News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 10 June
to Saturday 16 June 2001
New Product Selector Guide on quartz-based devices
The new six page colour Product Selector Guide from Advanced Crystal Technology is the latest easy-to-use quick reference guide aimed at buyers and engineers alike.
News from Advanced Crystal Technology (15 June 2001)
DC/DC convertors handle arctic and equatorial use
User Application Article Amplicon Liveline's single and dual 10W DC/DC convertors have been designed into a remote battery powered data acquisition module, which must operate under both arctic and equatorial conditions
News from Amplicon (15 June 2001)
Guide to energy efficiency in motors
Baldor has published a free 16-page guide, 'Making energy efficiency work for you', packed with useful energy saving information for electric motors users. Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK (15 June 2001)
PCIbus digitiser card offers 5Gsample/s
The CompuScope 85G is a single-slot, PCI card capable of performing 8bit analogue/digital conversion at up to 5Gsample/s on two simultaneous channels with 500MHz analogue bandwidth.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (15 June 2001)
Handheld access to the distributor's extranet
Customers of Future Electronics, are benefiting from rapid component specification and 'real-time' application data updates provided by handheld access to the company's extranet
News from Future Electronics (15 June 2001)
Affordable broadcast format conversion chipset
Gennum Corporation's newest three-chip solution for the professional video market provides broadcast format conversion quality at an affordable price to global customers.
News from Gennum Corp (15 June 2001)
Half of all European electronic products ship late
Half of all European electronic products ship late and a quarter of European electronic designs hit the market with known bugs, according to a survey funded by EDA vendors
News from Mentor Graphics UK (15 June 2001)
Motion control system keeps Orbital 'Altogether'
User Application Article In 1999, Micromech Systems was asked to design a motion control system for Orbital, the electronic music band, and the system has been updated for a further tour in 2001
News from Micromech (15 June 2001)
ISDN multiplexer boosts communications efficiency
User Application Article ISDN multiplexers supplied by Microtel are being used in a novel way to boost efficiency and create cost savings for an award-winning computer recruitment company.
News from Microtel (15 June 2001)
Modular 19in rack-mount DC rectifier
Advance-Galatrek has launched its GDC 50-6 PowerPak DC rectifier, housed in a shelf capable of holding up to six hot-swap plug-in rectifiers, either in a parallel or n+1 or n+2 configuration
News from Riello UPS (15 June 2001)
Partners to accelerate FPGA-to-ASIC retargeting
AMI Semiconductor and Synplicity plan to jointly develop, test and promote a next-generation design flow to solve new performance and productivity needs related to high-density FPGA conversions
News from Synplicity (15 June 2001)
TOPS: synthesis flow fully automated
Synplicity has highlighted details of a second-generation physical synthesis technology for programmable logic designers, the first such technology in the industry
News from Synplicity (15 June 2001)
Reference design for DOCSIS 1.1 cable modems
Recognising the need for a cost-effective data cable modem solution, Texas Instruments has announced its new low cost cable modem reference design, the TNETC405.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 June 2001)
DLPT technology delivers smallest ever projectors
On public show for the first time at Infocomm were projectors weighing just 2lbs (0.9kg) - enabled by DLPT technology from Texas Instruments
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 June 2001)
Up to 50% more torque from ironless motor
The 08G is a new Portescap 8mm diameter, ironless, motor that is available in the UK from Trident Engineering, which produces up to 50% more torque than other motors of comparable size
News from Trident Engineering (15 June 2001)
Replacement motor and drive scheme
A replacement motor and drive scheme has been launched by ABB Automation to help end-users make the transition to higher efficiency drives with minimum disruption to their process.
News from ABB (14 June 2001)
High light output from high-power white LEDs
Now available from Aerco is a range of Superbright LEDs that is ideal for all types of modern low-profile and high-intensity displays.
News from Aerco (14 June 2001)
Wall-mounted transient protection units
Advance-Galatrek has launched a new range of StrikeSafe wall-mounted transient protection units (TPUs), using hardwired DIN rail modules for compact convenient transient surge suppression.
News from Advance Electronics (14 June 2001)
PCI core migrates FPGA designs painlessly
Designers using high-density, advanced FPGAs with embedded PCI cores can now cost-effectively and easily transition to an ASIC for volume production.
