News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 16 December
to Saturday 22 December 2001
ABB Drives Alliance expands in SW England
At a time when some suppliers in the industry are closing local offices, ABB Drives Alliance is strengthening its presence in the regions by opening new ones.
News from ABB (21 December 2001)
Dynamic test handler takes up to eight SoCs
Advantest's M4541AD is a dynamic test handler capable of testing up to eight SoCs or other logic devices simultaneously - twice the capacity of its predecessor.
News from Advantest (Europe) (21 December 2001)
Power switch ideal for energy saving
The Series 32 power switch from BLP Components is now available from Aerco.
News from Aerco (21 December 2001)
Convertor improves optical measurements
Analog Devices is claiming the industry's most cost-effective integrated solution for optical power measurement, useful across a wide range of optical networking applications.
News from Analog Devices (21 December 2001)
IEEE Fellowship for Ansoft's Rohde
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) board of directors elected Ansoft board member Dr Ulrich L Rohde as an IEEE Fellow at its November meeting.
News from Ansoft Europe (21 December 2001)
Avant! is critical to VIA Technologies
Avant!'s Milkyway-based SinglePass tools have been endorsed by VIA Technologies, whose senior vice president described them as "critical to our technology".
News from Avant! Corporation (21 December 2001)
Piezoresistive sensor is accurate pressure switch
Following the recent launch of the UDS7 electronic dual pressure switch, Barksdale Control Products is now launching an OEM version, the Switch 2000. Brochure Available
News from Barksdale Control Products (21 December 2001)
Richardson adds bespoke edge to Dynex
Dynex Semiconductor has signed a global distribution agreement for its line of power semiconductors, including IGBTs, thyristors and diodes, with Richardson Electronics.
News from Dynex Semiconductor (21 December 2001)
Differential two-port switch works three ways
Fairchild Semiconductor Has expanded its LVDS interface IC portfolio with the release of the FIN1022, a 2 x 2 LVDS high-speed crosspoint switch.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (21 December 2001)
Four in one for futureproof mobile memory
Fujitsu has launched the world's first four-stacked multichip package (MCP) memory, the MB84VZ064A.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (21 December 2001)
More Flash for next-generation 16bit MCU
The latest 16bit microcontroller from Hitachi, the H8S/2398F is the successor to the H8S/2357F.
News from Hitachi Europe (21 December 2001)
All-round transducer adds ultrasonics to old baths
Kerry Ultrasonics has added a new style of submersible ultrasonic transducer/generator to its product range. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (21 December 2001)
Filters complement telecomms PSUs
Lambda has unveiled two new ranges of DC noise filters that are ideally suited to telecomms applications: the compact onboard PAN 4820 and the inline MBS48. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (21 December 2001)
TI takes latest MIPS core for ADSL advances
Texas Instruments has taken a license for MIPS Technologies' next-generation 32bit core, the MIPS32 4KEc synthesisable core.
News from MIPS Technologies (21 December 2001)
Flextronics to deploy Monterey SDPD worldwide
Monterey Design Systems has signed a multi-year multi-million-dollar agreement to provide Flextronics Semiconductor with its hierarchical System-Driven Physical Design (SDPD) methodology.
News from Monterey Design Systems (21 December 2001)
Design kit simplifies multicarrier 3G basestations
New from PMC-Sierra, the PM2360-KIT Gandalf reference design kit is a full reference platform for advanced 3G wireless basestation designs based on PMC-Sierra's PM7815 Paladin-15 product.
News from PMC-Sierra (21 December 2001)
Comparatively frugal comparators
Seiko Instruments has two new families of ultra-low power consumption comparators, the S-892xxA and S-8953xA/B series.
News from Seiko Instruments (21 December 2001)
Amphion turns to Synplicity for IP development
Amphion Semiconductor has chosen Synplicity's Synplify Pro software as its tool of choice to develop intellectual property (IP) cores for FPGA applications.
News from Synplicity (21 December 2001)
MOSFET drivers keep the current coming
A new family of enhanced dual MOSFET gate driver ICs from Texas Instruments feature higher current and improved noise immunity and are drop-in replacements for many popular MOSFET driver ICs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (21 December 2001)
Designs and more on CISC MCUs
A new brochure and CD-ROM combination from Toshiba aims to speed the selection and design-in of CISC microcontrollers.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (21 December 2001)
Marl appoints Aerco to distribution network
Aerco has been appointed as a distributor by Marl International, the LED specialist based in Ulverston in Cumbria.
