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Rogers will showcase packaging material and thermal management solutions at the upcoming IMAPS show in Providence, Rhode Island, 4-6 november.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Virtium technology Inc., manufacturer of memory and storage products for specialized computers in demanding environments, today announced the addition of SSDDR SODIMM to its family of memory and storage product lines.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Virtium technology Inc., manufacturer of memory and storage products for specialized computers in demanding environments, today announced the LeanSTOR AMC Solid State Storage Board to the AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA community as the best-fit storage solution with higher reliability, faster data transfer and larger capacity for direct attached storage elements at system level.

SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Cadence design systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global design innovation, announced today that Staccato Communications utilized the Cadence(R) Low-Power Solution to achieve the aggressive power budget requirements for its 65-nanometer CMOS Ripcord2 family of WiMedia Ultra-Wideband (UWB) devices. The mixed-signal, low-power, single-chip Ripcord2 family combines digital baseband and RF technology to enable multiple protocols, including Wireless USB, High-Speed Bluetooth, wireless IP and wireless audio/video.

BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Boston Circuits Inc., a fabless semiconductor company focused on multi-core processors for networking and multimedia applications, today announced the appointment of Bob Gilkes as Executive Chairman. Based in Oxford, England, Mr. Gilkes will contribute to the day-to-day management team with a particular focus on BCI's global partnerships and strategic direction.

MT. LAUREL, NJ (MARKET WIRE) TimeSight(TM) systems, the industry leader in Video Lifecycle management (VLM), today announced that it closed its Series A round of venture funding led by New Venture Partners, LLC of Murray Hill, NJ.

MT. LAUREL, NJ (MARKET WIRE) TimeSight(TM) systems, the industry leader in Video Lifecycle management (VLM), and Frost & Sullivan today announced that Dilip Sarangan, research analyst with the Frost & Sullivan North America Security Practice, will be participating in TimeSight systems' launch of next generation VLM software at ISC East, October 29-30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY in booth # 1645. Sarangan will be on hand to answer questions regarding escalating costs of high-resolution digital video surveillance storage and provide copies of his recently authored white paper on VLM as a

SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC5326/27/37 family of devices. The new family of single output, low quiescent current LDO regulators is ideally suited for today's power-hungry battery-powered electronics including mobile phones, PDAs, MP3s, PNDs, DSCs and handheld medical instruments. This MIC5326/27/37 family of LDOs is capable of sourcing up to 300 milli Amp, while consuming only 24 micro Amp of quiescent current and still maintaining low dropout performance in a tiny 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin

SUNNYVALE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX) today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2008. Net sales for the second fiscal quarter were $23,453,000, a 3% increase compared to the prior quarter of $22,751,000 and a 6% increase compared to $22,029,000 for the same quarter last year. On a GAAP basis, net income in the second fiscal quarter was $4,549,000, or $0.35 per diluted share, as compared with $4,440,000 or $0.34 per diluted share in the prior fiscal quarter, and $4,501,000 or $0.32 per diluted share in the same fiscal quarter of the prior fiscal year.

FREMONT, CA (MARKET WIRE) AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI), a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today announced that it has become a charter member of the CPV Consortium, a global industry organization that supports the development and long-term success of the concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) industry, with the goal of providing a low-cost, reliable source of renewable energy. Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells, referred to as "multi-junction" or "III-V" cells, offer significantly higher efficiencies than traditional photovoltaic systems. In addition to AXT, CPV Consortium charter members include