News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 30 March
to Saturday 5 April 2003
Boards win awards
Adlink Technology has received a certificate of intellectual property rights in China for its novel "flexible connector infrastructure of CompactPCI interface" technology. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology ( 4 April 2003)
CAN transceiver shows excellent EMI performance
AMI Semiconductor has released a high-speed Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver compliant with the ISO11898-2 standard.
News from AMI Semiconductor ( 4 April 2003)
Dual-processor cPCI SBC aims for multitasking
The latest CompactPCI single-board computer from Concurrent Technologies is a dual Xeon processor board.
News from Concurrent Technologies ( 4 April 2003)
Switch to miniature slide switches
The 1K2 is a superior quality changeover slide switch recommended for PCB configuration applications. Brochure Available
News from EAO ( 4 April 2003)
Card cages and subrack chassis made to order
Custom made card cages and subrack chassis from Equipto Electronics guarantee an exact fit while meeting nearly any board standard.
News from Equipto Electronics Corp ( 4 April 2003)
DMM combines with logging software to save money
A new money-saving combo kit combines a top-of-the-range true-RMS digital multimeter with powerful software designed to log, store and analyse data. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) ( 4 April 2003)
Splitter sends PC video over Cat5 cable
Hall Research Technologies has introduced the first two-, eight- and 24-channel video splitters that send a PC's video signal on a standard Cat5 cable up to 500ft away.
News from Hall Research Technologies ( 4 April 2003)
Adhesives, sealants and potting compounds abound
Intek Adhesives has signed a partnership with ACC to complement its existing own range of electronics grade RTV silicones.
News from Intek Adhesives ( 4 April 2003)
Thermistors and varistors for compact protection
Microtherm has new ranges of surface mount NTC thermistors and chip varistors.
News from Microtherm ( 4 April 2003)
Cosimulation speeds FPGA design
The Dime-II scalable reconfigurable computing platform now offers full cosimulation support for the new System Generator 3.1 software platform from Xilinx.
News from Nallatech ( 4 April 2003)
Nassda revises estimates downwards
Nassda Corp is revising its revenue and earnings expectations for its second fiscal quarter ended 31st March 2003.
News from Nassda Corp ( 4 April 2003)
Electrolytics promise a long and peaceful life
The UA series of surface mount electrolytic capacitors is unique in that they are virtually maintenance free.
News from Nichicon (Europe) ( 4 April 2003)
Cooling fans just keep on going
User Application Article A Papst fan has run continuously in an inhospitable environment for more than 13 years.
News from ebm-papst Automotive and Drives (UK) ( 4 April 2003)
Brighton show boasts big exhibitor list
Reed Exhibitions is expecting approximately 200 companies to be represented at this year's Nepcon Brighton exhibition.
News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) ( 4 April 2003)
Thermal management software aids maintenance
Rittal's latest enclosure cooling units offer total flexibility for all types of enclosure and provide a new dimension in fault finding and proactive maintenance using RiDiag II software. Brochure Available
News from Rittal ( 4 April 2003)
Richards heads south
Distributor Switchtec has hired Adam Richards as Area Sales Manager for the UK southern region.
News from Switchtec ( 4 April 2003)
Termination unit puts submarine cables on test
The 5941 cable termination unit is designed to enable test engineers to safely and simply connect test instruments to a submarine cable for fault location and electroding.
News from Tinsley ( 4 April 2003)
Ceramic capacitors balance cost and performance
AVX's new OxiCap solid electrolytic ceramic capacitor series offers performance similar to tantalum at a price competitive with aluminium capacitors. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe ( 4 April 2003)
Guide to modular power supplies
Satisfying custom power requirements with a modular solution is easier with the new MVP-series catalogue and application guide from Ultimate Renaissance.
News from Ultimate Renaissance ( 4 April 2003)
Stumpf to target vertical markets
Wind River Systems has appointed Matthias Stumpf as Marketing Manager for Europe Middle East and Africa.
