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13 December 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Names Keith Horn Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Sunnyvale, CA, December 13, 2004 – Keith Horn has been named senior vice president of marketing and sales for Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), with full responsibility for all FMA products and services, including packaging and foundry services.
17 November 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Launches High-Capacity, Next-Generation Non-Volatile Memory
Sunnyvale, CA, November 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced its 1MBit FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory), the highest-ever capacity FRAM ever developed. The new FRAM also features high-speed read-and-write operations, low power consumption, and high endurance.
15 November 2004 Cambridge, UK: Fujitsu Issues the Second White Paper on WiMAX: “RF Spectrum Utilization in WiMAX”
Cambridge, UK, November 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has issued a new White Paper, “RF Spectrum Utilization in WiMAX,” focusing on the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard and its implementation. Fujitsu’s first White Paper, “WiMAX Technology and Deployment for Last-Mile Wireless Broadband and Backhaul Applications,” was published in August 24, 2004.
8 November 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduces New 128Mbit Mobile FCRAM for Advanced Cellular Phone Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced the sample availability of a new 128Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM™) device that adopts burst mode operations complying with Common Specifications for Mobile RAM (COSMORAM) Revision 3, for use in mobile phone applications. The device's high-speed performance and density make it ideal for advanced applications in 3G mobile phones.
25 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Develops World's First Ultra Wide Band Ring Filter; UWB Plane Antenna with World's Highest-Class Characteristics Per Unit Area
Sunnyvale, CA, October 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Component Ltd. [Head Office: 2-3-5 Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Capital: 2,764 Million ¥, President: Tozo Ono ] announced at the IEIEC Society Conference, held in Tokushima, Japan, September 21-24, that it has developed the world's first UWB (Ultra Wide Band) ring filter capable of being pattern-formed onto a printed circuit board. It also announced a UWB plane antenna with the world’s highest-class characteristics per unit area.
19 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Adds Differential Right-Angle Copper Connector for High-Speed Coplanar
Sunnyvale, CA, October 19, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today expanded the packaging options of its internal microGiGaCN™ (FCN-260) mezzanine connector offering by releasing a high-speed differential signal, right-angle SMT plug connector. With this latest addition, the microGiGaCN series now accommodates co-planar and perpendicular board-to-board connections, in addition to 8mm through and 14mm stacking (mezzanine) applications.
19 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry-Leading, 10Gbps Ethernet Switch Chip with CX4 Interface
Sunnyvale, CA, October 19, 2004 – Fujitsu to Take Part in October 19 Roundtable Chaired by iSuppli
18 October 2004 Detroit, MI: Fujitsu Adds New 32-Bit Microcontrollers to FR60Lite Family
Detroit, MI, October 18, 2004 – Designed with Inverter Control Functionality for Home-Appliance Applications
18 October 2004 Detroit, MI: Fujitsu Coral PA Graphics Display Controller Leads Geometry-Processing Performance
Detroit, MI, October 18, 2004 – Latest GDC Version Supports 70Mbps PCI Bandwidth, Dual Display Output
18 October 2004 Detroit, MI: Fujitsu Presents FlexRay™ Support Product Plan at Convergence 2004
Detroit, MI, October 18, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH (FME) today jointly announced Fujitsu’s plans to support the FlexRay™ technology at the automotive industry conference, Convergence 2004.
18 October 2004 Detroit, MI: Fujitsu to Demonstrate New Coral PA Graphics Display Controller
Detroit, MI, October 18, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), the industry leader in graphics display controller ICs for vehicle systems, will introduce its newest 32-bit Coral PA controller at Convergence 2004 in Detroit, October 18-20.
11 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu’s New Cat5 Extender Enables Remote KVM Switch Access Up to 200m over Cable
Sunnyvale, CA, October 11, 2004 – Supports high-quality video and audio transmission
4 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Receives Sun's "Best in Class" Award
Sunnyvale, CA, October 4, 2004 – Citing "exceptional performance in delivering the best customer value and highest product quality," Sun Microsystems Inc., presented Fujitsu Components America, Inc., with a Best in Class award for Sun's fiscal year 2004.
