News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 21 December
to Saturday 27 December 2003
Training course is based on 68HC12 MCU
AMS Courseware has developed a new suite of courseware built around Motorola 68HC12 microcontroller.
News from AMS Courseware (25 December 2003)
Sign up for advice on directives
This week Farnell InOne has issued the first in a series of regular e-mail updates to its customer base on issues relating to the RoHS and WEEE directives.
News from Farnell (25 December 2003)
Speedy op amps keep it quiet
Six new low noise amplifiers are the latest additions to Intersil's rapidly expanding high-speed operational amplifier portfolio.
News from Intersil (25 December 2003)
Digital consumer devices fill Santa's sack
MIPS-based digital consumer devices look set to play a big role worldwide during the 2003 holiday season.
News from MIPS Technologies (25 December 2003)
Further funding gears Nallatech for sales assault
Nallatech has secured GBP 2 million in a second round of funding from existing investors, 3i and Scottish Equity Partners.
News from Nallatech (25 December 2003)
Milestone for Bluetooth module shipments
SMART Modular Technologies has shipped its one-millionth Bluetooth module since January 2003.
News from SMART Modular Technologies (25 December 2003)
Adapter plate speeds fibre connection
The LC Quick-Pack adapter plate is the latest addition to the Siemon fibre product line.
News from Siemon UK (25 December 2003)
Lead-free MOSFETs keep their heads down onboard
A new lead-free power MOSFET package offers full pin compatibility with existing TO-220 devices, while delivering a 13.5% reduction in PCB mounting height and significantly faster switching speeds.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (25 December 2003)
Automotive quality assured
Welwyn Components has reached a new milestone by achieving the global automotive quality system standard TS16949. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (25 December 2003)
Planar pulse resistors aid dynamic braking
A new range of enhanced planar pulse resistors for dynamic braking provide a high-performance solution for variable speed AC motor drives and other pulse absorbing applications. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (25 December 2003)
Conference dedicated to ARM development
Next year will see the first official ARM Developers' Conference.
News from ARM (24 December 2003)
Flash MCUs cut power to nanowatt levels
Microchip's new PIC16F737/747/767/777 microcontrollers offer up to 8Kword of reprogrammable Flash program memory and 368byte of RAM.
News from Microchip Technology (24 December 2003)
Bridge that gap without silicone
A new silicone-free, thermally conductive and electrically isolating gap filling material is designed for use in applications where silicone could contaminate key manufacturing processes.
News from Bergquist Company (24 December 2003)
Two routes to ARM7 development tools
Hitex is set to launch a complete and integrated toolchain for ARM7 processors at Embedded World 2004.
News from Hitex Development Tools (24 December 2003)
Amp family features speedy swingers
A new family of six high-speed op amps from Intersil includes the Elantec EL8403, billed as the industry's fastest quad rail-to-rail output amplifier.
News from Intersil (24 December 2003)
Convertor delivers more power at high temperatures
Lambda has unveiled a new 40W addition to its UX series of industry standard 2 x 1in sized DC/DC convertors. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (24 December 2003)
Connector base moves to industrial roots
Phoenix Contact has relocated its British headquarters to Halesfield, Telford to place it at the heart of the UK manufacturing industry.
News from Phoenix Contact (24 December 2003)
PWM regulator steps up or down
A new compact and low power PWM switching control IC can be used as a step-up or step-down regulator for applications requiring output voltages up to 36V and switching frequencies to 1MHz.
News from Rohm Electronics (24 December 2003)
Tools speed high bandwidth development
Technical Background Article FPGA technology has come a long way, says Ron Strauss, Vice President and General Manager, SBS Technologies.
News from SBS Technologies (24 December 2003)
Tektronix reports strongest orders for years
Tektronix has reported net sales of $217.9 million and net earnings from continuing operations of $36.5 million or $0.42 per share, for the second quarter ended 29th November 2003. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (24 December 2003)
Microphone preamp takes digital control
The PGA2500 is billed as the industry's first digitally controlled microphone preamplifier IC.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (24 December 2003)
Lin adds to Chinese knowledge base
Universal Instruments has extended the capabilities and expertise of its Suzhou, China, technology laboratory by appointing Dr Kon M Lin as process support manager.
News from Universal Instruments (24 December 2003)
Timely advice on impending directives
Zirkon has been working with clients to raise awareness of the implications of the introduction of the WEEE directive in August 2005, and the RoHS Directive in July 2006.
News from Zirkon (24 December 2003)
Another milestone for optical mouse sensors
Agilent Technologies has shipped its 200 millionth optical mouse sensor since the release of its device in 1999. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (23 December 2003)
Lightweight embedded browser cuts out the fat
Fresco Lite is a new super-lightweight version of the ANT Fresco browser for embedded devices.
News from ANT (23 December 2003)
Quarter-brick family gains output options
The WPA60 DC/DC convertor family now encompasses nine different devices. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (23 December 2003)
Wilkinson sets the benchmark
Graham Wilkinson of ARM has been elected to lead the EEMBC group that develops certifiable benchmarks for embedded Java implementations.
News from EEMBC (23 December 2003)
Green cleaning boosts productivity and quality
User Application Article Contract manufacturing specialist JJS Electronics has increased productivity and improved cleaning quality after installing a cosolvent cleaning system. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (23 December 2003)
Single-supply transducers simplify design
The HAIS series of PCB-mounted current measuring transducers operate from a single +5V supply.
