Jacobs Achieves Net Zero Carbon Emissions and 100% Renewable Energy

Jacobs publishes Science-Based Target Initiative and signs the UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C

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DALLAS, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In advance of the Climate Ambition Summit this Saturday, December 12, marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Jacobs (NYSE:J) has fulfilled its commitment to transition to 100% renewable energy for its operations in 2020 and achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its operations and business travel in 2020. These milestones and other key objectives were outlined earlier this year in Jacobs’ first Climate Action Plan to help address the climate crisis.

Jacobs has also published carbon reduction targets to cover Scope 3 (indirect emissions) and these have been approved by the Science Based Target Initiative.

“Reaching our goal to become carbon neutral is a major step in improving the way we run our operations at Jacobs,” said Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. “And our biggest opportunity to affect climate change is through the work performed for our clients – helping them to achieve change and create a better tomorrow for all. Together, we are pushing the limits of what is possible and staying ahead to create the new standards of our future.”

Jacobs achieved carbon neutrality for its operations and business travel in 2020, in line with global standard PAS 2060:2014, by reducing its carbon consumption and neutralizing remaining carbon impact by purchasing renewable energy and carbon offsets. Jacobs anticipates that its renewable energy and carbon offset purchases will diminish each year as it continually reduces its direct and indirect emissions. Jacobs is also committed to becoming carbon negative for its operations and business travel by 2030.

Joining over 300 companies worldwide, Jacobs has also signed the United Nations (UN) Business Ambition for 1.5°C – an urgent request for action from the global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders, calling on businesses to set ambitious science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Last month, Jacobs launched its own Pledge to Action campaign inviting partners from across the globe to pledge their own tailored, measurable climate action commitments. And in their efforts to continue to drive the climate agenda, Jacobs is supporting five key clients to undertake a climate-risk assessment to better understand climate-related vulnerabilities and aid decision making.

For more information on how Jacobs is working to address climate change for a brighter tomorrow, visit jacobs.com/climate-action-plan.

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on Facebook, InstagramLinkedIn and Twitter

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NERV INVESTOR ALERT: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces that a Securities Class Action Lawsuit has been Filed Against Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bernstein Liebhard, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (“Minerva” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NERV) from May 15, 2017 through November 30, 2020 (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

If you purchased Minerva securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Minerva Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or [email protected]

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the truth about the feedback received from the FDA concerning the “end-of-Phase 2” meeting; (ii) the Phase 2b study did not use the commercial formulation of roluperidone and was conducted solely outside of the United States; (iii) the failure of the Phase 3 study to meet its primary and key secondary endpoints rendered that study incapable of supporting substantial evidence of effectiveness; (iv) the Company’s plan to use the combination of the Phase 2b and Phase 3 studies would be “highly unlikely” to support the submission of an NDA; (v) reliance on these two trials in the submission of an NDA would lead to “substantial review issues” because the trials were inadequate and not well-controlled; and (vi) as a result, the Company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times

On December 1, 2020, Minerva issued a press release in which the Company announced the outcome of tis Type C Meeting with the FDA concerning roluperidone.  In the announcement, Minerva stated that it had “received official meeting minutes from the November 10, 2020 Type C meeting with the” FDA.  In  this release, Minerva disclosed for the first time that the “”FDA advised that the Phase 2b study is problematic because it did not use the commercial formulation of roluperidone and was conducted solely outside of the United States. In addition, FDA commented that the Phase 3 study does not appear to be capable of supporting substantial evidence of effectiveness . . . .” Indeed, the “FDA cautioned that an NDA submission based on the current data from the Phase 2b and Phase 3 studies would be highly unlikely to be filed and that at a minimum, there would be substantial review issues due to the lack of two adequate and well-controlled trials to support efficacy claims for this indication.”

On this news, Minerva’s stock price fell from its November 30, 2020 closing price of $3.89 per share to a December 1, 2020 closing price of $2.89 per share.

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 8, 2021. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.

If you purchased Minerva securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit https://www.bernlieb.com/cases/minervaneurosciencesinc-nerv-shareholder-class-action-lawsuit-stock-fraud-342/apply/ or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or [email protected].

