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YOKOHAMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation of San Jose California and Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED) today announced that they have jointly developed a USB 3.0 device interface card. The inrevium* TB-FMCL-USB30, available from TED, utilizes Cypress's EZ-USB® FX3™ controller to implement the new SuperSpeed USB and achieve a data rate of 5 Gbps, ten times that of USB 2.0.

The TB-FMCL-USB30 is an FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) that connects to a PC interface capable of a maximum data rate of 5 Gbps. It utilizes the Cypress EZ-USB FX3 device which supports SuperSpeed USB implementation. The TB-FMCL-USB30 allows on-board testing of USB 3.0 to be conducted simply by connecting it to the mother board. The accompanying reference design allows access to the slave peripherals supporting AMBA® 4 AXI4™ (Advanced eXtensible Interface 4) implemented in a Xilinx FPGA, and users can take advantage of the Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK) to simplify the addition of a USB 3.0 interface into AXI4-based FPGA designs. The TB-FMCL-USB30 is released under TED's inrevium brand.

The EZ-USB FX3 is one of the first USB 3.0 peripheral controllers in the industry, and the only programmable solution to date. It is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II) capable of supporting data rates up to 400 MBps. GPIF II enables FX3 to interface directly with any processor, ASIC or FPGA. The GPIF Designer, a graphical user interface (GUI) tool kit, helps system designers to configure the GPIF interface to their needs. Several popular system interfaces are provided as examples, including FIFO, SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous multiplexed address/data. The on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power and is available for applications that require local data processing. Additionally, FX3 provides interfaces to connect to serial peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C and I2S. In short, FX3 provides highly flexible and integrated features that enable developers to add USB 3.0 connectivity to any system.

"We are glad to see a leader such as TED providing a timely USB 3.0 solution to enable the SuperSpeed market," said Mark Fu, Senior Director of Cypress's SuperSpeed USB Business Unit. "The FPGA mezzanine card with EX-USB FX3 is an excellent example of USB 3.0 enablers that will drive USB 3.0 adoption into many embedded applications."

Similarly, Yasuo Hatsumi, Vice President of the Solution Business at TED, expressed his hopes by saying, "We are pleased to have worked together with Cypress, who have already introduced various USB products into the market, for the development of a USB 3.0 interface card, which is now becoming widely spread for PC's and home electronic appliances. TED will continue to place an emphasis on the collaboration with our partners to push forward new solution proposals to enable quicker FPGA development."

The TB-FMCL-USB30 is marketed directly by TED for a diverse range of embedded applications that require a USB 3.0 interface, with a target of annual sales of 1,000 boards in 2014. The motherboards of this interface card available from TED to which the TB-FMCL-USB30 can be connected consist of evaluation platforms fitted with the Virtex®-6 FPGA or Spartan®-6 FPGA as well as the Kintex®-7 ACDC1.0 base board released in January 2012. An evaluation platform with a Virtex-7 FPGA is also currently under development.
More information about the TB-FMCL-USB30 can be found at http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/fmc/peripherals_debug/index.html and information about available motherboards at http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/index.html.

  TB-FMCL-USB30 Features ? FMC card for LPC ? Supports USB 3.0 devices* ? Incorporates Cypress Semiconductor EZ-USB FX3 (CYUSB3014) ? USB Type-B connector ? 128 Mbit SPI Flash ROM ? Includes following pin headers for debugging - RS-232 - JTAG - I2C - I2S - SPI *: Does not support host devices.   EX-USB FX3 Features - Integration: Highly integrated USB 3.0 peripheral controller with internal PHY - High performance: ARM9 processor and 512 kB RAM for data processing - Connectivity: I2C, I2S, SPI, and UART peripherals - Flexibility: Proprietary 32-bit, 100 MHz GPIF II technology - Low power: Low-voltage core (1.2 V) with independent power domains - Flexible clock: Selectable between 19.2, 26, 38.4, or 52 MHz clock input or 19.2 MHz crystal oscillator - Small footprint: 10 mm x 10 mm, 0.8 mm pitch, 121-ball BGA package   TB-FMCL-USB30 Availability On sale from March 2012

* EZ-USB is a registered trademark and FX3 and GPIF are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The Xilinx name and logo as well as Kintex, Virtex, Spartan, and any other brand names that appear in this news release are registered trademarks or trademarks of Xilinx, Inc. in the USA and other countries. AMBA and AXI4 are trademarks of ARM Ltd. Any other company or product names that appear in this news release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

About Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch solutions for touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at http://www.cypress.com.

