News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date

Sunday 30 September
to Saturday 6 October 2001

It's logical to store and ship racks flat

Boss claims to have solved the age old problem of storing and shipping 19in racks by supplying them flat and making them very easy to assemble with no screws.

News from Boss Enclosures ( 5 October 2001)

Tiny 15W supply with medical approvals

Measuring less than the size of a credit card, the new medically approved GSM15 from Condor DC power supplies will suit medical equipment applications where an ultrasmall power supply is needed.

News from SL Power Electronics Corporation ( 5 October 2001)

Improved printing on show in Munich

The latest additions to DEK's ProFlow product family will break cover at Productronica this November.

News from DEK ( 5 October 2001)

Free online simulation tool for LVDS designs

Fairchild Semiconductor has launched a free online simulation tool that supports system architects designing with LVDS technology.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 5 October 2001)

Offline power switch cuts costs for LCD monitors

Fairchild Semiconductor has released the FS6M07652RTC power switch, a highly integrated offline power switch for LCD monitor flyback power supply and AC/DC adapter applications.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 5 October 2001)

Incentia makes a Korea move to support Asia

Incentia Design Systems is implementing its technical support and distribution plan for Asia.

News from Incentia Design Systems ( 5 October 2001)

ColdFire turns to CD audio applications

A new direction for audio solutions was introduced today with Motorola's family of digital audio solutions based on the ColdFire 32bit microprocessor architecture for CD audio systems.

News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 5 October 2001)

NEC tapes out ASICs with Plato's NanoRoute

NEC Electronics has adopted NanoRoute from Plato Design Systems to tape out a number of its advanced ASICs.

News from Plato Design Systems ( 5 October 2001)

Dataloggers respond to Climate Change Levy

In response to the Climate Change Levy, Rhopoint Systems has introduced the Telogers R-3000 series of fully configurable, data acquisition tools.

News from Rhopoint Components ( 5 October 2001)

Card is key to Bluetooth connection kit

Socket Communications has launched its Bluetooth Connection Kit.

News from Socket Communications ( 5 October 2001)

Chipset in control of Li-ion protection and charge

Texas Instruments has introduced its first chipset for capacity monitoring and safety protection in Li-ion or Li-polymer battery packs.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 5 October 2001)

Sixth wire makes all the difference to touchscreen

BF has expanded its portfolio of LCD accessories with the eTurbotouch range of six-wire Turbo T6 touchscreens.

News from BF Technology ( 4 October 2001)

Transceivers fast enough for 10Gbit Ethernet

Cypress Semiconductor has launched its HOTLink III (high-speed optical transceiver link) family of transceivers with samples of functional 3.125Gbit/s quad-channel devices.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 4 October 2001)

Loader keeps wafers moving

Datacon's new stackloader STL2 fits into its modular die bonder concept and can be configured with the 2200 apm, 2200 apm+ and EWR.

News from Datacon Semiconductor Equipment ( 4 October 2001)

Printers improve their image

DEK has upgraded its ProFlow DirEKt imaging system to enhance its effectiveness and applications.

News from DEK ( 4 October 2001)

Fibre-optic attenuators handle up to 1W

FibreFab has introduced the new Optronics range of fibre-optic attenuators for use with the high-powered lasers now being used in long-distance telecommunications systems.

News from FibreFab ( 4 October 2001)

Greater efficiency from simple switcher

Micrel has boosted the efficiency of its simple SO8 buck regulator.

News from Micrel ( 4 October 2001)

Calibrator keeps comms EMC testers fresh

The CPG 1502 from Schaffner is a stand-alone pulse generator for calibration of CISPR 14 disturbance or discontinuous interference (click) analysers.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner ( 4 October 2001)

High-density ATE pin-electronics chipset

Semtech has released a new high-performance high-density pin-electronics chipset for use in automated test equipment.

News from Semtech ( 4 October 2001)

Monitoring system traces GPRS procedures

Tektronix has a new monitoring system to support the rapid deployment and performance verification of new General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network features.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix ( 4 October 2001)

Battery charge managers keep their cool

A new family of single-chip charge management ICs from Texas Instruments enable designers to reduce heat dissipation in portable systems by more than 70% compared with linear chargers.

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

Quarter-brick convertors handle 100W

Advanced Power Conversion has a new range of very compact 100W DC/DC convertors.

News from Powerstax ( 3 October 2001)

Multichip die bonder ready for 300mm wafers

Datacon has released its next generation multichip die bonder.

News from Datacon Semiconductor Equipment ( 3 October 2001)

Error amplifier incorporates optical isolation

The FOD2712 optically isolated error amplifier from Fairchild Semiconductor combines an error amplifier, reference voltage, and optocoupler in an 8-pin small outline package for use in isolated AC/DC

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 3 October 2001)

Linear voltage regulators offer 2% accuracy

Flint is expanding its power management portfolio by introducing a selection of highly popular linear voltage regulators manufactured by General Semiconductor.

