News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 11 April
to Saturday 17 April 2004
Transceiver range covers all 10Gbit/s fibre optics
Agilent Technologies has released a complete family of 10Gbit/s Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Sonet/SDH fibre-optic transceivers for enterprise, storage and metro networks.
News from Avago Technologies (16 April 2004)
Chassis has plenty in store for video recording
The RCK-410D is an industrial chassis for rack-mountable digital video recording systems.
News from Aicsys (16 April 2004)
Programmer covers the full range
The MPLAB PM3 universal device programmer supports all of Microchip's PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs).
News from Microchip Technology (16 April 2004)
Two displays for 3MHz function generators
The TG300 series is a range of three function generators with a maximum frequency of 3MHz and dual displays for simultaneous digital indication of frequency and level.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (16 April 2004)
Compiler qualified for reference flow
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is to integrate the Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler into its next-generation reference flow.
News from Cadence Design Systems (16 April 2004)
Bluetooth turns handset to virtual office
User Application Article The Orange SPV E200 uses the CSR BlueCore Bluetooth solution.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (16 April 2004)
Buy development tools online
Computer Solutions has launched an online web shop - believed to be the first in the UK to offer such a wide range of products.
News from Computer Solutions (16 April 2004)
IP report to cover more categories
The EDA Consortium and the VSI Alliance have worked together to expand the EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service's Semiconductor Intellectual Property revenue reporting.
News from EDA Consortium (16 April 2004)
Power modules simplify air-conditioner design
User Application Article Samsung Electronics Co has selected Fairchild's compact, dual inline packaged SPM smart power modules to power its new line of three-phase inverter-based air conditioners.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (16 April 2004)
Debugger and probe speed automotive MCU designs
The TimeMachine 4-D debugger and SuperTrace probe are now available for the Motorola MPC5554, a 32bit PowerPC controller for advanced automotive and industrial systems. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software (16 April 2004)
MOSFET driver aims for next-generation notebooks
The ISL6208 is a 30V synchronous-buck MOSFET driver IC designed for high-current multiphase power solutions in notebook PCs.
News from Intersil (16 April 2004)
Serial transceivers speed to Profibus applications
The ISL4486 and ISL81486 are new ultra-high-speed Linearlink RS485/422 serial data transceivers.
News from Intersil (16 April 2004)
Mentor expands role in IEEE standards
Mentor Graphics has expanded its role in the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA).
News from Mentor Graphics UK (16 April 2004)
Molex completes Cinch acquisition
Molex has completed its previously announced transaction to acquire the automotive and specialty connectors business of Connecteurs Cinch.
News from Molex UK (16 April 2004)
Cosimulation tool scoops EDN award
The MathWorks software tool Link for ModelSim has won the EDN Innovation of the Year Award in the EDA: Design Exploration category.
News from MathWorks (16 April 2004)
USB acquisition gets personal
The PMD-1608FS is the latest addition to the Personal Measurement Device (PMD) product line from Measurement Computing Corp.
News from Measurement Computing (16 April 2004)
Addon eases test report generation
The LabView Report Generation Toolkit 1.1 is an addon that incorporates Express technology introduced in LabView 7 Express, to speed up the creation of Microsoft Excel and Word reports. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (16 April 2004)
Funding to enable further RF developments
Nanotron Technologies has closed its 4th round of funding successfully and raised Eur 8 million of additional capital.
News from Nanotron Technologies (16 April 2004)
Supermicro is first to embed latest management
OSA's Intelligent Platform Management Interface version 2.0 (IPMI v2.0) firmware and software building blocks are now used in Supermicro server products.
News from OSA Technologies (16 April 2004)
Embedded bus controllers take Windows onboard
Two PC/104 1553 boards from Parvus Corp now include device driver support for Windows 9x/2000/NT/XP and DOS 6.2, as well as source code for C and Visual C.
News from Parvus Corp (16 April 2004)
More power for embedded board range
The PCM-6892 is the latest addition to the RDS Compact Board family, with a top CPU speed of 1.0GHz, making it a very attractive proposition for applications such as home automation and kiosks.
News from Review Display Systems (16 April 2004)
Expansion for sales team
Specialist distributor Switchtec has made two appointments in its sales department that will enable the company to increase its focus in its target areas, develop its customer base and increase sales.
News from Switchtec (16 April 2004)
New approach integrates IC design and manufacture
Synopsys and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have devised a new collaborative, holistic approach to integrating semiconductor design and manufacturing.
