Marketwire - Micro-electronics and Nanotechnology

Advanced ID Corp. Completes Repayment of La Jolla Cove Funding

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:35:00 EST

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB: AIDO) a leading developer of RFID solutions for supply chain applications, fleet operations, animal tracking and tire management announces today that it has fulfilled the terms of the September 3, 2009 settlement agreement with La Jolla Cove that terminated the convertible debenture funding agreement between the two companies.

Dan Finch, Advanced ID's President, notes that, "The settlement agreement provided for payment during the 4th quarter of 2009 and that all financial commitments outlined in the settlement agreement have been met. The company wishes to thank La Jolla Cove management for a smooth transition and Advanced ID's investors for their support in achieving this milestone. Advanced ID will now concentrate on the development of its revenue plan for 2010 and beyond."

Advance Nanotech Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:00 EST

MONTEBELLO, NY--(Marketwire - November 20, 2009) - Advance Nanotech, Inc. (OTCBB: AVNA) reports financial results this week for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The Company reported net income of $2,417,351, or $0.04 per share, compared to a loss of $382,555, or $0.01 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of approximately $2,800,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported a net loss of $3,662,926, or $0.07 per share, compared to a net loss of $3,831,661, or $0.10 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 4 percent.

Data I/O's FlashCORE III Wins a 2009 Global Technology Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

REDMOND, WA--(Marketwire - November 20, 2009) - Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading provider of manual and automated device programming solutions, announced that it received the Global Technology Award in the category of Programming for its FlashCORE III programming solution. The award was presented to the company during a ceremony on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the New Munich Trade Fair Center in Munich, Germany.

Altairnano Announces Resignation of Robert F. Hemphill From Board of Directors

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

RENO, NV--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced the resignation of Robert F. Hemphill from Altairnano's Board of Directors, a position he has held since May, 2007.

"Bob has been an excellent board member for Altairnano, investing his time, talent, and passion helping build the success of the company. His insights have been very helpful in guiding our early decisions about how to address the power and energy markets," said Terry Copeland, Altairnano president and CEO. "As we have moved closer to commercial sales opportunities we have had to restrict some of our sales, marketing and operations information from Bob so that we could avoid even the appearance of any potential conflict of interest that might result from his senior executive position with Th

Semiconductor Refurbished Equipment Company ClassOne Equipment Purchases Assets of Colibrys MEMS Facility

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:00 EST

All Equipment Assets Acquired in Cash Transaction; Buyers Sought for Late Vintage MEMS Process Equipment

Astro-Med Introduces Industry's Smallest, Lightest Flight Deck Printer

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:01:00 EST

WEST WARWICK, RI--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) announced today that it has introduced the ToughWriter 5, the smallest, lightest ARINC744A-1 printer available in the industry. The ToughWriter 5 was displayed at the National Business Aviation Association's 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2009) in Orlando, FL, October 20-22, 2009, and was extremely well received.

Applied Nanotech to Exhibit Inkjet Printed Copper Circuits on Paper at Printed Electronics USA 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT) announced that it has successfully inkjet printed its nanoparticle copper inks onto commercially available paper substrates forming highly conductive patterns for electronic circuits. This significant technological achievement paves the way for low cost solutions for applications such as smart labels, RFIDs, paper displays, electronic paper, and disposable electronics on paper substrates.

INGENICO: Best-of-breed alliance to pioneer secure, online, in-flight payment solutions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:37:00 EST

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - Best-of-breed alliance to pioneer secure, online, in-flight payment solutions

Ingenico, AviIT and OnAir collaboration will help combat multi-million euros credit card fraud

Ingenico, the world's leading provider of payment solutions, has announced a strategic alliance with best-of-breed solution providers to develop automated in-flight solutions that provide authenticated, secure payment transactions in real-time via commercial satellite communications links. The collaboration sees Ingenico partnering with AviIT, a provider of specialist IT-based solutions for the aviation industry, and OnAir, a provider of in-flight communications.

TowerJazz and Tanner EDA Announce Process Design Kit (PDK) Collaboration for Power Management Device Design

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

New PDKs Catalyst for Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Innovation

Total Facility Solutions Opens Raleigh Office to Support Regional Life Sciences and Renewable Energy Growth Opportunities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:37:00 EST

RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Total Facility Solutions, Inc. (TFS), a specialty contractor and services company focused on critical process manufacturing infrastructure, announced today the opening of a Raleigh, NC office. The 6,400 square foot office, located in the Brier Creek area, will be the focal point for the company's life sciences facilities contracting service division and will also act as the company's regional hub to support its existing renewable energy and technology business throughout the southeast region of the United States.

