News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 16 March
to Saturday 22 March 2003
More funds for set-top-box maker
Pioneering set-top box designer and manufacturer Amino Communications has attracted $3.5 million in a third round of funding led by advisors KBC Peel Hunt.
News from Amino Communications (21 March 2003)
Speedy configuration for modular switcher series
The new APC-MS series of AC/DC switching power supplies can help reduce the unacceptably high-risk element of power supply design.
News from Powerstax (21 March 2003)
Onboard memory provides flexible digital pots
The linear-taper quad CAT5409 and dual CAT5419 are 64-tap nonvolatile digital potentiometers that are controlled over a 400kHz two-wire interface bus.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor (21 March 2003)
Software turns programmable chip to card reader
Cypress MicroSystems has developed a reference design that uses a portion of the PSoC mixed-signal array to implement a two-channel magnetic card reader.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (21 March 2003)
Analyser gains network monitoring support
Dilithium Networks has added network monitoring support in a new release of the Dilithium Networks Analyser (DNA), a protocol analysis and test tool for 3G-324M markets.
News from Dilithium Networks (21 March 2003)
VP role for Jackson
Hier Design has promoted Brian Jackson to the role of Vice President of Business Development.
News from Hier Design (21 March 2003)
0.3mm pitch for board-board connector system
Honda claims to have produced the world's finest pitch board-board connector system, with the release of a new ultraminiature 80-way connector on a 0.3mm pitch.
News from Honda Connectors (21 March 2003)
Collaboration produces new-generation SiGe process
IMEC and National Semiconductor are jointly developing a 0.18-micron and follow-up generation of silicon germanium (SiGe)-based BiCMOS process technology optimised for low power applications.
News from IMEC (21 March 2003)
More capacity for compact electrolytics
Nichicon has increased the top capacitance value of its WG series of surface mount electrolytic capacitors from 1000 to 1500uF.
News from Nichicon (Europe) (21 March 2003)
Low jitter from crystal oscillator
The 7311S series is a crystal oscillator (XO) for datacomms and SAN systems that operate at high frequencies and require a low-jitter timing source.
News from NDK (21 March 2003)
Flexible mounting for UPS systems
The newly redesigned ON Series 700 and 1000VA extended runtime UPS and slimline battery packs are designed for flexible mounting in either a vertical, horizontal or 19in rack-mount orientation.
News from Oneac Corp (21 March 2003)
Line protectors look after VoIP systems
The Convergent Series of low-profile 16-port rack-mount base and modular communication line protectors is the newest addition to Oneac's line of voice and data line protection products.
News from Oneac Corp (21 March 2003)
It's your round this time at Nepcon
Following its popularity at Nepcon 2002, Reed Exhibitions is once again running "Meet At The Bar" at the regional Brighton event this year.
News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) (21 March 2003)
Multifibre connectors mate with novel fibre ribbon
Sumitomo Electric has developed a super-low-loss multifibre optical connector which provides insertion loss equal to that of single-fibre optical connectors.
News from Sumitomo Electric Industries (21 March 2003)
Transceivers boost density for 10Gbit systems
Two new series of 10Gbit/s optical transceiver products are designed for use in 10Gbit Ethernet and 10Gbit Fibre Channel.
News from Sumitomo Electric Industries (21 March 2003)
Convertors tackle power supply sequencing
A novel synchronous buck DC/DC convertor family addresses critical power supply sequencing requirements in low-voltage, high-density point-of-load systems that use DSPs and FPGAs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (21 March 2003)
Deutsche Post choses novel touch-based solution
User Application Article Touchscreeen technology is providing a novel approach to delivery logistics for the German postal service.
News from Touch International (21 March 2003)
Foam gaskets provide effective EMI shields
Soft-Shield 4500 is a conductive z-axis EMI shielding foam gasket.
News from Chomerics Europe (20 March 2003)
Screened enclosures survive earthquake simulation
EMI/RFI shielded enclosures from Equipto Electronics provide an exceptionally high 80dB of attenuation from 200MHz to 1GHz and 60dB from 1 to 10GHz.
