News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date

Sunday 22 July
to Saturday 28 July 2001

Cypress takes ARC core to the USB interface

Cypress Semiconductor has licensed the ARCtangent-A4 processor in a corporate multiple-license agreement to be implemented over the next five years.

News from ARC International (27 July 2001)

CD-ROM catalogue reaches 7th edition

Baldor has just released Version 7 of its interactive electronic catalogue on CD-ROM, a new and vastly improved version.  Brochure Available 

News from Baldor UK (27 July 2001)

Upgraded harmonics and flicker analysis

The HA 1600 mains and harmonics analyser from TTi has been upgraded to incorporate both Amendment 14 to EN61000-3-2, and extra functions to the flicker capabilities which conform to EN61000-3-3.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (27 July 2001)

Fairchild down in second quarter

Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for its second quarter of 2001 ended 1st July 2001.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor (27 July 2001)

New broadcast chipsets feature at IBC 2001

Gennum goes to the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2001) with a complete multirate serial routing chipset including equalisation and reclocking.

News from Gennum Corp (27 July 2001)

Equalisers aid high-bandwidth transmission

Gennum has announced its first products for the datacomms market: backplane and copper-cable receive-end equaliser ICs capable of operating at serial datarates up to 10.7Gbit/s.

News from Gennum Corp (27 July 2001)

Transmeta to use IKOS VStation for comodelling

IKOS Systems has received a sales order from Transmeta for its VStation-5M emulation and comodelling system.

News from IKOS Systems (27 July 2001)

Intersil results better than industry average

Intersil has reported financial results for the quarter ended 29th June 2001.

News from Intersil (27 July 2001)

Chipset simplifies fixed broadband radio systems

Intersil reckons its CommLink OC-3 digital radio modem chipset will speed up the design of fixed broadband radio systems for wireless Internet and cellular basestation communications equipment.

News from Intersil (27 July 2001)

COE runs with IndigoVision for video networking

IndigoVision Group has signed a GBP 500,000 licensing deal to provide video technology to UK-based video network specialist COE.

News from IndigoVision (27 July 2001)

Adapter puts UPS online

The ConnectUPS-BD Web/SNMP adapter from Invensys Powerware allows users to monitor and manage the Powerware 9120 UPS from practically any computer in a given network via a web browser.

News from Powerware (27 July 2001)

Coaxial switches allow basestation redundancy

The RZ series from Matsushita Electric Works is a range of coaxial switches that have been developed to satisfy even the most demanding of high-frequency switching requirements.

News from Panasonic Electric Works UK (27 July 2001)

First AAL1 device to perform on-chip ATM switching

Zarlink Semiconductor claims the MT90503 is the industry's highest density AAL1 segmentation and reassembly (SAR) chip for TDM to ATM conversion.

News from Zarlink Semiconductor (27 July 2001)

Heatsinkable resistor handles the power

The new TBH25 resistor is designed for intermediate power applications and combines performance with an economical price.

News from Ohmite (27 July 2001)

Top density for single channel OC-3 ATM/POS-PHY

The PM5384 S/UNI-1x155 from PMC-Sierra is a single channel OC-3c SONET/SDH-PHY for ATM/POS with industry standard UTOPIA Level 2 and POS-PHY Level 2 system interfaces.

News from PMC-Sierra (27 July 2001)

2001 Farnell-Schaffner Prize winner

The winner of the 2001 Farnell-Schaffner Prize for the Best EMC-Related Project at The University of York is Jan Vercammen, who receives a commemorative plaque and a cheque for GBP 200.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner (27 July 2001)

Dual linear regulator saves portable real estate

Semtech has announced production-level availability of the SC1452 150mA dual linear regulator.

News from Semtech (27 July 2001)

Convertors run up to 93% efficiency

Featuring an industry standard footprint and pinout, the DCG series DC/DC convertors from XP is available in three mechanical format options with package sizes of quarter- and half-brick.

