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Sunday 30 April
to Saturday 6 May 2006

Laser-cut templates aid process verification

Photo Stencil can now offer precision component verification inspection templates to its customers, directly from its worldwide headquarters.

News from Photo Stencil ( 5 May 2006)

Flying probe testers work with boundary scan

Goepel Electronic and Itochu SysTech have developed a boundary scan option for Takaya series 8xxx and 9xxx flying probe testers.  Brochure Available 

News from Goepel Electronic ( 5 May 2006)

Tact switch is smaller than a grain of rice

Alps has developed a slim-format compact-sized side-push tact switch that is soldered for robust strength.

News from Alps Electric (UK) ( 5 May 2006)

Experts line up for high-speed panel session

The Continuing Professional Development Centre hosts this summer's High-Speed Digital Engineering Week from 27th to 30th June 2006 in Oxford.

News from University of Oxford Electronics and Telecoms ( 5 May 2006)

Payne takes charge of technology

LSI Logic Corp has named Robert L Payne to the post of Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

News from LSI Europe ( 5 May 2006)

Yamaha extends IP licensing agreement

Yamaha Corporation has licensed components of Virage Logic's IPrima platform, including embedded memories and standard cells.

News from Virage Logic ( 5 May 2006)

Test set speeds Bluetooth characterisation

CSR has chosen the new Anritsu MT8852B EDR test set for integration into its Bluetooth characterisation systems for automated testing of standard rate and EDR Bluetooth devices.

News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 5 May 2006)

Blowers are RoHS compliant

The Diplomat range of DC backward curved impellers from Comair Rotron is now fully RoHS compliant.

News from Aerco ( 5 May 2006)

Bipolar transistors get more in a SOT23 package

A range of low voltage bipolar transistors extends the power handling capability of the SOT23 package, enabling designers to shrink products by replacing larger SOT89 and SOT223 equivalent parts.

News from Zetex ( 5 May 2006)

3Com adopts 48-port switch

3Com is using Agere's world-leading Ethernet switching products in its Baseline Plus family of switches.

News from Agere Systems ( 5 May 2006)

Alliance aims for faster wireless development

TTPCom has reached agreement with Analog Devices on a programme designed to speed customer development of wireless devices based on ADI's SoftFone products.

News from TTPCom ( 5 May 2006)

Irish consultants support methodology manual

Silicon and Software Systems is supporting the Synopsys VCS comprehensive RTL verification solution and the verification methodology manual for SystemVerilog.

News from Synopsys ( 5 May 2006)

Case is home for home theatre PCs

The CM Media 260 case offers a stylish and flexible design for anyone looking to build a home theatre PC.

News from Cooler Master Europe ( 5 May 2006)

Viewer cuts the cost of design visibility

A new viewer enables users to quickly and easily view, print, cross probe and explore design projects and documents that have been created in Altium Designer.

News from Altium ( 5 May 2006)

Industrial connectors are RoHS compliant

Amphenol Industrial Operations has reduced and, where feasible, eliminated regulated hazardous substances from the Amphe-Lite series.

News from Amphenol Industrial Operations ( 5 May 2006)

Disk drive connectors have the right angle

A range of 29-position right-angle receptacle connectors enable attachment of Serial Attached SCSI HDDs to processor blades, storage blades, mezzanine cards or embedded system boards.

News from FCI ( 5 May 2006)

Senior role for Wolters

Hubert Wolters has joined CoWare as Senior Sales Director for Central and Northern Europe reporting to Mike Faust, CoWare's Vice President of North America and Europe Sales.

News from CoWare ( 5 May 2006)

Tiny antenna helps headset go a long way

 User Application Article  Fractal antenna technology pioneer Fractus provides antennas for Nextlink's ground-breaking Bluetooth headsets.

News from Fractus ( 5 May 2006)

Multichip LEDs are bright choice for concept car

Visopia has selected Perkinelmer's RGB LED design as part of a high power lighting system for the Scion Fuse 2006 concept car.