News from Equipto Electronics Corp (20 March 2003)
Package deal provides hands-free DMM
Fluke is offering a money saving kit comprising a top-of-the-range DMM, with a unique lifetime warranty, and a novel meter-hanging solution. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) (20 March 2003)
Top power claims for PowerPC mezzanine card
Force Computers reckons that the PowerPMC-270 is the highest performance PowerPC-based PCI mezzanine card available - with options for single or dual 750FX processors at up to 800MHz clock speed.
News from Force Computers (20 March 2003)
Gethen to aim for off-the-shelf custom supplies
Salisbury-based power supply manufacturer Gresham Power has appointed Phil Gethen to the position of Product Manager for its Power Supply Business.
News from Gresham Power Electronics (20 March 2003)
Northern specialises for Harting
Northern Connectors has won the Specialist Distributor of the Year award from connector manufacturer Harting.
News from Harting (20 March 2003)
Semi-rigid alternative goes round the bend
The extensive range of competitively priced Sucoform cables offers a cost effective alternative to semi-rigid cable, with no tooling required for bending.
News from Huber+Suhner (20 March 2003)
Dazzling performance from video codec
Dazzle, the leading brand in digital video capture and editing, is leveraging the power of the LSI Logic DoMiNo DMN-8100 codec for its Hollywood USB 2.0.
News from LSI Europe (20 March 2003)
Shrinking SSRs save more space
Available in single- and three-phase versions, the new G3PB series of solid-state relays from Omron Electronics combines low cost with compact construction, ease of use and durability.
News from Omron Electronics (20 March 2003)
SBC module provides fast route to market
The Eagle 250 single board computer module is designed for OEMs who need to get their products to market quickly.
News from Prolificx (20 March 2003)
Novel approach to touch-screen sensors
Touch International has an all-new range of capacitive glass sensors.
News from Touch International (20 March 2003)
Switcher delivers 300W without forced air
The JPS350 is a 1U-compatible 350W switching power supply that can deliver up to 300W without the need for forced air cooling.
News from XP Power (20 March 2003)
Analysers check out IEEE802.11a wireless devices
Three new high-performance signal analysers are designed for use in the development and production of wireless LAN devices and modules.
News from Advantest (Europe) (19 March 2003)
High power ratings for reed switches
The PR range of reed switches offers 240V AC switching and switch leads manufactured in a special steel alloy which allows easier forming and safer handling.
News from Active Switch and Sensor (19 March 2003)
Convertor incorporates sinewave generator
A novel multifunction DC/DC convertor is ideally suited to a wide range of applications, including adjustable power supplies, signal generators, ring generators and longitudinal noise generators.
News from Amplicon (19 March 2003)
ICs address optical network design challenges
A new range of transmit/receive and monitoring/control IC solutions provide important design alternatives for the development of components and modules for optical network systems.
News from Analog Devices (19 March 2003)
Encounter speeds Wintegra's nanometre designs
User Application Article Wintegra has deployed the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform to take the next step into the challenge of nanometre design technology.
News from Cadence Design Systems (19 March 2003)
Adapter adds Bluetooth to legacy handsets
User Application Article The BlueCore2-External single-chip solution has been chosen to Bluetooth-enable the Jabra BT200 headset that allows wireless connectivity with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (19 March 2003)
Expansion for high-accuracy location products
Cambridge Positioning Systems is to expand its range of high-accuracy location products for 3G networks to meet growing demand from operators and equipment vendors for industry standardised solutions.
News from Cambridge Positioning Systems (19 March 2003)
Vega to unlock key accounts
Electrolube has appointed Tony Vega as new Key Account Manager, joining the existing sales team.
News from Electrolube (19 March 2003)
SE Asian outlet for temperature profiling system
Le Champ (SEA) is to distribute the Solderstar temperature profiling system within the South East Asia market.
News from SolderStar (19 March 2003)
Budget price for photonics alignment system
The TWS-1000 photonics alignment system is ideal for R and D and low-volume production as well as teaching institutions that require state-of-the-art equipment at a reasonable price.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (19 March 2003)
Light curing system hits the spot
EXFO Lite is an ultraviolet/visible spot-curing system for manual precision-assembly environments.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (19 March 2003)
GPS receiver shrinks to surface mounting
The Falcom JP7 is a single-board GPS receiver with 12 parallel channels.
News from Falcom (19 March 2003)
Network adapters boost Ethernet bandwidth
Intel has a new range of advanced Ethernet products that help speed data between desktop PCs and servers over enterprise networks.
