Insyde Software has announced the delivery of UEFI BIOS and engineering services to customers designing ultra-thin laptops, tablets and mobile internet devices based on the ARM-based OMAP 4 platform from Texas Instruments (TI).Insyde said it will ensure that InsydeH2O has complete support for the OMAP platform features, complies with the most current UEFI specifications , and offers customers the ability to easily customize their OMAP firmware for product differentiation.Insyde indicated that earlier this month at the Computex Taipei trade event, Microsoft disclosed details of the next version of Windows code-named "Windows 8." Among this disclosure, Michael Angiulo, corporate vice president of the Planning, Hardware and PC Ecosystem team at Microsoft stated that UEFI is an important area of engagement for the next-version Windows, as it represents a major shift in the direction for all PCs and is required on ARM."TI's OMAP platform is relied upon to deliver superior user experiences. As consumers shift to tablets and ultrathin laptops for their mobile computing needs, they expect that instant-on access they've come to love on their smartphones to shift with them. The introduction of Insyde Software's UEFI technology enables the OMAP platform to meet that expectation," said Deepu Talla, general manager, OMAP mobile computing, wireless business unit, TI."Combining the OMAP platform's high-performance and ultra-low power consumption with InsydeH2O's stability and robust feature set gives our mutual mobile computing customers new levels of design opportunity and innovation potential, all with a software development environment with which they are already familiar," said Aven Chuang, SVP and GM, Personal Computing Group, Insyde.

Day4 Energy Inc. announced the integration of its proprietary process equipment into the existing production line of Gebaude-Solarsysteme GmbH (GSS), a supplier of specialized, building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications to begin manufacturing advanced solar modules featuring Day4 DNA Technologies.GSS is producing modules that use the Day4 DNA PV cell which is delivered to the market through licensed cell manufacturing partners. Day4 DNA PV cells do not require soldering, and virtually eliminate PV cell energy losses after module lamination.Included in their new product line, GSS's 48 cell multi-crystalline solar PV modules featuring Day4 Energy's patented technologies. Featuring great field performance and high power density, this product line enables GSS to expand its existing roof-integrated product offering and take advantage of strong demand for premium performance PV modules in small to medium size roof top applications throughout Europe. A longtime partner of Day4 Energy and one of Germany's oldest PV companies, GSS is now well positioned to effectively target the high growth market for roof-top installations in Germany and throughout Europe."Today, roof-top systems are quickly becoming one of the most important segments of the PV market in Europe," notes Luigi Fusi, managing director of Day4's Global PV module and Project Distribution business. "We have strong demand in our sales channels for Day4 DNA products, particularly 48 cell modules".Day4 Energy's engineering team completed all required upgrades to the existing module manufacturing facility at GSS in June. With the first production test runs underway, GSS is scheduled to commence commercial volume shipments during the first week of July."The integration of Day4 Energy's PV cell lay-up procedure into our existing production line was simple, low cost and our production ramp-up has been flawless." commented Joachim Höhne, Managing Director, GSS.

LSI recently announced that the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has deployed a system utilizing LSI 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers with LSI CacheCade cache tiering software to explore some of the unprecedented data storage challenges that will come with the Dark Energy Survey. The Dark Energy Survey is a large-scale, multinational effort to study the acceleration of the expanding universe. Involving more than 120 scientists from 23 institutions, it will be one of the most data-intensive astronomical research projects ever conceived.LSI reseller partner International Computer Concepts built the system for NCSA around the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i low-profile MD2 eight-port controller and innovative LSI CacheCade software for I/O performance acceleration. The system is designed to deliver the performance, throughput and scalability required to store and process approximately 200TB of raw image data in a database that is expected to grow by 400GB daily over the one and a half year life of the project.LSI CacheCade software enables solid-state drives (SSDs) to act as a secondary tier of high-performance controller cache in front of hard drives, accelerating application and workload performance. The technology has helped to accelerate the performance of NCSA's hard disk drive (HDD) arrays by enabling three 160GB SSDs to be configured as an additional high-performance read cache resource available to the controller. The solution has enabled NCSA to reduce the time required to create database indices from four and six hours to only 15 minutes, an approximately 20x performance improvement. NCSA expects the performance benefits to grow linearly from adding up to three more 9260-8i cards with CacheCade software per system.Additional information about the NCSA solution is available athttp://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Direct%20Assets/LSI/casestudy_ICC-NSCA.pdf.LSI will be demonstrating MegaRAID cards with CacheCade software at the 2011 International Supercomputing Conference (Stand #341) taking place this week in Hamburg, Germany.

