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NISHIWAKI, Japan, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced Qin Lei, China Country Manager is presenting a keynote at IIC China in Shenzhen on February 25, 2012. The presentation will focus on the availability of TowerJazz's advanced specialty technologies such as front-end module (FEM) development, CMOS image sensors for security and x-ray applications, 700v LED lighting, and scalable LDMOS for DC-DC converters. TowerJazz's...
NISHIWAKI, Japan, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced that TowerJazz Japan, Ltd. (TJP) has been selected to receive a cap-ex subsidy from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). This subsidy program aims to improve the logistics and facilities of the business locations of companies operating within Japan as well as encourage new investment to maintain and create employment by providing domestic site...
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced a new family of ultra-high-efficiency, high-speed MOSFETs that deliver significant improvements in trade-off characteristics between low on resistance (RDS(ON)) and low input capacitance (C(iss)). The new trench MOSFET series will have voltage ratings from 60V to 120V and will...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced that its 10-megapixel CMOS image sensor, the OV10810, has been named the best image sensor of 2011 by Electronic Design Magazine, as part the publication's annual 'Best Electronic Design' awards. Determined by staff editors, the awards recognize the most significant designs and innovations of the year across...
SEOUL, South Korea and CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip") (NYSE: MX), a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and GMT (Global Mixed-mode Technology), a leading fabless provider of power solutions for mobile phone and PC applications, today announced that MagnaChip has ramped to mass production GMT's power management IC (PMIC) products utilizing 0.35um BCD (Bipolar...
To be Equipped in First Release of New Stacked CMOS Image Sensors, To Begin Sample Shipment Tokyo, Jan 23, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corp. today announced the development of two CMOS image sensor models designed for use in smartphones and other devices. They are equipped with Sony's unique "RGBW Coding" function which allows images to be captured with low noise and high picture quality even in low-light conditions. They also contain...
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information, Inc. (GII) is pleased to announce a new market research report, "The GaAs IC Market" by The Information Network. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120113/CG35857) Weak wireless demand resulted in nearly stagnant growth in Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) ICs in 2011, according to The Information Network's new report, The GaAs IC Market "Every cell phone contains Power Amplifiers (PA), which enables the...
Conventional CMOS image sensors are not suitable for low-light applications such as fluorescence, since large pixels arranged in a matrix do not support high readout speeds. A new optoelectronic component speeds up this process. It has already been patented. CMOS image sensors have long since been the solution of choice for digital photography. They are much cheaper to produce than existing sensors, and they are also superior in terms of power consumption and handling. Consequently,...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas the launch of its new high frame rate, native high-definition (HD) CameraChip sensor that is capable of capturing high quality 720p video at 60 frames per second (FPS). The OV9713 combines excellent low-light performance and high dynamic range (HDR) with fast...
DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) is expanding its MOSFET driver portfolio with three next-generation two-output gate drivers that improve efficiency and reliability in high-density isolated power supplies. First 120-V boot high-side/low-side MOSFET driver The UCC27210 and UCC27211 are the industry's first 120-V boot, high- and low-side, two-output MOSFET drivers to provide up to 4-A output current, while handling -10 volts of...
