News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 10 November
to Saturday 16 November 2002
Text-to-speech joins speaker recognition solution
ART Advanced Recognition Technologies and SVOX have launched a new unified speech interface solution for use on Symbian based platforms.
News from ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies (15 November 2002)
Magnetics module shrinks Gigabit Ethernet ports
New from Tyco Electronics is the model GB4xxx-LP single-port Gigabit Ethernet magnetics module from CoEv Magnetics.
News from CoEv Magnetics (15 November 2002)
Controller puts analogue video on digital panels
Digital View has launched a fully buffered controller for interfacing optimum quality Pal/NTSC analogue video signals to digital TFT LCD panels.
News from Digital View (15 November 2002)
Headers and sockets aid high-density interconnects
High-density four-row surface-mount headers and sockets from Genalog provide up to 200 inputs/outputs in less than 1in2 and are available with a choice of four PCB stack heights.
News from Genalog (15 November 2002)
Phillips takes over
Paul Phillips has been appointed the new Managing Director for Hirschmann Electronics, based in Bedford.
News from Hirschmann Electronics (15 November 2002)
Processors bridge network technology gaps
National Semiconductor is claiming a major technology advance towards an industry-wide goal of creating a single, seamless worldwide network of networks.
News from National Semiconductor (15 November 2002)
Shrinking logic packages simplify board layout
Philips now offers an extensive range of extremely small logic packages for applications such as communications, computing, consumer electronics and portable devices.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 November 2002)
Programmable SoC gains RTOS support
The QuickMIPS programmable SoC has been certified to support Green Hills Software's Integrity RTOS and Multi 2000 integrated development environment.
News from QuickLogic (15 November 2002)
Hermetically sealed fibre-optic pigtails
Radiall has developed a new solution for hermetically sealed fibre-optic applications.
News from Radiall (15 November 2002)
Magnetics module shrinks Gigabit Ethernet ports
New from Tyco Electronics is the model GB4xxx-LP single-port Gigabit Ethernet magnetics module from CoEv Magnetics.
News from Raychem Circuit Protection (15 November 2002)
Resettable fuse fits Ethernet and VoIP specs
The PolySwitch SMD050-2018 is a resettable device for telecomms and networking applications.
News from Raychem Circuit Protection (15 November 2002)
Surface-mount convertors go the point of load
The KM series is the latest in the line of surface-mount DC/DC convertors from SMART Modular Technologies.
News from SMART Modular Technologies (15 November 2002)
Acquisition adds to FPGA debug capabilities
Synplicity has acquired a novel FPGA debug product, core technology and other intellectual property from California-based EDA company Bridges2Silicon.
News from Synplicity (15 November 2002)
Grantmaker award is recognition for philanthropy
Synopsys has been awarded the Outstanding Corporate Grantmaker Award for 2002 by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
News from Synopsys (15 November 2002)
Pseudo-SRAM is space-saving alternative to SDRAM
As well as offering a lower power alternative to SDRAM in portable and battery-powered equipment, pseudo-SRAM devices minimise component count by eliminating the need for DRAM interface circuitry.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (15 November 2002)
PMC-Sierra adds momentum to e
PMC-Sierra has joined Verisity's LicenseE programme.
News from Verisity Design (15 November 2002)
LSI Logic aids in e standardisation
LSI Logic is the latest in a growing number of key customers to join the LicenseE programme in an effort to drive Verisity's e verification language toward public standardisation.
News from Verisity Design (15 November 2002)
Starter kit kick-starts Bluetooth designs
A complete Bluetooth starter kit is now shipping from Xemics, with an easily programmable demo headset profile example from IAR Systems.
News from Xemics (15 November 2002)
EDA guru Rincon takes up fellowship
Ann Rincon, the 2002 EDA Woman of the Year, has joined AMI Semiconductor as engineering fellow.
News from AMI Semiconductor (14 November 2002)
Array aims for high-volume analogue applications
The latest field-programmable analogue array from Anadigm provides a low-cost path to implementing analogue signal conditioning in high-volume applications.
