News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 November
to Saturday 13 November 2004
Subsidiary marks Taiwan start
Showa Denko HD Trace, formerly Trace Storage Technology, has held a ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, to mark its new start as a consolidated subsidiary of SDK.
News from SDK (12 November 2004)
Low noise and high linearity from mixer
The MAX9994 from Maxim is claimed to be the industry's highest performance, fully integrated SiGe mixer, Designed specifically for 2.5G/3G wireless-infrastructure applications.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (12 November 2004)
External devices driven directly
The Measurement Advantage USB-1096HFS provides 96 bits of high-current, logic-level digital I/O, offering 4 independent 24-bit DIO groups.
News from Measurement Computing (12 November 2004)
Market focused on optical filters
Bookham has taken a significant further stride in its strategy of market diversification and the leveraging of its core optical competencies across markets by launching a new line of optical filters.
News from Bookham (12 November 2004)
MOSFETs work with full-bridge controller IC
International Rectifier has a new chipset solution for wide-range, universal telecommunications input (36 to 75V) and 48V fixed input systems.
News from International Rectifier (12 November 2004)
Development eased with network video
Ateme and Texas Instruments have developed a new network video development kit (NVDK) based on TI's TMS320C64x 1GHz digital signal processors (DSP).
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 November 2004)
Power component designed into digital video
User Application Article Lasat has selected Fairchild's Green Power Switch (FPST) for its Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) set top boxes.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (12 November 2004)
Service hub for overnight repair in Prague
TestLink has opened a purpose-built European service hub in Prague to support the overnight repair of IT hardware and other electronic equipment for manufacturers and maintenance providers.
News from Testlink (12 November 2004)
Switches meet 1W initiative
Three new power switches address 100-250W range switch mode power supplies (SMPS) for applications such as colour televisions, DVD receivers.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (12 November 2004)
Single board computers give rugged infrastructure
SBS Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of embedded computer solutions, has announced a partnership with Autonomous Vehicle Systems LLC to demonstrate rugged SBS products.
News from SBS Technologies (12 November 2004)
Single chip technology allows rapid implementation
A stepper motor evaluation kit from AMI Semiconductor demonstrates integrated stall detection for robust motion control without sensors or software.
News from AMI Semiconductor (12 November 2004)
Breaking the mould for fibre optic switching
Omron has launched the first four in a new family of optical switching components targeting fibre access networks offering exceptionally compact size and performance at a competitive price.
News from Omron Corp (12 November 2004)
European distributor of the year designated
National Semiconductor has announced that it has designated its distribution partner EBV Elektronik, an Avnet Company, as National's "European Distributor of the Year" for 2004.
News from National Semiconductor (12 November 2004)
Software improves speech quality
Spirit, a supplier of embedded software products for telecom and VoIP, has launched an enhanced version of its NetJet software targeted for VoIP communication.
News from Spirit DSP (12 November 2004)
Interoperability test participant promotes MPEG
Ateme, a provider of hardware and software solutions for audio and video compression on DSP, PC and FPGA, has participated in MPEGIF's MPEG-4 AVC interoperability tests.
News from Ateme (12 November 2004)
Design to test speeds with debugger
User Application Article Green Hills has announced that Mobileye has used its TimeMachine 4-D debugger, optimising compilers and hardware probes to speed design, implementation and testing of a single-chip vision system. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software (12 November 2004)
Demand for flat screens is far from flat
User Application Article Automating the manufacture of flat panel display screens at involved consideration of the fact that sales price was guaranteed to fall month on month as sales volume grew. Brochure Available
News from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems (12 November 2004)
Low-RISC approach to 32bit system development
Altium's Service Pack 2 for Nexar will include a new 32bit FPGA-based RISC processor that will greatly simplify the development of 32bit systems for FPGA implementation.
News from Altium (12 November 2004)
FPGAWorld has teamed with Demos on Demand
FPGAWorld has teamed with Demos on Demand to provide streaming video demos from over 70 EDA, PLD and IP vendors to our readers.
News from FPGAworld (12 November 2004)
Product complexity drives cost
OEMs continue to face pressure in developing software for embedded devices that require increasing levels of functionality in the face of shrinking time-to-market and the need to control costs.
News from Venture Development Corp (12 November 2004)
Connector gives back 10% of PCB area to designers
JAE Europe has saved 10% of the PCB mounting space for an SD card connector with its new SG5 model, giving designers extra flexibility to optimise board layout.
News from JAE Europe (12 November 2004)
Catalogue covers pin ball BGA sockets
Aries Electronics has published its new 8th Edition shortform catalogue covering a broad range of interconnection and packaging products.
News from Aries Electronics (12 November 2004)
Intelligent transfer switch doubles reliability
The MultiSwitch from Riello Galatrek is an intelligent automatic transfer switch that can be powered from two independent sources to achieve standby power protection should one source fail suddenly.
