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Altera Expands Its OTN Portfolio
Altera today announced a single-chip, multi-rate OTN muxponder solution for 100G network aggregation. Based on Altera’s 28-nm high-performance Stratix V FPGA, Altera’s multi-rate muxponder solution provides a proven single-chip solution that expands the capabilities of current networks by enabling developers to integrate emerging client types into their networks, such as 16G Fibre Channel. Altera will demonstrate its leading-edge tran...
MIRTEC to premier its technologically advanced automated optical inspection equipment
MIRTEC announced that it will premier its Technologically Advanced AOI Equipment at SMTAI Orlando 2012, which will take place October 16-17, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Florida.
$60M Contract to Power Positive Train Location System from SAIC
Eurotech has revealed that they have received a contract from Science Applications International Corporation for a total estimated value of 60 million USD over a 3-year period to supply the Eurotech system as the embedded platform for a Positive Train Location system. The first few units will be delivered during the second half of 2012, and deliveries will ramp up to full operational pace in 2013.
IQD introduces ground-breaking new quartz crystal range at electronica 2012
IQD has launched two new quartz crystal models housed in unique innovative packages that deliver significant space and cost saving whilst still utilising tried and tested technology. The new surface mount IQXC-74 measures just 7 x 4mm with a height of 2.3mm – this compares with the similar current industry standard HC49/4HSMX design which measures 11.4 x 4.9 x 4.3mm.
Kyzen’s Experts to Contribute to Technical Sessions
Kyzen announces that Mike Bixenman, Tom Forsythe and Jack Reinke will lead some of the technical sessions during the upcoming SMTA International Conference and Expo, scheduled to take place October 16-17, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, FL.
Delphi Presents New $750 Million Share Repurchase Program
Delphi Automotive today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $750 million of Delphi’s outstanding ordinary shares. This program follows the completion of $300 million of share repurchases under Delphi’s previously announced share repurchase program that commenced in January 2012.
GigOptix Joins with CPqD to Showcase a Full 100G/200G DP-16QAM System
GigOptix will showcase, in partnership with CPqD, a 100G/200G DP-16QAM System using the GigOptix GX62472, at the 38th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Power Electronics South America 2012 comes to successful close
Nearly 300 specialists attended Power Electronics South America from 11 – 13 September in São Paulo, Brazil, to find out more about both the current state and the future of power electronics, intelligent drive technologies, renewable energies and energy management.
Freescale partners CogniVue to Enable Smart Cameras for Mainstream Vehicles
In a move intended to improve automotive safety systems, Freescale Semiconductor is licensing Image Cognition Processing intellectual property from CogniVue Corporation that will be incorporated into new processors for advanced driver assistance systems. Freescale will be the exclusive provider of this technology to the automotive market.
VESA Vacuum Circuit Breaker for Electric Passenger Trains
TE has created the VESA vacuum circuit breaker, an all electro-magnetically operated system for 25 kV and 15 kV vehicles. This groundbreaking innovation, which is part of the specific VESA system solution for high-voltage technology in the train, is TE's answer to the increasing trend of operating electric passenger trains and is positioned to lead the way into the next generation of the electric rail market.