News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 5 February
to Saturday 11 February 2006
New role for Jarrett
Abacus Polar has appointed Glenn Jarrett to the newly created position of Marketing Director with responsibility for semiconductors and electromechanical products.
News from Abacus Group (10 February 2006)
Filter design tool wins IEC award
The International Engineering Consortium has honoured National's Webench Active Filter Designer online tool with its prestigious DesignVision Award.
News from National Semiconductor (10 February 2006)
Software streamlines platform ASIC design
An enhanced design tool aims to significantly reduce the obstacles to designing high-performance custom silicon.
News from LSI Europe (10 February 2006)
Task force looks for more power over Ethernet
Last month's meeting of the IEEE802.3at task force discussed achievable limits of two- and four-pair solutions for the new PoEPlus standard.
News from Phihong Europe (10 February 2006)
Machine learning and simulation-based verification
Technical Background Article Now in its third-year at the IBM Haifa Research Lab, the Coverage-Directed Generation project, known as CDG, is being successfully used for simulation-base verification.
News from IBM Haifa Research Lab (10 February 2006)
Education sector set for wireless explosion
A survey predicts that the market for mobile and wireless in the education sector will grow exponentially from $827 million in 2005 to $6.49 billion in 2010.
News from Juniper Research (10 February 2006)
Glueless interface is key to NSE integration
User Application Article NEC Corporation is using IDT's 75K62134 NSE to enable advanced features and accelerate packet processing in its VPN gateway.
News from IDT (10 February 2006)
Security-conscious FPGAs protect military secrets
User Application Article Tactical Communication Systems uses Stratix II devices to cut the cost of protecting intellectual property inside its AN/GRC-512A(V) software defined radio system.
News from Altera Europe (10 February 2006)
Thermal simulation turns to lead-free reflow
New Flo/PCB software makes it possible to design PCBs for lead-free manufacturing by predicting thermal gradients during solder reflow processing. Brochure Available
News from Flomerics (10 February 2006)
India is home to new R and D centre
Tensilica has set up an Indian subsidiary to conduct fundamental, innovative research and development work and to be closer to key customers in India.
News from Tensilica (10 February 2006)
Point-of-load convertor is easy to program
The 15A-rated ZY1015 No-Bus POL convertor provides sophisticated power management capabilities without the need for programming, external controllers or bus interfaces.
News from Power-One (10 February 2006)
Advances in RF MEMS technology reviewed
Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology is attracting tremendous interest across the world and research efforts are constantly growing.
News from Frost and Sullivan (10 February 2006)
Apex showcase for self-cleaning squeegee
Transition Automation's new self-cleaning squeegee system was selected to be showcased at this year's IPC Innovative Product Showcase at the Apex trade show.
News from Transition Automation (10 February 2006)
High resolution fixtures can be made offline
The Board-Lok Instant Fixture System enables finely spaced pin support nests to be created in minutes.
News from Transition Automation (10 February 2006)
High-efficiency regulator drives two low voltages
A dual-output high-efficiency 4MHz synchronous buck regulator delivers up to 1.4A of continuous output current from one channel and up to 800mA from the second. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (10 February 2006)
Test chambers simulate operational environments
The Binder range of environmental test chambers can be used to test materials, components and assemblies by simulating the operational environments encountered by components and systems.
News from Kaisertech (10 February 2006)
Chipset supports advanced Pentium 4 systems
The VIA P4M890 IGP chipset features leading edge interconnect and video display technologies, further expanding VIA's broad support for the Intel Pentium 4 platform.
News from VIA Technologies (10 February 2006)
Point of load convertor shrinks to tiny package
The latest addition to the nonisolated NiQor product line is optimised to provide high efficiency, fast transient response and low output noise in one of the smallest packages in the industry. Brochure Available
News from SynQor Europe (10 February 2006)
Manufacturing facility meets ISO9001
DEK's Shekou manufacturing facility has obtained ISO9001 quality management system certification, following an independent assessment by accreditation body BSI.