Gigabyte Technology, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, recently launched its latest series of motherboards supporting the new AMD A75 series chipsets, and the latest AMD A-Series APUs (codenamed Llano) that are set to take the world by storm with the best graphics performance ever seen on an onboard graphics processor. Gigabyte A75 based motherboards offer DIY PC builders and integrators a new world of 3D and multimedia performance with the most scalable, and best value upgrade path imaginable."At Gigabyte, we are delighted to bring to market this new and exciting motherboard range, delivering our renowned durability and exceptional feature support to AMD's ground breaking APU technology," commented Henry Kao, VP of Worldwide Service and Marketing at Gigabyte. "As well as bringing AMD A-Series technology to DIY users who demand excellent gaming and multimedia performance on a budget, these motherboards also offer a compelling upgrade path that includes Dual Graphics configurations."Gigabyte A75 series boards features an AMD A75 ''Hudson'' chipset supporting the latest 32 nanometer AMD A-Series APUs or Accelerated Processor Units. These processors are the first ever to combine a DX11-capable, high performance graphics processor with a choice of a dual or quad core CPU in one silicon die, offering a 3D gaming and multimedia experience similar to a discrete graphics configuration.Supporting Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1 and OpenCL 1.1 standards, AMD A-Series graphics deliver a 3D gaming experience similar to entry-level discrete graphics card solutions, with 3DMark Vantage (Performance setting) scores of around 4000 points. Using Gigabyte's Easy Tune 6 utility, users can overclock the AMD A-Series APU to gain further performance enhancements over stock settings, offering 3DMark Vantage (Performance setting) scores of over 6000 points*.All Gigabyte A75 series motherboards are part of the Gigabyte Super4 motherboard range, and as such are equipped with the very best components and a comprehensive range of unique features that guarantee flawless system stability and extended product longevity without compromising on performance, features and device connectivity.Note*: Overclocking configuration: Gigabyte A75M-UD2H - AMD APU A8-3850 at 3.77GHz (Aircooling) - DDR3 - 2320MHz/ FSB-145MHz/GPU-870MHzFor more information about Gigabyte A75 series motherboards, please visit http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/284/a-series.htmlGigabyte A75-UD4H motherboard

Netcom's NFC-MicroSD card is a new product that embodies both near field and long distance mobile payment technology. It also incorporates and integrates built in NAND flash memory for data storage, an NFC antenna, and signal amplification technology. Short distance mobile payment transactions are mediated by NFC 13.56 MHz and long distance mobile payments utilize an internal secure smart card. This represents a significant advance in Secure SD card technology to effect long distance transactions. Netcom NFC-MicroSD supports GP and OTA servers for download of applications and programs and is suitable for personal financial management applications including bank cards, VIP and membership cards, payment coupons and electronic money. With this convenient combination of bank card and SIM card technology, consumers can now use their mobile handset to make mobile payments for public transport, car parking and shopping and manage their bank payments whilst on the move. Netcom's new NFC card introduces a new era in mobile payment solutions.Netcom WiFi MicroSD incorporates WiFi functionality into the miniaturized form factor of a MicroSD card, allowing 802.11b/g/n wireless network access. Suitable applications include the provision of a WiFi capability for mobile handsets, tablet PC's, 3G data cards and multimedia players (such as Netcom's WiFi NBox). With a 3G data card USB adapter, a WiFi MicroSD can allow your laptop to access other WiFi handheld devices as a data bridge.Netcom WiFi product range includes MicroSD, USB and NBOX, each providing up to 30 metre range indoor wireless communication, allowing for convenient image, file and data transmission between handsets, computers and the TV. Netcom WiFi MicroSD when used in conjunction with a WiFi NBOX can bring internet content to the TV screen, thereby facilitating the consumer trend towards easier and more widespread data sharing.Netcom NFC-MicroSD cardNetcom WiFi-MicroSD card applications