News from Perkinelmer Optoelectronics ( 5 May 2006)

LED driver runs flashes and backlights

A new driver IC powers white LEDs used in applications such as camera flashes and strobes as well as backlighting colour LCD panels in mobile devices.

News from Marktech Optoelectronics ( 5 May 2006)

HDL simulator supports multicore SPARC

Aldec is providing full simulation support in Riviera for the open-source UltraSPARC T1 from Sun Microsystems.

News from Aldec ( 5 May 2006)

Record quarter for Kontron

Kontron generated sales of Eur 86.6 million in the first quarter of 2006, a gain of 39% over the same period last year (Eur 62.3 million).  Brochure Available 

News from Kontron UK ( 5 May 2006)

BoM convertors are ready for the RoHS rush

Farnell InOne's BoM Response Team is expecting a rapid rise over the next three months in the number of BoMs requiring conversion.

News from Farnell ( 5 May 2006)

Custom power systems designed online

Engineers can design their own custom power systems online with the new System Builder on the Acopian website.

News from Acopian Power Supplies ( 5 May 2006)

PHY cores cut design work on Flash management SoCs

 User Application Article  Bitmicro Networks has chosen Synopsys' DesignWare physical layer cores for PCI Express and Serial-ATA (SATA) high-speed serial interfaces.

News from Synopsys ( 5 May 2006)

Chipset supports high-speed Wi-Fi standard

Focus EDL will be giving live demonstrations of the capabilities of Metalink's new WANPlus chipset at "The Wireless Event" at London's Olympia on 16th and 17th May 2006.

News from Focus EDL ( 5 May 2006)

Flash microcontroller is an ACE

The Atmel AT91SAM7X ARM-based Flash microcontroller has won the 2006 EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Award in the Processor/Memory category.

News from Atmel Corporation ( 5 May 2006)

Atmel signs for optimised Linux support

Atmel has chosen LinuxLink by TimeSys as the primary Linux distribution mechanism for its new ARM-based processors.

News from TimeSys Corp ( 5 May 2006)

Controller keeps watch over AC supplies

American Aerospace Controls (AAC) now offers an AC current controller that provides exceptional protection from system failure and current overload damage.

News from American Aerospace Controls ( 5 May 2006)

VoIP communications put to the test

Head Acoustics will exhibit its communications quality analysis solutions at VON Europe in Stockholm, Sweden, from 15th to 18th May 2006.

News from Head Acoustics ( 4 May 2006)

Revenues and profits race ahead at CSR

CSR has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2006, with revenue increase of 103% and operating profit increase of 136%.

News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 4 May 2006)

ETX 3.0 standard gathers support

Evalue has joined Kontron in adopting the new ETX 3.0 standard for computers-on-modules.  Brochure Available 

News from Kontron UK ( 4 May 2006)

Metalwork plays role in world of technology

Hitec will be exhibiting at TechnologyWorld06, an industry event to be hosted near Cambridge on the 17th May at Hinxton Hall.

News from Hitec Sheet Metal ( 4 May 2006)

Large screen colour TFTs for the great outdoors

Global Display Solutions has launched 32 and 46in large screen colour TFTs specifically designed for outdoor installation.

News from GDS - Global Display Solutions ( 4 May 2006)

Modem chip takes DTMF decoder onboard

The CMX867A is an enhanced V.22 multistandard modem IC specifically targeted at telephone based information systems.

News from CML Microcircuits ( 4 May 2006)

Stellar support aids gigabit chipset integration

 User Application Article  Lenovo Networks has selected Agere Systems' gigabit Ethernet solutions for use in its networking product portfolio to be installed in medium- and large-sized businesses.

News from Agere Systems ( 4 May 2006)

RoHS screening service takes to the field

A new state of the art handheld XRF gun will allow SGS United Kingdom to take its RoHS screening service into its customers' warehouses.  Brochure Available 

News from SGS ( 4 May 2006)

Die bonders gain integrated tape applicator

A new integrated tape applicator meets the stringent process requirements of leading-edge stacked-die package assembly in the high-volume manufacturing environment.

