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MILPITAS, CA - March 10, 2010 - Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2654, a quad voltage output 16- and 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC family) with internal reference and SPI interface. LTC2654 DACs achieve 16-bit performance of ±4LSB INL maximum over temperature, a factor of two better than the nearest 16-bit quad competitor with internal reference.

According to People's Daily Online, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan revealed there were three secret deals between Japan and the United States out of four alleged deals it has been investigating, including one on the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japan.

Performance gains are driven by new chipsets

Although handsets based on ARM Cortex A8 chipsets have been available since mid-2009, we are now seeing a significant number of handsets based on this architecture and on Qualcomm's competing Snapdragon platform. Both of these platforms include hardware acceleration of graphics and video tasks, enabling richer multimedia experiences such as high-definition (HD) video, 3D games, richer graphical user interfaces and, later this year, support for Adobe Flash 10 for richer web browsing and Flash content.

Eningen, Germany  Austin, TX - March 9, 2010 - Trinigy, an industry leading 3D game engine provider with over 125 licensees and offices in Germany and Austin, TX, announced today that it has signed a multi-platform deal with game publisher Mindscape to use the Vision Engine for its upcoming actionfighting title, which is being developed by Mindscape's recently launched development studio Punchers Impact. An existing customer - Firefly Studios - has also re-signed with Trinigy to use the Vision Engine on their upcoming title.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - March 8, 2010 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that, along with partners Pixelux Entertainment and Bullet Physics, it has added significant support to the Open Physics ecosystem by providing game developers with access to the newest version of the Pixelux Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), a breakthrough in physics simulation.

Apple announced on March 5 that its long awaited Wi-Fi versions of iPad will be in stores in the United States less than a month from now, April 3 to be exact.  The models that can connect with AT&T's 3G wireless data network will arrive in late April. Customers can pre-order the iPad on Apple's Web site starting next Friday.

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On March 6, Hu Jintao, the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, and the President of the People's Republic of China, visited the Communist Party of China Tibet Autonomous Committee. Also in attendance was Zhang Qingli, the Secretary of the Committee; Bimachilin, the Deputy Secretary, and other top government officials.

TiVo has pulled off another victory in its long-running patent battle with EchoStar: a federal appeals court has upheld the $200 million contempt judgement levied against EchoStar back in 2009.