News from Wind River Systems ( 4 April 2003)
Colour STN display aims for handheld applications
In its role as distributor for Picvue Electronics of Taiwan, Hero Electronics can now offer the company's latest 4.1in colour STN LCD, the PVG3224051CC.
News from Advanced Power Components (APC) ( 4 April 2003)
Convertor samples transducer outputs
Fortune Semiconductor has released an innovative high-resolution analogue to digital convertor and digital subsystem.
News from Advanced Power Components (APC) ( 4 April 2003)
Transceiver specification is agreed
The X2 multisource agreement group has completed work on Revision 1.0 of its technical specifications for smaller form factor 10Gbit/s pluggable fibre-optic transceivers. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies ( 3 April 2003)
Inverter modules aim for white goods integration
At PCIM 2003 Allegro MicroSystems Europe will present a new family of miniature high-current motor drive inverter modules aimed at providing energy and power savings in white-goods applications.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe ( 3 April 2003)
Embedded network server shrinks to RJ-45 package
Significantly reducing the lengthy task of integrating networking capabilities, Lantronix's highly acclaimed XPort is now available in the UK from Alpha Micro Components.
News from Alpha Micro Components ( 3 April 2003)
Bluetooth tester aims for headsets
In response to the boom in demand for Bluetooth headsets for mobile phones, Anritsu has introduced a new option for its successful MT8852A Bluetooth test set.
News from Anritsu (UK) ( 3 April 2003)
Library puts transistor models into HF designs
A new device library provides electrical models of NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices' low noise bipolar transistors for use within Ansoft Designer.
News from Ansoft Europe ( 3 April 2003)
Flash programmer uses JTAG or BDM interface
The new BDIpro Flash programmer is a stand-alone device for high-speed memory programming via the JTAG/BDM interface.
News from Computer Solutions ( 3 April 2003)
Cost cutting pays off for Dynex profitability
Dynex Power has revealed its results for the fiscal year ending 31st December 2002.
News from Dynex Semiconductor ( 3 April 2003)
Choice of backlight for LCD module
A new 32 x 160 LCD graphics module from Glyn is available with either an EL (electroluminescent) or LED lightbox backlight as well as a reflective mode.
News from Glyn ( 3 April 2003)
Comms processors gain royalty-free Linux bonus
IDT is to provide royalty-free Linux-based software packages optimised for all members of its Interprise family of integrated communications processors.
News from IDT ( 3 April 2003)
Multichannel FIFOs aid data acquisition
A new range of high-speed TeraSync quad/dual FIFO products provides two or four TeraSync FIFOs in a single package, thereby reducing board space and overall system costs.
News from IDT ( 3 April 2003)
No wait states for in-circuit emulator
Lauterbach now provides full support for the ST10F276 with its Trace32-Fire in-circuit emulator.
News from Lauterbach ( 3 April 2003)
Web tool takes analogue designers back to college
Analog University is the industry's first online educational resources devoted entirely to analogue semiconductor technologies.
News from National Semiconductor ( 3 April 2003)
Testing times for line echo cancelling software
Spirit has licensed its G.168-2000 line echo cancelling software to GL Communications, a leading provider of PC-based telecommunications test, analysis and simulation products.
News from Spirit DSP ( 3 April 2003)
Assembly solution takes on product introductions
eM-Assembly Expert 2.0 is a major upgrade to the proven electronics assembly and test solution from Tecnomatix Unicam.
News from Siemens PLM Software ( 3 April 2003)
Young looks to boost Arcotronics
One of Europe's leading producers of capacitors, Arcotronics, has strengthened its UK distribution network with the appointment of Young-ECC Electronics.
News from Young Electronics Group ( 3 April 2003)
FPGA storage is unaffected by moisture
Actel has received moisture-sensitivity level 2 certification of its eX family of field-programmable gate arrays in chip-scale packaging.
News from Actel Europe ( 2 April 2003)
Analogue array aims for multichannel processing
The latest addition to the Anadigmvortex dynamically reconfigurable field-programmable analogue array family features a versatile I/O cell design.