About Tokyo Electron Device
Tokyo Electron Device is a technical trading firm that provides semiconductor products and business solutions as well as commissioned design and the development of its own brand products.
URL: http://www.teldevice.co.jp/eng/

*About inrevium
Leveraging on rich design and development experiences accumulated at its design development center that was established in 1985, Tokyo Electron Device is focusing on development businesses through its "inrevium" brand to provide design services (commissioned designing services) based on customer requirements as well as self-developed products that anticipate future market needs. Currently, TED provides over 60 types of products.
inrevium special site URL: http://solutions.inrevium.com/

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STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, announced a partnership today with the National Small Business Association (NSBA), the nation’s first small-business advocacy group. The Neustar administered top level domain ‘.biz’ has become a preferred domain name extension for many small businesses worldwide (SMBs). In the coming months, Neustar and NSBA will work jointly to help SMBs get online, be found online and grow their revenues through their online investment.

“In today’s world, doing business online is a critical component of any small-business strategy,” said NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. “We are pleased to be working with Neustar in connecting small businesses with .biz.”

“Recent research by 1&1 Internet shows that many small businesses still don’t have a website,” added Jim Rogers, vice president marketing, Neustar Enterprise Services. “In fact, 54 percent of businesses with fewer than 10 employees and annual revenues of less than a million dollars do not have a website. With recent studies showing that 85 percent of consumers use the Web before they buy, it is essential for small business owners to have an online presence. “

According to 1&1 Internet, 80 percent of businesses with a website say that having one is “essential.” NSBA—an early adopter of the .biz domain—has partnered with Neustar to spread the word about both the importance of being online to boosts business growth, as well as thinking outside the box of traditional domains.

About Neustar

Neustar, Inc. is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries throughout the world. Neustar applies its advanced, secure technologies in routing, addressing and authentication to its customers' data to help them identify new revenue opportunities, network efficiencies, cybersecurity and fraud protection measures. More information is available at http://www.neustar.biz.

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Can’t Wait Productions, a fledgling, Dorchester-based theater company, was founded on the concept that actors and artists do not have to wait for an opportunity or an audition and can take control of their own careers. This week, the two OFD founders will give local audiences a taste of their work with a staged reading at the Dot2Dot Café on Dorchester Ave.

After moving to New York City to pursue acting at Pace University, Dot native Adobuere Ebiama decided to produce the play “Oleanna” by David Mamet, which unintentionally sparked the idea of her own company in the fall of 2010. The play was performed in June 2011 in Somerville, since she felt that “NYC keeps pushing me away.”

The company relocated to Boston and focuses on the Dorchester community to support local artists and bring theatre into the community. Ebiama asked high school friend and fellow Dorchester resident Gabriella Ciambrone, to join the creative team of Can’t Wait Productions.

“One thing we want to do is to develop the idea that you don’t have to go all the way downtown to see good theatre,” Ebiama said. “It is only a quick bus or train ride away in your community and doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.”

Boston Art Academy graudates, Ebiama and Ciambrone, met in high school and have been good friends since the age of 15. Now both 24 and living together in Dorchester, they are starting their first full season with three original plays by Boston playwrights: “The Inside” by Tasia Jones and Lydia Diamond, “Show Up” by Paloma Valenzuela, and “Wednesday Double” by Ciambrone.

“We kept in touch as good friends and I came to her with idea of the company because she was someone that I trusted and was just as passionate about theatre,” Ebiama said. “We have the same background in terms of high school, so I knew she was someone who would be easy to work with and be professional.”

When Ebiama was 19, she performed in “The Bluest Eyes,” her first professional show with CompanyOne and adapted by Lydia Diamond. She recently starred in a Nollywood film “Unwanted Guest” in New York City, which is currently in theatres in Nigeria.