News from Riello UPS (12 November 2004)
Multi-display functions on new PMC graphics
MEN Mikro Elektronik has introduced the P517 - a PMC-standard graphics module for industrial applications that require multiple displays.
News from MEN Mikro Elektronik (12 November 2004)
Switches go where no membrane has gone before
Bergquist is using Electronica 2004 for a European launch of its extensive membrane switches capability which can be used in harsh environments that previously required more costly, rugged switches.
News from Bergquist Company (12 November 2004)
Alliance speeds FPGA-on-board designs
Collaboration between Mentor Graphics and Xilinx has resulted in reduced design time and optimized performance for integrated FPGA-on-board designs.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (12 November 2004)
Softest thermal management in sensitive situations
Bergquist has launched its Gap Pad S-Class thermally conductive gap-filling products providing exceptional thermal performance while applying little or no stress to pressure sensitive components
News from Bergquist Company (12 November 2004)
Sales and marketing appointment boosts R&D
Innos, a leading research and development company delivering expertise in silicon, MEMS and nanotechnologies, has announced the appointment of Dr Alec Reader as Sales and Marketing Manager.
News from Innos (12 November 2004)
IP, design and EDA joined co-operatively
The RapidChip Platform ASIC Partner Programme is a co-operative effort between LSI Logic and third-party providers of intellectual property, design services and EDA tools.
News from LSI Europe (12 November 2004)
Two million voice over cables shipped
Texas Instruments has shipped two million lines of Voice over Cable (VoCable) worldwide to date.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (12 November 2004)
Fibre-optic switch helps fibre to the home
Omron has achieved a breakthrough in affordable FTTH (fibre to the home) super-high-speed broadband implementation with a new approach to the design and manufacture of optical switching components.
News from Omron Electronics (12 November 2004)
Putting Wi-Fi in the pocket with single chip
CSR has launched a range of true single-chip Wi-Fi devices which deliver what the company claims is unparalleled size, power, performance and cost advantages to Wi-Fi product designers.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (12 November 2004)
Increased range of ultrasonic cleaning baths
Kaisertech has extended its range of Kerry ultrasonic cleaning baths to include both bench-top and larger freestanding units. Brochure Available
News from Kaisertech (12 November 2004)
Card takes four axes onboard
Advantech has launched a motion control card with four axes for complex motion control and Amonet support for 2048 digital I/O connections and 64 load/unload axes. Brochure Available
News from Advantech (UK) (12 November 2004)
Design capture platform expanded
Altium will be expanding the HDL capabilities of it's Nexar FPGA-based digital design system with the introduction of support for Verilog.
News from Altium (12 November 2004)
New features for process include metal
PolarFab, the only US-owned, pure-play analog and mixed-signal semiconductor foundry, has added a new feature, 2.5-µm thick top metal, to its PBC4 BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process.
News from PolarFab (12 November 2004)
Licence delivers
TZero Technologies has taken a licence for the MIPS32 24Kc processor core, delivering 400-625MHz and 567-900 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS in TSMC 0.13-micron processes.
News from MIPS Technologies (12 November 2004)
A/D convertors designed for high voltages
Analog Devices has introduced six 12 to 16bit true bipolar, multichannel analogue-to-digital convertors (ADCs) for high-voltage applications.
News from Analog Devices (12 November 2004)
Novel CMOS process runs up to 30V
Analog Devices has a new semiconductor manufacturing process that combines high-voltage silicon with submicron CMOS and complementary bipolar technologies.
News from Analog Devices (12 November 2004)
Quad DAC consumes half the space
Analog Devices has launched a new product that features four high-accuracy 16bit digital-to-analogue converters (DAC) with +/-10V tolerances and extensive on-chip signal chain integration.
News from Analog Devices (12 November 2004)
Precision amplifier is 70% smaller
Analog Devices has introduced a new precision, high-voltage CMOS amplifier that is 70 percent smaller than competing devices, using the company's new iCMOS industrial process technology.
News from Analog Devices (12 November 2004)
Process technology delivers lowest distortion
Analog Devices has introduced a series of switches and multiplexers that operate at +/- 15 V while delivering very low capacitance and low on -resistance in small packaging.
News from Analog Devices (12 November 2004)
Platform for algorithm accelerator design tool
Mitrionics has selected the Nallatech BenNUEY family of FPGA-based processing systems as the development platform for its Mitrion design environment for High Performance Computing systems.
News from Nallatech (11 November 2004)
Embedded platform is cool and quiet
The eBOX745A-EFL300 is an ultra-low-power fanless embedded platform powered by an NS Geode 300MHz processor.
News from Axiomtek (11 November 2004)
Panel PC aims for industrial control
ICP has launched the Rack-6U panel PC based on the mini-ITX series of mainboards, targeted at industrial control and monitoring applications in production environments.
News from ICP (11 November 2004)
Automated brake noise analysis
A new system for the automated mobile data aquisition and analysis of brake noise enables the examination of all four wheels in parallel.
