News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 4 May
to Saturday 10 May 2003
Antenna innovator aims for new markets
Antenova is aiming to aggressively target high-volume mobile handsets and the WiFi market.
News from Antenova ( 9 May 2003)
Rugged chassis takes motherboard and four I/Os
The WMC-402M is a ruggedised industrial chassis ideally suited for industrial DVR applications.
News from Aicsys ( 9 May 2003)
Long-life fan boosts system reliability
The Sanyo Denki Micro Ace 15 is a powerful 52 x 15mm brushless fan for compact, precision equipment and high-reliability applications. Brochure Available
News from EAO ( 9 May 2003)
More options for PCB terminals
Easby Electronics is offering a line of low-cost plug and socket PCB terminal blocks in a vast range of styles and sizes, which now include 3.50 and 3.81mm pitches.
News from Easby Electronics ( 9 May 2003)
Flat-screen monitors for the rack or panel
Flat Vision has a new 19in rack-mountable Industrial TFT monitor range, designed as very high quality rack monitor products that can be manufactured within a few days.
News from Flat Vision ( 9 May 2003)
Transceiver pushes data 100m over Cat5 cable
Finisar has developed the first 1000Base-T GBIC with autonegotiation capability.
News from Finisar Corp ( 9 May 2003)
Smith and Douglas address continued growth
The world's second largest RTOS company, Green Hills Software, has made two new appointments to its executive team to address continued growth and expansion. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software ( 9 May 2003)
Website dedicated to telemetry
Telemetry technology specialist Jekyll Electronic Technology has improved its website to give its customers fast and efficient access to information on telemetry products, applications and services. Brochure Available
News from Jekyll Electronic Technology ( 9 May 2003)
Help at hand for job hunters
Jimfinder.com has entered a partnership with The Fuller CV, founded by Rebecca Fuller a former recruiter with 13 years experience.
News from Jimfinder.com ( 9 May 2003)
TriQuint finds Link to the UK and Ireland
Basingstoke-based Link Microtek has been appointed as exclusive representative for TriQuint Semiconductor in the UK and Ireland.
News from Link Microtek ( 9 May 2003)
CompactPCI enclosures minimise downtime
A new range of CompactPCI enclosures offer high quality and versatility and meet high-availability requirements where redundant operation, quick accessibility and high reliability are essential.
News from Elma-Mektron ( 9 May 2003)
Blade tackles telecomms and enterprise equipment
The EPC-3412 is a single slot general purpose CPU blade ideal for use in PICMG 2.16 compatible systems.
News from RadiSys Corporation ( 9 May 2003)
Design closure brings first-time success for NEC
User Application Article In its first production use of Sequence Design's PhysicalStudio, NEC Electronics America is reporting first-time silicon success in the design of a 1.6-million-gate SoC.
News from Sequence Design ( 9 May 2003)
Analogue arrays boost thermal tolerance
User Application Article Intus is using Anadigm's FPAA field programmable analogue array technology in a receiver/tone-decoder system for aerospace applications.
News from Anadigm ( 8 May 2003)
Software provides link to design hardware
AnsoftLinks v2.5 provides seamless data export from the Mentor Graphics Board Station to popular Ansoft design tools for use in high-speed PCB design.
News from Ansoft Europe ( 8 May 2003)
Compact device server for easy embedded networking
The Digi Connect ME is claimed to be the most powerful and customisable embedded networking solution available, as well as one of the smallest.
News from Digi International ( 8 May 2003)
SBC raises bar for UltraSPARC on VME
Force Computers reckons its CPU-56 is the highest performance UltraSPARC-IIi+ processor-based VMEbus single board computer on the market.
News from Force Computers ( 8 May 2003)
Dispensing valve handles heavy-duty production
The Fisnar DV509 diaphragm valve from Intertronics dispenses medium- to low-viscosity fluids with the important advantage of keeping the wetted parts separate from the air supply.
News from Intertronics ( 8 May 2003)
Robots dispense with precision
The new Fisnar 7000 Series benchtop cartesian robots from Intertronics are designed for maximum process flexibility and reliability.
News from Intertronics ( 8 May 2003)
Packet processors take Gigabit Ethernet to SMEs
Marvell is extending its Gigabit Ethernet switch offerings to the small- to medium-size enterprise market with unmanaged 24-, 16- and 8-port single-chip Prestera-DX GbE packet processors.