News from DEK (10 February 2006)
Boost convertor is efficient down to 1.8V input
A new compact and highly integrated 1.5A synchronous step-up convertor operates with an input voltage as low as 1.8V while maintaining an overall operating efficiency greater than 90%.
News from Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (10 February 2006)
Lab tester adds detailed handset info
Aeroflex has launched a handset trace capability for its highly successful SystemAT laboratory-based test system.
News from Aeroflex (10 February 2006)
TTI does European double with Harwin
Harwin has again presented its annual European distributor of the year award to TTI Europe. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (10 February 2006)
DC/DC convertors have all bases covered
A new family of industrial DC/DC convertors will suit a very wide range of applications requiring nominal 12, 24 or 48V DC inputs.
News from Powersolve (10 February 2006)
DC-balanced serdes reduce bit errors
The MAX9242, MAX9244 and MAX9246 are hot-swappable 21bit DC-balanced LVDS deserialisers with programmable spread spectrum.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (10 February 2006)
PCI Express graphics cards go through Newegg
PCI Express Chrome S27 graphics cards are now available for immediate purchase through Newegg.com, the premier e-tailer of graphics cards in North America.
News from S3 Graphics (10 February 2006)
Catalyst commits to Santa Clara switch
Catalyst Semiconductor has agreed to purchase a new facility to house its corporate headquarters and US engineering operations.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor (10 February 2006)
Arrow takes ZigBee range to Southern Europe
Arrow Europe has signed a distribution agreement to market Ember Corporation's ZigBee wireless mesh networking systems throughout Southern Europe.
News from Ember Europe (10 February 2006)
Tester cuts the cost of handset radio compliance
Radio resource management tester offers handset developers the means to conduct radio conformance testing without having to buy expensive, dedicated tools and equipment.
News from Anite Telecoms (10 February 2006)
Alliance points to comms server upgrade path
Motorola has named Interphase Corp as its preferred provider for I/O Advanced Mezzanine Cards.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing (10 February 2006)
IBM and Freescale collaborate on processors
This week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, IBM and Freescale Semiconductor announced a collaboration focused on the evolution of Power Architecture technology.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 9 February 2006)
SAW devices to help with explosives detection
RF Monolithics is participating in a Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop an improved system to detect improvised explosive devices.
News from RF Monolithics ( 9 February 2006)
Zero-client hub makes networks more flexible
Digi's ConnectPort Display zero-client hub transforms traditional PC architectures by allowing the interactive experience to be placed anywhere there is a network connection.
News from Entrix Computing ( 9 February 2006)
USB stack provides speedy route to connectivity
User Application Article Jungo's USBware host stack and mass storage class driver have been successfully integrated into a new line of electronic arranger keyboards from Korg Italy.
News from Jungo ( 9 February 2006)
Sales and income down for Artesyn
Artesyn Technologies has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 30th December 2005.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 9 February 2006)
Encoder/switch combos follows European trends
New rotary pulse encoders with built-in power switches are suited to applications in washing machines, dryers and other household appliances.
News from Alps Electric (UK) ( 9 February 2006)
Pitts to address key accounts
Timbercon has expanded it's sales force with the appointment of Nolan Pitts as Key Account Manager.
News from Timbercon ( 9 February 2006)
Cable management range eases network installation
Belden IBDN cable management components are available for every kind of commercial network installation.
News from Belden CDT (cables) ( 9 February 2006)
Heins joins new breed at Pyxis
Pyxis Technology has named Mitchell D Heins as Vice President of Business Development.
News from Pyxis Technology ( 9 February 2006)
Ultracapacitors strategy answers market demands
Over the next few months more than 30 new Boostcap ultracapacitor products will meet specific requirements of automotive, transportation, industrial and consumer electronics markets.
News from Maxwell Technologies ( 9 February 2006)
DSP market shifts towards embedded functions
A comprehensive 322-page study looks at the markets driven by DSP technology, and includes the results of a detailed survey of DSP professionals from over 30 countries.