News from Caesar DataSystems (11 November 2004)
Futuristic platform for automotive electronics
Si-Gate has developed an innovative development platform (Si-Gate X1500) suitable for futuristic automotive electronics applications.
News from Si-Gate (11 November 2004)
Thermocouple data logger has USB
Pico Technology, a PC-based test and measurement company, has introduced a USB (v1.1) version of its popular TC-08 eight- channel thermocouple data logger.
News from Pico Technology (11 November 2004)
First SoC product availability announcement
Ignios, a recent entrant in the embedded multicore System-on-Chip (SoC) market, has announced the availability of version 1.0 of its SystemWeaver product.
News from Ignios (11 November 2004)
Power breakthrough with convertors
Artesyn Technologies has extended its leadership Typhoon family of board mounted power with the addition of a new 200W series of quarter-brick DC/DC convertors.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power (11 November 2004)
Explosive news for compliance with ATEX
Rheinland Group has offered support to comply with the Equipment intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX) Directive 94/9/EC.
News from TUV Rheinland UK (11 November 2004)
Mobile memory scales from 16Mbit to 5Gbit
Spansion has announced plans for new Flash memory devices that will simplify mobile phone design with a single Flash memory platform.
News from Spansion (11 November 2004)
Roadmap scaling to 8Gbit Flash memory
MirrorBit technology is the centerpiece of a plan to become overall Flash market leader and outlines plans to scale Spansion's technology to 8Gbit densities on 65nm lithography.
News from Spansion (11 November 2004)
Initiative for car infotainment and telematics
Renesas Technology Europe has launched Comet consortium aimed at bringing integrated systems solutions to the car infotainment and telematics market.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (11 November 2004)
Communication solution on single chip
Renesas Technology Europe has launched the M16C/6S flash microcontroller with integrated power line modem from Yitran Communications .
News from Renesas Technology Europe (11 November 2004)
Flying probe capability added to ultra test
Ultra Electronics Manufacturing Services have recently invested in an on-site flying probe test capability.
News from Ultra Electronics Manufacturing Services (11 November 2004)
EMI filters arrays with ESD protection
New devices from ON semiconductor deliver maximum filtering performance in minimum size for high resolution displays and megapixel camera interfaces in advanced cellular phones.
News from ON Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Debut for high performance oscilloscopes
Pico Technology has introduced a new series of high-performance PC oscilloscopes, the 3000 series, which debuts with three instruments, the PicoScope 3204, 3205 and 3206.
News from Pico Technology (11 November 2004)
Technology to be used in development of ASICs
Toshiba and ARM have announced that Toshiba has licensed the ARM1136J-S processor.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (11 November 2004)
Low power Bluetooth headsets easier to build
The AudioBlue2 reference design makes the development of an ultra-low-power Bluetooth headset simple.
News from Xemics (11 November 2004)
Lead-free trials under way
CIL, an electronic manufacturing and design company, has invested to put it in a position to work with customers on trial projects involving lead-free manufacture.
News from CIL Custom Interconnect (11 November 2004)
Medically approved PCs and displays
Amplicon has launched a range of rugged, portable, PCs - the Hercules Medical series - from new supplier Penta , on its stand at Electronica.
News from Amplicon (11 November 2004)
Partnership brings world class telecommunications
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has signed an agreement to partner with AimCom, a leading edge design and development company specialising in Next Generation Carrier Class Optical Networking.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (11 November 2004)
Greater support for navigation and infotainment
User Application Article Freescale Semiconductor and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe are cooperating to deliver highest-performance embedded solutions for in-vehicle navigation, infotainment and driver information systems.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Design leverages configurable processor cores
Aarohi Communications is using 11 configurable processors from ARC International as the basis for its FabricStream Intelligent Storage Processor.
News from ARC International (11 November 2004)
Nonvolatile memory mass production commences
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has launched its 1MBit FRAM, the highest ever capacity for FRAM nonvolatile memory, also featuring high speed read and write operations and low power consumption.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (11 November 2004)
Fibre optic contact in miniature
A small fibre optic contact, the Lemo F7, has been developed for use in single, multi-fibre and hybrid ruggedised Lemo connectors, resulting in higher contact densities and significant space savings.
