- La résolution la plus élevée du secteur offre une meilleure qualité d'image aux appareils photo numériques -

TOKYO - Jeudi 27 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement d'un nouveau capteur d'image CMOS de 20 mégapixels (MP), le TCM5115CL, dernier modèle destiné à compléter la gamme de capteurs pour appareils photo numériques. Le TCM5115CL offre la plus haute résolution du secteur dans le format optique de 1/2,3 pouces (12 mm), utilisant la technologie de rétroéclairage (BSI) pour améliorer la sensibilité et les performances d'imagerie.

L'échantillonnage du nouveau capteur débutera à la fin de janvier 2013 et la production de masse en août 2013.

Les progrès constants dans la résolution offerte par les appareils photo numériques compacts, maintenan ... Read more »

Contract Represents KBR Services’ Expanded International Footprint

HOUSTON - Thursday, December 27th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBR (NYSE: KBR) and AYTB announced today that they have signed a seven-year contract to provide refinery maintenance services for the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) at a new 400,000 bpd refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The refinery represents both a major investment by SATORP, and – as a single construction effort – a unique technical challenge due to its world-class scale and complexity. The contract value is in the approximate range between $140 million and $170 million, depending on services. Production is expected to commence in 2013.

KBR, through a joint venture with Jubail-based AYTB, will deliver full-service maintenance services at the SATORP refinery. Deliverables under the contract include overall site management and field supervision of a craft workforce covering all mechanical, electri ... Read more »

- Industry's highest level resolution brings enhanced image quality to digital still cameras -

TOKYO - Wednesday, December 26th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will launch a new 20-megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor, the TCM5115CL, as the latest addition to its sensor line-up for digital still cameras. TCM5115CL offers the industry's highest resolution in the 1/2.3 inch optical format, using backside illumination technology (BSI) to improve sensitivity and imaging performance.

Sampling of the new sensor will begin at the end of January 2013 and mass production will follow in August 2013.

Continued advances in the resolution offered by compact digital cameras—now in the range of 10- to 16MP—have brought with them the challenge of improving performance and picture quality with smaller pixels. The TCM5115CL does just this by achieving a 15% improvement in full well capacity—the amount of charge an ind ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Thursday, December 27th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien(NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire CV Ingenuity.The companies expect to complete the acquisition in the first calendar quarter of 2013. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CV Ingenuity, a privately-held company based in Fremont, CA, is focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by providing solutions to relieve vascular obstructions, inhibit restenosis, and allow natural vessel healing. The company's core technology, while still in the investigational phase, is a Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) platform with a novel, proprietary, tunable, rapid-release system.

"We continue to be focused on technologies that deliver improved patient care, delighting both our physician and hospital system customers,” said Stacy Enxing Seng, President, Vascular Therapies ... Read more »