News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 13 February
to Saturday 19 February 2005
Chip simplifies Ethernet powered device design
The LTC4267 is an IEEE802.3af power over Ethernet controller that features an integrated switching regulator to greatly simplify powered device design. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (18 February 2005)
Omron employees raise more relief funds
Omron is to donate an additional Y18 million towards the recovery of the Sumatra tsunami damages.
News from Omron Corp (18 February 2005)
Winn adds electronics manufacturing focus
A new process improvement practitioner has joined the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) in the North West from the electronics industry.
News from Manufacturing Institute (18 February 2005)
Kit to accelerate embedded evaluation
A new comprehensive embedded systems development and evaluation platform will significantly simplify and speed the design, prototyping and testing of Windows CE and Linux-based applications. Brochure Available
News from Anders Electronics (18 February 2005)
Software helps Rohm to complete GSM/GPRS solution
Sasken Communication Technologies and Rohm of Japan have successfully developed a complete GSM/GPRS chipset solution including the baseband and protocol software.
News from Sasken Communication Technologies (18 February 2005)
Driver toolkit extends to USB 2.0 controllers
PLX Technology is to include Jungo's WinDriver toolkit with rapid development kits (RDKs) for the PLX NET2272 and NET2280 high-speed USB 2.0 peripheral controllers.
News from Jungo (18 February 2005)
Vector signal generator turns to ATE duties
The SMATE200A vector signal generator from Rohde and Schwarz is optimised for production testing, with extremely fast setting of frequency and level to allow high throughput.
News from Rohde and Schwarz (18 February 2005)
Novel rotary switch chosen for medical duties
Duraswitch licensee GGI International has won a new project for patient monitoring equipment used in hospitals.
News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division (18 February 2005)
Compact frugal power amp slips into NEC's candybar
User Application Article NEC has incorporated Agilent's W-CDMA power amplifier into a new 3G video handset, the NEC 338. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (18 February 2005)
Thermal profiling to illustrate lead-free concepts
SolderStar is to sponsor the "thermal profiling" elements of the extremely popular Lead Free Experience seminars organised by the Smart Group at Nepcon UK in Brighton.
News from SolderStar (18 February 2005)
Reconfigurable DWDM solutions on show
Bookham will launch an expanded product portfolio at next month's OFC/NFOEC (8th-10th March, Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, California).
News from Bookham (18 February 2005)
Novel cabling technology cuts 10Gbit/s crosstalk
The Belden IBDN System 10GX is billed as a revolutionary end-to-end UTP cabling solution for 10 gigabit Ethernet service.
News from Belden CDT (cables) (18 February 2005)
Security card keeps up with 10Gbit/s networks
The MTP-10G is billed as the world's first wire-speed 10Gbit/s network intrusion detection and prevention system.
News from Metanetworks Technologies (18 February 2005)
RF modem dons NEMA enclosure for outdoor duty
In response to the demand for rugged outdoor wireless connectivity, MaxStream has released the 1W 9XTend-NEMA.
News from MaxStream (18 February 2005)
Fibre interface links CPUs with remote I/O
The Opix offers a completely transparent way of interconnecting a standard PC/104 CPU card and one or more remotely located I/O cards using optical fibre.
News from Hardent (17 February 2005)
Three-chip solution shrinks voice gateways
TranSwitch and Octasic Semiconductor have developed an integrated solution for voice over packet (VoP) gateway implementations that allows OEMs to increase density and lower costs.
News from Octasic (17 February 2005)
Protocol stack to enhance Bluetooth offerings
Texas Instruments has enhanced its Bluetooth technology portfolio by licensing the Bluetooth protocol stack and profiles suite from Extended Systems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
3G protocol tests come up to date
Anritsu has launched a brand new Conformance Toolkit upgrade to its market-leading 3G protocol test system.
News from Anritsu (UK) (17 February 2005)
Novel SIM brings smart card and Flash together
Oberthur Card Systems and M-Systems have joined forces to develop the first ever USIM (Universal Subscriber Identification Module) card with high capacity external Flash memory.
News from M-Systems (17 February 2005)
Large pushbuttons are key to packaging machinery
User Application Article Duraswitch licensee Eastprint is producing switch panels using PushGate Large Key pushbuttons for IntelliPack's SmartBagger and SmartAim packaging equipment.
News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division (17 February 2005)
Test cases cover all 3G areas
Rohde and Schwarz reckons it is the only manufacturer to offer validated test cases from all 3G test areas such as RF, protocol and audio.
