News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 17 March
to Saturday 23 March 2002
PLCC-packaged LEDs offer wider temperature range
Agilent Technologies has a new range of light-emitting diodes for automotive interior lighting and backlighting for industrial instruments and electrical appliances. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (22 March 2002)
Website offers a virtual design centre
Analog Devices has redesigned its website to be faster and easier to access, with a new home page that offers engineers the amenities of a virtual design centre.
News from Analog Devices (22 March 2002)
Low-current LEDs are green in any colour
Titan Opto has expanded its range of low-current LEDs to include higher-brightness 3 and 5mm discrete devices and a range of surface-mount chip-with-reflector PLCC-2 sizes.
News from Anglia (22 March 2002)
Ansoft picks up automotive award
Automotive Engineering International presented Ansoft with an AEI Tech 2002 Award at the SAE World Congress, held in Detroit, Michigan, in early March.
News from Ansoft Europe (22 March 2002)
Latest SoPC design suite to appear next month
Celoxica will publicly unveil DK1.1, the next version of its Handel-C-to-hardware design suite at Programmable World 2002 on 17th April 2002.
News from Celoxica (22 March 2002)
Gasket provides stable corrosion-free shielding
Chomerics has a new form-in-place EMI gasket material for applications requiring long-term shielding stability and galvanic corrosion resistance.
News from Chomerics Europe (22 March 2002)
Compact embedded PC is easy to expand
The CPU-1420 from Datasound Laboratories is an enhanced 586 class computer in a compact expandable PC/104-Plus form factor with a low-power-consumption core based on a 133MHz AMD 520.
News from Datasound Laboratories (22 March 2002)
Board stackers provide design flexibility
A range of PCB stackers, headers and socket strips from Genalog enables boards to be stacked at custom spacing in 0.13mm increments.
News from Genalog (22 March 2002)
Single-supply MCU controls two motors on its own
Hitachi's latest 32bit single-chip RISC MCU features 256Kbyte of on-chip single-power-supply Flash memory and two motor control timers, enabling single-chip control of two motors.
News from Hitachi Europe (22 March 2002)
Bridge unites systems with software
I-Logix has developed a bridge it claims will unite systems engineering with software design and implementation.
News from I-Logix Europe (22 March 2002)
PCIbus cards handle heavyweight acquisition
A new range of PCIbus isolated digital I/O cards provide high-level digital sensing and switching (up to 60V and 350mA) that are beyond the capacity of traditional TTL digital I/O cards. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments (22 March 2002)
Website aids optical vector analysis
Luna Technologies has expanded its website to include a host of technical information on optical vector analysis technology.
News from Luna Technologies (22 March 2002)
Display stores up to 64 messages
The Message Runner from Matsushita Electric Works is an easy to use compact message display unit that allows up to 64 messages to be stored and displayed on a clearly visible eight-character screen.
News from Panasonic Electric Works UK (22 March 2002)
SiGe process opens up 10Gbit/s market
Micrel has brought its new 0.6-micron ASSET-2 high-speed silicon germanium (SiGe) fabrication process online, giving it the necessary technology to move into the 10Gbit/s communication space.
News from Micrel (22 March 2002)
One fuse or two for 10A inlet
New from Schurter is the type 4707 fused power entry module. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (22 March 2002)
Resettable fuses meet telecomms specs
Schurter has expanded its PTC-Fuse family with two ranges of devices approved for telecomms applications. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (22 March 2002)
The full rundown on Mitsubishi microcontrollers
In response to requests from designers, Solid State Supplies has produced a 16-page catalogue which contains full specifications for the Mitsubishi M16C family of 8 and 16bit microcontrollers.
News from Solid State Supplies (22 March 2002)
Networked microprocessors shrink to BGA
New from Solid State Supplies, the NET+20M and NET+50M networked microprocessors feature BGA packaging to reduce their footprint from 28 to 15mm2.
News from Solid State Supplies (22 March 2002)
Texcel improves manufacturer's delivery response
User Application Article Texcel Technology has enabled HV manufacturer Start-Spellman to improve its delivery flexibility as part of a strategic outsourcing agreement for low-volume, high-variety PCBs and subassemblies.
News from Texcel Technology (22 March 2002)
Single-chip decoder handles all TV and PC formats
Texas Instruments has released the industry's first all-format digital video decoder that enables PC graphics formats and standard and high-definition video formats to coexist in display applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (22 March 2002)
Interfaces take control of touch screens
Available now are the industry's first complete programmable analogue interface circuits for controlling position, pressure and plate resistance measurements in four-wire touch-screen applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (22 March 2002)
RTOS and development tools are dedicated to DSP
VSPWorks is a complete development platform for developing applications powered by digital signal processors.