News from Forward Concepts ( 9 February 2006)
RTOS vendor wins bronze from Intel
TenAsys Corp has been promoted to bronze membership status in the Intel Communications Alliance.
News from TenAsys Corporation ( 9 February 2006)
Switch eases multimedia display interfacing
A 1.65Gbit/s high-definition multimedia interface switch allowsg designers to easily add a second HDMI input to the circuitry in an existing display application.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor ( 9 February 2006)
Audio analysers check out playback-only devices
New application software enables Audio Precision audio analysers to quickly and accurately test playback-only devices.
News from Audio Precision ( 9 February 2006)
Signal processing challenges answered at 3GSM
Sound clarity, image quality, battery life, download speed, form factor and quality of service will all be addressed by Analog Devices at 3GSM in Barcelona.
News from Analog Devices ( 9 February 2006)
Chipset enables wideband featurephones
Analog Devices will demonstrate its first W-CDMA/Edge (W-Edge) chipset at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
News from Analog Devices ( 9 February 2006)
Software is full package for multimedia handsets
Multimedia software and user applications are pre-integrated with GSM/GPRS protocol stack software for multimedia featurephones based on Analog Devices' SoftFone chipsets.
News from TTPCom ( 9 February 2006)
FPGA family takes on more system functions
The LatticeSC System Chip FPGA family is designed to provide the performance and connectivity essential for high-speed applications.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK ( 9 February 2006)
FPGAs upgrade economical processing
A new second generation of low-cost devices cuts FPGA prices to under $0.50 per 1000 look-up tables in high volume.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK ( 9 February 2006)
FPGAs exploit advantages of 90nm Fujitsu process
Lattice Semiconductor has launched the 90nm generation of its FPGA devices with the introduction of two new FPGA families.
News from Lattice Semiconductor UK ( 9 February 2006)
New global role for Hauser
Norbert Hauser has taken charge of global marketing initiatives for Kontron as Vice President of Marketing. Brochure Available
News from Kontron UK ( 9 February 2006)
Platform unites radio technologies for players
CSR and PortalPlayer have joined forces to eliminate the inconvenience of wires on personal media players by adding Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 9 February 2006)
Power relay adds AC coil option
Now available from Tyco Electronics is the T9C AC coil power relay. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK ( 9 February 2006)
Handset MMI is updated over the air
Red Bend's Mobile Handset Update solution has been integrated with Digital Airways' man-machine interface engine for mass-market mobile phones.
News from Digital Airways ( 9 February 2006)
Workshop takes designs to production
Gaddon Consultants has opened a new workshop.
News from Gaddon Consultants ( 9 February 2006)
TES to direct EU ultrawideband project
TES Electronic Solutions has been appointed to the role of technical director for the second phase of the European Commission's PULSERS project.
News from TES ( 9 February 2006)
Management buyout at AWS
AWS Electronics has been acquired through a management buy-in/buyout led by Paul Deehan.
News from AWS Electronics ( 9 February 2006)
Optical switches set for launch at Anaheim show
Optical switch specialist Polatis will release several core new products at OFC/NFOEC 2006.
News from Polatis ( 9 February 2006)
Award recognises new approach to IC design
The Cadence X Architecture design solution has won the International Engineering Consortium DesignVision award for ASIC and IC Design Tools at DesignCon 2006.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 9 February 2006)
20 years of focused IR rework
This month 20 years ago Roger Gibbs, cofounder and Managing Director of PDR, visited the Internepcon show in Birmingham, UK, with the company's very first product prototype.
News from PDR SMT/BGA Rework Solutions ( 9 February 2006)
Northern exposure for Wootton
National Instruments UK and Ireland has appointed John Wootton as District Sales Manager for Scotland and North East England. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments ( 9 February 2006)
Clockless design provides a quieter processor
The new ARM996HS processor uses Handshake Solutions' novel clockless IC design technology.