News from Anadigm ( 2 April 2003)
CMOS wideband switches exceed 1GHz
The ADG918 and ADG919 are the industry's first wideband CMOS switches to provide high isolation and low insertion loss at frequencies exceeding 1GHz.
News from Analog Devices ( 2 April 2003)
CMOS switch shrinks to true chip-sized package
The ADG819 is the first IC from Analog Devices to be offered in "wafer-level", or die-size packaging, which is a true CSP (chip-size package) because it has no plastic coating.
News from Analog Devices ( 2 April 2003)
Switches take voltage translation onboard
The first digital switching products from Analog Devices provide wide-range voltage level translation capabilities, eliminating the need for external circuitry in 1.8 to 3.3V translations.
News from Analog Devices ( 2 April 2003)
Learn all about electromagnetic simulation
Three one-day seminars will promote the benefits of employing electromagnetic simulation tools/techniques during the design of RF and high-datarate systems, circuits and components.
News from Ansoft Europe ( 2 April 2003)
Kit develops real-time applications
A new development kit supports QNX Neutrino, the market-leading high-performance real-time operating system from QNX Software.
News from Eurotech ( 2 April 2003)
Kit gets started on Flash MCU designs
Microchip's new PICkit 1 Flash starter kit is a low-cost, easy-to-use programmer, evaluation and development kit for the company's 8- and 14-pin Flash-based microcontrollers.
News from Microchip Technology ( 2 April 2003)
Record year for PSU maker
Power supply specialist Celab reports that investment in previous years has resulted in another record year in 2002, with turnover increasing by 18% over 2001.
News from Celab ( 2 April 2003)
Keypads are more robust than membranes
A novel range of keypads uses piezo technology to provide a robust and durable alternative to conventional membrane keypads, which can suffer from fatigue and cracking after repeated use.
News from CTL Components ( 2 April 2003)
Connector range meets Serial ATA specifications
Fujikura DDK has expanded its range of connectors designed to meet the electrical and mechanical requirements of the high-speed Serial ATA specification for connection between disc drives.
News from Fujikura Europe - DDK Connector Division ( 2 April 2003)
Innotech takes FPGA software to Japan
Hier Design has signed Innotech Corp of Kanagawa as its exclusive Japanese distributor.
News from Hier Design ( 2 April 2003)
Novel processes improve on-chip inductors
IMEC has developed wafer-level packaging techniques on top of state-of-the-art back-end-of-line IC processes to realise cost-effective high-Q inductors.
News from IMEC ( 2 April 2003)
Dielectric research extended
IMEC has extended its industrial affiliation programme on high-k dielectrics for sub-65nm devices to provide solutions for the implementation of metal gate stacks in planar scaled CMOS.
News from IMEC ( 2 April 2003)
Software maps basestation interaction
Link Microtek has a new software package for assessing the cumulative RF (radio frequency) fields produced by multiple mobile-phone basestations in a local community.
News from Link Microtek ( 2 April 2003)
Cirrus to put cores to work on DVD SoCs
Cirrus Logic has taken a licence for a range of MIPS Technologies' 32bit processor cores, including the MIPS32 4KEc, 4KEm, 4KEp and M4K cores.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 2 April 2003)
Funnel entry aids blind mating
Molex has added to its range of Micro-Fit 3.0 BMI connectors.
News from Molex UK ( 2 April 2003)
Simson succeeds Parrillo
Motorola has named Dr Claudine Simson Corporate Vice President of Motorola and Chief Technology Officer and Director of DigitalDNAT Laboratories for Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 2 April 2003)
Silicon nanocrystals point to Flash replacement
Motorola has demonstrated the world's first 4Mbit memory device based on silicon nanocrystals.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 2 April 2003)
MCUs are cost effective for real-time control
The MPC53x series of MCUs was developed for system designers needing a high-performance architecture for a growing range of cost-sensitive, real-time control applications.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 2 April 2003)
MCUs take to temperature extremes aloft
Motorola has released the industry's first 32bit microcontrollers specified to operate over temperature ranges from -55 to +125C.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 2 April 2003)
Guide aids frequency device selection
NDK has published a new 12-page selection guide outlining its complete line of products, including VCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs, XOs, crystal filters, SAW devices and crystals.
