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#SOLAR CELLS DEFECTS : INTERFACE / VOIDS / THIN FILMS ANALYSIS by MENAPiC

Dear,

MENAPiC has invented COLORED/MULTI-WAVELENGTH PICOSECOND ULTRASONICS,
with Pico Modulation. MENAPiC drastically improves the characterization
of mechanical properties of thin films - coating - multilayers in a very
precise way even for very small thickness <100nm. We especially have
developed a great experience and know-how in analyzing interfaces and
voids for solar cells applications :

= MENAPiC supports R&D team in the development of new process, new
multilayers (#interface, #voids in metal layers , thickness, elastic
properties, temperature dependance)
= MENAPiC helps in the control of quality. Our technology platform
enables detecting so small variations of reciepes and their influences
on defects as delamination, etc
= MENAPiC provides strong know-how to build the next generation of
chips& associated materials(Si:H, Polymer, Flexible Solar cells)
= MENAPiC insures a 1% precision of mechanical measurements on
transparent layers and detects all variations of interfaces and voids
= MENAPiC performs support for your development with the best quality
management system


Please find on the following link a short presentation of the company :

= https://app.box.com/s/5zjjd19sdvdh86q4700p
= www.menapic.com is also a good source to better understand ouracoustic
technology


I would like to discuss your needs in thin film /coating analysis of
interfaces & voids, and how MENAPiC could support you.

Have a nice day,

Olivier

"God has created Materials, Devil the interfaces"

--
Olivier Millet, Ph.D.
Head of Business Development

MENAPIC.
41, Bd Vauban - Bâtiment ISEN
59046 LILLE CEDEX
FRANCE
Mobile: +33 (0)6 71 06 89 99
www.menapic.com

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Jadwal Siaran Bola Getafe vs Real Madrid

Jadwal Siaran Bola Getafe vs Real Madrid - Prediksi Getafe vs Real Madrid | Tips Liga Inggris | Agenjudionline. Hanya berhasil bermain seri dengan angka 1-1 dengan Valencia di partai perdana Primera Liga plus kalah 2-3 dari Barcelona pada leg pertama Supercopa de Espana, Real Madrid akan mencari pelampiasan.

Senin (27/8) dini hari nanti di Coliseum Alfonso Perez, skuad asuhan Entrenador Jose Mourinho itu bakal fokus meladeni Getafe. Los Blancos wajib mengalahkan Los Azulones demi menjaga reputasi sebagai klub raksasa Spanyol pemegang trofi juara Primera Liga.

Jika hasil imbang (apalagi kekalahan) kembali terulanh melawan klub kecil dari Madrid Selatan itu, tekanan akan mengarah kepada Gonzalo Higuain dan kawan-kawan. Sebelum laga, Mourinho mengatakan Madrid sedang dalam kondisi terbaik. Para pemain juga dinilai siap tempur menghadapi Getafe.

Hasil imbang atas Kelelawar Mestalla maupun kekalahan dari Blaugrana tidak dianggap sebagai hal yang perlu dicemaskan. Bahkan, mantan Mourinho berani menjanjikan kemenangan akan dipetik atas Getafe.

Prediksi Getafe vs Real Madrid

Madrid jelas lebih diunggulkan. Selain materi, modal Madrid tentu saja sejarah. Klub berkostum putih tersebut boleh berbangga hati jika berhadapan dengan rival-rival dari seputaran kota Madrid (Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano dan Getafe). Sejak jornada 26 Primera Liga 2008/2009, Madrid berhasil meraih 15 kemenangan berturut-turut atas Atletico, Rayo maupun Getafe. Karena itu, kepercayaan diri para pemain sangat besar saat dini hari nanti menghadapi Getafe.

Selain itu, Madrid juga mendapat kabar menggembirakan mengenai kondisi kepulihan Pepe. Pemain timnas Portugal naturalisasi Brasil tersebut telah kembali menjalani sesi latihan. Sebelumnya, Idrpoker.com Agen Texas Poker Online Indonesia Terpercaya pemain bernomor punggung 3 itu mengalami cedera kepala setelah bertabrakan dengan Iker Casillas saat Madrid berhadapan dengan Valencia. Akibatnya, Pepe tidak tampil saat bertandang ke Camp Nou.