News from Rohde and Schwarz (17 February 2005)
Data acquisition systems shrink to 6mm square
A pair of low-noise, low-cost data acquisition microsystems are claimed to provide the industry's best performance and value for demanding applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
Silicon controlled rectifiers run up to 75A
Two new 75A-rated silicon controlled rectifiers expand the IR portfolio of discrete plastic SCRs, which now ranges from 10 to 75A, with voltages up to 1600V.
News from International Rectifier (17 February 2005)
Colour STN modules boast excellent readability
Digital Displays has a new range of colour STN display modules it reckons can enhance products with their bright colours, compact dimensions and superb resolution. Brochure Available
News from GPEG International (17 February 2005)
FPGA modules offer flexible signal processing
A new family of small-form-factor embedded reconfigurable computing modules addresses the growing need for standards-based reconfigurable computing and signal processing systems.
News from Sundance Multiprocessor Technology (17 February 2005)
Configurable cores aim for high-growth markets
The ARC 600 and 700 families now include eleven configurable cores that enable developers to meet specific requirements of high-growth embedded markets.
News from ARC International (17 February 2005)
ETX module supports DDR based SODIMMs
New from Adlink is the ETX-IV266 computer on module (COM) based on the ETX form factor (95 x 144mm). Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (17 February 2005)
Card saves with IP signalling and security in one
Adax has released a new generation of signaling controller that meets the high processing demands of IP signaling and security.
News from Adax Europe (17 February 2005)
Rickman and Nagle step down
Bookham's founder Dr Andrew Rickman has stepped down as Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors following 17 years of service with the company.
News from Bookham (17 February 2005)
Sweden is next step in CSR expansion
Cambridge Silicon Radio has established CSR Sweden, a new design centre for wireless chips based in Lund, Sweden.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (17 February 2005)
CSR claims 50% of market
CSR has revealed its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter, and its unaudited financial results for the 12 months ended 31st December 2004.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (17 February 2005)
Wireless industry warms to picoChip
picoChip has signed its tenth commercial OEM reference design licensee.
News from picoChip Designs (17 February 2005)
Transflective technology expands to 12.1in display
Sunrise Electronics has just announced that it has now added a new 12.1 inch transflective display to its extensive range of colour TFT modules from NEC.
News from Gleichmann-Sunrise (17 February 2005)
Mobile chip cuts power budget for H.264
Toshiba has fabricated a single chip H.264/MPEG-4 audiovisual LSI for mobile applications with a module-wise dynamic voltage/frequency scaling architecture in a 90nm 6M CMOS technology.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (17 February 2005)
Full-band PCS filter cuts out RF switch
Agilent Technologies has developed a higher-performance FBAR full-band transmit filter for handsets, data cards and other wireless products operating in the US PCS frequency band. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (17 February 2005)
LSI Logic signs for Ethernet MAC IP
LSI Logic has licensed Mentor's 10/100/1000 Ethernet media access controller intellectual property core.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (17 February 2005)
Tiny module is complete 868-915MHz radio subsystem
The nRF905-CB1 is a complete 868-915MHz radio subsystem based on the Nordic nRF905 radio transceiver chip.
News from Polygon Technologies (17 February 2005)
Waveform generator/analysers test LVDS on PXI
ATE engineers can now use National Instruments' new 400 and 200Mbit/s digital waveform generator/analysers to interface to LVDS devices using the PXI platform. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (17 February 2005)
Eagan to spearhead R and D
Former Cisco executive Charles Eagan has become Vice President of Research and Development at QNX Software Systems.
News from QNX Software Systems (17 February 2005)
Certification allows full Ford compliance testing
3C Test has become only the third EMC test facility in Europe to be accredited to test to the new Ford Engineering ES-XW7T-1A278-AC specification with no exceptions.
News from 3C Test (17 February 2005)
Platform promises speedy videophone development
The VDP videophone development platform is a complete development platform for designing point-to-point IP-based videophone systems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
High-end DSP ramps up to 720MHz
Bringing exceptional performance and value to a wide range of high-end DSP applications, Texas Instruments has released production-qualified samples of the TMS320C6412T DSP, now running at 720MHz.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
WLAN IP optimised for portable consumer products
A new WLAN IP solution is optimised for portable consumer product applications such as mobile phones, MP3 players, digital still cameras and game consoles.
News from Wipro-NewLogic (17 February 2005)
Novel piezo switches go on for ever
The VPM (or versatile piezo module) is a patented piezo module that can be mechanically attached to any given housing.