News from Alphasem ( 4 May 2006)

Antenna is cost effective for WLAN and Bluetooth

A half-wave 2.4GHz swivel antenna is designed as a cost effective solution for WLAN and Bluetooth terminals and devices.

News from Embedded Antenna Design ( 4 May 2006)

Modules offer mix of wireless technologies

The owa2X family of powerful, adaptable hardware platforms comes with open, user-friendly software for wireless applications in a wide range of M2M applications.

News from Saelig Company ( 4 May 2006)

Quality system upgrades to automotive standard

With a broad analogue portfolio of automotive-ready products, National Semiconductor has now received ISO/TS16949 certification.

News from National Semiconductor ( 4 May 2006)

TFT LCD range is available from stock

Farnell InOne is the first European catalogue distributor to stock a comprehensive portfolio of small- to medium-sized TFT LCDs from Sharp Microelectronics.

News from Farnell ( 4 May 2006)

Supplies, loads and safety testers on show

Telonic Instruments will exhibit Kikusui's range of AC and DC laboratory power supplies, electronic loads and electrical safety testers at the EMCUK Exhibition and Conference.

News from Telonic Instruments ( 4 May 2006)

Half brick boasts 3% better efficiency

A class leading 28V-output 12.8A half-brick DC/DC convertor targets power amplifier designs, but is equally suitable for other applications such as powering fan trays.  Brochure Available 

News from SynQor Europe ( 4 May 2006)

McCann, McCarthy and Mathes take senior roles

Mimix Broadband has expanded its management team with a new Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President Sales and Vice President Operations.

News from Mimix Broadband ( 4 May 2006)

Keyboards add four-finger security

Cherry Electrical Products is set to enable its G83-14400 and G83-14500 ranges of keyboards with Senselect's new BiometricPIN technology.

News from Cherry Electrical Products ( 4 May 2006)

DSPs bring back classic analogue audio

 User Application Article  SHARC processors power the CreamWare Audio Authentic Sound Box family of sound modules designed to emulate the sound and feel of several popular vintage keyboards.

News from Analog Devices ( 4 May 2006)

Simpson Donald is star specialist distributor

An impressive POS growth of 22% on the Tyco Electronics' product line in 2005 means Simpson Donald is this year's Tyco Electronics UK and Ireland specialist distributor of the year.  Brochure Available 

News from Tyco Electronics UK ( 4 May 2006)

GPS modules keep tracking where others fail

Qinetiq's highly sensitive GPS modules are suitable for markets requiring tracking indoors.

News from Acte Components ( 4 May 2006)

Microsoft recognises speech software competence

Pronexus has been awarded Certified Partner, ISV competency status from Microsoft Corporation.

News from Pronexus ( 4 May 2006)

Driver takes control of automotive DC motors

A highly integrated motor driver IC is well suited for high-volume DC motor applications such as windshield wiper systems, door locks, or seat position adjusters.

News from Atmel Corporation ( 4 May 2006)

Award for high frequency circuit material

Rogers Corporation was one of two companies awarded recognition for the most innovative products in an awards ceremony at the Del Mar Electronics Show in April.

News from Rogers Corp ( 4 May 2006)

Chinese centres boost distribution support

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has continued the expansion of its Asia Pacific operations by adding technical and sales support in Nanjing and Chengdu, China.

News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp ( 4 May 2006)

PXI ADC module takes signal conditioning onboard

The CP213 is a single-width 6U CompactPCI/PXI ADC module with up to 128 channels of analogue input and 16bit resolution.

News from KineticSystems Company ( 4 May 2006)

Current monitor helps maintain automotive quality

 User Application Article  Rood Technology uses the QD-1010Lite IDDQ monitor product for running IDDQ tests and to enhance its test performance on automotive products as part of the production test flow.

News from Q-Star Test ( 4 May 2006)

Verification platform adopts latest specs

Mentor Graphics is providing support for the SPIRIT Consortium's new 1.2 XML specification in the newest release of its Platform Express product.