4 October 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu’s New 3-inch Thermal Printer Mechanism With Auto Cutter Is Smallest in Product Line
Sunnyvale, CA, October 4, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released its smallest, 24-volt, 3-inch print mechanism with integrated cutter. Developed to assist OEMs design smaller and lighter products with print functionality, targeted applications for the printer include POS terminals, banking terminals, and measurement and medical equipment.
28 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu MBF310 Sweep Sensor™ Designed into New JumpDriv™ TouchGuard USB Flash Drive
Sunnyvale, CA, September 28, 2004 – Cogent Systems Provides World-class Software Algorithms for MBF310
22 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Continues ASIC Leadership with 90-nanometer CS101 CMOS Standard Cell Series
Sunnyvale, CA, September 22, 2004 – Thirteen New Designs Underway Using Leading-Edge 90nm Process Technology
21 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA, and Tokyo, Japan: Fujitsu and Synplicity Join Forces to Deliver Customized Amplify Product for Fujitsu AccelArray
Sunnyvale, CA, and Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2004 – Customized Optimization Speeds Time-to-Market and Offers Optimal Performance
20 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA, and Arlington, VA: Datastrip Selected Fujitsu MBF200 Single-Touch Sensor for its DSVII®-SC Biometric Smart Card Reader
Sunnyvale, CA, and Arlington, VA, September 20, 2004 – Datastrip Corporation, a leading provider of software, hardware, and biometric verification devices, has selected the Fujitsu MBF200 single-touch fingerprint sensor for use in its portable biometric smart card reader, the DSVII®-SC.
20 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Enters New Reseller Agreement with silex technology america for Fingerprint Authentication Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, September 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and silex technology america, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of silex technology, Inc., have entered into a new reseller agreement under which FMA’s sales force will market silex fingerprint authentication products throughout North and South America.
20 September 2004 Arlington, VA: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Fingerprint Sensor ICs at Biometrics Consortium, Sept. 20-22
Arlington, VA, September 20, 2004 – MBF200 Single Touch Sensor and MBF310 Sweep Sensor™ on Display at Booth 207
14 September 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: New 8-Bit Microcontrollers from Fujitsu Deliver High Performance and Low-Power Consumption
Sunnyvale, CA, September 14, 2004 – F2MC-8FX Series Runs at 100 Nanoseconds on Full CISC Architecture
24 August 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Set for Leadership Role in Emerging WiMAX Broadband Access Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, August 24, 2004 – Working with Equipment, Infrastructure Vendors on WiMAX-compliant Development developers a royalty-free solution in which to build high-end applications in the automotive, industrial, communications, consumer electronics and computer peripherals markets.
7 June 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduces New 20A Slim Relay for HVAC and Major Appliances
Sunnyvale, CA, June 7, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today released a slim, 20A power relay that is targeted primarily to OEMs developing commercial and industrial products.
7 June 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu to Display New DACs, PLLs and PMICs at Annual IEEE MTT-S
Sunnyvale, CA, June 7, 2004 – Fujitsu's Paul Maddox Presents "Next-Generation DAC Technology - Frequency Planning" at Microwave Application and Product Seminar
25 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Announces Production Schedule and North American Marketing Efforts for Industry’s First Conductive Polymer Film Touch Panels
Sunnyvale, CA, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today announced it will begin North American marketing efforts for new resistive touch panels that use an extremely durable conductive polymer film and cost less to produce than conventional resistive touch panels. An industry-first technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Component Limited, the custom touch panels will start sampling in early 2006 with production following in Q2 2006.
24 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Begins Producing Plastic Touch Panels for Mobile Products
Sunnyvale, CA, May 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today announced the availability of ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible and rigid touch panels for mobile applications. The full-custom touch panels use plastic film substrates to reduce weight, improve durability and provide a wider operating temperature range than traditional film-glass touch panels.