News from NDK ( 2 April 2003)
Transform simplifies software-defined radio
This week at the International Signal Processing Conference RF Engines will formally release its Tuneable Pipelined Frequency Transform.
News from RF Engines ( 2 April 2003)
Headset sails through SAR testing
User Application Article RFI has completed its first SAR (specific absorption rate) testing for the Logitech mobile cordless headset, which is now being launched in Europe.
News from RFI Global Services ( 2 April 2003)
Interactive website ousts printed matter
A wealth of data is now available from Tecan's new interactive website, in the form of quick and easy to download PDF files.
News from Tecan ( 2 April 2003)
Speedy programming for optical process tester
The Optima 7210 is an optical process test (OPT) system for post-placement, inline defect detection and process measurement.
News from Teradyne ( 2 April 2003)
Budget pricing for scalable in-circuit tester
The TestStation LH in-circuit tester is a lower-cost small-footprint feature-scalable version of Teradyne's award-winning TestStation 12X product family.
News from Teradyne ( 2 April 2003)
Budget pricing for microwave VCO
The VLB-series cuts the cost of VCOs for high-performance microwave communication systems, covering the frequency range from 70MHz to 3.5GHz.
News from Temex ( 2 April 2003)
DSP chip recognised as world record
Texas Instruments has made it into the Guinness World Records book with the world's fastest DSP.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 2 April 2003)
Distribution for LEP displays
Cambridge Display Technology has appointed Trident Microsystems as a franchised distributor.
News from Trident ( 2 April 2003)
Platform speeds industrial automation to market
The Wind River Platform for Industrial Automation is an integrated embedded platform that serves as the software foundation for industrial automation applications.
News from Wind River Systems ( 2 April 2003)
Industrial power robot grabs cool award
User Application Article Wind River Systems has given ABB Robotics a "cool customer design" award for the IRB 6600 industrial robot, the newest addition to the ABB Power Robot generation.
News from Wind River Systems ( 2 April 2003)
Chipset enables frugal GPS module
User Application Article Racewood Technology Company has developed the world's lowest power GPS receiver.
News from Xemics ( 2 April 2003)
Front ends boost hi-res monitor performance
Two new high-speed analogue front ends offer new levels of high resolution video performance for UXGA monitor applications.
News from Xicor ( 2 April 2003)
Gain loss defeated by wideband amps
To help counteract system losses at higher frequencies, ZAMP wideband amplifiers provide a frequency response that continuously rises across a bandwidth extending from 800MHz to 2.5GHz.
News from Zetex ( 2 April 2003)
Programming centre promises 3-day turnaround
In line with its strategy to deliver consistent local support to a global customer base, Arrow Electronics has opened a multi-million-dollar ISO9000-compliant European programming facility.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) ( 1 April 2003)
Tiny inductors handle big currents
A new family of miniature bobbin wound surface mount inductors is ideal for applications requiring high saturation currents and minimum component size. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions ( 1 April 2003)
Mouser is preferred source
Mouser Electronics is to distribute Catalyst Semiconductor's serial and parallel EEPROMs, digitally programmable potentiometers and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor ( 1 April 2003)
Fairchild shuffles management pack
Fairchild Semiconductor has made several new corporate promotions and has created a new position to enable the company to expand its worldwide industry leadership.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 1 April 2003)
Controllers boost notebook life to five hours
The Endura ISL6216 and ISL6217 multiphase PWM controllers are the first to provide high efficiency precision core power regulation to extend battery life for notebook PCs based on the Intel Pentium M.
News from Intersil ( 1 April 2003)
Stable beams boost comms laser performance
A new family of 850nm oxide-confined VCSELs improves the performance of optical equipment by generating a light beam of unmatched stability - overcoming the effects of current and temperature.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 1 April 2003)
Development system dedicated to SoC architecture
Anyone designing for the Motorola PowerQUICC III SoC architecture should take a look at a new dedicated version of CodeWarrior Development Studio
News from Metrowerks Europe ( 1 April 2003)
Suite integrates smartphone development
The CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS v2, OEM Edition is the industry's first integrated hardware development suite for the Symbian operating system.