News from ARM ( 9 February 2006)
3G reference design speeds handsets to market
Freescale, Nokia and Symbian are joining together to create the first 3G mobile phone reference design using Freescale's single core modem, targeted to run S60 software on Symbian OS.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 9 February 2006)
Online networking tutorials come up to date
Updated online networking tutorials expand popular educational tools that have provided a solid foundation and understanding of basic networking protocols and techniques for many years.
News from Lantronix ( 9 February 2006)
Health and safety comes first
Syfer Technology's commitment to workplace safety has led to the electronics component manufacturer achieving a significant safety quality standard.
News from Syfer Technology ( 9 February 2006)
Acquisition expands smart card capabilities
Zetes Industries has acquired the Cards Division of the Belgian company Idoc, which specialises in the production of secured identity documents.
News from Zetes ( 9 February 2006)
GPS SoCs to integrate graphics core
ARM has licensed the Imagination Technologies PowerVR MBX Lite 3D graphics IP core to Centrality Communications for use in next-generation GPS SoC products.
News from Imagination Technologies ( 9 February 2006)
DIP coded rotary switches are RoHS compliant
New from Apem Components is the P36 Series of RoHS-compliant DIP coded rotary switches.
News from Apem Components ( 9 February 2006)
Second-generation IC cuts handset TV system size
Kino 2 is a second-generation mobile TV device, set to bring TV to smaller phones with longer battery life and lower cost.
News from Frontier Silicon ( 9 February 2006)
BNC adapters come together in broadcast kit
A new BNC adapter kit is designed to meet the needs of broadcast engineers.
News from Pomona Electronics ( 9 February 2006)
Software speeds switch-mode PSU design
STR-CAD Design Aid software helps users to develop cost-effective switch-mode power-supply designs using the Sanken Electric STR series of switching-regulator integrated circuits.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe ( 9 February 2006)
Connector ranges are RoHS compliant
Harting has achieved compliance with the RoHS directive on virtually all its electrical and electronic connector ranges, well ahead of the enforcement date of 1st July 2006.
News from Harting ( 9 February 2006)
I/Q phase detector claims top accuracy
The Model IQM8510L18R is an ultra-accurate I/Q phase detector operating in the 8.5 to 10GHz band.
News from Miteq ( 9 February 2006)
Common platform to cover handset development
Anite has revealed its end-to-end strategy for testing mobile handsets from product conception to market delivery.
News from Anite Telecoms ( 9 February 2006)
Handset interoperability platform adds HSDPA
Anite has included High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) features in its SAS mobile handset interoperability platform.
News from Anite Telecoms ( 9 February 2006)
Proof-of-concept demonstrations at 3GSM
Motorola will showcase the power of its industry-leading communications servers - the open foundation for seamless mobility - at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing ( 9 February 2006)
Speedy FPGAs keep up with DDR2 SDRAMs
The Stratix II device family is qualified to support the 667Mbit/s DDR2 SDRAM interface datarate, which will be standardised later this year.
News from Altera Europe ( 8 February 2006)
Third-party study confirms stencil superiority
Photo Stencil has published the results of a comparison study between AMTX (Advanced Microfabrication Technology Xerox) E-Fab electroform and laser-cut electroform nickel foil.
News from Photo Stencil ( 8 February 2006)
Serial interface dual DAC controls laser drivers
The MAX5547 is a 10bit SPI dual current-sink digital-to-analogue convertor.
News from Maxim Integrated Products ( 8 February 2006)
Product development process follows CMMI model
Mistral Software has been successfully appraised for Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration.
News from Mistral Solutions ( 8 February 2006)
Association names executive board
The Multicore Association has revealed the make-up of its founding executive board and initial working group members.
News from Multicore Association ( 8 February 2006)
Keynote to address EMC and automotive ICs
Etienne Sicard will be the keynote speaker at the Automotive EMC 2006 Conference.
News from Automotive EMC Network ( 8 February 2006)
Voice synthesis chip is faster to market
The ML2216 is a voice synthesis LSI with P2ROM (production programmed ROM) that can be shipped in volume within two weeks from order.