News from Synopsys (16 April 2004)
No cadmium required for power relays
The RX series of PCB power relays is fitted with environmentally friendly cadmium-free contacts, complying with the RoHS Directive which will ban or restrict hazardous substances from 1st July 2006. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (16 April 2004)
Report reveals competitive Edge
Mobile operators worldwide are looking to Edge as either a permanent fix for data offerings or as an interim solution to allow more robust data and voice services for the next half-decade.
News from Visant Strategies (16 April 2004)
Substrate solves power LED thermal problems
A novel aluminium-based substrate technology provides an optimum solution for thermal performance, yielding increased life expectancy and improved luminous densities for surface mount power LEDs. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (16 April 2004)
Xsilogy to use wireless for process monitoring
Ember Corp has teamed up with Xsilogy to develop the next generation of wireless systems for managing demanding industrial processes in chemical, energy and industrial water treatment applications.
News from Ember Europe (16 April 2004)
Accellera joins IEEE Standards Association
Accellera has become a Corporate Member of the IEEE Standards Association.
News from Accellera (15 April 2004)
Low risk for drop-in industrial Bluetooth solution
New from Amplicon is the blu2i range of intelligent Bluetooth adapters from TDK Systems.
News from Amplicon (15 April 2004)
Developer kit accelerates 32bit designs
The ARM RealView developer kit for STMicroelectronics is a complete, cost-effective development and debug product for design engineers using STMicroelectronics' general-purpose 32bit MCU products.
News from ARM (15 April 2004)
Four-channel analogue card is a speedy sampler
The PCI-1714 is an ultra-high-speed analogue input card designed for streaming continuous data from analogue samples to host memory.
News from Advantech (UK) (15 April 2004)
Verification package gains watermark capability
Beach Solutions will launch Version 3.2 of its Easi-Studio at DAC 2004 (Booth 1538) as well as demonstrating its recently announced Easi Developer Suite.
News from Beach Solutions (15 April 2004)
Digital IC platform sorts out 8-million-gate SoC
User Application Article Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has successfully implemented an 8-million-gate SoC using the Cadence Encounter digital IC platform.
News from Cadence Design Systems (15 April 2004)
Meeting to reveal Far East eco-design progress
This month a leading researcher into eco-design and environmental management in electronics will present the findings of a DTI Global Watch mission to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
News from Centre For Sustainable Design (15 April 2004)
Chyron chooses HD processing solution
Gennum's Visual Excellence line of image processors has been selected as components for Chyron's all-new C-Mix HD product.
News from Gennum Corp (15 April 2004)
Cores feature in Intel multimedia accelerator
Intel Corp is using PowerVR cores for the newly introduced Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator, an advanced graphics and video processor for mobile and embedded devices.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 April 2004)
Processors put multimedia on the move
A new family of processors based on Intel XScale technology can handle multiple forms of wireless broadband access with computing power to spare for other applications.
News from Intel Corporation (15 April 2004)
SMD adhesive solves assembly problems
Delo-Monopox MK096 is a heat-cured, single-part epoxy resin optimised for high-speed SMT processes as well as manual processing.
News from Inseto (UK) (15 April 2004)
Blue is the colour for illuminated pushbuttons
Lit by a blue LED, the latest addition to the Knitter-Switch range of miniature, illuminated pushbuttons extends the choice for design engineers beyond the existing red, green and yellow colours.
News from Knitter Switch (15 April 2004)
Analogue and mixed-signal cores join IP library
NewLogic Technologies has expanded its IP library with a range of high-performance analogue and mixed-signal IP cores.
News from Wipro-NewLogic (15 April 2004)
Programmer is missing link in Cypress PSoC design
Orlin Technology has begun shipping its inexpensive Prongle 2 programmer for Cypress Microsystems PSoC microcontrollers.
News from Orlin Technology (15 April 2004)
RF relay shrinks to the surface
The R596 SMT micro-relay range combines the excellent reliability, RF and repeatability characteristics of coaxial switches with the miniature size of a surface mount component.
News from Radiall (15 April 2004)
Five-layer package takes in MCU, logic and memory
A novel five-layer stacked SiP (system in package) device combines a high-performance SuperH microprocessor, logic LSI chip and memory chips in a single package.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (15 April 2004)
UK distribution for novel prototyping boards
As part of an international distribution programme, Schmartboard has sighed Spartan Europe to distribute its revolutionary prototyping tools in the UK.
