News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 December
to Saturday 13 December 2003
Controllers and software solve 3G test problem
User Application Article Swedish development company Blazar has chosen Adax signalling communications controllers and software for Solver, its testing tool for 2.5G and 3G wireless equipment.
News from Adax Europe (12 December 2003)
Mobile design wins top double century
Agilent Technologies is celebrating its 200th mobile phone component design win. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (12 December 2003)
Controllers combine 8051 core with much more
A new range of SoCs combines the popular 8051 processor core AMIS I3T80 mixed-signal, high-voltage technology to deliver leading edge devices for automotive, industrial and medical markets.
News from AMI Semiconductor (12 December 2003)
Bluetooth chip takes in all new revisions
BlueCore3 incorporates all of the new features included in Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2 (v1.2), adopted by the Bluetooth SIG on 5th November 2003.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (12 December 2003)
Built-in Bluetooth keeps Saab drivers' hands free
User Application Article BlueCore Bluetooth silicon is being used by Saab to apply wireless technology in its 9-3 models.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (12 December 2003)
Flexible configuration for single-chip Bluetooth
BlueCore3-External is a flexible configuration that supports all optional and all mandatory features of the recently adopted Bluetooth version 1.2 specification, in a single-chip solution.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (12 December 2003)
Kit offers free trial for royalty-free core
Cambridge Consultants has developed a web-downloadable toolkit for its royalty-free RISC processor core, the XAP2.
News from Cambridge Consultants (12 December 2003)
LED lamps cover full range of applications
Four new ranges of oval and flat-top through-hole LED lamps are ideal for use in a wide range of applications.
News from Components Bureau (12 December 2003)
High-frequency VCXO runs up to 600MHz
The VCP Series voltage controlled crystal oscillator is ideal for high-end applications in the 120 to 600MHz frequency range, including Sonet, ATM/SDH, and other optical comms equipment.
News from Fox Electronics (12 December 2003)
Films protect electronic displays
The StratFX range of optically clear hardcoated polyester films is designed for protective surface applications such as electronic displays and touch-screens for medical devices.
News from InteliCoat Technologies (12 December 2003)
Film lasts longer on keypads
Reflex hardcoated graphic overlay film has been specifically designed to meet the high performance requirements of both manufacturers and end users of membrane touch switches.
News from InteliCoat Technologies (12 December 2003)
Static locator finds Sony's hot spots
User Application Article Following a seminar at Sony's Bridgend plant, the company's engineers are putting together a "static map" of the whole production process as part of their plan to eliminate static hot spots. Brochure Available
News from Meech International (12 December 2003)
Sturm to develop new markets
Michael Sturm is the new European Marketing Manager at Omron Electronic Components.
News from Omron Electronics (12 December 2003)
Overvoltage protector withstands bigger surges
The NCP346 is a novel overvoltage protection circuit optimised for applications with an external AC/DC adapter, a car charger accessory and/or a battery recharger.
News from ON Semiconductor (12 December 2003)
RTOS makes the most of latest comms processor
OSE RTOS technology is now available for Motorola's PowerQUICC III communications architecture.
News from Enea Embedded Technology (12 December 2003)
FM modules allow easy radio setup
The FM-RTFQ2 and FM-RRFQ2 transmitter and receiver modules provide an economical, high-performance FM radio datalink in a wide range of applications.
News from RF Solutions (12 December 2003)
Bluetooth chip runs on 0.18 micron RF CMOS process
UMC's 0.18 micron RF CMOS process technology is being used to manufacture Silicon Wave's single-chip Bluetooth IC, the SiW3500.
News from RF Micro Devices (12 December 2003)
With the BFR6150 die area gets smaller
The BRF6150 provides full support for Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2 and is the industry's first Bluetooth solution with direct battery connection and a power shutdown mode.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 December 2003)
IEDM paper to reveal future high-k dielectrics
Texas Instruments will present results demonstrating the viability of a new high-k dielectric material at the prestigious International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM).
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 December 2003)
LCDs aim for factory, kiosk, medical and EPOS uses
Two new 12.1in colour SVGA LCD modules combine high luminance and wide viewing angles with built-in long-life backlights.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (12 December 2003)
Continued growth brings second FSA award
Following its recent successful flotation, Wolfson Microelectronics received an award from the Fabless Semiconductor Association at its annual awards dinner held last week in Santa Clara.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics (12 December 2003)
Alliance to change industrial energy management
Ember and Honeywell are to collaborate on a $10 million cost-share project cofunded by the US Department of Energy that will pursue development of energy-saving wireless mesh networking applications.
News from Ember Europe (12 December 2003)
FPGA software gains physical synthesis option
Actel has enhanced its Libero integrated design environment to include Magma Design Automation's PALACE physical synthesis tool.