News from XP Power (27 July 2001)

Amino Java found on Vulcan's Moon

Amino Communications and Vulcan Machines have announced a partnership which combines Amino's network appliance technology with Vulcan's native processor for Java-based technology.

News from Amino Communications (26 July 2001)

High-efficiency half-brick DC/DC convertors

Advanced Power Conversion has a new range of high-efficiency, compact DC/DC convertors.

News from Powerstax (26 July 2001)

3U Compact PCI bus with 32bit interface

Packaged on a diminutive 101.6 x 158.75mm board, Datel's new CPCI-510P includes a number of high-performance features for analogue signal processing applications on the Compact PCI bus.

News from Datel (UK) (26 July 2001)

Partners support proliferation of 1T-SRAM

MoSys has disclosed the 14 charter members of the MoSys 1T-SRAM Design Services Alliance (DSA).

News from MoSys (26 July 2001)

Motorola goes for handhelds in alliance with Palm

Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector has joined with Palm to provide Palm OS licensees with the next generation of DragonBall microprocessors with ARM core-based technology.

News from Freescale Semiconductor (26 July 2001)

Cable tester for messin' around in boats

A cable and harness tester designed to meet the requirements of recreational boat builders has been developed by Cabletest Systems, available exclusively in the UK from the Peak Group.

News from Peak Production Equipment (26 July 2001)

Open-frame AC/DC power supply with 20W output

The new UPO201C from Powerline is an open-frame AC/DC power supply is ideally suited for applications where space and cost-effectiveness are critical.

News from Powerline (26 July 2001)

Visa VSDC chip card testing

Radio Frequency Investigation has been recognised by Visa International to provide functional testing of the Visa Smart Debit/Credit (VSDC) chip card application.

News from RFI Global Services (26 July 2001)

LDO simplifies prevention of data corruption

A new low-dropout voltage regulator simplifies the implementation of circuits designed to prevent failing or fluctuating voltage supplies from causing data corruption and system malfunctions.

News from Rohm Electronics (26 July 2001)

Danish students benefit from Tektronix scopes

 User Application Article  One of Denmark's leading technical educational establishments is using portable oscilloscopes from Tektronix as a key tool in training the next generation of electronics engineers.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix (26 July 2001)

Design tool for configurable power supplies

VCAD (Vicor Configurable Automated Design) is a patented automated design tool that gives power designers flexibility and real-time control over the design and manufacture of power solutions.

News from Vicor UK (26 July 2001)

Wide trim for dual-output DC/DC convertor

Artesyn Technologies has a high-efficiency dual-output DC/DC convertor module that employs synchronous rectification techniques and features an exceptionally wide trim range for each output.

News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (25 July 2001)

Blue2Space receives Bluetooth certification

Blue2Space has announced that its product range has met all Bluetooth certification requirements and passed a set of FCC and ETSI regulatory tests.

News from Blue2Space (25 July 2001)

Chipset improves memory for ATM port control

GD Technik has introduced a new White Electronic Designs chipset family that provides a complete memory solution for the Lucent LUCTAPC640 ATM port controller (APC).

News from GD Technik (25 July 2001)

Intusoft helps Innoveda with circuit simulation

Innoveda has announced an agreement in which Intusoft will provide circuit simulation capabilities for Innoveda's recently announced DxDesigner product suite.

News from Innoveda (25 July 2001)

Compact SMD DC/DC convertor aims for telecomms

Using innovative synchronous rectifier circuit technology, the Lambda PG-10 surface-mount DC/DC power module achieves 88% efficiency on the 5V output model.  Brochure Available 

News from Lambda (25 July 2001)

Motorola opens its 2.5G and 3G platforms to OEMs

Motorola is set to make its first foray into the 2.5G and 3G semiconductor and software market.

News from Freescale Semiconductor (25 July 2001)

Controller aids onboard power conversion

International Rectifier has introduced the new IRU3037 synchronous buck controller IC.

News from International Rectifier (25 July 2001)

Tecan pools its RFI screening resources

Leading RFI screening can specialist Tecan Components has divisionalised its increasingly successful RFI arm.

