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Biotechnology

BioVitesse

BioVitesse developing  rapid bacteria detection and identification system - to shorten analysis from weeks to hours

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Biotechnology

Capsulution NanoScience

Capsulution NanoScience offers technology for production of polymeric nano-capsules based drugs

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Biotechnology

Capsulution NanoScience

EBARA starts production of  Capsulution's nano-capsules

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Camera

VMETRO

VMETRO introduces CAML-MOD3 CameraLink adapter module-based on Xilinx Virtex Pro

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Cellular

Samsung

Samsung introduces hard disk drive based cell phone

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Cellular

Samsung

Samsung and Verizon introduce musical cell phone - priced at $149.99

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Chipware

Ashley Laurent

Texas Instruments and Ashley Laurent add software options for DSL residential product designs

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Components

Kyocera

Kyocera Kinseki, subsidiary of Kyocera, ships miniature low-frequency quartz crystal unit

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Computer

Cray Inc.

Cray Inc. and Impulse Accelerated Technologies enter into partnership for FPGA programming development system for Cray supercomputer, Cray-XD1

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Disk Drives

Hitachi GST

Denali Software and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) introduce CE-ATA simulation modes for chip designers – permits simulation of Microdrive

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EDA

Cirrus Logic

Cirrus introduces DSP Conductor tool

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EDA

Denali Software

Denali  and Hitachi GST introduce CE-ATA disk drive simulation models for chip designers

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EDA

Impulse Accelerated Technologies

Cray Inc. and Impulse Accelerated Technologies enter into partnership for FPGA programming development system for Cray supercomputer, Cray-XD1

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EDA

Mitrionics

Mitrionics Inc. introduced its Mitrion Platform to increase supercomputer performance 10 to 30 times

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EDA

Optiwave

Optiwave introduces version 6.0 of its photonic component design software

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EDA

Synopsys

Synopsys adds to TCAD simulation products

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Energy

AquaEnergy Group

AquaEnergy developing aqua buoy ocean energy technology

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Energy

Aspen Aerogels

Aspen Aerogels developing aerogels that offer thermal insulation – 273 degrees Centigrade to 650 degrees Centigrade

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Energy

Barnabus Energy

Barnabus approves funding for Solar Roofing Systems product

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Energy

DMI Industries

DMI Industries expands wind tower manufacturing capacity

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Energy

Green Mountain Energy

Green Mountain Energy offers renewable electricity at less than a penny per kilowatt-hour

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Energy

GridPoint

GridPoint selected as finalist for Most Innovative Commercial Technology

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Energy

Hydrogen Technologies

Hydrogen Technologies announces market launch of Carbon Clear Solutions

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Energy

Internal Hydro

Internal Hydro Unveils New Low-Impact Hydro Energy Generation Unit

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Energy

KAIROS Holdings

KAIROS Holdings plans entry into energy market

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Energy

MicroPlanet

MicroPlanet announces Utility Low Voltage Regulator –

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Energy

MicroPlanet

MicroPlanet and SP Power Systems announce product development program

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Energy

SOL Inc.

SOL Inc. offers solar street lighting systems

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Energy

Thales Nanotechnology

Thales Nanotechnology offers shoe box size H-Cube to generate hydrogen fuel

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Energy

Trenitalia

Trenitalia develops solar powered train

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Energy

XsunX

XsunX introduces opaque solar cell device

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Healthcare

Biosyntrx

Biosyntrx introduces nutraceutical product designed to protect the macula

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Manufacturing

Ahwahnee Technology

Ahwahnee Technology offers Carbon Nanotube kit to simplify development of nanotube based product development

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Manufacturing

RNT

RNT offers NanoFoil technology for electronic applications

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Multiple

Evident Technologies

Evident moving forward with InGaP quantum dot marketing plans

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Network

Flextronics Software Systems

Freescale Semiconductor and Flextronics Software Systems (FSS) develop IPSec VPN-based security routers

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Network

Jungo

Freescale Semiconductor and Jungo Ltd to deliver residential and business gateway platforms

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Semiconductor

ADMET Inc.

