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Issue	Editorial Highlights
June 2008	BI Technologies Expands Molded Inductor Family with Miniature and Custom Devices New General-Purpose Latches for Non-Automotive Applications RLS Magnetic Rotary Encoders Certified by FIA for Motorsports Racing Danaher Motion Introduces New Dover Non-Contact MAB-100 Linear Motor Stage New Series of Inductive Components Enhance Industry-Leading Magnetic Product Range AS5243 - A System-On-Chip Combines Integrated Hall Elements, Analog Front End And Digital Signal Processing In A Single Device Toroidal High-Temperature Inductor Offers Low Inductance Down to 0.39μH and Lowest DCR with Vertical- and Horizontal-Mount Options Nominate Your Company for the 2008 Magnetics Innova Awards Did you miss the 2008 Magnetics Conference? Magnetics Business & Technology Magazine Now Available Online New Iron-based Superconductors Reinforce Link to Magnetism New MRI System Under Development Could Potentially Lead to Diagnosis and Treatment in a Single Session Higher Temperatures Yield Tunable, Supersensitive Hyper-CEST MRI

May 2008	Magnetostrictive Technology Offers Resistance to Shock and Vibration austriamicrosystems presents AS7620, industry’s first 32V 500mA buck regulator with integrated dual power monitor Adams Introduces Rubber-Coated, Neo, Round Base, Magnetic Assemblies Micronas Introduces Hall-Effect Sensors With PWM and SENT Interfaces Enabling Reliable Data Transfer in Harsh Automotive Environments New Thomson Stainless Steel “A” Ball Bushing Bearings Deliver High Speed, Repeatable Operation in Extreme Temperature Environments Hitachi Enterprise Hard Drive Establishes New Performance and Capacity Standards Harbin Electric Experiences Robust Growth for Its Permanent Magnetic Linear Servo Motor New Low-Voltage Full-Bridge Brushless DC Motor Driver with Integrated Hall Online Registration for the 2008 Magnetics Conference Closes Thursday May 8 – Register Now! Magnetics Business & Technology Magazine Now Available Online Nominate Your Company for the 2008 Magnetics Innova Awards Breakthrough Technology Provides Radiologists with Powerful Applications for Increased Clinical Capability Luna Innovations Successfully Demonstrates MRI Contrast Agent

April 2008	Adams’ EDGEMAG and MATCHMAG Offer Nearly Seamless Connections Enpirion DC-DC Converter Quiets the Competition with its Low Noise MTS Sensors Level Plus Transmitters Provides Accuracy, Repeatability in Bio Waste Tank Applications Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Introduces a New Family of Extremely Low Noise, Programmable Linear Hall-Effect Sensors Variable Finger Snap-On EMI/RFI Shielding Gaskets Offer Improved Attenuation Release Offers New Capabilities and Streamlined User Interface for the Design of Electromagnetic Devices Last Week to Register for the 2008 Magnetics Conference and Save $200! 2008 Magnetics Conference Program Update: New Session Added AK Steel Announces April 2008 Surcharges for Electrical and Stainless Steels Magnum Magnetics Launches New Web Site NanoBioMagnetics Issued US Patent

March 2008	Metrolab Introduces 3-Axis Hall Magnetometer New High-Current, Radial-Leaded Inductors for Challenging EMI Environments Magnetic Analysis Corp. Introduces Multimac Multi-Mode Eddy Current Tester BI Technologies Develops Compact Surface Mount Power Inductor Register for the 2008 Magnetics Conference by April 4th and Save $200! Limited Speaking Spots Still Available at 2008 Magnetics Conference Webcom Presents Multiple Industries Patent Workshop ~ May 14, 2008 ~ Orangeline High Speed Maglev Development Authority Announces Investor and Developer Conference ORNL, SuperPower Inc. Sign High Temperature Superconducting Wire Agreement Global Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic and Optoelectronic Applications Slated for High Growth Through 2012

February 2008	Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Releases New Off-Line Switching Regulators Bel’s 1/4 Brick DC-DC Converters Simplify the Implementation of Board-Level Distributed Power Imation’s ‘Adjacent-Track Write and Read' Technology Demonstrates Potential Doubling of Conventional LTO-4 Cartridge Capacity Register for the 2008 Magnetics Conference by February 15 th and Save $300! Limited Speaking Spots Still Available for 2008 Magnetics Conference Webcom Presents Multiple Industries Patent Workshop Johns Hopkins Bayview at Forefront of Expanding Access to MRI with First Install of Siemens New MAGNETOM Verio Topspin Medical Announces First Commercial Installation of the Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System Battat Recalls Magnetic Construction Sets; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Ed Fagan, Inc. Announces European Sales Division for Special Purpose Metals and Alloys Brad Garner Promoted to President and CEO of Calnetix Magnetic Alloy with Swiss Cheese Structure Morphs Shape Researchers Use Magnetism to Target Cells to Animal Arteries Magnetism Loses Under Pressure Inventor Develops an Electrical Apparatus That Produces Free Energy

