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Exide Technologies And Maxwell Technologies Form Strategic Alliance To Develop And Market Integrated Battery-Ultracapacitor Energy Solutions

MILTON, Ga., & SAN DIEGO, Calif. (November 13, 2012) – Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, and Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL), a leading developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitor products, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance.  The two companies will work together in the development and marketing of advanced, integrated, battery-ultracapacitor energy storage solutions to be used in a wide array of transportation and industrial applications.

Visitors to The Battery Show in Novi, MI, … Read More → "Exide Technologies And Maxwell Technologies Form Strategic Alliance To Develop And Market Integrated Battery-Ultracapacitor Energy Solutions"

Touchstone Semiconductor Adds a New Maxim Analog-to-Digital Converter to Its Expanding Maxim Alternate-Source Product Family

MILPITAS, Calif. – Nov. 14, 2012 – Touchstone Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance, cost-effective, and low power analog integrated circuit solutions, today announced the immediate availability of the TSM1285, a new 12-bit, 300ksps analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that can be used as a drop-in replacement for Maxim’s MAX1285 ADC. 

At $1.20 in 1000-piece quantities, the new Touchstone TSM1285 is five times less expensive, pin-compatible, function/specification-identical to Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX1285. It is also a four times higher-speed, pin-for-pin upgrade to the MAX1240 … Read More → "Touchstone Semiconductor Adds a New Maxim Analog-to-Digital Converter to Its Expanding Maxim Alternate-Source Product Family"

Micron Technology, Inc., and AgigA Tech Collaborate to Develop Nonvolatile DIMM Technology

SALT LAKE CITY, 2012-11-14 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SuperComputing 2012 – Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, and AgigA Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY) and a leading provider of high-speed, high-density, battery-free nonvolatile memory solutions, announced today that the two companies have signed an agreement to collaborate to develop and offer nonvolatile DIMM (NVDIMM) products.

The partnership will leverage the strengths of the respective companies, with Micron’s expertise in memory IC, module development, and manufacturing, and AgigA … Read More → "Micron Technology, Inc., and AgigA Tech Collaborate to Develop Nonvolatile DIMM Technology"

Many-Core Real-Time OS with New Architecture Prototyped by eSOL

Tokyo, Japan. November 14, 2012 – eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software solutions, today announced that eSOL has completed prototype development of a real-time OS (RTOS) for many-core processors, tentatively called Many-Core real-time OS (MCOS). eSOL believes that MCOS will be the world’s first commercial RTOS for embedded many-core processors.

eSOL will demonstrate MCOS at the Embedded Technology 2012 Conference and Exhibition November 14-16 in Yokohama, Japan.

eSOL poured its recognized RTOS expertise and know-how as represented by eSOL’s proven eT-Kernel Multi-Core Edition real-time OS into developing MCOS, a completely … Read More → "Many-Core Real-Time OS with New Architecture Prototyped by eSOL"

Synopsys and TSMC Enable Lithography Compliance Checking for 20nm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:                                                           

  • Accurate simulation-based identification of lithography hotspots
  • Based on Synopsys’ Proteus, industry-leading mask synthesis product
  • Helps avoid litho-related manufacturing issues

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the delivery of lithography compliance checking technology for the TSMC 20-nanometer (nm) DFM Data Kit (DDK) encapsulated with Synopsys® Proteus mask synthesis technologies. As a result of the design-for-manufacturing collaboration between TSMC and … Read More → "Synopsys and TSMC Enable Lithography Compliance Checking for 20nm"

Introducing the ¼ brick 175W DC-DC family

November 2012 –  GAIA Converter releases a new family of high input voltage DC/DC Converters targeting Avionic, Aerospace, Military and Missile applications.

Uniquely compact, the 155-480V input voltage range MGDS-175-S is ideal for 270V applications such as those with MIL-STD-704E/F requirements, or for use with Power Factor Corrected front end converters such as Gaia’s HGMS-350 series.

Available in  3.3V, 5V, 12V, 15V or 26V single outputs, each is capable of delivering up to 175W in the ¼ brick industry standard … Read More → "Introducing the ¼ brick 175W DC-DC family"

Freescale Introduces Xtrinsic Pressure Sensors for Automotive Engine Control and Green Vehicle Applications

MUNICH–Nov. 13, 2012– Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) is adding three new pin-for-pin compatible pressure sensor replacements for the MPXHZ6000 family to its portfolio of Xtrinsic pressure sensors for automotive engine management and efficiency applications. The MPXHZ9000 absolute temperature compensated, piezo-resistive pressure sensors provide the same trusted functionality as Freescale’s other integrated pressure sensors, while adding clipping functionality and the ability to customize for multiple end user applications.

Freescale’s latest MPXHZ9000 pressure sensors come with package porting and mounting options, offering significant advantages for the automotive engine control market as well as consumer and industrial applications. The … Read More → "Freescale Introduces Xtrinsic Pressure Sensors for Automotive Engine Control and Green Vehicle Applications"

congatec presents reference board for powerful video wall system design

Munich, electronica, 13 November 2012  * * *  congatec AG, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer modules, introduces a new reference board for video wall system design. Video wall systems increasingly rely on high-quality videos and (3D) graphics and therefore require a maximum number of graphics interfaces. The congatec reference board offers up to nine independent DisplayPort connectors in combination with an MXM graphics module and a COM Express CPU module. Both are equipped with AMD technology and provide concentrated graphics and computing power.

The video wall baseboard reference platform is based on the new COM Express™ specification 2.1 for Pin-out Type 6 making … Read More → "congatec presents reference board for powerful video wall system design"

Elliptic Labs Launches First Commercial Touchless Gesturing Technology Using Ultrasound, Designed for Electronic Devices and Windows 8

PALO ALTO, Calif. – November 13, 2012 – Science fiction and futuristic movies stepped into reality today as a result of powerful new touchless gesturing technology from Elliptic Labs (www.ellipticlabs.com) based on ultrasound.  Enabling consumer electronic devices to respond to natural hand movementsall around a screen, Elliptic’s breakthrough technology is the first of its kind commercially available and has been incorporated in the Windows 8 Gesture Suite, introduced today.  Video: 

Read More → "Elliptic Labs Launches First Commercial Touchless Gesturing Technology Using Ultrasound, Designed for Electronic Devices and Windows 8"

Micron Automotive e-MMC Products Fuel Innovative Embedded Applications for the Automotive Market

MUNICH, Germany, 2012-11-13 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electronica International Trade Fair 2012 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced embedded multimedia card (e-MMC™)solutions optimized for the automotive segment</ … Read More → "Micron Automotive e-MMC Products Fuel Innovative Embedded Applications for the Automotive Market"

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