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Solid State Technology Wins National Azbee Award From the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE)

Posted on: Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:03 CDT

NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Solid State Technology received a National "Azbee" Award of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) at a special awards ceremony on August 2, 2007, at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel.

Solid State Technology was awarded a Bronze award in the "E-Newsletter - Breaking News" category for producing the 2006 ConFab e-Daily Report, the official e-Newsletter of The ConFab -- a first-of-its-kind, invitation-only, global business meeting for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, produced by Solid State Technology's parent company, PennWell Corporation.

"As the industry continues its transition toward integrating online and print content, this is a true testament that the SST editorial team is transitioning with it, said Christopher Platt, Publisher of Solid State Technology. "This recognition also documents that SST's editorial quality is award winning, whether it's online or in print."

The award-winning entry comprised two of the four daily e-Newsletter editions that covered The ConFab, including highlights from the conference keynotes, presentations, and panel discussions, as well as commentary garnered from exclusive interviews with the leading chipmakers and equipment suppliers in attendance. In all, the editors filed some two-dozen stories about the event. The four issues can be viewed online at: http://www.theconfab.com/.

As the only publication reporting news from the event, The ConFab e-Daily Report provided exclusive information to a daily readership of more than 54,000 leading semiconductor industry managers and professionals.

About Solid State Technology

Solid State Technology serves engineers and engineering managers all over the globe in semiconductor/thin-film manufacturing, with in-depth, technical authoritative information on the latest advances in processes and materials for fabrication of integrated circuits, and other thin-film devices. Solid State Technology also covers metrology, robotics/automation/wafer handling, fab software, yield improvement, contamination control, vacuum technology, and other allied technologies for semiconductor/thin-film processing plants, as well as fab management topics. WaferNEWS, Solid State Technology's weekly newsletter briefing of key business and technology trends, is received by executives in the semiconductor equipment and materials industry. For more information, visit http://www.solid-state.com/.

About PennWell Corporation

PennWell Corporation is a diversified business-to-business media and information company that provides quality content and integrated marketing solutions for the following global industries: Oil and gas, electric power, water, electronics, semiconductor, contamination control, optoelectronics, fiber optics, computer graphics, enterprise storage, information technology, fire, emergency services, and dental. Founded in 1910, PennWell publishes 75 print and online magazines and newsletters, conducts 60 conferences and exhibitions on six continents, and has an extensive offering of books, maps, directories, websites, research, and database services. In addition to PennWell's headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Company has major offices in Nashua, New Hampshire; Houston, Texas; London, England; Campbell, California; Fairlawn, New Jersey; Moscow, Russia, and Hong Kong, China. For more information, visit http://www.pennwell.com/.

For more information, please contact: Lisa Bergevin 603-891-9410 lisab@pennwell.com

Solid State Technology

CONTACT: Lisa Bergevin of PennWell Corporation for Solid StateTechnology, +1-603-891-9410, lisab@pennwell.com

Web site: http://www.theconfab.com/http://www.solid-state.com/http://www.pennwell.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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