News from Oki Electric ( 8 February 2006)
Set-top boxes take web browser onboard
Amino now offers the Opera Browser as an option for shipments of its AmiNET110 set-top boxes, and will also work with Opera to integrate browser technology into next generation products.
News from Amino Communications ( 8 February 2006)
Cunnane adds semiconductor processing experience
Nanotechnology weight metrology specialist Metryx has appointed Liam Cunnane as Technology Director for North America.
News from Metryx ( 8 February 2006)
Circuit protector keeps supplies in balance
A compact electronic circuit protector ensures selective disconnection of 24V DC switch-mode power supply loads while optimally matching the application requirements. Brochure Available
News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers ( 8 February 2006)
Comms chips use collaborative signal processing
Quellan's Lane Managers deliver interconnect at datarates of up to 6.25Gbit/s over copper cabling or system chassis.
News from Quellan ( 8 February 2006)
Near field communication on trial at 3GSM
3GSM will be the setting for the latestest ever demonstration of near field communication technology (NFC) - the easy-to-use short range wireless technology.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 8 February 2006)
Lead-free transition is easier than expected
Half of all production at CIL is now fully RoHS compliant.
News from CIL Custom Interconnect ( 8 February 2006)
Dispensing robot saves space on the bench
The I and J7100 bench top Cartesian dispensing robot is billed as an ideal choice when cost and bench space are important considerations.
News from Intertronics ( 8 February 2006)
Tyco rewards Arrow's Norwegian prowess
Arrow has been named as the Tyco Electronics Norwegian distributor of the year for 2005.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) ( 8 February 2006)
Buck regulator keeps quiet for comms duties
The LTC3412A is a high-efficiency 4MHz synchronous buck regulator based on a constant-frequency current-mode architecture. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp ( 8 February 2006)
Danes join distribution network
Danish distributor PC Trading is the latest recruit to the Universal Instruments distribution network.
News from Universal Instruments ( 8 February 2006)
Laser diodes meet LX4 protocol demands
A new series of high-performance single-wavelength laser diodes is designed for IEEE802.3ae-2002 10GBase-LX4 applications.
News from Eblana Photonics ( 8 February 2006)
Antennas are approved by Samsung
Fractus has become a Samsung Approved Vendor, providing antennas for a number of different Samsung handsets.
News from Fractus ( 8 February 2006)
Signal integrity design kits support new standards
Mentor Graphics has released the ICX and ICX Pro signal integrity design kits for Intel's next generation I/O controller hub.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 8 February 2006)
Award recognises supercapacitor breakthrough
Cap-XX has received an award from Frost and Sullivan for the research that led to a breakthrough nanotechnology process for producing thin and flat supercapacitors for portable devices.
News from Cap-XX ( 8 February 2006)
Bridging the gap
Technical Background Article Between low-end affordable arbitrary function generators and high-end expensive arbitrary waveform generators, Ron Glazer argues that Tabor's Wonder Wave Series offers the best of both worlds.
News from Tabor Electronics ( 7 February 2006)
Industrial connectors run up to 200A
Harting has added a high-current module rated at 200A to the Han-Modular range of industrial connectors.
News from Harting ( 7 February 2006)
USB microcontroller secures HDD access
A novel reference design adds biometric security to external hard disk drives using fingerprint recognition technology.
News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 7 February 2006)
Embedded controller set for launch in Nuremburg
Adlink Technology will release the latest in its General Embedded Machine Engines range of Intel Low Voltage Pentium M processor based controllers on Booth 255 in Hall 12 at Embedded World. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology ( 7 February 2006)
Certification covers new automotive EMC directive
In 2006, a new Automotive EMC e/E mark directive (2005/83/EC) comes into force, which changes the type approval process in particular for aftermarket equipment. Brochure Available
News from SGS ( 7 February 2006)
Design points the way to sub-$20 handsets
A complete reference design addresses the growing ultra-low-cost handset market segment.
News from TTPCom ( 7 February 2006)
Buy one dev kit, get one free and win a prize
Zilog is offering a free Z8 Encore! XP development kit with each purchase of its Z8 Encore! MC development kit - and to add more spice, there is a free prize draw.