News from Anadigm (14 November 2002)
21 today as e-business comes of age
Farnell now boasts 21 international websites operational across the world, five of which are fully translated.
News from Farnell (14 November 2002)
Controller takes more interfaces onboard
New from Hitachi, the SH7760 is a high-performance processor for use in in-vehicle information systems, next-generation telematics products, industrial equipment and consumer products.
News from Hitachi Europe (14 November 2002)
Onboard CAN interfaces put MCUs on the road
Two new series of low-pin-count small-package 16bit microcontrollers from Hitachi feature on-chip CAN interfaces.
News from Hitachi Europe (14 November 2002)
Software speeds coprocessor solutions
A new software development kit aims to simplify the design of IDT IP coprocessor solutions for use with AMCC's family of network processors.
News from IDT (14 November 2002)
Flexible programs for content inspection processor
IDT is shipping the latest version of its complete classification processing software development kit for its PAX.port family of classification and content inspection processors.
News from IDT (14 November 2002)
XScale processor extends to industrial extremes
Intel has extended its XScale technology to complex applications that must operate in extreme temperatures.
News from Intel Corporation (14 November 2002)
Award for Bourgoin
MIPS Technologies Chairman John Bourgoin has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne.
News from MIPS Technologies (14 November 2002)
Broadband amp aids in-car TV diversity reception
User Application Article Delphi Corp's Fuba Automotive subsidiary is to use Microtune's MT1110 broadband amplifier in its redesigned Gen ll TV diversity reception system.
News from Microtune (14 November 2002)
Shrinking mirophone amplifiers boost performance
National Semiconductor has two new amplifiers it says dramatically improve audio performance by replacing existing microphone technology with a revolutionary design solution.
News from National Semiconductor (14 November 2002)
Online evaluation for framer
PMC-Sierra has launched an online evaluator and development kit for its PM4354 Comet Quad T1/E1/J1 framer and transceiver device.
News from PMC-Sierra (14 November 2002)
RTOS upgrades to latest Internet protocol
The latest version of the OS-9 RTOS from Radisys features IPv6 support for ARM, Intel StrongARM and Hitachi processors.
News from RadiSys Corporation (14 November 2002)
RJ45 connectors take passives onboard
Radiatron has a new range of RJ45 connectors with integrated passive components and optional LEDs.
News from ACAL Radiatron (14 November 2002)
Continued growth for Xicor
Xicor has reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2002.
News from Xicor (14 November 2002)
Probe for flexible current measurement
The latest version of the well known and very successful LEM-Flex III AC current measurement probe allows safe, accurate and nonintrusive measurements.
News from LEM Instruments (14 November 2002)
Eight-channel UART takes PCIbus onboard
DT Electronics has a novel eight-channel UART that includes a PCIbus interface to simplify design and save on board space.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (14 November 2002)
Relay output card provides speedier switching
The PCI-7258 is a 32-channel photo-MOS relay output card for ATE, instrumentation, telecomms and medical applications where high speed and reliable switching is required. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (13 November 2002)
Harper and Taylor bring diverse sales skills
Two new sales engineers have joined cable harness and box build solutions manufacturer CCS Electronics of Runcorn.
News from CCS Electronics (13 November 2002)
Compact power rocker switch handles 20A
New from Cherry Electrical Products, the CR Series power rocker switch has a 20A switching capability.
News from Cherry Electrical Products (13 November 2002)
PSoC controller has designs on LonWorks
A new reference design uses Cypress Semiconductor PSoC technology to simplify development of LonWorks nodes for building automation, industrial control, transportation and utility applications.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (13 November 2002)
Rugged carrier puts mezzanine cards on cPCI SBCs
Dy 4 Systems has added the SCP/DCP-201 conduction-cooled carrier card to its CompactCore line of ruggedised cPCI products.