News from Actel Europe (11 December 2003)
PMC doubles the density of video/graphics systems
The PMC-704 is the first graphics PMC to provide two independent channels, each with video input, overlay and display capability.
News from Dy 4 Systems (11 December 2003)
Customer satisfaction is key to certification
Farnell InOne has achieved ISO9001:2000 certification - the globally recognised standard of excellence in quality management.
News from Farnell (11 December 2003)
Buffers offer redundant clocking
Integrated Device Technology has a new family of industry leading LVDS fanout buffers.
News from IDT (11 December 2003)
Serial transceivers take ESD protection onboard
Three new Intersil Linearlink RS485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL8487E, ISL81487L and ISL81487E, all incorporate ESD protection.
News from Intersil (11 December 2003)
DVD recorder chip integrates more functions
LSI Logic has developed a second-generation, single-chip DVD recorder system processor based on its successful and field-proven Domino architecture.
News from LSI Europe (11 December 2003)
Memory modules bring speedy success
The partnerships between MemorySolution and its new European sales partners have begun to bear fruit.
News from Memorysolution (11 December 2003)
Graphics controller has multidisplay capabilities
The P17 is a double-width PC-MIP module incorporating a 235MHz 24bit RAMDAC offering a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixel, coupled with enhanced multidisplay capabilities.
News from MEN Mikro Elektronik (11 December 2003)
ESD protection diodes cut size and capacitance
A new series of ESD protection diodes can protect consumer and communications applications from electrostatic discharge and other voltage induced transient pulses.
News from NXP Semiconductors (11 December 2003)
Antenna gets fast fix inside vehicles
A new miniature GPS antenna can acquire GPS signals inside a vehicle or truck as efficiently as a traditional external device.
News from Sarantel (11 December 2003)
Flip-chip LEDs boost brightness
A novel aluminium indium gallium phosphide (AlInGaP) light-emitting diode is claimed to be three times as bright as existing devices.
News from SDK (11 December 2003)
Powerful stuff for digital audio
A new single-chip 100W digital amplifier power stage will enable manufacturers to reduce system size and costs while improving the listening experience in a variety of consumer audio products.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 December 2003)
Royalty-free licences to accelerate UWB drive
To accelerate adoption of ultrawideband technology in wireless personal area network applications, TI is to offer royalty-free licences for its patents relating to the proposed IEEE802.15.3a standard.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 December 2003)
French signal processing line hits US East Coast
Adaptive Digital has become the distributor of Ateme's product line in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the USA.
News from Adaptive Digital Technologies (10 December 2003)
Power switches cut adapter losses
Standby power losses in power adapters and chargers can be reduced using efficient new power switches and regulators.
News from Abacus Group (10 December 2003)
cPCI board provides balanced performance
The cPCI-6840 is the latest CompactPCI 6U CPU board from Adlink Technology. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (10 December 2003)
Intermediate bus convertors power downstream loads
Two new series of application-optimised intermediate bus convertors (IBCs) bring Artesyn Technologies into a new and emerging segment of the distributed power market.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (10 December 2003)
Bluetooth tester evolves to latest specs
Cetecom Spain has upgraded its BITE platform to test Bluetooth V1.2 devices.
News from AT4 wireless (10 December 2003)
Small power relay takes on a load
The WJ115F1 Series miniature power relay offers high load capability in a small package.
News from CIT Relay and Switch (10 December 2003)
Patents pending for novel magnetic switches
PushFlex is an all-new switch technology that combines a readily available magnet sheet and a magnetically receptive actuating layer to create a unique switch construction.
News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division (10 December 2003)
Consortium checks out semiconducting diamond
Dynex Semiconductor has been awarded a grant by the UK Department of Trade and Industry to develop technologies for novel power electronic components based on semiconducting diamond.
News from Dynex Semiconductor (10 December 2003)
Funding to expand product development
Giga Scale IC has raised $1.2 million in funding in a round led by ITU Ventures.
News from Chip Estimate Corp (10 December 2003)
Ratford lends industry experience
Semiconductor IP veteran Vin Ratford has assumed the role of President of Giga Scale IC.
News from Chip Estimate Corp (10 December 2003)
Wireless LAN IP to cut costs for SoftAir
HelloSoft has licensed its HelloWLAN IEEE802.11 b and 802.11 a/b/g "designer-tailored" IP to SoftAir Microsystems.
News from HelloSoft (10 December 2003)
Connectors shrink to Mini-SD Card format
The new SC1 connector series allows product developers to adopt the thumbnail-size Mini-SD Card format for many data storage and retrieval functions.
News from JAE Europe (10 December 2003)
Catalogue brings full test range together
Keithley Instruments has published its 2004 catalogue of test and measurement products for engineering development, production testing, and scientific research. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments (10 December 2003)
High throughput for flexible light guides
Available from Moritex Europe are a comprehensive range of flexible light guides.