News from Zilog ( 7 February 2006)
Fibre connectors enable Olympic outside broadcasts
User Application Article Switzerland's largest television production company is equipping its new HDTV outside broadcast production vehicle with novel fibre-optic HDTV broadcast camera connectors. Brochure Available
News from Fischer Connectors ( 7 February 2006)
New finance gives Ateme funds to grow
Ateme has closed a Eur 4 million round of financing with XAnge Private Equity and Ventech.
News from Ateme ( 7 February 2006)
Website comes up to date
Following a year in which it gained several new clients and increased its headcount, GSPK Electronics has launched a new website.
News from GSPK Electronics ( 7 February 2006)
Top technical role for Huomo
Innovision Research and Technology has appointed Heikki Huomo as Technical Director.
News from Innovision Research and Technology ( 7 February 2006)
SM couplers claim predictable performance
A new surface-mountable 3dB 90-degree coupler delivers increased performance at high frequency. Brochure Available
News from AVX ( 7 February 2006)
Library is quick to support new MIPS core
CoWare Model Library support is available immediately for the new MIPS32 34K core family.
News from CoWare ( 7 February 2006)
Desktop robot is ready for inspection
A novel desktop inspection robot will be on show this week on stand P29 at the Southern Manufacturing Show.
News from Digital Inspection Systems ( 7 February 2006)
RF module brings wireless standards together
A new module is billed as the world's first complete RF front-end for Wi-Fi products designed to comply with the IEEE802.11n draft specification.
News from SiGe Semiconductor ( 7 February 2006)
Embedded database crosses platform divide
The second beta release of the Ittia DB-Fuel cross-platform embedded database extends the capabilities of the popular database system for embedded and mobile devices.
News from Ittia ( 7 February 2006)
RGB multiplexers claim maximum bandwidth
The ISL5944xx family are billed as the first RGB multiplexers on the market with 1GHz bandwidth.
News from Intersil ( 7 February 2006)
Interface IP eases USB 2.0 integration
New USB 2.0 PHY IP is tailored specifically for low power consumption, small area and high yield.
News from Synopsys ( 7 February 2006)
Industrial connectors specialise on the rails
HyperMod is a new range of modular connectors specifically designed for harsh environments and rail applications in particular.
News from Smiths Interconnect - Hypertac ( 7 February 2006)
Simulator speeds to FastSpice results
User Application Article Sirific Wireless has successfully designed its single-chip CMOS RF transceiver for HSDPA/W-Edge using the Cadence Virtuoso UltraSim full-chip simulator for FastSpice simulation.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 7 February 2006)
Radio chip has universal appeal
The CMX7041 is a full-function half-duplex audio, signalling and data processing IC that is suitable for implementation in professional and leisure radio applications.
News from CML Microcircuits ( 7 February 2006)
Custom Bluetooth module enables fabric keyboard
User Application Article Plextek has designed one of the first 1.8V Class 2 Bluetooth modules for Eleksen for use in its ElekTex fabric keyboard for smart phones and handheld computers.
News from Plextek ( 7 February 2006)
Virtual platform leads the way for new MIPS core
Virtio Corp has introduced its latest product offering to support the newly introduced multithreading MIPS32 34K core family.
News from Virtio Corp ( 7 February 2006)
Multithreading core aims to cut embedded costs
The new MIPS32 34K family of cores is billed as a revolutionary multithreading solution for high-performance, cost-sensitive embedded applications.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 7 February 2006)
Mobileye quick to adopt multithreading core
Mobileye has licensed the newly announced MIPS32 34Kf core for its next-generation SoC, the EyeQ-2.
News from MIPS Technologies ( 7 February 2006)
USB-based scope starts a family
The tiny pen-style USBscope50 is joined by three further compact USB-based test instruments.
News from Elan Digital Systems ( 7 February 2006)
Visionary Wilkinson comes onboard
Wireless visionary and entrepreneur Simon Wilkinson is to join the board of Cambridge Positioning Systems.