News from Marvell ( 8 May 2003)
Evaluation for novel network enabling chip
Precidia Technologies has signed an agreement with Dunfield Development Systems (DDS) to distribute the Cypher evaluation kit to OEMs and ODMs.
News from Precidia Technologies ( 8 May 2003)
Gateways bring JTAG testing onboard
Two new JTAG gateway ICs enable design engineers to easily implement the IEEE1149.1 standard.
News from Pulsar Electronics ( 8 May 2003)
Quad-output regulator has low voltages covered
A new highly efficient regulator combines two linear and two switching controllers, all programmable, to meet the market's need for providing multiple low output voltages.
News from Pulsar Electronics ( 8 May 2003)
Controller powers up latest Pentium processors
Pulsar Electronics has a new highly integrated core-voltage controller that is specifically tailored for Intel's latest Pentium M processors.
News from Pulsar Electronics ( 8 May 2003)
Analogue front end boasts 14bit precision
A novel low-power data acquisition system provides complete signal conditioning and conversion for portable and battery-powered systems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 8 May 2003)
Easy intro to PC-based data acquisition
In response to a growing demand for PC-based data acquisition to be made even easier to use, Adept Scientific has put together what it reckons is a package which can be used 'out-of-the-box'. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 7 May 2003)
Frame grabbers run real time on PCI, cPCI and PMC
Adlink Technology has released the first in a series of advanced video frame grabber products, the Angelo RTV. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology ( 7 May 2003)
Swedish Bluetooth range arrives in the UK
Amplicon Liveline has been appointed by Connectblue as a UK distribution partner for the company's complete range of Bluetooth products.
News from Amplicon ( 7 May 2003)
Operating ratios improve for Bookham
Bookham Technology has published its results for the first quarter ended 30th March 2003.
News from Bookham ( 7 May 2003)
RTL compiler synthesis speeds multicore design
User Application Article Toshiba America Electronic Components has used the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform with nanometre synthesis technology to deliver a 530MHz synthesisable 64bit dual-issue MIPS core.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 7 May 2003)
Sherburne brings startup experience
Chip Express has appointed Jon Sherburne as Vice President of Worldwide Sales.
News from ChipX ( 7 May 2003)
Potentiometers aim for brown and white goods
Diamond Electronics has signed an agreement to bring ACP Technologies (Aragonesa de Componentes Pasivos) potentiometer products to the the UK market.
News from Diamond Electronics ( 7 May 2003)
D-sub system combines ruggedness with EMC
InduCom is a new family of D-sub connectors and RF shielded hoods which combine ruggedness and EMC performance for applications such as industrial fieldbus systems, power supplies and transportation.
News from Harting ( 7 May 2003)
Transatlantic accord targets AMIS ASICs
Europractice IC Service has reached agreement with its US counterpart, Mosis, to collaborate on AMI Semiconductor technologies.
News from IMEC ( 7 May 2003)
Systems take precise control of multipart fluids
A new catalogue from Intertronics contains full information on the I and J Fisnar range of metering, mixing and dispensing equipment for multipart fluids.
News from Intertronics ( 7 May 2003)
Functional verification checks out memory IP
User Application Article InnoLogic's ESP-CV product is now an integrated part of the overall verification process at Artisan Components.
News from InnoLogic Systems ( 7 May 2003)
Switcher crams 1500W into 1U of rack
The Genesys 1U 1500W programmable switching power supply has the highest power density ever offered in a 1U size. Brochure Available
News from Lambda ( 7 May 2003)
Tiny transmitter uses PLL or crystal
The MAX1472 is the world's smallest VHF/UHF PLL-based ASK transmitter, housed in a tiny, 3 x 3mm 8-pin SOT23 package.
News from Maxim Integrated Products ( 7 May 2003)
Simulator speeds adaptive equaliser to market
User Application Article The Mentor Graphics ADVance MST (ADMS) mixed-language simulator was successfully employed in the development of the new SiWorks SC-ALIU adaptive equaliser core.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 7 May 2003)
Faraday opts for Seamless coverification support
User Application Article Faraday Technology Corp has selected the Seamless tool as its coverification environment for the DSP and microcontroller cores in its intellectual properties library.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 7 May 2003)
Gigabit Ethernet switches target SOHO routers
Marvell has extended its Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch range to the SOHO market with five- and eight-port integrated GbE switches.
