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Fairchild Semiconductor Develops New Energy-Efficient Solutions for LED Applications

Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FCS) Global Power ResourceSM Centers (GPRCs), located in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Taipei, have further enhanced their reputation as a valuable resource for system design engineers around the world by announcing the development of a number of innovative, energy-efficient solutions. These solutions target a wide range of applications and markets including the rapidly emerging LED, netbook and PC power segments.

23 Dec 2009

Spiralight Network Selects Sorrento’s GigaMux 6400 to Improve Optical Transport Services

Sorrento Networks announced today that Spiralight Network, LLC, an optical transport service provider based in the upper Midwest, has selected Sorrento’s GigaMux 6400 to enhance service reliability and high-speed transport services for its customers based in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Spiralight’s services include Lightwave, SONET, Ethernet, Fast/GIG E and basic TDM.

23 Dec 2009

RealD 3D Technologies to be Integrated in JVC 3D Products

3D technology leader RealD today announced an agreement with JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc. to license multiple RealD technologies including the proprietary stereoscopic RealD Format. The RealD Format and other RealD 3D technologies will see integrated support in JVC 3D products including 3D LCD monitors.

23 Dec 2009

US Army Launches TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Guided Test Vehicle Rounds

The U.S. Army fired two TALON Laser-Guided Rocket guided test vehicle rounds during the Aviation Multi-Platform Munition Demonstration.

23 Dec 2009

BAE Systems Installs Laser-Based Countermeasures System on US Army Aircraft

BAE Systems has successfully installed the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system on U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook aircraft

23 Dec 2009

Evergreen Solar To Supply String Ribbon Solar Panels for Installation at Patriot Place

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON™ solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced today that its String Ribbon solar panels have been chosen for a 525-kilowatt installation at Patriot Place, a 1.3-million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment complex located adjacent to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.

23 Dec 2009

Automotive Camera Sensor Technology Moving Ahead Quickly

Driven by a combination of lower-cost modules and new applications in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), automotive camera sensor technology is one of the fastest growing sensor technologies in the automotive industry. The Strategy Analytics report, “Automotive Cameras: Parking Systems Drive Demand,” reveals that cumulative annual automotive camera growth is estimated to reach 52 percent between 2009 and 2014.

23 Dec 2009

Cypress TrueTouch Implements Touchscreens for Sharp KDDI Phones

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:CY) today announced that its TrueTouch™ touchscreen solution implements the touchscreens for new KDDI mobile phones manufactured by Sharp Communication Systems Group. The SH003 phone offers a 12.1-megapixel camera, and leverages the TrueTouch solution to deliver user-friendly multi-touch gestures to manipulate photo images and control other functions. Cypress previously announced the TrueTouch solution implements the waterproof touchscreen for the KDDI Sportio water beat mobile phone.

23 Dec 2009

Astronomers Used High Resolution Spectrograph and Spot Two Brown Dwarf Objects Near Giant Old Star

Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than anyone thought possible, according to an international team of astronomers.

23 Dec 2009

Xerox to Design Print Environment with Printers, Copiers for UBC

Xerox Canada Inc. today announced a $40 million enterprise print services (EPS) partnership with Xerox and the University of British Columbia (UBC) to save the university $8 million over six years with better managed document and print services across campus.

23 Dec 2009

Advanced Spectroscopy Helps Scientists Understand Vibrations of Red Blood Cells

Much like a tightly wound drum, red blood cells are in perpetual vibration. Those vibrations help the cells maintain their characteristic flattened oval or disc shape, which is critical to their ability to deform as they traverse blood vessels in the body to deliver oxygen to tissues.

23 Dec 2009

Solar EnerTech's PV Modules Achieves TUV Safety Class II Certification

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOEN) (the "Company") today announced that TUV Rheinland ("TUV") has issued its important Safety Class II Certification to the Company's PV modules, which enables the Company to sell its products to a wider spectrum of customers primarily based in Europe.

23 Dec 2009