News from Spartan Europe (15 April 2004)
VoIP software brings it all together
Spirit VoIP is a solution for conferencing, telephony, call centres, IP phones etc that reliably connects laptops, PCs, PDAs, and incoming calls from mobile and regular phones into a unified system.
News from Spirit DSP (15 April 2004)
Deep submicron designs stand the test of time
The new releases of DFT Compiler and TetraMAX ATPG have improved design-for-test and automatic test pattern generation performance and pattern count for deep submicron designs.
News from Synopsys (15 April 2004)
Processor powers up 3G handsets
User Application Article The OMAP application processor features in new FOMA 900i Series 3G handsets from NTT DoCoMo, including the N900i from NEC, P900i from Panasonic Mobile Communications and SH900i made by Sharp.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 April 2004)
35th anniversary looms for PCB maker
TT electronics Prestwick Circuits is celebrating 35 years manufacturing printed circuit boards in April 2004.
News from Prestwick Circuits (15 April 2004)
Welsh Electronics Forum supports quality award
TT ems welcomed Dr Chris Young, Chief Executive of the Welsh Electronics Forum, to its Rogerstone site last week.
News from TT electronic manufacturing services (TTems) (15 April 2004)
Flash chips ramp up to 4Gbit density
Toshiba has developed the semiconductor industry's first 4Gbit single-die, multilevel cell (MLC), NAND Flash memory.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (15 April 2004)
Wolfson scraps lead from new products
Wolfson Microelectronics is to supply all its new products in lead-free format only, compatible both with conventional SnPb and Pb-free soldering processes.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics (15 April 2004)
Op amp aims for audio applications
The NJU7043A is a dual rail-to-rail CMOS operational amplifier that offers low-voltage operation, high output current, low current consumption and high input impedance.
News from Young Electronics Group (15 April 2004)
Overmoulding protects cables and assemblies
The Werner Wirth overmoulding machine operates with both cable preparation and PCB assembly equipment, moulding strain reliefs, connector shells and grommets onto electrical cables.
News from Contax (14 April 2004)
Serial ATA range stretches to custom cables
Circuit Assembly now offers an extensive line of Serial ATA products including a wide range of receptacles and plugs as well as cable assemblies built to customer specifications.
News from Circuit Assembly (14 April 2004)
Filters approved for US applications
The B84143-B****-S80 (520V) and -S81 (760V) series of EMC filters from Epcos have passed the approval tests of Underwriters Laboratories in the USA to UL1283 and CSA22.2, No 8.
News from Epcos (14 April 2004)
Powerline filters upgrade to 520V
The rated voltage of the successful Epcos B84143A**R105 series of powerline filters has been increased from 480 to 520V.
News from Epcos (14 April 2004)
Semiconductor industry must not overshoot recovery
The semiconductor industry may ruin its current return to growth by overshooting the sector recovery, a leading semiconductor analyst warns.
News from Future Horizons (14 April 2004)
Controller provides alternative to ORing
The Endura ISL6144 is billed as the industry's first positive high-voltage ORing FET controller IC.
News from Intersil (14 April 2004)
Shanghai plant comes on stream
The Kulicke and Soffa 13,500m2 manufacturing plant in the Suzhou-Singapore Industrial Park, located near Shanghai, is now shipping cantilever probe cards to global semiconductor companies.
News from Kulicke and Soffa Industries (14 April 2004)
Gullotti takes on US market
Leading UK-based microwave printed circuit board manufacturer Labtech has appointed a National Sales Manager for North America.
News from Labtech Microwave (14 April 2004)
Single chip powers up cellphone camera flashes
The MAX1583 is a high-efficiency, step-up DC/DC convertor that drives up to five white LEDs in series with a high constant current to provide camera flash/strobe power handheld devices.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (14 April 2004)
More cores for Atheros
Atheros Communications is expanding its use of the MIPS architecture by taking a licence for four high-performance 32bit cores, including the new MIPS32 24Kc.
News from MIPS Technologies (14 April 2004)
Lead-free packaging programme almost complete
National Semiconductor will offer lead-free packages for its complete line of IC products by the end of 2004.
News from National Semiconductor (14 April 2004)
Chip keeps clocks in tune
The ML6191 is the industry's first single-chip LSI for radio-controlled clocks, combining signal receiver, decoder and real-time-clock functions onto a single chip.
News from Oki Electric (14 April 2004)
Fixed-cost solution to product development
PMVision offers fixed cost research, development and implementation thereby significantly reducing development costs.