News from Aerco (20 December 2001)
Rayment adds his support to Aerco's design team
Ted Rayment is moving from Honeywell at the end of the year to join the Aerco Design Support Team as switch specialist.
News from Aerco (20 December 2001)
Op amp pair aim to boost weak medical signals
Elantec Semiconductor has two new dual, low-noise op amps.
News from Elantec Semiconductor (20 December 2001)
Cohen moves up to manage Emco sales
Marco Cohen has been appointed as Sales Manager of Global Display Solutions (GDS) subsidiary Emco Electronics.
News from GDS (20 December 2001)
Ribbon alternative cuts cost space and weight
Flat Flexible Cable (FFC) from Imperial Connector Systems is a low-cost high-reliability easy-to-use PCB interconnect system.
News from Imperial Connector Systems (20 December 2001)
Novel 3D instrument cluster display
Planar Systems has developed a new type of 'three-dimensional' instrument cluster display in conjunction with leading automotive suppliers Sagem and Johnson Controls.
News from Planar Systems (20 December 2001)
Interoperability tests aid router design
PMC-Sierra and Xilinx have performed successful hardware interoperability testing between PMC-Sierra's Xenon family of devices and Xilinx Virtex-II based POS-PHY level 4 (PL4) cores.
News from PMC-Sierra (20 December 2001)
Voluntary certification for N American mobiles
The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association has appointed Radio Frequency Investigation (RFI) as a fully qualified CTIA Approved Testing Laboratory (CATL).
News from RFI Global Services (20 December 2001)
Modules stretch to US ISM band at 916MHz
The addition of a 916MHz version to its T6/R6 range of transmitter and receiver modules, has enabled Sussex based RF Solutions to satisfy applications in the USA.
News from RF Solutions (20 December 2001)
Miniaturised relays remain reliable
Rhopoint Components has two new miniature SIP relays from Coto Technology.
News from Rhopoint Components (20 December 2001)
Chip electrolytics stand in for tantalums
Nippon Chemi-Con's low-impedance MVZ range of chip electrolytic capacitors, available from sole UK agent, Young ECC can replace difficult to source tantalum capacitors in many applications.
News from Young Electronics Group (20 December 2001)
Bookham bids for Marconi's optical business
Bookham Technology has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of Marconi Optical Components.
News from Bookham (19 December 2001)
Control Techniques drives to clean Welsh beaches
User Application Article Wales' largest ongoing civil engineering project, Cardiff's GBP 185 million waste water treatment plant, features over 60 variable speed drives from Control Techniques.
News from Control Techniques Dynamics (19 December 2001)
Leaded and SM resistors for electronic ballasts
Available now from Stewart Electronics, part of the Compstock Group, are a number of ranges of resistors suitable for use in lighting applications.
News from Compstock Group (19 December 2001)
CANbus modules aim at industrial embedding
Now available from Computer Solutions, the Peak System range of CANbus modules and interfaces offer facilities for integrating local CAN communications into embedded systems.
News from Computer Solutions (19 December 2001)
Fans of a wet environment
The 912HB is a new waterproof fan from Fan Technology that is supplied as standard conforming to IP55 but can be built to any specified level of waterproofing.
News from Fan Technology (19 December 2001)
Global debut at CEBIT
CEBIT 2002 provides the forum for the debut of Global Display Solutions (GDS), the result of the merger between Italian CA and G Industrie and Emco Electronics.
News from GDS (19 December 2001)
Cohen goes onboard at Imerge
Imerge has appointed Jonathan Cohen as a Non-Executive Director.
News from Imerge (19 December 2001)
Braid trap boosts gland EMC performance
The KG3 and KG4 are two EMC panel glands from KEC that provide high levels of overall and/or individual screening and are ideal for use where a cable screen has to be terminated at a bulkhead.
News from KEC (19 December 2001)
In-system programming software meets the standard
Lattice Semiconductor has the industry's first full-featured programming software supporting the newly approved IEEE 1532 standard for in-system configurable (ISC) device programming.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (19 December 2001)
Lambda expands in Devon for rectifier production
Lambda has officially opened the new extension to its Ilfracombe manufacturing plant. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (19 December 2001)
LogicVision to boost reliability of MoSys 1T-SRAM
LogicVision and MoSys are collaborating to qualify and deliver embedded test and built-in repair analysis for the MoSys 1T-SRAM family of high-density embedded memories.
