An estimated 35% of India’s population i.e. approximately 456 million people are in need of vision correction. Unfortunately, less than one fourth currently have had their vision corrected because against the need of at least 1, 15,000 optometrists only 2000 graduate optometrists are available in the country.

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/27/2011 -- Sankara College of Optometry partners Association of the Schools and Colleges of Optometry to highlight career opportunities in optometry An estimated 35% of India's population i.e. approximately 456 million people are in need of vision correction. Unfortunately, less than one fourth currently have had their vision corrected because against the need of at least 1, 15,000 optometrists only 2000 graduate optometrists are available in the country.

Optometry is a healthcare profession that is autonomous and regulated (licensed/registered). Optometrists are the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system. They provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease in the eye.

To create awareness about Optometrist as emerging career option in India, Sankara College of Optometry in association with Association of School & College of Optometry conducted a day long CME (Continuing Medical Education) programme on April 17th at Sankara Eye Hospital Bangalore. This programme witnessed participation of eye care specialist from the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, brainstorming varied subjects with regard to building successful career in optometry and importance of having specialized training center for optometry.

On this occasion Mr. Vivek Mendonsa, President, Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry said "We are proud to share that the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences was extremely responsive in ensuring that the curriculum adopted for colleges in the state of Karnataka conformed to international norms. We look forward to more eye care institutes to come forward to have specialized courses in Optometry as well."

Mr. Aditya Goyal, Principal of the Sankara College of Optometry and Secretary of ASCO said that "Students would have a wide range of career options – eye hospitals, retail optical chains, perform clinical research, and pursue academics". He further added that the "Sankara College of Optometry, the first college in the region to be affiliated to the Association of Schools and colleges of Optometry and the World Council of Optometry, carries forward the traditional heritage of the parent organization."

The Association of the Schools and Colleges of Optometry is an autonomous body working towards standardization of the curriculum for various colleges in the country and to ensure that international standards in optometric education are met.

Sankara College of Optometry is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka and admits 20 undergraduates every year. The 4 year bachelor's course has adopted an internationally accredited curriculum. The college is located at the Sankara Eye Hospital campus. The 225 bedded specialty eye hospitals serve as its clinical partner. Prof Jeffery Cooper- Professor Clinical Optometry, State University of New York, Prof James Sheedy- Professor, Director of Optometry Research, Pacific University and Prof Abraham Gonen – Director International Education, Salus University serve on the advisory board of the college.

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/14/2011 -- Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced the expansion of its MOSFET driver family of products. Building upon the success of Microchip's low-side MCP14E3/4/5 4.5A MOSFET drivers, Microchip is introducing the new low-side MCP14E6/7/8 2A and MCP14E9/10/11 3A drivers. The expanded, low-cost family of devices is rated for peak output currents from 2A to 4.5A, over a wide operating voltage range of 4.5V to 18V. The devices feature enable input pins that provide shutdown capability to conserve power, and are offered in 8-pin SOIC and 8-pin, 6mm x 5mm DFN packages. They are ideal for consumer electronic applications that use power supplies, such as servers, personal computers and notebooks.

Today's engineers require lower power, more features and smaller packages at a low cost, and Microchip's expanded family of MOSFET drivers meets those needs. The new MCP14E6/7/8 dual devices are rated for a peak output current of 2A, while the new MCP14E9/10/11 dual devices are rated for a peak output current of 3A. The drivers' wide operating voltage of 4.5V to 18V allows for a broad range of input voltages. Additionally, the drivers' small packages lower costs by reducing board space.

"This expanded Microchip family of MOSFET drivers gives customers more flexibility to choose the right product for their application," said Bryan J. Liddiard, vice president of marketing with Microchip's Analog and Interface Products Division. Ray DiSilvestro, senior marketing manager for Microchip's Analog and Interface Products Division, added, "With the addition of these new devices, Microchip now offers a full line of high- and low-side drivers, with peak output currents from .5A to 12A at a low cost, in the packages our customers need."

Packaging & Availability

The MCP14E3/4/5, MCP14E6/7/8 and MCP14E9/10/11 MOSFET drivers are available in an 8-pin SOIC package. The devices are also available in an 8-pin 6mm x 5mm DFN package.

Samples are available at http://www.microchip.com/get/0PSS, and volume-production quantities can be ordered at http://www.microchip.com/get/J4BT. For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/V0WH. To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to microchipDIRECT or contact one of Microchip's authorized distribution partners.

About Microchip Technology
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Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, and HDL Design House, creators of re-usable IP cores, verification components and behavioral simulation models, today announced that HDL Design House has adopted the full suite of Magma chip design software

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/10/2011 -- Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, and HDL Design House, creators of re-usable IP cores, verification components and behavioral simulation models, today announced that HDL Design House has adopted the full suite of Magma chip design software, including the Talus® digital IC implementation system and the Titan™ mixed-signal design platform. With Magma as its primary EDA vendor, HDL Design House will now be able to provide its clients with complete mixed-signal system on chip (SoC) design services, and be able to augment their current family of soft digital IP cores with analog IP. Its proven technology leadership was crucial in HDL Design House's decision to standardize on Magma's digital and analog implementation, simulation, and verification and characterization software.

"Our customers range from small start-up companies to multi-national corporations in the semiconductor, wireless and medical industries and have varying design requirements," said Predrag Markovic, president and CEO, HDL Design House. "With Magma's full suite of design software, we can accelerate the delivery of our portfolio of design IP, and meet our customers' varying requirements with a combination of world class expertise in, and best-in-class tools for, digital and analog design, verification and characterization."

"Magma offers a broad portfolio of leading-edge technology that solves designers' toughest problems," said Premal Buch, general manager of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "By providing advanced capabilities, fast performance and high levels of automation, Magma provides HDL Design House with comprehensive solutions that deliver outstanding quality of results and faster turnaround time."
Magma: "Fastest Path to Silicon"™

Offering a truly integrated IC design system and highly automated flow, Magma provides designers with the "Fastest Path to Silicon." The Talus digital implementation system combines traditionally separate front-end and back-end chip design into an integrated flow that's designed to eliminate iterations between the synthesis and place-and-route processes, accelerate the design cycle and reduce IC development costs. The Titan environment includes the comprehensive Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform, and the Titan Accelerators, a set of breakthrough point-tool technologies that integrate with and augment existing analog/mixed-signal design flows. The Titan Accelerators provide unique capabilities that dramatically improve analog design productivity, and enable true analog design reuse. Unlike legacy flows, the Titan Accelerators are next-generation design technologies that provide capabilities for rapidly designing, analyzing and optimizing circuit designs and layouts, and implementing them in today's advanced process geometries. The Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform tightly integrates mixed-signal implementation with digital implementation, circuit simulation, transistor-level extraction and verification – providing a quantum leap in efficiency and productivity for analog designers.

About HDL Design House
The HDL Design House delivers digital and analog, design and verification services, backend services and products in numerous areas of SoC and complex FPGA designs. The company also develops analog and digital IP cores and component (VITAL) models for major SoC product developers. HDL Design House was founded in 2001 and currently employs 60 engineers. HDL Design House was awarded ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 27001:2005 certifications in December 2006/2009 and has achieved certifications from Direct Assessment Services (DAS). Visit HDL Design House on the Web at www.hdl-dh.com.

About Magma
Top semiconductor makers worldwide use Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for electronic applications including tablet computing devices, mobile devices such as smartphones, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Magma products provide the "Fastest Path to Silicon"™ and include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India.

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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced an expansion of its 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family with five new devices—the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs.

