Electronicstalk news headlines: Sunday 21 January to Saturday 27 January 2001

Catalogue lists pre-owned SM production kit

A new catalogue containing details of a wide range of pre-owned equipment for surface-mount electronic production has been produced by alternativeSMT.

News from Alternative SMT (26 January 2001)

High-frequency simulation adds Spice to comms

Ansoft has announced version 8.0 of the Ansoft High Frequency Structure Simulator (Ansoft HFSS).

News from Ansoft Europe (26 January 2001)

Conversay to use MIPS for speech platform

Conversay, a global leader in speech technology solutions for Internet access devices, has joined the MIPS Alliance Program to port its technology to the MIPS32 and MIPS64 processor architectures.

News from MIPS Technologies (26 January 2001)

Save space with shrinking USB connectors

The new series of mini-BTM USB connectors from Molex take up only about 1/8th of the space of standard USB-B connectors.

News from Molex UK (26 January 2001)

National's Geode wins processor award

The Geode processor from National Semiconductor has been recognised as the Best Highly Integrated Processor in MicroDesign Resources' (MDR) second annual Analyst's Choice Awards.

News from National Semiconductor (26 January 2001)

Rittal goes for "plug and play" solutions

Rittal Electronic Systems (RES), a new division of Rittal, has been created to concentrate completely on customer demands for integrated "plug-and-play" solutions in electronic packaging. Brochure Available

News from Rittal (26 January 2001)

Subrack improves design flexibility

The Europac PRO system from Schroff enables customers to achieve their optimum 19in subrack solution.

News from Schroff UK (26 January 2001)

Versatile tester for IEEE-1394 bus

The new FireWorks 1394 VK9000 from Yokogawa Martron is designed to provide engineers with a powerful 'out of the box' solution for testing systems based on the IEEE-1394 bus.

News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (26 January 2001)

Open-frame 50W switch-mode power supply

The ETA BW Series, a range of open-frame switch-mode power supplies with output ratings up to 50W, is now available from Powerline.

News from Powerline (25 January 2001)

Capacitive technology boosts load cell reliability

A common issue surrounding load measurement accuracy is off-axis forces which affect the output integrity of conventional load cells. Brochure Available

News from RDP Electronics (25 January 2001)

CISPR22-compliant emissions testing

Schaffner EMC Ltd has developed a complete solution for fully CISPR22-compliant measurements based on its SCR3500 series of measuring receivers. Brochure Available

News from Schaffner (25 January 2001)

Intersil to sell power business to Fairchild

Intersil Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its discrete power business to Fairchild Semiconductor International for approximately $338 million in cash.

News from Intersil (24 January 2001)

Small but beautifully formed transmitter

Available from LPRS, the CDP04S is a single-channel miniature transmitter manufactured in Japan by Circuit Design. Brochure Available

News from Low Power Radio Solutions (24 January 2001)

Compact thermal supervisor has fan control

Micrel Semiconductor has developed a two-zone thermal supervisor IC for thermal management using embedded thermal diodes such as those found in Intel Corporation's Pentium III CPU.

News from Micrel (24 January 2001)

High-specification IEC-inlet filters

Progressive design and manufacturing initiatives from Schaffner have resulted in the introduction of a new series of IEC950-compliant inlet filters. Brochure Available

News from Schaffner (24 January 2001)

Power Innovations takes delivery of E-CAT tester

Power Innovations has taken delivery of a further E-CAT test system from HF Instruments (now Accelonix UK).

News from Accelonix (UK) (23 January 2001)

Slim hinges save cabinet space

The new ultraslim 1031 hinge from Emka enables concealed fitment on the narrow door flanges of specialist cabinets and allows 115-degree opening. Brochure Available

News from Emka UK (23 January 2001)

Thick-wall enclosures for extra protection

The 1594 Series from Hammond Electronics is a family of thick-wall small enclosures, intended for applications where there is a high likelihood of damage as the result of dropping or impact.

News from Hammond Electronics (23 January 2001)

Components and boards come clean with sandblaster

Production Equipment Sales now offers the Crystal Mark Micro Sandblast system that will safely and selectively remove most types of conformal coatings from various components.