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Dalsa Corp. announced it has received orders worth CDN $1.7 million (about $1.4 million) for electronic cameras and related components from a supplier to the flat panel display industry for use in manufacturing. The equipment is expected to be delivered throughout 2005. . . . The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) is accepting submissions for its Programmable Devices and Embedded Systems (PDeS) workshop, to be held March 14-16, 2006, in Brno, Czech Republic. Authors are invited to submit papers and posters on the following topics: industrial programmable controllers, industrial PCs and PLCs; field programmable logic and high-end design means; embedded systems; microprocessors and microcontrollers; signal processing; reliability and safety of elements, circuits and systems; and wireless communication for embedded systems. The deadline for abstracts is August 31, 2005. For more information, visit: www.pdes2006.feec.vutbr.cz . . . Ultratech Inc., a San Jose, Calif., supplier of photolithography systems used to manufacture semiconductors and nanotechnology devices, has elected Thomas D. George, Dennis R. Raney and Vincent F. Sollitto Jr. to its board of directors for terms ending at its 2007 annual stockholders meeting.