News from Dy 4 Systems (13 November 2002)
Ruggedised VME board gains support
Dy 4 Systems has introduced the industry's most comprehensive VxWorks/Tornado board support package and driver suite for its top-performance ruggedised VME board, the SVME/DMV-181.
News from Dy 4 Systems (13 November 2002)
JVM outstrips hardware acceleration
The latest version of the Esmertec Jbed Micro Edition (ME) provides full support for the new MIDP 2.0 specification.
News from Esmertec (13 November 2002)
Rugged carrier puts mezzanine cards on cPCI SBCs
Dy 4 Systems has added the SCP/DCP-201 conduction-cooled carrier card to its CompactCore line of ruggedised cPCI products.
News from Force Computers (13 November 2002)
Ruggedised VME board gains support
Dy 4 Systems has introduced the industry's most comprehensive VxWorks/Tornado board support package and driver suite for its top-performance ruggedised VME board, the SVME/DMV-181.
News from Force Computers (13 November 2002)
Seven-segment displays interlock with no PCB
Forge Europa has expanded its range of interlocking seven-segment displays.
News from Forge Europa (13 November 2002)
Turnover up and losses down for ID Data
ID Data has reported its interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2002.
News from ID Data (13 November 2002)
D-subs take on rugged environments
New from connector specialist IQC International is a high-density D-type subminiature connector for use in rugged environments.
News from IQC International (13 November 2002)
Chip combination speeds Sonet backplanes
User Application Article Lattice Semiconductor and Velio Communications have demonstrated complete interoperability between Velio's VC2002 and Lattice's ORSO82G5 programmable backplane field programmable system chip (FPSC).
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (13 November 2002)
Ionisers gain the AMD seal of approval
AMD Corp has tested and approved the Series 200 range of ionisers designed specifically for the electronics and semiconductor industry from Meech Static Eliminators. Brochure Available
News from Meech International (13 November 2002)
World's smallest claim for tantalum capacitor
The world's smallest surface mount tantalum capacitor is now available from Micromark C and CD.
News from Micromark C and CD (13 November 2002)
Tetra tester breaks drive-by speed limit
Multiple Access Communications has doubled the maximum sample rate of its ground-breaking CatchAll measurement receiver.
News from Multiple Access Communications (13 November 2002)
National and ARM collaborate to cut power drain
National Semiconductor and ARM are to jointly develop and market power-efficient systems that will increase the battery life of handheld portable devices in several stages from 25 to 400%.
News from National Semiconductor (13 November 2002)
Lasers offer high coupled power from low drive
Now available from Pacer Components is the Optek Technology family of high-speed 850nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). Brochure Available
News from Pacer International (13 November 2002)
Press-fit power contacts simplify PCB mounting
Raycon Technology has developed a new line of high-power, press-fit DIN power contacts for use in 2mm hard metric type L, M, and N connector modules.
News from Raycon Technology (13 November 2002)
Free tools speed Linux Bluetooth development
Impronto Developer Kit for Linux is a Bluetooth development environment that makes building Bluetooth applications in Linux faster and easier.
News from Rococo Software (13 November 2002)
Enclosure solutions for comms infrastructure
The Sarel telecomms range now includes steel and GRP metering cabinets, small rack-type enclosures for SOHO applications, 19in rack enclosures and floor-standing networking racks from 24 to 47U.
News from Sarel (13 November 2002)
LCD has high resolution which ever way you look
Fujitsu's TFT LCD product range is a high-end one - starting at 15in XGA and climbing to 23.1in UXGA.
News from Trident (13 November 2002)
Mono graphics module for portable brightness
Hitachi has made a number of improvements to its range of mono and colour STN LCD graphics modules.
News from Trident (13 November 2002)
Crystals cut cost, size and weight
Advanced Crystal Technology has further reduced the size of surface mount crystals with the launch of the ACT711S.