News from Lemo UK (11 November 2004)
Devices reduce part count and board space
Agilent Technologies has introduced what is said to be the industry's first 3.3 V, 15 MBd, multi-channel and bi-directional digital optocouplers for use in a wide range of applications. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (11 November 2004)
Connectors and cable assemblies target medical
A broad range of interconnect products are available from Tyco Electronics that cater to all standard communications interfaces such as USB, IEEE1394, and SCSI through to custom connectors. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (11 November 2004)
Buck regulator has high frequency control circuits
The LM5010 is a 75V buck regulator with all the functions needed to implement an efficient power management solution capable of supplying in excess of 1A.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Video multiplexer amplifiers for speed
National Semiconductor has launched the LMH6574, said to be the industry's fastest single 4:1 video multiplexing (MUX) amplifier, and the LMH6572, at dual-supply, triple 2:1 RGB MUX amplifier.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Audio amplifier design can be created in minutes
National Semiconductor has expanded its WEBENCH online design environment to include audio amplifiers, providing an online tool to speed the selection, design and evaluation of audio amplifiers.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
LED drivers for cellphones, smart phones
National Semiconductor's family of LED integrated circuit drivers are specifically designed for sharper colours and superior brightness in lighting systems for portable handheld devices.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Convertors slash power consumption in mobiles
National Semiconductor's family of DC/DC convertors are optimised for powering radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers from a single lithium-ion battery.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Audio subsystems have expanded feature sets
National Semiconductor has launched two Boomer audio subsystems that provide a wide variety of features for cellular phones and portable applications.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
LVDS extends reach and drive
National Semiconductor has added three new high-speed analogue interface chips to its industry leading portfolio of LVDS (low voltage differential signalling) products.
News from National Semiconductor (11 November 2004)
Pb-free training programme on offer
A hands-on Pb-free training programme hosted by American Competitiveness Institute (ACI) will offer practical "hands on" production experience.
News from Indium Corporation of America (11 November 2004)
Buck regulator has internal compensation
Intersil has a new 2A integrated FET synchronous buck regulator with internal compensation and 100% duty cycle.
News from Intersil (11 November 2004)
Management buyout precedes name change
Following a management buy out from the Dutch RAI Group on 27th October 2004, Turret RAI plc, the Uxbridge based exhibition organiser and publisher, has changed its name to Turret Group .
News from Turret Group (11 November 2004)
Support assured with partnership extension
Synplicity has joined LSI Logic's RapidChip Partner Program, offering customers RapidChip-optimized physical synthesis tools to develop advanced, next-generation products.
News from Synplicity (11 November 2004)
Collaboration to deliver data and voice
Arris has selected TI as its primary supplier of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) silicon and software for DOCSIS and Euro-DOCSIS based voice-enabled cable modems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 November 2004)
Low cost strain modules ideal for structural test
National Instruments has announced the new SCXI-1521 and SCXI-1521B strain measurement modules, two devices that set a new price point for measurement-class structural test. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (11 November 2004)
First MOST car infotainment product
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe is demonstrating the first complete solution designed using its components for a Media Oriented System Transport Multimedia Car Infotainment system.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (11 November 2004)
Memory meets new COSMORAM spec
Fujitsu has made available a new 128Mbit mobile fast cycle RAM device that adopts burst mode operations complying with Common Specifications for Mobile RAM (COSMORAM) Revision 3.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (11 November 2004)
A different approach to touch screens
3M Touch Systems has exhibited new touch screens based on Dispersive Signal Technology (DST), a unique touch sensitive technology set to revolutionise the European touch landscape.
News from 3M Touch Systems UK (11 November 2004)
Open environment enables rapid design of SoC
CoWare has released its SystemC-based ConvergenSC system-on-chip (SoC) design tools to speed adoption of electronic system level (ESL) design methodologies by system designers and architects.
News from CoWare (11 November 2004)
Appointment points to expanded operations
Siemon has appointed Sigrid Vandenmeersche as its new Regional Manager, expanding its operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
News from Siemon UK (11 November 2004)
Easy route to Bluetooth software
Cambridge Consultants' Bluetooth v1.2-compliant Mezoe software comprises a protocol stack and extensive library of application profiles.
News from Cambridge Consultants (11 November 2004)
Convertor boasts a bigger bandwidth
The ADS1271 is billed as the industry's widest bandwidth 24bit industrial ADC.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 November 2004)
SIngle chip for Bluetooth
Texas Instruments has introduced a claimed industry-first single-chip Bluetooth wireless networking solution using advanced 90nm process technology.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 November 2004)
Seminars discuss power supply design
Texas Instruments has announced the schedule for its 2005 European Power Supply Design Seminar Series.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (11 November 2004)
Alliance to enable early adoption
Mercury Computer Systems has entered a license agreement with Erlang Technology for the development of its serial RapidIOR Intellectual Property (IP) in Erlang's high-end switching solutions.
News from Erlang Technology (11 November 2004)
Tests benchmark energy consumption
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium plans to add an energy consumption metric to the performance scores it provides for embedded processors tested against its benchmarks.
News from EEMBC (11 November 2004)
Memory modules get support solutions
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation has made available its JEDEC DDR I Series of fully compliant JEDEC buffered/registered DIMM support silicon.
News from Alliance Semiconductor Corp (11 November 2004)
Call quality improved with music protection
Octasic has strengthened the feature-set of its industry-leading echo cancellation solution with the introduction of the Music-Protection feature.
News from Octasic (11 November 2004)
Browser chosen for TV user interface
User Application Article Espial has announced Siemens SURPASS Home Entertainment has chosen Espial Escape as the defacto browser for the SURPASS HE End-to-End solution.
