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Sunday 5 October
to Saturday 11 October 2003

Speedy supply for removable terminal carriers

Advanced Interconnections Corp can now supply its patented Peel-A-Way PGA, DIP and SIP sockets and adapters and board to board connectors on a three-day lead time on all qualifying orders.

News from Advanced Interconnections Corp (10 October 2003)

MMICs for cost-sensitive RF and optical networking

A new series of millimetre-wave and microwave monolithic ICs offers low-cost and superior performance for a wide range of DC to 50GHz RF and 10 to 40Gbit/s telecomms applications.

News from Avago Technologies (10 October 2003)

Open standard interface for power management

The PowerWise interface (PWI) is a novel technology jointly promoted by National Semiconductor and ARM as an open standard interface for system power management.

News from ARM (10 October 2003)

Handheld analyser takes on wireless networks

The MS2711D Spectrum Master is a handheld spectrum analyser that delivers greatly improved sweep speed, and is designed with a built-in pre-amplifier to increase sensitivity and dynamic range.

News from Anritsu (UK) (10 October 2003)

Easier use for cable and antenna analysers

The S331D and S332D Site Master cable and antenna analysers feature a number of improvements in performance and operation.

News from Anritsu (UK) (10 October 2003)

Black-and-white case for quarter-VGA modules

The latest Hitachi monochrome display modules are 5.7in high-contrast quarter-VGA units with a wide operating temperature range and a choice of long-life CFL or high-brightness white LED backlights.

News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (10 October 2003)

Portable pattern generator has HDTV covered

The Model 1253 is a cost-effective portable multistandard HDTV pattern generator.

News from B+K Precision (10 October 2003)

Hybrid video decoder speeds IDTV design

 User Application Article  Micronas and Cabot Communications have developed the first hybrid analogue-digital video decoder platform to be pre-integrated with an MHEG-5 engine.

News from Cabot Communications (10 October 2003)

Vestel aims to capture bigger slice of IDTV market

Vestel, Europe's largest TV manufacturer, has selected Cabot's pan-European digital TV software suite to develop its latest generation of IDTVs.

News from Cabot Communications (10 October 2003)

Digital TV software suite covers all Europe

Cabot Communications has released the first pan-European off-the-shelf DVB middleware solution.

News from Cabot Communications (10 October 2003)

High praise from Frost and Sullivan

DEK has been honoured with the Frost and Sullivan award for product line strategy in the world SMT soldering equipment and materials market.

News from DEK (10 October 2003)

Smart panel offers all-round view

Samsung's latest high-resolution 19in SXGA intelligent Smart panel uses patented patterned vertical alignment technology to give all-round high-contrast 170-degree conical viewing angles.

News from Display Technology (10 October 2003)

Diodes provide fast-acting two-way protection

The CeraDiode uses innovative multilayer varistor technology to provide bidirectional protection in one component, replacing a dual transient voltage surge or zener diode array.

News from Epcos (10 October 2003)

Evaluation for top-performing ADC

GD Technik has a new evaluation board for Atmel's TS8388B, the company's latest high performance 8bit analogue-to-digital convertor (ADC).

News from GD Technik (10 October 2003)

Speedy slewing op amps tackle video transmission

A new family of high-speed amplifiers is designed to transmit and receive high-speed analogue signals such as video over twisted-pair lines or other noisy environments.

News from Intersil (10 October 2003)

Optical DSP to show up in Boston

Lenslet will demonstrate the world's first commercial optical processor at the Milcom 2003 exhibition next week in Boston.

News from Lenslet (10 October 2003)

Linux power for satellite data modems

 User Application Article  Paradise Datacom is using BlueCat Linux to power its next-generation satellite data modems.

News from LynuxWorks (10 October 2003)

Enclosure marries polyurethane with aluminium

 User Application Article  A minimal footprint and smooth lines were the key considerations in the design of a stylish enclosure for CellMap, Bio-Rad's laser scanning confocal imaging system.

News from Norse Precision Castings (10 October 2003)

Philips joins IMEC programme

Philips is to participate as a Core Partner in IMEC's sub-45nm research programmes.

News from NXP Semiconductors (10 October 2003)

Accelerator chip simplifies I/O expansion module

 User Application Article  Rapid-Technology has developed its new PMC I/O expansion module using the PLX PCI 9656 I/O accelerator chip.

News from PLX Technology Europe (10 October 2003)

Summit sets up shop in California

Summit Design has opened a new office in San Jose, California.