News from Advanced Crystal Technology (12 November 2002)
Sign up for preview of latest Mathcad version
Adept Scientific is to host a special preview of the forthcoming release of Mathcad 11. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (12 November 2002)
Easy operation for thermal print mechanisms
ASP Infotec reckons that the Seiko LTPV series are the only label-ready easy-operation thermal print mechanisms on the market.
News from Trident Infotec (12 November 2002)
Record orders for hi-rel PSU maker
Following its success in 2001, high-reliability power-supply specialist Celab has had an exceptional Q3, taking the total order book to a new record of GBP 9.5 million.
News from Celab (12 November 2002)
CMOS camera modules aim for 3G handsets
Dialog Semiconductor has launched the first two products of a new family of standard CMOS image sensing modules.
News from Dialog Semiconductor (12 November 2002)
World's smallest claim for Bluetooth antenna
Furukawa is set to unveil the world's smallest Bluetooth chip antenna this week at Electronica.
News from Furukawa Electric Europe (12 November 2002)
True Java to run on Emosyn secure microcontroller
ID Data Technology and OneEighty Software have signed an agreement with Emosyn to make available the revolutionary Origin-J true Java capability on the Theseus Platinum family.
News from ID Data (12 November 2002)
Two-chip 802.11g solution provides 54Mbit/s WLANs
Intersil is sampling its next generation Prism GT two-chip WLAN solution for high-speed wireless networking to the latest 802.11g WLAN standard for 54Mbit/s at 2.4GHz.
News from Intersil (12 November 2002)
Dispenser calls the shots
The Fisnar I and J10 series is a family of small-shot systems designed to dispense from 0.012 to 5ml of mixed material with an accuracy of 1%, using a dead-stop feature to ensure repeatability.
News from Intertronics (12 November 2002)
Coax components look after budget designs
Link Microtek has a new range of low-cost RF coaxial products from Narda Microwave.
News from Link Microtek (12 November 2002)
Zarlink losses less than expected
Zarlink Semiconductor has released second quarter results for the fiscal 2003 period ended 27th September 2002.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor (12 November 2002)
Upgraded PCI drivers speed I/O accelerators
The latest software development kit from PLX Technology dramatically boosts performance - up to 42 times - in Linux and Microsoft Windows XP drivers for all PLX I/O accelerator devices.
News from PLX Technology Europe (12 November 2002)
Supplies cut down on transients
Five new 480W power supplies feature a novel input circuit to reduce transient currents during cold-start operations.
News from Puls UK (12 November 2002)
High-speed Cat 5 jacks take LEDs onboard
Raycon Technology has a new line of high-speed Category 5 LED jacks.
News from Raycon Technology (12 November 2002)
Catch up with Nepcon seminar papers
Following the success of this year's Nepcon Process Technology Seminars, the papers from the programme are now available to download free from either the Nepcon and SMART Group websites.
News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) (12 November 2002)
400MHz DDR modules speed PC memory access
Available now from Simpletech, the PC3200 family of low-profile DDR DIMM modules is the fastest DDR technology available on the market today.
News from Simpletech Europe (12 November 2002)
FRAM aims for nonvolatile embedded memory slots
Technical Background Article Texas Instruments has produced a 64Mbit ferroelectric RAM chip on a standard CMOS logic process, validating the technology as a cost-effective alternative to embedded Flash and DRAM for SoCs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 November 2002)
SBC runs two flat panels at once
The ECB660 is a half-size complete PC board, measuring 184 x 122mm, not including brackets and connectors.
News from Trident (12 November 2002)
LCD panel pricing tumbles
Samsung has reduced the price of many of its TFT LCD panels, including the innovative Smart Panel range.
News from Trident (12 November 2002)
FPGA evaluation at Electronica
Actel will be demonstrating its Axcelerator field-programmable gate array technology on its booth next week at Electronica in Munich.
News from Actel Europe (11 November 2002)
Multitechnology design system embraces VHDL-AMS
Simplorer 6.0 simulation software is designed for digital prototyping of multitechnology systems used in the automotive, aerospace and power-electronics industries.