News from Intel Corporation (19 March 2003)
Buffers integrate amps to shrink display circuitry
Intersil has developed a highly integrated solution to reduce the cost and size of TFT and LCD displays.
News from Intersil (19 March 2003)
First pan-European e-mech franchise for Eurodis
JAE Europe has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Eurodis.
News from JAE Europe (19 March 2003)
USB drivers spread to CE.NET and Linux
The WinDriver v6.0 driver development tool suite incorporates USB driver development tools for Microsoft's WinCE.NET embedded operating system as well as for Linux.
News from Jungo (19 March 2003)
Emulator adjusts to target voltages
The latest version of the Predator XDS510 compatible PCMCIA JTAG emulator includes a variable voltage JTAG pod that senses target power and automatically adjusts input and output levels to match. Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing (19 March 2003)
Graphics cards feature high-bandwidth processor
The Npact family of graphics cards includes both high- and mid-range boards supporting the latest AGP 8X standard interface.
News from QDI (19 March 2003)
Smooth operation from heavyweight trackerballs
Two new trackerballs from Cursor Controls are aimed at professional and special needs users.
News from Micromark C and CD (19 March 2003)
Upgraded performance from RF power transistors
Motorola has released its sixth generation of RF power transistor technology for GSM, Edge, CDMA and W-CDMA basestation amplifiers.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (19 March 2003)
FPGA modules come with a choice of memories
The new BenData series provides memory flexibility for Dime-II systems.
News from Nallatech (19 March 2003)
Enclosures gain ATEX certification
Rolec has received ATEX certification for its comprehensive programme of aluminium and glass filled polyester Ex enclosures - the Alukom-Ex, Polytop-Ex and Polykom-Ex lines.
News from OKW Enclosures (19 March 2003)
Software sorts out mobile acoustics
LifeVibes Noise Void, Hands Free and Voice Clarity acoustical software solutions eliminate background noise and echo while improving speech quality in mobile phones and portable multimedia devices.
News from NXP Semiconductors (19 March 2003)
New approach runs GPS on cellular baseband
Philips has released its first indoor-capable assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) technology for implementation into cellular phones, PDAs and other mobile applications.
News from NXP Semiconductors (19 March 2003)
Wireless MAC has security standards covered
The SiS160 is a cost-effective media access controller that conforms to the IEEE802.11b WLAN standard and supports data transfer rates of 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbit/s.
News from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) (19 March 2003)
Deal to support modular array ASICs
Synplicity and Lightspeed Semiconductor have signed a joint technology development agreement to provide support for Lightspeed's 0.13um Luminance family of modular array ASIC devices.
News from Synplicity (19 March 2003)
Low-cost PLLs break cover
New programmable synthesiser PLLs can reduce BOM costs for high-performance microwave communication products from 100MHz to 2.5GHz.
News from Temex (19 March 2003)
A wireless PDA concept called Wanda
Mobile device manufacturers will be able to deliver simultaneous wireless voice and data connectivity with a novel triwireless PDA concept design from Texas Instruments.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (19 March 2003)
Bigger Flash devices promise monster card density
Toshiba has doubled the capacity of its largest single-die NAND Flash memory lineup with the release of a 2Gbit device.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (19 March 2003)
Collaboration gives cellular testers an Edge
TTPCom is working with Rohde and Schwarz to develop test equipment for Edge (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution).
News from TTPCom (19 March 2003)
Investcorp takes control
The venture capital arm of Investcorp has acquired a majority interest in Willtek Communications from Acterna Corp.
News from Willtek Communications (19 March 2003)
Approval for 3GPP RF test cases
Anritsu is the first company to obtain approval for 3GPP RF test cases as defined in the 3GPP Terminal Conformance Specification.
News from Anritsu (UK) (18 March 2003)
Bigger serial EEPROM keeps its head down onboard
Microchip's new 512Kbit I2C-compatible serial EEPROMs are the first to be available in an 8-pad dual flat no-lead package.