Since 1993, Bernstein Liebhard LLP has recovered over $3.5 billion for its clients. In addition to representing individual investors, the Firm has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf. As a result of its success litigating hundreds of lawsuits and class actions, the Firm has been named to The National Law Journal’s “Plaintiffs’ Hot List” thirteen times and listed in The Legal 500 for ten consecutive years.

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Aurora Mobile Launches JG Unification Messages System to Integrate Multiple Messaging Channels into One Platform

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) (“Aurora Mobile” or the “Company”), a leading mobile developer service provider in China, today announced that it has recently launched a Unification Messages System (“JG UMS”) which enables businesses to reach targeted customers more efficiently through one integrated messaging platform, therefore improving operational simplicity while reducing costs with flexible routing strategy management. JG UMS also features multi-dimensional data analytics that provides insights into various channels and customer groups, helping businesses to leverage intelligent operations for decision making.

To date, JG UMS has integrated seven major messaging channels, including mobile Apps, WeChat official accounts, WeChat mini-programs, Short Message Service (“SMS”), emails, Fuwu Alipay and DingTalk. Business users only need to connect to one platform and adopt one interface protocol, achieving better message delivery rates and lower SMS costs. Meanwhile, by leveraging its highly scalable and compatible system, JG UMS will be able to support 5G messaging and add more messaging channels in the future, including Alipay mini-programs, ByteDance mini-programs, WeChat Work, Feishu and others.

In addition to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of message delivery, JG UMS can achieve significant SMS cost savings, especially for banking, securities, e-commerce and logistics sectors where businesses need to constantly update customers with account, transaction and logistics information through push notifications and SMS. According to Aurora Mobile’s internally-generated statistics, JG UMS achieved a message delivery rate of 100% and cost savings of 35% for one of its banking customers.

Mr. Weidong Luo, CEO of Aurora Mobile, commented, “Although our developer services primarily cater to companies that have mobile apps, JG UMS will expand our customer base beyond that core focus and allow us to target tens of thousands of non-mobile app use cases. As long as there is a need to connect with their end users via a communication channel, in particular, mini programs, JG UMS will offer a scalable solution for these customers. For businesses, JG UMS greatly eases the hassle involved in managing communications with customers.”

JG UMS also offers a template function so that users can easily create and edit templates of different formats for specific channels and marketing content at any time. In addition, JG UMS allows users to designate different roles and authorize access for their staff members, helping businesses, particularly banks and securities firms, to meet compliance and authorization requirements. This added benefit makes JG UMS an ideal fit for users’ organizational structures and operational workflows where segregation of duties, control, compliance and security are critical.

JG UMS service is now available, please refer to our official website (https://www.jiguang.cn/) for more information.

About Aurora Mobile Limited

Founded in 2011, Aurora Mobile is a leading mobile developer service provider in China. Aurora Mobile is committed to providing efficient and stable push notification, one-click verification, and APP traffic monetization services to help developers improve operational efficiency, grow and monetize. Meanwhile, Aurora Mobile’s vertical applications have expanded to market intelligence, financial risk management, and location-based intelligence, empowering various industries to improve productivity and optimize decision-making.

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Willis Towers Watson Invests in Low Carbon Transition Analytics with Transfer of Climate Policy Initiative’s Energy Finance Team

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company today announces the transfer of the Climate Policy Initiative’s Energy Finance team and its world-leading modelling and data solutions to deliver low carbon transition analytics to financial institutions, corporates and public sector clients.

The CPI Energy Finance advisory team, based in London, California and Delhi, and Climate Value at Risk (CVaR) methodology, data and modelling tools have transferred to the Willis Towers Watson Climate and Resilience Hub, led by Rowan Douglas. The addition of CPI Energy Finance’s low carbon analytics, expertise and relationships will enable Willis Towers Watson to help organisations assess their market exposure to a low carbon transition process enabling both the public and private sectors to evaluate, navigate and communicate their own transition pathways in the years and decades ahead.

Together with its existing leadership in physical risks, this expands the scope of Willis Towers Watson’s Climate QuantifiedTM to encompass climate transition risk and provide full spectrum, integrated risk assessment and advisory capabilities.

