News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 28 April
to Saturday 4 May 2002
Glasauer engineers the future for ARC
Bernard Glasauer is the new senior vice president of engineering at ARC International.
News from ARC International ( 3 May 2002)
Quick-fit relay boards take on PC ports
Available from Audon Electronics is a range of low-cost relay boards for connection to PC parallel and serial ports.
News from Audon Electronics ( 3 May 2002)
Programmable PSUs for stand-alone test or ATE
The XDC Series of power supplies comprises a range of ten models offering 12kW of high power for ATE, production test, burn-in, bulk power and OEM applications.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 3 May 2002)
Instrumentation PSUs have up to three outputs
Datel's DMS-PS-CM series of AC/DC instrumentation power supplies are ideal for driving modern transducers, digital panel meters, op amps and data-acquisition components in complex applications.
News from Datel (UK) ( 3 May 2002)
Forge franchises Farnell
Forge Europa has appointed Farnell as the first franchised distribution partner for its comprehensive range of high-performance LED lamps and displays.
News from Forge Europa ( 3 May 2002)
High efficiency and PFC from DIN-rail PSUs
HiTek Power has released the Hi-Rail low-voltage, DIN rail mounted power supply.
News from HiTek Power ( 3 May 2002)
TeraOPS performance from optically based DSP
Lenslet Labs has unveiled the architecture of the world's first commercial reconfigurable optically based digital signal processing engine (ODSPE).
News from Lenslet ( 3 May 2002)
Deal provides improved verification
Mentor Graphics has signed a deal with TransEDA that provides Mentor Consulting with access to TransEDA's coverage analysis and HDL checking tools.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 3 May 2002)
Multicore debugging boosts Symbian deployment
Accelerated Technology, the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics, has become a Symbian Platinum Partner.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 3 May 2002)
Record quarter for Monterey
Monterey Design Systems has recorded its highest ever revenues in the quarter to 31st March.
News from Monterey Design Systems ( 3 May 2002)
Performance analysis for mobile networks
New from NetTest, iMPAct MAP V2.0 is a performance analysis solution for hotspot analysis of core network functions in GSM/GPRS and PCS 1900 networks.
News from NetTest ( 3 May 2002)
Web-based tool speeds product evaluation
PMC-Sierra has developed a new online tool to assist customers and partners in product evaluation.
News from PMC-Sierra ( 3 May 2002)
High accuracy from compact LDOs
The latest series of LDO linear regulators from Rohm are compact devices designed for low voltage applications requiring high accuracy.
News from Rohm Electronics ( 3 May 2002)
STMicroelectronics endorses Synopsys simulator
STMicroelectronics has officially endorsed Synopsys' VCS Verilog simulator for ASIC signoff.
News from Synopsys ( 3 May 2002)
High availability from hot swap controller
A highly integrated hot-swap power controller from Texas Instruments is the first in the market to comply with the PICMG2.1 high availability model.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 3 May 2002)
CompactFlash cards run to industrial temperatures
Toshiba has extended its high-performance CompactFlash cards with versions that can meet the portable storage requirements of applications operating across the industrial temperature range.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 3 May 2002)
Wind River to provide Toshiba RISC support
Toshiba has joined the Wind River MIPS Centre of Excellence semiconductor partner programme.
News from Wind River Systems ( 3 May 2002)
Bookham "pleased" with first quarter results
Bookham Technology has revealed its results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2002.
News from Bookham ( 2 May 2002)
Cadence finds its place in the Sun
Cadence SP and R (synthesis/place-and-route) design technology has been selected by Sun Microsystems for use in the development of some of its largest, most complex ASICs.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 2 May 2002)
R and D expands as IMEC revenues rise
IMEC has revealed its financial results for 2001.
News from IMEC ( 2 May 2002)
Dual-output controller for flexible power
The Endura ISL6225 is a highly efficient next-generation dual PWM controller IC for mobile applications.
News from Intersil ( 2 May 2002)
Single-chip PHY extends to industrial temperatures
LSI Logic has extended the operating temperature range of its popular 10/100 PHY, which now operates in rugged industrial temperature environments of -40 to +85C.
News from LSI Europe ( 2 May 2002)
Mindready ties in with Green Hills
Mindready Solutions is to integrate its IEEE1394 SedNet Pro stack and high-level protocols with Green Hills Software's Integrity RTOS and Multi 2000 integrated development environment.
