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package and priced at $1.30 each in quantities of 1,000.

http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM3466.html

Furthermore, National Semiconductor Corp. intro- duced the SolarMagic™ arc detection reference design, comprised of analog front end integrated circuits (ICs) and multi-band dynamic filtering firm- ware, the first commercially available chipset to detect hazardous DC arc faults in photovoltaic (PV) systems. In PV systems today, intermittent connec- tions or insulation deterioration (faults) can cause DC circuits to generate arcs of considerable energy. The arc, reaching temperatures of over 3,000° C, poses safety risks to surrounding infrastructure and person- nel. Download the RD-195 arc detection reference design, including an evaluation board, bill of materi- als and schematic, at: http://www.national.com/rd/RDhtml/RD-195.html

National Semiconductor Corp. introduced the industry’s first 2A red, green and blue (RGB) LED driver for portable projectors that drives three com- mon anode RGB high-brightness LEDs sequentially with a single inductor. The highly-integrated LM3435 includes an I2C control interface for LED current control.

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eoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN) announced that its PIC-based small form factor

DQPSK demodulator is now ramped to volume production. The NeoPhotonics demodulator pro- duct is designed for use in 40Gbps direct detection

Differential Quaternary Phase Shift Key (DQPSK) data transmission. DQPSK systems utilize Delay-Line Interferometers (DLIs) to coherently mix the inco- ming signal with a delayed sample, thereby avoiding the need for, and cost of, an external local optical reference laser. http://www.neophotonics.com

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n April 2011, compared with April 2010, Nitto Denko‘s (6988:JP) total consolidated sales reve-

nue was down 3% (Y-o-Y) and down 3% from March 2011. LCD related materials sales was up 10% (Y-o- Y) and up 4% from March 2011. Consolidated sales have been calculated based on the new segment since FY2011. This change has almost no impact on LCD related materials sales. http://www.nitto.com

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erlikon Solar announced the first order of a turnkey 120-MW-Micromorph®

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line (ThinFab™) for manufacturing thin film silicon modules. The order came from a new customer in Asia that is already active in the renewable energy sector and has decided to enter the thin film silicon technology in a large capacity. “Our customer chose Oerlikon ThinFab™ technology due to low modu- le costs, competitive energy efficiency especially under real operational conditions, and because we offer a clean-tech, cadmium-free solution. This first 120-MW-ThinFab™ order underlines the potential of our solar business,” said Helmut Frankenberger, CEO Oerlikon Solar.

This new order is the first one for a complete 120 MW production line. The delivery of this Thin-