John Haley, CEO, Willis Towers Watson, said: “Following our recent acquisition of Acclimatise, we are delighted to welcome the Energy Finance team from CPI into our Climate and Resilience Hub. Measuring the impact on investments of the transition to a low carbon economy and developing new financial products to price risk and support the efficient allocation of capital is essential for an orderly and well-managed transition. Today’s announcement is part of our ongoing strategy of investing in skillsets and world class data and analytics to support our clients in forming a strategic response to climate change.”

David Nelson, Executive Director at CPI Energy Finance, said: “Over the last decade our work has shown that risk and uncertainty surrounding the financial impacts of a climate transition are possibly the greatest impediments to mitigating climate change. Our granular, asset-level models evaluate these risks by focusing on how financial markets would value resources, assets, businesses, tax revenues, and sovereign credit ratings as a result of climate transition driven changes to consumption, industry structure, and the global economy.

“We see no better way to scale and expand our offering than working with a world leader in risk management such as Willis Towers Watson and its exciting and growing Climate and Resilience Hub. We are delighted that they have recognized our expertise in identifying and quantifying the climate-related financial upside and downside risks of the transition and are looking forward to working with Willis Towers Watson in offering support analytics, advisory and transactions services, and Climate Value at Risk assessments and tools for companies, investors, public and private financial institutions, and governments.”

Professor Tom Heller, the Chairman of CPI’s board who will join WTW as a strategic adviser, said: “Accounting well for the growing impacts of climate transition risk has become one of the most important governance issues for sovereigns, central banks, financial institutions and corporates around the world. And it will only become more pressing as the pace of policy reform, technology innovation and public sentiment accelerate, and asset prices adjust.

“Synergies in expertise between WTW’s Climate and Resilience Hub, CPI Energy Finance, and the new team at Acclimatise provide a significant opportunity for countries and firms to plan for orderly, efficient and fair transitions to more sustainable and productive economies, combining advances in analytical metrics with targeted financial instruments, insurance products and investment strategies to manage the physical and financial risks associated with climate change.”

Climate Policy Initiative’s global team, based in six locations around the world, remains an independent non-profit led by its current board of directors.

About Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries and markets. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential.

About the Climate and Resilience Hub

The Climate and Resilience Hub (CRH) is the focal point for our climate expertise and capabilities, pooling knowledge from across our people, risk and capital businesses and from our collaborations to deliver climate and resilience solutions in response to a range of regulatory, investor, consumer, employee and operating pressures. Under Climate QuantifiedTM we deliver analytics, advice and transactions to enable corporate, finance and public sector institutions to embrace the climate decade ahead.

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Emapalumab submission in China for primary HLH

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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™) (STO: SOBI) today announced that a Marketing Authorization Application for emapalumab has been accepted for review in China. The targeted indication is for treatment of adult and paediatric (newborn and older) patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with refractory, recurrent or progressive disease or intolerance with conventional HLH therapy.

“Today’s announcement marks an important step for those affected by primary HLH, as currently there are no approved treatments available in China to meet the vast unmet medical need for this life threatening condition,” said Ravi Rao, Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer at Sobi. 

About primary HLH

Primary HLH is a rare syndrome that typically presents in infancy but can also be seen in adults and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In spite of some treatment advances, there continues to be a very high unmet medical need in particular in patients that have failed conventional therapy as there are no approved treatment options outside the US. In the US, emapalumab is the first therapy approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for primary HLH. Over 100 patients have been treated in the US and the benefit/risk profile continues to be favourable.

About emapalumab

Emapalumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and neutralises interferon gamma (IFNγ). In the US, emapalumab is indicated for the treatment of adult and paediatric (newborn and older) patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with refractory, recurrent or progressive disease or intolerance with conventional HLH therapy. Primary HLH is a rare syndrome of hyperinflammation that usually occurs within the first year of life and can rapidly become fatal unless diagnosed and treated. The FDA approval is based on data from the phase 2/3 studies (NCT01818492 and NCT02069899). Emapalumab is indicated for administration through intravenous infusion over one hour twice per week until haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). For more information please see www.gamifant.com including the full US Prescribing Information. In September 2020, emapalumab received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the FDA for prevention of graft failure following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

About Sobi

Sobi is a specialised international biopharmaceutical company transforming the lives of people with rare diseases. Sobi is providing sustainable access to innovative therapies in the areas of haematology, immunology and specialty indications. Today, Sobi employs approximately 1,500 people across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Russia and North Africa. In 2019, Sobi’s revenues amounted to SEK 14.2 billion. Sobi’s share (STO:SOBI) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. You can find more information about Sobi at www.sobi.com.