January 2008	Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Introduces a New MicroPower Hall-Effect Switch with Complementary Push-Pull Outputs Eriez SafeHold EPL Series Lifting Magnets Make Quick Work of Difficult, Time Consuming Steel Handling Samsung Ships High Capacity 2.5” Hard Disk Drive for Mobile and Enterprise Applications Hitachi Commercializes Oasis, the Highest Field Strength Open MRI Vacuumschmelze has Released Updated Software Tool with More Functions for Selecting DC- and PFC Chokes R&D: Static Field Converter Released - A Machine That Taps A New Source Of Energy R&D: BioImage Study Seeks to Identify Individuals at High Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke 2 to 3 Years before Occurrence Join our Industry Leading Line-Up of Speakers at the 2008 Magnetics Conference - Limited Speaking Spots in Medical, Instruments and Ferrites Tracks Still Available Arrow Electronics Expands Distribution Agreement with Delta Electronics to Include DC/DC Converters Global Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic and Optoelectrnoic Applications Slated for High Growth Through 2012

December 2007	MTS Sensors Develops Level Plus Sensor with Foundation Fieldbus Output Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Introduces a New Automotive Grade Quasi-Resonant Discontinuous Flyback Converter Control IC Spheric Technologies Installs High-Temperature Microwave Furnace High-Current Devices Feature Industry’s Highest Rated Current up to 36 A and Highest Saturation Current up to 50 A TI's Next-Generation Power Management IC Maximizes Energy in Multi-Kilowatt Systems - Two-Phase, Single-Chip Interleaving Power Factor Controller Simplifies Design, Increases Energy Performance and System Reliability Bodine Electric Company Expands Inverter Duty Gearmotor Selection R&D: New T-ray Source Could Improve Airport Security, Cancer Detection Limited Speaking Spots Still Available for the 2008 Magnetics Conference Adams Magnetic Products Expands Product Engineering and Design

November 2007	BI Technologies Develops Ferrite Core Inductor Capable of Operation at High Switching Frequencies New Options Add Functionality to Lake Shore Vibrating Sample Magnetometers Vacuumschmelze Permanent Magnet System for a “Flying Carpet” New System Would Use Rotating Magnetic Field to Detect Pathogens Successful 'Shots' Signal Re-Opening of Sandia's Giant Z Accelerator It’s Time to Vote for the MB&T 2007 Innova Awards 2008 Magnetics Conference Call for Presentations – Deadline Reminder! Permanent Magnet Division to be Formed Within SMMA AEi Systems Designing Power System for World’s Largest Particle Accelerator Collaboration Enhances Biomedical and Bioengineering Design, Modeling and Simulation Ansoft Releases New Permanent Magnetic Material Library From Shin-Etsu Magnetics Magnetics Business & Technology Launches Knowledge Center

October 2007	Magnos Magnetic Clamping System “LDO Killers” Help Developers Meet Energy Star Requirements New Low Vibration Cryogen-Free Probe Station Honeywell Introduces New Miniature Digital Compass Adams Magnetic Products Introduces Meter-Wide Flexible Magnet Allegro Introduces a New Three-Phase Brushless DC Motor Pre-Driver Call for Presentations – 2008 Magnetics Conference Measurements from the Edge: Magnetic Properties of Thin Films Innovator Award to Berkeley Lab's Joe Gray for Improved Breast Cancer Screening Self-Assembling 'Magnetic Snakes' Point To New Electronic Devices Curtiss-Wright Acquires IMC Magnetics Corp. Expands Leadership in Commercial Aerospace Controls Electron Energy Corp. Awarded Department of Energy STTR Contract Magnetics Business & Technology Launches Knowledge Center

September 2007	Closing the Gap: Descent of the Last LHC Magnet Bodine Electric’s New High-Performance Gearmotor Delivers Twice the Torque of Similar Motor/Gearhead Combinations austriamicrosystems Launches High Current Low Voltage 1mhz Boost Converter While Delivering 96 Percent Efficiency Latest Release Adds New Features for Power Rail Extraction in Low-Voltage/High-Current PCB and Package Designs Call for Presentations – 2008 Magnetics Conference Magnetics Business & Technology Launches Knowledge Center The Next Generation: Nanomagnets Could Replace Semiconductors Advanced Magnetics, Inc. Changes Name to AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Western Digital to Acquire Komag TÜVRheinland Designated a Conformity Assessment Body for the EU’s EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

August 2007	Magnetic Tape Analysis "Sees" Tampering in Detail Vacuumschmelze Supplies Magnet Systems for XFEL Pilot Project Magnetic Gorilla Post Parking Solution Magnetic Kit Encoders for Brushless DC Motors Offer High-Speed, Accuracy and “Fit and Forget” Reliability with Compact, End-of-Shaft Mounting Weapons Detection Portal Allegro Introduces a New Low-Voltage, Full-Bridge Brushless DC Motor Driver New Design Flow Allows ZTE to Meet Strict EMI/EMC Requirements Clayton R. Paul, Mercer University Engineering Professor, to Receive IEEE Teaching Award Sypris Test & Measurement Relocates Chicago Calibration Lab MB&T Knowledge Center Launches September 1, 2007 Lower Cost Magnetic Encoders Solve Encoder Problems for Motor Manufacturers Avtron Manufacturing, Inc.

