Month: June 2021

highlighting select Tower Semiconductor and Partners papers at IMS and RFIC June 2021 MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, – June 15, 2021 – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, today announced technology papers at IMS 2021 and co-hosted RFIC conference addressing emerging and high-volume semiconductor markets; and in all cases demonstrating breakthrough figure of merit performances using Tower Semiconductor process device technologies.   The selected publications use Tower Semiconductor’s RF and millimeter-wave technologies to address the needs of communications markets including 5G, millimeter-wave RF, satellite communications, and quantum computing. These path-breaking works include novel technology demonstrations of low noise amplifiers; phased arrays and beam steering,...

TAINAN, Taiwan, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced that the Company will hold its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) in Taiwan on August 25, 2021.  Details of the Annual General Meeting are below:TIME and DATE:  TAIWAN 9:30 a.m., August 25, 2021   LOCATION: HIMAX FAB 2 – TAINAN CITY, TAIWANShareholders will vote to adopt the Company’s 2020 Audited Accounts and Financial Reports, re-elect Mr. Yan-Kuin Su as an Independent Director of the Company and transact any other business brought before the 2021 AGM. A copy of the Company’s Proxy Statement has been filed with the SEC. Additionally, a copy of Himax Technologies 2020 Annual Report has been...

Increases its Second Quarter and Full-Year Outlook DALLAS, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR), a leading provider of technology-enabled, tax focused financial solutions, today announced that the Company expects its tax software segment to exceed the high end of its previously announced outlook for the second quarter and full-year 2021, which was provided on its first quarter earnings release and conference call on May 5, 2021. The Company, at this time, increases its second quarter and full-year outlook. Tax Season UpdateChris Walters, Blucora’s President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “The last two weeks of the tax season, which are always pivotal for our tax software segment, came in much stronger than we anticipated. This led the Company to increase its second quarter 2021 and full year outlook.”...

TransUnion analyzes global fraud trends through May 1, 2021 TORONTO, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As more consumers go online for banking and other financial transactions, new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) found that fraudsters are ramping up their efforts in the financial services industry. When comparing the last four months of 2020 (Sept. 1 – Dec. 31) and the first four months of 2021 (Jan. 1 – May 1), the company found the percentage of suspected digital fraud attempts1 in financial services coming from Canada increased 218%. Globally, the rate of financial services fraud attempts increased 149%. Across industries, the rate of suspected digital fraud attempts globally rose 24% when comparing the first four months of 2021 with the last four months of 2020. The percentage of suspected digital fraud attempts coming...

ROBIT PLC          STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE          15 JUNE 2021 AT 1.00 P.M.            ROBIT PLC’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DECIDED ON A PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2021–2023 FOR ITS KEY PERSONNEL Robit Plc’s Board of Directors has on 15 June 2021 decided on a Performance Share Plan (“Plan”) for its key personnel. The purpose of the Plan is to align the objectives of the shareholders and the key personnel for increasing the value of the company in the long-term, to commit the key personnel and to steer them towards achieving the company’s strategic targets, as well as to offer them a competitive long-term incentive scheme. The Plan comprises a one-year Performance Period and a two-year Performance Period. Performance Periods cover the financial years of 2021 and 2022–2023. The potential reward for the period 2021 is based on reaching a predefined...

Check Point CloudGuard now offers the broadest workload security in the market, which automatically protects applications, functions, and containers from development through runtime, across any cloud via a single interface SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has expanded the capabilities of its unified Cloud Native Security Platform, to deliver application-first workload protection with Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection. This fully automated cloud workload security solution empowers security teams with tools to automate security across applications, Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) and microservices from development to runtime via a single interface. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced enterprises...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — P2 Gold Inc. (“P2” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:PGLD) reports that it has appointed Grant Bond as Chief Financial Officer. Grant Bond has over 12 years of professional financial experience and most recently served as Corporate Controller of Pretium Resources. He began his tenure at Pretium in 2016 where he helped improve its external reporting and internal controls framework as the Brucejack Mine transitioned into production. Mr. Bond is a CPA, CA and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP after obtaining his Diploma in Accounting and Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Bond succeeds Tom Yip who has retired as CFO.   Mr. Yip joined the Company in late 2020 to increase the Company’s financial strength and support the Company’s transition...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saint Jean Carbon Inc. (“Saint Jean” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: SJL) is pleased to announce updates to its newly acquired Solid Ultrabattery subsidiary: Battery Research and Development CenterThe company has signed a lease for a 10,500 square foot facility at 590 Hanlon Drive in Guelph Ontario commencing July 15th, 2021. This new location will be home to Solid Ultrabattery’s new research and development facility. The company plans to build and test solid electrolyte batteries from this facility and has procured the necessary equipment for the first phase of prototype battery fabrication scheduled to commence this fall. Efforts are currently underway to source new battery test equipment which...