News from Metrowerks Europe ( 1 April 2003)
PWM controller aims for automotive systems
The NCP1560 is a voltage-mode pulsewidth modulation DC/DC controller for use in telecomms power convertors, high voltage power modules and 42V automotive systems.
News from ON Semiconductor ( 1 April 2003)
Powell founder dies
Harold H Powell, founder and Chairman of the Board of Powell Electronics, died on Friday 21st March in Miami, Florida.
News from Powell Electronics ( 1 April 2003)
Multimedia amplifiers ease audio applications
A new series of integrated amplifier ICs simplifies design and cuts power consumption for audio circuits for headphones and speakers in portable computing and digital consumer devices.
News from Rohm Electronics ( 1 April 2003)
Embedded DSP boards for less than half a grand
A new range of C6000-based embedded DSP boards offers a choice of fixed and floating-point processors with one-off pricing starting as low as GBP 480.
News from Somerled ( 1 April 2003)
Spares initiative reduces applicator downtime
Tyco Electronics' Global Application Tooling Division (GATD) has dramatically reduced lead times for its highly successful HD-I (heavy-duty industrial) applicator.
News from Tyco Electronics - Global Application Tooling ( 1 April 2003)
Ultimate deal for PLX
A new distribution agreement between Ultimate Renaissance and PLX Technology will enable UR to expand its growing comms business in areas such as PCI data transport.
News from Ultimate Renaissance ( 1 April 2003)
Agilent testers upgrade to boundary scan
Symphony for 3070 comprises a complete hardware and software boundary-scan upgrade package for the Agilent 307x family of in-circuit testers. Brochure Available
News from JTAG Technologies ( 1 April 2003)
DSP-based algorithm cuts DTMF CPU overhead
Adaptive Digital Technologies has ported its carrier-class DTMF (dual-tone multifrequency) tone detector algorithm to the Texas Instruments' TMS320C6000 DSP family.
News from Adaptive Digital Technologies (31 March 2003)
Busy exhibition season for Adlink
Adlink Technology participated in this year's Korea International Factory Automation System Exhibition (KOFA) and CeBIT Hannover and received positive feedback from exhibition visitors. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (31 March 2003)
Gear-tooth sensor has 9bit signal capture
Allegro MicroSystems has a new self-calibrating gear-tooth sensor with 9bit signal capture.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (31 March 2003)
Metrology tool leads the way at Semicon Europa
A fast, accurate and simple-to-use metrology tool that is based on innovative weighing technology is to be unveiled for the first time in Europe at Semicon Europa 2003.
News from Alliance Sales (Europe) (31 March 2003)
Two new approaches to analogue synthesis
Technical Background Article Systems design combining SoCs with customer-assembled embedded systems has long been a challenge, says Ian Macbeth, CTO and Vice President Engineering at Anadigm.
News from Anadigm (31 March 2003)
Dodd takes charge of the purse strings
ANT has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of financial and business specialist Paul Dodd as Chief Finance Officer.
News from ANT (31 March 2003)
CompactPCI card masters role as DSO
The GaGe CompuScope 14100C is a 6U form factor CompactPCI digitiser card that can sample analogue signals at speeds of up to 100Msample/s with 14bit resolution and store the data in onboard memory.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (31 March 2003)
Longer operating life for LEP displays
Cambridge Display Technology is claiming a dramatic improvement in the life performance of display devices based on light emitting polymer technology.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (31 March 2003)
Broadband IP library gains wireless functions
Commsonic has added a multimode multirate QAM modem and IEEE802.16 channel codec to its family of broadband communications IP.
News from Commsonic (31 March 2003)
Interface keeps printers up and running
DEK has worked with human factors experts at Georgia Tech to create an ergonomically superior user interface that simplifies machine setup, monitoring and troubleshooting.
