Sigma Designs Terminates Shareholder Rights Agreement; Appoints Independent Director William J. Almon as Chairman of the Board

Sigma Designs Terminates Shareholder Rights Agreement; Appoints Independent Director William J. Almon as Chairman of the Board

MILPITAS, CA — (Marketwire) — 06/11/12 — Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of connected media platforms, today announced that it has terminated its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement. Additionally, in connection with its Board-s annual review of corporate governance policies, Sigma announced the appointment of William J. Almon, an independent director, as the Chairman of the Board.Sigma recently amended its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement in April 2012. Sigma subsequentl

Ontario Minister of Energy Awards Smart Grid Funding to dTechs

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 06/08/12 — Mr. Roger Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of dTechs, (dTechs epm Ltd.) is pleased to announce that dTechs has been awarded Smart Grid Funding for its project with Oakville Hydro, a mid-sized Ontario electric distribution utility.The Oakville Hydro project consists of the installation of 225 high resolution wireless meters on the medium voltage supply monitoring approximately 16,000 customer endpoints in Oakville, Ontario. dTechs monitoring allo

Vishay Intertechnology to Showcase Broad Range of Standard and Special Power Electronics for Solar Energy at Intersolar Europe 2012

MALVERN, PA — (Marketwire) — 06/08/12 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that the company will be presenting powerful and energy-efficient power electronics products such as rectifiers, resistors, aluminum and film capacitors, diodes, MOSFETs, and optocouplers at Intersolar Europe 2012, taking place June 13-15 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre. On display in booth B6.285, the company-s products target solar applications such as inverters, junction boxes, MPPT tracking