News from Baran Advanced Technologies (1986) (17 February 2005)
Consumer electronics enabled by TI technology
A record number of Texas Instruments customers exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2005 in Las Vegas, with many taking home an armful of industry awards.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
Vocal support for Ethernet controller
Vocal Technologies has selected SMSC's Ethernet controller for its reference design serving the voice over IP (VoIP) market space.
News from SMSC (17 February 2005)
Digital media processor helps "placeshift" TV
User Application Article The Slingbox Personal Broadcaster is a groundbreaking product from Sling Media that won numerous awards at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (17 February 2005)
Radio test set extends to PassPort systems
Aeroflex now delivers PassPort testing through its IFR 2975 radio test set and Release 1.9.1 software, becoming the first company to support complete testing of PassPort radio systems.
News from Aeroflex (17 February 2005)
Kit turns FPGAs to extreme DSP applications
The Xilinx XtremeDSP Pro development kit is for high-performance signal processing applications such as software defined radio, networking, HDTV, 3G wireless and video processing applications.
News from Nallatech (17 February 2005)
Etchieson comes to Radisys from Nortel
Todd Etchieson has been named Senior Director of the Radisys Service Provider Division.
News from RadiSys Corporation (17 February 2005)
Software offers thermal validation for IC packages
Icechip is novel package-level thermal validation software for IC package designers.
News from Fluent (17 February 2005)
Brass PCB spacers are RoHS compliant
Richco has a new range of brass and metal spacers, designed for use in the PCB market.
News from Richco International (17 February 2005)
RFID chip stands out from the herd
The EM4569 is a 125kHz, 512bit contactless identification CMOS RFID IC intended for use in electronic read/write RF transponders.
News from EM Microelectronic (17 February 2005)
Forum supports national call for action
The Welsh Electronics Forum has come out in support of the national call for action by the DTI's Electronics Innovation and Growth Team to ensure the technology industry's success beyond 2015.
News from Welsh Electronics Forum (17 February 2005)
Resller deal simulates success with Linux
Concurrent Computer Corp and Binghamton Simulator Company have signed a reseller relationship focused on simulation relocation, service, support and upgrades.
News from Concurrent Computer Corp (17 February 2005)
Diamond Visionics joins partner programme
Diamond Visionics has become an authorised reseller of ImaGen visual servers and iHawk-related products through membership in Concurrent's channel partner programme.
News from Concurrent Computer Corp (17 February 2005)
Test system is pleasing experience for 7 layers UK
Cetecom has supplied a MINT mobile communications integrated tester system to 7 layers UK.
News from AT4 wireless (17 February 2005)
Motorola-based lab adopts integrated tester
Cetecom has supplied a MINT mobile communications integrated tester to ADR Testing Service, the GSM/3G certification laboratory based at Motorola in Flensburg, Germany.
News from AT4 wireless (17 February 2005)
Danish distributor comes onboard
Danish company PC Trading has become the newest distributor in Europe for Indium Corporation of America.
News from Indium Corporation of America (17 February 2005)
Fast Ethernet switching hub embeds ruggedness
The Switch104 is a rugged five-port PC/104 Fast Ethernet switching hub featuring very low power dissipation and highly reliable extended-temperature operation up to +85C.
News from Parvus Corp (17 February 2005)
Ansoft more than doubles earnings
Ansoft Corp has published financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2005 ended 31st January 2005.
News from Ansoft Europe (17 February 2005)
Spanish plant achieves TS16949 certification
Celestica has demonstrated its continued focus on serving the automotive market by achieving TS16949 certification at its Valencia, Spain facility.
News from Celestica (17 February 2005)
Cypress to sell off magnetic RAM business
Cypress Semiconductor is aiming to divest Silicon Magnetic Systems (SMS), a subsidiary company founded to commercialise magnetic random access memories (MRAMs).
News from Cypress Semiconductor (16 February 2005)
New subsidiary focuses on network engineering
Sasken has set up a new subsidiary to provide network planning, deployment, commissioning, integration and network operations support to network equipment vendors and operators.
News from Sasken Communication Technologies (16 February 2005)
Bandspeed signs for verification and testing
Sasken Communication Technologies has been chosen by Bandspeed to provide chip verification and system testing for its omnidirectional and SDMA platforms.