News from Ansoft Europe (11 November 2002)
Embedded OEM module combines GSM with GPS
Falcom's C2D-SI combines a full type approved dual band GSM 900/1800 (1900) module with 12 channel GPS receiver into an optimised form factor of 64 x 41.5 x 125mm.
News from Azzurri Technology (11 November 2002)
High-speed colour handheld oscilloscope
The ScopeMeter 190C Series features a large high-resolution colour screen and a digital persistence mode to give a better view of complex waveforms in the field.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (11 November 2002)
Guidelines for conformal coatings
A new handbook from IPC provides a compilation of the conformal coating industry's practical experience and will assist designers and users of conformal coatings in making informed choices.
News from Dynamix Technology (11 November 2002)
Little logic for reducing supply voltages
Fairchild has expanded its portfolio of ultra-low-power TinyLogic single- and dual-gate logic devices.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (11 November 2002)
Flagship MCU tackles industrial motor control
The SH7145F 32bit RISC microcontroller has a processing speed of 65MIPS Dhrystone and offers 256Kbyte of embedded full-speed Flash memory and 8Kbyte of RAM.
News from Hitachi Europe (11 November 2002)
Diode array protects comms interfaces from ESD
Now available exclusively in the UK from Hunter Electronics, the ProTek Devices ET108 is a low-capacitance steering diode array for common-mode transient protection.
News from Inelco Hunter (11 November 2002)
Intersil files counterclaims against Agere
Intersil has filed patent infringement counterclaims against Agere Systems.
News from Intersil (11 November 2002)
Acquisition boards boast big software bundle
The Daqboard range of PCI data acquisition boards offers six different model types with different analogue and digital I/O options.
News from IPC Systems (11 November 2002)
Clear acrylic boards check placement accuracy
TopLine clear acrylic visual placement inspection boards enable alignment checks of surface mount components such as BGAs, micro BGAs, CSPs and flip chips to be made without X-ray or camera systems.
News from Kaisertech (11 November 2002)
Hermetics require high-precision solutions
Martec reckons it is at the forefront in the world of hermetics.
News from Martec (11 November 2002)
Toolset aids first-time Symbian OS developers
CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS, Personal Edition is a cost effective toolset for developers building feature-rich, native C/C++ applications for Symbian OS v7 phones.
News from Metrowerks Europe (11 November 2002)
Ball-contact probes withstand lateral stresses
A new type of spring-contact test probe replaces the conventional contact surface based on a moving head and plunger construction with a spring-loaded ball.
News from Peak Test Services (11 November 2002)
Hot-swappable PC power supplies
Powerline has two new hot-swappable PC power supplies designed to ensure continuity of supply in mission-critical applications.
News from Powerline (11 November 2002)
Electronica goes US
In the lead up to next week's Electronica 2002, organiser Messe Muenchen has formed a strategic alliance with CMP Media to produce electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco.
News from Electronica (11 November 2002)
Report puts helical antennas to the test
Sarantel has issued an applications note that compares the performance of patch and miniature helical antennas in GPS environments.
News from Sarantel (11 November 2002)
UK companies in US marketing push at Comdex
New biometric security systems based on iris recognition and face recognition technology and stereo speakers that can be both flat and transparent will feature in the UK pavilion at Comdex Fall 2002. Brochure Available
News from UK Trade and Investment (11 November 2002)
DSP provides more MMACS for your money
Texas Instruments is sampling a DSP it claims offers the industry's most millions of multiply accumulates per dollar and per watt.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 November 2002)
Recorder acquires speedy datastreams
Vmetro has extended its range of real-time data recorders with the next generation MDR Midas data recorder, using the latest in sensor I/O and storage technology.
News from Vsystems (11 November 2002)
Platforms aim for market-specific development
Wind River Platforms comprise the industry's first range of market-specific integrated embedded platforms incorporating highly integrated, proven technology tuned for each market.
News from Wind River Systems (11 November 2002)
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