News from Moritex Europe (10 December 2003)
National reports best bookings for three years
National Semiconductor has reported a GAAP profit of $65.8 million, or 34 cents per share, on revenues of $473.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, which ended on 23rd November 2003.
News from National Semiconductor (10 December 2003)
Modem IP core meets 802.11g
NewLogic Technologies has developed an IEEE802.11g standard compliant DSSS/OFDM modem in RTL source code as part of its of its Wild family.
News from Wipro-NewLogic (10 December 2003)
Alcatel InP HBT process finds new home
Alcatel is transferring its advanced indium phosphide heterojunction bipolar transistor technology to Ommic's industrial clean rooms at its centre in Limeil-Brevannes, France.
News from Ommic (10 December 2003)
Transceivers offer full bit width flexibility
Four new dual-supply level translation transceivers are ideal for interfacing devices operating at different voltage nodes.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 December 2003)
Video amp claims fixed-gain speed record
The OPA693 is an ultrawideband fixed-gain video buffer amplifier providing gains of +1, -1 or +2 using internal resistors.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 December 2003)
Modular CDMA solution aids differentiation
A new chipset provides a flexible and open solution supporting the cdma2000 1X standard for wireless communications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 December 2003)
PMC provides high-level military imaging
Thales Computers has entered into a value added reseller agreement for Quantum3D's Sentiris PCI mezzanine card (PMC).
News from Thales Computers (10 December 2003)
Motorola upgrades set-top box
Wind River Systems technology is being deployed in Motorola's DCT2500 core interactive digital set-top boxes.
News from Wind River Systems (10 December 2003)
Interface aids tool interoperability
The publication of the application binary interface for the ARM architecture promotes portability of binary code and interoperability of software development tools across a range of operating systems.
News from ARM ( 9 December 2003)
Seminar series draws more than 3500 delegates
Leading technology companies worldwide showcased their innovative electronic design methods at Ansoft Corp's 2003 "Delivering performance" global seminar series.
News from Ansoft Europe ( 9 December 2003)
Learn about computer telephony in Hawaii
Aculab will hold its global partner conference in Hawaii, USA on the 17th- 20th February 2004.
News from Aculab ( 9 December 2003)
Software set for launch in Paris
Beach Solutions will launch the Easi Developer Suite next February at DATE 2004 in Paris.
News from Beach Solutions ( 9 December 2003)
Amplifier powers up to 100W for RF testing
Rated at 100W over the band 0.8-4.2GHz, the Model BBS3Q7EK0 microwave power amplifier is ideal for RF immunity testing, power device testing and general laboratory use.
News from Empower RF Systems ( 9 December 2003)
Cut price for FPGA development kits
Erst Electronic has reduced the prices of its Virtex-II development kits by up to 20%.
News from Erst Electronic ( 9 December 2003)
Speciality fibre survives the slump
At OFC 2004 in Los Angeles next February Fibercore will highlight its world class capabilities from its pioneering fibre development and production, to customer service and manufacturing process.
News from Fibercore ( 9 December 2003)
Actel licenses wireless LAN IP
HelloSoft has licensed its HelloWLAN IEEE802.11 b "designer-tailored" IP to Actel's Protocol Design Services Group.
News from HelloSoft ( 9 December 2003)
Multiplexers upgrade standard performance
Intersil has made three new additions to its rapidly growing MightyMUX high-performance low-voltage analogue switch and multiplexer line.
News from Intersil ( 9 December 2003)
Higher throughput for wafer test equipment
The S680DC/RF parametric test system is the latest addition to the Keithley Instruments S600 Series family. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments ( 9 December 2003)
Resistance tester puts airbag igniters on trial
Available now from Keithley Instruments is the Model 2790-A SourceMeter airbag inflator DC electrical test system. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments ( 9 December 2003)
Custom specs for low-loss limiter diodes
The MLP 7100 series of limiter diodes are application specific PIN devices that are specially fabricated to have particularly low loss and fast recovery time over a frequency range from 100MHz to 22GH
News from Micrometrics ( 9 December 2003)
Thin film resistors boast lowest TCR
NiChrome thin film resistors claim proven stability, low noise and the industry's best TCR.
News from Micrometrics ( 9 December 2003)
Manufacturing to move offshore
ON Semiconductor is to phase out manufacturing operations at its facility in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
News from ON Semiconductor ( 9 December 2003)
Compact embedded PC is a tough nut
The SpacePC 4320 Series is a low-power PC/104-Plus SBC ideal for space-constrained applications requiring the performance of the x86 architecture in a compact, fanless format.
News from Parvus Corp ( 9 December 2003)
HP adds blades to portfolio
HP is to use Radisys blade servers and technologies in its carrier-grade Linux portfolio for the telecommunications and service provider market.