News from Sasken Communication Technologies (16 February 2005)
Boundary scan system speeds product development
Goepel Electronic has released a new version of the System Cascon graphical boundary scan operating system. Brochure Available
News from Goepel Electronic (16 February 2005)
Modules promise easy biometric integration
Fingerprint Cards has released two new complete stand-alone biometric subsystems, the FPC-AM (area module) and FPC-SM (swipe module).
News from Fingerprint Cards (16 February 2005)
Wireless platform takes media processors onboard
Nvidia's WMP wireless media processors are now available pre-integrated on the TTPCom Ajar applications platform.
News from TTPCom (16 February 2005)
High thermal stability for potting compound
A new two-component epoxy system boasts high thermal stability, high thermal conductivity, superior electrical insulation properties and outstanding dimensional stability. Brochure Available
News from Master Bond (16 February 2005)
Tool speeds XScale debugging
At the Embedded World 2005 in Nuernberg, Hitex will present the latest addition to its range of debug tools in the shape of the Tantino for Intel XScale.
News from Hitex Development Tools (16 February 2005)
Ramtron picks Bracknell for European base
US semiconductor maker Ramtron International has set up its European sales office in Bracknell, in the heart of the UK's own "silicon valley".
News from Ramtron International (16 February 2005)
Processor boosts basestation efficiency
The GC1115 is a crest factor reduction processor designed to significantly increase the efficiency of basestation power amplifiers - the highest-cost component in cellular basestation systems.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (16 February 2005)
RF system solution suits Samsung
User Application Article A quad-band Edge RF system solution from Renesas Technology is being used by Samsung Electronics in its new Edge mobile handset.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (16 February 2005)
Blackfin board hosts embedded Linux development
A new board powered by a Blackfin processor provides designers with a cost-effective environment to develop embedded systems using an embedded Linux operating system.
News from Analog Devices (16 February 2005)
Speedy DAC boosts basestation channel density
A new high performance, dual-channel 500Msample/s digital-to-analogue convertor addresses the growing demands of wireless carriers for low noise floor and increased performance devices.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (16 February 2005)
3G test solution brought bang up to date
Anritsu reckons it has taken the lead in 3G testing with its solution for the new (January 2005) GCF RF test cases.
News from Anritsu (UK) (16 February 2005)
Basestation simulator pre-empts new data services
A new basestation simulator supports the HSDPA system and sets a precedent for practical datacommunication testing, featuring maximum datarate of 14Mbit/s.
News from Anritsu (UK) (16 February 2005)
Chip bridges the gap from USB to serial ATA
Supporting the rapid transition to serial ATA storage, the OXU921S is the world's first bridge chip to provide transparent data transfer between a USB2.0 port and an external SATA disk drive.
News from Oxford Semiconductor (16 February 2005)
Keyfob enclosures bring control to hand
A new range of ergonomic keyfob enclosures is suitable for a wide range of control applications.
News from Phoenix Electronics Distribution (16 February 2005)
Emulation system speeds DTV chip verification
User Application Article ATI Technologies has adopted the new Cadence Palladium II acceleration/emulation system to significantly accelerate the functional verification of its high-performance digital TV chip designs.
News from Cadence Design Systems (16 February 2005)
Software integration speeds DSP applications
A new option for the SPW 5-XP digital signal processing application solution for the Microsoft Windows operating system enables early verification of complex embedded DSP designs.
News from CoWare (16 February 2005)
Software brings RF power sensor to PC systems
A new software package allows RF and microwave engineers to use the Bird Electronics 5010T RF Thruline power sensor in conjunction with a PC.
News from Aspen Electronics (16 February 2005)
System shows off Digital Multimedia Broadcast
RadioScape is continuing to pioneer Digital Multimedia Broadcast (DMB) at this year's 3GSM Congress on the WorldDAB stand M53 in Hall 5.
News from RadioScape (15 February 2005)
Driver puts more colour into large-screen TFTs
Oki Electric has developed a source driver LSI for large TFT LCDs that achieves one billion colours in high resolution.
News from Oki Electric (15 February 2005)
Triband solution for interference management
PCTEL has released a triband Clarify solution that supports both WCDMA and GSM, and is demonstrating it this week at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France (Booth E25 in Hall 2).
News from PCTEL (15 February 2005)
Enhanced GPS system enters final test phase
CPS and SiGe Semiconductor are collaborating to provide a positioning solution for the delivery of seamless, reliable location based services.