Delta Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1971 as a leading producer of switching power supplies and ventilation products. Delta has been focusing on innovation of new technology and services, ranging from IT to ET. The sales services include total solution of power management, digital projection, industrial automation, networking and renewable energy sources. Delta's core value is to provide innovative, clean, and efficient energy solutions and services to the world.Delta's large outdoor billboard display (Tianmu Baseball Stadium)Delta hosts 40th Anniversary Technology Symposium: going greenDelta hosted the 40th Anniversary Technology Forum and invited industry elites from all over the world to discuss renewable energy and highly-efficient power management systems. Delta also showcased their products and technologies in solar, wind power, electric cars, e-paper, LED lighting, and green buildings .Delta's 40th Anniversary Technology ForumVision and goals: conservation, renewable energy source, and development of green buildingsIn his speech, Bruce Cheng, chairman of Delta, especially acknowledged the contribution made by Kwoh-Ting Li, founder of Hsinchu Industrial Park, and Sun Yun-suan, former minister of economic affairs, for developing Taiwan's industries and economy. "It is due to their efforts that Delta can achieve so much today," said Cheng.Bruce Cheng, chairman of DeltaIn the initial period, Delta mainly produced components. In later times, Delta began to develop switching power supplies with the objectives to adopt renewable energy sources while achieving conservation. Also, Delta has an aim to develop green buildings by maximizing the use of energy without wastes.Dr. RC Liang, chairman and CEO of Delsolar Corp.Session 1: clean and renewable energy solutions with keynote speech on megatrend energy: the fuel cell as a central element of future energy managementDr. Dietmar Bender, vice president of Strategy and Technology Inorganics Division, BASF Corp., stated 70% of electricity in the world comes from fossil fuels (such as coal, crude oil, and natural gas) and these energy sources are limited; therefore, the world needs to adopt clean and renewable energy sources. To achieve the goal set by the European Union to lower carbon emissions, 75% of the electricity produced by all power plants in the world should use renewable energy sources.BASF has been focusing on the development of components required for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFC), including celtec-MEA, and reformer catalysts. Although the cost for fuel cells remains high, the cooperation with Delta will speed up the commercialization of this product.Dr. Dietmar Bender, vice president of Strategy and Technology Inorganics Division, BASF Corp.Photovoltaics- electric power from the sun: past, present, and futureHarold Hovel, research staff member of IBM Corp., mentioned that there are six types of materials used by solar cells (list by conversion efficiencies from low to high): thin-film (non-silicon, non-tandem amorphous silicon, and non-CZTS), thin-film (CIGS and CdTe types), polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, multi-layer structure (single light source), and multi-layer structure (multiple light sources). The conversion efficiency of each type is 14%, 20%, 20%, 24%, 35%, and 41.5% respectively. In addition, thin-film cells (CIGS, CdTe types) are the most cost effective solar cells.Mr. Hovel stated three possible directions for the future of photovoltaic technology.1. The solar cell with the most abundant resources is more likely to become the mainstream of the solar industry.2. The solar cell with the lowest cost also has the possibility to become the mainstream, but conversion efficiency would be a concern.3. The adoption of nano technology to increase conversion efficiencies.The common knowledge of the industry is to choose the technology that is most cost-effective and develop materials that can achieve the highest efficiency.Harold Hovel, research staff member of IBM Corp.Panel discussion - clean and renewable energy solutionsDr. Charles Tsai from Delta Electronics acted as the coordinator with panelists Dr. Hsin-Sen Chu, executive vice president of ITRI; Mr. Chao-Chih Lien, CEO of TECO; Dr. Tso Chunto, director of TIER; Dr. Fred Lee, professor from Virginia Tech. Univ.; Dr. Qing Chen from Delta Electronics; and Dr. RC Liang, chairman and CEO of Delsolar Corp., to discuss clean and renewable energy solutions.Panelists (left to right): Dr. RC Liang, Dr. Tso Chunto, Dr. Fred Lee, Dr. Charles Tsai Panelists (left to right): Dr. Hsin-Sen Chu, Mr. Chao-Chih Lien, and Dr. Qing ChenThe industry has been focusing on increasing conversion efficiency for solar cells