News from Wind River Systems (22 March 2002)
CPU card prepares for next generation PCI
The Rocky-3706EVG 64bit/66MHz PCIbus CPU board from Wordsworth is able to accept the next generation of 64bit PCI cards for use in high performance network applications.
News from Wordsworth Technology (22 March 2002)
Dendrimers provide alternative OLED structure
High efficiency organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) using pioneering dendrimer materials have been developed by scientists sponsored by display technology developer Opsys.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (22 March 2002)
Agilent combines with Tropian for multimode GSM
Tropian and Agilent Technologies have developed a complete RF transmitter solution for GSM/GPRS/Edge handset applications. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (21 March 2002)
Tester zooms in for in-depth audio analysis
The new 200kHz Cascade Plus audio tester from Audio Precision is now available in the UK from the exclusive distributor, TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments).
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (21 March 2002)
Fibre-optic distribution platform saves signals
A new pair of fibre-optic distribution products from Datum provide an interference-free solution for RF signal transmission to multiple locations.
News from Datum (21 March 2002)
Buchanan boosts Elixent's US operations
Elixent has expanded its US presence by appointing Mike Buchanan as director of marketing.
News from Elixent (21 March 2002)
Oscillators run faster and are more stable
Fox Electronics has extended the frequency range and stability options of its popular F4100 Series crystal oscillators to 170MHz with stabilities as tight as +50ppm (F4105) for all conditions.
News from Fox Electronics (21 March 2002)
Miniature enclosure additions provide more choice
Moeller Electric claims the latest additions to its CI-K range of miniature enclosures make it the most comprehensive range of enclosures of this type available on the market.
News from Moeller Electric (21 March 2002)
Gold Stack award for National
National Semiconductor has received the prestigious gold quality award from Stack International.
News from National Semiconductor (21 March 2002)
No electrolyte equals improved specifications
The surface-mount F55 series of solid organic polymer tantalum electrolytic capacitors from Nichicon (Europe) feature high capacitance and high allowable ripple current.
News from Nichicon (Europe) (21 March 2002)
Card connector gains a flexible option
The ODU Mini-Fix card-to-cable connector can now be used with flexfoils in addition to ribbon cables.
News from ODU UK (21 March 2002)
Speed with stability for SiGe crosspoint
Philips is claiming a world's first for the speed, jitter performance and feature set of its TZA2060 12.5Gbit/s single-chip asynchronous optical crosspoint switch.
News from NXP Semiconductors (21 March 2002)
Process combines SiGe with CMOS logic and more
A new semiconductor process combines ultra-high-speed SiGe technology with passive component integration, substrate isolation and dense CMOS logic capabilities.
News from NXP Semiconductors (21 March 2002)
Planar to boost medical portfolio with acquisition
Planar Systems is to acquire Dome Imaging Systems.
News from Planar Systems (21 March 2002)
Defence institutions evaluate frequency transform
RF Engines (RFEL) has granted another evaluation licence to the UK Ministry of Defence for its Pipelined Frequency Transform (PFT) technology.
News from RF Engines (21 March 2002)
High-current inlet cuts space with integral switch
The EC11 is the latest addition to Schurter's fast growing range of high-current power-entry modules. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (21 March 2002)
New sizes and ratings boost resettable fuses
Schurter has extended its PTC-Fuse product family a new range and extended ratings for existing devices. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (21 March 2002)
Appliance switch provides undervoltage protection
The UV 45 appliance switch from Schurter is a two-pole device with integrated undervoltage release and restart protection. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (21 March 2002)
Tiny multichannel dispersion compensating grating
Southampton Photonics has released the smallest available multichannel dispersion compensating grating (DCG).
News from Southampton Photonics (21 March 2002)
Altium works with Valor towards CAM interfaces
Altium has joined Valor's Open Systems Alliance (OSA) partnership programme to develop proven ODB++ interfaces for its PCB products.
News from Altium (21 March 2002)
Optical amplifier adds flexibility to optical test
New from Teradyne's Assembly Test Division (ATD) is the GRPX1040 CompactPCI C-band optical amplifier, the latest addition to its GR VersaOT optical communications test product portfolio.