News from Cambridge Positioning Systems (15 February 2005)
System in package to bring DVB-H TV to handsets
Philips will deliver a system-in-package (SiP) enabling TV on mobile in Q4 2005.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Compiler enables working silicon from SystemC
Agility Compiler for SystemC includes an array of advanced system design capabilities for the synthesis of SystemC models to hardware.
News from Celoxica (15 February 2005)
Mobile multimedia technologies on show
Philips is demonstrating a range of mobile multimedia technologies this week at the 3GSM World Congress 2005.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Demos showcase IP capabilities
Imagination Technologies and its licensing partners will be showing the latest content and devices based on Imagination's IP at 3GSM 2005 this week.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
Handset gaming showcases graphics IP
Imagination Technologies and Texas Instruments are demonstrating high-end mobile multimedia content at the 3GSM World Congress 2005.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
White-knuckle car race in Cannes
This week in Cannes, Imagination Technologies' PowerVR Division and Renesas Technology are showing off PowerVR Racer.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
IP enables SoCs for handset TVs
Imagination Technologies is demonstrating its latest IP for DVB-Handheld (DVB-H), the fast-emerging new standard for digital mobile TV in Europe and the USA at 3GSM 2005 (Hall 4 Stand K9).
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
DAB digital radios gain electronic programme guide
Imagination Technologies will be demonstrating electronic programme guide (EPG) support for DAB digital radios at 3GSM 2005.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
Development programme targets mobile graphics
The PowerVR Insider development programme aims to promote and endorse excellence at all levels of the mobile graphics ecosystem.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
IP core boosts video graphics performance
The PowerVR MVED1 IP core enables advanced video graphics performance with low power consumption in a range of applications such as mobile and handheld multimedia and mobile TV.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
Core accelerates all key video standards
The PowerVR MVDA2 IP core accelerates all key video standards across a range of applications including mobile TV and handheld multimedia.
News from Imagination Technologies (15 February 2005)
Mobile platform adds 3GPP codec development
The Enhanced aacPlus codec (aacPlus v2), the 3GPP standard for high quality content delivery, will soon be available pre-integrated in Ajar, TTPCom's advanced applications platform.
News from TTPCom (15 February 2005)
Catalogue is devoted to RoHS compliant components
The electronics industry's first RoHS Directive compliant catalogue features more than 1600 RoHS compliant products, from suppliers such as National Semiconductor, Epcos and AVX.
News from Farnell (15 February 2005)
Bird signs for system solution
Bird is to develop its first Edge-enabled handset based on a Philips' Nexperia Cellular System Solution.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
H.264 decoder runs on legacy processors
Hantro's H.264/AVC software solution will be demonstrated on the Sanyo LC690132A application processor this week at 3GSM in Cannes.
News from Hantro (15 February 2005)
Mobile interface cuts down keystrokes
A revolutionary new application interface provides users with a quick and easy method for accessing and discovering a phone's full set of features, applications and services.
News from Zi Corp (15 February 2005)
Alliance to bring Wi-Fi to mobile handsets
Kineto Wireless is working with Philips to bring Unlicensed Mobile Access into mobile phone system solutions.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Programme puts software on mobile platform
Open-Plug has joined the Philips Nexperia Partner Programme, now optimised for mobile applications.
News from Open-Plug (15 February 2005)
Platform upgrades to new 3D graphics standard
Tao reckons its Intent multimedia platform is still the mobile industry's most powerful solution for handset gaming.
News from Tao Group (15 February 2005)
3G platform to take Symbian OS onboard
A new agreement will see full-scale support for Symbian OS on Renesas Technology's advanced silicon platform for 3G mobile phones.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (15 February 2005)
Smartphone system solution runs Linux
Addressing the growing volume of smartphones and narrow time-to-market windows, Philips has unveiled its new Nexperia Cellular System Solution 9000 family.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Heydon and Overlaur gain Bluetooth SIG roles
Two members of the CSR team have been appointed to senior positions at the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (15 February 2005)
Programme aims to encourage mobile software
Philips has devised the Nexperia Partner Programme for Mobile applications to enhance the feature rich Nexperia Mobile portfolio the company provides to OEMs and ODMs in the mobile terminal market.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Liaison committee gets ready for 42nd DAC
The Design Automation Conference has revealed the makeup of the new Exhibitor Liaison Committee (ELC) for the 42nd DAC to be held in Anaheim, California, from 13th to 17th June 2005.
News from Design Automation Conference (15 February 2005)
Analog advises on mobile platforms
Analog Devices has joined the OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform) group as an Advisor participant.