News from AMI Semiconductor (14 June 2001)
PowerPC cores available as IP for CPLDs
Cypress Semiconductor and Eureka Technology have announced the immediate availability of Eureka's suite of PowerPC IP cores for the Cypress Delta39K family of complex programmable logic devices.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (14 June 2001)
Smart look for anodised aluminium frame doors
As an extension to the glazed panel range which Emka has offered for some time, the company has introduced a stylish full door execution with new extrusion. Brochure Available
News from Emka UK (14 June 2001)
Acal is master of Epcos ferrites
Epcos has appointed Acal Electronics as its master distributor for ferrite products in the UK and Ireland.
News from Epcos (14 June 2001)
IKOS launches joint verification partnerships
IKOS Systems has announced the IKOS iPartner programme to provide joint verification solutions for SoC and platform-based design.
News from IKOS Systems (14 June 2001)
Low-profile FPC connectors offer greater density
The FB1 series from JAE is a 0.3mm pitch low profile connector for FPC (flexible printed circuits) designed for use in applications where size and weight are a premium.
News from JAE Europe (14 June 2001)
Mentor first with support for new MIPS processor
Mentor Graphics says it will be first to provide a coverification processor support package (PSP) for the new MIPS32 4KE family of embedded processor cores from MIPS Technologies.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (14 June 2001)
AMC and Zarlink work on parallel fibre systems
Applied Micro Circuits and Zarlink Semiconductor (formerly Mitel Semiconductor) are developing multichannel, interoperable 10Gbit/s per channel products.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor (14 June 2001)
64bit soft core has integral floating-point unit
In response to customer demand for a 64bit synthesisable processor core with floating point, MIPS Technologies has introduced the MIPS64 5Kf core.
News from MIPS Technologies (14 June 2001)
Hard-metric connectors match fast backplanes
Molex has a new series of 2.00mm-pitch hard-metric connectors to meet the high-speed and high-density needs of rugged backplane applications.
News from Molex UK (14 June 2001)
Monterey is Wizard for Fujitsu's SoCs
Fujitsu has purchased Monterey Design Systems IC Wizard for hierarchical design planning of multi-million-gate integrated circuits.
News from Monterey Design Systems (14 June 2001)
Best-in-class claim for new DragonBalls
Motorola claims its two new DragonBall microprocessor products - DragonBall MX1 and DragonBall Super VZ - provide best-in-class handheld performance and battery life.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (14 June 2001)
PCI Mezzanine Card module for telecomms
SBE claims its new wanPTMC-C4T1E1 product is the industry's first PCI Telecom Mezzanine Card (PTMC) module.
News from SBE (14 June 2001)
Economical cabinet protects networking kit
Schroff offers an economic networking cabinet for applications that involve the installation of large quantities of cables.
News from Schroff UK (14 June 2001)
Power chipset optimises Class D power amps
New from International Rectifier, IRCS-Series power semiconductor chipsets are optimised for the Crystal CS44210 TrueDigital Class D power amplifier controller IC from Cirrus Logic.
News from International Rectifier (14 June 2001)
Surf provides fax over IP to comMatch
Surf Communication Solutions has announced a framework agreement with the pioneer IP-to-IP and IP-to-PSTN VoIP access gateway provider, comMatch.
News from Surf Communication Solutions (14 June 2001)
TI DSPs are sweet music to Compaq
Compaq Computer has selected TI's programmable DSP technology to enable audio encoding and decoding in the iPAQ Music Centre.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 June 2001)
Tyco keeps up its standards
Tyco Electronics' Wire, Harnessing and Protection Products Group has successfully renewed its quality management standards certification. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics - Wire, Harness and Protection (14 June 2001)
Verplex seeks acceptance for OVL library
Verplex Systems has contributed its Open Verification Language (OVL) library to electronics industry standards organisation Accellera.
News from Verplex Systems (14 June 2001)
Zirconia analysers deliver high performance
The new EXAxt ZR Series of zirconia analysers from Yokogawa are designed for measuring oxygen content or high-temperature humidity in boilers, kilns, furnaces and process heating applications.
News from Yokogawa UK (14 June 2001)
Novel architecture mixes 16 and 32bit instructions
ARCompact is an innovative instruction set architecture (ISA) from ARC Cores that allows designers to mix 16 and 32bit instructions on its 32bit user-configurable processor.