News from Mindready Solutions (NI) ( 2 May 2002)
AMD to develop 64bit MIPS-based devices
MIPS Technologies has licensed its MIPS64 instruction set architecture (ISA) to AMD.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 2 May 2002)
Fulcrum joins the 32bit MIPS fan club
MIPS Technologies has licensed its 32bit MIPS instruction-set architecture (ISA) to Fulcrum Microsystems to develop chips for high-speed wire line communications applications.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 2 May 2002)
August date for virtual instrumentation conference
National Instruments has revealed plans for its eighth annual customer and technology conference. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments ( 2 May 2002)
European acquisitions put more power to National
National Semiconductor has acquired Fincitec and ARSmikro, based in Kemi, Finland, and Tallinn, Estonia, respectively, in deals worth a total of US $15 million.
News from National Semiconductor ( 2 May 2002)
Urband to put Pirelli cables in London sewers
Pirelli Telecom Cables and Systems has been awarded a contract for the latest addition to its Rapier range of "micro-sheath" optical fibre cables by Urband.
News from Prysmian Cables and Systems ( 2 May 2002)
Rittal expands in Germany
Rittal Electronic Systems has opened a new facility near Nuremberg in Germany. Brochure Available
News from Rittal ( 2 May 2002)
QFN package is smaller and cooler than TSSOP
Texas Instruments, IDT and Hitachi have combined to introduce 20-, 16- and 14-pin quad flat no-lead (QFN) packaging for gate and octal bit width logic devices.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 2 May 2002)
TI works with Microtune on cable modems
Texas Instruments and Microtune are to jointly market and pursue joint development of data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) cable modem solutions.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 2 May 2002)
Powerful conference lineup
On 28th and 29th May, Birmingham's NEC will host the 2002 Power Electronics Exhibition.
News from TechMedia International ( 2 May 2002)
A/D convertor completes audio family
The WM8738 is the first in a family of dedicated stereo audio ADCs designed specifically to meet the emerging requirements for high quality recordable digital media.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 2 May 2002)
Integrated magnetic modules isolate and filter
An integrated magnetic module provides all the isolation and common mode filtering required to support four pairs of category 5 UTP cables for use in Ethernet 100/1000Base-T duplex applications.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp ( 2 May 2002)
Invensys bases meter on novel measurement IC
Invensys Metering Systems has based its new iCon digital electricity Meter on a field-proven energy measurement IC from Analog Devices.
News from Analog Devices ( 1 May 2002)
Axys aids ARC development
ARC has licensed Axys Design's MaxCore and MaxSim Developer Suites to develop, package and distribute processor models for the new ARCtangent-A5 microprocessor.
News from ARC International ( 1 May 2002)
Palfreyman takes terminal responsibility at CPS
Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) has appointed Rob Palfreyman, 30, as director of terminals, a newly created position.
News from Cambridge Positioning Systems ( 1 May 2002)
User group meeting starts European series
DEK recently held the first of a series of special European 'user groups' at its Weymouth facility.
News from DEK ( 1 May 2002)
More logic functions shrink to smaller packages
Fairchild Semiconductor has released 50 logic functions in its MicroPak chip scale package.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 1 May 2002)
ZIF connectors take half metric pitch
Molex FPC/FFC connectors from Flint are a 0.5mm pitch interconnect system available in right angle and vertical options, for flat flex (FFC) and flexible printed circuit (FPC) applications.
News from Flint ( 1 May 2002)
EM software aids antenna modelling
Optimising the design and signal characteristics of radio and microwave transmitters has now been made significantly quicker and easier with the launch of Micro-stripes V6.0. Brochure Available
News from Flomerics ( 1 May 2002)
New division combines fibres and tools
Furukawa is to streamline its customer service across Europe with the creation of a new Fitel Interconnectivity Division combining its current Fusion Splicer and MT Connector groups.
News from Furukawa Electric Europe ( 1 May 2002)
Hard-drive-based system stores 1290 hours of music
A leading UK-based innovator in multiroom entertainment products for the custom installation market has used XiVA media appliance technology in its latest home server.