News from Teradyne (21 March 2002)
Top efficiency for monolithic DC/DC convertors
Texas Instruments has two new families of high-efficiency, low-power DC/DC convertors it says offer the industry's highest efficiency in a small-footprint SOT23 package.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (21 March 2002)
Fibre testing takes to the field
New from Anritsu, the MW9076J and K multimode OTDRs are portable test instruments for the evaluation of multimode fibres in the growing LAN market.
News from Anritsu (UK) (20 March 2002)
Compact SBC just keeps on going
With powerful fanless processor operation and a solid system chipset, the PCM-9575 SBC from Advantech provides the ideal core technology for long-life applications.
News from Advantech (UK) (20 March 2002)
Big changes to PCB design environment
The latest release of Cadence's PCB design environment features advances planned to increase productivity and optimise the quality and performance of electronic products.
News from Cadence Design Systems (20 March 2002)
Windows-based suite speeds PCB design
The Orcad Unison Suite from Cadence is a full front-to-back Windows-based flow that offers PCB designers improved productivity and reduced time to market through tool integration and task automation.
News from Cadence Design Systems (20 March 2002)
Nortel adopts Cambridge position
Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) has signed a global licensing agreement to integrate its Cursor E-OTD location-based technology with Nortel Networks Mobile Location Centre.
News from Cambridge Positioning Systems (20 March 2002)
Datacon goes direct in USA and Asia
Datacon Technology is reorganising its international operations with direct subsidiaries in the USA and Asia.
News from Datacon Semiconductor Equipment (20 March 2002)
Power meter speeds opto manufacturing lines
New from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering are the IQS-1700 high-performance optical power meter and OHS-1713-UH ultra-high-power optical remote heads.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (20 March 2002)
LAN switch cuts notebook parts count
The FSAL200 LAN switch from Fairchild Semiconductor allows multiplexing/demultiplexing of fast LAN signals in notebook computers, routers, hubs, switches and other LAN applications.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (20 March 2002)
Diodes provide compact surge protection
Flint has a new range of transient voltage suppression devices providing superior high-current surge protection in less one-twelfth the space occupied by traditional silicon avalanche diodes.
News from Flint (20 March 2002)
Evaluation board checks digital video coding
Gennum has released an evaluation board featuring its GS1532 serialiser and GS1560 deserialiser - the first such ICs to support HD, SD and DVB-ASI digital video standards including 8b/10b coding.
News from Gennum Corp (20 March 2002)
Hitachi and Mitsubishi discuss LSI merger
Hitachi and Mitsubishi are in discussions to integrate their system LSI businesses.
News from Hitachi Europe (20 March 2002)
Programmable oscillator suits odd frequencies
The Jauch Quartz VX7 Series programmable surface-mount oscillator can be programmed with frequencies from 1 to 200MHz.
News from Logic Electronic Components (20 March 2002)
Library boosts PCB design software
Mentor Graphics has set up an agreement with Optimum Design Associates to make the 2002 ODA Library for Expedition available for use with the Mentor Graphics Expedition Series of PCB design tools.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (20 March 2002)
Improved debugging for simulator
The latest version of ModelSim provides designers with features that greatly enhance productivity and reduce time to market.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (20 March 2002)
Flash MCU family keeps expanding
Motorola has released ten further Flash MCUs based on its 16bit HCS12 architecture.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (20 March 2002)
CeBIT award for image sensor
Foveon's X3 image sensor was awarded the German CHIP computer magazine's prestigious CeBIT Highlights 2002 Innovation Award.
News from National Semiconductor (20 March 2002)
Suites test real-life network scenarios
NetTest has added single- and multi-stream IP performance test suites to its interWatch performance and verification system.
News from NetTest (20 March 2002)
Thorne tackles Oxford applications
Oxford Semiconductor has appointed Andy Thorne as Applications Manager.
News from Oxford Semiconductor (20 March 2002)
Antennas suit portable equipment
Radiall's new SPDA antennas are true sleeve dipole designs, optimised for the no-ground-plane environments found in portable and terminal applications.
News from Radiall (20 March 2002)
Switching regulators shrink power supply
New from Seiko Instruments is the ultra-small S-835X Series of PWM and PWM/PFM CMOS switching regulators.
News from Seiko Instruments (20 March 2002)
Complete Li-ion battery charger shrinks to one IC
Semtech's SC801 packs a feature-rich, programmable Li-ion battery-charging system into a tiny, thermally efficient package to reduce cost, design time and circuit board real estate.
News from Semtech (20 March 2002)
Formal verification solution cuts setup and debug
New from Synopsys, Formality 2002 is a next-generation equivalence checker that addresses the need for an easy-to-use formal verification solution.