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/05/2011 -- Microchip introduces low-cost 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers with eXtreme low power technology and integrated LCD control MCUs enable low-cost LCD control with industry-leading low power

Bangalore, March 29 2011: Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced an expansion of its 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family with five new devices—the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs. The PIC16LF190X family supports many general-purpose applications and enables the implementation of LCD into low-power and cost-sensitive designs, such as security tokens, smart cards, medical devices, home appliances, key fobs or any application involving a segmented LCD. Featuring eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology for sleep currents down to 20 nA, and a typical active current of 35 microamperes per MHz, the MCUs extend battery life, while maintaining accurate timing with a RTC and driving a segmented LCD.

Utilising Microchip's Enhanced Mid-range architecture, the PIC16LF190X family provides fundamental features and performance without burdening customers with the cost of unused peripherals. These MCUs provide an optimised feature set, including up to 14 KB of Flash program memory, up to 512 Bytes of RAM, up to 14 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) channels, serial communication, temperature indicator and the capability to drive up to 116 LCD segments. With the addition of XLP technology for extended battery life, and capabilities such as utilising the integrated temperature indicator to provide crystal-accuracy compensation, low-power RTC support and low voltage-detect support utilising the internal ADC and voltage reference, the MCUs enable low-cost LCD solutions for a multitude of portable devices.

"With industry-leading low power and an optimised feature set, the PIC16LF190X family is designed for any low-power segmented LCD or general-purpose application," said Steve Drehobl, vice president of Microchip's Security, Microcontroller & Technology Development Division.

Development Support
The PIC16LF190X MCUs are supported by the F1 Evaluation Kit (part # DM164132) and Platform (part # DM164130-1), as well as the PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger (part # PG164130). Designers can also utilise the full suite of MPLAB® development tools, including the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB ICD3, REAL ICE™ In-Circuit Emulator, and HI-TECH C® compiler for PIC10/12/16 MCUs. All of these tools can be purchased at http://www.microchipdirect.com.

MCU Packaging & Availability
The PIC16LF1902, PIC16LF1903 and PIC16LF1906 MCUs are all available in 28-pin SPDIP, SOIC, SSOP and 4 mm x 4 mm UQFN and die packages. The PIC16LF1904 and PIC16LF1907 MCUs are available in 40-pin PDIP, 5 mm x 5 mm UQFN and die packages, as well as a 44-pin TQFP. Samples are available at http://www.microchip.com/sample. Volume-production quantities can be ordered at microchipDIRECT (http://www.microchipdirect.com). For further information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorised worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/lcd. To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to microchipDIRECT or contact one of Microchip's authorised distribution partners.

About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip Web site (http://www.microchip.com).

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Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced iWatt has adopted the Titan™ platform to improve analog design and layout productivity, and to automate difficult routing tasks including analog cell layouts and chip-level assembly.

Karnataka, India -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/04/2011 -- iWatt Selects Magma's Titan to Automate Analog Design of Power Supply Control ICs

Titan Shape-Based Router for mixed-signal designs reduces routing time from 2 weeks to 2 days

Bangalore, March 28, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced iWatt has adopted the Titan™ platform to improve analog design and layout productivity, and to automate difficult routing tasks including analog cell layouts and chip-level assembly. iWatt, a developer of energy-efficient digital power supply control integrated circuits (ICs) used in leading-edge power supplies, adopted Titan based on results of an extensive evaluation in which Titan enabled iWatt's designers to set up and route a design in just 2 days – an effort that would have taken more than 2 weeks to do manually.

"iWatt's mission is to exceed our customers' expectations with best-in-class products and services throughout the solutions life cycle," said. X. Jin, Ph.D., vice president of Engineering at iWatt. "One of the ways we do that is to utilize innovative technology – such as Magma's Titan – that shorten the analog design process and reduce power and area requirements."

"To enable analog designers to deliver the required combination of efficiency, productivity and innovation needed for today's ICs, the analog design process must be accelerated and automated," said Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "By making analog routing fast, predictable and repeatable, Titan improves routing productivity by a factor of 10, allowing designers to achieve their time-to-market and performance goals. Titan should help iWatt solidify its position as one of the most innovative power IC companies in the world."

Titan: Accelerating Analog Design
Magma's mixed-signal SoC design environment includes the comprehensive Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform and the Titan Accelerators. The Titan Mixed-Signal Platform is the industry's first true mixed-signal design platform. It integrates implementation and verification while delivering first-time-correct, predictable mixed-signal designs. The Titan mixed-signal platform includes user-friendly full-custom schematic and layout editors, an analog simulation environment and correct-by-design schematic-driven layout.

Titan Accelerators are advanced technology solutions that dramatically improve analog/mixed-signal design productivity and reuse. Titan Analog Design Accelerator (Titan ADX) is a model-based analog design and optimization tool that enables analog design reuse. ADX creates new designs from Magma's library of FlexCell building blocks, and makes existing designs reusable as FlexCell models. Titan Analog Virtual Prototyper (Titan AVP) is a layout-aware schematic design tool that performs simultaneous electrical and physical co-design for rapid schematic-to-layout convergence. Titan Analog Layout Accelerator (Titan ALX) automates migration of analog cell layouts to new process technologies while preserving design intent. Titan Shape-Based Router (Titan SBR) automates difficult routing tasks improving routing productivity by a factor of 10.

About iWatt, Inc.
iWatt, Inc. is a power control IC company that designs, develops and markets semiconductor products for the communication and consumer market segments. The company's patented digital control expertise raises the bar in power supply price/performance metrics. iWatt is currently working with market leaders in the communications, flat panel display, and consumer electronics markets to develop high-density, high-value AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies. iWatt is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners and Sigma Partners, two leading CleanTech investors, and Horizon Ventures. The Company's Silicon Valley headquarters is located in Los Gatos, CA with additional offices in Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan; Shenzhen, China; and Hong Kong. For more information, visit http://www.iwatt.com or call (408) 374-4200.

About Magma
Top semiconductor makers worldwide use Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for electronic applications including tablet computing devices, mobile devices such as smartphones, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Magma products provide the "Fastest Path to Silicon"™ and include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at http://www.magma-da.com.

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Banagalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/04/2011 -- Magma's New Excalibur-Litho is First System to Efficiently Integrate Real-Time Data from Semiconductor Manufacturing Floor with CAD Information, Speeding Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes

Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced Excalibur-Litho™, a complete fab analysis framework that supports the development and monitoring of advanced lithography solutions. Excalibur-Litho is the first system to efficiently integrate design and real-time data from the semiconductor manufacturing floor, including defectivity, metrology and tool history, enabling an unmatched level of data analysis, monitoring and process control. Excalibur-Litho optimizes yield ramps with built-in solutions for litho qualification through the proprietary coupling of design-based binning, electrical cross mapping, and fab-wide data correlation. This enables unprecedented defect isolation and root cause analysis.

"Excalibur-Litho is based on a proven fab analysis framework that provides comprehensive examination of inline lithography-based defects," said Ankush Oberai, general manager and vice president of Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit. "By leveraging a proven infrastructure that has access to both design and fab data, Excalibur-Litho turns data into knowledge, accelerating lithography-based process improvement."

Magma and Applied Materials, Inc. announced on Feb. 28 a collaborative effort to integrate Magma's CAD-based navigation and yield analysis software, which includes Excalibur-Litho, with Applied Materials' advanced inspection tools, such as the Applied UVision™ 4 system. "This unique combination of design and manufacturing tools has accelerated lithography qualification and enabled quicker yield ramp at multiple customers for the development and production of advanced technology nodes," said Erez Paran, manager, Integrated Solutions for Applied Materials' Process Diagnostics and Control business unit.