News from Espial Group (11 November 2004)
Low voltage 3.3V display makes big impact
MMS Electronics (MMS-e) has launched the new EA Dog display series designed for handheld low power applications and operating from a single +3.3V or +5V supply.
News from MMS Electronics (10 November 2004)
Partner programme makes it easy
Kuka Controls has been selected by Microsoft for the gold level of the Windows Embedded Partner (WEP) Programme.
News from Kuka Controls (10 November 2004)
Smallest white LED power management
Texas Instruments has launched a family of synchronous boost convertors that can power up to five series white LEDs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 November 2004)
Volume production of world's first 90nm DSPs
Texas Instruments has reached volume production with 1 GHz digital signal processors (DSPs) and the first DSPs manufactured on a 90 nanometer (nm) process technology.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 November 2004)
Products aligned with RoHS
Texas Instruments has made significant progress in aligning its products with the European Union's RoHS legislation.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 November 2004)
Conference keynotes announced for EclipseCon
Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly Media, Urs Hoelzle, vice president of Engineering for Google, and Lee Nackman, CTO of IBM Rational Software will be featured as keynote speakers at EclipseCon 2005.
News from Eclipse Foundation (10 November 2004)
Single transceivers balanced for standards
Intersil has a new family of Linearlink BiCMOS 5V powered, single transceivers that meet both RS485 and RS422 standards for balanced (differential) communication.
News from Intersil (10 November 2004)
Ultraminiature connectors ideal for limited space
The SMCX board to board (BI, BII) series is a new range of ultraminiature connectors from Aliner Industries, ideal for use in space-limited applications working up to 6GHz
News from Aliner Industries (10 November 2004)
Development operations unit established
To strengthen software development for system LSIs, NEC Electronics Corporation has established the System Software Development Operations Unit.
News from NEC Electronics (Europe) (10 November 2004)
Boost convertor delivers 2A in 3 x 3mm DPN
The LTC3428 is a two-phase, current-mode boost convertor capable of supplying 2A at 5V from a 3.3V input in a 3 x 3mm DFN package. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (10 November 2004)
New MD plans 35% electronics growth
Elma Electronic has appointed Martin Blake to run its UK enclosures and backplanes operation, replacing Dave Mellor who has moved to America to head up a recent Elma acquisition.
News from Elma Electronic UK (10 November 2004)
Semiconductor pioneer acquired
Beach Solutions has announced it has acquired VCX Software, a pioneer in semiconductor intellectual property (IP) management, profiling, delivery and IP portals.
News from Beach Solutions (10 November 2004)
CompactPCI SBC supports Intel Pentium M
Concurrent Technologies has enhanced its range of single slot, high performance, low power, CompactPCI based single board computers (SBC) using the Intel Pentium M processor.
News from Concurrent Technologies (10 November 2004)
SoC solution collaboration to feature low energy
ARM, Artisan Components, National Semiconductor, Synopsys and UMC are collaborating to deliver a comprehensive energy-efficient system-on-chip technology demonstrator for the ARM926EJ-S processor.
News from ARM (10 November 2004)
Dynamic signature initiative joined
Softpro has joined Wacom's Dynamic Signature Initiative, which aims to deliver secure, signature-based mobile commerce.
News from Wacom Components Europe (10 November 2004)
Single catalogue covers electrical test tools
The latest combined Fluke and Robin catalogue gives electrical contractors and other professional electricians detailed information of an extensive range of electrical test tools and accessories. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) (10 November 2004)
Instant online quotes for racks
A new online quoting facility from Rittal offers prospective customers the ability to configure a rack solution tailor made to their specification then receive a quote via e-mail within seconds. Brochure Available
News from Rittal (10 November 2004)
Enhanced enclosure supports 6U CompactPCI
The new MIC-3036-S2 from Advantech is compatible with 6U CompactPCI Intel Pentium III processor boards supported by MIC-3036-A and MIC-3036-S chassis. Brochure Available
News from Advantech (UK) (10 November 2004)
Microprocessor offers Ethernet PHY transceiver
Renesas Technology Europe's SH7619 32bit SuperH RISC microprocessor is its first device to offer an on-chip ethernet controller with an IEEE802.3 compliant media access controller layer.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (10 November 2004)
Integration platform for 3G terminals selected
User Application Article Open Plug will provide its Embedded Linux Plug-in System (ELIPS) component-based cellular handset software framework to Commit, to support rapid customisation of 3G chipsets for the Chinese market.
News from Open-Plug (10 November 2004)
Amplifier for in-glass or small roof antennas
Microtune has introduced an advanced one-chip AM/FM amplifier, the MT1120, specifically designed for integration into vehicle window-mounted antennas or small roof antennas.
News from Microtune (10 November 2004)
Market adoption of megapixel imaging boosted
STMicroelectronics' megapixel mobile-camera chipset is compliant with the Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA), released by ST and Nokia in July 2004.