News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 4 May 2006)

Terminal blocks are fast, reliable and compact

RIA's new AST125 and AST188 are the latest additions to the SpringCon family of terminal blocks.  Brochure Available 

News from Bulgin Components ( 4 May 2006)

Real time clocks add memory and supervision

A family of real time clocks integrates 4Kbit of EEPROM and CPU supervisory functions.

News from Intersil ( 4 May 2006)

Conductive fabric gaskets are soft shields

Cost-effective Poron conductive fabric gaskets are ideal for liquid crystal display cushioning and EMI protection in handheld monitoring devices.

News from Laird Technologies ( 3 May 2006)

USB controller adapts to automotive tasks

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a version of its CY7C67300 EZ-Host embedded USB host/peripheral controller optimised for automotive applications.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 3 May 2006)

Quality system meets automotive standards

Cypress Semiconductor has received ISO/TS16949:2002 certification for the automotive industry.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 3 May 2006)

Image sensors turn to automotive safety

A new kit enables designers to quickly develop automotive safety systems using Cypress's image sensor technology.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 3 May 2006)

Signal processing unlocks atomic data

RF Engines has completed a groundbreaking study for the French Atomic Energy Commission and is to implement a laboratory demonstration system that will incorporate the results.

News from RF Engines ( 3 May 2006)

Taiwanese foundry takes on power process

Vanguard International Semiconductor is to integrate AnalogicTech's 0.35um ModularBCD process technology into its advanced 200mm submicron fabrication facilities in Taiwan.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies ( 3 May 2006)

Switch fabric chips boost bandwidth

New switch fabric chips are the industry's first to deliver up to 384Gbit/s of nonblocking switching capacity on a single chip.

News from Broadcom Corp ( 3 May 2006)

Fast Ethernet switch handles 48 ports in one

A fully integrated 48-port Fast Ethernet switch combines four Gigabit Ethernet ports and 24 integrated 10/100 PHYs on a single chip.

News from Broadcom Corp ( 3 May 2006)

Catalogue speeds search for dummies

Practical Components has issued its new catalogue designed to help engineers quickly find the key products needed to qualify their technology, train and grow their business.

News from Practical Components ( 3 May 2006)

Lynas to support mil-aero sector growth

Stephen Lynas has joined Nallatech as VP Marketing, and will play a key role in supporting the company's growth plan for the military and aerospace sector in North America and Europe.

News from Nallatech ( 3 May 2006)

Controller takes charge of board-level supplies

A 2.9 to 15V hot swap controller features an onboard 8bit ADC and I2C compatible interface.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp ( 3 May 2006)

Emerson acquires Artesyn

The shareholders of Artesyn Technologies have voted to approve the company's acquisition via merger by Emerson Electric.

News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 3 May 2006)

Website aids pan-European WEEE compliance

A new website aims to make registration for pan-European compliance with the WEEE Directive an easier process for the producer community.

News from Repic ( 3 May 2006)

Microcontrollers gain UK distribution outlet

Imsys Technologies has signed up 2001 Electronic Components to distribute its line of Java-enabled microcontrollers, prototyping kits, modules and development tools.

News from Imsys Technologies ( 3 May 2006)

Power conversion chip communicates with DSPs

A tiny high-performance power conversion IC is designed to work in tandem with processing platforms that use TI's SmartReflex power and performance management technologies.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 3 May 2006)

Modular acquisition system runs up to 256 channels

A new USB-based modular data acquisition system is ideal for sensor and electrical measurements on the benchtop, in the field and on the production line.  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments ( 3 May 2006)

Development environment adds more tools

Actel has obtained the right to distribute the Synplify Pro, Identify and Synplify DSP software solutions to its customers as part of its Libero integrated design environment.

News from Actel Europe ( 3 May 2006)

Ethernet testing comes to compact form factor

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has launched the FTB-8510 Packet Blazer Ethernet test module for the recently introduced FTB-200 Compact Platform.

News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering ( 3 May 2006)

Relays, timers and detectors come together

The 2006 Finder Product Profile is a 24-page colour brochure that provides outline information on the company's comprehensive range of relays, monitoring relays, timers and movement detectors.