News from Imerge ( 1 May 2002)
Core optimised for use in multiprocessing SoCs
MIPS Technologies has developed a novel 32bit synthesisable core designed to optimise SoC designs implemented with multiple CPU cores.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 1 May 2002)
RTX Telecom takes short-cut to GPRS handset
RTX Telecom has selected the i.250 Innovative Convergence platform from Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector (Motorola SPS) for use in 2.5G GSM/GPRS cellular handset designs.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 1 May 2002)
Big Flash and handy peripherals for 32bit MCUs
A new family of MCUs from Motorola comes complete with embedded Flash memory and sophisticated on-chip peripherals.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 1 May 2002)
Long life for ballast capacitors
Designed for ballast applications, the PT series of electrolytic capacitors features a load life of 5kh at 105C (160kh at 55C) and a temperature range of -25 to +105C.
News from Nichicon (Europe) ( 1 May 2002)
VoIP conformance and performance on test
NetTest has released its state-of-the-art VoIP test suites, a comprehensive set of conformance and performance testing tools for voice over IP (VoIP) and next generation networks.
News from NetTest ( 1 May 2002)
Award for optical spectrum analyser
NetTest's Model 4791 optical spectrum analyser module for the CMA4000i was awarded the Fiberoptic Product News 2001 Test Equipment Technology Award.
News from NetTest ( 1 May 2002)
Card reader/writer designed for recyclability
A new Omron motorised card reader writer for magnetic and IC cards uses 30% fewer functional components than previous readers.
News from Omron Electronics ( 1 May 2002)
Faster processing for embedded databases
The industry's first in-memory relational database management system designed specifically for embedded data management now offers improved performance.
News from Enea Embedded Technology ( 1 May 2002)
PC-based DSO gains faster sampling option
Pico Technology has added equivalent time sampling (ETS) to its high-performance, high resolution ADC-212/100 digital storage oscilloscope.
News from Pico Technology ( 1 May 2002)
Planar completes Dome Imaging Systems acquisition
Planar Systems has completed its acquisition of Dome Imaging Systems of Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
News from Planar Systems ( 1 May 2002)
Integrated connector module combines RJ45 and USB
Pulse has a new addition to its successful PulseJack range, the RJ45/dual USB modular jack series with integrated magnetics.
News from Pulse ( 1 May 2002)
New criteria for measuring production defects
The Smart Group, supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, has launched an initiative for benchmarking parts per million (ppm) failures in electronics manufacturing.
News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) ( 1 May 2002)
Development kit for zero instruction set computing
A new development kit helps designers harness the power of zero instruction set computing (ZISC) for pattern recognition and data mining.
News from Silicon Concepts ( 1 May 2002)
Smaller footprint for USB 2.0 controller
Sunrise Electronics has a new general purpose USB controller chip from NEC which meets the new high-speed USB 2.0 specifications.
News from Sunrise Electronics ( 1 May 2002)
TI recognises Synopsys with supplier award
Synopsys has become the first EDA company to receive a Texas Instruments Supplier Excellence Award (SEA) since its inception in 1983.
News from Synopsys ( 1 May 2002)
Imprint patterning creates higher density PCBs
Tecan and Dimensional Circuits have received a prestigious innovation award from the US Institute of Printed Circuits for their work on a revolutionary new high-density circuit fabrication technology.
News from Tecan ( 1 May 2002)
Budget scopes claim new performance benchmarks
Tektronix has two new oscilloscope families it reckons establish a new benchmark for performance and ease-of-use among instruments in the low-cost oscilloscope market. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 1 May 2002)
Low-distortion amps boost ADC performance
Texas Instruments has developed a new family of ultra-low-distortion amplifiers designed for driving the highest performance ADCs in the market today.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 1 May 2002)
Five more join the Flarion fan club
Flarion Technologies has lined up further market support for its flash-OFDM technology, with five new members joining its technology alliance.
News from Qualcomm ( 1 May 2002)
Advantest breaks up with Tek to go solo in the USA
Advantest and Tektronix are to terminate their nine-year distribution arrangement as of 30th June 2002, by mutual consent.
News from Advantest (Europe) (30 April 2002)
Controllers from the land of the long white cloud
Amplicon Liveline has been chosen by New Zealand automation and control specialist Technman as sole UK distributor for its Control-It product range.
News from Amplicon (30 April 2002)
New method to calculate assembly defect rates
The latest document from Dynamix Technology defines consistant methodologies for computation of in-process defects per million opportunities metrics for any evaluation stage in the assembly process.