to reach the goal of US$1/watt. In the future, the goal is US$0.5/watt. China has been emphasizing on the importance and development of renewable energies by highlighting wind power, solar, LED and electric vehicles in the 12th Five-year Plan.Session 2: green applications and networking with keynote speech: growth prospects and future outlook for the electronic paper businessMr. Masahiro Higashi, director of Advanced Business Development Division and general m anager of Electronic Paper Business Planning and Sales Department, Bridgestone Corporation, explained the strength and specifics of Bridgestone' s e-paper device.Bridgestone, the tire manufacturer, began its development of the technology for e-paper back in 2000. The fruit of the labor, AeroBee incorporates the quick response liquid powder display (QR-LPD) patented display technology. This technology can be used by electric shelf labels (ESL), e -book readers, watches, mobile phones, digital frames, and electric billboards.QR-LPD has rapid reactions with characteristics of paper-like visual effects, bi-stable display technology, wide angle, low temperature, and bendable. Delta has been working with Bridgestone to develop applications for the devices. Delta announced in November 2010 to cooperate with Bridgestone to develop the latest generation of AeroBee e-paper modules.Delta launched the new colored e-book with Vivitek in CES 2011 to promote QR-LPD technology to the customers. The application devices for QR-LPD include 2- and 4-inch ESL, and 8-and 13-inch e-book readers.Mr. Masahiro Higashi, director of Advanced Business Development Division and general manager of Electronic Paper Business Planning and Sales Department, Bridgestone CorporationGreen applications and networking @ Deltaa. E-paperAccording to Dr. Chan Wang from Delta, E Ink, SiPix, and Bridgestone all have electrophoretic display technology. E Ink and SiPix respectively use microcapsule and microcup technology, which use liquid as the electrophoresis media. However, Bridgestone adopts microbox technology that uses air as media. The e-turn state of air as media is "flying," the reaction speed is faster than "swimming," which is what liquid does. This is one of the advantages to adopt QR-LPD which uses microbox technology.In addition, Delta also developed "meeting room reservation system display" technology to display and update schedules through wireless transfer. This reduces the need for door and name plates.Delta's e-paper deviceDr. Chan Wang from Deltab. Display Solutions Business UnitMr. Charlie Pai from Delta's Display Solutions Business Unit (DSBU) marketing and business development introduced DSBU's products such as digital and high definition projectors, video and LED wall, and LCD public display. Take projectors for example, Delta's LED portable projector can be carried around and uphold by a single hand.Mr. Charlie Pai from Delta's Display Solutions Business Unit (DSBU) marketing and business development holding Delta's LED portable projectorThe location for the application of these products includes offices (presentation), households (home theater), classrooms (interactive whiteboard), control centers and stadiums (billboards and LED billboards). The application can even extend to movie theaters (3D movies), outdoor arenas (4D experience by high lumen projectors), art performances (mobile stages), and exhibition halls (interactive experience)…etc.c. NetworkingDr. YY Tsai, CTO of Delta Networks, Inc. , pointed out the evolution from repeater and hub in the 1980s, to bridge and layer 2/3 switch, to TOR switch of present day shows the growing importance of Ethernet switches.Internet connection evolved from narrowband to wideband, and will enter the generation of optical fiber. Wireless networking products also developed from 802.11 abgn (personal and business use) to 802.16d (fixed WiMAX) and 16e (mobile WiMAX), Femtocell and 4G LTE. This shows the rapid evolution of the networking generation. DNI has a full line of products to serve the needs for different Internet generations.Dr. YY Tsai, CTO of Delta Networks, Inc.d. Healthy and comfortable new lighting solutionsMr. Roland Chiang from Delta's Solid Lighting Business Unit (SLBU) stated the Japanese earthquake caused shortage of electricity, which raised awareness of energy conservation in Japan. This increased Japan's demand for LED light bulbs. According to Nikkei, LED light bulbs only consume 1/7 of energy compare d to incandescent light bulbs with longer lasting life. The high price of LED light bulbs (around JPY2,000) previously kept their penetration rate to 20% only. The