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Ikanos and Aricent Create Platform for Next-Generation Access Devices
January 8, 2010 6:44 am | CommentsIkanos Communications, a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, and Aricent, a global innovation, technology and service company focused exclusively on communications, today introduced a production-ready platform for advanced next-generation broadband access products.
3D Display Revenues Forecast to Reach $22B by 2018
January 8, 2010 6:01 am | CommentsDisplaySearch forecasts that the total stereoscopic 3D display market will grow from 0.7 million units and $902 million in revenues in 2008 to 196 million units and $22 billion in revenues in 2018...
NIST TIP Carbon Nanotube Production Grant Awarded
January 8, 2010 5:54 am | CommentsBrewer Science and SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) announced that they have received a $6.5M award under NIST’s Technology Innovation Program (TIP).
ICEME 2010 Call for Papers and Invited Sessions
January 8, 2010 5:47 am | CommentsSubmit a paper/abstract in the area of your research, academic or professional interest and related to any of the topics included in the International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering (ICEME 2010) to be held on April 6 -9, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
TIBCO Software Acquires Foresight Corporation
January 8, 2010 4:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that it has acquired privately-held Foresight Corporation, a leading provider of transaction automation solutions and EDI productivity tools. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Based in Columbus, Ohio, Foresight has over 400...
Sumatran Tiger and Cubs Filmed by Remote Wildlife Monitoring Cameras
January 8, 2010 3:53 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsVideo cameras installed in the Sumatran jungle in Indonesia have captured close-up footage of a tiger and two cubs. This is the first time that the World Wildlife Fund has recorded evidence of tiger breeding in central Sumatra in what should be prime tiger habitat. The Sumatran Tiger is...
Renesas Technology to Start Mass Production of 12-Product Lineup of Energy-Efficient Low-Loss Power MOSFETs that Cover Wide Voltage Tolerance Ranges (40 V, 60 V, 80 V, 100 V) ...
January 8, 2010 3:52 am | by Renesas | CommentsSAN JOSE, Calif., December 17, 2009—Renesas Technology America, Inc., today announced a lineup of 12 10th generation power MOSFET products for isolated DC-DC converters*1 used in the power supplies of applications such as servers, communications equipment, and industrial equipment....
IBM Providing Credit and Financing to Businesses in China
January 8, 2010 3:52 am | by IBM | CommentsIBM today announced that its lending unit has signed a financing deal with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its distributor network that will begin the flow of cash and credit in an important economic development zone in China.
Ophthalmic Surgeons Employ Cutting-edge Technology
January 8, 2010 3:07 am | by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Young | CommentsOphthalmic surgeons here are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation.
Panasonic aims to expand sales in green tech push
January 8, 2010 3:01 am | by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsPanasonic Corp. said Friday it aims to catapult sales by more than a third in three years in an aggressive bid to become the dominant electronics company in green technologies.The Japanese electronics giant is targeting revenue of 9.5 trillion yen ($101.7 billion) in the fiscal year ending...
Prototype Superconducting Rectifier is Magnetic-Field-Tunable
January 8, 2010 3:00 am | CommentsSuperconducting electronic components have been developed that provide current rectification that is tunable by design and with an externally applied magnetic field to the circuit component.
EU would have to check France's Google tax plan
January 8, 2010 2:01 am | by AOIFE WHITE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEuropean Union regulators warned Friday that they would have to check any French plan to tax Google's advertising revenues and channel the money to the ailing music industry.A report to the French government suggested Thursday that a levy on Google Inc., the world's most-used search engine, and...
Comcast, FCC take net neutrality dispute to court
January 7, 2010 8:01 pm | by JOELLE TESSLER - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe Federal Communications Commission staked out new ground nearly three months ago when it began drafting rules that would require Internet providers to give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.Now the FCC hopes to use a dispute with the nation's largest cable TV and...
Corel to cut work force by 20 pct, or 200 workers
January 7, 2010 6:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCorel Corp., the maker of WordPerfect and other software, said Thursday it was reducing its global work force by about 20 percent, or 200 employees, leaving it with 750 workers.The move is intended to give the company financial flexibility in line with its operating plan for 2010, Corel CEO...
Intel rolls out new chips that show lead over AMD
January 7, 2010 5:01 pm | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsIntel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.Intel's new Core chips, unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are the company's...