11 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduces Optical Transceiver Module with Media Converter
Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today released a 4-channel optical transceiver module that uses an internal media converter to extend the signal transmission reach of a copper interface up to 300m at 2.5Gb/s or 100m at 3.125Gb/s over multimode fiber (MMF) ribbon cable. Using the Fujitsu optical module, IT managers have the flexibility to implement either a copper or an optical solution using one low-cost copper I/O interface.
11 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Releases X2 Copper Transceiver Module for 10Gbit-CX4 Ethernet Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced the release of a copper electrical transceiver module compliant with the X2 multi-source agreement (MSA) specification Rev. 1.0b. The X2 x-mGC module transmits 10Gb/s Ethernet over 20m of standard InfiniBand copper cable (AWG24) or VSR parallel optics through a single port, offering a cost-effective, standards-compliant product targeted for multiple applications in 10Gb/s enterprise, storage, and telecom markets. Using the imbedded media detect circuit, transmission up to 300 meters over standard multi-mode can also be achieved using Fujitsu’s o-MGC optical media converter.
10 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Delivers Trio of ASICs to Innovative Start-Up Greenfield Networks
Sunnyvale, CA, May 10, 2004 – Built Using Fujitsu's 0.11-Micron Process Technology, ASIC Includes the First Network Processor Streaming Interface at 1.3 Gigabit/Second
10 May 2004 Las Vegas, NV: Fujitsu to Introduce Industry's First 10Gbps Ethernet Products at Annual Networld+Interop
Las Vegas, NV, May 10, 2004 – Eudyna, the Fujitsu-Sumitomo Joint Venture, to Release New Products in U.S.
10 May 2004 San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan: Eudyna and Fujitsu Develop Ultra Small, Low Power 2.5Gbps DWDM Transceiver
San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2004 – Eudyna Devices USA Inc. (EUDU), a leading supplier of optical components, and Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today announced that they have started sampling DWDM 2.5 Gigabit small form-factor pluggable transceivers (SFP) to optical network equipment manufacturers.
3 May 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Brings to Market Copper XENPAK Module for Network/Server Markets
Sunnyvale, CA, May 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today released a copper XENPAK module (xMGC) that conforms to the new 10GBASE-CX4 specification (IEEE 802.03ak/D4.2) for low-cost 10-Gigabit copper Ethernet. The new module reduces the cost per port by offering a low-cost copper solution that has the flexibility to support VSR parallel optics through a single port.
30 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA and Calgary, Canada: Wi-LAN and Fujitsu Expect to Produce First-to-Market WiMAX Certified System
Sunnyvale, CA and Calgary, Canada, April 30, 2004 – System-on-Chip Engineering Samples Planned for Fall 2004
26 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Enhances Compact Printer Unit for High-Capacity Kiosk Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, April 26, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has enhanced its high-capacity thermal printer assembly with more standard features and print capabilities for expanded use in various self-service, informational, and transaction kiosk applications.
20 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Expands Its 7-Wire Touch Panel Offering
Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2004 – Larger Panels Address Emerging Applications
5 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Expands Copper Connector Offering for High-Speed Switching Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, April 5, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced it has expanded its high-speed copper microGiGaCN™ connector series by adding a vertical board-mount I/O socket. The new socket expands Fujitsu’s offering of standard, copper I/O and mid-plane interconnects that comply with InfiniBand®, 10G CX4 Ethernet, and 10G Fiber Channel requirements while meeting the needs of other high-speed applications. For distances less than 20m, the microGiGaCN series provides a low-cost alternative to optical fiber.
1 April 2004 Tokyo, Japan: Eudyna Devices USA Inc., formerly known as Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. announces that its parent company, Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited (FQD) and the Electron Device Department of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited (SEI-EDD) today consolidated their compound semiconductor device businesses into a joint venture company, Eudyna Devices Inc. Eudyna Devices Inc. will be engaged in everything from development and manufacturing to sales of a wide variety of compound semiconductor devices and will aim to quickly establish the trust of customers as the world's leader in the field.