penetration rate has increas ed to 25% since the earthquake. In addition to LED light bulbs, Delta also produces street lightings that fit the standards set by Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).Mr. Roland Chiang from Delta's Solid Lighting Business Unit (SLBU)Panelists (left to right): Dr. Bou Chung Lin, Mr. Yu-Min Peng, Mr. Sam Liang, and Mr. Victor Cheng.Panel discussion: green applications and networkingMr. Victor Cheng, chairman & CEO of Delta Networks, Inc., coordinated with Mr. Sam Liang, consultant of Delta Electronics; Mr. Yu-Min Peng, deputy director of Material and Chemical Research Laboratories in ITRI; and Dr. Bou Chung Lin, general manager of Marvell Taiwan Operations, as guest speakers for the discussion.During the discussion, the effect of new IT/ 3C products mentioned such as e-papers/e-book readers, tablet PCs, smartphones, PCs, and TVs on wideband Internet and electricity. The trend has been moving from WWW (World-wide Web) to MMM (Multi-media Mobility).Most end devices have been shifting toward being "smart" and cloud application has been increasing in popularity. Furthermore, popular smart devices have been aggressively entering the living room market and industry expects by end of 2011 there will be TV products with iPad-like functions (such as Samsung's Smart TV).Session 3: high efficiency power management with keynote speech: renewable energy and nano gridDr. Fred Lee, professor from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, explained in the speech that the power supplies, including front-end converters, which are divided into bronze, silver, gold, and platinum, can have conversion efficiency above 90%.Dr. Fred Lee, professor from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityThe trend of the system has been shifting from centralized to diversified power supply structure. Designs can also be customized with module blocks including EMI filter, boost PFC, DCX, and buck regulator. The main board can also adopt diversified design to simplify the structure.Standard SO-8 package uses plastic, and therefore the heat transfer at the top of the package is sufficient. Due to increasing demand for current density, new type of packaging technology has been developed. International Rectifier developed the DirectFED packaging technology which is more effective than loss-free package (LFPAK). DirectFET structure can easily replace two parallel SO-8 packaging even without topside cooling.According to Dr. Lee, the vision of Center of Power Electronics Systems in Virginia Tech is to develop power supply solution with the highest value with research and academic institutions around the world because of Earth's limited resources.In the future electricity system, the concept of micro grid will be incepted in the distribution of electricity that can include power plants using renewable energy source into the community power supply system. In the future, every household can have its own power system (solar or wind power) and become part of the nanogrid. Unused electricity can be provided to other users in an interactive way.High efficiency power management @ Deltaa. The trend for power IC designsDr. Wei-Chan Hsu, senior VP R&D for NEM, explained the two main functions of power ICs: one is to convert and save electricity when charging (rechargeable batteries), the other function is to effectively release electricity when being used to keep the life span of the batteries longer.Power IC will play an important role in medical care in the future especially the micro energy harvesting devices. Furthermore, the power management function has become a requirement for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and power management structure has been shifting into digital electronics from the traditional analog type of electronics.Dr. Wei-Chan Hsu, senior VP R&D for NEMb. The new concept of motor drivesDr. David Tsai of Delta Electronics indicated that motor drives use motors to make mechanical box move to achieve automation. During motion, there will be problems of uncertainty derived from transmission and cause vibration. The vibration will increase over motion time to create more uncertainties. Therefore, a mechanism needs to be developed to decrease the uncertainty caused by vibration.Dr. David Tsai of Delta ElectronicsMotor drive not only has the drive but also the diagnostic function to monitor all brakes. This is called "Smart Drive," which adopts continuous shifted transform (CST) technology developed by Delta that is superior to descrete fourier transform (DFT) and fast fourier transform (FFT).Panel discussion: high