Excalibur-Litho: From Data to Knowledge
Excalibur-Litho collects and organizes data from the manufacturing process, including defectivity, metrology, and electrical tools and manufacturing execution system (MES) data. Wafer information is stacked and easily cross-mapped to any one of the layout, schematic or netlist design representations for easy analysis.

Excalibur-Litho is built on a revolutionary open-architecture database developed by Magma that enables safe and secured CAD access and easy fab integration. This open architecture also ensures interoperability with most inspection tools and yield analysis databases.

About Magma
Top semiconductor makers worldwide use Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for electronic applications including tablet computing devices, mobile devices such as smartphones, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Magma products provide the "Fastest Path to Silicon"™ and include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at http://www.magma-da.com.

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Banagalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/30/2011 -- Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI), a leading global software and services company that provides solutions to help organizations acquire, serve and grow relationships with customers and citizens, announced that it would double its channel presence in India.

PBBI currently has 100 partners across levels here. It's looking at adding large System Integrators, value added resellers and partners across regions and verticals. The company made this announcement at the Partner & System Integrators (SI) Event, held in New Delhi recently where the executive management of the company presented about PBBI, plans in India, roadmap for its products to a group of partners, enterprise customers and select invitees. John O'Hara, President, PBBI led with an overview of where the company is heading and the emphasis on India. Ben Semmes, Group Operating Officer PBBI, expanded on the various initiatives the company is taking to better the products and also make them work together seamlessly. Sue McKinney, Vice-president Worldwide Engineering, Pitney Bowes was also present at the event to witness the growth crafted by the solutions of Pitney Bowes Business Insight.

According to John O'Hara, President, Pitney Bowes Business Insight, "The technology leap that India has made over the past decade makes it a truly exciting, important market of the future for Pitney Bowes Business Insight. The channel partner expansion is aimed at capturing more customers across regions and verticals for our cutting edge suite of new products and solutions. An important focus would be the public sector where our product portfolio is both competitive and advantageous".

In his comments, Manish Choudhary, Managing Director, Pitney Bowes Software India, said, "India is no longer an emerging market with a GDP growth of 8-9%. The resulting growth across sectors simply means we need to grow our channel partner base in India exponentially which is what we have done now. In sync with our Customer Communication Management strategy, we would be coming out regularly with innovative and integrated products with which we can go to market".

The event saw presentations by Tapas Ghatak, a senior ex-govt. official behind many e-governance initiatives on Public Sector Perspective, Ajay Gupta of Bharti AXA Life Insurance on the needs of the insurance industry and Mikael Lindstrom, Senior Expert, Ericsson on the potential for PBBI solutions in telecom. Leading channel partners/SIs of PBBI in India like MapMyIndia, IDS, Lepton, OMCAD, Datacode, SatNav, PCI, Adroitec & Senes spoke of their partnership experiences.

About Pitney Bowes Business Insight
Pitney Bowes Business Insight, a division of Pitney Bowes Software Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc., helps organizations to acquire, serve and grow customer relationships. Our leading-edge solutions in the areas of Customer Intelligence, Customer Communications and Customer Care enhance our customers' operational systems and workflows, enabling them to manage their customer relationships more effectively. We offer unique and compelling capabilities, including location intelligence; GIS; predictive analytics; data quality, management and integration; and customer communications management. In combination, our solutions and capabilities deliver customer insights that create competitive advantages. Leading companies, government agencies and systems integrators rely on our global expertise and decades of leadership to improve their operational effectiveness and business results. Visit http://www.pbinsight.com, for more information.

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Banagalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/29/2011 -- TaeguTec India completes 10 years of successful operations in India and continues to invest to strengthen its capabilities in the country Legendary investor and 'Sage of Omaha', Warren E Buffett to visit the company's plant in Bangalore

TaeguTec India Pvt Ltd, a leading partner for tooling and solutions to the automotive, defense, aerospace verticals besides PSUs today announced the successful completion of a decade of operations in India. The company, which is the only investment of legendary investor Warren E Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, in India, also shared that Mr. Buffett himself will be visiting the company's plant in Bangalore during his current visit to India and apprise himself of the operations and its impressive track record.

Presenting on the company's operations in India and plans, L Krishnan, Managing Director, TaeguTec India, said, 'The plant in Bangalore is a strategic facility that serves the demands of not only the Indian market but other markets as well. It has involved significant investment and we will continue to invest in the plant to be able to serve the growing needs of our customers in India.

We have grown at a rate of 25% in India over the past 3 years and look forward to grow and consolidate further in the year ahead." "It is a privilege to be a firm which is an investment of the legendary investment firm and no words can express the feeling of each of our employees in having him personally visit our plant tomorrow." he further added.

Warren E Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway and Eitan Wertheimer, Chairman, IMC Group interacted with the media on the occasion post the presentation of L Krishnan and answered wide ranging queries.

About TaeguTec India Pvt Ltd
TaeguTec India was established in the year 2000 and started its operations in the year 2001 with the philosophy of being its customer's partner in cost reduction. It manufactures comprehensive range of tooling at the state-of-the-art factory in Bangalore.

TaeguTec has a wide network of branches across India and stockists in every major industrial hub. In order to sustain it's efforts of being its customer's partner in cost reduction, the company brings more new innovative products into the market. Each of these products have tremendous potential to increase productivity and reduce the cost per component. In the year 2011, the company launched a new range of products under the brand name of 'GOLD RUSH'. These new range of products can dramatically increase the productivity and reduce manufacturing cost for customer. Headquartered in Daegu, South Korea, TaeguTec is the flagship business of IMC (International Metalworking Companies) group which is the fastest growing group in the business of metal cutting tools. IMC has grown rapidly in the last 2 decades with innovative products to showcase coupled with a profound marketing strategy in place.

Berkshire Hathaway is a majority stakeholder in the IMC Group. For more information, please visit, http://www.taegutec-india.com

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Tektronix, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced that its oscilloscopes were selected for 2010 EFY Readers

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/20/2011 -- Tektronix, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced that its oscilloscopes were selected for 2010 EFY Readers' Choice Award in the Oscilloscope category for the 7th consecutive year since 2004. The award was presented by Electronics for You (EFY) magazine, one of Asia's leading publications for the electronics industry, during the EFY Expo 2011, held between Feb 17-19, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Champions of the electronics industry across 26 product categories and four special categories were recognized and felicitated for their contribution to the growth and development of Indian electronics industry by the Electronics for You (EFY) group. Tektronix oscilloscopes were selected as the winner in the Oscilloscope category in recognition of its industry leading specifications, applications support and ease-of-use among other four other nominees.

Mr. Ramesh Chopra, editor and publisher, EFY magazine, stated, "EFY Awards have caught the imagination of the industry and are now well appreciated. The Awards is our way of recognizing individuals and organizations that are helping the electronics industry grow in India despite all odds."

"Tektronix has consistently delivered world class products to its customers. Winning the EFY Reader's Choice award for the seventh consecutive year in a row for 'best oscilloscopes' is a validation of the quality and reliability of our products and support services. We thank all our customers for their continuous support and are committed to deliver the most innovative products in years to come," said Naresh Narasimhan, India marketing manager, Tektronix. "Tektronix oscilloscopes provide engineers with the analysis functionality and performance they need for many applications all in one instrument. Our goal is to help our customers save time by simplifying test, and no competitor comes close to matching the performance of our new high-bandwidth and low-capacitance passive probes which helped make the difference in winning this prestigious award".