News from STMicroelectronics (10 November 2004)
Single-chip 48-port gigabit Ethernet switch
Agere Systems has made available the industryıs first single-chip 48-port gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switching chip and the lowest power GbE octal physical layer device (PHY).
News from Agere Systems (10 November 2004)
Efficient signal filtering, detection and analysis
CoreFIR is an finite impulse response (FIR) intellectual property (IP) core generator optimised for use with Actel's Flash- and antifuse-based families of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
News from Actel Europe (10 November 2004)
Online monitors add to normal service
Secure Retail believes it has achieved a European first in offering 3M Microtouch touch monitors on-line, on an ex-stock basis, priced from £591 including Vat and delivery.
News from Secure Retail (10 November 2004)
Engine licensed in agreement
Sonic Solutions has entered into an agreement with Scientific-Atlanta, a leading supplier of digital interactive set-top boxes for the cable industry, to license AuthorScript CE, Sonic's engine.
News from Sonic Solutions (10 November 2004)
Crystal packing reduces costs
Fox Electronics has introduced an all new quartz crystal packaging technology that provides a cost reduction of up to 20% or more over conventional ceramic packaging.
News from Fox Electronics (10 November 2004)
Preconfigured solutions control dynamically
New configurable analogue starter kits include ready-to-use EDA files and extensive step-by-step instructions for implementing the circuit in a field programmable analogue array.
News from Anadigm (10 November 2004)
Production capacity quadrupled
User Application Article Lema Electronics has quadrupled its production capacity after ordering a new system and upgrade from production automation specialist, Contax.
News from Contax (10 November 2004)
Improved security and convenience for chip and PIN
Brainboxes and Ingenico have developed a new Bluetooth solution which will make it easier for more retailers and hoteliers to benefit from Chip and PIN safety and convenience.
News from Brainboxes (10 November 2004)
Volume production for DSPs at 1 GHz
90 nm versions of the TMS320C6414T, TMS320C6415T and TMS320C6416T DSPs offer not only high performance but also lower cost by migrating the 720 MHz versions of these three devices to TI's CMOS process
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (10 November 2004)
Compact computer ideal for translators
The Gateway 38-000010-210 from Techsol is a compact industrial computer designed for various communications concentrators, translators, data-loggers, and other applications.
News from Technical Solutions (10 November 2004)
Value and momentum for embedded community
The next release of db.* incorporates functionality improvements, bug fixes and suggestions and code from Club ITTIA members to further improve this already-strong open-source database.
News from Ittia (10 November 2004)
Sales support extension reaches Asia
Espial has opened new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong and a extended website in the Japanese language.
News from Espial Group (10 November 2004)
Clustered model algorithms can be executed
The MathWorks has introduced a new Distributed Computing Toolbox, which enables engineers and scientists to execute MATLAB algorithms and Simulink models in a cluster of computers.
News from MathWorks (10 November 2004)
Transparent cathodes seek exclusive licensee
BTG plans to seek an exclusive licensee for a fundamental technology that uses transparent cathodes in polymer organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices.
News from BTG (10 November 2004)
Support enables handling of larger data sets
With MathWorks' new support for x86-64 platforms, users can leverage the benefits of 64-bit computing with applications involving large data sets and computationally intensive tasks.
News from MathWorks (10 November 2004)
Find and share with split desktop and PDF support
ScanSoft has made available PaperPort Professional 10, a major new release of what is said to be the worlds most popular PC document management application.
News from ScanSoft United Kingdom (10 November 2004)
Migration path for more code capacity
Embedded systems designers save money without sacrificing performance with the latest 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) offering from Philips.
News from NXP Semiconductors (10 November 2004)
New board member for consortium
IPFlex has joined EEMBC as a full member of the Consortium's Board of Directors, with full voting rights on all major issues decided by the consortium, plus full access to all of the EEMBC benchmarks.
News from EEMBC (10 November 2004)
Switching frequencies to 1MHz and higher power
SiP280x pulsewidth modulation (PWM) controllers serve as versatile, low-cost building blocks for a broad variety of convertors.
News from Vishay Siliconix (10 November 2004)
Tool facilitates starting ARM projects
Hitex presents "StartEasy for ARM", a new code generating tool to facilitate starting an ARM project.
News from Hitex Development Tools ( 9 November 2004)
High-efficiency power controllers for notebooks
MAX1533/MAX1537 are dual, step-down, switch-mode power-supply (SMPS) controllers from Maxim with synchronous rectification for main 5V/3.3V power generation in battery-powered systems.
News from Maxim Integrated Products ( 9 November 2004)
Power manager allows shopping without interruption
User Application Article Powervar Uninterruptible Power Managers (UPMs) are being rolled out into more than three hundred Spar outlets across central and southern England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
News from Powervar ( 9 November 2004)
Water vapour causes electronics to fail
The Versaperm WVT (water vapour transmission) meter can cope with several samples at a time - often giving a reading in as little as 30 minutes.
