News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date

Sunday 29 April
to Saturday 5 May 2001

AC drives power novel automotive test rig

 User Application Article  The reliability of car timing belts, is being revisited following the installation by Slater Drives Systems of AC drives on an innovative test rig.

News from ABB ( 4 May 2001)

Filtered D-types fit standard shell dimensions

The Amtech 7.5A filter D-type connector uses a novel design to provide excellent levels of EMC and yet is built in the same shell dimension as a standard D connector.

News from Aerco ( 4 May 2001)

New Chairman at Amino Communications

Amino Communications has appointed Grant Masom as its Chairman.

News from Amino Communications ( 4 May 2001)

New man at Anglia

Anglia, the Wisbech-based broadline distributor of electronic components, has appointed Ian Fossberry as account manager for the Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and Buckinghamshire region.

News from Anglia ( 4 May 2001)

ARC International raises turnover, reduces loss

ARC International has announced results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2001.

News from ARC International ( 4 May 2001)

Vaishali to use ARC core in Bluetooth chips

Vaishali Semiconductor has selected ARC's technology for its Bluetooth product family.

News from ARC International ( 4 May 2001)

NeuriCam to give recognition to ARC core

NeuriCam has licensed ARC's processor technology for use in its designs in automotive and fingerprint recognition technology.

News from ARC International ( 4 May 2001)

TTi boosted by Gage instrumentation and software

TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) has been appointed as a distributor of the PC instrumentation and software products from Gage.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 4 May 2001)

Celab reports record shipments for Y2K

High-reliability power-supply manufacturer Celab reports record shipments of GBP 4.2 million for the year 2000, an increase of 35% on 1999.

News from Celab ( 4 May 2001)

Cypress and Agilent aim for optical mice

Cypress Semiconductor and Agilent Technologies are to jointly develop the electronics for next-generation optical mice.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 4 May 2001)

DEK takes over adhesive printing licence

Screen printing solutions provider DEK has become the global licensee of Novatec's enabling technology for adhesive printing with plastic stencils.

News from DEK ( 4 May 2001)

Full figures on French fans

Now available from Fan Technology is a new catalogue and CD-ROM containing full details of the range of cooling products from the French manufacturer, ETRI.

News from Fan Technology ( 4 May 2001)

IFR Systems expands operations in Denmark

IFR Systems has further expanded its Scandinavian operation with the opening of a new sales office in Skive, Denmark.

News from IFR Systems ( 4 May 2001)

Microwave switch system aids HF testing

Keithley Instruments' Model S46 microwave switch system is the first system of this type that can be ordered in a wide variety of configurations for off-the-shelf delivery.  Brochure Available 

News from Keithley Instruments ( 4 May 2001)

First GPIB-controlled autotuning TEC tester

The Model 2510-AT autotuning TEC SourceMeter from Keithley Instruments is designed for testing and control of thermoelectric coolers (TECs) used in telecomms laser diode modules (LDMs).  Brochure Available 

News from Keithley Instruments ( 4 May 2001)

Faster turnaround for submicron chip designs

Monterey Design Systems has released version 1.5 of Dolphin, its complete physical design solution.

News from Monterey Design Systems ( 4 May 2001)

Complete product design service

In addition to its precision PCB manufacturing capabilities, dedicated EMS provider Pioneer Technology now offers a complete product design service.

News from Pioneer Technology ( 4 May 2001)

Compact 40W switchers designed for reliability

The UPO 40 Series, a compact range of 40W open-frame switch-mode power supplies, is now available from Powerline.

News from Powerline ( 4 May 2001)

UPS maintenance package with two-hour callout

Advance-Galatrek has launched a novel onsite UPS and DC power supply maintenance package aimed at organisations running both Advance-Galatrek and competitor UPS and DC systems.

News from Riello UPS ( 4 May 2001)

Altera and Synplicity boost programmable IP

Altera and Synplicity have announced a multilevel partnership that will enhance the implementation of intellectual property (IP) in system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) applications.

News from Synplicity ( 4 May 2001)

Accurate meshes, screens, filters and sieves

OEMs can now exploit the accurate and flexible manufacturing processes, offered by Tecan Components, to produce bespoke high-resolution metal meshes, screens, filters and sieves.

News from Tecan ( 4 May 2001)

Improved performance for VLSI and SoC testing

The Teradyne J973EP VLSI test system made its first appearance in Europe at Semicon Europa.

