News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 9 December
to Saturday 15 December 2001
Two-channel waveform generator runs up to 40MHz
The TGA1242, new from TTi, is a two-channel arbitrary waveform generator with a maximum clock speed of 40MHz.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (14 December 2001)
Green conformal coating passes US military muster
Concoat has developed the world's first environment-friendly water-based conformal coating to achieve MIL-spec qualification.
News from HumiSeal Europe (14 December 2001)
Full design environment for large-scale CPLDs
Cypress Semiconductor has just announced immediate availability of a prototype development board for the company's Delta39K family of CPLDs and other programmable devices.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (14 December 2001)
Inductance no bar to milliohmmeter
The PC9 digital milliohmmeter from H Tinsley measures resistance over six selectable ranges from 20mohm to 2 kohm.
News from H Tinsley and Co (14 December 2001)
Two join the Lumberg distribution network
Lumberg has appointed two new distributors to expand the reach of its products and services.
News from Lumberg UK (14 December 2001)
Bluetooth pair plan hostless combo
Stonestreet One and NewLogic Technologies are to combine Stonestreet One's Bluetopia protocol stack and NewLogic's Boost Bluetooth baseband processor, with an HCI-level interface.
News from Wipro-NewLogic (14 December 2001)
Online service for component reliability data
ReliabilityAnalysisLab.com (RAL) provides its customers with 24x7 access to product reliability reports and in-process analyses performed by the lab on a wide range of electronic products.
News from Raytheon Reliability Analysis Lab (14 December 2001)
Novel colour sensor wins prize
SensoPart has been awarded this year's Baden-Wurttemberg Dr Rudolf Eberle Prize for the development of its innovative colour sensor.
News from Sensopart UK (14 December 2001)
Power amp shrinks Bluetooth modules
User Application Article The PA2423L has become the second Class 1 Bluetooth power amplifier from SiGe to be selected by CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) for integration on CSR's BlueCore1 modules.
News from SiGe Semiconductor (14 December 2001)
Software converts scanned drawings into DXF files
Scan2CAD Pro is a fast low-cost raster to vector convertor which turns scanned images into DXF files for quick and easy editing in any PC CAD, CAM, schematics or PCB program.
News from Softcover International (14 December 2001)
Speedy plastic injection moulding service
Stortech Electronics can now offer a fast and custom designed plastic injection moulding service.
News from Stortech Electronics (14 December 2001)
Easy migration from PADS to P-CAD
Altium has a new PADS to P-CAD design translator.
News from Altium (14 December 2001)
Silicon Wave chooses Tektronix Bluetooth analyser
User Application Article Silicon Wave has chosen Tektronix test equipment for its Bluetooth silicon development. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (14 December 2001)
DSP keeps Segway Human Transporter on the level
User Application Article The Segway Human Transporter is using TI's TMS320C2000 DSP platform for closed-loop motor control and balance computation.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 December 2001)
Sixth-generation ADSL chipset crams in more lines
Texas Instruments is claiming the highest "true" density in the industry for its latest ADSL solution.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 December 2001)
Fourth-generation Bluetooth baseband hits $5
A new ROM-based Bluetooth baseband processor which addresses the growing demand for short-distance wireless connectivity has been launched by Texas Instruments.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 December 2001)
Instrumentation modules fit cPCI or PXI slots
UEI's PowerDAQ extensions for instrumentation modules work in CompactPCI or PXI slots; C-size chassis and CPU card implement the full PXI spec.
News from United Electronic Industries (14 December 2001)
RTOS automates space "lifeboat"
Wind River will be keeping its collective fingers crossed today when a prototype of the spacecraft that will serve as the "lifeboat" for the International Space Station (ISS) is tested.
