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Avago ramps production of QSFP+ AOC and transceiver solutions

Avago Technologies showcased its QSFP+ active optical cable (AOC) and transceiver solutions for short range Infiniband and Ethernet applications at this week's Supercomputing 09 show in Portland, OR.

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Tyco: Tests show shielded better than unshielded for 10GBase-T

Test laboratory GHMT AG conducted analysis of two U/UTP, one F/UTP, and two S/FTP systems. Tyco says the results show shielded systems offer superior noise performance.

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Donors and state of South Carolina fund Clemson Optoelectronics Center of Economic Excellence
November 20, 2009--$4 million has been raised to establish the Optoelectronics Research Center of Economic Excellence at Clemson University (Clemson, SC). Read More
High-power industrial green laser offers reliability and economy
The new Mamba Green from Coherent is a frequency-doubled, diode-pumped solid-state laser that offers an exceptional combination of high output power, outstanding reliability, and low cost of ownership for a wide range of materials processing tasks. Read More
Ethernet Alliance completes initial SFP+ direct attach copper interoperability event

The Ethernet Alliance announced the results of the SFP+ subcommittee plug fest of 10G SFP+ direct attach copper products based on the SFF-8431 industry specification.

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Laser innovation prize offered by Berthold Leibinger Stiftung
November 19, 2009--Applications are being accepted through 1 December for the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis, honoring work or technical development in applied laser technology. Read More
EC-funded LIFT project takes leadership in fiber lasers
LIFT - Leadership In Fibre Laser Technology, is a collaborative, large-scale integrated project funded by the NMP Directorate in the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. Read More
SensL Matrix silicon photomultiplier detector has largest detection area, highest channel count
The SensL Matrix detector (SPMMatrix) is the largest area, highest channel count, silicon-photomultiplier detector on the market today. It consists of a 61.28 x 61.28 mm silicon photomultiplier detection area using SensL's SPMArray4 detectors mounted onto a matrix board which provides bias to each array. Read More
Molex announces iPass+ HSC CXP active optical and passive copper cables

The company has introduced its iPass+ High-Speed Channel (HSC) pluggable CXP copper and optical interconnect system, designed to enable 12 channels of 10-Gbps data for up to 120 Gbps of total bandwidth.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Two educators meet the challenge of creative science education
Nancy Magnani and Judy Donnelly create innovative programs that inspire young students to study science. Read More

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Green Hills Software enables secure virtualization for mobile ARM TrustZone technology-based devices
SANTA CLARA, Calif., 21 Nov. 2009. Green Hills Software Inc., an independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has built upon its INTEGRITY real-time operating system (RTOS)--reportedly the first and only operating system technology to be certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to EAL6+ High Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any software product--with the release of its INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization for ARM TrustZone technology. Read More
Rochester Electronics expands space-level manufacturing
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., 21 Nov. 2009. Rochester Electronics, a source for discontinued semiconductors, is actively expanding its mission-critical product manufacturing capabilities to ensure a continuous supply of certified radiation hardened space-level semiconductors. Read More
Rochester Electronics expands space-level manufacturing, radiation-hardened semiconductor offerings
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., 21 Nov. 2009. Rochester Electronics, a source for discontinued semiconductors, is actively expanding its mission-critical product manufacturing capabilities to ensure a continuous supply of certified radiation hardened space-level semiconductors. Rochester Electronics is contractually licensed by National Semiconductor, TI, Fairchild, and other semiconductor firms to provide a continuing manufacturing source for products they no longer make. Read More
TowerJazz, Tanner EDA announce Process Design Kits for power-management device design
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., 21 Nov. 2009. TowerJazz and Tanner EDA, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, announced a joint initiative to develop Process Design Kits (PDKs) for analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) designers using Tanner EDA's HiPer Silicon software. This collaboration gives Tanner EDA customers access to TowerJazz's 0.18- and 0.35-micron power-management process platform and TowerJazz customers access to Tanner EDA's A/MS tools for a complete IC design solution. Read More
Report: PV inverter market shone in 3Q

Shipments of photovoltaic inverters topped a record in 3Q09 after stalling earlier in the year, with particular strength in Germany, according to data from UK-based market research firm IMS Research.

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Navy seeks to develop collision-avoidance system to enable UAVs to operate in civil airspace
ARLINGTON, Va., 20 Nov. 2009. U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry to develop a collision avoidance system to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civil airspace without the risk of crashing into other aircraft. Read More
SEAT to build 10MW solar PV system

The idea is to set up building integrated photovoltaics on the workshops and a factory covering area of 320,000m?. By installing more than 10 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic panels, the system will generate more than 13 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.

 

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Themis introduces high-performance rugged blade server called CoolShell for demanding environments
FREMONT, Calif., 20 Nov. 2009. Themis Computer in Fremont, Calif., is introducing CoolShell rugged server technology, which combines high-performance single-board computer and graphics processor in a blade server configuration for rugged systems applications in demanding environments. Read More
Universal Display, Flexible Display Center at ASU to supply flexible active-matrix PHOLED display prototypes to U.S. Army
EWING, N.J., 20 Nov. 2009. Universal Display Corp., provider of displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology, and the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University are jointly fabricating prototype active-matrix PHOLEDs on flexible plastic substrates for the U.S. Army. Universal Display also won a $650,000 U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Enhancement contract to support this work. Read More

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