News from Summit Design (10 October 2003)

FPGA synthesis improves quality of results

A number of quality of results improvements in the latest versions of the Synplify and Synplify Pro FPGA synthesis packages provide increased performance and area reduction for Xilinx devices.

News from Synplicity (10 October 2003)

More than 30 companies support SystemVerilog

A new programme seeks to benefit mutual customers by advancing tool interoperability and the availability of IP using the Accellera SystemVerilog standard.

News from Synopsys (10 October 2003)

Real-time scope takes on 4.25Gbit/s serial data

The new TDS7704B 7GHz DPO and the CSA7404B communications signal analyser raise performance levels with superior measurement fidelity, unrivalled analysis and uncompromised usability.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix (10 October 2003)

Game on for wireless graphics

TTPCom has completed integration of its Wireless Graphics Engine with the mophun game engine from Synergenix.

News from TTPCom (10 October 2003)

Speedy online access to board support packages

System developers can now download board support packages direct from Wind River's BSP website.

News from Wind River Systems (10 October 2003)

BNC connectors stand the test of performance

Pomona Electronics has extended its wide range of BNC connectors and adapters with the introduction of several new models for easy, hands-free testing in controlled voltage conditions.

News from Warwick Test Supplies (10 October 2003)

Upgrade for enterprise-wide PCB design solution

Zuken has released Revision 7 of CR-5000, the company's enterprise-wide PCB design solution.  Brochure Available 

News from Zuken (10 October 2003)

Flash-based FPGAs shrink to new package options

Actel has released 10 new package options for its Flash-based ProASIC Plus field-programmable gate array family.

News from Actel Europe ( 9 October 2003)

Distribution buffers offer wide frequency range

Two high-performance zero delay buffers feature a guaranteed total timing budget window.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 9 October 2003)

Tiny SBC embeds PDA functionality

The AuroraPDA is a new generation of embedded computers that provides the functionality and performance found in the latest generation of PDA devices in the form of a board-level system component.

News from DSP Design ( 9 October 2003)

Power switch cuts charger consumption

 User Application Article  Korean PSU manufacturer Dong Yang Instrument is using Fairchild's FSDH0165D power switch to power its award-winning TAD137 mobile phone charger used in Samsung cellular phone applications.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 9 October 2003)

Optocouplers cut power consumption

Fairchild Semiconductor has expanded its family of split Darlington optocouplers with five new products in both single and dual-channel configurations offering 3.3 or 5V operation.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 9 October 2003)

Transceivers cut EMI in the long run

The ISL8483, ISL8488 and ISL8489 are the latest additions to the Intersil Linearlink family of high-performance RS485/R422 data transceivers.

News from Intersil ( 9 October 2003)

Debugger gains more RTOS awareness

Trace32 debugger tools now support the ST Microelectronics real-time operating system OS21.

News from Lauterbach ( 9 October 2003)

Fodus to base SOHO wireless devices on MIPS core

Wireless LAN specialist Fodus has licensed the MIPS32 4Kc processor core to develop next-generation SoCs for the global networking marketplace.

News from MIPS Technologies ( 9 October 2003)

Budget pricing for full-function thermal printers

A new generation of portable thermal printers, offering very high levels of functionality at competitive prices has been introduced by Martel Instruments.

News from Martel Instruments ( 9 October 2003)

Blinking ICs take a dim view of LEDs

Two new series of I2C general purpose I/O expanders are optimised for controlling LED dimming and blinking in products ranging from mobile phones to servers.

News from NXP Semiconductors ( 9 October 2003)

Joint venture to research novel carbon materials

Prof Morinobu Endo of the Faculty of Engineering at Shinshu University and Showa Denko (SDK) are to establish a joint venture for research of advanced carbon materials and their applications.

News from SDK ( 9 October 2003)

Expansion brings 200 jobs to Northern Ireland

Schrader Electronics has significantly expanded its manufacturing operations with the opening of a new production facility in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.

News from Schrader Electronics ( 9 October 2003)

PWM controller makes good sense

A new PWM control IC features built-in lossless current sensing and overcurrent protection to simplify circuits and maximise efficiency as external sense resistors are not needed.

News from International Rectifier ( 9 October 2003)

High-speed couplers suit 10Mbit/s systems

Two new high-speed optocouplers from NEC are designed for use in systems running at up to 10Mbit/s.