Vishay Siliconix 20-V P-Channel TrenchFET(R) Gen III Power MOSFET Offers Industry's Lowest On-Resistance From 18 Milliohms at 4.5 V to 65 Milliohms at 1.8 V in Compact 2-mm by 2-mm Footprint Area

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:18:00 EST

MALVERN, PA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new 20-V p-channel power MOSFET with the lowest on-resistance ever achieved for a p-channel device in the compact 2-mm by 2-mm footprint area of the thermally enhanced PowerPAK� SC-70. The new SiA433EDJ is the newest product built on TrenchFET� Gen III p-channel technology, which uses self-aligning process techniques to pack one billion transistor cells into each square inch of silicon. This leading-edge technology allows a superfine, sub-micron pitch process that cuts the industry's best on-resistance for a p-channel MOSFET nearly in half.

Vishay Wins EDN China Innovation Awards for Power Metal Strip(R) Resistors and Third-Generation TrenchFET(R) Power MOSFETs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

MALVERN, PA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that it has won two 2009 EDN China Innovation Awards, respectively, for recently introduced Power Metal Strip� resistors and TrenchFET� power MOSFETs.

In the Passive Component, Connector and Sensor category, Vishay was honored with a Leading Product award for a new high-temperature 1-W surface-mount Power Metal Strip resistor that is the industry's first current-sensing resistor in the 2010 case size to operate over a temperature range of -65 �C to +275 �C. The WSLT2010...18 resistor features a very low 10-milliohms to 500-milliohms resistance value range, a tight tolerance down to +/-0.5 %, and low TCR values down to +/-75�ppm/�C. Target applications for the WSLT2010...18 include automotive engine and transmission controls, audio electronics, climate controls, and anti-lock brakes, as

Ziptronix to License 3D IC Technology for Imaging Systems

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:24:00 EST

Ziptronix' Low Temperature Oxide Bonding Enhances Ability in Meeting Cost and Yield Targets

Fusion Bolsters Anti-Counterfeit Protection With High-Tech Quality Lab

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Industry's Most Advanced In-House Screening and Analysis Lab to Address Electronics Supply Chain's Greatest Foe

LG Innotek Adopts Fresco Microchip's Universal Demodulator

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Fresco's Flagship Technology Powers Industry's First Global Hybrid Tuner Modules

SunEdison Rolls Out Enphase Microinverter System

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Installation Is the Latest Commercial Solar Installation to Use Enphase Technology

Ingenico announces PCI DSS 1.2 certification

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:39:00 EST

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Ingenico announces PCI DSS 1.2 certification for its global services platforms, offering its customers managed payment solutions with the highest level of security on a global basis

Neuilly-sur-Seine, November 18 2009 - Ingenico, a leading provider of payment solutions, announces PCI DSS 1.2 certification for its global services platforms running on its global infrastructure based on redundant secured hubs on three continents.

MOS FET Relays: New Series and New Price Reductions

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:47:00 EST

SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Omron Electronic Components LLC eagerly announces the release of two new series of MOS FET Relays, while simultaneously decreasing the List Price on twenty existing families in the interest of supporting cost-sensitive market conditions. This move positions Omron's products, a leader in the industry with unrivaled performance and reliability, quite aggressive in pricing with reductions on some models of over 30%.

Four new models with Low LED Trigger values provide energy savings for power limited/battery applications. These ultra-sensitive models include the 60V G3VM-61G2, 200V G3VM-201G1, 360V G3VM-351G1 and 600V G3VM-601G part numbers. In an SOP-4 terminal package, they boast a maximum LED Trigger of 1.0 mA.

Intersil Corporation to Present at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference and the NASDAQ OMX 23rd Annual Investor Program

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:00 EST

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors, today announced that David Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Credit Suisse 2009 Annual Technology Conference on December 1st in Scottsdale, AZ. Jonathan Kennedy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will also present at the NASDAQ OMX 23rd Annual Investor Program on December 1st in London, UK.

Astro-Med, Inc. Reports Improved Earnings Trend for the Third Quarter; Directors Declare Regular Cash Dividend

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST

WEST WARWICK, RI--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) reports net income of $683,000, equal to 9 cents per diluted share, on sales of $16,658,000 for the Third Quarter ended October 31, 2009. For the corresponding period of the prior year, Astro-Med reported net income of $649,000, equal to 9 cents per diluted share, on sales of $17,681,000.

For the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, Astro-Med reported net income of $1,037,000, equal to 14 cents per diluted share on sales of $47,751,000, compared to net income of $2,701,000, equal to 36 cents per diluted share, on sales of $56,152,000 in the comparable nine-month period of the prior fiscal year.

