News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 2 December
to Saturday 8 December 2001
Alliance has designs on reprogrammable cores
As an integral part of its VariCore strategy, Actel has unveiled its VariCore Design Alliance.
News from Actel Europe ( 7 December 2001)
Convertor lets serial devices ride the Ethernet
NPort Express from Amplicon Liveline is a single-channel bidirectional serial-to-Ethernet convertor that can be integrated with any serial device such as a PID, PLC or DPM.
News from Amplicon ( 7 December 2001)
Improved comms and firmware increase motor uses
Now SmartMotors can be used with CAD/CAM.
News from Animatics ( 7 December 2001)
Touchscreens keep a finger on motion control
Baldor has added two advanced touchscreen operator interface panels to its range of motion control system building accessories. Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK ( 7 December 2001)
Control Techniques grows in the Netherlands
The Control Techniques Drives Centre in the Netherlands has recently relocated to larger premises in Sliedrecht, 30km south of Rotterdam.
News from Control Techniques Dynamics ( 7 December 2001)
PMC cards doubles Gigabit Ethernet density
Crellon Microsystems has introduced two new PMC modules for high density Gigabit Ethernet networking.
News from Acal Microsystems ( 7 December 2001)
DEK gets the Siemens seal of approval
A unique global customer performance award has been presented to DEK by the Siemens AG for its contribution to the preplacement processes of the main Siemens manufacturing facilities worldwide.
News from DEK ( 7 December 2001)
Sync separator slashes video power budget
New from Elantec Semiconductor, the EL1881C is a low-cost low-power sync separator.
News from Elantec Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
Fairchild to invest $200 million in China
Fairchild Semiconductor is to construct a new manufacturing and warehouse facility in China.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
Thermal design optimises point-multipoint hardware
User Application Article When Cambridge Broadband needed to verify the thermal design of its VectaStar 3500 its engineers turned to Flomerics' Thermal Design Services team to validate and optimise the initial design. Brochure Available
News from Flomerics ( 7 December 2001)
One-stop electronics component and parts database
IHS Engineering has teamed up with PartMiner to offer an electronics decision support tool for the electronics marketplace.
News from IHS Engineering ( 7 December 2001)
Alcatel Canada standardises on Mentor Celaro
Alcatel Canada has adopted the Mentor Graphics Celaro emulation environment for its Kanata, Ontario location for local and remote use by Alcatel sites worldwide.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 7 December 2001)
USB macrocell combines both the latest flavours
New from Mentor Graphics is a dual-role USB 2.0 controller macrocell, compliant with both the current USB 2.0 standard and the new On-The-Go supplement for point-to-point communications.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 7 December 2001)
Multipulse gains ISO 9001
Project-based system integrator Multipulse Electronics has been awarded ISO 9001 registration.
News from Multipulse Electronics ( 7 December 2001)
Hybrid processor brings Internet on-chip
Motorola has introduced the 5685x hybrid processor family to assist embedded systems design engineers in designing Internet-enabled applications.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
ADC trio push for communications applications
National Semiconductor has released three high-speed ADCs that address the demands of communications applications.
News from National Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
Nyquist and Maxon to make motors more clever
Open PC-based motion control technology from Nyquist Industrial Control is to be integrated with the advanced and fully digital servo drives from Maxon Motor.
News from Nyquist Industrial Control ( 7 December 2001)
Inverters stretch to the majority of uses
Omron's 3G3RV is a series of inverter drives with the capability to control the vast majority of applications.
News from Omron Electronics ( 7 December 2001)
Faster logic solution for low-voltage applications
Philips Semiconductors has released one of the world's fastest low-voltage logic families for portable consumer electronics, computing, networking and telecomms applications.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 7 December 2001)
Dual-port Ethernet transformers cut space and cost
Pulse has announced a new line of dual Gigabit Ethernet magnetic modules for networking applications.
News from Pulse ( 7 December 2001)
Feature-packed three-phase PSU at no cost penalty
Puls has launched a compact three-phase 240W standard power unit (10A at 24-28V DC) with a wide range of novel features, yet costing no more than the corresponding single-phase unit.
News from Puls UK ( 7 December 2001)
Daughterboard aids Flash MCU development
The IDBF77 daughterboard from RF Solutions aims to help engineers speed the development and test of embedded systems based on the new Flash versions of PIC16F66, 67, 76 and 77 microchips.
News from RF Solutions ( 7 December 2001)
Brain Boxes uses SiGe power amp for Bluetooth
The SiGe Semiconductor PA2423MB power amplifier has been selected by Brain Boxes for its Class 1 Bluetooth wireless products.
News from SiGe Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
Cypress and SiGe look to next-generation process
Cypress Semiconductor and SiGe Semiconductor have signed an agreement to collaborate on an advanced silicon germanium (SiGe) process.
News from SiGe Semiconductor ( 7 December 2001)
E-commerce award for International Rectifier
Beating many other multinational companies, International Rectifier has won the coveted "E-Commerce Service Award" at this year's UK National Customer Service Awards 2001.
News from International Rectifier ( 7 December 2001)
Most significant PCB design upgrade since Windows
Altium is set to release the next generation of its Protel board-level design system in Q1 2002.