News from PMVision (14 April 2004)
DSP board aims for leading edge imaging
User Application Article Researchers at the University of Washington and IBM are using a DSP-based VME platform to help develop a practical technology for imaging the three-dimensional structure of individual molecules.
News from Pentek (14 April 2004)
Industrial Ethernet connectors seal out dust
The proven Y-Con RJ45 family of industrial Cat5 Ethernet connectors from Acal Radiatron has recently been upgraded to offer the maximum IEC60529 rating of IP68.
News from ACAL Radiatron (14 April 2004)
Design software goes free to universities
From May 2004, the novel Regtify software package for bus interface design will be available without charge on request for universities and similar higher education institutions.
News from Recardis (14 April 2004)
Surface-mount fuse provides consistent protection
The USF 1206 surface-mount fuse has an interrupt rating of 50A at 63V DC across the entire range. Brochure Available
News from Schurter (14 April 2004)
Stencil system claims best of both worlds
A novel stencil system is claimed to combine all the advantages of both foils and frames without any of the drawbacks - and the lowest wear rates for lead-free processes.
News from Tannlin (14 April 2004)
Ethernet module uses free open-source stack
New from TR Control Solutions is the Charon II embedded Ethernet module.
News from Total Robots (14 April 2004)
Couplers bring Tetra and GSM together
Ultra-Crea has developed two new models of crossband couplers for professional communications.
News from Ultra-Crea (14 April 2004)
Compact switchers gain more outputs
Ultimate Renaissance has added dual and triple output variants to its extremely compact CFM series of open-frame 40W AC/DC power supplies.
News from Ultimate Renaissance (14 April 2004)
Reference raises the bar on temperature stability
The X60008BIS8-50 precision voltage reference raises the temperature coefficient performance bar by guaranteeing 3ppm/C maximum over the full device operating temperature range.
News from Xicor (14 April 2004)
All change for online connector sourcing
A new resource aims to save connector sourcing managers both time and money.
News from XRT (Cross Reference Technologies) (14 April 2004)
Faster timing closure for cell-based designs
ZenTime 2.1 brings cell-based designers a three- to four-fold increase in run-time speed, allowing them to achieve timing closure on complex, high-speed, nanometre blocks in a matter of days.
News from Zenasis Technologies (14 April 2004)
At last: Affordable graphical programming
ComputerBoards and Hewlett-Packard launch HP VEE Lab for data acquisition and measurement Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (13 April 2004)
Get encoder data into your PC
New cards from ComputerBoards allow encoder signals such as displacement data to be ported into PC applications without the need for add-on hardware - encoder support is built into the boards. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (13 April 2004)
Low-cost FPGAs claim superiority
A new benchmark analysis highlights Altera's compelling performance leadership in the low-cost FPGA market.
News from Altera Europe (13 April 2004)
Software tools to target core development
Green Hills Software is to retarget its Multi integrated development environment, debug system and high- and low-end in-circuit emulation pods to support ARC configurable processors.
News from ARC International (13 April 2004)
Smarter look for 19in rack range
The new Eco cabinet range is built around a tubular steal frame that offers unrivalled rigidity, but also forms part of the outside edge, creating a unique look with round corners.
News from Boss Enclosures (13 April 2004)
Benchtop cleaner applies ultrasonics to PCBs
The TTC 2530 is a bench-mounted four-stage ultrasonic cleaning machine for printed circuit boards or electronic assemblies.
News from Blundell Production Equipment (13 April 2004)
Novel interface is perfect for convertor mounting
Position Perfect is a novel surface mount interface technology claimed to provide enhanced mechanical integrity and improved mounting accuracy for DC/DC convertors. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (13 April 2004)
Relay eliminates high surge currents
Crydom International has launched a peak switching (PS) series of AC solid-state relays.
News from Crydom International (13 April 2004)
Quinn leads European assault
Circuit Assembly continues to further develop its plan to increase business opportunities in the European marketplace.
News from Circuit Assembly (13 April 2004)
Digital video comes onboard
Deltacast will introduce two new SDI and ASI PCI boards to the American market at NAB 2004.
News from Deltacast (13 April 2004)
Mobile data cards set for expansion
Elan Digital Systems is predicting that the falling costs of Internet access via GPRS/CDMA and 3G data services will mean that businesses will stop using landlines in favour of mobile data cards.