About EFY Readers' Choice Award
EFY Readers' Choice Awards were instituted in 2004 with 30 categories under which the awards were presented. Among these 26 categories, 16 categories fell under core electronics, such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes and Transistors, etc., and 10 came under consumer electronics, such as Televisions, Microwave, Ovens, Desktop Computers, Water Purifiers, etc., Under the rest 4 categories, special awards like 'Lifetime Achievement Award', 'Electronics Man Of the Year' award, 'SME of the Year', and 'Electronics Organization of the Year' award were presented.

About EFY
Electronics For You is Asia's leading publication for the electronics industry. It enjoys a readership of over half-a-million decision influencers. It is a magazine for the elite electronics fraternity comprising of electronics industry's professionals, businessmen and hobbyists. In regular publication since 1969, EFY is the natural choice for all communications meant for this community. EFY's Web address is www.electronicsforu.com.

About Tektronix
For more than sixty years, engineers have turned to Tektronix for test, measurement and monitoring solutions to solve design challenges, improve productivity and dramatically reduce time to market. Tektronix is a leading supplier of test instrumentation for engineers focused on electronic design, manufacturing, and advanced technology development. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix serves customers worldwide offers
award-winning service and support. Stay on the leading edge at http://www.tektronix.com.

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/17/2011 -- Partners India's first 'Startup Weekend' in Bangalore & Delhi as part of the initiative

Ozonetel Systems, a pioneer of the cloud telephony technology in India plans to promote and encourage the development of voice based cloud telephony applications in the country. As a part of this initiative, Ozonetel announced its partnership with India's first Startup Weekend in Bangalore to be held from 11th-13th March at the Microsoft office 'Signature' building. Ozonetel will make its unique IVRS and India's first hosted cloud telephony platform, Kookoo.in available free at the event to help application developers, programmers and entrepreneurs host their applications and create a commercial case for a credible business venture.

Ozonetel's Kookoo.in is the simplest and easiest way to build telecom applications, IVRs and office PBX. It is an interface between the web application and the caller which takes the phone commands and executes them to the caller. It allows developers and programmers take advantage of their existing web application development skills to build innovative telephony apps and enables enterprises scale on demand, paying only as per the use.

Murthy Chintalapati, Founder & CEO, Ozonetel Systems, said, "With the usage of voice in India being far higher than web usage, it is becoming the touch point for any application, especially e-commerce. The masses in India find voice far more convenient and its reach much higher for anything from movie tickets to travel tickets to local search. Kookoo allows enterprises easily develop and leverage telephony applications without the hassle of learning new technology or investing in new and additional infrastructure. We are happy to partner at the first 'Startup Weekend' event in Bangalore and Delhi, which is expected to witness a huge confluence of software developers, graphic designers and business people to build innovative applications that form the basis of a business venture. We are looking to partner more such events to encourage the development of telephony applications in India".

"Ozonetel will award the Kookoo ports for 6 months worth INR 60,000 in value, to the winners of the events both in Bangalore and Delhi Startup Weekend. Additionally, for participants who want to build a startup on kookoo, we will provide the port free for 3 months so that they can run their startup without paying us anything", he added.

About Ozonetel Systems
Ozonetel Systems is a pioneer of the 'cloud telephony' technology in India and will enable enterprises reach out to a huge customer base in India that may not access the Internet and finds it easier to avail products and services through the telephone. Founded in 2007 by serial technology entrepreneur Murthy Chintalapati, Ozonetel's flagship offering 'Kookoo.in' is India's first hosted telephony platform. Kookoo.in enables existing web/e-commerce portals to use telephony as a channel to service customers in an innovative manner. Ozonetel encourages thousands of entrepreneurs to launch innovative services over the phone and leverage the platform with no upfront investment. For further details please visit http://www.ozonetel.com

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/16/2011 -- The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) announced in June 2008 by the Govt. of India proposes increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the total energy mix to 15% by 2020. In order to achieve this, NAPCC recommends pegging the minimum share of RE in the national grid at 5%, starting from 2009-10, to be increased by 1% per annum in the following years so as to reach 15% by 2020. This requires a quantum jump in RE generation across the country.

Wind power which has witnessed a phenomenal growth in India over the past few years could make a significant contribution towards the shift to a low-carbon and energy secure future. The country's current cumulative installed capacity is 13 GW (as on Dec 2010), reaching 64 GW by 2020 (as per GWEC estimates). The current annual wind power market is about 2200 MW with forecasts predicting a 5000 MW annual market by 2015 (research done by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy). As per NAPCC, if India needs to achieve 15% RE by 2020, wind's contribution to the total energy mix would need to transcend even greater heights, requiring an additional installed capacity of almost 50 GW by 2020, over and above the present level! Achievement of the NAPCC target thus poses several challenges to the states as well as policy makers and regulators, and wind industry stakeholders in India, who would need to rise up to the occasion and develop suitable strategies, policies and regulations to meet the NAPCC target. This includes a major focus on augmenting the power evacuation/grid facilities and transmission planning, availability of non-recourse project financing and skilled manpower, speedy and appropriate implementation of the latest policy/regulatory measures such as renewable energy certificates (RECs) [linked with state-specific renewable purchase specification (RPS) with penal provisions for non-compliance], the Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC) 2010, etc.

To understand, deliberate and discuss all these critical issues and challenges related to the role of wind power in attaining the 50 GW mark by 2020, the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), Pune, in association with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers' Association (IWTMA) is organising WIND POWER INDIA 2011 from 7–9 April 2011 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. The event would witness the presence of 1000+ delegates, around 100 exhibitors and nearly 100+ renowned speakers from the national and international wind industry.

The opening day of the conference is highlighted by the main panel discussion on the role that wind power would play in achieving the 15% RE target by 2020. The theme paper on the subject would be presented by G M Pillai, Founder Director General, WISE, and the panel discussion on the topic would feature distinguished personalities including V P Raja, Chairperson, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC); Jan Declercq, Chief Business Development Officer, CG Power, Belgium; and Jose Donoso, Director–Business Development, Gamesa, and President, Spanish Wind Energy Association. Some other major distinguished speakers who would be present at the conference include, Hans Jorgen Koch, Dy. Secretary of State, Danish Energy Agency; Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Belgium; Dr Klaus Rave, Chairperson, GWEC; Christian Kjaer, CEO, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Belgium; Stephen Miner, Sr. Vice President, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA); Dr Andrew Garrad, CEO, GL-Garrad Hassan, UK; Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India; and Dr Pramod Deo, Chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, New Delhi.

The opening day would also feature the CEO's Forum, wherein chieftains of the wind industry would congregate on one single dais to discuss wind power development in south and south-east Asia. In addition, the conference would also focus on issues related to the role of wind power in climate mitigation; policy, regulation and market development of wind; technology, project development and operation of wind. The official side event, a 'One-day conference on Small Wind Power'—aimed at tapping the huge opportunities for expansion of the small wind and hybrid market in the country—would be organised on 8 April 2011. The main objective of the side-event is to demystify the small wind and hybrid sector so as to increase transparency, infuse investor confidence, and overall, change the dynamism of the 'small' wind market into a 'big' investment opportunity.

The conference would also feature Knowledge Fora—a series of official side events comprising customised business meets and workshops offering unique networking opportunities. Under the Business to Business meet format, select suppliers and service providers will have the opportunity to present cost optimisation opportunities and strategies, customised business proposals, technology updates, product ranges, and service solutions in their area of specialisation in the wind industry. The topics for the fora include: Structuring optimization: wind turbine tower and hub; Gearing up: mechanical drive train; Generating savings: wind turbine electricals, electronics and services; Wind power forecasting in India; and Design, testing and certification of wind turbines.

