GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE Amex: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced its upcoming KEMET Institute of Technology (KIT) seminar series. Beginning at its Simpsonville Innovation Center on September 15-16, KIT features an in-depth look at how KEMET capacitors are developed and manufactured as well as their applications across the electronics industry.

"These seminars give us the opportunity to share KEMET's latest manufacturing and product development technology with our customers so they are aware, early on, about the opportunities of tomorrow," said Dr. Phil Lessner, KEMET Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "By learning about our emerging technologies, KEMET can incorporate attendee input into the development process, emphasizing our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers."

"As a presenter at KIT for the past 16 years, I have had the unique opportunity to see first-hand the value these seminars bring to our customers," added John Prymak, KEMET Director of Advanced Applications. "We openly discuss the benefits and drawbacks for each capacitor type, what establishes these characteristics, where these capacitors should and should not be used, as well as development direction to enhance the benefits and mitigate the drawbacks. I look forward to discussing KEMET's latest technologies with the participants of the 2010 KIT."

KIT seminars are geared toward technical decision makers, designers and engineers in the electronics industry.  A range of speakers across KEMET marketing, technology, manufacturing and quality groups will be on hand to present expertly detailed presentations on a variety of capacitance topics, including:

• Capacitor basics
• Capacitor manufacturing
• Typical uses for each product
• Segment specific application
• Factory tour (via video at off site locations)
• KEMET capabilities

KIT Schedule of Events

• September 15-16, Simpsonville, SC
• September 29-30, Landsberg, Germany
• October 5, Bangalore, India
• October 8, Seoul, Korea
• October 11, Shenzhen, China
• October 13-14, Suzhou, China
• October 15, Taipei, Taiwan

For more information on any of the KIT events, please visit www.kemet.com/kit or contact Debra Lovelace at debralovelace@kemet.com.

About KEMET

KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE: Amex under the symbol "KEM." At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://www.KEMET.com/IR, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company.  KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

SOURCE KEMET Corporation

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