News from Analog Devices (15 February 2005)
Sagem opts for SH-Mobile processor
The SH-Mobile multimedia processor for GSM mobile handsets has been chosen to power the multimedia functions of Sagem's latest high-end mobile phone, the myX-8.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (15 February 2005)
Platform products speed softswitch to market
User Application Article Walkersun Technologies is using Performance Technologies' Advanced Managed Platform products in its wide range of Class 4/5 softswitch solutions for the Asian market.
News from Performance Technologies (15 February 2005)
Flash devices find a home in handsets
TTPCom's 2.5G protocol software now supports M-Systems DiskOnChip to deliver additional flexibility for the growing feature phone market.
News from M-Systems (15 February 2005)
Transceivers combine fast data with control
Two new low-power infra-red transceivers ffer IrDA-compliant data transmission at up to 4Mbit/s and enable mobile phones and PDAs to function as universal IR remote controls. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (15 February 2005)
Terayon signs up for silicon and software
Terayon Communication Systems has selected TI as its primary silicon and software provider for its latest generation of cable customer premises equipment (CPE) platforms.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 February 2005)
Donation to enhance SystemVerilog usability
Cadence Design Systems has donated SystemVerilog data type and intellectual property (IP) encryption technology to the IEEE P1800 Working Group to enhance SystemVerilog usability.
News from Cadence Design Systems (15 February 2005)
Acquisition to expand imaging portfolio
Cypress Semiconductor is to acquire SMaL Camera Technologies, a designer of industry-leading digital imaging solutions for a variety of business and consumer applications.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (15 February 2005)
Burst mode regulator is a first
The LT3434EFE is a high-voltage burst-mode step-down switching regulator that maintains quiescent current under 100uA. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (15 February 2005)
Direct access arrangement shrinks embedded modem
Silicon Laboratories has added the industry's most integrated embedded modem solution to its ISOmodem family.
News from Silicon Laboratories (15 February 2005)
Algorithmic search engine cuts overheads
The Sahasra 50000 NSE is billed as the industry's first single-chip algorithmic search engine.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (15 February 2005)
Spectrum analyser extends to 3G coverage
The MT8220A UMTS Master is a portable handheld Node B analyser that brings the unprecedented size, performance, and cost advantages of Anritsu's Spectrum Master to 3G/UMTS applications.
News from Anritsu (UK) (15 February 2005)
Platform expands Java coverage
The Intent platform is now available and shipping with a JTWI (JSR185) version.
News from Tao Group (15 February 2005)
Linear battery charger takes pass device onboard
The AAT3682 is a lithium-ion/polymer linear battery charger with an integrated pass device.
News from Advanced Analogic Technologies (15 February 2005)
Baseband processor migrates towards UMTS
An enhanced, cost-efficient GSM/GPRS/Edge solution for handset manufacturers aims to bring advanced multimedia features to mainstream mobile phones.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 February 2005)
Kit speeds cellular system development
Philips and ARM have collaborated to produce a complete development kit for the market-leading Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6120.
News from NXP Semiconductors (15 February 2005)
Gigahertz DSP enables mobile media gateway
User Application Article Siemens Communications Group has used TI's newest 1GHz DSP in its mobile media gateway, the Siemens @vantage CMG-3500.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 February 2005)
Templeton sees endless possibilities in 3G
Rich Templeton, President and CEO of Texas Instruments has outlined his company's strategy to drive 3G mobile phones to global masses.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 February 2005)
Wireless platform combines applications and modem
A new wireless platform combines applications and modem functionalities and allows handset manufacturers to easily scale across multiple market segments for GSM/GPRS/Edge and UMTS standards.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (15 February 2005)
TI's new DSP signals RapidIO explosion
The RapidIO Trade Association has welcomed TI's launch of the first RapidIO DSP as an indicator that market leaders are on track to deliver a wide range of RapidIO products throughout 2005.
News from RapidIO Trade Association (15 February 2005)
Serial RapidIO switch begins significant year
The RapidIO Trade Association has applauded the introduction of the world's first serial RapidIO switch, counting it as a significant achievement that underscores RapidIO's strong ecosystem.
News from RapidIO Trade Association (15 February 2005)
AdvancedTCA platform to gain Linux support
Radisys and Wind River Systems have expanded their partnership.
News from RadiSys Corporation (15 February 2005)
Tiny TFTs cram in colour content
Two new 2.2in colour TFT displays feature the high resolution and thin profile required for smaller sized smartphones or other applications requiring increased information content.