July 2007	Giant Magnetocaloric Materials Could Have Large Impact on The Environment Allegro Introduces a New Low Voltage, Bi-Directional DC Motor Driver in a 2.0 x 2.0 mm Package austriamicrosystems Introduces AS5046, a 12-bit Magnetic Rotary Encoder IC iWatt and E&E Magnetics Enter Agreement to Promote Patented IKOR Coupled Inductor Technology Vacuumschmelze has Signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Neorem Magnets Electron Energy Corp. Awarded Air Force STTR Contract to Develop Multiphase Nanocomposite Magnets Capable of Withstanding High Temperature Applications AC-DC Power Supplies Global Market Forecasts and Competitive Environment Eighth Edition Available Now “PoEJack” – Transtek Magnetics

June 2007	Magnetic 'Handedness' Could Lead To Better Magnetic Storage Devices New Materials for Making “Spintronic” Devices Bodine Electric Company Offers New Digital PWM Controlled INTEGRAmotor EMI Shielded Vents and Filters WorldHeart Celebrates 1 Year of Sustained Recovery of First Levacor VAD Patient MagTek Receives “Technology Innovation Award” from the Electronic Transaction Association Rapid EMC testing: VACUUMSCHMELZE Introduces VITROPERM 500F Core Sample Kit Sypris Test & Measurement Relocates Chicago Calibration Lab AC-DC Power Supplies Global Market Forecasts and Competitive Environment Eighth Edition Available Now Eliminating Damage from Motor Shaft Currents Through Tachometers and Encoders - Avtron Manufacturing, Inc.

May 2007	The 2007 Magnetics Conference Proceedings Are Now Available For Purchase Magnet Lab to Build World's Strongest Magnet for "Neutron Scattering" Experiments For the First Time the LHC Reaches Temperatures Colder than Outer Space Small Magnets are Injuring Children; CPSC Releases Stronger Warning to Parents Freezing Magnets with Magnets IBM Milestone Brings MRI Technology to the Nanoscale New Product Releases from Oxford Instruments NanoScience Rapid-fire Pulse Brings Sandia Z Method Closer to Goal of High-Yield Fusion Reactor PowderMet 2007 - International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials Lower Cost Magnetic Encoders Solve Encoder Problems for Motor Manufacturers - Avtron Manufacturing, Inc.

April 2007	Probe Device to Locate Magnetic Nanoparticles in Lymph Nodes Vacuumschmelze Presents A New Range Of Shielded Current Transformers MMG Offers High Stability, Low-Loss Manganese-Zinc Ferrite Core Materials The Longest Alnico Rods – Magnesy Baildon Ltd has Invented New Technology. Demagnetization Simulator Provides Design Optimization Tool for Permanent Magnet Components and Equipment Austriamicrosystems Launches the AS5140H – the First Qualified 10-bit Magnetic Rotary Encoder with Ambient Temperature up to 150°C Advanced Magnetics Announces Settlement of Lawsuit with Cytogen Corporation MTS Systems Launches New Sensors Division Website Purchase the 2007 Magnetics Conference CD-ROM

March 2007	2007 Magnetics Conference - Updated Program Magnetic, Luminescent Nanoparticles Set New Standard Using Nano-Magnets to Enhance Medical Imaging BI Technologies Develops High Current Cube Inductor for High Frequency Applications Adixen ATH 2300M : A Very High Flow Maglev Turbopump in a Very Small Package Size Allegro Announces A New Family of User- Programmable, Hall-Effect Linear Sensors in Miniature Packages New Inductor Technology Achieves Improved Cost Efficiency Arnold Magnetic Technologies Acquires the Precision Magnetics Group of Companies in Europe and the US

February 2007	2007 Magnetics Final Program Announced: 31 Sessions and 2 Keynote Panels! Find out how to nominate a company or product for our 2007 Innova Awards Nanoengineering Research at UH a Magnet For Defense Department Grant Adams Introduces New Neodymium with Adhesive Backing and Strike Plates New Magnets Attract International Attention The Longest Alnico Rods – Magnesy Baildon Ltd has Invented New Technology. Sypris Test & Measurement Releases the New 4100 Series Elf Gauss Meters Vacuumschmelze Magnet Systems are Components of Solar Wind Measurement Mission in Space mPhase Technologies Signs Cooperative R&D Agreement with US Army Lord Corporation Magnetorheological (MR) Fluid for Automotive Damping Systems Want to Learn More about Magnetoheological Fluids? Attend Lord Corp.’s pre-conference workshop on April 3 rd, 2007 at the 2007 Magnetics Conference, entitled “ Engineering with Magnetorheological Fluids”.