Sementara itu, tuan rumah Getafe berharap mampu menahan laju serangan Cristiano Ronaldo dan kawan-kawan sekaligus menunda kemenangan pertama Madrid di Primera Liga musim ini. Apalagi musim kemarin, skuad asuhan Luis Garcia Plaza tersebut mampu menaklukkan tim-tim kuat seperti Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla dan Atletico ketika bermain di Coliseum.

Demikian juga kondisi Getafe sangat baik. Tim berkostum biru tua tersebut sedang terbebas dari masalah cedera pemain. Mereka juga butuh kemenangan setelah pekan lalu dikalahkan Sevilla 1-2. Tiga poin akan membuat Getafe kembali memiliki kepercayaan diri menatap kompetisi musim baru.

5 Pertandingan terakhir antara Getafe vs Real Madrid:
05 Feb 2012 : Getafe vs Real Madrid 0-1 (La Liga)
11 Sep 2011 : Real Madrid vs Getafe 4-2 (La Liga)
11 Mei 2011 : Real Madrid vs Getafe 4-0 (La Liga)
04 Jan 2011 : Getafe vs Real Madrid 2-3 (La Liga)
26 Mar 2010 : Getafe vs Real Madrid 2-4 (La Liga)

Prediksi susunan pemain antara Getafe vs Real Madrid:
Getafe : Moya – Valera, Alexis, Abraham, M.Torres, Michel, Lacen, P.Leon, Lafita, Castro, Miku.

Real Madrid : Casillas – Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Coentrao, Alonso, Khedira, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo, Higuain.


Prediksi Skor Bola Juventus vs Chievo 16 Februari 2014

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Juventus vs Chievojuventus gagal dalam mendapatkan poin penuh saat bertandang ke Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi  milik Verona  setelah gol terakhir dari Juanito  pada masa injury time membuat skor berakhir dengan skor seeimbang 2-2. awal laga tim tamu langsung menebar ancaman untuk  tuan rumah dan mereka langsung unggul pada menit ke 4 lewat sepakan dari Carlos tevez dan pada menit ke 21 mereka mengakhiri laga babak pertama dengan skor 2-0 untuk juventus sedangakan pada baba kedua  tuan rumah akhirnya bisa menyamakan skor pada menit ke 52 hasil bola mati .. hasil 5 pertandingan terakhir juventus  mendapatkan  2 kali kemenangan , 2 kali seri dan 1 kali kekalah.

Chievo takluk  saat bertandang ke markas  udinese dangan skor 3-0  di Stadio Communale Friuli. tim anak asuhan Eugenio Corini belum sekalipun meraih kemenangan sejak 8 desember 2013.dari 8 laga yang di jalani Chievo hanya dapat 3 hasil seimbang dan 5 kekalahan  dan lebih parahnya mereka  hanya mampu melesatkan 4 goldan kecurian gol 13 namun Corini setidkanya memiliki  harapan saat bertadang ke kandang juventus  kiper Michael Agazzi dapat membuat perubahan .Prediksi Arsenal vs Liverpool Hasil  lima pertandingan terakhir Chievo mendapatkan 3 kali kalah dan 2 kali seri .

Head to head Juventus  vs Chievo

    26 Sep 2013  Chievo 1 – 2 Juventus(SA)
    03 Feb 2013  Chievo 1 – 2 Juventus (SA)
    23 Sep 2012  Juventus 2 -0 Chievo (SA)
    04 Mar 2012  Juventus 1 – 1 Chievo (SA)
    16 Okt 2011  Chievo 0 – 0 Juventus (SA)

Lima pertandingan terakhir  Juventus

    09 Feb 2014 Verona 2 – 2 Juventus  (SA)
    03 Feb 2014 Juventus 3 – 1 Inter  (SA)
    26 Jan 2014 Lazio 1 -  1 Juventus   (SA)
    22 Jan 2014 AS Roma 1 -  0 Juventus  (CI)
    19 Jan 2014 Juventus 4 -  2 Sampdoria   (SA)