News from Wind River Systems (14 December 2001)
Boost regulator reduces component count
Boasting integrated power FETs, Elantec's EL7512CY is a single-chip synchronous boost DC/DC regulator that reduces component count and saves design time in LCDs and portable products.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (14 December 2001)
Software boosts mobile radio transmitter tester
Anritsu has introduced two measurement software packages to add cdma2000 and p/4DQPSK capabilities to its MS8608A/MS8609A digital mobile radio transmitter tester.
News from Anritsu (UK) (13 December 2001)
Spread-spectrum transceiver goes on for miles
Aerocomm's AC5124C is a digital RF transceiver employing frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) technology for high resistance to interference.
News from Aerocomm (13 December 2001)
Fuseholders get higher current ratings
Seventeen styles of Bulgin's fuseholders have now received UL approval to 16A at 250V AC. Brochure Available
News from Bulgin Components (13 December 2001)
Microcontrollers drive for LCD applications
The HT49R70A-1 is top performer of Holtek's new-generation 8bit general-purpose LCD series 8K OTP microcontroller.
News from Holtek Semiconductor (13 December 2001)
Bluetooth platform solution closes on $5 benchmark
Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector has come up with a comprehensive Bluetooth platform solution.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (13 December 2001)
FireWire to IDE bridge chip supports RAID
Firmware enhancements to the popular OXFW911 FireWire to IDE bridge chip enable the development of simple, low cost RAID storage products for personal and small business application.
News from Oxford Semiconductor (13 December 2001)
Productivity and performance up for ASIC design
Synplicity has upgraded its Synplify ASIC software with several productivity and performance improving features.
News from Synplicity (13 December 2001)
Easier route to SoC memory characterisation
Synopsys and Silicon Metrics Corp have developed a memory characterisation solution based on Synopsys' NanoSim multilevel mixed-signal simulator and Silicon Metrics' SiliconSmart MR.
News from Synopsys (13 December 2001)
PWM controller runs up to 2MHz for high efficiency
The latest multitopology high-frequency BiCMOS PWM controller from Texas Instruments has an operating frequency of 2MHz for highly efficient, synchronous rectification DC/DC power conversion.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (13 December 2001)
DAC aims for multicarrier basestations
Claiming the industry's highest performance for high-datarate digital communications applications, Texas Instruments has a new high-speed high-resolution LVDS-compatible DAC.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (13 December 2001)
All-new bipolar process comes on stream
Zetex's first internally developed bipolar IC process has begun production.
News from Zetex (13 December 2001)
Frugal IrDA transceivers can stay on all the time
ZiLog has released the first devices in its new UltraSlim IrDA transceiver family designed to bring always-on, always power-efficient infra-red connectivity to compact portable systems.
News from Zilog (13 December 2001)
Internix takes Alcatel into Japan
Alcatel and Internix have signed an agreement for the distribution of Alcatel's microelectronic components in Japan.
News from Alcatel Microelectronics (12 December 2001)
Alcatel and IVT Corp in Bluetooth pact
Alcatel and IVT Corp have signed a partnership to jointly promote their Bluetooth solutions.
News from Alcatel Microelectronics (12 December 2001)
3G handset test platform gains layer 1 capability
Anite's U-SAT 3G user equipment (UE) test platform, which was previously focused on layers 2, 3 and above, now includes a comprehensive layer 1 test capability.
News from Anite Telecoms (12 December 2001)
1U-high shelf crams in up to 2.1kW of smooth DC
The RPS2400 front-end rectifier power shelf from Broadband TelCom Power (BTCPower) provides up to 2100W in a low-profile, 1U high rack-mount chassis.
News from BTCPower (12 December 2001)
Farnell takes full range from Carlo Gavazzi
Users can now buy the entire Carlo Gavazzi product range of automation components via Farnell.
News from Carlo Gavazzi (12 December 2001)
Two new faces at Elixent
Elixent has appointed Roger Bailey as director of business development, Europe and Simon Smith as chief financial officer (CFO).
News from Elixent (12 December 2001)
Finder appoints SW sales manager
Relay and timer manufacturer Finder has appointed Brian Cleghorn as Area Sales Manager for the South West of England.