News from Gleichmann-Sunrise ( 9 October 2003)

Step-down convertors increase battery life

A new family of 400mA synchronous DC/DC step-down convertors features ultra-low quiescent current and up to 95% power efficiency.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 9 October 2003)

Global appeal for switching adapter

A new 10W switching adapter series is available with a universal input range from 90 to 264V AC and four interchangeable AC input sockets that make it ideal for worldwide applications.

News from Ultimate Renaissance ( 9 October 2003)

Wolfson to expand into new HQ

Wolfson Microelectronics has purchased new premises to house its corporate headquarters in Edinburgh.

News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 9 October 2003)

Geometry shrink pays dividends for FPGA users

Xilinx reckons its investment in the industry's most advanced 90nm and 300mm chip-making technology is already paying off for customers.

News from Xilinx ( 9 October 2003)

Software speeds DSP system design

 User Application Article  VisSim/DSP is proving popular with developers of DSP-based control and signal-processing systems.  Brochure Available 

News from Adept Scientific ( 8 October 2003)

Microstepping driver ICs have built-in sequencing

The SLA706xM Series is a new family of unipolar microstepping two-phase constant-current motor driver ICs with built-in sequencing capabilities.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe ( 8 October 2003)

Investors support programmable analogue expansion

Programmable analogue specialist Anadigm has just closed a new round of financing worth $15 million.

News from Anadigm ( 8 October 2003)

Arroyo Optics to merge with Lightcross

Arroyo Optics has agreed a merger with Lightcross, a manufacturer of integrated, silicon-based optical products for telecommunications equipment.

News from Arroyo Optics ( 8 October 2003)

Text-to-speech package enables blind organiser

 User Application Article  Alva has successfully integrated and deployed the PocketBabil text-to-speech engine into its new MPO 5500 mobile phone organiser, a compact, easy to carry all-in-one device for mobile situations.

News from Babel Technologies ( 8 October 2003)

Speedy analysis of Ethernet twisted pairs

A novel remote network cable analyser traces installed cables and can locate discontinuities in seconds.

News from B+K Precision ( 8 October 2003)

Budget price for high-performance true-RMS DMM

Using a standard AC mains outlet as the power source, the new PC-compatible Model 5491A bench multimeter provides an easy to read dual display with 50,000-count accuracy.

News from B+K Precision ( 8 October 2003)

Digital pots ditch on-chip memory to save costs

Catalyst Semiconductor has doubled the size of its digital potentiometer IC portfolio by adding a range of DPP digitally programmable potentiometer ICs without embedded EEPROM.

News from Catalyst Semiconductor ( 8 October 2003)

Sales growth is a sign of the (Sunday) Times

A 99.43% increase in sales between 2000 and 2002 has won Celoxica a place in the Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for the second year running.

News from Celoxica ( 8 October 2003)

VME SBC takes military databus onboard

The latest version of the leading-edge SVME/DMV-182 single board computer incorporates dual-channel MIL-STD-1553B interface.

News from Dy 4 Systems ( 8 October 2003)

Breakers certified for avionics applications

The corporate quality management system of E-T-A's group headquarters has been accredited to EN9100:2000/AS9100:2001 which address the requirements of the aircraft industry.  Brochure Available 

News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers ( 8 October 2003)

Platform provides early access to AdvancedTCA

The Centellis DS 31KX is the industry's first development system for the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA/ATCA) PICMG 3.x open specifications.

News from Force Computers ( 8 October 2003)

Bluetooth market comes of age

Bluetooth has come a long way from being a simple cable replacement technology unveiled in 1998.

News from Frost and Sullivan ( 8 October 2003)

Virtual prototypes predict SoC viability

Time Architect is a new class of electronic system level virtual prototype software for fast, accurate estimation of chip size, power, cost and yield.

News from Chip Estimate Corp ( 8 October 2003)

Protectors survive lightning and nuclear pulses

An extensive range of LEMP (lightning) and NEMP (nuclear electromagnetic pulse) protectors provide optimised protection and performance.

News from Huber+Suhner ( 8 October 2003)

Awards recognise products, R and D and growth

Irisys has been honoured recently with two separate industry awards.

News from Irisys ( 8 October 2003)

Contactless smart cards on show in Paris

Legic will exhibit its new Advant contactless smart card product line at Europe's premier smart cards exhibition Cartes 2003, next month in Paris.

News from Legic Identsystems ( 8 October 2003)

System controllers accelerate PowerPC applications

Marvell reckons it has developed the industry's fastest system controller architecture for MIPS and PowerPC processor-based systems.