A major highlight of the conference would be the presentation of 'Wind India Awards'. These awards are an initiative of WISE and were first instituted during WIND INDIA 2006 in Pune. The awards are in recognition of the contributions made by the Indian wind industry and associated stakeholders in shaping a 'clean and green India', and would be presented in 17 different categories for the FY 2008–09 to 2009–10. The major categories include 'Best capacity addition by manufacturer'; 'Best service provider among manufacturers'; 'Best O&M independent service provider'; Best performing wind turbine'; 'Best wind power developer state'; "Best wind power project financier', Best media report/publication on wind power, etc., including select awards for the small wind and hybrid sector in India.

For more information on the conference and exhibition, you may visit the conference website www.windpowerindia.in or email to info@windpowerindia.in.

About the Organisers

WISE
The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) is a not-for-profit institute committed to the cause of promoting sustainable energy and sustainable development, with specific emphasis on issues related to renewable energy, energy security and climate change. Since its inception in 2004, WISE has pioneered many important initiatives. Some of these include, piloting a model Renewable Energy Law for India, proposing a roadmap for generation-based incentives (GBI) for wind and solar power, developing state-level action plans for clean energy technologies, etc.

Website: http://www.wisein.org

GWEC
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is the credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at the international level. With a combined membership of over 1,500 organisations, GWEC's member associations represent the entire wind energy community. GWEC's mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as one of the world's leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.

Website: http://www.gwec.net

IWTMA
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers' Association (IWTMA) is the only body representing the country's wind turbine manufacturers, providing a single contact point for policy makers, regulators and utilities at the national and state level. IWTMA's main objective is to promote wind energy in India, facilitate the extension of knowledge in the field and interact with national and global energy bodies. IWTMA is a founding member of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) alongside other national and regional associations.
Website: http://www.indianwindpower.com

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/10/2011 -- Applied Materials, Inc. and Magma Design Automation, Inc. announced today that they have integrated Magma's CAD (computer-aided design)-based navigation and yield analysis software with Applied's advanced inspection systems. This unique combination of design and manufacturing tools has accelerated lithography qualification and improved chip yields at multiple customers for the development and production of advanced technology nodes.

"The introduction of CAD-based inspection technology for defect analysis and monitoring at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 has helped improve defect management efficiency and reduce cycle time for process optimization," said Remo Kirsch, manager of Contamination Free Manufacturing at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany. "Both our production and development lines now rely on this technology to help guarantee process quality and yield stability."

As device features shrink, achieving acceptable yields becomes increasingly challenging. Complex interactions between process conditions and design produces "hot spots" – areas where the printed pattern deviates from the design intent – which must be eliminated before a chip can go into production. Integrating design and real-time inspection data provides customers with an innovative way to identify hot spots in a production environment and improve their product qualification process. In addition, the conditions that produce hot spots can be fed back to the design process – improving subsequent designs. This is a critical benefit in today's fast-changing, high-mix chip fabrication operations.

"As product development cycles become shorter and shorter, the game has changed from yield maximization to yield ramp," said Ronen Benzion, vice president and general manager of Applied's Process Diagnostics and Control Business Unit. "Our groundbreaking work with Magma will help our customers speed their new products to market and reduce time-to-revenue."

"Without the ability to overcome litho qualification roadblocks rapidly, 22nm designs will be extremely time-consuming and expensive to bring to volume production," said Ankush Oberai, general manager and vice president of Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit. "By combining Magma's CAD-based analysis technology with Applied's advanced defect inspection and review systems, we can compress design cycles and accelerate learning for future product generations."

About Magma
Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software provides the "Fastest Path to Silicon"™ and enables the world's top chip companies to create high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, digital video, networking and other electronic applications. Magma products are used in IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA.

Follow Magma on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at http://www.magma-da.com.

About Applied Materials
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world. At Applied Materials, we turn today's innovations into the industries of tomorrow. Learn more at http://www.appliedmaterials.com.

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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the PIC18F “K80” 8-bit CAN microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring 1.8 – 5.5V operation and EXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, for the industry’s

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/07/2011 -- Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the PIC18F "K80" 8-bit CAN microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring 1.8 – 5.5V operation and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, for the industry's lowest sleep current consumption of less than 20 nA. The new MCUs also feature an on-chip 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a peripheral that enables mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing user interfaces. They are ideal for applications in the automotive (e.g. body control modules, automotive lighting, door/seat/steering/window control, HVAC control), building automation (e.g. elevators and escalators, Lighting and sensors, air condition control) and industrial markets (e.g. security systems, alarm control, remote monitors).

Manufacturers are under intense pressure to cut costs while delivering more sophisticated products. The PIC18F K80 CAN MCU family enables smaller, more cost-effective and robust control with its integrated CAN peripheral for automotive and industrial applications. For applications that require low power and accuracy, the MCUs deliver best-in-industry current ratings for longer battery life, as well as the on-chip 12-bit ADC and touch-sensing peripheral for advanced sensors.

"The PIC18F K80 family was developed for designers who need to add cost-effective CAN communication to their applications with extremely low power sleep and active modes, and robust operation up to 5.5 Volts," said Mitch Obolsky, vice president of Microchip's Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division. "The new MCUs offer a migration path for our popular PIC18F4680 CAN family, serving a wide spectrum of applications."

Development Support: Microchip also announced two PIC18 Explorer Board Plug-In Modules (PIMs) for the PIC18F66K80, today - the 44-pin PIC18F46K80 (part # MA180031) and the 64-pin PIC18F66K80 (part # MA180032) PIMs. For the implementation and evaluation of CAN, Microchip's CAN™/LIN PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (part # AC164130-2) may be used in conjunction with its PIC18 Explorer or Explorer 16 development boards.

Microchip's complete suite of standard development tools is also available, including the user-friendly MPLAB® IDE, REAL ICE™ and ICD3 tools; and the MPLAB C18 and HI-TECH® C compilers for PIC18 MCUs. All of these tools can be ordered today, at microchipDIRECT (http://www.microchip.com/get/HEV6). More information on Microchip development tools is available at http://www.microchip.com/get/34BR.

Packaging & Availability: The new PIC18F45K80, PIC18F46K80, PIC18F65K80 and PIC18F66K80 MCUs are available in 44- and 64-pin TQFP and QFN packages. Additionally, the PIC18F45K80, PIC18F46K80 MCUs are available in a 40-pin PDIP package. The PIC18F25K80 and PIC18F26K80 MCUs are available in 28-pin QFN, SOIC, SPDIP and SSOP packages.

New CAN PIC MCUs feature industry's lowest sleep current consumption (<20 nA) and 16 MIPS performance; enable capacitive touch sensing user interfaces

Samples are available today, at http://www.microchip.com/get/ETXL, and volume-production quantities can be purchased today, at http://www.microchip.com/get/HEV6. For further information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorised worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/TK9F. To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to http://www.microchip.com/get/HEV6 or contact one of Microchip's authorised distribution partners.

About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at Microchip Web site (http://www.microchip.com/get/UA0J).

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/22/2011 -- New Application Provides Increased Levels of Accuracy on Geolocation Platform

Tektronix Communications, a leading worldwide leader in Network Intelligence and communications test solutions, today announced an innovative geolocation monitoring application as part of its OptiMon suite. With this addition, Tektronix Communications provides operators with unprecedented deep-dive analysis that correlates all related radio and subscriber-level information into a single geo-located view in just a few mouse-clicks. This unique combination of expertise and ease-of-use will drastically improve Operator's approach to fault isolation for RAN Optimization.