News from Finder (12 December 2001)
Embedded servers boosted by 1GHz Pentium III CPUs
Force Computers has upgraded the performance of its Flexor System 1 and System 2 embedded servers.
News from Force Computers (12 December 2001)
Companion chip simplifies CIS and telematics
Hitachi claims the HD64404 is the world's first companion chip to combine a high-performance graphics processing engine with standard connectivity in a single chip.
News from Hitachi Europe (12 December 2001)
Generator gains fast pulse modulation for ECM test
IFR has increased the speed of its 2026A 2.05GHz signal generator's pulse modulator to 15ns.
News from IFR Systems (12 December 2001)
Thick-film polyester circuits are more flexible
In2tec is supporting the trend towards replacing hard-substrate PCBs with flexible thick-film polyester circuits, delivering a number of benefits.
News from In2tec (12 December 2001)
Leading lights line up to invest InTime
InTime Software, a leading technology innovator in RTL Closure (register transfer level closure), has closed a $14 million round of funding from venture capital and corporate investors.
News from InTime Software (12 December 2001)
Hard acrylic cures almost instantly
Electronic Materials Incorporated has released a one-component fast-curing electronic grade acrylate formulation EMCAST AC-5005, available in the UK from Jenton International.
News from Jenton International (12 December 2001)
Easy cure for seals and coats
Available now from Jenton International is the EMCAST 1900 Series of ultra-violet-light and thermally curable conformal coating and sealant materials from Electronic Materials Incorporated.
News from Jenton International (12 December 2001)
Lattice acquires Agere's FPGA business
Lattice Semiconductor is to acquire the FPGA business of Agere Systems for $250 million in cash.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (12 December 2001)
Automotive RTOS cuts hardware overkill
LiveDevices reckons its Realogy Real-Time Architect (RTA) version 3.0 is the automotive industry's first fully analysable, deterministic OSEK-compliant real-time operating system (RTOS).
News from LiveDevices (12 December 2001)
Narrowband modules take radio protocols onboard
LPRS has applied its "easy-Radio" technology to a range of multichannel ultra-narrowband synthesised RF modules to produce a series of radio links for applications where reliability is paramount. Brochure Available
News from Low Power Radio Solutions (12 December 2001)
Siemens recognises National quality
National Semiconductor has received the "Quality Award 2001" from the Siemens ICM (Information and Communication Mobile) division.
News from National Semiconductor (12 December 2001)
Analogue strength boosts National revenues
National Semiconductor has reported revenues of $366.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2002, an increase of 8% from the first quarter.
News from National Semiconductor (12 December 2001)
Website dedicated to low-ESR capacitors
Recognising the growing need in the electronics industry for low-ESR capacitors, NIC Eurotech has launched a new website dedicated just to this type of product.
News from NIC Components Europe (12 December 2001)
Machine controller boosts productivity
User Application Article All the users of the AMC E machine controller are reporting back increased productivity; examples quoted are between 20 to 50% and in one 3D application as much as 300% improvement.
News from NEE Controls (12 December 2001)
Ribbons unite mothers and daughters
The ODU Mini-Fix card-to-cable connector system has been developed to connect printed circuit boards, such as mother and daughter boards, to one another with ribbon cables.
News from ODU UK (12 December 2001)
Bluetooth RF module takes antenna onboard
Philips Semiconductors has launched its new Bluetooth radio module with integrated antenna.
News from NXP Semiconductors (12 December 2001)
More funding for RadioScape
RadioScape has raised GBP 15.6 million in funding led by Royal Bank Ventures (RBV), the technology venture capital fund of The Royal Bank of Scotland.
