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NVIDIA Tesla GPUs To Communicate Faster Over Mellanox InfiniBand Networks
11/20/2009 11:09:41 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Mellanox Technologies Ltd. today introduced new software that will increase cluster application performance by as much as 30% by reducing the laten...
Intel Makes Multi-Million Euro Investment to Create European Exascale Computing Research Center
11/19/2009 10:15:26 AM
News Highlights * Researchers at a new European Intel lab will explore computers with a thousand times the performance of today’s fastest supercomputers. * Effort is part of Intel Labs Eur...
Actel Expands RTAX-DSP FPGAs with New Configurable DSP IP Cores
11/18/2009 9:13:42 AM
Actel’s highly configurable DSP IP cores provide easy implementation of complex DSP functions within RTAX-DSP Space-Flight FPGAs MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) today annou...
Infineon and ARM Announce Strategic Architectural License Agreement For Advanced Security Applications
11/18/2009 9:04:47 AM
NEUBIBERG, GERMANY AND CAMBRIDGE, UK - Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and ARM (LSE: ARM /Nasdaq: ARMH) announced today a long-term strategic collaboration in the field of security ...
Avnet Electronics Marketing and Fairchild Semiconductor Celebrate 50-Year Milestone
11/17/2009 12:00:30 PM
Electronic Component Distributor Avnet Began Selling Fairchild Planar Transistors, One of the First Semiconductor Products, in 1959 PHOENIX -- The Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avn...
Agilent Technologies Expands Life Science Disease Research Portfolio with Eurofins MWG Operon Asset Purchase
11/17/2009 11:50:50 AM
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has purchased the MassCode Tag technology from Eurofins MWG Operon, a division of Eurofins. The purchase includes the MassCod...
Agilent Technologies’ New External Output Amplifier Extends Voltage Range of Existing Function Generators to 50Vpp
11/17/2009 11:39:14 AM
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced an economically priced 2-channel external output amplifier that provides up to 50 Vpp (Volts peak-to-peak) amplification of function/arbitrary wave...
Intel, NEC to Develop Supercomputer Technologies of Tomorrow
11/16/2009 11:45:22 AM
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TOKYO - Intel Corporation and NEC Corporation today have agreed to jointly develop High Performance Computing (HPC) system technologies that will push the boundaries of superco...
Intel Names Douglas Melamed General Counsel
11/13/2009 2:26:50 PM
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Intel Corporation today announced it has appointed Douglas Melamed to serve as senior vice president and general counsel. In this role he will be responsible for overseeing all I...
Appro Servers to Support AMD’s Next-Generation Server Platform, codenamed “Maranello”
11/13/2009 12:14:38 PM
AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series Processor to provide a New Option for HPC Innovation Milipitas, CA. Appro (http://www.appro.com), a leading provider of supercomputing solutions, today announces that it wi...
Epson Develops 0.52-inch QHD HTPS TFT Color Liquid Crystal Panel for Electronic Viewfinders
11/12/2009 11:40:28 AM
TOKYO, Japan, Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson", TSE:6724) today announced that it has developed a new high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT color panel for electronic viewfinders. Measuring just 0.5...
AMD and Intel Announce Settlement of All Antitrust and IP Disputes
11/12/2009 10:51:33 AM
SUNNYVALE/SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) today announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, includin...
China Selects Infineon’s Security Chips for Electronic Passports
11/11/2009 3:09:26 PM
Neubiberg, Germany - The Chinese government is using security microcontrollers of Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) for its new electronic passports. Infineon today announced that it ...
NEC Electronics Introduces 3 New 16-bit All FlashTM Microcontrollers with Embedded IEEE 802.15.4 Radio Transceiver for ZigBee® RF4CE
11/11/2009 3:04:26 PM
Enables RF Connectivity with the Lowest Level of Power Consumption in the Industry KAWASAKI, Japan, DUESSELDORF, Germany, NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) today introduced its three new 16-bit All Flash...
Broadcom Offers Royalty-Free, Open Source BroadVoice® Wideband and Narrowband Voice Codecs to Enhance the Quality of Voice Transmissions
11/10/2009 11:36:20 AM
Open Source BroadVoice Enables Manufacturers to Improve Voice Fidelity and Cost-Effectively Transition to HD VoIP IRVINE, Calif. - Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconduc...
MIPS Technologies and Sonics to Present Webinar "The Evolution of Wireless SoCs: Designer ’Must-Haves’ for Next-Generation Embedded Designs"
11/10/2009 10:51:01 AM
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores, and Sonics, Inc.®, a premier supplier of intelligent on-chip comm...
Freescale mini USB interface IC enables a single connection for mobile device charging, audio and data
11/9/2009 1:20:53 PM
MC34825 analog device supports all-passive audio accessories including stereo signal, microphone and cord remote control AUSTIN, Texas - Freescale Semiconductor is introducing a mini USB interface ...
Epson Develops World’s First 4K Compatible HTPS TFT Liquid Crystal Panel for 3LCD Projectors
11/9/2009 9:51:01 AM
TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson", TSE:6724) today announced that it has developed the world’s first* 4K-compatible high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panel for 3LCD ...
Notice Concerning Capital Injection Changes For the NEC Electronics and Renesas Business Integration
11/9/2009 9:40:08 AM
KAWASAKI, Japan, TOKYO, Japan, NEC Electronics Corporation (NEC Electronics; TSE: 6723), Renesas Technology Corp. (Renesas), NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi; TSE: 6501 / NYSE:...
Infineon completes the sale of Wireline business; Lantiq becomes a stand alone company
11/6/2009 11:23:52 AM
Neubiberg, Germany – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Lantiq today announced the closing of the sale of Infineon’s Wireline business to Lantiq, an affiliate of the U.S. based inv...