News from Marvell ( 8 October 2003)

Novel frontlight technique boosts LCD contrast

Omron has developed the world's first frontlight manufacturing technology capable of making brighter, clearer liquid display screens while reducing power consumption for wireless handheld devices.

News from Omron Corp ( 8 October 2003)

Fixtures provide screened RF testing

A new line of high-performance RF shielded test fixtures is now available on the US West Coast.

News from ProbeStar ( 8 October 2003)

Software speeds telecomms systems development

VBVoice 5.1 is a telephony development environment that leverages the latest Microsoft.NET platform, Visual Studio 2003.

News from Pronexus ( 8 October 2003)

Communications server offers greater density

The MPS1000 WAN-over-IP communications server is the evolution of Performance Technologies' popular MPS600/800 servers.

News from Performance Technologies ( 8 October 2003)

DAB module gains global appeal

The RS200L is the second DAB module from RadioScape.

News from RadioScape ( 8 October 2003)

Transceiver simplifies RF interfaces

A new low power radio transceiver integrated circuit provides a simple interface between serial data sources and standard RF modules.

News from RF Solutions ( 8 October 2003)

GPS antenna shrinks to surface mounting

A new small, passive, surface-mount version of the GeoHelix GPS antennas suits demanding applications requiring internal or tightly integrated surface-mount antennas.

News from Sarantel ( 8 October 2003)

Enclosures have network infrastructure covered

The new 2003 edition of the VDI and electronic networks enclosure catalogue from Sarel provides users with a wider choice of more versatile products than ever before.

News from Sarel ( 8 October 2003)

Seminar tackles thermal management

Sensor Products is to hold a special "Electronic thermal design and analysis" seminar on 15th and 16th January 2004 at the Amerisuites Hotel (Medford) in Boston (USA).

News from Sensor Products ( 8 October 2003)

Wider availability for Wi-Fi chipset

Synad has appointed distributors and sales representatives in Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, and Canada to support its own direct sales offices in Taiwan, UK and the USA.

News from Synad Technologies ( 8 October 2003)

Reshuffle brings bargains to oscilloscope pack

Tektronix has repositioned its entire oscilloscope portfolio to meet the needs of its customers in applications ranging from high-speed serial data compliance testing to troubleshooting and education.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix ( 8 October 2003)

PWM driver for efficient electromechanical control

A novel high-side DMOS PWM driver is optimised for controlling electromechanical and thermal devices such as valves, solenoids, relays, actuators, heaters, coolers and lamps.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 8 October 2003)

Speedy CMOS op amps drive 16bit A/D convertors

A new family of low-noise high-speed 12V CMOS op amps are ideal for driving 16bit ADCs, as well as active filter, transimpedance amplifier, optical networking and portable audio applications.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 8 October 2003)

Hardware assisted tool support for Linux

VisionProbe II gives developers the ability to track Linux virtual access and to control their physical peripherals and memory.

News from Wind River Systems ( 8 October 2003)

Modular software simplifies acquisition

Daqworx is an integrated PC-based data-acquisition software package for Yokogawa's family of data-acquisition systems, paperless recorders and other measuring instruments.

News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement ( 8 October 2003)

Design suites ease route to low-power radio

Aerocomm has upgraded its 900MHz and 2.4GHz design suites.

News from Aerocomm ( 7 October 2003)

High-current connector copes with quick charging

The rugged SBE 700 connector is designed for high-current high-speed battery charging, making it ideal for "opportunity charging" applications.

News from Anderson Power Products ( 7 October 2003)

Imaging processor gains high-definition option

Aspex Technology has expanded its Linedancer family of high-performance, programmable imaging processors with the Linedancer-HD.

News from Aspex Semiconductor ( 7 October 2003)

Partner programme to enhance image processing

 User Application Article  The Aspex Advantage Programme is open to partners whose expertise will add value to and complement the Aspex Linedancer product offering.

News from Aspex Semiconductor ( 7 October 2003)

Text-to-speech solution empowers blind handset

 User Application Article  Wireless specialist Owasys is deploying the PocketBabil embedded text-to-speech solution in a mobile phone designed and developed specifically for the blind and visually impaired.

News from Babel Technologies ( 7 October 2003)

Gelled electrolyte batteries set the standard

A new range of valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries features gelled electrolyte construction for completely spill and leak proof operation.