News from Microchip Technology (18 March 2003)
CompactPCI enclosure houses system management
The MIC-3081 is a 10U-high enclosure with eight 6U CompactPCI slots for rack mounting. Brochure Available
News from Advantech (UK) (18 March 2003)
DuPont licenses inkjet technology for LEP OLEDs
Cambridge Display Technology is to license its full-colour inkjet printing manufacturing technology to DuPont for use in LEP OLED manufacturing.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (18 March 2003)
Top density claim for six-transistor SRAM device
Cypress Semiconductor has achieved functional silicon of the world's highest-density SRAM using its six-transistor 90nm RAM9 process technology.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (18 March 2003)
Strong programme for 40th DAC
The Design Automation Conference has lined up a strong technical programme for its 40th annual event to be held from 2nd to 6th June at the Anaheim Convention Centre in California.
News from Design Automation Conference (18 March 2003)
Hands-on tutorials feature again at DAC
The Design Automation Conference has revealed the lineup for this year's hands-on tutorials, a key element of the conference's diverse programme.
News from Design Automation Conference (18 March 2003)
DSP boards break 1Gbyte/s data transfer barrier
Dy 4 Systems is claiming a new milestone of board-to-board data movement performance for its latest Champ-AV II digital signal processing product has reached.
News from Dy 4 Systems (18 March 2003)
Low jitter specs for budget RF oscillator
Fox Electronics now offers a high-performance radio-frequency crystal oscillator (rfXO), further broadening the company's expansive product line.
News from Fox Electronics (18 March 2003)
Newcomer set to shake up FPGA design market
Hier Design is an EDA industry newcomer intent on delivering software for high-speed, high-complexity FGPA designs.
News from Hier Design (18 March 2003)
More funding for FPGA design innovator
Hier Design has raised $6.2 million in funding for use as general working capital, primarily to fund the continued growth of its business.
News from Hier Design (18 March 2003)
Analogue switch range spans below 3V
Intersil has expanded its MightyMUX line of high-performance analogue switches with several new devices.
News from Intersil (18 March 2003)
Laser drivers to accelerate CD reading
A new family of high-speed laser driver ICs will allow designers to read (CD-R) and read/write (CD-R/W) speeds from x48 to x52 in CD-R/W laser disk drives.
News from Intersil (18 March 2003)
Cosolvent cleaning meets military specs
User Application Article A cosolvent cleaning system is saving PCB manufacturer Ultra Electronics over GBP 45,000 a year, while boosting productivity and consistently satisfying highly stringent standards of cleanliness. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (18 March 2003)
Oven-controlled oscillators target basestations
RFX's oven controlled oscillators for designers of basestations and timing products for telecommunication equipment offer tight frequency stability and low jitter.
News from MRC Components (18 March 2003)
Power IC process gains more options
PolarFab has added several new features and devices to its 6in wafer PBC4 0.5-micron BCD process.
News from PolarFab (18 March 2003)
Filters smooth out VDSL modems
A new family of filter modules can replace as many as 20 individual discrete components when used with VDSL chipsets.
News from Pulse (18 March 2003)
More power from blue-violet laser diode
Sanyo's blue-violet laser diode is now available in a high power version, giving 35mW light output at 405nm wavelength in a small 5.6mm package. Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products (18 March 2003)
Chipset boosts bandwidth for AMD designs
The SiS748 for the AMD K7 platform is the first AMD chipset on the market to support a 400MHz front-side bus.
News from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) (18 March 2003)
Flexible write protection for Flash drives
A new range of Flash drives allows users to define a combination of four types of access "zones" of any size and location within the module.
News from Simpletech Europe (18 March 2003)
More capacity for Flash storage devices
SimpleTech has released a 4Gbyte ATA PC Card and a 1Gbyte Flash disk module, each offering the highest capacity available in its product class.
News from Simpletech Europe (18 March 2003)
Missing link in home audio/PC convergence
User Application Article Dolby Laboratories and Texas Instruments have jointly sponsored the design and development of a device that allows consumers to easily connect PCs with 1394 connectors to their home theatre systems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (18 March 2003)
Industry's fastest claim for delta-sigma convertor
Continuing to extend the performance and innovation in precision data conversion, Texas Instruments has developed the industry's fastest 16bit delta-sigma ADC.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (18 March 2003)
Universal input for protected switching adapter
A new series of 25W dual output switching adapters features continuous short circuit protection and a universal input ranging from 90 to 264V AC.
News from Ultimate Renaissance (18 March 2003)
GRP enclosures include ATEX certification
Weidmuller has extended its newly relaunched range of competitively priced POK enclosures with a new ATEX certified model in black, featuring graphite-filled body material.
