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does not expect this workforce reduction to have any impact on Nelco Singapore’s service to its customers. Dymax and Partner Pak Partner Torrington, Conn. – Dymax partnered with Partner Pak, Inc., pairing Dymax’s adhesives with Partner Pak’s utilization applications and databases, overseeing development and maintenance of company applications and databases, developing policies and procedures for application development, system security, data integrity, and ensuring that information technology staff support IPC business requirements. Huenecke has more than 15 years of experience in business and information systems management, planning, and processing, and he previously was integrated business systems manager at Elkay Manufacturing. lion in the fourth quarter, resulting in a pre-tax earnings increase of about USD 130 million for 2009 and approximately a USD 250 million annual run rate. For Q4 FY 08, DuPont expects a loss of USD 0.20 to USD 0.30 per share, excluding an estimated USD 0.40 per share significant item charge for the company’s restructuring plan. DuPont expects Q4 FY 08 to be a loss of USD 0.60 to USD 0.70 per share. For full-year 2009, DuPont expects earnings to be approximately USD 2.25 to USD 2.75 per share. of light to seal clamshells and blister packaging. Dymax’s products for sealing PET, RPET, and PVC plastic packaging now carry the Partner Pak Simpl-Sealant® name as Simpl-Sealant® by Dymax. These adhesives, when paired with the SimplSeal® equipment, can lower total cost and provide superior sealing performance with an inherently sustainable process. Christopher Associates to Distribute Tonsan Photovoltaic Sealants in North America Santa Ana, Calif. – Christopher Associates Inc. made an exclusive agreement to distribute sealants, bonding agents, and potting compounds for photovoltaic and other solar applications manufactured by Tonsan, China’s leading manufacturer of bonding, sealant, and adhesive products. Tonsan manufactures a full range of photovoltaic materials and has multiple North American and European Community certifications and approvals. Huenecke New IPC CIO Bannockburn, Ill. – Arthur Huenecke joined IPC in the newly created position of chief information officer. In this role, Huenecke will be responsible for establishing information technology strategy and design, strengthening and leveraging IPC’s information infrastructure, providing leadership and vision for IPC 12 February 2009 • circuitree.com Cadence Reports Completion of Accounting Investigation and Third Quarter Results San Jose, Calif. – Cadence Design Systems, Inc., announced that the Audit Committee of its board of directors, in conjunction with special counsel, completed its previously announced investigation of the recognition of revenue related to customer contracts. For Q3 FY 08, Cadence reported revenue of USD 232 million, compared to revenue of USD 401 million reported for Q3 FY 07. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized a net loss of USD 169 million, or USD 0.67 per share on a diluted basis, for Q3 FY 08, compared to net income of USD 73 million, or USD 0.24 per share on a diluted basis, for Q3 FY 07. DuPont Takes Further Action to Strengthen Company’s Competitiveness in 2009, Provides Earnings Guidance Wilmington, Del. – DuPont announced further actions to address current market challenges and strengthen the company’s competitiveness in 2009, including a continued focus on maximizing cash flow. DuPont also provided earnings guidance for Q4 FY 08 and the full year 2009. For 2009, DuPont is taking actions to deliver USD 600 million in fixed cost productivity improvements, excluding volume and currency, in addition to about USD 130 million in cost reductions from its restructuring plan. This compares to an original 2009 cost productivity plan of USD 200 million. The company also commenced a restructuring plan with an associated pre-tax charge of about USD 500 mil- IDTechEx Announces Printed Electronics Award Winners Cambridge, Mass. – At the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2008 event, attendance was nearly 700 people from 22 countries. This event hosted the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards to recognize outstanding achievement, and the winners were: Technical Development Manufacturing Award, NovaCentrix; Technical Development Materials Award, Plextronics; Technical Development Device Award, Plastic Logic; New Product Development Award, Kovio; Commercialization Award, Epson; Academic R&D Award, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; and Printed Electronics USA Champion, Vivek Subramanian. Hon Hai Releases Unaudited Monthly Sales Taiwan – For November, Hon Hai reported nonconsolidated unaudited sales of TWD 134,898 billion, a year-over-year increase of 0.98 percent. For the first 11 months of 2008, accumulated unaudited sales were up 24.22 percent year-over-year to TWD 1.35 trillion. Ucamaco Appoints WKK As China Distributor Gent, Belgium – Ucamco appointed WKK its distributor for China. WKK will handle the full range of Ucamco’s products, the SilverWriter and calibr8tor series of laser photoplotters, as well as the UCAM family of front-end software, the Integr8tor PCB sales solution, and the recently introduced SmartPlate, innovative software for reliable plating. http://www.circuitree.com

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