News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 25 November
to Saturday 1 December 2001
Speedy panel printer corners kiosk applications
Compactness and durability characterise the new Epson EU-T400 kiosk printer available from Able Systems, which prints at 150mm/s, the highest print speed in its class.
News from Able Systems (30 November 2001)
Fixed-off-time flyback switching regulator IC
The STR-G6551 from Allegro MicroSystems is a fixed-off-time switching regulator integrated circuit capable of handling up to 60W.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (30 November 2001)
Gold medal for Ansoft's Korean boss
Yong-jo Keum, Country Manager for Ansoft Korea, has received the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society (KEES) gold medal for distinguished services.
News from Ansoft Europe (30 November 2001)
Ruggedised TFTs for budget industrial displays
Armagard has released a new range of ruggedised TFT displays at extremely low prices.
News from Armagard (30 November 2001)
Adaptive frequency hopping aids office Bluetooth
Bandspeed and Open Interface North America have codeveloped the first product to use adaptive frequency hopping technology to allow Bluetooth enabled devices to coexist with wireless LANs.
News from Bandspeed (30 November 2001)
High-density 500W programmable power supplies
The Xantrex XPD range of power supplies, now available in the UK from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), provides 500W of programmable DC power in a quarter-rack chassis.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (30 November 2001)
Dual-output quarter brick trades 60W at 3.3 and 5V
C and D Technologies has introduced a compact, highly featured 60W dual-output DC/DC convertor. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (30 November 2001)
Developers kit previews serial storage interfacing
Molex has played a lead role in designing and specifying the standard for connectors and cables that support the new Serial ATA 1.0 platform.
News from Molex UK (30 November 2001)
All in the game for Java development
Motorola SPS and In-Fusio have developed new software that will assist developers in creating more compelling games for Java-enabled mobile phones and other wireless devices.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (30 November 2001)
Learn all about it: measurement classes go online
National Instruments' award-winning website is hosting a series of eLearning courses available to site visitors around the clock. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (30 November 2001)
Open-frame 120W power supply comes with PFC
The Digital Power UPF 105 Series, a low-cost high-efficiency 120W open-frame switch-mode power supply with power-factor correction, is now available from Powerline.
News from Powerline (30 November 2001)
Lower resistance for resettable strap devices
The latest addition to the Raychem PolySwitch range of PPTC (polymeric positive temperature coefficient) resettable strap devices is the VLP270.
News from Raychem Circuit Protection (30 November 2001)
Sensors claim cost-effective pressure measurement
Sensortechnics' new piezoresistive ASDX sensors offer OEM customers cost-effective pressure measurement from 70mbar to 7bar full scale.
News from Sensortechnics UK (30 November 2001)
Frugal automotive voltage regulation
According to Toshiba, the TB9000F is the world's lowest current consumption voltage regulator for automotive applications, with a typical current consumption 70% lower than existing devices.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (30 November 2001)
Novatel Wireless uses GPRS software from TTPCom
User Application Article GPRS software from Cambridge wireless technology provider TTPCom, has been used to bring high-speed voice and data capabilities to a range of wireless data products developed by Novatel Wireless.
News from TTPCom (30 November 2001)
Terminator improves through-splice efficiency
A new terminator, specifically designed for through-splice applications, has been developed by Tyco Electronics. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics - Global Application Tooling (30 November 2001)
Wind River tops embedded development market
In a recent worldwide market analysis, Gartner Dataquest has named Wind River the leading embedded software development tools vendor by sales in the world and Europe.
News from Wind River Systems (30 November 2001)
High-voltage ASICs aim for automotive solutions
Alcatel has launched I3T - a new generation technology that combines mixed-signal, high-voltage (up to 80V), complex digital circuitry and an embedded ARM microcontroller.
News from Alcatel Microelectronics (29 November 2001)
Reference design gets bridges and routers going
IDT and Alcatel have unveiled a jointly developed bridge and router reference design.
News from Alcatel Microelectronics (29 November 2001)
Network diversity technology secures Internet data
Technical Background Article Amino Communications has released details of a patent-pending network diversity technology that enables sensitive information to be transmitted over the Internet securely without encryption.
News from Amino Communications (29 November 2001)
Quarter-brick convertors deliver a cool 50W
Artesyn Technologies has further extended its range of quarter-brick DC/DC convertors with the introduction of a series of low-profile 50W modules.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (29 November 2001)
Foss adds weight to ATMOS SoC-RAM efforts
Semiconductor veteran, MOSAID Technologies founder and DRAM pioneer Dr RC (Dick) Foss is joining ATMOS Corp as Chair of the Technical Advisory Council.