ADMET introduces ADMET nmTester to test materials properties and MEMS device

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Semiconductor

Agere Systems

Agere Systems delivers Vision X115 chipset for video cell phone applications

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Semiconductor

Agilent Technologies

Agilent introduces 1.2 megapixel CMOS image sensors, plans to sample 2 megapixel version in early 2006

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Semiconductor

Alereon

Alereon introduces UWB chip family

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Semiconductor

AMI Semiconductor

AMI Semiconductor announces embedded software tool and communication accelerator

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Semiconductor

AMI Semiconductor

AMI introduces very small stepper motor controller chips

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Semiconductor

Anadigics

ANADIGICS introduces highly linear amplifier for high picture quality

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Semiconductor

Analog Devices

Analog Devices introduces iSensor intelligent motion sensor

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Semiconductor

Atmel

Atmel and Texas Instruments provide solution for HD-Radio

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Semiconductor

AuthenTec

AuthenTec demonstrates biometric cell phone application

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Semiconductor

BridgeCo

BridgeCo releases BeBoB 1394 audio interface software

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Semiconductor

BroadLight

BroadLight presents GPON on a chip

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Semiconductor

Cascade Microtech

Cascade Microtech reports on liquid and electrical field microport product - to enable generation of micro electrical fields

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Semiconductor

CEVA

CEVA introduces CEVA-SAS IP core

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Semiconductor

Conexant Systems

Conexant introduces ADSL2plus chipset

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Semiconductor

Cypress Semiconductor

Cypress introduces USB 2.0 programmable microcontroller

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Semiconductor

Cypress Semiconductor

Cypress introduces 2.4GHz Wireless USB ROC

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Semiconductor

E Ink

E Ink  and LG Philips LCD develop 10.1 inch flexible electronic display

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Semiconductor

Eastman Kodak

Eastman Kodak Product Introductions, High Resolution Image Sensors - reports customer

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Semiconductor

Ember Corp.

Ember begins shipments of EM250 ZigBee system on a chip

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Semiconductor

FOCUS Enhancements

FOCUS  introduces TALARIA Ultra Wideband (UWB) Evaluation System

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Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale and FSS develop IPSec VPN-based security routers

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Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale introduces DSP firmware for Dolby audio applications

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Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale reports on 90 nanometer chip production

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Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale demonstrates HSDPA streaming video

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Semiconductor

IBM

ZF Micro Solutions enters into multi-year foundry agreement with IBM

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Semiconductor

IC Interconnect

IC Interconnect qualifies Ni/Au pad resurfacing wafer bump process

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Semiconductor

Inphi

Inphi introduces DDR2-SDRAM interface

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Semiconductor

Intel Corp

Intel to support new Cisco Compatible 4.0 Extensions for Wi-Fi solution

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Semiconductor

InterDigital Communications

InterDigital Communications introduces UMTS Release HSDPA coprocessor

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Semiconductor

Intermec

Intermec's laser scanner based on MEMS technology

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Semiconductor

International Rectifier

International Rectifier introduces IRF6648, a 60V DirectFET power MOSFET

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Semiconductor

International Rectifier

International Rectifier opens assembly and test facility for power management chips

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Semiconductor

Intersil Corporation

Intersil introduces low dropout regulator

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Semiconductor

IPFlex

IPFlex Inc. begins taking orders for IPFlex FFT Development Kit

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Semiconductor

Isonics

Isonics introduces toxic chemical detection system

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Semiconductor

Kopin Corp

Kopin  and Solomon win honors

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Semiconductor

LG Philips

E Ink Corporation and LG Philips LCD develop a 10.1 inch flexible electronic display