News from DEK (31 March 2003)
Property deal gives Dynex working capital
Dynex Power has completed a sale and 25-year leaseback transaction of its Doddington Road property in Lincoln, England with the investment arm of the Lincoln Co-operative Society (LCE).
News from Dynex Semiconductor (31 March 2003)
Handheld detector identifies live fibres
The LFD-203 is a live fibre detector for ribbon fibre applications in the field.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (31 March 2003)
Module extends tester to Fibre Channel SANs
The Packet Blazer SAN FTB-8515 is a Fibre Channel test module for installation and commissioning of emerging storage area network (SAN)-based services in carrier markets.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (31 March 2003)
Software speeds comms tester
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering reckons the new Integrated Applications Suite for its FTB-400 universal test system will enable telecomms carriers to significantly reduce their cost of operations.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (31 March 2003)
RTOS to support embedded microcontrollers
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has collaborated with embedded software manufacturer Segger Microcontroller Systeme on the release of the embOS RTOS for its FR and 16LX series microcontrollers. Brochure Available
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (31 March 2003)
Processors power French multiservice gateways
User Application Article French set-top systems innovator Freebox has selected IDT Interprise processors to power its new multiservice customer premises equipment (CPE) boxes.
News from IDT (31 March 2003)
SoCs put submicron silicon in flip chip packaging
LSI Logic can now produce advanced flip chip packaging products with its Gflx 0.11-micron copper- and low-k-based SoC product line.
News from LSI Europe (31 March 2003)
New joint venture aims for broadband
Oki Electric and Fujikura are to create a new joint venture, OF Networks Co, to provide next-generation broadband access systems to telecomms carriers.
News from Oki Electric (31 March 2003)
Low jitter for drop-in PLL synthesiser replacement
The NBC12429FN is a 3.3/5.0V programmable PLL clock synthesiser that provides a 25 to 400MHz system clock ideal for the primary timing signals in networking, telecomms and test hardware.
News from ON Semiconductor (31 March 2003)
Meritorious performance from N-channel MOSFETs
Continuing the expansion of its portfolio of low-voltage power MOSFETs for switching and power management applications, ON Semiconductor has released a range of new N-channel devices.
News from ON Semiconductor (31 March 2003)
PFC controllers reduce need for overdesign
The NCP1650 is a novel power-factor correction controller that can provide active PFC for power systems up to 3kW in a wide variety of industrial applications.
News from ON Semiconductor (31 March 2003)
Trench process slashes MOSFET on resistance
ON Semiconductor has developed a novel trench process technology that it claims on average delivers a 40% improvement in on-resistance when compared with other trench processes on the market today.
News from ON Semiconductor (31 March 2003)
Top power for novel optical antenna design
Exhaustive tests by scientists at Warwick University have confirmed that a revolutionary optical antenna developed on site is three times more powerful than any similar technology in the world today.
News from Optical Antenna Solutions (31 March 2003)
CD chip adds MP3 to consumer players
The SAA7752 is a low-cost CD chip for a wide range of applications including today's increasingly popular Internet audio equipment such as MP3 CD players.
News from NXP Semiconductors (31 March 2003)
Trade counters offer strategic regional supplies
"An investment in future partnerships with local business" was how a new RS Components Trade Counter was described during its opening in Treforest, near Cardiff, South Wales.
News from RS Components UK (31 March 2003)
"World's first" claim for Xscale-based SBC
Designed for mobile, power-sensitive applications that require an extended temperature range, the Triton-LP is a complete embedded single board computer based on the new Intel Xscale PXA255 processor.
News from Strategic Test (31 March 2003)
University pioneers assembly technolology
The manufacture of electronic devices could be revolutionised thanks to assembly research being pioneered at the University of Greenwich.
News from University of Greenwich (31 March 2003)
DIN-rail convertors cut size and costs
The THD series of compact AC/DC DIN-rail 60 and 120W power supplies measure just 100 x 45 x 75 and 100 x 85 x 75mm, respectively.
News from XP Power (31 March 2003)
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