News from Teradyne ( 4 May 2001)

Triple-output power modules shrink ADSL designs

Texas Instruments has unveiled two new triple-output plug-in power solutions for asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) applications.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 4 May 2001)

Low-temperature polysilicon LCD in Italian eBook

 User Application Article  IPM-NET has chosen Toshiba's 20cm low-temperature polysilicon LCD technology to deliver low-power high-resolution display functionality in a new electronic book to be launched this summer.

News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 4 May 2001)

Catalogue and CD-ROM on control-room products

Yokogawa UK has published a shortform catalogue and CD-ROM featuring key products from its comprehensive range of industrial control-room products.

News from Yokogawa UK ( 4 May 2001)

Lightning and transient zone protection in one

Advance-Galatrek has launched a new range of transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSSs), with devices optimised for a variety of applications.

News from Advance Electronics ( 3 May 2001)

BiCMOS op amps feature low offset voltage

Microchip has announced a new family of unity gain stable op amps with low offset voltage.

News from Microchip Technology ( 3 May 2001)

Flash microcontrollers run up to 10MIPS

Microchip's new PIC18F010 and PIC18F020 Flash microcontrollers offer an industry-leading performance of 10MIPS, 4Kbyte of program memory, 256byte of user RAM and 64byte of EEPROM.

News from Microchip Technology ( 3 May 2001)

Embedded controller allows direct access to ATM

The Interphase 4531, available in the UK from Crellon Microsystems, allows system integrators to access the ATM backbone without requiring an external CSU/DSU.

News from Acal Microsystems ( 3 May 2001)

Mobile LCD graphics display for under a fiver

Following successes with LCD graphic technology in a wide range of mobile devices, DV3 Displays has introduced an off-the-shelf mobile LCD graphics display at less than GBP 5 in small volumes.

News from DV3 Displays ( 3 May 2001)

15-micron dot spacing improves LCD contrast

New character LCD modules that incorporate the latest technology to offer a dramatic improvement in viewability and readability are the first new display products to be announced by Flint.

News from Flint ( 3 May 2001)

Green Hills Software names Chief Financial Officer

Green Hills Software has appointed Peter H Foley as Chief Financial Officer.  Brochure Available 

News from Green Hills Software ( 3 May 2001)

Space-saving optical interface IC

A low-power optical interface IC that combines all the functionality for IrDA-compliant infra-red communications with built-in EMI protection will save space and simplify EMC compliance.

News from Rohm Electronics ( 3 May 2001)

Adapter puts DC/DCs up to 100A on surface mount

Vicor has introduced a novel interconnect scheme.

News from Vicor UK ( 3 May 2001)

IP67-sealed RJ-45 connector ruggedises Ethernet

Available in the UK from Aerco is a new industrial RJ-45 connection system that for the first time enables Ethernet and other datacommunication protocols to be used for industrial field devices.

News from Aerco ( 2 May 2001)

Protected power on show at Networks Telecom

Advance-Galatrek is showcasing several brand new product ranges on Stand 20C93 at this year's Networks Telecom exhibition.

News from Advance Electronics ( 2 May 2001)

EMC coating uses silver-plated copper particles

Applied Coating Technologies (ACT) has introduced a new coating, Applicoat EC225, based on paint containing silver-plated copper particles.

News from Applied Coating Technologies ( 2 May 2001)

Soft core makes for flexible broadband access

Telesoft Technologies has selected ARC's user-customisable 32bit processor for its most advanced multipurpose broadband access card to date.

News from ARC International ( 2 May 2001)

Nye to run sales and marketing for Celoxica

Celoxica has promoted Dennis Nye to Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing.

News from Celoxica ( 2 May 2001)

Low-profile power supply can be customised

Although designed for RAID systems, the Digital Power UPF230-215 supply will create interest among users who need to power industrial PCs, conventional data networks and cPCI applications.

News from Digital Power ( 2 May 2001)

Component catalogue in English and Japanese

In recognition of the role Japanese companies continue to play in the UK's economy, Epcos has released both Japanese and English versions of its comprehensive parts and components catalogue.

News from Epcos ( 2 May 2001)

Catalogue has full line of electrical test tools

Fluke has released its Test Tools 2001 Catalogue.  Brochure Available 

News from Fluke (UK) ( 2 May 2001)

Flexible options for single- and dual-row LCDs

New single- and dual-row LCDs from Gothic Components display up to 32 characters and are available in a range of sizes, formats and colour options.

News from Gothic Components ( 2 May 2001)

Sensor offers accurate angular measurement

The Sensing and Control business of Honeywell has introduced the RPN Series rotary position sensor for angular position sensing in surface transportation and off-road vehicle applications.