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iQIYI Showcases Strong Year at Scream Night 2021 Gala Event

Over 40 Awards Presented for Outstanding Achievements

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BEIJING, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) (“iQIYI” or the “Company”), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, held its annual signature iQIYI Scream Night 2021 online on December 5 and 6. During the event, the Company handed out 40 honorary awards across various categories, from drama and variety shows, to music and film, recognizing outstanding performers and high-quality content seen across iQIYI’s entertainment landscape in 2020.

Thanks to iQIYI’s keen insights of the entertainment industry and its thorough analysis of users’ requirement for entertainment, Scream Night has become a bellwether in the entertainment industry.

In the drama category, a number of iQIYI-produced series were honored with awards. The Bad Kids, a short suspense drama from the widely acclaimed Mist Theater content library, won “Blockbuster Drama Series of the Year” while other Mist theater series made it into the “Top 10 Drama Series of the Year.” In the variety show category, Youth with You Season 2, won “Variety Show of the Year”. The Rap of China 2020 and I’m CZR Season 2 won “IP-based Variety Shows of the Year”,  with musicians Kris Wu, Zhou Yan (aka GAI), and Switch GodLes respectively awarded as “Singer-Songwriter of the Year”, “Rapper of the Year” and “New Singer of the Year.”

Scream Night 2021 also featured a movie section. Huang Bo, Shen Teng, Peng Yuchang and other actors received awards for their brilliant performances in movies such as My People, My Homeland, Leap, The Eight Hundred and The Sacrifice. Director, Guan Hu was awarded “Director of the Year.”

Over the last few years, iQIYI has focused on building up its own IP-centered content ecosystem, covering a range of entertainment genres such as movies, dramas, variety shows, animation, literature and interactive content.

At a time when users’ demands become more fragmented and diversified, the entertainment industry should analyze data to accurately match users’ preference with their content feed. To this end, iQIYI implements a more detailed categorization of its content to cater to a wider group of audience.

For example, “Mist Theater”, is a fine-tuned collection of dramas which garnered the attention of the industry and users alike, further bolstering the Company’s brand influence. iQIYI also launched several new variety shows this year such as Dimension Nova and Let’s Sacalaca as vertical content for targeted audiences.

At this year’s event, iQIYI adhered to its core values of universal participation. For instance, the Company enhanced user engagement by creating hashtag campaigns on Weibo before the event. Throughout the 48-hour online carnival, iQIYI delivered a feast of entertainment to the world, and showcased the variety and quality of its content in 2020 and some key trends of the year ahead.

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Mind Cure Moves into Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with British Columbia Location Offering Ketamine and Psilocybin Therapy

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The company is set to open a therapeutic health and training center in Kelowna, British
Columbia in May of 2021 

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Mind Cure Health Inc. (CSE: MCUR) (OTCQB: MCURF) (FRA: 6MH) (DTC: MCURF) (“Mind Cure” or the “Company”) is pleased today to announce its plans to open the first Mind Cure Health Center, which will offer psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy to patients as well as training to therapists. Located in Kelowna, British Columbia, the center is scheduled to open in May of 2021, and will offer patients access to therapeutic treatments with ketamine and psilocybin through utilizing Section 56 Exemptions, a legal exemption to Canadian drug laws granted by Health Canada.

“We have always seen our business as caring for individual mental health and wellness on a spectrum, from those who are suffering and are in need of relief to those who are looking for enhanced clarity, focus and overall well-being,” said Mind Cure President and CEO Kelsey Ramsden.

Mind Cure’s first Health Center will enable treatment and study of psychedelic-assisted therapy with personalized and technology enabled care, supporting individuals before, during and after treatment. The Kelowna location will offer eight treatment rooms and will serve a very important role to Mind Cure beyond its therapeutic opportunities. “This first Mind Cure Health Center will also act as a training hub as we advance our training model for therapists who want to offer psychedelic-assisted therapy in their clinics, or who want to better understand the care offered by Mind Cure so that they can feel confident referring patients,” continued Ramsden.