News from Atmos Corp (29 November 2001)
CDT signs up Sumitomo to develop more polymers
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) has signed a formal license and technical assistance agreement with Sumitomo Chemical Co of Japan to advance the development of polymers for use in LEP technology.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (29 November 2001)
Celoxica has designs on Altera's SoPC design flow
Celoxica is to aim its high-level design and hardware coprocessing technology at Altera's SoPC-based solutions.
News from Celoxica (29 November 2001)
OBE for Densitron's Cliff Hardcastle
In a unique parade of 120 individuals earlier this month at Buckingham Palace, Cliff Hardcastle - Chairman and founder of Densitron Technologies - received his OBE from Her Majesty the Queen. Brochure Available
News from Densitron Display Solutions (29 November 2001)
Video training for SMT pick-and-place machines
A new video from Dynamix Technology introduces viewers to the features of surface mount component placement machines.
News from Dynamix Technology (29 November 2001)
Getting a handle on enclosures
Complementing the existing Program 1000 WingHandle, Emka has a new polyamide offering. Brochure Available
News from Emka UK (29 November 2001)
Socket puts relays and timers on the rails
Finder has unveiled a new socket packed with design features.
News from Finder (29 November 2001)
Multichip MPEG device integrates PCI and memory
Fujitsu has developed a stacked multichip-package (MCP) MPEG device which includes a PCI interface, MPEG-2 video/audio encoder and 64Mbit FCRAM in a single package.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (29 November 2001)
RF connectors rewrite performance-cost equation
Now available from Gothic Components is the full selection of Greenpar connectors.
News from Gothic Components (29 November 2001)
RF Micro Devices and Hitachi in GaAs accord
RF Micro Devices and Hitachi have signed a cross-supplier agreement for GaAs HBT wafer and module design and manufacturing.
News from Hitachi Europe (29 November 2001)
Gaskets clip on for compliance
Holland Shielding Systems has developed a new series of EMI shielding gaskets for doors and panels.
News from Holland Shielding Systems (29 November 2001)
Mag amp gives switcher a no-load bonus
The Sirius M is the latest configurable switched mode power supply from leading power systems solutions provider Lambda and it is particularly suited to medical equipment applications. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (29 November 2001)
Lumberg reorganises in three-way split
Lumberg UK is to have a new corporate structure.
News from Lumberg UK (29 November 2001)
Custom charger powers rugged handheld computer
User Application Article A custom-designed Li-ion charger/adapter unit has been developed by Lawtronics.
News from Lawtronics (29 November 2001)
Trio of transceivers work together
Molex, Blaze Network Products and Pine Photonics have successfully completed interoperability testing between their 1310nm WWDM-based transceivers designed for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
News from Molex UK (29 November 2001)
Magneti Marelli Powertrain to use Motorola MCUs
Motorola's MPC500 family of 32bit microcontrollers has been selected by Italian Magneti Marelli Powertrain for use in its direct diesel injection (DDI) engine control units.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (29 November 2001)
Motorola boasts a billion in automotive MCUs
Motorola has secured more than $1 billion (US) in design wins from global automotive customers over the next five years for its high-performance 16bit HCS12 MCU family.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (29 November 2001)
FPGA cores aim to beat DSPs at floating point
Nallatech has launched a fully IEEE754-compliant single-precision floating-point core library which now allows Xilinx's FPGAs to exceed the floating-point performance of the latest DSPs.
News from Nallatech (29 November 2001)
Network tester takes GPRS in hand
NetTest has added new testing features for GPRS networks to its LITE 3000E handheld network testing instrument for fixed and mobile networks.
News from NetTest (29 November 2001)
Philips to develop 3G chipset for China
Philips Semiconductors and Huawei Technologies have signed an agreement to jointly develop a 3G ASIC chipset.
News from NXP Semiconductors (29 November 2001)
RadioScape makes final list for award
RadioScape has been recognised as a finalist in The Wall Street Journal Europe's Business Innovation Awards.
News from RadioScape (29 November 2001)
Two sensors in one package save space and work
Sensortechnics' new 2-in-1 ultra-low-pressure sensor offers measurement of two different pressures in one single package.
News from Sensortechnics UK (29 November 2001)
Cable tuner chip saves set-top box power budget
User Application Article SiGe Semiconductor has delivered samples of its SE3020 cable tuner IC to Matsushita Electronic Components Co for integration into the next generation Panasonic tuner module.