News from Three-Five Systems (15 February 2005)
Alliance brings web services to ZigBee networks
A technology partnership between Ember and Tendril Networks will enable companies to quickly and easily build applications that draw information from ZigBee networks.
News from Ember Europe (15 February 2005)
Automotive manufacturer cleans up
User Application Article Three Kerry Microclean SC1000 stencil cleaners are improving productivity as well as cleaning quality for an assembler of printed circuit boards for engine management control systems. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (14 February 2005)
Driver chip pumps up six LEDs
The SC606 is a charge pump driver for up to six white or coloured LEDs.
News from Semtech (14 February 2005)
Display polariser adds a unique look
The Silvariser is a novel display enhancement polariser from Digital Displays that adds a unique look to any liquid crystal display and provides high contrast and increased viewing angle. Brochure Available
News from GPEG International (14 February 2005)
Rotary switches are sealed for cleaning
The new DO series from Wessex Advanced Switching Products answers continued market demand for rotary switches.
News from Wasp (14 February 2005)
SBC is designed for rugged environments
Using a 1GHz MPC7447A Motorola G4 processor, the CK5 brings the latest technology to a single board computer designed for rugged environments.
News from Arcobel Embedded Solutions (14 February 2005)
Module embeds FPGA for applications flexibility
The EM07 embedded system module from MEN Mikro Elektronik is based on Intel's mobile low-power/low-voltage Pentium III processors.
News from Arcobel Embedded Solutions (14 February 2005)
Read all about Zilog processors and tools
According to Spectrum, the European design community is remarkably unaware of the breadth and depth of the Zilog 8bit microcontroller product range and associated development tools.
News from Spectrum Group (14 February 2005)
Alliance to accelerate support availability
Thales has formed an alliance partnership with Wind River, gaining early access to next-generation, market-specific Wind River Platforms and software development licences.
News from Thales Computers (14 February 2005)
Switches suit medical applications
Knitter-Switch offers a wide range of switch types with additional patient and equipment safety features for use in medical applications.
News from Knitter Switch (14 February 2005)
LCD module saves space
A new 5.7in LCD module from Arrow offers a 320 x 240 pixel resolution in a highly compact form factor that is 25% smaller (in terms of unit surface area) than similar 5.7in displays.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (14 February 2005)
Kits offer low-cost intro to PSoC development
Cypress MicroSystems has released three inexpensive development kits for its PSoC programmable system-on-chip mixed-signal array devices.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (14 February 2005)
Compact displays put colour into handheld devices
Densitron has added four new colour STN displays to its already extensive range. Brochure Available
News from Densitron Display Solutions (14 February 2005)
Optical communications event moves to Glasgow
The European Conference on Optical Communications comes to Glasgow in September with stand space already selling fast and with what promises to be a truly global presence among its exhibitors.
News from Purple Media Solutions (14 February 2005)
Analysis solution is hot stuff
EDN magazine has selected Ansoft Corp's ePhysics EM-coupled thermal and stress-analysis solution as one of its hot 100 products of 2004.
News from Ansoft Europe (14 February 2005)
Aluminium housings in the hand and up the wall
The Tekal range of aluminium enclosures are designed for housing handheld, desktop and wall mounted electronics.
News from Teko Enclosures (14 February 2005)
Connector industrialises gigabit Ethernet
The new RJ Industrial Gigalink connector is a four-pair IP67-protected connector that allows Gigabit Ethernet with true Category 6 performance to be used in harsh industrial environments.
News from Harting (14 February 2005)
Duplexers send fibre data both ways
HOD Series fibre optic duplexer modules are suitable for demanding, high-performance applications like fibre optic security, systems, datacommunications, remote sensing and control and test equipment.
News from Honeywell Control Systems - Sensing and Control (14 February 2005)
Digitally controlled potentiometer keeps it quiet
The ISL95810 is a low-noise, low-power, cost-competitive 256-tap digitally controlled potentiometer (DCP) for system applications requiring control, parameter adjustments or signal processing.
News from Intersil (14 February 2005)
Integrated DC power system comes in 2U case
The Gravitas X100-12 is a fully integrated DC power system combining high-power-density, hot-swap rectifier modules with a DC distribution section and a monitor and control section. Brochure Available
News from Unipower Europe (14 February 2005)
Programmable power manager handles lower voltages
Lattice Semiconductor has extended its revolutionary ispPAC Power Manager programmable mixed-signal product family with the production release of the Precision Power Manager - Power1208P1 device.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (14 February 2005)
Ideal diode cuts heat, volt drop and board space
The LTC4413 is a two-channel ideal diode designed to reduce heat, voltage drop and board space as well as preserve battery life. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (14 February 2005)
On-chip test boosts ASIC memory yields
Open-Silicon has adopted LogicVision's embedded memory-test and repair-analysis technology as part of the standard tool flow in its ASIC designs.