News from RadiSys Corporation ( 9 December 2003)
Chang elected to committee
Dr Li-Fu Chang, Sequence Design Project Manager, has been named to the board of the Fabless Semiconductor Association's (FSA) Modelling Committee.
News from Sequence Design ( 9 December 2003)
Microcontrollers take on larger targets
The latest series of powerful devices in NEC's popular F-Line family of microcontrollers offer the largest memory sizes and most I/O options yet.
News from Sunrise Electronics ( 9 December 2003)
Military FPGAs gain high-density packaging
A novel high-density ceramic column grid array package for radiation-tolerant and military-qualified FPGA devices packs in 2.5 times the I/O density in 90% of the footprint of existing packages.
News from Actel Europe ( 8 December 2003)
Easy way to learn and design with PIC MCUs
The EZ-PIC microcontroller development system is billed as the first and only complete Microchip PIC microcontroller design and development tool.
News from Advanced Microcomputer Systems ( 8 December 2003)
Current sensors handle automotive heat
Allegro MicroSystems has added new 50 and 75A versions to its ACS750 family of open-loop Hall-effect current sensors.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe ( 8 December 2003)
Embedded SBCs claim ultrahigh reliability
Amplicon Liveline has been named as the exclusive UK distributor for Lippert's PC104+ high-end products targeting military, aerospace and defence applications.
News from Amplicon ( 8 December 2003)
New distribution and support channel for France
Arcom has appointed Antycip as a new distributor for France. Brochure Available
News from Eurotech ( 8 December 2003)
Connector keeps contacts safe from end users
The versatile Powerpole 15/45 finger proof connector is designed for use in applications where end user access to the energised connector is not otherwise protected.
News from Anderson Power Products ( 8 December 2003)
Predictive analysis aids pre-siilcon prototyping
Atrenta and Aptix have developed a set of RTL coding rules for pre-silicon prototyping that ensure efficient mapping to Aptix's multi-FPGA prototyping platform.
News from Atrenta ( 8 December 2003)
Bluetooth chips help with home office networks
User Application Article BlueCore silicon has been selected by CC and C Technologies to Bluetooth enable its BT-260 Bluetooth printer combo adapter.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 8 December 2003)
Automatic crimping adds value for Irish CEM
User Application Article Elite Electronics, Northern Ireland's leading contract electronics manufacturer has purchased the new Komax Gamma 333PC, a fully automatic crimping machine from Contax.
News from Contax ( 8 December 2003)
Power controller is switch and breaker combined
A novel remote power controller combines the capability of an electronic switching relay with self-limiting and overcurrent protection similar to that of a high quality circuit breaker. Brochure Available
News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers ( 8 December 2003)
DSP-based module is OEM base for digital audio
The DAE-5 is the latest surround-sound decoder subsystem designed for integration into audio receivers. Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing ( 8 December 2003)
Effective replacement for 141B cleaning
Kerry Ultrasonics is experiencing a significant increase in the number of enquiries received from customers seeking an alternative cleaning method to the use of solvent HCFC 141B. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International ( 8 December 2003)
Duplexer-combiner enables shared basestations
A novel DCS/UMTS duplexer-combiner enables DCS and UMTS basestations to share the same antenna.
News from Link Microtek ( 8 December 2003)
HDTV device is first foray into video filtering
The MIC1700 is a versatile video filter aimed specifically at the needs of emerging high-definition applications.
News from Micrel ( 8 December 2003)
Guide to custom thin film circuits
The new "Micrometrics thin film design guide" is a handy engineering guide for ordering custom thin film circuits.
News from Micrometrics ( 8 December 2003)
Pressed glass spacers stand the heat onboard
Pressed glass spacers used to position and isolate electrically sensitive components such as capacitors and varistors during wave soldering are available from Morgan Advanced Ceramics.
News from Morgan Advanced Ceramics ( 8 December 2003)
LabView links with EDA tools
Design engineers can now integrate LabView graphical development software with Spice and PSpice EDA tools from vendors including Cadence, Synopsis and Mentor Graphics. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments ( 8 December 2003)
Upgrade for VGA performance
Three new variable-gain amplifiers are designed as higher-performance substitutes for the popular Comlinear line of amplifiers.
News from National Semiconductor ( 8 December 2003)
Diodes are ideal excitation sources
Three new Sanyo laser diodes offer single longitudinal and fundamental transverse mode performance with CW powers of 100 and 150mW at a lasing wavelength of 808nm. Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products ( 8 December 2003)
Productronica visitors win prizes
At the recent Productronica exhibition, Universal Instruments' Global Services Division ran a series of daily draws with prizes valued around Eur 1500.
News from Universal Instruments ( 8 December 2003)
Ready-to-run RF modules drop in onboard
A new range of "drop-in" RF modules is designed to facilitate the development of wireless communication applications and to reduce the time to market.
News from Xemics ( 8 December 2003)
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