News from ARC International (13 June 2001)
LAN Application Support Guide
The latest publication from the Fibreoptic Industry Association is the LAN Application Support Guide.
News from Fibreoptic Industry Association (13 June 2001)
Mobile Portals Survey shows GPRS expansion
GSA - the Global mobile Suppliers Association - has issued the second in its quarterly series of independent Mobile Portals surveys, charting the evolution of European WAP services.
News from GSA - Global Mobile Suppliers Association (13 June 2001)
Thermally conductive adhesive cures without heat
Thermasil RTV is a one-part silicone adhesive and sealant from Intek Adhesives with a noncorrosive curing system formulated to give excellent heat transfer between components.
News from Intek Adhesives (13 June 2001)
Remote logging extended to water and gas
Jekyll has added the standard Electricity Industry Code of Practice 6 (CoP6) protocol to its Pulsar Telelog remote metering logger. Brochure Available
News from Jekyll Electronic Technology (13 June 2001)
Ionisation systems keep cleanrooms clean
Designed for manufacturing areas, the range of Simco overhead air ionisation systems from Kaisertech complements bench-level units in eliminating harmful electrostatic discharges. Brochure Available
News from Kaisertech (13 June 2001)
Core embeds reconfigurable logic into SoCs
LSI Logic has announced the immediate availability of the LiquidLogic core, an embedded programmable logic technology that can be used in both ASIC and ASSP SoC designs.
News from LSI Europe (13 June 2001)
Pattern optimisation enhances ATPG tool
FastScan 2001.2 is the latest version of the automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) tool from Mentor Graphics for improving test coverage in ASIC, IC and SoC designs.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (13 June 2001)
Buy PC/104 boards online
Micro Technic has launched an e-commerce website that combines the company's full range of PC/104 boards with up-to-the-minute stock availability and quotation facilities.
News from Micro Technic (13 June 2001)
More measurement options from real-time software
The newest version of LabVIEW Real-Time offers more measurement options and improves development time with superior performance and easy-to-use networking functions. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (13 June 2001)
Low power bonus for single-chip DAB baseband LSI
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co has developed an advanced single-chip baseband signal processing LSI for digital audio broadcasting (DAB) that is fully compliant with ETS300401.
News from Panasonic Industrial Europe (13 June 2001)
Level sensing IC senses two trip points
Quantum Research Group's QT114 QLevel QT sensor IC is specifically designed to detect point level in fluids and powders.
News from Quantum Research Group (13 June 2001)
Invensys uses a touch of Quantum
The Appliance Controls Division of Invensys has licensed worldwide rights to Quantum Research Group's QMatrix capacitive touch technology chips.
News from Quantum Research Group (13 June 2001)
PWM controller boosts Li-ion voltages
Capable of boosting the voltages generated by one- or two-cell Li-ion battery-powered applications, the new MIC2186 PWM control IC from Solid State Supplies has a wide output range of 2.9 to 14V.
News from Solid State Supplies (13 June 2001)
Digital I/O modules for all flavours of Windows
BVM has added two new digital I/O PMC modules to its range: the PMC DIO64, a 64bit unit with TTL I/O, and the PMC DIO32, a 32bit optoisolated module.
News from BVM (12 June 2001)
More current from industry-standard convertors
Datel's new USN Series D5 SIPs are nonisolated DC/DC convertors that accept a 5V input (4.5 to 5.5V input range) and deliver 1.5, 1.8, 2.5 or 3.3V outputs at either 8 or 10A.
News from Datel (UK) (12 June 2001)
Micromark is tops for Atmel Wireless
Micromark C and CD has been awarded the Atmel Wireless and Microcontrollers Distributor of the Year award for its outstanding business contribution during the year 2000.
News from Micromark C and CD (12 June 2001)
Simplified machine control
Nyquist claims its NYCeTalk machine control tool and command language can significantly reduce development time.
News from Nyquist Industrial Control (12 June 2001)
Long life for general-purpose relay family
Omron's general-purpose relay family offers a wider range of options with rack mounting versions and a push-to-test facility.
News from Omron Electronics (12 June 2001)
Three-phase rectifier delivers 48V at 100A
Advance-Galatrek has launched a three-phase-input DC rectifier, designed for use either as a stand-alone device, or in parallel with other units.