Mitrionics Awarded Funding From VINNOVA for Portable Parallel Programming Project

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:36:00 EST

LOS GATOS, CA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Mitrionics, Inc., the technology leader in FPGA-based hybrid computing, reports that VINNOVA, the Swedish governmental agency for innovation systems, today announced that it has awarded 3,826,000 SEK (approximately $555,000 USD) in funding for Mitrionics' Portable Parallel Programming project. This is within the framework of the Forska&Vax (Research&Grow) program that focuses on R&D in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Mitrionics is currently demonstrating a proof-of-concept for the new portable parallel programming technology at the Supercomputing 2009 Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Enable IPC Corporation's SolRayo Introduces Next Generation Potentiostats -- Exceptional Value Systems Offered a la Carte

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

MADISON, WI--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today announced that its subsidiary, SolRayo, Inc., is introducing a new line of highly customizable potentiostat systems for use in energy storage characterization and electrochemistry applications. Enable IPC (Intellectual Property Commercialization) focuses on turning technologies into products and bringing them to market.

A potentiostat is a test and measurement system used by electrochemists at universities, research labs and companies worldwide.

Open Kernel Labs Paper on Formal Verification Wins Top Prize at Prestigious SOSP Conference

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:01:00 EST

Recognized as "Best Paper" at the Twenty-Second ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles

Gargoyles Engages Level 4 Group

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST

WESTMINSTER, MD--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Gargoyles Inc., an advanced materials application company, today announced the engagement of Level 4 Group LLC as a business advisor.

"We look forward to working with Level 4 Group on our advanced ballistics applications for personnel protection, lightweight vehicle armor, and blast protection for structures," stated Jef Curran, President and COO of Gargoyles. "Level 4 Group is highly regarded for their experience and ability in the ballistic protection arena and we are very pleased to have them on board."

Frontier Silicon's Chorus Applications Processor IC Drives PURE's Sensia Colour Touchscreen Radio

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 EST

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2009) - Frontier Silicon, the leading supplier of connected audio technology is proud to announce its Chorus chip is the core applications processor powering PURE's digital and Internet-connected radio with colour touchscreen.

The Chorus chip features an advanced multithreaded Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and demodulator engine licensed from Imagination Technologies, PURE's parent company.

Steve Evans, Vice President of Sales, commented, "PURE Sensia with its revolutionary large colour touchscreen GUI truly demonstrates the power of Frontier's Chorus processor with its ability to perform all the radio demodulation and audio decoding in parallel to driving a graphics rich display and UI".

Ingenico makes strategic investment in ROAM Data expanding its presence into mobile payment

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:34:00 EST

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Ingenico makes strategic investment in ROAM Data expanding its presence into mobile payment

Ingenico, the world's leading provider of payment solutions, announced today that its investment fund Ingenico Ventures has carried out a strategic investment of $6,5 million in ROAM Data, Inc., a US-based Mobile Application Service Provider (MASP).

ROAM Data provides the convenience of merchant transactions on mobile devices via its PCI DSS payment gateway, operated 24X7. ROAM's initial solutions target the large untapped market of mobile professionals and micro-merchants -- from outdoor vendors, plumbers and electricians to larger businesses with fleets of delivery drivers, installers or direct sellers (such as Avon, Mary Kay, Herbalife and Tupperware).

Hansen Medical Completes Financial Restatement

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) today announced that it has completed its previously announced financial restatement of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, for each of the quarters of the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the first two quarters of the year ending December 31, 2009, and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, which includes a restatement of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 and its amended Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A for the quarters ended March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008, March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009. A table setting forth the impact of the restatement on system and catheter sales, system ASP, revenue, basic and diluted

Hansen Medical Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), the global leader in flexible medical robotics and the developer of robotic technology for accurate 3D control of catheter movement, today reported its recent business highlights and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Recent Business Highlights

--  System Sales:  During the third quarter, the company shipped five
    Sensei� Robotic Catheter Systems and recognized revenue on five Sensei�
    Robotic Catheter Systems.  From commercial launch through September 30,
    2009, including the effects of the company's recently completed financial
    restatement, the company has recognized revenue on a total of 60 systems
    (which the company refers to as its installed base), including 43 in the
    United States and 17 in international markets.
--  Catheter Sales:  The company rec

$100,000 in Funding Secured From Army Research Office to Develop Solar-Blind UV Detectors to Replace the Use of Large, Bulky Photomultiplier Tubes in Military RSTA Applications

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:34:00 EST

Monrovia Firm Awarded Many Similar Detector Development Contracts Since 2004

New NanoMarkets Report Predicts Revenues for Silver Inks and Pastes for Printed Electronics to Reach $3.6 Billion by 2016

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:14:00 EST

GLEN ALLEN, VA--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - NanoMarkets, a Virginia-based industry analyst firm, has released a new report, "Silver Inks and Pastes: 2009 to 2016." This report provides an eight-year forecast of silver inks and pastes used for electronic devices, including photovoltaics, displays, solid-state lighting, RFID, sensors, and traditional thick-film applications. According to the report, revenues from silver inks and pastes will reach around $3.6 billion in 2016.