efficiency power management and Taiwan 's competitivenessThe coordinator, Dr. Jackson Hu, chairman & CEO of NEM, invited Dr. Chern-lin Chen, professor from National Taiwan University; Dr. Fred Lee, professor from Virginia Tech. Univ.; Mr. George Liu, director of Power and MEMS Business Development in TSMC; and Dr. Larry Tu, vice president of Engineering Service in Vanguard, to join the discussion.Panelist (left to right): Dr. Larry Tu, Mr. George Liu, Dr. Fred Lee, Dr. Chern-lin Chen, and Dr. Jackson Hu.For Delta, power management is effective when 5-20% of energy has been saved. For the current market, power management is in the hands of systems, and the room for improvement on the equipment end has been limited. Therefore, the focus now should be to increase the efficiency with cooperation between different industries.Delta is currently the world's largest ODM power supply firm with over 25 million units of shipment every month. There are three R&D facilities around the world, nine engineering design center, and in total of more than 2,300 engineers.Delta's energy supply products have the world's largest market share since 2006 for PCs, notebooks, servers, work stations, gaming devices, printers, and LCD TVs. Overall, the total revenues of Delta's commercial power supply products was ranked first place in 2010.Closing RemarkMr. Yancey Hai, CEO and spokesperson of Delta, stated in the closing remark that the vision of Delta is "to provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions for a better tomorrow" and Delta has been actualizing this vision. From today's forum, it proves Delta's determination to continue contributing to achieve our vision.Mr. Yancey Hai, CEO and spokesperson of Delta

Belfair, WA (June 23, 2011) BOXLIGHT has announced the release of the most ground-breaking interactive projector in the BOXLIGHT lineup - the ProjectoWrite3. The ProjectoWrite3 is the third generation of the award-winning ProjectoWrite Series, which was the first interactive projector to hit the market in 2007. The ProjectoWrite3 uses HID (Human Interface Device) technology. HID technology bridges the gap between human motion and standard projection technology using infrared transmitters to enhance the user experience.The System on Chip technology featured in the ProjectoWrite3 prevents lag on your computer by using the embedded chip inside of the projector to process the data instead of using your computers resources. This also attributes to a faster response time and increased accuracy. "When compared to other models, the ProjectoWrite3 exceeds the expectations of the A/V industry. The faster response time makes the unit accurate beyond anything we see on the market today" says Jeremy Peterson, Product Manager for BOXLIGHT.The ProjectoWrite3 features LightPen3 interactive software, the newest upgrade to the LightPen2 software found in BOXLIGHT interactive projectors. The newly enhanced software and hardware now allows the user to annotate over full motion video and interact on any flat surface more precisely than any other interactive projector on the market. With a 60 frame per second refresh rate, the ProjectoWrite3 delivers 2x the speed with unsurpassed accuracy. The LightPen3 software provides effortless annotating and the simplicity of the design makes it even easier to engage your audience. Simply respond to a quick, four point calibration and you are ready to interact on any flat surface. The ProjectoWrite3 is truly a projector you must see to believe. The ProjectoWrite3 will begin shipping from BOXLIGHT headquarters end of June.About BOXLIGHTBOXLIGHT has been developing and manufacturing award winning projectors since its inception in 1985. We pride ourselves in offering industry leading technical support and ISF Certified service available 24 hours / 7 day per week / 365 days per year - for the lifetime of the product. BOXLIGHT is a finalist in the American Business Awards for Best Customer Service Department of the Year in 2011.BOXLIGHT's ability to respond to customer needs allows for personalized service and an unbeatable relationship with dealers and partners. BOXLIGHT is able to build products to specification or customize product on an individual basis.BOXLIGHT offers one of the best service and support packages available with a three-year parts and labor warranty and a 90-day or 500-hour (whichever comes first) lamp guarantee on all new products. "LAMPS 4 LIFE" lamp warranty program ensures BOXLIGHT customers always have access to replacement projector lamps. BOXLIGHT operations encompass sales in the United States, Mexico, Taiwan and worldwide.