News from Synopsys (20 March 2002)
Software addresses PCB design process as a whole
Altium has revealed that the next-generation Protel board-level design product will be named Protel DXP.
News from Altium (20 March 2002)
Fujitsu takes TI's route to 3G
Fujitsu has selected TI's OMAP application processors for its third-generation (3G) wireless handsets.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (20 March 2002)
Two more join TI OMAP fan club
NEC and Matsushita Communication will integrate OMAP application processors from Texas Instruments in their 3G wireless multimedia handsets.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (20 March 2002)
IBM joins TTPCom in dual-system development
IBM has licensed TTPCom's dual system 3G/GSM technology for radio chipsets.
News from TTPCom (20 March 2002)
TTPCom opens in Boston to gain N American Edge
TTPCom has opened a new office in Boston Massachusetts, USA, to enable a rapid response to the engineering needs of its North American customers.
News from TTPCom (20 March 2002)
Verification library supports VHDL
Verplex Systems has expanded its Open Verification Library (OVL) to include support for the VHSIC hardware description language (VHDL).
News from Verplex Systems (20 March 2002)
Successful mobile broadband demo at Orlando show
Flarion Technologies demonstrated the future of mobile broadband during the opening keynote sessions at CTIA in Orlando.
News from Qualcomm (20 March 2002)
Wavelength meter covers all fibre types
Advantest has developed a new multi-wavelength meter aimed at the growing market for DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) backbone and metropolitan area networks.
News from Advantest (Europe) (19 March 2002)
Chirp tester addresses current and future systems
Available now from Advantest, the Q7607 chirp test set addresses one of the new testing challenges presented by broadband high-speed telecomms networks.
News from Advantest (Europe) (19 March 2002)
Optical mouse market booms for Agilent
Agilent Technologies has shipped its 50 millionth optical position sensor since release of the product in the autumn of 1999. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (19 March 2002)
Frugal dual amplifier is cool performer
New from Analog Devices, the AD8039 is a dual voltage-feedback amplifier that, even at 350MHz, has exceptionally low quiescent current of 1mA typical per amplifier.
News from Analog Devices (19 March 2002)
DSP-based speech synthesis speaks five languages
Aculab has unveiled the latest version of its highly acclaimed free text-to-speech (TTS) software, which now features five languages, and runs on its Prosody DSP resource cards.
News from Aculab (19 March 2002)
Contract manufacturer expands capacity
Contract electronics manufacturer BI Electronics has invested GBP 1.5 million in production equipment which has recently been installed in its plant in Norwich.
News from BI Electronics (19 March 2002)
Cypress finds single-transistor SRAM partner
Cypress Semiconductor has signed a deal to collaborate with ProMOS Technology of Taiwan on development of one-transistor-cell pseudo-SRAM products for mobile applications.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (19 March 2002)
Optical analyser has picometre-level resolution
The IQS-5250B optical spectrum analyser from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering is high-performance test instrument for characterising components and subsystems in narrowly spaced DWDM systems.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (19 March 2002)
Tester checks up on fibre assemblies
New from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, the IQS-12001B cable assembly test system is designed for production testing of patchcord, multifibre and other interconnect assemblies.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (19 March 2002)
BGA-packaged MOSFETs save space and resistance
Fairchild has come out with 11 more high-performance small-footprint BGA-packaged MOSFETs, including single and common-drain dual devices in both N- and P-channel versions.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (19 March 2002)
Five-output switcher has no processor preference
The Minebea SD230U is a new 250W power supply optimised for use in PCs with either AMD or Intel processors.
News from NMB-Minebea (19 March 2002)
Omnidirectional antenna aids GPS performance
Sarantel and SyChip will use the CTIA Wireless 2002 show to preview the first in the range of Dios all-in-one GPS receivers.
News from Sarantel (19 March 2002)
PCB-mounting filters clean up DC/DC convertors
Schaffner has a new range of compact PCB-mounting filters for DC/DC convertor applications. Brochure Available
News from Schaffner (19 March 2002)
Module puts DSPs to work on packet switching
The latest addition to the SurfRider family of access solutions from Surf Communication Solutions is the SR-240M (SurfRider-240M), a PMC module aimed at packet telephony equipment.
News from Surf Communication Solutions (19 March 2002)
Switchers certified for medical applications
Ultimate Renaissance has a range of AC/DC switching power supplies certified to IEC601 and UL2601 safety standards for Type-B non-patient-connected medical equipment.