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Semiconductor

Magnum Semiconductor

Magnum introduces chipset to lower DVD recorder costs

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Semiconductor

Marvell

Marvell introduces MIMO chipset solution

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Semiconductor

Matsushita

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd schedules shipment of 65 nanometer LSI chips

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Semiconductor

Metconnex

Metconnex will promote its MEMS based wavelength selective switch (WSS) modules

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Semiconductor

Micrel

Micrel introduces two precision low jitter clock synthesizers

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Semiconductor

Mindspeed Technologies

Mindspeed  introduces traffic stream processor with firmware

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Semiconductor

Nanometrix

Nanometrix to exhibit 1.5 nanometer deposition system at Emerging NanoBusiness Showcase

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Semiconductor

NeoPhotonics

NeoPhotonics introduces line of bidirectional transceivers for first mile fiber optic Ethernet applications

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Semiconductor

Oki Electric Industry

Oki Electric develops GaN-HEMT transistor that operates at 115 GHz

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Semiconductor

PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra expands maxSAS storage chip family

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Semiconductor

PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra introduces framer chip

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Semiconductor

Royal Philips Electronics

Caen France Tries out Near Field Communications

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Semiconductor

SafeNet

SafeNet  announces network enterprise security processor

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Semiconductor

SafeNet

SafeNet introduces enterprise security processor for 100 Mbps applications

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Semiconductor

Samsung

Semiconductor Insights awards Samsung's 73nm NAND Flash

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Semiconductor

Samsung Electronics

Samsung develops 512 Mbit DDR2 SDRAM with 70 nanometer process

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Semiconductor

Semtech

Semtech Corp. introduces SC310 family of high-side current sense amplifiers

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Semiconductor

Semtech

Semtech introduces Rclamp protection family for mobile game applications

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Semiconductor

SEQUANS Communications

SEQUANS Communications introduces WiMAX SoC chips

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Semiconductor

SigmaTel

SigmaTel introduces SoC chip for flash and hard disk based digital multimedia players

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Semiconductor

Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Laboratories introduces another GSM/GPRS transceiver

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Semiconductor

Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Labs introduces CMOS Quad Channel SLIC with CODEC

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Semiconductor

Solomon Systech

Kopin  and Solomon  win honors

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Semiconductor

STMicro

STMicroelectronics introduces dual step down controller

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Semiconductor

STMicro

STMicroelectronics and On Track provide secure contactless microcontroller smart card solutions

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Semiconductor

Supertex

Supertex introduces 200 V analog switches

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Semiconductor

SUSS MicroTec

SUSS MicroTec AG adds Port Mapping feature

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Semiconductor

TeraChip

EZchip and TeraChip announce interoperable switching architecture

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments introduces clock multiplier with integrated PLL

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Introduces 24-Bit ADCs

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments introduces diversity mixed signal receive processor for 3G base stations

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments announces radio frequency (RF) synthesizer for wireless infrastructure applications

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments introduces low-cost, low-current op amp

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments and Ashley Laurent add software options for DSL residential product designs

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Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments introduces pico base station – a low power node solution

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Semiconductor

Toshiba

Toshiba to increase semiconductor capital expenditures to 225 billion yen

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Semiconductor

Tripath Technology

Tripath introduces 1-bit digital amplifier

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Semiconductor

TSMC

TSMC becomes partner in IMEC sub-45 nanometer CMOS research program

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Semiconductor

Tundra Semiconductor

Tundra Semiconductor introduces si564A serial RapidIO switch

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Semiconductor

Vishay

Vishay introduces analog switches

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Semiconductor

Ziptronix

Ziptronix offers 3D package technology with 4 million vertical interconnects

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Supercomputer

Mitrionics

Mitrionics Inc. introduced its Mitrion Platform to increase supercomputer performance 10 to 30 times

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Wireless

Airproducts

nPhase to provide customized wireless solution to monitor and measure hydrogen fueling process for Air Products fueling locations

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