News from SiGe Semiconductor (29 November 2001)
Ultrafast recovery diodes for increased efficiency
International Rectifier has expanded its portfolio of hermetically sealed high-reliability FRED products with over 12 new 200V ultrafast recovery diodes with soft reverse recovery characteristics.
News from International Rectifier (29 November 2001)
New modelling technologies benefit big SoC designs
The newest release of Synopsys PrimeTime includes significant performance improvements using new modelling technologies.
News from Synopsys (29 November 2001)
Surface-mount convertor packs in 20W/cm3
Taiyo Yuden is claiming a world's first with its surface-mountable Micro DC/DC convertor.
News from Taiyo Yuden Europe (29 November 2001)
Embedded development bundles 8 and 16bit support
For US $995, Altium has bundled together two of its most popular embedded software development toolsets - the 8bit 8051 and the 16bit XA - plus 12 months of free Tasking support.
News from Altium (29 November 2001)
Integrated IEEE802.11 residential gateway platform
Texas Instruments has a new cable modem reference platform for broadband-enabled wireless home.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (29 November 2001)
Matthews takes the helm at Wadsworth
Computer networking distributor Wadsworth Electronics has appointed Kevin Matthews as its new Managing Director.
News from Wadsworth Electronics (29 November 2001)
Linear amps run at up to 2.7GHz
The AD8353 and AD8354 are broadband, fixed-gain linear amplifiers that operate at frequencies from 100MHz to 2.7GHz.
News from Analog Devices (28 November 2001)
Enclosures hit the slopes
New from Evatron Enclosures, the PP71 has a futuristic design with rounded corners and recessed sides greatly enhancing the aesthetics.
News from Evatron Enclosures (28 November 2001)
High-energy-density capacitors for instant power
NESS Capacitor Co has released the first 2.7V ultracapacitors.
News from NessCap (28 November 2001)
Extra bit boosts video decoder performance
Philips Semiconductors has released the SAA7115 9bit video decoder, with high-performance comb filter, enhanced Macrovision detection and advanced VBI data slicing capability.
News from NXP Semiconductors (28 November 2001)
Relay occupies a third less footprint
Rhopoint Components has the new 9290 series surface mount reed relay from Coto Technology.
News from Rhopoint Components (28 November 2001)
MPEG2 transport stream generator tests DVB systems
The new VT1200 Series from Yokogawa Martron is a range of compact MPEG2 transport stream generators for verifying the correct operation of DVB systems.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (28 November 2001)
Brooks takes marketing responsibility at Polar
Following the recent restructuring of the Abacus Group, Abacus Polar has promoted Martin Brooks to Marketing Director, a new position, reporting to Managing Director, Graham McBeth.
News from Abacus Group (27 November 2001)
Video-speed ATE boasts audio-grade performance
Advantest has released wideband video frequency generator (WVFG) and wideband video frequency digitiser (WVFD) units for its T6673/T6683 SoC test systems.
News from Advantest (Europe) (27 November 2001)
Force gauge software for faster measurement
Ametek has developed a data analysis and control software program to expand the functionality of its Chatillon digital handheld force gauges.
News from Lloyd Instruments (27 November 2001)
Anglia claims success with Harting
Anglia recently celebrated the end of a highly successful first year as a distributor for leading connector manufacturer Harting.
News from Anglia (27 November 2001)
Half-brick convertor protected for telecomms
Advanced Power Conversion has added a new encapsulated half-brick module to its DC/DC convertor range.
News from Powerstax (27 November 2001)
PC-compatible VME board runs up to 1GHz
Concurrent Technologies has added a 1GHz Pentium III CPU option to its VP PSE/Pxx single-slot 6U VME family.
News from Concurrent Technologies (27 November 2001)
Single-slot VME board boasts 1GHz CPU and 1Gbyte
Concurrent Technologies has added a 1GHz Pentium III CPU option for the VP CP1/Pxx single-slot 6U VME family.
News from Concurrent Technologies (27 November 2001)
HW and SW platform for ATM and IP in 3G
Creative Electronic Systems has unveiled its Transport Network Solution (TNS), which is an IP and ATM multiservice platform for telecomms equipment focusing on 3G cellular.
News from Creative Electronic Systems (27 November 2001)
Cypress to put USB into Intel's concept PC
Cypress Semiconductor is to contribute to Intel's latest concept PC, codenamed Hannacroix.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (27 November 2001)
Ceramic chips offer a low-cost alternative
Easby Electronics has agreed an expanded franchise deal as a stocking distributor for Yageo.
News from Easby Electronics (27 November 2001)
Antistatic treatments and cleaning products
Electrolube has launched a comprehensive range of antistatic treatments and cleaning products.