News from Dynamix Technology (30 April 2002)
USB varistor replaces multiple diodes
Future Electronics and AVX have launched a new multilayer surface mount "USB varistor".
News from Future Electronics (30 April 2002)
A view of displays in an Italian airport
User Application Article What does a passenger terminal look for from its information display?
News from GDS (30 April 2002)
Jones takes InTime to market
Casey Jones has joined InTime Software as Vice President, Marketing, responsible for InTime's corporate marketing operation.
News from InTime Software (30 April 2002)
Industry veteran joins Monterey management team
Dr Thomas Daniel has joined Monterey Design Systems as vice president of business development.
News from Monterey Design Systems (30 April 2002)
QuickLogic results "most encouraging"
QuickLogic Corp has revealed its financial results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2002.
News from QuickLogic (30 April 2002)
ADSL loop tester for field troubleshooting
The LX100 from Yokogawa Martron is a comprehensive portable test tool for the field troubleshooting of ADSL services over copper cable.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (30 April 2002)
Cautious optimism over ARC results
ARC International has announced results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2002.
News from ARC International (29 April 2002)
Ericsson signs up for years of Cadence
A new multi-year strategic licence agreement gives Ericsson access to all Cadence EDA software, services and training to support its design operations worldwide.
News from Cadence Design Systems (29 April 2002)
Cadence completes Plato acquisition
Cadence Design Systems has completed its acquisition of Plato Design Systems.
News from Cadence Design Systems (29 April 2002)
Cadence to acquire Simplex Solutions
Cadence Design Systems has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Simplex Solutions.
News from Cadence Design Systems (29 April 2002)
Free chipsets to aid interface design
To aid the development of CC-Link compatible devices and connectivity, the CC-Link Partner Association is offering free chipsets to all potential members who wish to design compatible interfaces. Brochure Available
News from CC-Link Partner Association (29 April 2002)
PowerPC board boosts VME applications
Concurrent Technologies is scaling up its Motorola PowerPC based VME family with the introduction of its newest PowerPC G4 product, the VP 741/10x.
News from Concurrent Technologies (29 April 2002)
Catalogue covers comprehensive resistor range
Now available from CTL Components is a 16-page catalogue that provides a useful overview of the company's comprehensive range of precision resistor products.
News from CTL Components (29 April 2002)
Panel-mounting switch has inbuilt delay function
Now available from Diamond Electronics is the Baran SBA1P 112 AN switch module, offering a combination of a user-programmable delay function with extreme ruggedness and durability.
News from Diamond Electronics (29 April 2002)
MCU supports direct SDRAM connection
The high-performance H8S/2674R microcontroller is a ROM-less addition to the Hitachi H8S/267x series, and offers over 16MIPS Dhrystone when executing from on-chip memory.
News from Hitachi Europe (29 April 2002)
HyPerformix in strategic alliance with Hitachi
HyPerformix has set up a strategic alliance with Hitachi to use HyPerformix software technology in the delivery of Hitachi services.
News from Hyperformix (29 April 2002)
IDT claims top spot for switching and routing ICs
IDT has claimed the number one spot in switching and routing semiconductors, according to a February 2002 report by RHK.
News from IDT (29 April 2002)
MOSFET driver integrates more to shrink convertors
Intersil has developed a next-generation high-voltage MOSFET driver IC that saves board space and reduces costs by integrating components and logic circuits on-chip.
News from Intersil (29 April 2002)
Industry-standard 850nm LEDs and receivers
The Opto and Sensors division of Pacer Components has a range of optoelectronic devices from Optek Technology which are directly compatible with industry-standard devices in short supply. Brochure Available
News from Pacer International (29 April 2002)
X by wire on show in Stuttgart
Automotive control systems designer Pi Technology will be demonstrating its latest technologies in X by wire, systems test and rapid prototyping at Engine and Test Expo in Stuttgart, 14th-16th May.
News from Pi Technology (29 April 2002)
Red laser diode pumps out 5mW
Available now from Photonic Products, the DL-LS1030 is Sanyo's latest red laser diode, which provides 5mW of optical output power in the 635nm waveband, in a 9mm package. Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products (29 April 2002)
Synthesis speeds Fujitsu ASIC sign-off
Fujitsu has integrated Synopsys Physical Compiler into its latest ASIC design flow, the CS81 series of 0.18-micron standard cells.
News from Synopsys (29 April 2002)
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