30 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduces New Mobile Media Processors for Mobile Phones and PDAs
Sunnyvale, CA, March 30, 2004 – MPEG-4 Codec Delivers Optimal Video with the World's Lowest Power Consumption of just 13mW
30 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Microelectronics America Announces New AccelArray Vertical Platforms for Communications, Storage, Servers and Imaging Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, March 30, 2004 – Platforms Set for 0.11-Micron Technology Cut Development Time, Cost and Risk
30 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Releases Semi-Rugged Standalone Printer for Mobile Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, March 30, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America today released a semi-rugged, mobile thermal printer unit with a Bluetooth® interface for handheld, portable and wireless applications.
29 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu to Introduce New Mobile Media Processors, Embedded CPU and Giga Frame Platforms at Electronics USA March 30
Sunnyvale, CA, March 29, 2004 – New MCUs, FRAM and Biometric Sensor ICs Also on Display in Booth 726
24 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduce New 10Gbps Ethernet Switch Chip Featuring 10GBASE-CX4 Interface Support
Sunnyvale, CA, March 24, 2004 – 10GBASE-CX4 Interface Reduces Cost and Power Requirements in 10Gbps Ethernet-based Systems
22 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Accelerates the Performance of the World's Fastest CMOS 14-bit DAC
Sunnyvale, CA, March 22, 2004 – Conversion Rate Increases from 800MSa/s to 1GSa/s
9 March 2004 Tokyo: Fujitsu Develops World's First Multi-layer PCB Capable of 5Gbps Transmission and 4000 Pin Mounting
Tokyo, March 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Fujitsu Interconnect Technologies Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited today announced the joint development of new manufacturing technologies for large-sized, high-count multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) that enable support of 5Gigabits per second (5Gbps) high-speed transmission and 4000 pin high-density mounting (0.8mm pitch). Fujitsu's new technologies succeed in improving manufacturing yields and significantly reducing production time for high-count multi-layer PCBs. The technologies were developed for use in such areas as next-generation, high-speed servers and telecommunication base station equipment, which demand fast transmission speeds and high-density mounting.
9 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu’s 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer-2 Single Chip Switch Will Highlight Server Blade Summit in San Jose, March 9-11
Sunnyvale, CA, March 9, 2004 – Yukihiko Nakagawa, Senior Researcher, Reviews 10GE IC Design, March 10 in Session 101
8 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu Introduces New Spread Spectrum Clock Generator (SSCG) Devices Developed to Reduce EMI at High Frequencies
Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2004 – Cost-Effective, Space-Efficient SSCGs Modulate Clock Frequencies to Curb Emissions
8 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA and San Diego, CA: Fujitsu to Demonstrate New PLLs, Power Management Devices and Spread Spectrum Clock Generators
Sunnyvale, CA and San Diego, CA, March 8, 2004 – "Benefits of WiMAX Implementations" Presentation Scheduled for March 8, 11 a.m.
8 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: New Power-Management Devices from Fujitsu Support Fast Switching, Miniaturization Requirements
Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2004 – DC/DC Converter ICs Deliver Independent Control, Soft-Start Capabilities
8 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: New Single-Serial-Input PLL Synthesizers from Fujitsu for Wireless and Mobile Communications
Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading supplier of advanced devices for wireless communications applications, today introduced three single-serial-input Phase Locked Loop (PLL) frequency synthesizers featuring very low phase noise.
23 February 2004 San Jose, CA: FCSI announces a new APD receiver Optical Sub Assembly
San Jose, CA, February 23, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. (FCSI) of San Jose, CA announces a new APD Receiver Optical Sub Assembly (ROSA) for 10G Base-ER Ethernet and 10Gb/s SONET / SDH LR2 applications. The APD ROSA is designed for Xenpack, X2 transponder, and XFP transceiver applications. An APD and a TIA are integrated in a small 8 pin package - FRM5N141QW (LC) and FRM5N141QY (SC). Including the receptacle, the package size is W5.7 x H5.7 x L17 mm. The receptacle has a fiber stub to guarantee an optical return loss of 27 dB. A thermistor is also integrated into the package for APD temperature monitoring. The APD ROSA has a high sensitivity of -27 dBm typical and low TIA power consumption of 0.3 W or less.