News from Cambridge Positioning Systems ( 7 February 2006)
Conference considers FPGA-based computing
The long term prospects and near term solutions to the promise of FPGA based high performance computing will be featured at the forthcoming DATE conference.
News from Celoxica ( 7 February 2006)
Simulator supports Penn State Philips model
The newest version of the T-Spice Pro circuit simulator program supports the model recently selected as the next standard for simulating future CMOS transistors manufactured at 65nm and below.
News from EDA Solutions ( 7 February 2006)
Thales signs for further manufacturing services
Celestica has expanded its outsourcing relationship with the Thales Group.
News from Celestica ( 7 February 2006)
Virtual machine serves hard-real-time tasks
A precommercial "proof of concept" release of PERC Pico technology is available now for qualified developers.
News from Aonix ( 7 February 2006)
TV tuner finds first handset niche
Microtune has received its first volume purchase order for its new DVB-H tuner.
News from Microtune ( 7 February 2006)
Analysis software boosts nanometre yields
LogicVision has announced the product release of SiVision 4.0, its revolutionary next-generation yield analysis automation solution.
News from LogicVision Europe ( 7 February 2006)
Loads of precision for aircraft component testing
Aircraft components such as switches and generators need to be tested, and some test specifications call for the power factor to be fixed within fine limits.
News from BC Electrical Techniques ( 6 February 2006)
Fischer to focus on lead-free in the Americas
Henkel Corporation's Electronics Group has appointed Dr Gordon Fischer to the position of Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service for the Americas.
News from Henkel Loctite Adhesives ( 6 February 2006)
Webinar series addresses SoC design issues
A series of free online seminars aims to provide SoC designers with the up-to-date skills and resources needed to meet design demands at advanced process nodes.
News from Virage Logic ( 6 February 2006)
Budget function generator boasts 10ppm accuracy
A new low-cost 20MHz function generator offers all the advantages of direct digital synthesis.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 6 February 2006)
Q4 brings ON Semiconductor back to profit
ON Semiconductor has announced that total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2005 were $341.8 million, an increase of approximately 9% from the third quarter of 2005.
News from ON Semiconductor ( 6 February 2006)
K and S to divest test operations
Kulicke and Soffa Industries is planning to tighten its focus on semiconductor assembly equipment and materials and create value for its shareholders.
News from Kulicke and Soffa Industries ( 6 February 2006)
Java technology joins mobile application suite
Esmertec's Jbed Advanced software is now available on the TTPCom Ajar platform, the application suite for mobile handsets.
News from Esmertec ( 6 February 2006)
GPS receivers gain assistance
Assisted GPS services supply instant location information, reducing GPS receivers' time to first fix to just a few seconds.
News from u-blox ( 6 February 2006)
Tooling and stencils show up with Assembleon
Assembleon's recent customer roadshow highlighted new equipment from the SMT placement equipment manufacturer combined with selected tooling and stencil options from DEK.
News from DEK ( 6 February 2006)
OLED modules are ideal for video
Lite Array OLED modules feature lightning fast response times, which makes them ideal for displaying video data. Brochure Available
News from GPEG International ( 6 February 2006)
Diversification helps Bookham survive
Bookham has announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2006, ended 31st December 2005.
News from Bookham ( 6 February 2006)
Chip coils provide RoHS-compliant suppression
The latest range of air core chip coils from Murata is fully compliant with RoHS legislation and available immediately in full production volumes.
News from Murata Electronics (UK) ( 6 February 2006)
MOSFETs come together to save space for PoE
The IRF4000 from International Rectifier is a 100V-rated device integrating four HEXFET MOSFETs into a single power MLP package for power-over-Ethernet applications.
News from International Rectifier ( 6 February 2006)
CPU cards bring new life to old designs
A new range of embedded CPU cards based on the VIA Mark CoreFusion CPU offer an answer to the phasing out of existing Eden- and C3-based boards.