News from Tecan (25 July 2001)

Top logic analyser gains multi-screen capability

Tektronix has added important enhancements to its flagship platform for digital signal integrity testing: the TLA 700 Series logic analyser family.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix (25 July 2001)

Four-terminal testing boosts ohmmeter accuracy

Precision instrument specialist H Tinsley has introduced the ZY9858 digital micro-ohmmeter.

News from Tinsley (25 July 2001)

FPGAs have hardened latches for space reliability

Actel has qualified and is shipping its RT54SX32S FPGA, the first member of its radiation-tolerant RTSX-S family specifically designed to address single-event upsets (SEUs) in space.

News from Actel Europe (24 July 2001)

ARC core chosen for next-generation cameras

Conexant Systems has licensed the ARCtangent user-customisable processor for its next generation of digital imaging system chips.

News from ARC International (24 July 2001)

Up to 83W from a quarter brick convertor

The latest additions to Artesyn Technologies' range of high-efficiency quarter-brick DC/DC convertor modules produce up to 83W of output power.

News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (24 July 2001)

Elastomer gaskets simplify automated EMI shielding

Chomerics has expanded its family of robotically dispensed Cho-Form EMI gaskets with two new high-performance, easily compressed conductive elastomer materials.

News from Chomerics Europe (24 July 2001)

Fibre-optic connectors resist vibration

Deutsch has introduced the RSC (ruggedised single-way connector) range of high-performance fibre-optic connectors.

News from Deutsch (24 July 2001)

Innoveda down in second quarter

Innoveda has reported financial results for the second quarter ended 30th June 2001.

News from Innoveda (24 July 2001)

Faster regulator saves on passives

Micrel has increased the operating frequency of its SuperSwitcher SO-8 buck regulator to 500kHz.

News from Micrel (24 July 2001)

Thaler uses National's reference to better effect

 User Application Article  Thaler has delivered the world's highest precision bandgap voltage reference as a result of testing and calibrating National Semiconductor's voltage reference technology.

News from National Semiconductor (24 July 2001)

Low losses for all-fibre attenuator and shutter

Two new low-cost high-performance all-fibre components - the Mark II variable optical attenuator and shutter - will be unveiled by ProtoDel at ECOC 2001.

News from Fiberlogix (24 July 2001)

Moscioni joins Southampton Photonics

Richard J Moscioni is the new Vice President of Sales at Southampton Photonics.

News from Southampton Photonics (24 July 2001)

High-density fibre-optic connection

The AMP Netconnect MT-RJ interconnection family is a range of small-form fibre-optic connectors and accessories that effectively doubles the port density for fibre optic LAN electronics.

News from AMP Netconnect (23 July 2001)

External switch-mode supplies take linear market

Artesyn Technologies has launched two new series of low-cost AC/DC external power supplies for applications that demand small, efficient outboard power sources.

News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (23 July 2001)

Camden is keen on Quality

Camden Electronics has appointed Quality Components as a franchised distributor for its wide range of products.

News from Camden Electronics (23 July 2001)

Mass storage on USB 2.0 by design

Cypress Semiconductor has released a reference design kit for USB 2.0 mass storage applications.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (23 July 2001)

Pick a waveform... any waveform

Tektronix has introduced a new multichannel arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) series.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix (23 July 2001)

TI claims lead in audio DSP market

Shipments of its Texas Instruments Internet audio DSPs surpassed three million in June 2001, more than any other programmable semiconductor manufacturer.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (23 July 2001)

Easy earth for avionics connector system

The Raychem MTC interconnection system from Tyco Electronics is a complete modular connector system comprising lightweight sealed connectors and individually removable rear release contacts.  Brochure Available 

News from Tyco Electronics - Wire, Harness and Protection (23 July 2001)

Subcontract electronic manufacturing services

VTM (UK) is expanding its scope of operation by offering a subcontract electronic manufacturing service to industry.

News from VTM (UK) (23 July 2001)

Total number of news releases published during the week: 57

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