News from Marvell ( 7 May 2003)
Customised development for Symbian-based systems
Metrowerks has introduced two additions to its family of CodeWarrior wireless development kits for Symbian OS.
News from Metrowerks Europe ( 7 May 2003)
Geode core powers video processor
User Application Article National Semiconductor's Geode technology has been designed into the powerful new NextVision N210 video processor from ViewSonic.
News from National Semiconductor ( 7 May 2003)
Serdes chipset aids flexible comms system design
A new serdes chipset exceeds 6Gbit/s performance at a price that is four times lower than existing solutions.
News from National Semiconductor ( 7 May 2003)
Processor PMC exploits full power of Virtex-II
Zest100 is a processor PMC that releases the full performance potential of the Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA.
News from Orange Tree Technologies ( 7 May 2003)
Ambient light sensor produces digital output
The first ambient light sensor that converts light intensity to a digital signal output capable of direct SMBus interface is now available from Pacer Components. Brochure Available
News from Pacer International ( 7 May 2003)
Step down controller is LDO when batteries falter
A highly efficient low-voltage controller features a programmable duty cycle from 0-100% to maximise battery life in low-power applications.
News from Pulsar Electronics ( 7 May 2003)
Controller puts touch screens through USB ports
A novel single-chip controller is the first to enable integration of any four-, five or eight-wire resistive touch screen with a USB equipped system.
News from Pulsar Electronics ( 7 May 2003)
Surface-mount resistors take up to 160A
The BV series of micro-ohm and milliohm surface-mount resistors is capable of handling currents up to 160A with available tolerances down to 1%.
News from Rhopoint Components ( 7 May 2003)
High-power chip resistors are greener option
State of the Art has a new line of high-reliability high-power chip resistors using thin film on aluminium nitride.
News from State of the Art ( 7 May 2003)
Graphics library turns OMAP handset into console
TI and Symbian have developed a plug-in library for the Symbian multimedia and graphics framework to enable superior graphics handling on TI's OMAP processor family.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 7 May 2003)
DSPs provide upgradable basestations for China
User Application Article High-performance TMS320C64x class DSPs are being shipped into Siemens Mobile TD-SCDMA basestations for the Chinese market.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 7 May 2003)
Another successful year for TTP Communications
TTP Communications has revealed its preliminary results for the year ended 31st March 2003.
News from TTPCom ( 7 May 2003)
Software and services speed camera to market
User Application Article Redlake has used a combination of Wind River integrated embedded technology and services to deliver the MotionXtra HG-100K - a network-based, high-speed digital camera.
News from Wind River Systems ( 7 May 2003)
Multiple anodes cut tantalums down to size
A new series of tantalum polymer multiple-anode capacitors provides higher capacitance values, and handles higher voltages, while maintaining the exceptionally low equivalent series resistance.
News from Abacus Group ( 6 May 2003)
Single-voltage transistor simplifies basestations
Agilent Technologies has a new high-linearity E-pHEMT FET for low-noise high-dynamic-range operation in cost-sensitive wireless infrastructure applications between 450MHz and 6GHz. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies ( 6 May 2003)
Single-chip driver takes on multi-axis positioning
The AMIS-3062x is a new family of microstepping motor driver products for remote and multiple axes positioning applications.
News from AMI Semiconductor ( 6 May 2003)
No training needed for recognition software
User Application Article The Nokia booth at last week's Symbian Exposium hosted a demonstration of ART's revolutionary embedded speaker-independent speech recognition solution for Nokia's series 60 platform.
News from ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies ( 6 May 2003)
Website delivers more data
Camden Electronics has launched a new website that delivers comprehensive information and data on the company's wide range of electronic and electrical products.
News from Camden Electronics ( 6 May 2003)
Low-profile SMT toroidal inductors handle over 8A
Two new series of surface mount inductors feature continuous DC current ratings up to 8.1A and DC resistance values down to 14mohm. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions ( 6 May 2003)
Materials and measurement in Brighton
Nepcon UK in Brighton will host the latest in electronics materials and electronics reliability measurement equipment from Concoat.
News from HumiSeal Europe ( 6 May 2003)
Dual driver/receiver cuts space for LVDS
The FIN1049 is a new LVDS dual driver/receiver pair that provides high-speed control or data transfer - in and outside the box.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 6 May 2003)
Vision software improves speech recognition
Intel has released software under an open-source licence that allows developers to build computers that see and "read lips" the way humans do to better understand spoken commands.