Ciambrone, who studied at University of Massachusetts, Boston for a little while, has been studying theatre since she was 9 and has been invested in the Dorchester community her entire life. She has babysat for 20 Dorchester families and worked in various local restaurants as well as a former board member on the Dorchester Arts Collaborative and co-founder of TC Squared, which keeps graduates of Boston Arts Academy active in their crafts.

In September, she is moving to London where she will attend the East 15 Acting School at the University of Essex to study acting and contemporary theatre.

“I’m not interested in fame, I’m interested in giving back to my community,” said Ciambrone. “Without theatre and art I wouldn’t be who I am. If I can give an opportunity to someone who is 12, then that would be awesome because it is important to create a discussion about things in our neighborhood because it is hard to understand everything.”

Can’t Wait Productions is working on building more staff and creating “a family so it can thrive in Dorchester,” Ciambrone said. They said they are looking for people who are in-between shows and do not have an extensive resume.

“We want a solid team of people that are just as passionate,” Ebiama said. “We don’t want to hire people who are just looking for experience, but people who are support our mission in Dorchester,” Ebiama said.

On Feb. 23 at the Dot2Dot Café on Dorchester Avenue, Can’t Wait Productions will jumpstart its first full season by performing a staged reading of Ciambrone’s play “Wednesday Double.” Working in restaurants since 18, she wrote about a girl in a restaurant whose boss makes comments and advances on her. Based on actual experiences, she said she included a few direct quotes and other people’s experiences who also worked in the same industry.

“The protagonist ‘Av’a is definitely me, as far removed as possible, but me, and everyone else is exaggeration of people I have met,” Ciambrone said. “Doing it through art, it makes it easier for a discussion about a touchy subject in the workplace and empowers the victim.”

Although it is not a complete production with a set, the performance will be a reading of the play with seven actors “just so people can hear the show,” Ciambrone said.

“This reading supports the local businesses and Dot2Dot and is a good experience for both of us,” Ebiama said. “It is a good promotional outlet for both, and it is a way for us to tell people to look out for us and theatre is coming to your community”

Although they are still working on dates for the first show, Can’t Wait will start with “The Inside” around late April or early May.

The performance at Dot2Dot has limited seating and includes a three course dinner which costs $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

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PODGORICA, Montenegro--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

.ME domain names showed strong aftermarket selling power during the TLD’s first auction of 2012. Due to high bidder demand, the auction exceeded its projected end time by nearly three hours. More than 93 .ME domain names were sold during the auction, including Hotel.Me, which sold for $25,000, Life.Me at $17,450 and Forex.Me at $16,099 USD. The auction was held in partnership with Sedo, a domain name aftermarket service.

“We are very pleased with the results of this auction,” said Predrag Lesic, CEO of the .ME Registry. “Many dot-ME domain names saw high interest from bidders - it’s apparent that dot-ME domain names have become one of the top choices in domain aftermarket.”

.ME domain names have a history of success on the aftermarket, particularly those with SEO-friendly keywords. “The bar has been raised on dot-Me domain name values, especially the domains with verbs,” Domain pundit Michael Berkens wrote on TheDomains.com.

.ME domain names prove they are a strong alternative to .COM domains - not only through powerful auction results but also in domain name industry studies. Sedo.com’s 2011 Annual Domain Market Study1 shows that .ME domain name extensions are in the 10 most frequently sold TLDs.

.ME domain names are especially popular with startups. According to Thomas Park, the .ME ccTLD is in the top four TLDs of choice for startups, nearly exceeding .org in popularity.

“The dot-ME registry had a very successful 2011,” said Lesic. “Between our partnerships with Visa and Delicious, several successful auctions and the steady influx of domain registrants who have embraced the catchy domain name extension to create their online identities, the sky is the limit for dot-ME!”

To learn more about the .ME Registry, including information on future auctions or to find out how to register a .ME domain name, visit; http://www.domain.ME/.

For other examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, visit: http://www.Domain.Me/blog.

About the .ME Registry:

.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry partners include ME-net, GoDaddy.com and Afilias Limited. Me-Net is located in Montenegro and its principals have been leaders in the ICT sector in Montenegro, including the privatization of its largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the USA and is the world’s largest domain name registrar according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 13 million domains worldwide.

1 SEDO, “2011 Annual Domain Market Study” <http://www.sedo.com/press/DomainMarketStudyUS2011.pdf >

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