With ongoing pressures to maintain Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), operators must avoid the guesswork involved in isolating issues in order to reduce their mean time to repair (MTTR). As a result, a more accurate understanding of the radio network's performance allows operators to react more quickly and eliminate any lengthy trial and error troubleshooting procedures. For example, having the accuracy to delineate between indoor or outdoor signal qualities can be the difference between proactively solving an issue BEFORE the subscriber is impacted vs. receiving a subscriber complaint that can lead to customer churn.

"There are many reasons for subscribers to experience poor service quality," said Richard Kenedi, Vice President, Test & Optimization, Tektronix Communications. "But with accurate data, issues can be quickly resolved. This innovative geolocation solution accurately pinpoints poor user experience with high geographical resolution through the patented technology from Groundhog Technologies. This not only gives operators quicker resolution time, but will contribute to improving subscriber satisfaction."

Developed by Groundhog Technologies, the geolocation application incorporates Google Earth 3D visualization, which enhances operators' analytical capability on the geographical map. Integrated with OptiMon analysis capability, this combined, innovative application provides operators with the detailed information of dropped calls as well as the location and cell site in which the call was dropped.

A solution built for Network Performance & Optimization teams, the OptiMon solution's rich set of parameters are essential in all critical service stages from network roll out to network upgrades. This includes future-proofing LTE centralized optimization SON use cases.

Other application examples and features include:

- Drop Call Visualization: Provides visualization of drop call severity on map and filtering by selecting the required regions to be displayed for analysis.

- Cell Statistics: Allows engineers to determine quality of the network based on actual traffic and drop call rates.

- Cause of Drop Call: Helps engineers identify root cause of network issues for troubleshooting.

- Cell Level Drop Call Analysis: Facilitates classification of cell coverage quality by analyzing drop call types and prioritizing sites for optimization.

"Tektronix Communications and Groundhog Technologies have combined strength with revolutionary technology for solving radio access network challenges," said David Chiou, CEO, Groundhog Technologies. "With this collaboration, we developed a solution that provides over 90 percent accuracy for indoor coverage analysis – the highest available – for immediate deployment, which will exceed operator's demands for network test and optimization and ultimately assure a reduction in subscriber churn."

The OptiMon Suite and CovMo, the new Coverage Optimization application, will be available for demonstrations at the Tektronix Communications booth (1D59) from February 14-17 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

About Tektronix Communications
Tektronix Communications provides service providers and equipment manufacturers around the world an unparalleled suite of network diagnostics and service assurance solutions for fixed, mobile, IP and converged multi-service networks. This comprehensive set of solutions support a range of architectures and applications such as LTE, fixed mobile convergence, IMS, broadband wireless access, WiMAX, VoIP and triple play. Tektronix Communications is headquartered in Plano, Texas. Learn more about the company's test, measurement and service assurance solutions by visiting http://www.tektronixcommunications.com

About Groundhog Technologies
Groundhog Technologies is a spin-off from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and offers advanced solutions for geolocation, capacity planning and network optimization. We invented a series of mathematical modeling technology that calculates subscribers' mobility and usage behavior as the basis for analyzing network bottlenecks and providing solutions in different stages of network growth. With the technology, Groundhog Technologies helps operators significantly reduce network risk and improve ROI, by knowing when, where, how, and what network elements to optimize and expand. http://www.ghtinc.com

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/02/2011 -- Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced a new, six-member family of 32-bit PIC32MX5/6/7 microcontrollers that provides the same integrated Ethernet, CAN, USB and serial connectivity peripherals with new, more cost-effective memory options. Additionally, design enhancements have been made that provide lower power consumption of 0.5 mA/MHz active current, higher Flash memory endurance of 20k read/write cycles and better EEPROM emulation capability. And, by maintaining common pin outs, the PIC32 portfolio provides designers with a seamless migration path to achieve the correct balance of memory and cost for their high-performance applications.

Embedded designers are constantly looking for ways to lower their costs without sacrificing performance or functionality.

Microchip's newest 80 MHz PIC32 microcontroller family meets these needs by maintaining best-in-class performance of 1.56 DMIPS/MHz, and integrating Ethernet, CAN, USB and multiple serial communication channels, while offering more cost-effective memory options. Specifically, the family offers 32 Kbytes of RAM and up to 140 Kbytes of Flash.

"We are committed to building upon the success of the PIC32 portfolio by offering six new microcontrollers, each available in five different pin-compatible packages," said Sumit Mitra, vice president of Microchip's High Performance Microcontroller Division.

"These new high-performance, connectivity-rich MCUs give our customers lower-cost memory options that support scalability and seamless migration with the rest of our growing 32-bit product line."

"Microchip has maximized the raw performance of the MIPS32 M4K core, while taking advantage of its high flexibility, to create a 32-bit microcontroller architecture that exceeds the requirements of demanding embedded designs," said Art Swift, vice president of marketing and business development, MIPS Technologies, Inc. "Microchip is offering great value to designers through the price to performance ratio of this new PIC32 family, combined with its extensive set of integrated peripherals."

Example applications for this new PIC32 family include: Communications (point-of-sale terminals, Web servers, multi-protocol bridges); Industrial/Medical (automation controllers, medical devices, security monitoring); Consumer/Appliance (audio, MP3 decoders, displays, small appliances, fitness equipment); Automotive (aftermarket, car alarms, GPS).

Development Tools
The PIC32 Ethernet Starter Kit (part # DM320004) was designed to enable easy Ethernet-based development, and the PIC32 USB Starter Kit II (part # DM320003-2) does the same for USB designs. Owners of the Explorer 16 Development Board (part # DM240001) can purchase a plug-in module for development with this new PIC32 family (part # MA320003).

Availability
All six members of this new PIC32MX5/6/7 family are available for sampling and volume production. Additionally, all six are available in 100-pin TQFP 12x12mm, TQFP 14x14mm and BGA packages, as well as 64-pin TQFP and QFN packages. For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/BWUC.

About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip Web site (http://www.microchip.com/get/MJUG).

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Banagalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/12/2011 -- Marlabs, among the leading, global IT consulting & service providers, today announced plans to strengthen its Microsoft Technologies practice and its Cloud Computing Offering and Mobile offerings, using Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Marlabs has a strategic plan to focus on enabling customers to minimize the TCO involved in delivering novel user experiences and content to end users over multiple screens – including web, desktop, phone, tablets and IPTVs - by reusing the code assets and by integrating the back end logic with the cloud. Marlabs is planning to grow this practice by doubling its current strength of Microsoft consultants over the next two years and expects to achieve accelerated double digit growth using Microsoft Technologies.

As a part of the initiative, Marlabs is hosting the 'Microsoft Developer Conference' on January 12th, 2011 at its global delivery center in Bangalore. Ramaprasanna Chellamuthu, Developer Evangelist from Microsoft and creator of 'Buddy Home', a robotic home using the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, will address the keynote session on Microsoft Robotics platform. Leading Microsoft practitioners will then conduct focused sessions on Microsoft Azure, Windows Phone 7, Asp.net, Microsoft Lightswitch, Microsoft Surface, Silverlight 5.0 and other exciting Mircrosoft Technologies.