News from Flint ( 3 October 2001)

Optical amplifier claims no distortion

Kamelian has unveiled the industry's first variable gain optical linear amplifier (OLA) which allows multiwavelength amplification with no distortion.

News from Kamelian ( 3 October 2001)

Design for test method cuts ATE overheads

Mentor Graphics has developed a new patent-pending design-for-test technology that it reckons extends the capacity of ATE for a significant reduction in the cost of semiconductor testing.

News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 3 October 2001)

New generation of photon counting modules

Now available from the Lasers and Detectors division of Pacer Components are a new range of low level light detection units.  Brochure Available 

News from Pacer International ( 3 October 2001)

Dry capacitors for power factor correction

A new range of power factor correction capacitors from PFC Engineering provide high overload capacity, long life expectancy, safe reaction at overload and a range of other benefits.

News from PFC Engineering ( 3 October 2001)

Precision from wire-wound resistors

Rhopoint Components' range of precision wound resistors is composed of three models, the Econistor, the Miniohm and the Squaristor.

News from Rhopoint Components ( 3 October 2001)

EMC test systems for automotive electronics

The latest full-colour brochure from Schaffner EMC gives full details of the company's range of EMC test systems for automotive electronics.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner ( 3 October 2001)

Schottky diodes improve reverse current losses

New Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) from Shindengen address the improved output voltage requirements of today's AC adapters through dramatic improvements in reverse current.

News from Shindengen UK ( 3 October 2001)

Card design takes most Flash technologies

The SMART Universal Flash Memory Card provides a universal hardware/software interface between most linear-based Flash memory arrays and host operating platforms.

News from SMART Modular Technologies ( 3 October 2001)

ADC takes Flash onboard for customisation

Texas Instruments has released the industry's first 24bit ADC with on-chip Flash memory for high-resolution measurement applications.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 3 October 2001)

ThreeFive Photonics starts up with Euro 7 million

Netherlands-based chipmaker ThreeFive Photonics has completed its first round of financing by securing Euro 7 million from venture capital companies Atlas Venture and Gilde IT Fund.

News from ThreeFive Photonics ( 3 October 2001)

12bit ADC for extended-temperature applications

The new 12bit WM2152 analogue to digital convertor from Wolfson Microelectronics delivers 30Msample/s conversion performance over an extended temperature range.

News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 3 October 2001)

Security enclosure resists a forklift impact

The new ThiefGard security enclosure from Armagard provides more affordable and effective security for PCs in unsecured but relatively clean environments.

News from Armagard ( 2 October 2001)

Abely takes financial control at Bookham

Steve Abely has joined Bookham Technology as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

News from Bookham ( 2 October 2001)

DCT joins with Fujitsu in multimedia processor

Fujitsu Microelectronics and Digital Communication Technologies have jointly developed a processing architecture which delivers world leading Java performance in RISC/ARC-based ASIC/ASSP designs.

News from DCT Digital Communication Technologies ( 2 October 2001)

Databook covers metal oxide varistors

Epcos has released a new databook for its comprehensive range of SIOV metal oxide varistors.

News from Epcos ( 2 October 2001)

Slew-rate controller softens the shocks

The FDG901D is the first slew-rate control IC from Fairchild Semiconductor.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 2 October 2001)

Low-cost chip capacitors for everything

New multilayer chip capacitors from Gothic Components combine low-cost base metal electrode (BME) technology with a wide range of package options, capacitance values and voltage ratings.

News from Gothic Components ( 2 October 2001)

Microcontroller to put Lego robot in space

 User Application Article  Hitachi's H8 microcontroller is powering a Lego Company design competition to develop a working robot that can be used in space.

News from Hitachi Europe ( 2 October 2001)

Test and measurement solutions on show in Munich

At Productronica in Munich, IFR will exhibit a variety of products from its extensive range of test and measurement solutions.

News from IFR Systems ( 2 October 2001)

Production equipment goes online

Electronic production equipment specialist Kaisertech has opened its online shop at www.kaisertech.co.uk.  Brochure Available 

News from Kaisertech ( 2 October 2001)

Programmable baths clean consistently

Kerry has developed bench-top ultrasonic cleaning baths which can be programmed to maximise the quality and repeatability of results.  Brochure Available 

News from Guyson International ( 2 October 2001)

Near perfection claimed for servo

The new MR-J2 Super with power ratings of 50W-7kW, is based on Mitsubishi Electric's highly successful MR-J2 servo series.  Brochure Available 

News from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems ( 2 October 2001)

Cosolvent cleaning process meets defence standards

 User Application Article  Luton based electronics manufacturer, Jaltek Systems has replaced its aqueous cleaning system with a cosolvent cleaning process featuring Novec Engineered Fluids from 3M.

News from 3M Speciality Materials ( 2 October 2001)

One-stop reference guide for passives

The new edition of the NIC catalogue provides a comprehensive guide to the complete range of components available from the passives specialist.