News from Ultimate Renaissance (19 March 2002)
Unix-based operating system expands servers
Wind River has released version 4.3 of BSD/OS, the company's commercial Unix-based operating system, and has oulined roadmap plans for the product.
News from Wind River Systems (19 March 2002)
Italians flock to hear about RF circuit design
Ansoft's Italian office in Rome teamed up with Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS) Radar E Tecnologie in mid-January to host two courses on RF circuit design.
News from Ansoft Europe (18 March 2002)
Embedded PC tackles demanding comms applications
Arcom Control Systems has a new PC/104 form factor embedded processor board powered by the 133MHz AMD SC520 PC-compatible controller.
News from Eurotech (18 March 2002)
SBC is flexible about processing power
A new EBX form factor single board computer from Arcom can be fitted with any Intel Socket 370 Celeron or Pentium III processor up to 1GHz.
News from Eurotech (18 March 2002)
Cat 5e cable solution from one end to the other
The Datwyler Unistar end to end cabling range is a cost-effective solution to virtually all Cat 5e network needs, with all products exceeding Cat 5e performance requirements.
News from AX Distribution (18 March 2002)
Analogue output card is full of features
For PCIbus applications where high-speed continuous analogue output or real-time waveform functions are required, Advantech reckons its PCI-1721 advanced analogue output card is an effective solution.
News from Advantech (UK) (18 March 2002)
Cadence philosophical about Plato acquisition
Cadence Design Systems is to acquire Plato Design Systems, a privately held design technology firm headquartered in San Jose, California.
News from Cadence Design Systems (18 March 2002)
Varistors provide bidirectional protection
Epcos has a new series of multilayer metal-oxide varistors (MLVs).
News from Epcos (18 March 2002)
MOSFETs combine performance and value
Additions to Fairchild Semiconductor's growing portfolio of 30V N-channel PowerTrench MOSFETs provide optimised combined high-side/low-side switch efficiency in synchronous rectifier designs.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (18 March 2002)
Fairchild opens first fully automated warehouse
Fairchild Semiconductor has opened a new 16,400m2 warehouse facility in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (18 March 2002)
All roads roam to Leeds for test tools on show
Fluke will be showing a wide range of rugged, handheld, test tools suitable for all areas of industry at Instrumentation North 2002. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) (18 March 2002)
High-density computing from half-height server
The System 1H from Force Computers is a half-depth 1U platform and the newest member of the Flexor family of embedded systems.
News from Force Computers (18 March 2002)
Modular servers range from 1 to 9U
New from Force Computers, the ModuSys line of CompactPCI systems is designed to meet the needs of system integrators, VARs, OEMs and others for flexible, modular application platforms.
News from Force Computers (18 March 2002)
RF multiplexer modules aid radio testing
Keithley Instruments has released a pair of RF multiplexer modules for its popular Model 2700 and 2750 multimeter/switch systems. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments (18 March 2002)
Panasonic takes a stake in MontaVista
MontaVista Software has received an equity investment from Matsushita Electric Industrial through its subsidiary, Panasonic Digital Concepts Centre.
News from MontaVista (18 March 2002)
NewLogic gives Olympia a Boost to Bluetooth phone
Olympia International Holdings has developed a cordless telephone product based on Bluetooth wireless technology from NewLogic.
News from Wipro-NewLogic (18 March 2002)
Threaded probe aids connector testing
A new threaded probe and receptacle from Peak Test Services are designed for use in tests on connectors such as the SCART sockets used in modern televisions and VCRs.
News from Peak Test Services (18 March 2002)
All-fibre attenuator has crucial bands covered
Protodel reckons it will set a new standard in the design, development and delivery of variable optical attenuators when it launches its Mark III product at the OFC Conference in Anaheim, California.
News from Fiberlogix (18 March 2002)
Cafe serves up menu of design tools
The Synopsys Semiconductor Vendor Programme Cafe SM gives designers access to the latest SoC design flow descriptions, and to Synopsys tools and library support information.
News from Synopsys (18 March 2002)
Reflector shield saves sensitive components
A new thin-metal reflector shield protects sensitive components during pin-in-hole reflow, the technique of soldering both SMD and traditional leaded components in a single operation.
News from Tecan (18 March 2002)
Computer company gains ISO9001:2000 certificate
Stealth processes and business practices adhere to the most stringent quality control standards observed around the world.
News from Stealth Computer Corporation (18 March 2002)
Ricoh signs DT for UK semi distribution
DT Electronics has signed an agreement with Ricoh to distribute its semiconductor products throughout the UK and Ireland.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (18 March 2002)
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