Archive for 1999


Growth in Icron’s manufacturing business escalates

June 22 1999 Icron Systems Inc. ASE:ICM Icron is pleased to announce that it successfully demonstrated its proprietary Universal Serial Bus (USB) “extended range” development platform at last week’s USB Compliance Workshop in Milpitas, California. This is the first time that Icron has demonstrated its technology to the general USB community. In a series of […]


Icron receives second USB patent application confirmation

June 09 1999 Icron Systems Inc. ASE:ICM Icron has received official confirmation for its second Universal Serial Bus (USB) patent application from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The Filing Certificate received covers Icron’s patent application for the “Method and Apparatus for Extending the Range of the Universal Serial Bus Protocol as it Applies to Asynchronous […]


New Director of Operations for Icron Manufacturing

May 31 1999 Icron Systems Inc. ASE:ICM Icron Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that Brant Friesen has joined the firm as Director of Operations for the company’s electronics manufacturing (EMS) subsidiary, Icron Manufacturing Inc. Mr. Friesen has had a distinguished career spanning more than 16 years in the manufacturing and distribution sectors of the […]


Icron receives USB patent application confirmation

April 14 1999 ASE: ICM Icron has received official confirmation for its first Universal Serial Bus (USB) patent application from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The Filing Certificate received covers Icron’s patent application for the “Method and Apparatus for Extending the Range of the Universal Serial Bus Protocol.” This patent application covers Icron’s invention for […]


Icron converts debentures and preferred shares

April 08 1999 ASE: ICM Icron Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that the trading volume in its common shares has forced the conversion of $154,000 of convertible debentures and 75,000 preferred shares into Icron common shares. Icron’s common shares traded an aggregate of 322,044 shared at prices of $0.50 or higher on the Alberta […]


Icron’s manufacturing business continues rapid growth

April 05 1999 ASE: ICM Icron Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that sales revenues for its contract manufacturing services (EMS) business were $375,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. These first quarter revenues represent an 87% quarter over quarter increase from Icron’s $201,000 contract EMS revenues for the fourth quarter of 1998. The […]


Icron completes agreement for U.S. sales distribution

March 02 1999 ASE: ICM Icron Systems announced today that its subsidiary, Icron Manufacturing Inc. has signed an agreement with Westmark Electronics Inc. of Bellevue, Wash. to represent the firm in the Pacific Northwest. This agreement will significantly increase Icron’s sales representation in the key northwest U.S. electronics market as well as in Alberta. An […]


Cardigan Capital Corp. becomes Icron Systems Inc

February 04 1999 ASE: ICM Icron Systems Inc. (“Icron”), formerly Cardigan Capital Corp., is pleased to announce that the Alberta Stock Exchange has issued a bulletin dated Feb 2, 1999 stating that Icron has concluded its major transaction pursuant to Circular No. 7 of the Alberta Stock Exchange and as a result will cease to […]


Icron receives $500,000 loan from government program

January 13 1999 ICM:ASE DELTA, BC, – Vice President of Business Development, David Dunnison announced today that Icron has been awarded $500,000 support from the Government of Canada. Icron will use these funds to bring enhanced Universal Serial Bus (USB) Network Products to market. Under this program, Icron will receive a $500,000 loan from the […]