Beijing, China and Viera, FL, USA, June 21, 2011 - China Mobile Research Institute and SkyCross today announced a demonstration of a tunable, MIMO antenna design for multimode, multiband handsets in LTE deployments around the globe. The world's first compact, tunable MIMO antenna covers 12 frequency bands ranging from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz for TD LTE/LTE FDD/TD SCDMA/GSM EDGE/WCDMA deployments worldwide.China Mobile believes that the convergence of TDD and FDD and the support of multiband are important for the mobile industry to realize the global scale and global roaming capabilities of the LTE standard. Cooperating with industry partners, China Mobile has made great strides in the convergence of TD-LTE and LTE FDD. The vision of "one standard, one network platform, and single-chipset solutions" has built a solid foundation for the development of a global LTE terminal.In September 2010 China Mobile Research Institute and SkyCross signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue compact MIMO antenna design and implementation for multimode, multiband LTE handsets. China Mobile provided detailed requirements for global frequency band combinations needed including TD LTE/LTE FDD/TD SCDMA/GSM EDGE/WCDMA for potential global LTE and legacy network co-deployment, as well as target global roaming bands. China Mobile also provided detailed antenna performance requirements meeting 3GPP specifications. SkyCross conducted all the antenna design and implementation using a software-configurable approach to tune the antenna frequency band coverage from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz. The final tunable, multimode, multiband, MIMO antenna design was tested at the China Mobile Research Institute and TMC laboratories in Beijing and satisfies China Mobile's performance requirements.Compact, multiband MIMO antennas are a key element in executing multimode, multiband handset designs for global LTE deployments since LTE band definitions cover nearly all the possible unpaired TDD and paired FDD frequencies that all mobile operators use around the world. With multiband MIMO antennas now in place, the mobile handset ecosystem can now move forward in developing the remaining multiband components including power amplifiers, filters and duplexers, switches, RFICs, and front-end-modules."Our joint development effort with SkyCross has demonstrated that cost-effective, multimode, multiband antennas are technically achievable for global LTE handsets," said Bill Huang, General Manager of China Mobile Research Institute. "We believe this demonstration will accelerate the development of universal handsets capable of roaming worldwide, as well as create the manufacturing volume to meet all operators' requirements.""SkyCross is honored to collaborate with China Mobile on an initiative that is so important to the future of the wireless industry," said Ben Naskar, SkyCross CEO and Chairman. "Multiband, state-tunable ST-iMAT MIMO antennas enable 4G wireless devices to support worldwide roaming without sacrificing performance or increasing antenna size."China Mobile (www.chinamobile.com) is the largest mobile operator by number of subscribers in the world. SkyCross, Inc. (www.skycross.com) is a global developer and manufacturer of advanced antenna and RF solutions that are powering the emergence of 4G networks.About China Mobile Research InstituteChina Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) specializes in broad research and technology development in telecommunications and IT, including wireless access technology, future network technology, service technology, mobile terminals, IT, industry and market research, operational support, etc. It is the central organization supporting China Mobile Communications Corporation's (CMCC) core businesses by carrying out technology research and development in the ICT industry and becoming an important leading force in the industry.About SkyCrossSkyCross, Inc. (www.skycross.com) provides the 4G MIMO antenna solutions that are powering the emergence of multiband, LTE, HSPA+, and other wireless devices in the smartphone, home entertainment, and computing industries. SkyCross offers unique, high-performance antenna technology bundled with RF system-level expertise and responsive regional support from its full-service facilities in the USA, China, Taiwan, and South Korea. This convenient approach empowers device manufacturers to develop winning consumer electronics products and deliver them to market faster, easier, and with greater performance.

June 16, 2011 (Plano, Texas) - Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc., (TAOS, http://www.taosinc.com/) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to combine the company with austriamicrosystems AG (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs for the consumer, communications, industrial, medical and automotive markets in a strategic transaction for 100% of TAOS shares. AMS is headquartered in Unterpremstaetten, Austria. The combined company brings together complementary leadership capabilities in the areas of analog mixed-signal design, power management, intelligent sensors and sensor interfaces that are critical core competencies for developing future generations of advanced, intelligent or "smart" wireless/wired sensor platforms. Further synergies will be achieved by leveraging the austriamicrosystems world-class manufacturing and process technology to develop leading-edge SSoC (Sensor Systems-on-Chip) solutions. TAOS has a longstanding and close relationship with austriamicrosystems as a customer of the austriamicrosystems' analog foundry business.As a result of the transaction, TAOS shareholders will receive cash and stock as they assume an approximately 20% stake in the combined company. The total value of the TAOS shares acquired by