News from Finder ( 3 May 2006)

Tactile switch is made for miniature devices

An ultra-low-profile surface mount tactile switch is the latest addition to the Alcoswitch range.  Brochure Available 

News from Tyco Electronics UK ( 3 May 2006)

Tools support low-pin-count MCU development

A complete toolchain, including simulator, compiler and Tantino JTAG debugger, supports development of systems based on derivatives of the Philips LPC210x microcontroller.

News from Hitex Development Tools ( 2 May 2006)

MicroTCA systems take AMC modules on the backplane

MicroTCA development systems in 2, 3 and 5U include backplanes for direct incorporation of Advanced Mezzanine Card modules at half and full height and single and double width.  Brochure Available 

News from Rittal ( 2 May 2006)

PCI Express switches pass compliance test

The PLX ExpressLane PEX 8508 and PEX 8518 PCIe switches have been added to the PCI Special Interest Group Integrators List.

News from PLX Technology Europe ( 2 May 2006)

Power module weathers outdoor environment

A convection-cooled water-tight power module can be placed outside in direct contact with the elements, providing an ideal solution where enclosure space is at a premium.

News from Ultimate Renaissance ( 2 May 2006)

Environmental equipment comes to Nepcon

Unitemp will be exhibiting at Nepcon UK 2006 on Stand H42 in Hall 12 with both new and established ranges of environmental equipment.

News from Unitemp ( 2 May 2006)

Waveform generators simulate HSDPA and HSUPA

A WCDMA signal-generation utility that supports High Speed Uplink Packet Access as defined in 3GPP Release 6 is now available for use with Yokogawa arbitrary waveform generators.

News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement ( 2 May 2006)

Software resolves PCB manufacturing issues

Hi-Tech PCB Express Service has deployed the production release of Control Center XP automated PCB engineering software for printed circuit board manufacturing.

News from Hi-Tech Corp ( 2 May 2006)

Current monitor cuts automotive ATE costs

 User Application Article  Dialog Semiconductor uses the QD-1011 advanced quiescent supply current monitor for running IDDQ tests on its automotive products as part of its production test flow.

News from Q-Star Test ( 2 May 2006)

Transient module guarantees high defect coverage

A new measurement module enables a quick and easy application of transient current tests in a production test environment.

News from Q-Star Test ( 2 May 2006)

Funds bring nonvolatile IP closer to fruition

Cavendish Kinetics has closed its second round of venture capital funding raising an additional $15.5 million dollars and increasing the number of investors to 10.

News from Cavendish Kinetics ( 2 May 2006)

Connector modules simplify routing in ATCA racks

AirMax VS coplanar signal, power and guidance modules are ideally suited for use as Zone 3 interconnects in next-generation AdvancedTCA carrier-grade communications equipment.

News from FCI ( 2 May 2006)

QFN socket is tough enough for test duties

Ironwood Electronics has a new high performance QFN socket for 0.4mm pitch devices.

News from Logic Technology ( 2 May 2006)

Eight-channel convertor produces E1/T1 output

The Technisys eight-channel NRZ to E1/T1 convertor is a stand-alone device designed to provide conversion of eight channels of NRZ clock and data to E1 or T1 line outputs.

News from Technisys ( 2 May 2006)

Panel-mount LCDs provide SXGA resolution

High-performance 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution SXGA panel-mount LCDs are optionally available with capacitive or resistive touch screens.

News from Chassis Plans ( 2 May 2006)

FireWire cable meets industrial demands

A new high-flex 1394b FireWire 800 cable is designed for the industrial vision systems market.

News from Northwire ( 2 May 2006)

Driver turns network cards to IP receivers

eBus is a ground-breaking PC driver claimed to set new benchmarks for flexibility and performance in GigE-based imaging and vision systems.

News from Pleora Technologies ( 2 May 2006)

UWB chipset is made for domestic networking

The CWave UWB solution provides unprecedented whole-home distribution of HDTV content, high quality multichannel audio and high-speed data across in-home coax and wireless networks.