News from RadioScape (12 December 2001)
Compact filter suppresses PSUs onboard
New from Schaffner EMC, the FN406-8.4 is the latest in the company's range of ultra-compact PCB-mounting powerline EMI filters. Brochure Available
News from Schaffner (12 December 2001)
Power amp covers both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
The SE2520L from SiGe Semiconductor is a linear 2.4GHz power amplifier that is fully compliant with both Bluetooth 1.1 and IEEE 802.11b specifications.
News from SiGe Semiconductor (12 December 2001)
Embedded Linux shrinks DSP applications
Texas Instruments and RidgeRun have released an end-to-end embedded Linux development suite for TI's new highly integrated, system-level DSPs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 December 2001)
System-level DSPs incorporate RISC processors
Two new highly integrated, system-level DSPs from Texas Instruments combine the programmable TMS320C5000 DSP with the ARM7 Thumb RISC processor.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 December 2001)
Instrumentation amp swings from rail to rail
Texas Instruments has introduced a single-supply instrumentation amplifier which incorporates a proprietary circuit technology to achieve exceptional rail-to-rail input/output performance.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 December 2001)
Software upgrade puts $3 Bluetooth into handsets
TTPCom has revealed its strategy for making Bluetooth a viable mass-market technology for inclusion in low cost cellular handsets.
News from TTPCom (12 December 2001)
Programmable analogue arrays turn to laser cooling
Anadigm has published an application note detailing how field-programmable analogue arrays (FPAAs) simplify the control of Peltier-effect thermoelectric coolers.
News from Anadigm (11 December 2001)
Lynch takes business development role at Anglia
Anglia has appointed Dave Lynch as a Business Development Manager.
News from Anglia (11 December 2001)
ART and Persay in recognition/verification accord
ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies is joining with Persay to demonstrate a comprehensive solution for speech recognition and speaker verification.
News from ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies (11 December 2001)
Artesyn sells off repair and logistics business
Artesyn Technologies has sold its repair and logistics business unit to Solectron Corp.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (11 December 2001)
Big orders for CATV power supplies
Celab has bucked the trend for gloom in the telecom equipment sector, by recently winning over GBP 350,000 in UK and export orders for its high-reliability CATV power supplies.
News from Celab (11 December 2001)
Easby stocking AVX in time for Christmas
Eeasby Electronics has entered an agreement to act as an authorised stockist for AVX, offering ceramic and tantalum capacitors in both surface-mount and conventional packages.
News from Easby Electronics (11 December 2001)
Economical option from budget clamp meters
Fluke has extended its latest series of clamp meters to include two lower cost models with 600V CAT III safety ratings. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) (11 December 2001)
Peripherals boost microcontroller performance
GD Technik has unveiled three new additions to its line-up of low-cost Hitachi H8S/231x microcontrollers.
News from GD Technik (11 December 2001)
Marantz uses Imerge XiVA in audio server
Marantz, one of the leading manufacturers of premium AV products, is to expand into the audio server market with a hard-disk-based music server developed in partnership with Imerge.
News from Imerge (11 December 2001)
RSLICs and DSP combine in development platform
Intersil is combining its subscriber line interface circuits with DSPs from VoicePump, to create a new four-channel, voice-over-packet development platform and reference design.
News from Intersil (11 December 2001)
Coverification for all the latest PowerPCs
Innoveda has a new processor support package (PSP) for Motorola's MPC7450/MPC7451 host processors with Innoveda's V-CPU hardware/software coverification tool.
News from Innoveda (11 December 2001)
The hidden costs of hand soldering
Technical Background Article Today's electronics manufacturing and rework place tight demands on the humble soldering iron.
News from Metcal (11 December 2001)
PC/104 power supply withstands automotive shocks
Available now from Micro Technic, the Micronix PV-5120A is a competitively priced high-efficiency PC/104 bus DC/DC convertor rated for up to 30W output.
News from Micro Technic (11 December 2001)
Uprated physical implementation system
Monterey Design Systems has released version 2.0 of its Dolphin physical implementation system.