News from Intel Corporation ( 6 May 2003)
Alliance puts Symbian OS on XScale processors
A new software development kit includes Symbian OS version 7.0 to help developers accelerate the design process of data-enabled cellular phones and applications running on Intel XScale processors.
News from Intel Corporation ( 6 May 2003)
Co-operative research proves financially sound
During 2002 IMEC recorded an increase of more than 15% in its self-generated revenue compared with the previous financial year.
News from IMEC ( 6 May 2003)
TCP/IP stack stands alone in certification
The Lynx Certifiable Stack (LCS) is the industry's first DO-178B Level A certified stand-alone TCP/IP stack for safety- and security-critical environments.
News from LynuxWorks ( 6 May 2003)
Tools evolve to handle real-time embedded systems
LynuxWorks has enhanced both its SpyKer embedded system trace tool and the VisualLynux crossdevelopment tool.
News from LynuxWorks ( 6 May 2003)
Board puts full PC functionality into VME systems
The A13 is a complete PC in double-Eurocard format for VMEbus applications that need graphics, and therefore Windows or Linux.
News from MEN Mikro Elektronik ( 6 May 2003)
Wireless kit speeds Series 60 handset applications
Siemens and Metrowerks have collaborated to create the CodeWarrior wireless development kit for Symbian OS, Siemens SX1 Edition.
News from Metrowerks Europe ( 6 May 2003)
PXI mainframe offers eight slots
A novel portable eight-slot PXI mainframe from Pickering Interfaces features an industry-standard eight-slot PXI/cPCI backplane integrated into a 3U cardcage.
News from Pickering Interfaces ( 6 May 2003)
Demo proves software-defined basestation concept
picoChip Designs has demonstrated the first 3G call using a software-defined basestation.
News from picoChip Designs ( 6 May 2003)
Award for smart card business
Renesas Technology Corp has been awarded the Frost and Sullivan Global Competitive Strategy Award in recognition of the growth achieved by its Smart Card business during 2002.
News from Renesas Technology Europe ( 6 May 2003)
Thermistor slims for compact applications
A new ultraminiature thermistor that can be installed in hypodermic and other tubing less than 1mm in diameter has been introduced by Sequoia Sensors.
News from Sequoia Technology ( 6 May 2003)
All in one to control inverters for white goods
The IRAMS10UP60A PlugNDrive integrated power module simplifies electronic motor control circuits in home appliances and light industrial applications.
News from International Rectifier ( 6 May 2003)
Echo canceller runs on low-cost DSP
Spirit has developed an advanced version of its ITU G.168-compliant Sparse line echo cancelling solution, to be used mainly with T1/E1 lines.
News from Spirit DSP ( 6 May 2003)
Wireless access point software supports both bands
AgileAP is a remotely configurable Linux-based WLAN access point solution for use with Synad's Mercury dual-band WLAN chipset.
News from Synad Technologies ( 6 May 2003)
VoIP solution provides next-generation switches
User Application Article Quintum Technologies has chosen TI's VoIP products for its next-generation switch platforms.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 6 May 2003)
LCDs make a big display
New large format LCD monitors offer a very attractive alternative to plasma with a long operating life and low operating costs.
News from Trident ( 6 May 2003)
Added components expand e-verification
YogiTech has developed three new e-verification components (eVCs) for the AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI), Controller Area Network (CAN) and the Open Core Protocol (OCP).
News from Verisity Design ( 6 May 2003)
High-density front end supplies handle peak loads
A new range of single-output 500-600W AC/DC power supplies features a power density of 0.42W/cm3.
News from XP Power ( 6 May 2003)
Alliance aims for single-chip wireless
Ember Corporation has announced a development partnership with Chipcon, a leading developer of high-performance radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits.
News from Ember Europe ( 6 May 2003)
Adaptive multirate vocoder runs on TI DSPs
GSM-AMR is an adaptive multirate vocoder that runs running on Texas Instruments TMS320C54x and TMS320C55x digital signal processors.
News from Adaptive Digital Technologies ( 5 May 2003)
Compact FPGA programmer is laptop companion
The portable, low-cost FlashPro Lite programmer is designed for use with Actel's Flash-based ProASIC Plus family of FPGAs.
