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Sasol-Tata CTL JV Expects to Be In Production in 2018

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Sasol Synfuel, which has entered into a joint venture with Tata Steel to build a US$10-billion, 80,000 barrel per day coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in the Indian state of Orissa ( earlier post ), expects the venture to be operational by 2018. The project is India’s first major CTL project. “In

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He helped develop MOS analog-to-digital converters, expanding the use of the technology to industries including communications, signal processing, environmental sensing, and semiconductors. He also served as the 2018–2019 chair of the IEEE Technical Activities Board periodicals committee.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Later, the converted Kim would become the “loudest-speaking” professor at KAIST, according to several fellow faculty members, and they say his absence made the whole campus seem quiet. At Fairchild, Kim also learned how to communicate with and lead other engineers. Kim rose quickly within Fairchild’s hierarchy.