Circuit Assembly Corp. Licenses ATAS Technology to Thomas & Betts Corp.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--Circuit Assembly Corp. (CA) licensed Thomas & Betts Corp. for the manufacture and marketing of ATAS ATAS Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ATAS Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme ATAS Air-to-Air Stinger ATAS Advanced Tank Armament System ATAS Active Towed Array Sonar ATAS Australian Tsunami Alert System ATAS Association of Turkish American Scientists , Circuit Assembly's proprietary 40-pin Ultra ATA An enhanced version of the IDE interface that transfers data at 33, 66 or 100 Mbytes/sec. These enhancements are also called "Ultra DMA," "UDMA," "ATA-33," "ATA-66," "ATA-100," "DMA-33," "DMA-66" and "DMA-100." See IDE for all the ATA types and speeds. connector. ATAS is Circuit Assembly Corp.'s brand name for a newly designed interconnect that permits implementation of ATA-4 signal and logical protocol for IDE host systems and storage devices. ATAS mates into the existing form factor of the 40-pin IDE connector and terminates to 80-conductor ribbon cable A thin, flat, multiconductor cable that is widely used for internal peripheral connections in electronic systems. In a PC, a 34-wire ribbon connects the floppy drive (if present) to the motherboard. . ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment Ultra/66 is the successor technology to the existing IDE market, which currently ships 120 million annually. Circuit Assembly is the developer and owner of the technology for ATAS. In 1996, Circuit Assembly designed this interconnect solution for two major OEMs. Then, in March 1997 Circuit Assembly presented the ATAS design to the SFF (Small Form Factor) Refers to a device that is smaller than others in its field. For example, a miniature display on a cellphone is an SFF device because displays can be extremely large on monitors and TVs by comparison. See form factor. (Small Form Factor) committee and in June 1997 the X3T13 committee incorporated the 80-conductor standard cable assembly, developed by the SFF, into the ATA-4 document. Today, the ATAS technology is used in systems running UltraDMA 33 to significantly enhance performance. However, when the ATA Ultra/66 technology is released to market in 1Q99, ATAS technology will be a requirement. Considering the anticipated size of the market for ATAS, Circuit Assembly realize that many OEMs are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. multiple sources for component procurement. Circuit Assembly is pleased that an agreement was reached between the company and Thomas & Betts, where Thomas & Betts is now licensed for production and sale of Circuit Assembly's ATAS product. Working together will enable us to provide larger combined capacities of the product to the marketplace, thereby enhancing ATAS availability. Circuit Assembly looks forward to sharing this exciting marketplace together. Thomas & Betts is ranked the 5th largest connector manufacturer in the world. Circuit Assembly anticipates that this newly formed agreement will benefit the numerous major PC manufacturers where Circuit Assembly's ATAS technology is already designed in today. Headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , Circuit Assembly Corp. has three decades of experience as a leading developer of interface connectors for the electronics industry. The company delivers a host of interconnect products for multiple applications. |
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