Speaking on the initiative, Anil Raghavan, Chief Delivery Officer of Marlabs said, "We have a growing Microsoft technology practice at Marlabs, which we are keen to strengthen further. The unique convergence of Microsoft Technologies along with our elaborate architectural framework will help provide our customers quicker and efficient solutions. Also, our cloud computing offering using the Windows Azure should enable them migrate their on-premise applications easily and leverage the cloud advantage. The Microsoft Developer Conference is a great opportunity for developers to meet professionals and experts in Microsoft Technology and a networking opportunity that they should take advantage of. In 2010, Marlabs has already delivered various cross platform Line of Business applications and Rich Internet Applications to customers in Education and Entertainment domains - leveraging the capabilities of Windows Azure. Now, we are looking towards enabling our customers to deliver user experiences on multiple screens with cloud as the back end, by minimizing the TCO."

Marlabs India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marlabs Inc, US and has been operational since 2000. Marlabs is today among the leading, global IT service providers and employs over 1800 consultants across regions. The company has been repeatedly recognized by Deloitte & Touche in their Fast 50 and Fast 500 programs. After being named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list for five consecutive years, Marlabs was the sole inductee into the Inc. 500 Hall of Fame. Marlabs was featured as one of the "Best places to work in New Jersey" among large firms. With a proven global delivery model, based on development centers in Bangalore, Mysore and Pune, Marlabs is among the few and leading companies that has tapped the mid-market for IT consulting and services in the US. For further details please visit http://www.marlabs.com

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Tektronix, Inc., a leading innovator of signal generation and analysis solutions required for the microwave and RF industry, today announced a significant expansion of its spectrum and vector signal analysis offerings with the introduction of the new RSA5000 Series Signal Analyzer.

Banagalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/06/2011 -- Tektronix Introduces New Signal Analyzer with Superior Price, Performance

New RSA5000 Series Offers Double the Acquisition Bandwidth of Any Signal Analyzer in Comparable Price Range and Best Real-Time Capabilities

Tektronix, Inc., a leading innovator of signal generation and analysis solutions required for the microwave and RF industry, today announced a significant expansion of its spectrum and vector signal analysis offerings with the introduction of the new RSA5000 Series Signal Analyzer. The new instruments raise the price-performance bar for mid-range signal analyzers by offering more than double currently available acquisition bandwidth and the world's best real time capabilities. By combining reduced time-to-insight and lower cost, the new series is ideal for numerous design and operations applications including spectrum management, radar, electronic warfare, radio communications and EMI/EMC.

As RF signals become increasingly complex and the use of ISM band technologies more ubiquitous, it is crucial that designers, engineers and operators are able to reliably and efficiently discover transient spectral phenomena created by digital RF circuitry over increasingly wider operational bandwidths. Traditional signal analyzers are unable to trigger on transient problems and the maximum available acquisition bandwidth in the mid-range is just 40 MHz. Featuring advanced time, amplitude, and DPX™ trigger functions combined with swept DPX, the RSA5000 Series delivers discovery and capture of these intermittent and rapidly changing signals and up to 85 MHz bandwidth. This bandwidth now covers the entire ISM band where common technologies are used, such as, Bluetooth, Zigbee, RFID, and Wireless LAN.

"With the RSA5000 Series we're changing the definition of what's possible in a mid-range signal analyzer," said Bob Hiebert, director of marketing, Sources/Analyzers Product Line, Tektronix. "Offering the deepest insight into live RF signals with swept DPX and advanced triggering, the widest signal capture bandwidth, and the largest signal capture memory, the RSA5000 Series gives customers many high-end features at a manageable price point -- the perfect solution in a time of limited capital budgets."
Real-Time Transient Discovery

The DPX Live RF spectrum display of the RSA5000 Series signal analyzer allows quick detection of previously unseen signal behavior, and improves test confidence by catching very short duration transients missed by conventional spectrum analyzers. The Swept DPX engine can collect up to 292,000 spectrum updates per second over its full bandwidth, up to 85 MHz, and can sweep the DPX across the full input range of the RSA5000 Series, up to 6.2 GHz. DPX is capable of measuring spectral transients as brief as 5.8 µs.

To capture transients for analysis, the RSA5000 Series offers frequency mask, frequency-edge, density, time-qualified and runt triggers. It can also be used to isolate hard to find hardware and software anomalies with cross domain triggering between multiple instruments. It can capture a seamless time record of RF frequencies into deep memory for up to 7 seconds at 85 MHz bandwidth.

For faster troubleshooting, the RSA5000 Series provides the ability to analyze captured data in any domain at any time with correlated markers. Automatic pulse measurement and detection helps to simplify and save test time by supporting multiple measurements on the same set of captured data. This reduces the cost of test by providing a single versatile instrument that replaces multiple test sets.

Along with wide bandwidth and DPX display, the RSA5000 Series offers leading spectrum and vector signal analysis with +17 dBm TOI and -154 dBm/Hz DANL at 1 GHz along with superior low frequency performance with phase noise of -131 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, -150 dBm DANL at 10 MHz carrier frequency.

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For more than sixty years, engineers have turned to Tektronix for test, measurement and monitoring solutions to solve design challenges, improve productivity and dramatically reduce time to market. Tektronix is a leading supplier of test instrumentation for engineers focused on electronic design, manufacturing, and advanced technology development. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix serves customers worldwide and offers award-winning service and support. Stay on the leading edge at http://www.tektronix.com.

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Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2010 -- Bangalore-based Geodesic Techniques, is awarded `15 Cr. contract by Jaypee Sports International to construct the highly visible roof structure for the F1 Grand Stand at India's first F1 circuit in Greater Noida. Geodesic Techniques, India's leading steel design and build company, will build a roof structure that spreads over 65,000 square meters of area and covers a seating area for over 30,000 people. This project will incorporate more than 1200 metric tons of steel and is due to be completed by mid 2011.

The F1 grandstand will soon join the list of landmark steel structures and projects of Geodesic including the Delhi Airport Terminal 3, Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, Delhi Airport Terminal 1D, and Mumbai's Terminal 2B. The proposed 5.14 km track, located in Greater Noida promoted by Jaypee Sports International is designed by Hermann Tike – a German racetrack designer who has designed the F1 circuits in Malaysia, Bahrain, China, Turkey, UAE and South Korea. Besides F1, the track will accommodate MotoGP and super bike races as well.

Srinidhi Anantharaman, Managing Director, Geodesic Techniques said, "We are grateful that Jaypee Sports has chosen to partner with us for this project. The key advantage we had in bidding for this project was our deep expertise in both design and build. With our ability to work at the design concept stage with architects, as well as through material specifications and selection we are capable of making an architect's vision a reality. The project reinforces our long-held view and commitment to the benefits of steel-intensive structures and their role in urban/sports infrastructure." He further added "With advantages like sustainability, speed of construction and long reusability, steel will increasingly be utilized in commercial and residential development across India. Steel is the future and will enable India to take a mammoth leap in the next few decades in the infrastructure arena." Geodesic recently began production at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Bidar. It is one of the largest structural steel fabrication facilities in India and makes Geodesic among the rare few capable companies of handling large steel projects. Mr. Anantharaman further added, "I expect that our factory, combined with our deep design expertise, will give us a distinct advantage when bidding for other projects."