Mitrionics and GiDEL Announce Joint Reseller Partnership for FPGA-Based Accelerated Computing Development Tools & PCI Cards

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:00 EST

Successful Technology Integration and Collaboration Led to Business Partnership

Mitrionics Demonstrates Accelerated Smith-Waterman Algorithm on Convey's HC-1(TM) Hybrid Core Computer at SC09

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

Innovative Platform Features High Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Reconfigurable Personalities

Mitrionics Presents Early Scaling Results for Portable Parallel Code on FPGAs, Multi-Cores and Clusters at SC09

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - SUPERCOMPUTING 2009, SC09 Booth #1006 -- Mitrionics, Inc., the technology leader in FPGA-based hybrid computing, today announced its experimental work on a new proof-of-concept compiler for portable parallel programming. Early scalability results will be presented in a talk at SC09 by Mitrionics' Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Stefan M�hl. The proof-of-concept compiler is a test-bench to prove that a Mitrion-C program will automatically scale, not only on FPGAs, but also on multi-core systems and clusters, without changing the source code between the radically diverse architectures. Mitrion-C as a commercial product has already been proven to give high performance on FPGAs. The proof-of-concept compiler shows that this performance is t

Coventor Releases MEMS+(TM), the Next Generation MEMS Product Design Platform

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

The MEMS+ Design Platform Is the First Tightly Integrated MEMS + IC Platform, and It Will Expedite the Democratization of MEMS

JDSU Selects Mocana to Secure Popular TestPoint Family of Broadband Test Solutions

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:42:00 EST

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - Mocana today announced that JDSU, the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers, has selected Mocana to provide embedded security and device integrity for the popular JDSU TestPoint family of broadband test solutions.

JDSU TestPoint offers a flexible and cost-effective telecom and datacom test solution for Production and Service Verification Testing (SVT). It consists of a modular platform that provides versatility in configuring interface types, transmission rates, protocols, and port density. A key TestPoint attribute is support for multiple rates on single modules. The platform also features and easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) and simple automation interfaces. It is available in three chassis formats, and provides 1/2/4/8/10G Fibre Chan

Walleye Technologies' Portable Hand-Held Millimeter Wave Camera Selected as One of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Inventions of 2009

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:00 EST

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - Walleye� Technologies, creator of the Walleye Imaging System that is capable of "seeing" into and through solid objects, today announced that its portable hand-held millimeter wave camera has been selected as one of TIME magazine's 50 Best Inventions of 2009. The list consists of TIME's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year.

The Walleye camera is listed as "The Handyman's X-Ray Vision." In the description of the camera, TIME points out that it weighs less than 3 lb. and will cost less than $500. It also explains that the Walleye camera is smaller and cheaper than previous microwave imaging equipment and that it emits less radiation than a cell phone. The full description can be found at http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1934027_1934003_ 1933981,00.html

New PXI MultiComputing(TM) Specification Enables Multi-Controller Systems With High Performance Communication

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST

Utilizes High Bandwidth, Low Latency PCI Express Communications Bus and Maintains Backwards Compatibility

mPower Technologies to Exhibit at CES Unveiled Las Vegas Press Event

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST

LITTLE FALLS, NJ--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - mPower Technologies, Inc., the wholly owned consumer products division of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL), today announced that it will be exhibiting at the CES Unveiled Las Vegas Press Event on January 5. CES Unveiled is the Official Press Event of the International CES where hundreds of media come to get a first look at the innovative products being showcased at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show.

Octasic Teams With RADVISION to Deliver Complete Mobile Video Gateway Solution

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Enriches Mobile Video Portfolio by Offering Solutions for 3G-324M Gateways, Video Conferencing, Mobile Video, Video Streaming, and IVVR for Today's 3G Phones

Octasic se une a RADVISION para ofrecer soluci�n completa de gateway de v�deo m�vil

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Enriquece portafolio de v�deo m�vil ofreciendo soluciones para gateways 3G-324M, videoconferencia, v�deo m�vil, transmisi�n de v�deo de contenido digital e IVVR para los tel�fonos 3G de hoy

Octasic faz parceria com a RADVISION para oferecer solu��o completa de porta de v�deo celular

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Enriquece portf�lio de v�deo celular com a oferta de solu��es para Portas 3G-324M, Videoconfer�ncia, V�deo celular, Transmiss�o de v�deo e IVVR para os telefones 3G de hoje

Dakota County Technical College to Serve as Inaugural Pilot of NanoProfessor NanoScience Education Program

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

College Provides Cutting-Edge Nanotech Education and Training to Students in Meeting the Shifting Needs of the American Workforce

Cadence Announces Expanded SoC Design Alliance With Toshiba Corporation

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer Leverages Fifteen Year Relationship to Accelerate Next Generation of Mobile and Consumer SoC Designs