News from LogicVision Europe (14 February 2005)
Embedded software test tool is easier to run
The latest version of the Tessy automated embedded software test tool offers extended functionality and ease of use.
News from Hitex Development Tools (14 February 2005)
Lumileds issues patent warning
Lumileds Lighting is to issue an advisory to the solid-state lighting industry later this month regarding its intellectual property pertaining to the manufacture and assembly of mirror substrate LEDs.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (14 February 2005)
Diffractive element offers alternative laser cross
As an alternative to the standard crosslaser created by two cylinder lenses and lasers, Laser Components offers laser diode modules with a diffractive element attachment that produces a cross.
News from Laser Components (UK) (14 February 2005)
Programmable logic moves to Pb-free packages
QuickLogic Corp has begun production shipments of lead-free packaging for many families of devices, including Eclipse II and QuickPCI II and QuickMIPS.
News from QuickLogic (14 February 2005)
VME SBCs gain RTOS support
Radisys has broadened Microware OS-9 support for several PowerPC-based VME single-board computers.
News from RadiSys Corporation (14 February 2005)
LCD controller-driver goes bigger than QVGA
The R63400 single-chip LCD controller-driver supports a resolution of 240 x 360 pixel, larger than QVGA, and display of 256K colours.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (14 February 2005)
Mobile processor applications on show in Cannes
TI's OMAP2420 processor enables a fun, personal and entertaining multimedia experience on the mobile phone, without sacrificing battery life.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 February 2005)
Wireless security handset mechanism set for demo
Texas Instruments, Orange and Trusted Logic are to demonstrate a new wireless security handset mechanism designed to eliminate unauthorised handset use and fraud.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) (14 February 2005)
Photocouplers shrink to half-size packages
Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a miniature surface mount package technology that allows the company to deliver the world's smallest photocouplers with 5kV isolation voltage.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (14 February 2005)
Davidson takes control of Asia
John V Davidson has been promoted to the position of President, TTI Asia. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (14 February 2005)
Powerhouse of analogue and digital I/O
The new LabJack UE9 available from Audon Electronics is billed as a powerhouse of analogue and digital I/O.
News from Audon Electronics (14 February 2005)
Waveform recorder takes printer onboard
Yokogawa has introduced a new version of its DL750 ScopeCorder waveform measuring instrument, the DL750P, which offers enhanced recorder functionality by the use of a built-in A4 thermal printer.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (14 February 2005)
Chipset moves Frontier into digital TV market
Frontier Silicon now offers a complete RF and baseband chip solution for mobile digital television.
News from Frontier Silicon (14 February 2005)
Digital TV baseband takes more onboard
Kino is a new digital baseband processor especially developed for mobile digital television.
News from Frontier Silicon (14 February 2005)
Tuner chip enables digital multimedia broadcasting
Frontier Silicon has launched its first tuner chip for digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB) applications.
News from Frontier Silicon (14 February 2005)
Property Specification Language recognised
The Accellera Property Specification Language (PSL) version 1.1 has been recognised by a DesignVision award from the International Engineering Consortium (IEC).
News from IBM Haifa Research Lab (14 February 2005)
Xenpak module puts 10Gbit/s over legacy fibre
A novel 10Gbit/s Ethernet compatible Xenpak module enables extended distance transmission over both multimode and single-mode fibres.
News from Emcore Corp (14 February 2005)
Small form factor for 10Gbit/s Ethernet module
Emcore Corp has released a small form factor version of its successful 10GBase-LX4 (LX4) module, used in 10Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) applications.
News from Emcore Corp (14 February 2005)
Malaysian deal expands supercapacitor production
A new contract with Polar Twin Advance of Penang, Malaysia will significantly expand production capacity for CAP-XX's ultra-low-ESR prismatic supercapacitors.
News from Cap-XX (14 February 2005)
Fanless PC produces no noise
Stealth Computer Corporation's LPC-401FS LittlePC has been designed without cooling fans as the rugged extruded aluminium chassis acts as a passive heat sink.
News from Stealth Computer Corporation (14 February 2005)
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