News from Datasound Laboratories ( 6 February 2006)
Commercial Linux to power military drone
LynuxWorks has been chosen as the embedded operating system vendor of choice for the Military R-Gator, an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle developed by iRobot Corp and John Deere.
News from LynuxWorks ( 6 February 2006)
Instrument cases go up the wall
Tekal aluminium instrument cases are now available in wall mountable versions.
News from Teko Enclosures ( 6 February 2006)
Does the UK patent system work?
The Patent Office is inviting comment on whether the "inventive step" that is required to make an invention patentable works in the best way for innovators and the economy in the UK.
News from Patent Office ( 6 February 2006)
Promotion for Kopp
Paul Kopp has been promoted to Director of Distribution and Logistics at Sager Electronics.
News from Sager Electronics ( 6 February 2006)
Analyser focuses on CAN and FlexRay buses
The Tanto2-Bus is the first in a new family of bus analysers for automotive applications.
News from Hitex Development Tools ( 6 February 2006)
Colombatto takes more active role
Marty Colombatto, current Chairman of the Board of Staccato, has now become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Rick Kornfeld.
News from Staccato Communications ( 6 February 2006)
Acquisition hardware gains direct link to Matlab
Measurement data from DT9836 Series USB acquisition modules can now be directly acquired and analysed within Matlab using the new DAQ adapter for Matlab software interface.
News from Data Translation ( 6 February 2006)
Delta-sigma ADC takes amp onboard
The LTC2442 is an ultra-high-precision multiplexed 24bit no-latency delta-sigma ADC with an integrated high performance amplifier. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp ( 6 February 2006)
Fibre connectors gain environmental protection
A new connector system features assemblies with push-pull insertion and a bayonet-style mechanical latch to ensure an environmentally sealed optical connection in just one simple step.
News from Molex UK ( 6 February 2006)
Quasicrystal structures boost LED performance
Photonic crystal development company Mesophotonics has set up an independent design and licensing service for LED manufacturers.
News from Mesophotonics ( 6 February 2006)
Adapter takes a new angle on RJ45s
A new angled adapter places an RJ45 jack at an angle to the horizontal - so that even with thicker Cat6 cables the clearance height needed within a floor box is reduced to that needed for a 13A plug.
News from ADC Krone ( 6 February 2006)
Paper proposes powerful loss-saving strategies
Power-One has released details of its paper presented at the EPA Energy Star Server and Data Centre Conference.
News from Power-One ( 6 February 2006)
Free evaluation download for DSP library
A free version of SigLib the industry leading DSP library can now be downloaded from the Numerix website for educational and evaluation purposes.
News from Numerix ( 6 February 2006)
Rugged supply puts 5kW on the rack
The PFC5000 is a rugged modular AC/DC power supply system with power factor corrected input.
News from Absopulse Electronics ( 6 February 2006)
Enclosures gain dedicated Scottish distribution
Fibox Enclosure systems has appointed Scattergood and Johnson of Glasgow as its Scottish distributor.
News from Fibox ( 6 February 2006)
Broadband multiplexer promises full coverage
A novel broadband 4:1 multiplexer offers true operation from DC to 20GHz with absolutely no "holes" (frequencies at which the part might not work) in a QFN plastic package.
News from Inphi Corp ( 6 February 2006)
Boost convertors are alternative to charge pumps
A new family of current-mode adjustable-frequency step-up convertors with internal 2A/40V switches can be adapted in a variety of topologies such as boost, sepic and flyback.
News from Semtech ( 6 February 2006)
Project expands rack-making capabilities
Hulasi Metals has successfully completed a major capacity expansion project.
News from Hulasi Metals ( 6 February 2006)
Screen size is key to mobile TV take-up
"TV phones: integration and power improvements needed to reach 100 million sales" is a ground breaking report on the fledgling mobile television device market.
News from Strategy Analytics ( 6 February 2006)
OLED module boasts near true image reproduction
A revolutionary long-life ultra-high-efficiency full-colour OLED module is available now from Fiducia. Brochure Available
News from GPEG International ( 6 February 2006)
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