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broadening the scope of its potential applications to
other uses such as optical coating on glasses and win-
dows. The team is currently pursuing the commer-
cialization of this technology.

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t the Mobile World Congress 2010 Infineon
Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY),
Germany, announced the availability of XMM™6260,
the latest platform in its 3G slim-modem family. The
XMM 6260 platform is optimized as a slim-modem
for smart phone architectures coupled with an appli-
cation processor or as a standalone solution for PC
modems and data cards. This advanced HSPA+ plat-
form is based on two new highly integrated Infineon pared to competitor solutions typically using between
devices: the X-GOLD™626 baseband processor and six and ten passives.
the SMARTi™UE2 Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver.
Together with the Infineon 3GPP Release 7 protocol Furthermore Infineon has filed a complaint with the
stack, the XMM 6260 platform comprises a fully inte- U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against
grated HSPA+ system solution. Elpida Memory Inc. on February 19, 2010. The
complaint asserts that Elpida has engaged in unfair
Fulfilling requirements of the growing mobile GPS trade practices by making for importation into the
market for higher sensitivity, higher immunity against United States, and selling after importation, certain
interference of cellular signals and low power con- DRAM semiconductors and products that infringe
sumption, Infineon further introduced the next four of Infineon‘s patents covering key inventions in
generation of its world’s smallest GPS Receive semiconductor processing and device manufacturing.
Front-End Module. The new BGM781N11 further http://www.infineon.com
boosts GPS sensitivity to enable, for example, E911
emergency call requirements for mobile phones, per-
sonal navigation devices and other handheld systems, I
tN Nanovation, Germany, (Frankfurt SE: I7N) has
acquired a major new customer for its Nanocomp
and GPS applications in vehicles. The BGM781N11 Metcast solution with Qatalum. Nanocomp Metcast
GPS receive front-end module integrates one GPS is a patented nanoceramic coating from ItN Nanova-
Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) and two Surface Acoustic tion, which is insensitive to great temperature swings.
Wave (SAW) filters with high electrostatic discharge It also displays low adhesion to molten metal making
(ESD) ruggedness in a tiny leadless TSNP11-2 packa- it ideal for non-ferrous melting and casting opera-
ge. With the BGM781N11 only two external passive tions. Qatalum will use the new nanoceramic coa-
components are required in a GPS application, com- ting to produce primary aluminum more efficiently.