News from NIC Components Europe ( 2 October 2001)

Plastic connectors snap to save cost and weight

ODU's Mini-Snap plastic bodied push-pull connector has been developed for reliability, cost-effective assembly, quick and easy cable termination and short supply schedules.

News from ODU UK ( 2 October 2001)

Power module runs up to six stepper drives

Parker Hannifin's Electromechanical Division has launched a power module with the capacity to supply up to six of the company's latest XL series low-cost stepper drives.  Brochure Available 

News from Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation ( 2 October 2001)

1974: a good vintage for LVDTs

 User Application Article  Hydraulic Presses (UK) of Cannock, West Midlands, has been in the business of repairing and refurbishing industrial presses for over 30 years.  Brochure Available 

News from RDP Electronics ( 2 October 2001)

Radio modems run up to a kilometre

RF Solutions has added the Adcon range of radio modems to its portfolio of licence-free radio products.

News from RF Solutions ( 2 October 2001)

Compact transient suppression

Offering high levels of integration and size reductions of up to 80%, a new series of transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode technology from Rohm includes the smallest device of its type in the worl

News from Rohm Electronics ( 2 October 2001)

Tighter tolerance for low-cost chokes

Following improvements in both materials and manufacturing processes, Schaffner EMC has upgraded the specifications of its popular low-cost EV and EH families of "buckle" chokes.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner ( 2 October 2001)

Protection from overcharging (batteries, that is)

Seiko Instruments has released what it claims to be the smallest Li-ion battery protection IC (BPIC).

News from Seiko Instruments ( 2 October 2001)

ASICs from the ground up

Synopsys Professional Services and Intel Microelectronics Services now offer a complete concept-to-manufactured-parts solution to mutual customers.

News from Synopsys ( 2 October 2001)

Programme aids IP and verification for OpenVera

Synopsys has launched the OpenVera Catalyst Programme, with 20 design and verification service companies participating.

News from Synopsys ( 2 October 2001)

Price breakthrough for mid-range scopes

Tektronix has announced a breakthrough series of mid-range oscilloscopes that it reckons sets a new price for performance benchmark in the industry.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix ( 2 October 2001)

Scopes boost productivity for drives manufacturer

 User Application Article  One of Europe's leading drives manufacturers is using Tektronix TDS3034 digital phosphor oscilloscopes as the heart of a novel 'test bench' concept.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix ( 2 October 2001)

Certification for cable modems

Texas Instruments has received the first and only data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) 1.1 certification from Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs).

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

7000 CO2 lasers installed world wide

With about 7,000 TLF CO2 lasers in the field and around 1200 delivered during the current fiscal year alone Trumpf is the world market leader for high-performance CO2 lasers by a wide margin.

News from Tru Corporation ( 2 October 2001)

Two laser marking machines launched

Two new machines in the VectorMark compact range, both featuring as yet unachieved application possibilities, were launched at the at the LASER 2001 trade fair.

News from Tru Corporation ( 2 October 2001)

Pressbrake applications engineer appointed

Now that Trumpf is about to launch a brand new series of TrumaBend press brakes to the UK, the company has also confirmed the appointment of an applications engineer for pressbrake work.

News from Tru Corporation ( 2 October 2001)

Product manager to control laser marking sales

Laser marking is a Trumpf technology that has become a significant contributor to the Group's continuing success.

News from Tru Corporation ( 2 October 2001)

Miniature relays drive for automotive applications

Now available from Aerco is a range of miniature relays designed specifically for automotive applications and manufactured by Japanese company Taiko Device.

News from Aerco ( 1 October 2001)

GTLP backplane transceivers in BGA packages

Fairchild Semiconductor has released a line of Gunning transceiver logic plus (GTLP) transceivers in BGA packaging, beginning with 18 and 36bit wide universal bus transceivers.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 1 October 2001)

T-junction connector for 500V serial networks

The new Han-Power T connector from Harting has been designed for the construction of a serial power bus network in machine building and industrial automation applications.

News from Harting ( 1 October 2001)

Higher capacity for switching chips

Zarlink Semiconductor has announced immediate availability of the world's highest-capacity blocking and non-blocking TDM (time division multiplexing) switches.

News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 1 October 2001)

Schaffner improves on its personal BEST

Schaffner has upgraded its BEST family of conducted EMC testers with hardware, firmware and software which not only meet the latest Euro Norm revisions, but also simplify compliance testing.  Brochure Available 

News from Schaffner ( 1 October 2001)

Verilog simulator gains verification capabilities

VCS 6.0.1 is the latest release of the industry's highest performance Verilog simulator from Synopsis.

News from Synopsys ( 1 October 2001)

PC board relay targets cost sensitive applications

OEG T9C series low-cost relays from Tyco Electronics can be mounted directly onto a PCB or are available with Faston terminals for PCB or flange mounting.  Brochure Available 

News from Tyco Electronics UK ( 1 October 2001)

Total number of news releases published during the week: 72

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