News from Electrolube (27 November 2001)
Touchscreen controller is smaller and more frugal
Elo TouchSystems has developed a new, smaller, lower-power controller chip for its popular, proven AccuTouch five-wire resistive touch technology.
News from Elo Touchsystems (27 November 2001)
Smarter than the average card reader
Flint's new intelligent card reader supports three card technologies, standard Smart Card, contactless card or magstripe, from a single RS232 port.
News from Flint (27 November 2001)
Sergerie for Future marketing
Future Electronics has appointed Pierre Sergerie to the position of Vice President of its European Marketing Division.
News from Future Electronics (27 November 2001)
IFR's Le Gall sets sales for Europe
IFR has appointed Philippe Le Gall to the newly created position of European Regional Sales Manager, based in IFR's European headquarters, Stevenage, Herts.
News from IFR Systems (27 November 2001)
Intersil thumbs up to 54Mbit/s wireless standard
Intersil is supporting the next generation IEEE 802.11g standard that increases wireless LAN data rates to 54Mbit/s while maintaining full backwards compatibility with existing 11Mbit/s systems.
News from Intersil (27 November 2001)
Aluminium electrolytic capacitors run to 105C
Logic Electronic Components is the sole agent, distributor and representative for Jianghai aluminium electrolytic capacitors in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany.
News from Logic Electronic Components (27 November 2001)
Electroluminescent drivers generate high volts
Micrel has released its first electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver ICs, the MIC4826 and MIC4827.
News from Micrel (27 November 2001)
Mix and match serial comms protocols on one board
New from Micro Technic, the Micronix PV series is a complete line of four-port PC/104 modules for serial communication via RS232, RS422 or RS485.
News from Micro Technic (27 November 2001)
Omron inspires its distributors
Omron's recent distribution conference included technical product briefings designed to inspire their network into action.
News from Omron Electronics (27 November 2001)
Faster access to technical data from new website
According to Omron Electronics, three mouse clicks is all it takes to find any engineering data on its new website.
News from Omron Electronics (27 November 2001)
Plinths boost UPS performance
Advance-Galatrek has introduced the ETX range of UPS plinths.
News from Riello UPS (27 November 2001)
Try-before-you-buy deal for position transducers
SpaceAge Control has set up its evaluation position transducer programme to allow potential users t0o test its miniature position transducers prior to purchase.
News from SpaceAge Control (27 November 2001)
SPARC shows higher performance at modest speeds
Sun Microsystems has disclosed SPECint (integer) and SPECfp (floating point) benchmark numbers for a new version of the UltraSPARC III microprocessor.
News from Sun Microsystems Microelectronics (27 November 2001)
Programmable dispenser calls the shots
New from Sealant Equipment and Engineering is the Program-A-Shot 997 meter/mix/dispense system.
News from Sealant Equipment and Engineering (27 November 2001)
Brochure highlights identification products
Tyco Electronics has published a capabilities brochure to illustrate the scope of its Critchley, idento and Raychem brand product ranges. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics - Identification Products (27 November 2001)
Wind River reckons Apple's AirPort is cool
Wind River has awarded its Cool Customer Design to Apple Computer, for its recently announced AirPort wireless network solution for home, school and office.
News from Wind River Systems (27 November 2001)
Framegrabber supports latest Camera Link spec
New from Firstsight Vision, the Viper-CamLink from Coreco Imaging is a single-slot high-performance acquisition and preprocessing board for the PCIbus. Brochure Available
News from Firstsight Vision (26 November 2001)
Crystal oscillators are stable for Bluetooth
Flint Wireless has added new crystal oscillators, supporting the stability and other requirements of the Bluetooth specification to its portfolio.
News from Flint (26 November 2001)
Carrier puts DSP into embedded applications
Hunt Engineering has released Heron-Base1, a single-slot module carrier for its Heron DSP range.
News from Hunt Engineering (26 November 2001)
LDO boosts battery operating times
National Semiconductor has a new 250mA low dropout (LDO) regulator that increases operating time for wireless, laptop and PDA applications.
News from National Semiconductor (26 November 2001)
Six-channel driver powers up CD-ROM drives
Rohm Electronics has launched a compact and highly reliable single-chip driver IC that provides all of the control functions needed to drive CD-ROM and DVD-ROM audio/visual applications.
News from Rohm Electronics (26 November 2001)
Software simplifies complex ballast design
The latest ballast design software from International Rectifier (IR) can dramatically reduce electronic ballast design time.
News from International Rectifier (26 November 2001)
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