austriamicrosystems in the transaction will be approximately $320M (EUR 220M). The transaction is expected to close within 8 weeks subject to certain regulatory approvals and the occurrence of certain conditions defined in the agreements with the sellers of the TAOS shares.TAOS is recognized globally as an established innovator in light sensing technology and is a leading worldwide supplier of light sensing solutions to the consumer electronics, computer, industrial, medical and automotive markets. The TAOS industry-leading display management solutions portfolio of ambient light sensors, proximity detection sensors and color sensors has established the company as the sensor supplier of choice for many Fortune 100 global manufacturers of smartphones, tablets, HDTVs, laptop/notebooks and desktop/all-in-one (AIO) computers. In each of these markets, TAOS has established a strong market position and attractive customer relationships."Acquiring TAOS results in a complementary expansion of our existing innovative sensor portfolio for mobile devices and considerable growth of our Consumer & Communications business. TAOS holds a strong market position as a leading, high-volume provider to many major makers of mobile consumer electronics worldwide. The strategic combination of austriamicrosystems and TAOS creates a significant provider of advanced sensor technologies for the attractive smartphone and tablet PC markets", emphasizes John Heugle, CEO of austriamicrosystems."Our display management and proximity detection solutions bring important advantages to increasingly sophisticated devices like the latest-generation of mobile devices. Intelligent sensors are quickly becoming core elements of mainstream consumer and communications devices and open new opportunities in emerging applications. We are excited to join forces with AMS leveraging the combined expertise and IP of both companies as an industry leader in advanced sensor platforms and solutions," adds Kirk Laney, CEO of TAOS.About austriamicrosystemsAustriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, combining over 25 years of analog design capabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages its expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading standard and customized analog products. Operating worldwide with more than 1,100 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces and mobile infotainment in its markets Consumer & Communications, Industry & Medical and Automotive. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker: AMS). For more information, please visit www.austriamicrosystems.comAbout TAOS, Inc. (Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions)With more than a decade of analog mixed-signal technology innovation and market leadership, Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS), Inc. designs and manufactures digital and analog light-sensing solutions that deliver increased system integration, design flexibility and functionality to a wide range of products in the consumer, computer, industrial, healthcare, life & fitness, solid state lighting and automotive markets. Integrated ambient light sensing and proximity detection solutions enable "Green" displays by reducing system power consumption. An expanding portfolio of programmable analog and digital RGB color sensors provides accurate color discrimination, determination and measurement. More information can be found at http://www.taosinc.com

As the industry leader in hotel- and guest-centric display solutions, LG Electronics USA is launching the next generation of its Pro:Centric technology, adding IP video decoding to the powerful platform.At the 2011 Hospitality Industry Technology Conference and Exposition, LG is showcasing the unique Pro:Centric applications platform that enables hoteliers to streamline information delivery into the guestroom, providing uniform services and features across radio frequency (RF) and Internet protocol (IP) networks.Harnessing IPTV, Enabling Pro:Centric ApplicationsLeading LG's new Pro:Centric series are the LV555H and LD665H. The LV555H is LG's first commercial LED HDTV to feature Pro:Centric. This premium model displays clear images with energy-efficient edge-lit LED backlighting. The LV555H and LD665H are the first commercial TVs from LG for the North America market to include IPTV video decoding, allowing the support of direct IPTV, RF-only and mixed RF and IP connections. They enable seamless migration from RF to IP as network topology is expected to evolve over the coming years. Also featuring dual tuners, these models allow dynamic updating of application data such as the electronic program guide, weather and customizable billboards while still providing access to live TV."LG recognizes the trend in the U.S. towards IPTV solutions for our hotel customers," said LG's Richard Lewis, senior vice president, research and technology at Zenith, the U.S. R&D subsidiary of LG Electronics.As LG's premium Pro:Centric models, the LV555H and LD665H support embedded b-LAN for Pay-Per-View and Free-To-Guest system interoperability, integrated LG Pro:Idiom digital rights management and MPEG-2/MPEG-4 H.264 decoding for viewing of premium HD channels.Pro:Centric For All GuestroomsAll of LG's Pro:Centric-enabled HDTVs support a common feature set including third-party interactive electronic program guides, weather information and interactive information display capabilities. Additionally, systems integrators can customize welcome menus with unique authoring tools and Java-enabled technologies, which allow for easy, information sharing based on a hotel's specific needs. Hoteliers can also personalize templates including colors, themes and billboard advertisements. The ability to quickly add or update information creates savings in printing costs and allows for a more timely presentation of information to guests.