News from LogicVision Europe (19 December 2001)
Widcomm joins National in Bluetooth alliance
National Semiconductor has launched an innovative Bluetooth stack partner programme to provide its customers with host and applications software for systems using Bluetooth wireless technology.
News from National Semiconductor (19 December 2001)
Design flow manager speeds programmable logic
Aldec is providing complete support for all QuickLogic devices through Active-HDL's completely automated design flow manager.
News from QuickLogic (19 December 2001)
DSPs cram more functions into VoIP gateways
3Com subsidiary CommWorks is using TI's voice-optimised DSPs to provide critical signalling capabilities in its Total Control 2000 multiservice access platform.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (19 December 2001)
Website promotes DSP for the uninitiated
Answering demand from engineers new to DSP, Texas Instruments has developed an easy-to-use web-based tool that helps customers get their designs from inspiration to implementation.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (19 December 2001)
Support speeds switch development
Wind River has completed the initial integration phase for the switch support package integrating the Tornado for Managed Switches 2.0 product line with the IBM PowerNP NP4GS3 Network Processor.
News from Wind River Systems (19 December 2001)
Sensing machine gains ICE support
Xemics and Phyton have released the first in-circuit emulator (ICE) for the XE8000 microcontroller series and sensing machines.
News from Xemics (19 December 2001)
Low-power SRAMs squeeze 8Mbit into a CSP
Hitachi has a new 8Mbit low-power SRAM series designed for low-voltage industrial and consumer portable information terminals, such as communication, control and measurement products.
News from Hitachi Europe (18 December 2001)
Controller powers InfiniBand comms modules
Intersil has introduced the world's first single hot-swap controller IC designed specifically for InfiniBand communications modules.
News from Intersil (18 December 2001)
In-system reprogrammable 5th-order lowpass filter
Lattice Semiconductor has added to its ispPAC programmable analogue device family with the ispPAC81 in-system programmable continuous time filter.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (18 December 2001)
High-intensity 3 and 5mm white LEDs from stock
Optosource now offers ex-stock delivery on a wide range of products.
News from Marl International (18 December 2001)
Nassda puts itself in the shop window
Nassda Corp has priced its initial public offering of 5 million shares of common stock at $11.00 per share.
News from Nassda Corp (18 December 2001)
Coax connectors run up to 50GHz
Covering a frequency range from DC to 50GHz, embracing over 30 different series and comprising hundreds of versions, Amphenol's coaxial connectors are available from TTI. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (18 December 2001)
Fibre Channel controller needs no memory
The HPFC-5400A Tachyon DX2 from Agilent Technologies is a 2Gbit/s dual-channel Fibre Channel controller that requires no external memory. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (17 December 2001)
New package shrinks optocouplers for compact comms
Fairchild Semiconductor has developed a new half-pitch mini-flat package configuration for optocouplers.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (17 December 2001)
High availability for cPCI platform
Force Computers has released its preconfigured Centellis CO 25000-9U system.
News from Force Computers (17 December 2001)
VCXOs shrink to half-size packages
Available now from Logic Electronic Components is the latest Jauch Quartz VCXO (voltage controlled crystal oscillator) in a half-size DIP 8 package.
News from Logic Electronic Components (17 December 2001)
Evaluation kits take the strain digitally
Magna Projects and Instruments is able to supply evaluation kits for Mantracourt's DSC digital strain card and D-Cell digital strain puck for only GBP 125 plus carriage and VAT.
News from Magna Projects and Instruments (17 December 2001)
Latest drivers simplify system building
New from National Instruments, the NI-Device Driver Development Kit (DDK) is the latest source code version of NI-Device software. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (17 December 2001)
Transducer commercialises Formula One technology
A new RVDT displacement transducer launched by Penny and Giles Controls uses technology developed for a number of leading Formula One engine suppliers. Brochure Available
News from Penny + Giles (17 December 2001)
Transceiver passes interoperability tests
Philips Semiconductors has successfully completed interoperability tests on its DVB-RC/DAVIC transceiver solution for set top box manufacturers.
News from NXP Semiconductors (17 December 2001)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 62
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