News from Altium ( 7 December 2001)
Cooler drive for thermoelectric coolers
Texas Instruments has released two high-efficiency PWM power drivers and an H-bridge that eliminate the need for large heatsinks required by most linear solutions for driving TEC elements.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 7 December 2001)
Programme has designs on embedded MCUs
Toshiba has expanded its "Designs and More" MCU programme to provide European distributors and their customers with devices, tools and support services to simplify embedded MCU applications.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 7 December 2001)
Automated tool slashes interoperability test times
Wireless Futures has developed an automated tool for interoperability testing of wireless products.
News from Wireless Futures ( 7 December 2001)
8bit MCU takes 15 Internet protocols onboard
ZiLog has begun shipments of its eZ80 Webserver (eZ80190), enabling easy, cost-effective, direct connections to networks and the Internet.
News from Zilog ( 7 December 2001)
Dedicated design for radial PCBs
Cadstar Radial Design is a single-environment solution for the design of radial PCBs, based on Zuken's Cadstar suite of PCB design tools and the company's high speed Route Editor. Brochure Available
News from Zuken ( 7 December 2001)
Convertors push RS232 to RS485 distances
Amalgamated Instrument Co has simplified mid-range serial communications with its latest RS232 to RS485 and RS422 convertors which can overcome the limitations of standard RS232 links.
News from Amalgamated Instrument Co ( 6 December 2001)
DSP takes three DACs onboard for digital audio
Analog Devices has a new digital audio processor designed to bring a rich acoustic experience to cost-conscious consumers of automotive and home stereo systems.
News from Analog Devices ( 6 December 2001)
CDT acquisition to boost display manufacturing
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) has acquired California-based Litrex Corp from Gretag Imaging of Regensdorf, Switzerland for an undisclosed amount.
News from Cambridge Display Technology ( 6 December 2001)
Superspeed fans keep it cooler
The Etri 354 is a series of brushless DC fans from Fan Technology that provides a wide range of performance up to high-capacity 'superspeed' versions.
News from Fan Technology ( 6 December 2001)
More storage in a Flash
Flint Smart has greatly extended its memory card portfolio with the addition of SimpleTech Flash solutions.
News from Flint ( 6 December 2001)
New Flash cell makes memories smaller and faster
Hitachi has developed a new AG-AND (assist gate-AND) type Flash memory cell, its first gigabyte-generation Flash memory.
News from Hitachi Europe ( 6 December 2001)
Software analyses network and resource data
HyPerformix Performance Profiler is a software product designed to analyse network and resource data to improve application performance.
News from Hyperformix ( 6 December 2001)
UPS features advanced battery management
The Powerware 5125 is an advanced power solution for workstations and servers from 1-3kVA with extended battery modules capable of providing extended backup time.
News from Powerware ( 6 December 2001)
SMD oscillators won't break the bank
New and exclusive to Logic Electronic Components is the cost-effective JO75 series of SMD oscillators from HC Jauch.
News from Logic Electronic Components ( 6 December 2001)
IDE provides faster route to embedded Java
Apogee's Aphelion integrated development environment (IDE) is to be offered to LynuxWorks' customers deploying Java applications on LynxOS real-time or BlueCat Linux operating systems.
News from LynuxWorks ( 6 December 2001)
Supplies keep cameras running
Stortech Electronics has extended its range of compact inline power supplies for the international security camera market.
News from Stortech Electronics ( 6 December 2001)
Synopsys to acquire Avant!
Synopsys is to acquire Avant!.
News from Synopsys ( 6 December 2001)
Aiwa puts TI DSP in dashboard audio system
A power-efficient DSP from Texas Instruments has been selected as the engine for Aiwa's new, automotive digital audio system designed for in-dash installation.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 6 December 2001)
RF coax cables assembled to order
Vitelec Electronics now offers a complete and comprehensive RF coax cable assembly service.
News from Emerson Network Power - Vitelec Electronics ( 6 December 2001)
Libero sweeps up FPGA design software
Actel has enhanced its Libero integrated design environment for FPGA development and design.
News from Actel Europe ( 5 December 2001)
IP puts SoCs on the PCIbus
Eureka Technology is to make available the plug-in IP modules it developed for the ARCtangent processor to connect to memory devices and the PCIbus.
News from ARC International ( 5 December 2001)
TACT switches slim to compact applications
Alps Electric has released the industry's thinnest double-action TACT switches for applications such as shutter buttons for digital still and video cameras.
News from Alps Electric (UK) ( 5 December 2001)
Patent acknowledges work on WDM pumping
The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering techniques developed by Furukawa Electric for the use of Raman amplifiers for wavelength division multiplexing transmission.
News from Furukawa Electric Europe ( 5 December 2001)
Swetman responsible for leading Emco in the UK
Richard Swetman's position as Director and General Manager of Global Display Solutions UK subsidiary Emco Electronics UK has been confirmed as part of the global restructuring of the group.
