[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of photorelays in the industry’s smallest[1] package. Shipment of mass production products starts from today. The new products, “TLP3403” and “TLP3412”, utilize the industry’s smallest package for photocouplers, the Toshiba-developed VSON (Very Small Outline Non-leaded) package. Compared to equivalent Toshiba products in a USOP package, the new photorelays reduce the assembly area by 50% and volume by 60%. This can contribute to the development of smaller and thinner sets and also makes it
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Nordson EFD (http://goo.gl/zHDJY), a Nordson company (NASDAQ:NDSN, http://goo.gl/SsjSh3), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, is working with manufacturers around the world to help them improve their lubrication process and control fluid costs with its 781S Spray Valve. This valve enables precise and consistent application of medium-viscosity oils, grease, reagents, marking inks, and adhesive activators .for many manufacturing processes in the electronics, automotive, cosmetics, food, and medical industries. The 781S valve uses low-volume
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Burrows Paper Corporation, headquartered in Little Falls, New York, today announced another step in its Innovate and Invest global strategy. The company is implementing a simultaneous conversion and expansion project, part of a comprehensive strategic plan to expand Burrows domestic paper and global packaging business groups. Burrows is a worldwide supplier of light weight specialty paper and packaging solutions. In announcements to staff and customers today, Rose Mihaly, President and Chief Operating Officer, stated the investment will both advance Burrows market positio
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Bank of Montreal (the Bank) (TSX: BMO)(NYSE: BMO) today announced that it has received approvals from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) to proceed with its previously-announced normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the TSX to purchase, for cancellation, up to 15 million of its common shares commencing February 1, 2014, and ending January 31, 2015. The maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased under the normal course issuer bid represents approximately 2.3 per cent of the
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world‘s leading provider of market technology, was recently selected for ’Trading Technology Product of the Year‘ by Risk Magazine’s 2014 Risk Awards. NASDAQ OMX received the award for its Genium INET trading platform, which now runs trading for 17 exchanges globally. “We are honored to receive such a highly-coveted award by Risk,” said Anna Ewing, Executive Vice President, Global Technology Solutions, NASDAQ OMX. “Genium INET has allowed exchanges across the world to meet investor needs in a continuously evolving and expanding market. I'm pr
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Isola Group S. r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), announced that it has begun alpha testing of Tachyon, its new ultra-low loss product that is engineered to reduce insertion loss on high-speed digital designs. It is specifically being targeted for high-layer count backplanes for the growing 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) market that has channel data rates in excess of 25 Gbps. The demand for more feature-rich applications and faster access to computing, high-de
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and its Access Services business today announced TradeGuard, a comprehensive solution for all levels of risk management and an expansion of the enterprise risk management platform formerly known as FTEN. TradeGuard will allow customers to choose from a broad product suite for a range of risk management support, from building a custom risk solution to supplementing internal systems. RiskXposure (RX), a leading risk management engine, will still serve as the central backbone of the TradeGuard platform. Customers will have access to a
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Supertex (NASDAQ: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the MD0107, a high-speed four channel auto damping device. The Supertex MD0107 is a high voltage device intended to improve the signal and image quality of ultrasound systems, and also the general signal quality with coaxial connections. The MD0107 can be considered as a normally closed switch with a typical switch resistance of 35 ohms. In this state, the MD0107 ensures that any leakage currents are shunted to ground, while maintaining a low vo