News from Elan Digital Systems (13 April 2004)
Push-to-talk over cellular client
POC1211 is a new NEMS push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) software client for mobile handsets.
News from fg microtec (13 April 2004)
Distribution harnesses Chinese supplies
Lawtronics has expanded its product range through a distribution agreement with Chinese manufacturer Moons.
News from Lawtronics (13 April 2004)
Modules embed industrial I/O
Two new M-Modules are suitable for a wide range of applications requiring digital I/O or analogue switching.
News from MEN Mikro Elektronik (13 April 2004)
Inductors aim for distributed power
A new series of power shielded surface mount (SMT) power inductors is designed for use in local DC/DC power conversion.
News from Pulse (13 April 2004)
Automotive lessons aid WEEE/RoHS implementation
Malcolm Fox, AJ Guikema, Chris Harden and Will Martin of MDSMap contend that electronics companies can learn from the automotive industry's experience in implementing the WEEE and RoHS Directives.
News from Strategic Environmental Management (13 April 2004)
Microcontrollers have medical aspirations
Designers of portable medical applications can now simplify their designs and reduce time to market using the industry's first single-chip, ultra-low-power MCU for these applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (13 April 2004)
Concurrent development to speed boards to market
Concurrent Technologies and Thales Computers are to jointly develop a new family of Pentium M-based VME processor boards.
News from Thales Computers (13 April 2004)
Budget switcher takes charge of batteries
A new entry-level 45W switch-mode power supply unit that is ideal for use as a battery charger in cost-sensitive fire-panel applications.
News from VxI Power (13 April 2004)
All-analogue sensor aids frugal backlight control
A new ambient light photosensor can increase mobile phone battery life by eliminating unnecessary backlighting at half the cost and size of its predecessor device.
News from Avago Technologies (12 April 2004)
Serdes bound for Chinese networking equipment
Huawei-3Com Co will use Analogix's high-speed communications ICs in its next-generation networking equipment.
News from Analogix Semiconductor (12 April 2004)
DSP-based transceivers drive faster over copper
A novel line of high-speed physical-layer transceivers uses DSP techniques to eliminate signal integrity problems associated with 5 and 10Gbit/s data transmission over backplanes and copper media.
News from Analogix Semiconductor (12 April 2004)
Alphamosaic raises $9 million for expansion
Alphamosaic has successfully raised $9 million of working capital from its existing venture capital investors.
News from Alphamosaic (12 April 2004)
Solder eases switch to lead-free processing
BLT Circuit Services reports considerable success during recent extended trials with its SAC lead-free low-cost solder called LFB/227S.
News from BLT Circuit Services (12 April 2004)
Seminar looks at electronics inspection
Best, Metcal Soldering Systems, VJ Technologies and Leica microscopes are holding a technical seminar on electronics inspection techniques.
News from Best (12 April 2004)
Powerful alliance for marine connector range
Deutsch has forged a partnership with distributor Silva, to bring a range of new connectors to the marine leisure market.
News from Deutsch (12 April 2004)
Coax sockets handle high voltages
Two new 50ohm coaxial sockets feature 90-degree elbows with two panel-fixing nuts designed for securing to a chassis using both a plain hex nut followed by a decorative nut. Brochure Available
News from Fischer Connectors (12 April 2004)
Surf's up for budget digital scope series
New from LeCroy is the WaveSurfer series of low-cost 200-500MHz digital oscilloscopes.
News from LeCroy (12 April 2004)
Semiconductor conference set for Edinburgh
250 high-level decision makers from the European semiconductor industry will meet at Semiconductor 2004 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 17th and 18th June.
News from Semiconductor2k (12 April 2004)
Speech applications explained in the Algarve
Leading platform and solutions providers are invited to join ScanSoft for its 2004 EMEA Partner Forum.
News from ScanSoft United Kingdom (12 April 2004)
Choice of interfaces for 15in LCD panels
Sunrise Electronics now offers a choice of high-brightness 15in digital LCD modules in its extensive range of colour panels from NEC.
News from Gleichmann-Sunrise (12 April 2004)
Russian mobile operator extends monitoring scope
Mobile TeleSystems has decided to extend its Tektronix network monitoring system to maximise profits from its existing GSM network and enable GPRS deployment. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (12 April 2004)
Help at hand for Crusoe-based device development
Transmeta Corp has selected Vibren as a primary integration partner for the Crusoe Embedded System Developer Kit (ESDK).
News from Vibren Technologies (12 April 2004)
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