Mind Cure believes that a number of people seeking psychedelic-assisted therapy are not just those seeking relief from depression, migraines, and physical and psychological pain, but also individuals following the lead of executives, first from Silicon Valley and now, around the world, who have been looking to enhance their holistic wellness plans and productivity utilizing these therapeutic experiences. “Kelowna is a logical first location for a Mind Cure Health Center, both because of its proximity to Vancouver and Calgary, International Airports, as well as its growing local population and reputation as a destination city,” said Ramsden.

Mind Cure announced earlier this week that it is initiating its translational research program, focused on psilocybin, ketamine and ibogaine. The first two psychoactive compounds, psilocybin and ketamine, will be the first offered at the Health Center. Mind Cure also plans on rolling out an experience driven by technology for both therapists and patients, to enhance treatment potential and improve post-therapy integration and patient outcomes.

The Company has granted a total of 200,000 stock options to certain employees pursuant to the terms of the Company’s incentive stock option plan (the “Plan”).  The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.65 and subject to the terms of the Plan.

About Mind Cure Health Inc.

Mind Cure exists as a response to the current mental health crisis and urgent calls for effective treatments. Mind Cure believes in the need to reinvent the mental health care model for patients and practitioners to allow psychedelics to advance into common and accepted care. 

Mind Cure is focused on identifying and developing pathways and products that ease suffering, increase productivity, and enhance mental health. Mind Cure is interested in exploring diverse therapeutic areas beyond psychiatry, including digital therapeutics, neuro-supports, and psychedelics, all to improve mental health.

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Forward-looking information is based on a number of key expectations and assumptions made by Mind Cure, including, without limitation: the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Canadian and global economy and Mind Cure’s business, and the extent and duration of such impact; Mind Cure being able to open its Health Center; Mind Cure receiving a Section 56 Exemption from Health Canada; that people are seeking psychedelic-assisted therapy for both mental health as well as holistic wellness reasons. Although the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based upon what Mind Cure believes to be reasonable assumptions, it cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such information.

Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of presenting information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information involves significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results as actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian and global economy, Mind Cure’s industry and its business, which may negatively impact, and may continue to negatively impact, Mind Cure and may materially adversely affect its investments, results of operations, financial condition and Mind Cure’s ability to obtain additional equity or debt financing, and satisfy its financial obligations; Mind Cure not being able to open its Health Center; and Mind Cure not receiving a Section 56 Exemption from Health Canada. Management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information contained herein are based upon reasonable assumptions and information currently available; however, management can give no assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information. Additional information on the risk factors that could affect Mind Cure can be found under “Risk Factors” in Mind Cure’s final prospectus which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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Advantest to Participate in the First Virtual SEMICON Japan Exhibition on December 14-17

Test Industry Market Leader Will Feature End-to-End Solutions Including the New V93000 Exa Scale™ SoC Test System in its Virtual Booth

TOKYO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) will showcase more than a dozen of its latest test solutions and products at the first-ever virtual SEMICON Japan on December 14-17, 2020 local time. 

Advantest is once again a gold-level sponsor of SEMICON Japan. In addition, Advantest will sponsor the SMART Mobility and SMART Workforce programs, as well as Mirai College, a student outreach event. Koichi Tsukui, managing executive officer, Advantest Corporation, will give opening remarks at SMART Mobility 2, featuring executive speakers from Bosch and MIRISE Technologies discussing the evolution of autonomous driving and semiconductor technologies.

Virtual Exhibition

In its virtual booth, Advantest will demonstrate how it is adding customer value in an evolving semiconductor value chain by featuring a wide variety of test solutions and services:

  • NEW: V93000 EXA Scale™ SoC test system, capable of testing digital ICs up to the exascale performance class
  • NEW: three modules to enhance the T2000 platform capability ‒ the 4.8GICAP CMOS image capture module, the 500MDM digital module, and the DPS32A power supply module
  • NEW: Advantest Cloud Solutions™, the state-of-the-art, cloud-based ecosystem enabling users to manage test and equipment data, and providing easy access to online training and service tools
  • NEW: H5620 high-productivity memory tester that integrates burn-in and memory-cell test functions in one system
  • MPT3000 series test system that tests all SSDs
  • T5503HS2 test system for ultra-high-speed memory ICs including next-generation LP-DDR5 and DDR5 devices