News from Camden Electronics ( 7 October 2003)

SensorDynamics standardises design methodologies

 User Application Article  SensorDynamics has selected the VCAD service model and technologies from the Encounter and Incisive platforms to enable and speed the development of highly complex microsensor applications.

News from Cadence Design Systems ( 7 October 2003)

Customised design suite speeds FPGA development

A custom edition of the Celoxica DK Design Suite will be included with the recently announced Xilinx ISE Embedded Development Kit v6.1.

News from Celoxica ( 7 October 2003)

Water-based conformal coating applied by aerosol

A novel "greener" conformal coating aerosol technology allows a single can of water-based, environment-friendly material to coat three times as many assemblies.

News from HumiSeal Europe ( 7 October 2003)

Bright showing from low-profile displays

Kingbright's new range of low-profile seven-segment and alphanumeric (starburst) LED displays are only 3.75mm thick.

News from Components Bureau ( 7 October 2003)

Second licence adds to Italian switch sources

Duraswitch has executed a nonexclusive licence agreement with Italian company OXI.

News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division ( 7 October 2003)

Budget entry to IC layout and verification

L-Edit Pro V11 is the latest version of the analogue and mixed-signal design software for IC, MEMS and optical design from Tanner EDA.

News from EDA Solutions ( 7 October 2003)

E-mech products move beyond "commodity" world

Farnell InOne has significantly increased its electromechanical offering with the addition of a further 2000 products from over 30 suppliers.

News from Farnell ( 7 October 2003)

Avnet-Time brings Fox to Europe

Avnet-Time is to represent Fox Electronics' full line of frequency control products in Europe.

News from Fox Electronics ( 7 October 2003)

Smart charger chip is cool and compact

Intersil reckons its AnyAdapter ISL6292 is the industry's smallest and most advanced Li-ion/Li-polymer battery charger IC.

News from Intersil ( 7 October 2003)

Dispensing with economy

The Fisnar JBE1113-CE air controlled dispenser is one of the industry's most popular benchtop fluid dispensing machines, providing a host of features at the highly affordable price of just GBP 346.00.

News from Intertronics ( 7 October 2003)

Flexible circuit connectors shrink to 3mm pitch

JAE has extended its low profile FF connector range for flexible printed circuits applications by introducing the FF02 series with a reduced 0.3mm pitch.

News from JAE Europe ( 7 October 2003)

Hot bar bonder reflows flexible connections

New from Kaisertech are the Unitek Eapro Desktop systems for hot bar bonding applications.

News from Kaisertech ( 7 October 2003)

Pair target nanotechnology research

Keithley Instruments and Zyvex Corp have signed an agreement to work together to develop new solutions for the nanotech marketplace.  Brochure Available 

News from Keithley Instruments ( 7 October 2003)

Variable switch extenders are flexible onboard

A novel range of variable switch extenders brings a new level of flexibility to designers.

News from MECI ( 7 October 2003)

Applications processor powers Sony handheld

 User Application Article  The i.MX applications processor is being used in the new PEG-TJ25 and PEG-TJ35 Clie handhelds from Sony Corp.

News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 7 October 2003)

Cabling withstands robot wars

 User Application Article  Highly flexible silicone cabling has proved to be a winning ingredient for Storm II, the latest champion to emerge from the popular BBC series of "Robot wars" TV programmes.

News from Multi-Contact (UK) ( 7 October 2003)

Sources and amplifiers put photonics to the test

A new family of broadband amplified spontaneous emission sources and erbium-doped fibre amplifiers is packaged for test and measurement of photonics components.  Brochure Available 

News from Newport Spectra-Physics ( 7 October 2003)

Logic device takes on oscillator control

The 74LVC1GX04 is the first multifunction PicoGate logic semiconductor optimised for crystal oscillator applications.

News from NXP Semiconductors ( 7 October 2003)

D-subs take a blend of contacts

Phoenix Electronics has a new range of mixed signal D-sub connectors.

News from Phoenix Electronics Distribution ( 7 October 2003)

Consortium to promote mobile processor

Renesas Technology is looking for new members for its SH-Mobile Consortium.