News from LEM UK (23 December 2003)
Compatibility package aids RTOS switch
LynuxWorks has developed a VxWorks Compatibility Layer package to help streamline the porting of VxWorks code to its LynxOS real-time operating system.
News from LynuxWorks (23 December 2003)
Software analysis tools speed Symbian development
Symbian OS developers now have a comprehensive software analysis tool suite with the release of CodeTest Software Analysis Tools for Symbian OS.
News from Metrowerks Europe (23 December 2003)
Catalogue brings it all together
NIC Components Europe has published a new catalogue that details its complete range of products.
News from NIC Components Europe (23 December 2003)
High-brightness LEDs for instrumentation
High-brightness chip-on-board LEDs and photodetector modules offer new alternatives to instrument manufacturers who want to reduce costs, increase throughput and sense a wider range of wavelengths.
News from Rhopoint Components (23 December 2003)
Keyboard, trackball and LCD come together
The RackPro8 is a high-quality slide-out keyboard, trackball and LCD screen together with an eight-port KVM switch. Brochure Available
News from Rittal (23 December 2003)
Aerospace quality certification is a "first"
State of the Art has become the first chip resistor supplier independently certified for the aerospace quality system standards AS9100.
News from State of the Art (23 December 2003)
InfiniBand products answer OEM demands
SBS Technologies has added two new products to its growing InfiniBand product line.
News from SBS Technologies (23 December 2003)
LCD panels advance to sample stage
Sample shipments have now started for two different 21.3in QXGA TFT LCD modules and a UXGA TFT LCD module.
News from Sunrise Electronics (23 December 2003)
Dual nonvolatile convertor for precise adjustment
The SMP9220 is a dual 12bit nonvolatile DAC optimised for bias adjustment and calibration applications that demand high resolution and total accuracy.
News from Summit Microelectronics (23 December 2003)
Chinese office to promote more active role
Altium is setting up a representative office in China and strengthening its reseller network.
News from Altium (23 December 2003)
Novel dry PCB cleaner improves bond quality
The Plasmapen is a novel automated cleaning tool that prepares PCBs and LCDs for stronger and more reliable heat-seal connections and anisotropic conductive adhesive bondings.
News from Miyachi Europe Corporation (23 December 2003)
SAN access kit for data recording environments
Vmetro has developed a storage area network (SAN) access kit for data recording environments. Brochure Available
News from Vmetro (23 December 2003)
Ohmmeter brings full accuracy to hand
A new digital ohmmeter gives true portability without sacrificing measurement accuracy and functionality. Brochure Available
News from Cropico (23 December 2003)
Quarter bricks supply multiple PoL convertors
The ALQ25 Series is a new range of isolated 300W DC/DC bus convertors in quarter-brick format designed to drive multiple rail point-of-load devices with up to 96% efficiency.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (23 December 2003)
RPR controllers feature adaptive computing
Alliance Semiconductor Corp has developed a novel family of resilient packet ring (RPR) controllers.
News from Alliance Semiconductor Corp (22 December 2003)
FPGAs meet basestation requirements
Altera is the first FPGA vendor to meet the Open Base Station Architecture Initiative's (OBSAI) Reference Point 3 (RP3) interface specification.
News from Altera Europe (22 December 2003)
High-current gate driver IC for three-phase motors
The A3938 is a three-phase motor controller IC with high-current gate-drive capability for a wide range of power discrete N-channel MOSFETs and motor supply voltages from 12 to 50V.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (22 December 2003)
Core to power low-cost media processor
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics has licensed ARM7TDMI microprocessor core through the ARM Foundry Programme.
News from ARM (22 December 2003)
Switch technology gains Russian foothold
Duraswitch has executed a licence agreement with Moscow-based Elcom, the largest membrane tactile switch manufacturer in Russia.
News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division (22 December 2003)
Toshiba processor benchmarks favourably
Benchmark score results for Toshiba's new Media Embedded Processor (MeP) have been published by EEMBC, the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium.
News from EEMBC (22 December 2003)
PCI Express cores find storage area network slots
User Application Article QLogic Corp has selected GDA for PCI Express cores to broaden the company's ongoing PCI Express product development efforts.
News from GDA Technologies (22 December 2003)
Sealed connector deal is sealed
IQC International is working with Plug-In, Europe's leading manufacturer of hermetically sealed connectors and cable products.
News from IQC International (22 December 2003)
Power quality analyser does the lot
LEM has introduced an "advanced function" for its Memobox power quality analyser family.
News from LEM UK (22 December 2003)
Customised optical devices cut design costs
A new range of long-wavelength Fabry-Perot laser diodes offers the industry's highest level of customisation.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor (22 December 2003)
Startup of 2003 to start 2004 with two wins
RF Engines - the signal processing specialist awarded the "Startup company of the year" in this year's prestigious European Electronics Industry Awards, saw a record year in 2003.
News from RF Engines (22 December 2003)
Laboratory development kits keep components handy
A range of laboratory development kits is now available from stock from Rhopoint Components to assist engineers with their design and development work.
News from Rhopoint Components (22 December 2003)
Distributor has broad market appeal
Schmartboard has signed Mississauga based Engineering Lab as an authorised distributor.
News from Schmartboard (22 December 2003)
Dual PWM controller checks overcurrent
The IRU3073 is a controller IC for dual-output high-performance DC/DC convertors.
News from International Rectifier (22 December 2003)
Touchscreen lands in medical PC
User Application Article Zytouch touchscreen technology is a key feature of the latest K2MS Platform medical grade integrated panel PC from medical devices and software company, K2 Medical Systems.
News from Zytronic (22 December 2003)
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