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  • Remotely operable test handlers, enabling device and data handling from engineering labs to production test floors
  • Software tools and services to improve overall test floor efficiency and automate test cells, including Advantest CONNECT+ that provides fast and hassle-free online support

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Technical Presentation

In addition to the virtual exhibit, Markus Knoch, director of product marketing, Advantest Europe GmbH, will present “Testing in the AgeofExascaleComputing” at 10:30-11:00 a.m. Japan time on December 17, during the SEMI Business Solution program. In this session, Knoch will discuss the various challenges for testing future high-performance computation devices and describe opportunities where ATE helps to improve the entire workflow from design to high-volume manufacturing.

Social Media

For the latest updates, check out the Advantest Facebook and LinkedIn page or follow @Advantest_ATE on Twitter for live tweets during events.

About Advantest Corporation

Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, smart medical devices and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications, produces multi-vision metrology scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing, and offers groundbreaking 3D imaging and analysis tools. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility. More information is available at www.advantest.com.

ADVANTEST CORPORATION
3061 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Judy Davies
[email protected] 



Advantest Debuts Two New Advantest Cloud Solutions to Boost Production Efficiencies for New IC Designs

New Offerings Represent the Global Semiconductor Industry’s First Integrated Cloud-Based Software Solutions Portfolio

TOKYO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857), working with its partner PDF Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS), has introduced two new innovative cloud-based software solutions: the Advantest V93000 Dynamic Parametric Test (DPT) system powered by PDF Exensio® DPT, and an edge high performance compute (HPC) system. These solutions are part of the newly introduced Advantest Cloud Solutions™ (ACS), an ecosystem of cloud-based products and services. At the core of this ecosystem is the data- and analytics-focused platform, Advantest Cloud powered by PDF Exensio, which Advantest is co-developing with PDF Solutions. 

Leveraging the core technology developed by PDF Solutions, the data generated from customer workflows is used to provide feedback on processes from semiconductor design validation to manufacturing, chip test, and system-level test. Customers can get more value out of their supply chain, their equipment, and their test data, to achieve faster time-to-yield with higher overall equipment efficiency by using advanced algorithms, integrated workflows, and methodologies delivered through Advantest Cloud Solutions.

Advances in semiconductor technology such as advanced process nodes, electrical scaling, 2.5D, and 3D packaging, and a new focus on systems present unique challenges that can only be solved through comprehensive software-guided solutions. Integrating traditional data silos throughout the semiconductor value chain can significantly improve product quality, manufacturing yield, and cost efficiencies.

The Advantest V93000 Dynamic Parametric Test system powered by PDF Exensio® DPT, jointly developed by Advantest and PDF Solutions, adds rule-based, intelligent test flow adaptation to the V93000 SMU8 parametric test platform. With this technology, test flows are automatically optimized on-the-fly within milli-seconds to increase die test coverage, improve the characterization of aberrant measurements, correct equipment issues, and streamline the collection of additional data to support root-cause identification and down-stream analytics.

The new ACS edge HPC product can run complex test workloads with millisecond latencies and is available for early adopters. With pre-configured containers for machine learning (ML), demodulation, or other high-performance workloads, the system makes it easy to implement ML in semiconductor test. Besides allowing users to track, manage, and secure all containers from the cloud, it also provides on-demand access to previous insertion data through application programming interfaces (APIs) with built-in forward and backward data feeds. Customers can deploy machine learning models and algorithms in production, perform in-situ test flow optimizations, and remotely manage highly sensitive IP with maximum security.

“Just as we deliver value to our customers by offering the most advanced test technologies, Advantest is continually working to pioneer new business practices and expand our product portfolio with fast-response, cost-saving services from the cloud,” said Doug Lefever, president and CEO of Advantest America Inc. “We view such innovations as part of our Grand Design objective to add value throughout the entire semiconductor value chain.”

These ACS products and other services are now available.

