MSU-Thad Park firm closing its doors

An East Mississippi silicon carbide semiconductor company, started by current and former Mississippi State University faculty, appears to be closing its doors at the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park, according to a release from MSU. SemiSouth Laboratories produces power conversion and aerospace application components. No date was given for the closure. Source: Starkville (Miss.) Daily News, Oct. 20, 2012.