News from Weidmuller (UK) (18 March 2003)
PCB connectors screw on for security
Omnimate BLZ/BLZF 5.08F PCB connectors have integral screwed flanges to ensure safe and secure connection under the most severe vibration conditions.
News from Weidmuller (UK) (18 March 2003)
Thermal products are silicon-compatible
Advanced Diamond Solutions (formerly TetraThermal) has announced the release of DiaSil-I, the first product line in the HeaThru thermal products family.
News from Advanced Diamond Solutions (18 March 2003)
Backward curved impellers boost blower flow
Now available in the UK is a range of DC blowers with backward curved impellers designed to meet the ever-increasing demands of today's designers of electronic equipment.
News from Aerco (17 March 2003)
RF circuit design enters a new generation
Ansoft Designer is claimed to be the most comprehensive and highly integrated software product available for the design of high-frequency microwave and RF circuits and systems.
News from Ansoft Europe (17 March 2003)
Brainboxes shows off its bottom line
Brainboxes is to present at a seminar, hosted by The Manufacturing Institute's Manufacturing Advisory Service in association with Business Link.
News from Brainboxes (17 March 2003)
Speedy accuracy from LCR meters
The SRS SR715/720 family of LCR meters quickly and accurately measures passive components with as little as 0.05% error.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (17 March 2003)
Top performance from electro-absorption modulator
A paper at the Optical Fibre Communication Conference and Exposition describes a novel 40Gbit/s electro-absorption modulator (EAM) module with unequalled performance.
News from Bookham (17 March 2003)
First orders for novel LEP displays
Cambridge Display Technology has received the first sales order for light emitting polymer display products from its Godmanchester UK manufacturing technology development centre.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (17 March 2003)
Group claims 25% Bluetooth qualification share
Last year Cetecom led the world in qualifying Bluetooth devices.
News from AT4 wireless (17 March 2003)
Inspection system provides 100% component QA
Bandvis is a novel camera-based system that can continuously measure and identify defects in individual components, differentiating between side and face view and overlapping components.
News from Envisage Systems (17 March 2003)
RFID chip keeps tabs on multiple tags
The Atmel AT24RF08C is an RFID chip that employs the 125kHz industry-standard carrier frequency for long range access applications.
News from GD Technik (17 March 2003)
Programme to accelerate 157nm lithography
IMEC and International Sematech are to work together in an advanced technology programme aimed at speeding the development of 157nm lithography.
News from IMEC (17 March 2003)
Patent for synthesis and prototyping technology
Monterey Design Systems has been issued patent number US 6,523,161 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, bringing the company's patent total to a dozen.
News from Monterey Design Systems (17 March 2003)
Dev kit has storage interfaces covered
A new development kit provides all the tools needed to create FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b) and USB 2.0 compliant storage products with the minimum amount of effort and the lowest risk.
News from Oxford Semiconductor (17 March 2003)
Ethernet hub takes on embedded connections
A novel 10/100 Ethernet switching hub is now available in four different configurations to accommodate a broad array of embedded network control and data acquisition applications.
News from Parvus Corp (17 March 2003)
Load bank helps keep keep test supplies clean
REO UK now carries a full range of equipment for screened rooms and test facilities. Brochure Available
News from REO (UK) (17 March 2003)
GPS antenna shrinks to surface mounting
Sarantel has developed a surface-mount version of its active GeoHelix miniature GPS antenna.
News from Sarantel (17 March 2003)
HyperStreaming architecture for faster multimedia
Technical Background Article A new HyperStreaming architecture aims to meet the demands of high-speed computing as well as a wider range of streaming multimedia, online broadcasting and Internet networking applications.
News from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) (17 March 2003)
High-efficiency convertors take FETs onboard
A new a family of synchronous boost convertors simplify power supply design with integrated field effect transistors.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 March 2003)
Mobile tester takes on CDMA2000 option
Willtek Communications has added a CDMA2000 system option to its popular 4400 mobile phone tester series.
News from Willtek Communications (17 March 2003)
Cyncrona takes ECAD north
Danish company Cyncrona has been appointed Zuken distributor for the Nordic region, covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Brochure Available
News from Zuken (17 March 2003)
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