News from Honeywell Control Systems - Sensing and Control ( 2 May 2001)

EMC gaskets shield stainless-steel enclosures

Holland Shielding Systems has developed a new series of EMC gaskets to shield stainless-steel enclosures against high-frequency radiation.

News from Holland Shielding Systems ( 2 May 2001)

Optimistic Innoveda reports Q1 growth

Innoveda has reported financial results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2001: revenue for the quarter grew 89% to $27.3 million from $14.4 million for the comparable 2000 quarter.

News from Innoveda ( 2 May 2001)

National appoints UK and Ireland sales boss

National Semiconductor has appointed Nick Trickett-Bell, 42, as Regional Sales Manager for the UK and Ireland.

News from National Semiconductor ( 2 May 2001)

Level 4 devices support 10Gbit Ethernet

PMC-Sierra has unveiled the Xenon (10Gbit Ethernet for optical networks) family of clock recovery and concatenated PHY/framer devices.

News from PMC-Sierra ( 2 May 2001)

Receiver tests digital audio broadcasts

The quality of data transmissions broadcast via digital radio can now be monitored using RadioScape's latest professional test and analysis receiver.

News from RadioScape ( 2 May 2001)

Slimline protection for lithium-polymer batteries

Raychem's new Thin-Strap line of PolySwitch resettable fuses provides enhanced protection for rechargeable battery packs typically used in cell phones, laptops and other portable equipment.

News from Raychem Circuit Protection ( 2 May 2001)

Nepcon visitors recover to 1990s levels

Visitor numbers at Nepcon 2001 were up by over 8% on last year's event, reports Reed Exhibitions.

News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) ( 2 May 2001)

Line reactors reduce voltage drops

EMC specialist Schaffner has broadened its extensive product portfolio with the introduction of a new range of three-phase line reactors for industrial applications.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner ( 2 May 2001)

Piggyback modular design eases cPCI backplanes

Schroff reckons its new modular CompactPCI backplanes offer systems developers significantly more design freedom while keeping costs low.

News from Schroff UK ( 2 May 2001)

Shipley wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

Shipley Europe has won the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise, for its outstanding achievement in international trade.

News from Shipley Europe ( 2 May 2001)

Reference design simplifies high-efficiency PSUs

International Rectifier has released a reference design for its recently introduced IR1176 application-specific synchronous rectification IC (SRIC).

News from International Rectifier ( 2 May 2001)

TI adds low-cost and high-integration DSP pair

Texas Instruments has unveiled the latest pair of programmable DSPs in its ultra-power-efficient TMS320C55x family of digital signal processors.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 2 May 2001)

Low-cost resistance measurement with accuracy

Precision instrument specialist Tinsley has introduced a range of resistance measurement instruments providing high accuracy and reliability at an economical price.

News from Tinsley ( 2 May 2001)

IDC insertion tool terminates and trims in one

Designed to be used on any product that uses the LSA+ IDC contact, the Connect+ insertion tool from TUK terminates while simultaneously trimming excess wire.

News from TUK ( 2 May 2001)

Stereo DAC supports Direct Stream Digital

Wolfson Microelectronics has unveiled its first stereo DAC with support for the Direct Stream Digital (DSD) audio data format.

News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 2 May 2001)

Dual DIN M power slot CompactPCI backplane

APW Electronic Solutions has extended its CompactPCI backplane offering with new dual DIN M power slot versions, available in 3 and 6U versions conforming to PICMG Rev 3.0.

News from Vero Electronics ( 1 May 2001)

Two-chip cPCI hot-plug power management

Intersil has a new range of Endura hot-plug power control devices designed to provide increased server uptime in critical enterprise systems applications.

News from Intersil ( 1 May 2001)

Alternative fibre-optic sensor

The UZB3 photoelectric sensor from Matsushita Electric Works has been designed as a cost-effective alternative to conventional fibre-optic devices.

News from Panasonic Electric Works UK ( 1 May 2001)

Strap-on protection for thin Li-ion cells

The newest addition to Raychem's popular line of PolySwitch PPTC resettable strap devices offers the thinnest strap profile in the industry, with a maximum width of only 2.9mm.

News from Raychem Circuit Protection ( 1 May 2001)

Motor controller's sinusoidal output cuts noise

Toshiba Electronics' new PWM three-phase brushless motor controller IC operates in conjunction with an external power FET module to produce a sinusoidal motor coil current waveform.

News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 1 May 2001)

Total number of news releases published during the week: 64

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