News from Versaperm ( 9 November 2004)
Driver drives LED efficiency
STMicroelectronics has introduced a new white LED driver with specific features for small LCD module backlight and high efficiency white LED power supply for portable applications.
News from STMicroelectronics ( 8 November 2004)
New choke eliminates common mode noise
Pulse's ChipChoke series for USB2.0 standard applications are said to eliminate common mode noise in high-speed networks.
News from Pulse ( 8 November 2004)
Cells improve with market research
Saft derived the performance parameters for MP 176065 cell from analysis of market trends combined with calls for increased power and improved charge/discharge characteristics at low temperatures. Brochure Available
News from Saft Rechargeable Battery Systems ( 8 November 2004)
Foils developed for large frameless stencils
DEK has extended its VectorGuard to 29" by 29" - a convenient new frameless foil system that is said to be set to revolutionize large format applications.
News from DEK ( 8 November 2004)
Enclosures for electrical and electronic devices
Rolec's robust and versatile range of control enclosures is suitable for housing many different types of electrical and electronic devices.
News from OKW Enclosures ( 8 November 2004)
Clearly fused for vehicle current measurement
Klari-Fuse detects errors in automobile electronics with precise measurement of currents in vehicle fuse devices.
News from Klaric ( 8 November 2004)
Low-profile design for tantalum polymer capacitors
Epcos is now shipping polymer tantalum capacitors in case size X, measuring only 1.5 mm high, 7.3 mm long and 4.3 mm wide.
News from Epcos ( 8 November 2004)
Seameless switch meets demands of shrinking world
EAO meets the demands of a shrinking world, enabling the series 61 E-Stop to be integrated into compact control panels, mosaic panels, and a wide range of machinery and process control equipement. Brochure Available
News from EAO ( 8 November 2004)
Low impedance capacitors take the heat
Specialist distributor, Young Electronics, has launched a new series of surface mount capacitors that boast low impedance and high heat capability.
News from Young Electronics Group ( 8 November 2004)
Large formats get frameless foil system
DEK has added large foils to its range of VectorGuard stencils, allowing customers to reduce changeover time and ease stencil handling and storage challenges in large image area applications.
News from DEK ( 8 November 2004)
Electronica to see design services
Eazix will showcase its complete design services and ODM solutions in electronica 2004 Trade Show from 09-12 November in New Munich Trade Fair Centre.
News from Eazix ( 8 November 2004)
Component library is free to design customers
TDK and Ansoft Corporation have announced the release of a new library for TDK's capacitor, inductor, common mode filter, and ferrite bead components for use in Ansoft Designer.
News from TDK Electronics Europe ( 8 November 2004)
EMS solutions to be introduced in Munich
IMI or Integrated Microelectronics will showcase its complete solutions in electronica 2004 Trade Show from 09 to 12 November in New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.
News from Integrated Microelectronics ( 8 November 2004)
Inclinometers in set ranges from 5 to 30 degrees
The MRI range of Inclinometers is supplied in set ranges from 5 to 30 degrees with linearity better than 1% and very high repeatability.
News from Active Switch and Sensor ( 8 November 2004)
Fluorescence filter patent awarded
Semrock, a leading provider of high-performance optical filters, announced today that it has been awarded U.S.Patent No. 6,809,859 for its popular BrightLine series of fluorescence filters.
News from Semrock ( 8 November 2004)
Guide for manufacturers covers RoHS compliance
Europe's first - and much needed - guide to compliance with the EU's complex Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive has been launched today by Farnell InOne.
News from Farnell ( 8 November 2004)
Distribution facilities expanded
Sager Electronics, a privately held, employee-owned company, has added a California warehouse to its distribution capabilities.
News from Sager Electronics ( 8 November 2004)
LCD offering added to range
Powertip is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high quality Liquid Crystal Displays and is now part of the Sager Electronics offering.
News from Sager Electronics ( 8 November 2004)
Transformer boosts reliability and performance
Pulse, a Technitrol Company, has introduced the C2139NL RF balun transformer for radio frequency (RF) applications ranging from 5 to 1000 megahertz (MHz) bandwidth.
News from Pulse ( 8 November 2004)
Power semiconductor materials focus of trade show
At the 37th International Symposium on Microelectronics November 16-18, 2004, Indiumıs exhibit will focus on Power Semiconductor Materials, such as Solder Wire, Solder Preforms and Solder Paste.
News from Indium Corporation of America ( 8 November 2004)
Custom film circuit manufacturing unit acquired
UltraSource, a supplier of custom thin film devices, has acquired the custom thin film circuit manufacturing unit from MicroMetrics, a semiconductor device manufacturer based in Londonderry, NH.
