Aptina, a leading provider of CMOS image sensor solutions to the industry’s automotive manufacturers and OEMs worldwide, announced today the launch of its new ASX340AT system-on-chip (SOC). This camera viewing solution was designed to meet the needs of automotive tier-1 manufacturers and OEM’s worldwide. The SOC’s excellent lowlight performance, dynamic overlay capability, and operating temperature range of -40ºC to +105ºC make this ¼” optical format VGA sensor, with excellent 5.6-micron pixel performance, a powerful addition to Aptina’s growing portfolio of advanced automotive viewing solutions. The SOC is ideally suited for applications such as rear view cameras, blind spot monitoring and surround view. The ASX340AT provides performance-focused features and SOC processing that provides integrators with the ability to design rear view camera systems without the need for additional processing chips.

The 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase, presented by Verizon, will welcome a special guest performer to share the spotlight alongside the nation’s top eight Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching bands. Celebrated actress, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Monica is set to take the field at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on January 28^th, just before launching her seventh studio album, New Life [RCA Records] in February. Monica, a Georgia native who won a Grammy Award in 1999 for her duet with label-mate Brandy, has achieved international acclaim and success with her music, and as the star of her own former reality show, “Monica: Still Standing” on the Black Entertainment Television network. As part of “The Homecoming,” the Honda Battle of the Bands theme for 2012, she’ll fittingly perform before a proud home crowd of more than 60,000 music fans. New Life’s debut single, “Anything (To Find You)” premiered in July of 2011 and reached no. 25 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart. The follow-up track, "Until It's Gone" was released via Monica’s web site this past September.

To honor its 50^th anniversary, Shelby American™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (Pink Sheets: CSBI), is unleashing a new line of Anniversary Edition Shelby GTS, GT350® and Super Snake® vehicles. Only 50 white and 50 black of each post title Shelby model will be manufactured, making it an instant collector’s item and an iconic piece of automotive history. “Few thought that Shelby American would make it in the car business for 50 years,” said Carroll Shelby. “We built the first Cobra in a rented garage and GT350s in an old hanger. But our company is still here, building the best cars that I’ve ever made. The next 50 years will be even better for Shelby American.”