News from Pulse-Link ( 2 May 2006)

Chinese website answers Asian expansion demands

Rogers Corporation has created a new website for the Chinese market.

News from Rogers Corp ( 2 May 2006)

Analyser helps debug MOST networks

The OptoLyzer G2 is a highly modular and scalable MOST network analysis tool portfolio supporting various MOST speeds for both optical and electrical physical layers.

News from SMSC ( 2 May 2006)

Representative covers eastern US states

Conduant Corp has signed upstate New York-based electronics manufacturers rep JRE Computing as its representative in the eastern USA.

News from Conduant Corp ( 2 May 2006)

Ethernet, networking and storage unite at Interop

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp will showcase products from its Ethernet, Networking and Storage groups at Interop.

News from Vitesse Semiconductor ( 2 May 2006)

Physical layer device cuts gigabit power budget

Vitesse Semiconductor has successfully demonstrated the industry's first 400mW integrated Gigabit Ethernet PHY, lowering power consumption by up to 50% compared with previous solutions.

News from Vitesse Semiconductor ( 2 May 2006)

RoHS Directive switches materials

 Technical Background Article  This article looks at the implications of the RoHS Directive on the switch industry.

News from Apem Components ( 2 May 2006)

UK Nepcon show to top 400 exhibitors

More than 400 exhibitors are now confirmed for Nepcon UK 2006, to be held from 9th to 11th May at the Birmingham NEC.

News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) ( 1 May 2006)

Award recognises lead in customer service

Virage Logic Corporation has been named customer service leader of the year in the semiconductor IP market by Frost and Sullivan.

News from Virage Logic ( 1 May 2006)

Award recognises innovation and advancement

picoChip has received Frost and Sullivan's prestigious 2006 semiconductors industry innovation and advancement of the year award.

News from picoChip Designs ( 1 May 2006)

GPS receiver module reports impossible positions

The Navman Jupiter 30 is an ultra-high-sensitivity surface-mount GPS receiver that is claimed to enable reception in locations previously thought impossible.

News from TDC (Telecom Design Communications) ( 1 May 2006)

Virtual platform is best in show

CoWare has received the Embedded Systems Conference "best in show award" from Venture Development Corporation (VDC), an industry-leading analysis and research firm.

News from CoWare ( 1 May 2006)

Mezzanine card acquires high-speed signals

The Pentland Systems RAD-2 is specifically designed for radar, software radio and signal intelligence markets.

News from Mistral Solutions ( 1 May 2006)

Postprocessor makes sense of chip simulation

Avoprobe is a specialised full functional postprocessor for viewing and processing simulation results.

News from Unique ICs ( 1 May 2006)

Filler bridges thermal gaps

High-performance, thermally conductive, electrically isolating, liquid gap filling material combines both an excellent conductivity of 3.6W/mK and exceptional softness.

News from Bergquist Company ( 1 May 2006)

Award recognises industrial excellence

The Electronics Assembly Systems Division of Siemens's Automation and Drives Group has won second place in the 2006 Best Factory/Industrial Excellence Award.

News from Siemens A&D Electronics Assembly Systems ( 1 May 2006)

Revenues continue to rise at NI

National Instruments has reported Q1 2006 revenue of $155 million, a 19% increase over Q1 2005.  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments ( 1 May 2006)

FPGA cores run latest video standards

Intellectual property cores for video applications are compliant with the newest Pro-MPEG and HD.264 standards for video distribution.

News from Altera Europe ( 1 May 2006)

Infinera joins Ethernet Alliance

Infinera is the first vendor completely focused on optical systems to join the Ethernet Alliance.

News from Infinera ( 1 May 2006)

Components catalogues are split into four

The first in a new series of catalogues covers comprehensive ranges of aluminium and tantalum electrolytic capacitors.

News from NIC Components Europe ( 1 May 2006)

Seasonal slip drops ON Semiconductor revenues

ON Semiconductor Corp has announced that total revenues in the first quarter of 2006 were $334.0 million, a decrease of approximately 2% from the fourth quarter of 2005.