News from Micrometrics ( 8 November 2004)
Microcontroller meets needs of modern appliances
Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a flash microcontroller specifically designed to meet the needs of modern home appliance applications including washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 8 November 2004)
Data buffer has dual multiplexer
Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's first 0- to 4-Gbps data buffer/signal conditioner with a dual multiplexer.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) ( 8 November 2004)
Award recognises commitment
Schaffner's distributor award recognises Anglia's rapid sales growth of almost 70% over 2003 as well as having registered the highest number of original design-in projects out of all distributors. Brochure Available
News from Schaffner ( 8 November 2004)
Paste sticking reduced with coating
Transition Automation's Squeegees are available with the entire blade coated with Permalex, helping to reduce sticking.
News from Transition Automation ( 8 November 2004)
IC packaging partnership proves a success
IC packaging leader Advanced Semiconductor Engineering has announced its commitment to Ansoft's HFSS, Q3D Extractor and AnsoftLinks simulation products for IC packaging design and model extraction.
News from Ansoft Europe ( 8 November 2004)
Low cost inspection microscope has autofocus
The Hi-Eye versatile video microscope is designed for inspection and assembly operations in electronics.
News from OGP UK ( 8 November 2004)
Development of Java card uses secure technology
Embedded with a multi-tasking kernel, DNP's Java Card OS can run real-time multiple applications, on a priority basis, with maximum security.
News from ARM ( 8 November 2004)
Bluetooth showcased in Santa Clara
Bluetooth Protocol Stack and Profiles, targeted for usage in mobile phones and other handheld devices, is among technology solutions at the WiCon Americas Wireless conference on November 9-10, 2004.
News from MindTree Consulting ( 8 November 2004)
Punch down and earth strap for connector
The RJ-LnxxT IP67 rated, sealed, industrial RJ-45 connectors, available in the UK from Aerco, are now available with IDC punch down and earth strap terminations.
News from Aerco ( 8 November 2004)
High brightness on surface mount LEDs.
Agilent Technologies has introduced a series of surface-mount LEDs designed and qualified specifically for automobile interior and exterior lighting applications. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies ( 8 November 2004)
Stand-alone fingerprint ID modules get faster
The UniFinger SFM 3000 is a high performance stand-alone fingerprint module equipped with Suprema's FVC2004 winning fingerprint recognition algorithm running on a powerful DSP engine.
News from Hitachi High-Technolgies (Electronic Components) ( 8 November 2004)
Resins for visual effects in China
GE Advanced Materials unveiled a new line of Visualfx special-effects resins that were carefully engineered to match color trends and preferences of the domestic Chinese market.
News from Sabic Innovative Plastics ( 8 November 2004)
Compact and fast dual gigabit Ethernet
Advantech, industrial computer manufacturer and automation innovator, releases its PICMG-3.1-compliant PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC), the MIC-3665. Brochure Available
News from Advantech (UK) ( 8 November 2004)
Car PC with UPS now ships with Pentium power
Kontron has equipped its Car-PC CV-Server with the Intel Pentium M processor, part of the Intel Mobile Centrino technology.
News from Kontron UK ( 8 November 2004)
Wall mountable node solution has high capacity
Advantech has launched the IPC-7220 industrial computer chassis, the next-generation wall-mountable industrial node solution with high capacity for ATX motherboards. Brochure Available
News from Advantech (UK) ( 8 November 2004)
New joystick uses Hall effect technology
Penny + Giles has added to its range the JC6000 robust multi-axis joysticks designed for demanding operator control applications. Brochure Available
News from Penny + Giles ( 8 November 2004)
Lightweight formal verification platform
IBM is offering RuleBase Single-Thread Edition (SE), a lightweight version of its RuleBase formal verification platform as an entry-level product for those looking for a small scale solution.
News from IBM Haifa Research Lab ( 8 November 2004)
Engineers and technicians must be trained
Leading UK engineering and technology firms, with a combined multi-million pound spend on training and development, will assemble at the IEE 'Investing in Technical Teams' forum on 4 November 2004. Brochure Available
News from Institution of Engineering and Technology ( 8 November 2004)
Embedded graphics solutions selected
ALT Software has announced that it has been selected by Acrosser to provide custom embedded OpenGL software solutions for the newly announced AR-B1791 P4 Embedded ATX Board.
News from Acrosser ( 8 November 2004)
Paper looks at model-based development
Technical Background Article A white paper available from Vast discusses today's automobiles which contain many complex electronic systems, each of which may incorporate a large number of electronic control units.
News from Vast Systems Technology ( 8 November 2004)
Voice interface to recognise Chinese
User Application Article Spreadtrum Communications has selected the Smartspeak XG embedded speech interface for its SC6600 family of GSM/GPRS baseband chipsets.
News from ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies ( 8 November 2004)
Universal functional test system developed
The Peak Group has developed a new universal functional test system based on a series of modules that can be configured to meet the manufacturing test requirements of a variety of industries.
News from Peer Group ( 8 November 2004)
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