News from Monterey Design Systems (11 December 2001)
Management system keeps designs in order
Oasys, the software house of consulting engineers and designers Arup, has released version 2.4a of its free document management system Columbus.
News from Ove Arup and Partners International (11 December 2001)
Easy-to-drive industrial I/O for CompactPCI
To reduce the complexity associated with software drivers was the primary objective behind the design of the CP671 rugged CompactPCI board from PEP Modular Computers.
News from PEP Modular Computers (11 December 2001)
Accredited testing for handset EM fields
Radio Frequency Investigation (RFI) is now accredited by UKAS for testing mobile phones to the new European SAR standards EN50360:2001 and EN50361:2001.
News from RFI Global Services (11 December 2001)
MOSFETs optimised for high-speed switching
Rohm Electronics has expanded its family of high-efficiency, miniature power MOSFETs with new 30 and 60V devices that are optimised for high-speed switching.
News from Rohm Electronics (11 December 2001)
Self-contained ultrasonic sensor won't be confused
New from STI Automation Products Group is the easy-to-install US32 range of self-contained ultrasonic sensors.
News from Automation Products Group (11 December 2001)
McubeWorks puts TI to work on multimedia for 2.5G
McubeWorks is to develop complete reference designs for 2.5 and 3G CDMA2000 1x networks based on TI's wireless multimedia technology.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 December 2001)
Toshiba comes to TTPCom for 3G technology
TTP Communications has licensed its 3G technology to allow Toshiba to develop dual-mode 3G/GSM baseband chipsets for wireless terminals.
News from TTPCom (11 December 2001)
Vydas brings Peltron to the UK market
Vydas International Marketing has been appointed UK distributor for Polish manufacturer Peltron. Brochure Available
News from Vydas International Marketing (11 December 2001)
Transport stream monitor tests digital TV
The new VT3100 from Yokogawa Martron is a transport stream monitoring station for the monitoring, recording and playback of transport streams in digital TV broadcasts.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (11 December 2001)
Proposed mesh backplane to boost CompactPCI speed
IBM, Interphase and SBE have joined Motorola Computer Group in proposing a protocol-independent mesh as an open industry standard to the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG).
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing (11 December 2001)
Bluetooth baseband claims full V1.1 functionality
Alcatel is sampling a new Bluetooth baseband chip, and claims that the MTC-60180 is the first Bluetooth chip on the market offering complete V1.1 functionality with proven interoperability.
News from Alcatel Microelectronics (10 December 2001)
Timers and relays control industrial switching
Available now from Flightspares Electronics, part of the Compstock Group, is the full Agastat range of industrial, heavy-duty electromechanical and electronic timing, control and protective relays.
News from Compstock Group (10 December 2001)
Peak CAN found at Computer Solutions
Embedded systems specialist Computer Solutions has been appointed as the UK distributor for the range of CANbus hardware and software products manufactured by Peak System Technik.
News from Computer Solutions (10 December 2001)
Lower thermal resistance for novel BGA package
LSI Logic has released a thermally enhanced EPBGA-T package, designed to provide 20% lower thermal resistance than standard plastic BGA packages.
News from LSI Europe (10 December 2001)
Integrated power amp incorporates 50ohm matching
Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector has a revolutionary concept allowing the design of cost- and size-efficient power amplifier (PA) solutions.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (10 December 2001)
Shrinking power MOSFET switches
NEC Electronics has two new N-channel Semi-PowerMOSFET switches to meet the demand for power control in ever shrinking portable battery-powered devices.
News from NEC Electronics (Europe) (10 December 2001)
Flatpack enclosure goes up the wall
Rittal has developed its cost-effective QR wall box specifically for dynamic network applications. Brochure Available
News from Rittal (10 December 2001)
CompactFlash cards run up to 512Mbyte
The industry's highest performance CompactFlash cards now provide high-density, portable storage options that range from 8 to 512Mbyte in the same small form factor.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (10 December 2001)
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