News from Actel Europe ( 5 May 2003)
Quick-select guide to DC/DCs and switchers
Artesyn Technologies has published a new shortform guide to its AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion products.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 5 May 2003)
EEPROM shrinks to tiny 5-pin package
Novel technology allows the CAT24C00 128-bit serial EEPROM to be packaged in a compact, 5-pin SOT23 package that requires 40% less PCB area than an MSOP.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor ( 5 May 2003)
WirelessUSB to enable keyboard and mouse solutions
Cypress Semiconductor and NMB Technologies are to develop wireless keyboard and mouse solutions based on Cypress's WirelessUSB technology.
News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 5 May 2003)
Maxon designs in camera and audio/power controller
Maxon Telecom Co is to Dialog's recently released VGA camera module and audio and power controller IC in two new GSM/GPRS handsets.
News from Dialog Semiconductor ( 5 May 2003)
Low cost of ownership for 1U embedded server
The Force PowerServer (FPS) line of high-performance ATX system solutions is claimed to have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for any embedded platform.
News from Force Computers ( 5 May 2003)
Rippberger to engineer US sales
Global Display Solutions has appointed Robert Rippberger as its new Sales Engineer for the USA.
News from GDS ( 5 May 2003)
FPGAs gain virtual prototyping support
Hier Design is to provide full support for Xilinx's new class of 90nm Spartan field programmable gate array solutions.
News from Hier Design ( 5 May 2003)
White LED driver powers six in a row
The MAX1582 is the first white LED driver to power up to six white LEDs in series with a constant current.
News from Maxim Integrated Products ( 5 May 2003)
Op amps optimise video performance
Four new broadband operational amplifier chips achieve industry-leading performance levels for driving high-resolution video signals.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 5 May 2003)
Virtual cable tester is bonus for Gigabit Ethernet
User Application Article VCT virtual cable tester technology is an advanced on-chip cable diagnostics capability that significantly reduces network deployment and maintenance costs in all Gigabit Ethernet applications.
News from Marvell ( 5 May 2003)
Ceramic chips provide compact WLAN antennas
A new series of SMD ceramic dielectric chip antennas has been designed specifically for wireless-LAN applications.
News from NTK Technologies ( 5 May 2003)
Low saturation transistors shrink to 1612 size
Pushing performance boundaries, Philips has become the first semiconductor company to offer the market BISS transistors in the 1612-sized SOT666/SS-Mini package.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 5 May 2003)
WLAN chipset supports Wi-Fi Protected Access
Fabless WLAN SoC company Synad has confirmed its support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
News from Synad Technologies ( 5 May 2003)
Board-on-chip design marries hardware and software
Altium is set to preview a new design technology that brings together the worlds of software and hardware design in a single, integrated design environment.
News from Altium ( 5 May 2003)
Ceramics boost high-frequency performance
A new range of high-frequency ceramics from Temex offers twice the performance of previous materials for 8-15GHz applications, at no significant extra cost.
News from Temex ( 5 May 2003)
Single-chip access router delivers superior ADSL
Texas Instruments has developed the first fully integrated ADSL access router on a chip.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 5 May 2003)
Power chips target Ethernet transmission
Texas Instruments has released its first power management ICs for the emerging "power over Ethernet" market.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 5 May 2003)
Rose rises to the challenge
Nigel Rose has been appointed Managing Director of precision instrument specialist H Tinsley following the retirement of Rodney Domoney.
News from Tinsley ( 5 May 2003)
Microsoft alliance to speed new designs to market
TTPCom is to integrate support for Microsoft's Windows Powered Smartphone and Pocket PC software platforms with its GSM/GPRS protocol stack technology and wireless modem designs.
News from TTPCom ( 5 May 2003)
Cable jumpers provide flexible connections
Flexstrip cable jumpers provide multiconductor board-to-board connection without wire stripping, cutting to length or solder preparation. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK ( 5 May 2003)
DAC boosts PC audio quality to games console level
A stereo audio DAC that brings high performance audio to the PC motherboard has been introduced by Wolfson Microelectronics.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 5 May 2003)
Future expands relationship to Europe
Xemics has appointed Future Electronics as pan-European distributor for its complete range of ultra-low-power semiconductors for wireless, sensing, GPS and Bluetooth systems.
News from Xemics ( 5 May 2003)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 105
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