About Geodesic Techniques
Bangalore-based Geodesic Techniques was found in the year 1986, with the objective of offering innovative and technically superior solutions for steel intensive construction projects. Over the years, the company has built an expertise in the integrated design, engineering, procurement and construction process. Geodesic is led by a team of qualified and experienced professionals with over four decades of experience. The company has executed many prestigious projects across the country such as the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Dome, TCS Signature Structure in Chennai, and the Mumbai Airport Terminal, to name a few. The company currently employs 400 employees across 6 offices in India. For more information, visit http://www.geodesictechniques.com

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TiECON CHENNAI 2010, TiE Chennai’s flagship annual event and Tamil Nadu’s largest ever conference for entrepreneurs is being held on November 24, 2010 at the Chennai Convention Centre. The event represents a breathtaking array of networking and business opportunities along with energizing and thought provoking keynote addresses and panel discussions

Chennai, Tamil Nadu -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/18/2010 -- Galaxy of business stalwarts to ring in TiECON CHENNAI 2010 – Tamil Nadu's largest summit for entrepreneurs

Kanwal Rekhi, N. Sankar, Gurcharan Das & Ajit Balakrishnan among eminent speakers

"Unnal Mudiyum Thambi" Panel discussion in Tamil, moderated by Y Gee Mahendra featuring Founders of Aachi Masala, Vasan Eye Care & KPN Travels

Full day "Pitch to VC" program to provide platform for over 100 start-up entrepreneurs

"TiE Chennai Entrepreneur Awards"- Presentation of Tamil Nadu's most prestigious entrepreneurial awards

LIBA-TiE Chennai Business Plan Competition- Presentation of Awards

Chennai, November 16, 2010: TiECON CHENNAI 2010, TiE Chennai's flagship annual event and Tamil Nadu's largest ever conference for entrepreneurs is being held on November 24, 2010 at the Chennai Convention Centre. The event represents a breathtaking array of networking and business opportunities along with energizing and thought provoking keynote addresses and panel discussions. The event, being inaugurated by N Sankar, Chairman, Sanmar Group, will see well known business leaders like Kanwal Rekhi, Gurucharan Das and Ajit Balakrishnan among others, delivering power-packed content, designed to be inspirational as well as practical. It is estimated that close to 1500 entrepreneurs and business students are expected to attend what is now an integral part of an entrepreneur's annual calendar of must-attend events.

TiECON CHENNAI 2010 has an exciting theme "money-Money-MONEY" which would bring to focus various aspects of enterprises/entrepreneurs getting ready to raise money, finding the money, getting the money and even surviving without money – all topics that are close to the heart of entrepreneurs.
Parallel tracks that cater to different interest groups, have also been planned, in an innovative format:

• A panel discussion on the "Opportunities in Education" with proven leaders from this sector sharing their formulae for success;

• "Unnaal Mudiyum Thambi" – panel discussion in Tamil, moderated by Y.Gee. Mahendra with pioneering entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu like A Padmasingh Issac,
Founder of Aachi Group, Dr. A.M. Arun, Chairman of Vasan Eye Care, and K.P Natarajan, Founder of KPN Travels sharing their inspiring business journeys,

• "Emerging Technologies & Business Models" – Un-conference style, participant-driven event, with multiple tracks to cater to different interest groups.

"TiE Chennai Entrepreneur Awards", Tamil Nadu's most prestigious entrepreneurial awards for 2010, will be presented across eight categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Social Entrepreneur of the Year and Life-time Achievement Award. In addition, Kanwal Rekhi & Ajit Balakrishnan will preside over the prize distribution function of the LIBA-TiE Chennai-EDI-NEN Business Plan competition.

According to R Ramaraj, President, TiE Chennai, "The leadership team and the members are delighted that TiECON CHENNAI as a brand continues to grow and in its third edition, will be the biggest ever. There are multiple advantages of having such a large congregation of entrepreneurs and successful business leaders, as it ends up being a catalyst for positive sentiment and also adding to the entrepreneurial energy in the state of Tamil Nadu. We warmly welcome all entrepreneurs across the state and beyond to be there at TiECON CHENNAI 2010 and benefit from it."

In his comments, J. Krishnan, Chairman, TiECON CHENNAI 2010, said, "TiECON CHENNAI 2010 is for all budding entrepreneurs, corporate executives, students from business schools, VCs, angel investors and bankers. The business sessions are structured to address money as a critical resource, which is today available from various sources, and how it can be raised by entrepreneurs to build their enterprises and realize their dreams. In a day-long parallel track, over 100 entrepreneurs would get the opportunity to present their business plans to multiple VCs in a one-on-one setting".

Delegates may access detailed information and program agenda, as well as register online at http://www.tieconchennai.org

About TiE Chennai:
TiE Chennai is a part of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global not-for-profit organization that helps budding entrepreneurs by way of advice, guidance and assistance from successful and experienced entrepreneurs and professionals. Founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs and professionals with roots in the Indus region, today, TiE has 56 Chapters in 12 countries, spread across 5 continents. The TiE ecosystem comprises 11,000 members and 2,500 charter members, who are the top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, lawyers and management professionals in their chosen field. For more information visit: http://www.tieconchennai.org

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New Technology Solutions that would address the IP market in India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2010 -- TRS Forms and Services Pvt Ltd, a leading (ISO 9001: 2008) (ITES) provider of data capturing & imaging services that uses OMR, OCR and ICR methods in providing globally accepted advanced technology and customized support to business stalwarts across various sectors in India today announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire 360 Digital Media (P) Ltd., one of the fast growing and leading technology and digital solutions company in Chennai. With this, TRS Forms' would be foraying into IP technology vertical and would be able to provide high tech digitized new range of improved and advanced solutions to its customers across Government departments, Educational institutions, Market research firms, Healthcare, Banking, Insurance Sector and Manufacturing industries.

'Responding to customer demands for open, standards-based cloud computed solutions, TRS has been dedicated to a cross-platform vision for last few years now, and IP based digital media is an increasingly important part of that strategy', said Mr. Subramanian, MD, TRS Forms & Services. 'The acquisition of 360 Digital Media Pvt Ltd will complete TRS' ability to offer enterprise-class automated, digitally archived multiuser supported solutions to our customers from OMR & document scanners to digital media solutions. With 360 Digital Media Pvt Ltd support and we will be bringing out new IP technology solutions in the market by end of 2010', he added.

Mr. Ramkumar Ramamurthy, CEO, 360 Digital Media Pvt Ltd, said, 'This acquisition will definitely help us in developing our technology base. We are in the process of developing new solutions that would address the IP market in India. Indian developed technology is very rare and we are focusing on that area. TRS Forms' network and experience in the market would enable us to cater to a larger audience.

About 360 Digital Media Pvt Ltd: 360 Digital Media also known as 360dmx is an Indian based consulting company that connects business and new technologies with the media & entertainment sector bringing in high end digital base for newer solutions. They provide services in industrial relations, strategic planning, strategic marketing, and market education. Focused on latest market and sector specific trends and making use of business case and rules for emerging media technologies, they are into the process of transforming the distribution and presentation style of motion pictures though digitization. Their strength in digital cinema and Digital Signage solutions has earned them the reputation as the premier consultancy in this field. For more information, visit: http://www.360dmx.com

About TRS Forms & Services Pvt Ltd
Established in 1999, TRS Forms and Services Pvt. Ltd. is a leading (ITES) provider of data capturing & imaging services that uses OMR, OCR and ICR methods in providing globally accepted advanced technology and customized support to Government departments, Educational institutions, Market research firms, Healthcare, Banking, Insurance Sector and Manufacturing industries. They are the first company to introduce barcode system for dummy numbering and 2D barcodes as the ultimate security feature for universities. TRS' OMR Bureau is also one of the largest scanning bureaus in India capable of handling processing of high volume data effortlessly saving enterprise's valuable manpower cost and time. Headquartered out of Chennai with branch offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, TRS has associate offices at Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Hyderabad. An ISO 9001:2008 certified company, TRS holds patent in designing and developing FireEye scanner that could for the first time combine numbering, scanning and data capture in a single pass.

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