23 February 2004 San Jose, CA: FCSI announces a new Modulator Integrated DFB
San Jose, CA, February 23, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. announces a new Modulator Integrated DFB (MI-DFB*) Laser with an integrated Fabry-Perot etalon for wavelength locking. The FLD5F20CE-Exxxx is for 9.95328 Gb/s Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) applications. The transmission capacity is up to 1600 ps/nm corresponding to 80km. The FLD5F20CE-Exxxx can be tuned to an ITU-T 50GHz spaced channel in the C-band via adjustment of chip temperature with the included TEC. The included wavelength locker allows the output wavelength to be locked to an ITU-T grid channel and to remove any wavelength drift that may arise from the MI-DFB laser over its lifetime or case temperature variations. This device comes in a compact 7 pin package with a GPO connector for modulation voltage. This laser is available at any of the 85 ITU-T channels in the C-band (191.8-196.0 THz).
23 February 2004 San Jose, CA: Formation of Multi-Source Agreement Announced at Optical Fiber Communications Conference
San Jose, CA, February 23, 2004 – Fujitsu Quantum Devices, Ltd.,.Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Opnext, Inc. and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., today announced at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2004 (OFC 2004) the formation of a Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) to establish compatible sources of 10Gbit/s Transmitter Optical Sub-Assembly (TOSA) and Receiver Optical Sub-Assembly (ROSA) for use in the 10 Gbit/s XFP MSA defined module. This initiative standardizes the common mechanical dimensions, footprint and pin functions of the TOSA/ROSA devices; key compact optical components used in XFP modules.
20 February 2004 San Jose, CA: FCSI announces a new Driver IC Integrated Modulator
San Jose, CA, February 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. announces a new Driver IC Integrated Modulator Integrated (MI) DFB Laser Diode Module for 80km SONET/SDH applications. The FTM1141GF-C was developed to reduce the size and technical complexity of 10Gb/s Optical Transmitter board designs and includes a driver and MI-DFB laser in one package. This eliminates customer concerns regarding how to handle the RF interfacing between these two components on the board. The FTM1141GF-C has been designed with a differential co-planar electrical interface, which allows for easy interfacing to RF lines on PC boards. The package and pin layout are part of a multi-source agreement. This 1.5um single mode light source operates between 0-75 degC and has optical output power greater than 1dBm.
18 February 2004 Sunnyvale, CA: Fujitsu to Highlight 10-Gigabit Ethernet Technology at OFC 2004 February 24-26
Sunnyvale, CA, February 18, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leader in advanced network application-specific semiconductor products for 10Gbps systems, will present the industry's first single-chip 10Gbps Ethernet switch IC at booth 4113 during the annual Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC), February 24-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
3 February 2004 Mobile, AL: Accelerated Technology Offers Nucleus PLUS Support to High-End Applications Market
Mobile, AL, February 3, 2004 – Accelerated Technology®, the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics Corporation, today announced support for the FR family of 32-bit RISC controllers from Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), beginning with the Nucleus® PLUS real-time kernel support for the MB91301 microcontroller. The Nucleus PLUS kernel is the first commercial source code, no-royalty kernel support for the MB91301 microcontroller, giving embedded developers a royalty-free solution in which to build high-end applications in the automotive, industrial, communications, consumer electronics and computer peripherals markets.
14 January 2004 San Jose, CA: Fujitsu Names Jane Li Vice President for Lightwave Products
San Jose, CA, January 14, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. (FCSI) announced today that Jane Li is the new vice president for lightwave products at this North American subsidiary of Fujitsu Quantum Devices. Ms. Li has extensive experience in the telecommunications and optical component markets and has held executive level positions at NeoPhotonics, Novalux Inc., and Corning. She holds a master's degree in marketing and communications from Ohio University and bachelor and master degrees in telecommunication engineering from Zhejiang University in China.

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