply based on simulation, design and implementation of the hardware works...

MINExpo 2004 roundup.
More than 1,200 exhibitors showcased products and services at this year's MINExpo International in Las Vegas. About 35,000 attendees were on hand to view the 460,600-sq.-ft. exhibition, and following is a sample of products on display at the event. Radial tire Bridgestone Firestone Off Road...