Aavid Announces Acquisition Of Texas-Based Heat Sink Manufacturer.LACONIA Laconia, ancient region, Greece Laconia (ləkō`nēə) or Lacedaemon (lăs'ədē`mən) , N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1995--Further expanding its reach into the electronics thermal management marketplace, Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. has acquired Passport passport Document issued by a national government identifying a traveler as a citizen with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of citizenship. It is normally a small booklet containing a description and photograph of the bearer. Industries, Inc. -- a Texas-based manufacturer of aluminum heat sinks A material that absorbs heat. Typically made of aluminum, heat sinks are widely used in amplifiers and other electronic devices that build up heat. Small heat sinks are the most economical method for cooling microprocessors and other chips. , housings, and various other extrusions. Company executives made the announcement at NEPCON '95, being held February February: see month. 28 to March 2, in the Anaheim Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , CA Convention Center, booth #3421. "The acquisition of Passport Industries is part of Aavid's continuing efforts to better serve our customers," said Alan D. Beane, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. "It gives us proximity to our customers in the Southwest while providing Passport customers access to the most advanced thermal engineering capabilities in the world." Passport is a manufacturer of aluminum products, focused solely on producing heat sinks for the industrial electronics market since 1990. It now focuses exclusively in that market for customers such as Compaq, DEC, and AT&T. Operating under the Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. banner, Passport will be fully integrated into Aavid's worldwide operations. Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc., (formerly Aavid Engineering, Inc.) is the world's leading provider of thermal engineering and thermal management solutions. Aavid excels in developing and marketing innovative approaches to solving heat- related problems facing designers of consumer and industrial products. Its successes have established Aavid as the acknowledged authority in thermal design across a variety of markets: from computers and peripherals to power supplies and motor controls. CONTACT: Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. Patrick Riley PH: 603-528-3400 F: 603-528-1478 Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the : riley(at)aavid.com Miller Communications Jessen Wehrwein/Gwen Lewis PH: 617-536-0470 F: 617-526-2772 Internet: jwehrwein(at)millercom.com glewis(at)millercom.com |
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