BEAVERTON, OR — (Marketwire) — 11/09/12 — Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD), the leader in on-wafer measurements, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, up to $2,000,000 of the Company-s common stock may be purchased from time-to-time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.The timing and actual number of shares purchased will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, co
ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS, and GENEVA — (Marketwire) — 11/08/12 — Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world-s top manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)(1), are demonstrating the world-s first wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer-grade MEMS combo sensors at Electronica
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS — (Marketwire) — 11/07/12 — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that Moody-s Investors Service has upgraded NXP B.V. to B1 from B2 for the corporate family rating (CFR) and probability of default rating (PDR). At the same time, Moody-s upgraded NXP-s senior secured debt ratings to B2 from B3 with a stable outlook."Moody-s upgrade today is a clear validation of our execution to improve our capital structure and strengthen our balance sheet, w
ANAHEIM, CA — (Marketwire) — 11/07/12 — ITC – International Test Conference — Intellitech Corporation announced today that the proposed IEEE 1149.1-2012 JTAG standard has reached consensus with an eighty-five percent approval in a recent IEEE ballot. The standard incorporates industry best practices for enabling IC test re-use from silicon to systems. Structural and procedural description languages have been standardized to support re-use of on-chip infrastructure IP blocks such as MemoryBI
SINGAPORE — (Marketwire) — 11/07/12 — Veredus Laboratories, a leading supplier of innovative molecular diagnostic tools, has launched VereMTB, a multiplexed molecular diagnostic chip capable of fast and accurate detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) and its mutations, as well as 9 other clinically relevant non-tubercular mycobacterium. These mutations are responsible for resistance to multiple drugs and are reinvigorating the global spread of Tuberculosis.The rise of multi-d
WEST WARWICK, RI — (Marketwire) — 11/06/12 — Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT), a manufacturer of high tech specialty printers, test and measurement systems, and electronic medical instrumentation, will announce its financial results for the Third Quarter ended October 27, 2012 after the close of the market on November 20, 2012.The Third Quarter Conference Call will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:00 am EST. The call can be accessed at Astro-Med, Inc.-s web site at and is being w