Lima pertandingan terakhir Chievo

    09 Feb 2014 Udinese 3 – 0 Chievo  (SA)
    02 Feb 2014 Chievo 0 -  2 Lazio  (SA)
    26 Jan 2014 Napoli 1 -  1 Chievo  (SA)
    19 Jan 2014 Chievo 1 – 2 Parma  (SA)
    14 Jan 2014 Inter 1 -  1 Chievo     (SA)

Prediksi pemain Juventus  vs Chievo

Juventus  : Buffon , Caceres, Bonucci, Ogbonna , Lichsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah  , Llorente, Tevez

Chievo : Agazzi , Bernardini, Canini, Claiton , Sardo, Guarente, Rigoni, Bentivoglio, Drame , Paloschi,Thereau

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Jelang Pertandingan Manchester City vs Barcelona 19 Feb 2014

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Pellegrini, arsitek Manchester City tentu mengenal Barcelona, yang akrab disebut Barca dengan baik. Tak heran, mengingat kesuksesannya bersama Villareal dalam medio 2004-2009, berhasil merepotkan Barcelona yang dihuni Ronaldinho dkk dengan statistik 4 kemenangan, 3 imbang dan 7 kali kalah. Statistik yang cukup bagus mengingat kedalam skuad Villareal tentu tak seglamour yang dimiliki oleh Barcelona. Di tahun 2011 dan 2012 saat menukangi Malaga, Pellegrini kembali bertemu dengan Barcelona. Sayangnya, Pellegrini gagal meraih satupun kemenangan untuk Malaga, kendati Malaga bermain luar biasa dan konsisten di Liga.

Bermodalkan skuad super mewah milik Manchester City, seharusnya misi revenge Pellegrini terhadap Barca akan semakin mudah. Statistik hingga hari ini juga cukup mengejutkan. City selalu berhasil menyarangkan setidaknya tiga gol ke gawang lawan-lawannya bila bermain di Etihad Stadium. Hal ini tentunya melengkapi rekor kemenangan 100% milik City bila bermain di kandang sendiri di ajang EPL. Kekalahan dari Bayern di kandang sendiri saat melakoni matchday pertama UCL musim ini bisa ditoleransi mengingat belum padunya para pemain anyar The Citizen. Toh, pada akhirnya, bermodalkan skuad “lapis dua” saat melakoni partai terakhir menghadapi Bayern, City berhasil memenangkan pertandingan di depan publik The Bavarian, julukan Bayern. Seolah ingin memberi bukti kehadiran mereka bukan sekedar penggembira di UCL, City siap memberikan kejutan kepada Barcelona, tim yang menjadi salah satu kandidat kuat peraih trophy UCL musim ini.

Head To Head Manchester City vs Barcelona :
Ujicoba Antarklub (UJI) 20 Agu 2009 Barcelona 0 - Manchester City 1     

Lima Pertandingan Terakhir Manchester City :
8 Feb 2014    Norwich City 0 - Manchester City 0 EPL
4 Feb 2014    Manchester City 0 - Chelsea 1 EPL
30 Jan 2014    Tottenham 1 - Manchester City 5    EPL
25 Jan 2014    Manchester City 4 - Watford 2 FA
22 Jan 2014    West Ham United 0 - Manchester City 3 COC

Lima Pertandingan Terakhir Barcelona :
13 Feb 2014    Real Sociedad 1 - Barcelona 1 CDR
10 Feb 2014    Sevilla 1 - Barcelona 4    LL
6  Feb 2014    Barcelona 2 - Real Sociedad 0 CDR
1  Feb 2014    Barcelona 2 - Valencia 3 LL
30 Jan 2014    Barcelona 5 - Levante UD 1 CDR

Prediksi Susunan Pemain Manchester City vs Barcelona :
Manchester City : Pantilimon; Clichy, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta; Silva, Toure, Milner, Navas; Negredo, Dzeko

Barcelona : Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano, Song, Fabregas, Iniesta, Alexis, Messi, Tello.

Prediksi Skor Manchester City vs Barcelona adalah 1 - 2

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