News from Renesas Technology Europe ( 7 October 2003)

Modular CompactPCI backplanes bridge the gap

A new range of modular CompactPCI backplanes is available with two to eight slots, which enable the bus to be extended via ultra-low-profile bridges.  Brochure Available 

News from Rittal ( 7 October 2003)

Smartphone takes OMAP route

 User Application Article  OMAP application processors and TCS wireless GSM/GPRS technology from Texas Instruments will power the P30 - the first smartphone from BenQ Corp.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 7 October 2003)

Current mode PWM chips maximise power density

The UCC28220 and UCC28221 are the industry's first single-chip interleaved PWM controllers for 50 to 100A high-current power supplies in offline and DC/DC convertors.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 7 October 2003)

Dual-Opteron board powers up workstations

The Tiger K8W (S2875) is the market's newest dual AMD Opteron powered entry workstation platform.

News from Tyan Computer ( 7 October 2003)

Surface-mount range suits small-batch work

The Essemtec range of prototype and small batch surface mount electronic production equipment is ideal for the population of surface mount PCBs.

News from Tony Chapman Electronics ( 7 October 2003)

Economical solution for adding embedded Ethernet

Charon I is a tiny embedded Ethernet interface and device server that enables monitoring and control of a wide variety of devices via a local or wide area network (including the Internet).

News from Total Robots ( 7 October 2003)

Development kit opens up more FPGA gates

Trenz Electronic has expanded its range of low-cost Spartan FPGA development kits by a new FPGA development board based on the latest 400k gate Spartan-IIE device.

News from Trenz Electronic ( 7 October 2003)

A closer look at solder at Productronica

Vision Engineering will be demonstrating its entire range of ergonomically optimised stereo inspection microscopes at Productronica 2003.  Brochure Available 

News from Vision Engineering ( 7 October 2003)

Partnership produces easy-to-use RF module

Actall Corp has entered into a strategic partnership in wireless short-range connectivity solutions with Xemics.

News from Xemics ( 7 October 2003)

Compact power for Compact PCI

RTC AC/DC and DC/DC switching power supplies offer power ratings of 150, 200 and 400W, and are designed to meet the requirements of hot-swappable N+1 redundant Compact PCI power systems.

News from XP Power ( 7 October 2003)

Microcontroller aims for IR control

The latest Z8 one-time programmable infra-red-enabled microcontroller is designed for the universal remote control market.

News from Zilog ( 7 October 2003)

Catalogue features latest connectors and switches

Packed with information for designers, engineers and specifiers, Bulgin's catalogue No 80 is now available.  Brochure Available 

News from Bulgin Components ( 6 October 2003)

Package design software verifies signal integrity

APE-3D is a new package that tightly couples the industry-leading Cadence Advanced Package Engineer with Optimal Corp's 3D field solver engine.

News from Cadence Design Systems ( 6 October 2003)

Video switch puts four into one

The Model VS-4 VGA video switch can be used to select and display the image from one of four inputs on one monitor.

News from Hall Research Technologies ( 6 October 2003)

Interface brings USB to industrial applications

A novel USB port allows portable computer devices such as laptop PCs, printers and webcams to be linked to industrial networks and control systems in harsh environments.

News from Harting ( 6 October 2003)

Pushbuttons gain colourful options

Multimec and Unimec pushbutton switches are now available in a rainbow of colours to enable designers to create elegant and attractive front panels.

News from MECI ( 6 October 2003)

Tools cut out manual work in Spike's hat-trick

 User Application Article  IC design specialist Spike Technologies has completed three chips using the Monterey toolsuite.

News from Monterey Design Systems ( 6 October 2003)

SSRs provide years of trouble-free performance

The HDD series of solid-state relays provide switching capabilities from 1 to 40A at 1-100V DC.

News from Power-io ( 6 October 2003)

PCI Express work points to advanced switching

PLX Technology has joined the newly formed Advanced Switching Interconnect Special Interest Group.

News from PLX Technology Europe ( 6 October 2003)

Yawata brings experience onboard

Keisuke Yawata, currently President of The Future International, has joined the board of directors of Sequence Design's Japanese subsidiary.

News from Sequence Design ( 6 October 2003)

32bit micro touches on PDA applications

A new 32bit CISC microprocessor combines high-speed operation with peripherals and functions designed to simplify the development of PDA-style applications based around touch screen user interfaces.

News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 6 October 2003)

Wolfson makes the top 100

Wolfson Microelectronics has achieved a place in the Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100, published on 28th September 2003.

News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 6 October 2003)

Bistable displays approach commercialisation

ZBD Displays expects to commence commercial supply of its zenithal bistable display during the first half of 2004 as a result of its collaborative development work with Varitronix.

News from ZBD Displays ( 6 October 2003)

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