News from GDS ( 5 December 2001)
Green Hills wins largest ever military contract
Lockheed Martin is to use Green Hills Software's Integrity real-time operating system and AdaMulti 2000 development tools to develop software for its Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software ( 5 December 2001)
Adapters mate diferent optical generations
Honda Connectors has introduced with industry's first conversion adapters to interface between modern, high-density optical plugs and conventional optical devices.
News from Honda Connectors ( 5 December 2001)
Class D family provides single-chip audio
Philips Semiconductors has boosted the home audio market, launching a series of single-chip Class D audio amplifiers.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 5 December 2001)
Chipset covers both wireless net standards
According to Synad Technologies, Mercury5G is the world's first complete dual-mode chipset, which makes it possible for the first time to build dual-standard wireless LANs.
News from Synad Technologies ( 5 December 2001)
Floating-point DSP raises the performance bar
Texas Instruments Incorporated has released the industry's first floating-point devices operating at 1350MFLOPS with processing power at 225MHz.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 5 December 2001)
IAR and Toshiba hit the road with Bluetooth
IAR Systems and Toshiba Electronics Europe have set up a partnership on Bluetooth technology that should lead to production cost reductions for the automotive industry.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 5 December 2001)
New Technical Manager at Abacus Polar
Abacus Polar has a new Technical Manager to lead its growing team of technical support staff.
News from Abacus Group ( 4 December 2001)
Advantest pulls itself together
Advantest has restructured and optimised its European operations.
News from Advantest (Europe) ( 4 December 2001)
Hazard warning indicator marks the spot
Aerco has a range of LED hazard warning indicators that provide a cost-effective high-intensity warning and are suitable for many industrial applications.
News from Aerco ( 4 December 2001)
Why all TVSSs are not the same
Technical Background Article Mick Burgoyne, Chief Engineer at Power Quality Management specialist Advance-Galatrek examines the technology behind one of the most critical - and yet neglected - power chain devices.
News from Advance Electronics ( 4 December 2001)
Tester to support emergency call functionality
Anite Telecoms is to support the development phase testing of E911 (emergency location) functionality for GSM mobile handsets in the USA.
News from Anite Telecoms ( 4 December 2001)
Guides to solder paste printing
The two latest training videos from Dynamix Technology are guides to solder paste printing.
News from Dynamix Technology ( 4 December 2001)
Low-cost ADSL transformers for leading chipsets
New low-profile low-cost transformers from Flint are designed to deliver good balance and frequency response with low distortion for ADSL applications.
News from Flint ( 4 December 2001)
Technology partnership creates novel RF ATE
Keithley Instruments has entered into a technology partnership with Anritsu that provides technical and marketing support for each other's products used in semiconductor parametric testing. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments ( 4 December 2001)
ISG Broadband pioneers LSI RF tuner
ISG Broadband is the first company to use LSI Logic's Hi-IQ RF tuner, the DPS7000.
News from LSI Europe ( 4 December 2001)
Low-cost pressure transmitters up to 100bar
Sensortechnics' new CompactLine Series CTE8000 offers low-cost pressure measurement for ranges from 0.5 to 100bar gauge.
News from Sensortechnics UK ( 4 December 2001)
Regulator controller only needs one coil, not two
Seiko Instruments has a PWM buck and boost switching regulator controller that is ideal for portable devices.
News from Seiko Instruments ( 4 December 2001)
Cost-cutting labyrinth screens gain market share
User Application Article Electronics designers are increasingly taking advantage of the significant cost and performance benefits available from fabricated labyrinth screening solutions.
News from Tecan ( 4 December 2001)
Development kit speeds 2.5 and 3G applications
Texas Instruments has introduced the Code Composer Studio integrated development environment (IDE) v2 for the OMAP platform.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 4 December 2001)
3D package adds extra dimension to PCB design
Zuken has released Cadstar 3D, a novel desktop solution for combined 3D validation of electrical and mechanical designs. Brochure Available
News from Zuken ( 4 December 2001)
Flat panel interface incorporates three ADCs
Analog Devices has released its own novel flat-panel interface solution.
News from Analog Devices ( 3 December 2001)
Celoxica for design flow is Cogent thinking
Military communications systems specialist, Cogent Defence Systems has signed a three-year deal to use Celoxica's DK1 design suite.
News from Celoxica ( 3 December 2001)
Fairchild remains optimistic over Q4 and 2002
Fairchild Semiconductor has confirmed its guidance for fourth quarter 2001 revenues and remains optimistic for 2002.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 3 December 2001)
Circulars take flexible route to earth
KEC has developed a special EMC backshell that adapts a circular connector to a flexible printed circuit board while terminating the ground plane of the PCB to the shell of the connector.
News from KEC ( 3 December 2001)
Synchronicity for SONET/SDH
Zarlink Semiconductor has announced immediate availability of a high-performance timing chip that synchronises SONET/SDH networking equipment.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 3 December 2001)
Basic amp simplifies audio circuitry
A miniature audio amplifier from Rohm should simplify the design, reduce the board space and minimise the power consumption of audio driver circuitry in battery-powered applications.
News from Rohm Electronics ( 3 December 2001)
All the dope on silicon delay lines
For those with an interest in delay lines, DT Electronics has a new catalogue: "All silicon delay lines".
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp ( 3 December 2001)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 77
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