News from ON Semiconductor ( 1 May 2006)

Morrison continues global expansion

Aitech Defense Systems has hired Paul Morrison as its US Eastern Area Sales Manager.

News from Aitech Defense Systems ( 1 May 2006)

ZigBee modules are RoHS compliant

MaxStream's XBee and XBee-Pro OEM RF ZigBee modules are now compliant with international RoHS compliance standards.

News from MaxStream ( 1 May 2006)

Alliance targets European manufacturing services

Integrated Microelectronics has forged a strategic alliance with BuS Elektronik, an EMS company based in Riesa, Germany.

News from Integrated Microelectronics ( 1 May 2006)

Club helps members on route to compliance

The EMC Test Club in Hertfordshire has a mission - to help companies avoid EMC test failures.

News from EMC Test Club ( 1 May 2006)

ASICs and ASSPs come together in Nuremberg

Prema Semiconductor is exhibiting for the first time at this year's PCIM Europe in Nuremberg from 30th May to 1st June 2006.

News from Prema Semiconductor ( 1 May 2006)

RF switch boards speed automatic test setups

Automated test engineers can use the new National Instruments PXI and SCXI RF multiplexing switch modules to route signals ranging from DC to 5GHz.  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments ( 1 May 2006)

TCXOs improve phase noise performance

Compact temperature compensated crystal oscillators provide improved phase noise performance at highly competitive prices.

News from Aspen Electronics ( 1 May 2006)

Amplifier supports speedy sampling

A miniature high-speed stand-alone sample-and-hold amplifier provides highly accurate capture and hold of fast signals and pulses in a wide range of analogue signal processing applications.  Brochure Available 

News from Murata Power Solutions ( 1 May 2006)

Ultra-low-humidity cabinets keep components safe

 User Application Article  Many manufacturers have purchased McDry humidity cabinets from Contax to store and protect their components and PCBs.

News from Contax ( 1 May 2006)

True blue LEDs offer medical advantages

TSB true blue LEDs use the most recent innovation in InGaN/SiC technology.

News from Marktech Optoelectronics ( 1 May 2006)

Novel switching design produces greener power

The iGreen Power 430W, 500W and 600W are the world's first power supplies to achieve 85% efficiency through innovative double forward switching circuit technology.

News from Cooler Master Europe ( 1 May 2006)

Heavy-duty connectors are up to 65% smaller

A new line of Mini-HMC heavy-duty connectors is targeted at compact factory automation applications.

News from Molex UK ( 1 May 2006)

DIP switches suit space-constrained applications

EAO offers a comprehensive range of high-quality, reliable and RoHS-compliant DIP switches, manufactured by switch and control specialist Grayhill.  Brochure Available 

News from EAO ( 1 May 2006)

LCD module takes controller onboard

The uLCD is a new compact cost-effective all-in-one intelligent LCD controller with embedded graphics capability to provide stand-alone display features to any project.

News from Saelig Company ( 1 May 2006)

Computer-on-module upgrades to latest specs

A RoHS-compliant ETXexpress computer-on-module conforms to the PICMG COM Express standard and implements the latest technologies for serial differential signalling.

News from Avalue Technology ( 1 May 2006)

Thick-film resistor handles a robust 85W

A heatsinkable resistor provides a robust 85W power rating (at 25C case temperature) in a compact TO-264 package.

News from Ohmite ( 1 May 2006)

High-current probe puts batteries on trial

A high-current probe is suitable for applications in the testing of battery system activated elements, battery contacts and electrical current signal transmission.

News from Peak Test Services ( 1 May 2006)

Promotion for Mercer

PEI-Genesis has promoted Doug Mercer to the position of Product Marketing Manager.  Brochure Available 

News from PEI-Genesis ( 1 May 2006)

DC/DC convertors add flexible options

Snaptec has expanded its well known GXR and CHR series of DC/DC convertors with more output voltage options and greater flexibility to meet custom applications.

News from Snaptec Australia ( 1 May 2006)

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