About PDF Solutions

As a leader in advanced data analytics, machine learning, and equipment connectivity, PDF Solutions provides a comprehensive end-to-end platform for smart manufacturing connectivity, data collection and management, and machine-learning analytics for the semiconductor and electronics ecosystem, enabling companies to improve yield, quality, and reliability across the entire product lifecycle. Organizations of all sizes around the world rely on the Exensio® and Cimetrix® platforms to connect, collect, monitor and analyze data at any scale to drive efficient and profitable high-volume manufacturing. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions also operates worldwide in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. For the Company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com

PDF Solutions and Exensio are trademarks or registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries.

About Advantest Corporation
Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, smart medical devices and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges, produces multi-vision metrology scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing, and offers groundbreaking 3D imaging and analysis tools. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility. More information is available at www.advantest.com.

ADVANTEST CORPORATION
3061 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Tish Kelly-Mick
[email protected]



First LNG Futures Contract Traded Against the S&P Global Platts West India Marker

– The deal paves the way for hedging based on the supply and demand dynamics of the Indian and Middle East Markets

– Glencore and Total are the counterparties in a trade arranged by Tullett Prebon

PR Newswire

SINGAPORE, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global Platts (“Platts”), the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, announced today that its West India Marker (WIM) price assessment has been used as the settlement price for the first ever futures contract trade reported for LNG sold into the Indian market. The financially settled derivative contract was traded between Glencore and Total and brokered by Tullett Prebon.


Dominic Gallagher, Head of LNG Broking, Tullett Prebon, said:
 “We are proud to be involved in the first WIM futures contract trade, which has been settled against the Platts price. As the LNG market continues towards commoditisation, products such as the WIM futures contract should aid in the provision of transparency, tradability and price discovery. Tullett Prebon continues to invest in the developing global gas market, where we see significant growth opportunities, and this product forms part of the LNG market’s evolution.”

The derivatives trade is dollar-denominated and will be financially settled against the February average of S&P Global Platts’ WIM LNG price assessment for spot physical cargoes of LNG delivered ex-ship (DES) into ports in India and the Middle East region. The trade was executed as a spread against the futures contract that financially settles against the Platts JKM price assessment; the predominant LNG benchmark derivative product. Platts WIM reflects cargoes of 1,000-1,150 Btu/scf calorific value, of 3.2 million MMBtu volume, of vessel size range of 135,000-175,000m3 for delivery into India, Dubai and Kuwait.

The fast commoditization of LNG has resulted in the establishment of LNG benchmarks across different regions. The rapid development of WIM reflects a significant growth in transparency, standardization and liquidity of the LNG cargo trade in the Middle East and India region. LNG is forecast to become a key component of India’s gas consumption as the government increases its share of the energy mix. The Platts WIM provides the link between the global LNG market and the value of gas further downstream in India, as well as the anchor for the trading of spot LNG cargoes in South and West Asia.


Vera Blei, Head of Oil and LNG Market Pricing, S&P Global Platts, said:
 “This deal is a significant step towards the emergence of a new regional derivatives market for LNG delivered into the India and Middle East region. In spite of its size, this major trading region does not have a dedicated derivatives market reflecting its own supply and demand dynamics meaning physical market participants wishing to hedge can be exposed to significant basis risk.”

S&P Global Platts does not sponsor, endorse, promote or sell third party contracts or financial products.

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About S&P Global Platts
At S&P Global Platts, we provide the insights; you make better informed trading and business decisions with confidence. We’re the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. S&P Global Platts coverage includes oil, gas, LNG, power, petrochemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Platts is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.platts.com.

About Glencore
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. The Group’s operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets.

With a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore’s industrial activities are supported by its global marketing network.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore’s companies employ around 160,000 people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.

About TP ICAP
TP ICAP is a global firm of professional intermediaries that plays a pivotal role in the world’s financial, energy and commodities markets. Operating through our core businesses, Tullett Prebon, ICAP, PVM, Coex Partners, Tullett Prebon Information, ICAP Information Services and PVM Data Services, we create strong networks in person and through technology. We provide comprehensive analysis and insight into market conditions and long-term trends. We combine data, knowledge and intelligence into contextual insight and commercial guidance. By engaging with our clients, and providing innovative products and services, we enable our clients to transact with confidence, facilitating the flow of capital and commodities around the world, enhancing investment and contributing to economic growth. Our values of honesty, integrity, respect and excellence underpin everything we do.

 

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