News from Riello UPS (12 June 2001)
Entry-level schematic-design software
Eplan Compact is the newly released entry-level version of the leading software system for electrical schematic design from Rittal. Brochure Available
News from Rittal (12 June 2001)
Male headers with a variety of optional ejectors
Matching the Ansley female socket connectors for indirect flat-cable terminations to boards, Ansley PCB male headers from Tyco Electronics offer a versatile and functional design. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (12 June 2001)
Fully equipped CompactPCI chassis
Wordsworth Technology is providing the Rack-2300 1U server chassis equipped with the ACE-1010A 170W ATX power supply.
News from Wordsworth Technology (12 June 2001)
Configurable PSU aims for broadcast and medical
The RP series of single- and multiple-output configurable 300 to 750W power supply modules from XP, feature a compact footprint as well as extremely low output ripple and noise.
News from XP Power (12 June 2001)
Stages provide repeatable linear or rotary motion
Aerotech's Nano Translation (ANTTM) stages combine speed, accuracy, resolution, repeatability, reliability and compact size. Brochure Available
News from Aerotech (11 June 2001)
Charger refreshes two batteries simultaneously
Camden Electronics has introduced its new BEL06/PS Powerstation, a charger unit designed for use with Europa Plus BEL060040S PJ996-style rechargeable 6V 4Ah sealed lead acid lantern batteries.
News from Camden Electronics (11 June 2001)
Embedded SBC adds multimedia and networking
Aaeon's latest compact SBC, the PCM-6896, features support for both Intel Pentium III and Celeron CPUs.
News from Display Solutions (11 June 2001)
Pond upbeat on longer-term view
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, the worldwide semiconductor market will grow from $149 billion in 1999 to $283 billion in 2004.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (11 June 2001)
Bipolar junction transistors boost HDTV
Fairchild Semiconductor has released its next generation of horizontal deflection transistor (HDTR) products.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (11 June 2001)
Memory combines Flash with mobile FCRAM
Fujitsu Microelectronics has introduced a stacked multi-chip package (MCP) integrating 64Mbit dual-operation Flash memory and 32Mbit mobile FCRAM.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (11 June 2001)
32bit MCU with onboard USB and ARM7 power
Now available from Gothic Components, the OKI ML671000 combines 32bit RISC processing, built-in USB 1.1 device controller and on-chip peripherals including a two-channel 8/16bit DMA controller.
News from Gothic Components (11 June 2001)
HDL testing moves from workstation to emulator
New from IKOS Systems, HDL Link enables customers to migrate their HDL testbench environment from the workstation to the VStation emulator providing substantial productivity gains.
News from IKOS Systems (11 June 2001)
Intersil aids Microsoft with wireless Windows
Intersil is supporting Microsoft's plan to integrate the emerging IEEE 802.1x wireless security authentication standard into the next generation Windows XP operating system.
News from Intersil (11 June 2001)
19in power for mission-critical applications
Lambda is now offering ready-to-run, fully configured, 19in rack-mounted versions of its advanced Sirius configurable switch mode power supply with built-in redundancy. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (11 June 2001)
National to acquire Wireless Solutions Sweden
National Semiconductor has reached an agreement to acquire Wireless Solutions Sweden AB, a developer of wireless solutions ranging from telemetry to mobile phones to wireless networking.
News from National Semiconductor (11 June 2001)
Colour LCD has monochrome-type power budget
The Seiko Instruments RA43Z is a low-power transflective-positive colour LCD which consumes a low 2.5mA in operation mode and 10uA in standby.
News from Seiko Instruments (11 June 2001)
Package gets DSP-based stepper moving
SmartDrive has introduced a starter package for users of its recently introduced Taranis DSP-based stepper drive system.
News from SmartDrive (11 June 2001)
Synthesis solution supports latest FPGAs
Synopsys has upgraded its FPGA synthesis solution: FPGA Compiler II and FPGA Express.
News from Synopsys (11 June 2001)
DC/DC controller saves with ceramic capacitors
The XC9101/02 is Torex Semiconductor's third-generation step-up DC/DC convertor controller and is ideal for a wide range of handheld applications.
News from Torex Semiconductor (11 June 2001)
Pentium III trio boost CompactPCI processing
Motorola Computer Group has expanded its line of PowerPC and Intel architecture based CompactPCI products with three advanced CompactPCI single board computers.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing (11 June 2001)
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