News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 28 May
to Saturday 3 June 2006
Chipset to boost satellite radio SoC integration
Agere Systems is to provide a new, advanced system-on-a-chip chipset to manufacturers of Sirius radios.
News from Agere Systems ( 2 June 2006)
Firmware upgrades wireless data acquisition
A firmware upgrade for all 802.15.4-enabled XBee and XBee-Pro products permits features such as analogue-to-digital conversion, digital input reading and encryption.
News from MaxStream ( 2 June 2006)
Miniature MOSFETs are cool portable option
Smaller, thinner, faster, cooler running and more reliable MOSFET devices promise leading edge performance and design flexibility for portable applications.
News from ON Semiconductor ( 2 June 2006)
Softer gap filler boosts thermal performance
Material provides an industry-leading combination of specifications, including thermal conductivity, softness, robustness and ease of use, for demanding applications such as cooling laptop CPUs.
News from Bergquist Company ( 2 June 2006)
LED drivers are made for the big screen
Constant-current LED drivers include features to simplify the design of large RGB indoor/outdoor LED display signs.
News from Maxim Integrated Products ( 2 June 2006)
Neterion continues with configurable processor
Neterion has renewed its licence for Tensilica's Xtensa LX configurable processor for use in next-generation 10Gbit/s Ethernet SoC designs.
News from Tensilica ( 2 June 2006)
Ultracapacitors promise long life and reliability
Ultracapacitor cells and multicell packs provide high-performance "life-of-the system" alternatives to batteries for a wide range of industrial and transportation applications.
News from Maxwell Technologies ( 2 June 2006)
High-power LEDs boast double the light output
The increased drive current capability of Luxeon K2 LEDs enables development of brighter LED-based lighting applications than ever before.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting ( 2 June 2006)
3U boards follow latest VME evolution
Radstone Embedded Computing has become the first company to announce a range of rugged VPX boards based on the 3U form factor.
News from Radstone Embedded Computing ( 2 June 2006)
Connectors gain all-Ireland coverage
Harting has signed Futura Electronics to distribute its electronics connector products in both the Republic of Ireland and the North.
News from Harting ( 2 June 2006)
Hybrid TV tuner has all standards covered
The Philips TDA18271HD is a new worldwide multistandard hybrid silicon tuner IC capable of receiving both analogue and digital terrestrial broadcasts.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 2 June 2006)
LED driver saves space and power
A high-efficiency constant-current white LED driver housed in an SC70 package integrates a Schottky diode on-chip, eliminating both the added cost and space required with an external diode. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp ( 2 June 2006)
Handheld network tester expands to cope with HDTV
The Colt-450P is a handheld, battery-powered test set for installation and maintenance applications on copper-based broadband access networks.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering ( 2 June 2006)
Tortorello takes on global role
Performance Technologies has appointed Michael F Tortorello as its Vice President of Worldwide Sales.
News from Performance Technologies ( 2 June 2006)
New EU states offer UPS opportunities
The central and eastern European UPS market earned revenues of Eur 106.0 million in 2005 and is estimated to reach Eur 164.0 million in 2012.
News from Frost and Sullivan ( 2 June 2006)
Webcast adds analogue angle to digital media
A live Analog eLab webcast will address analogue circuit design issues that affect performance of digital media-based video applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 2 June 2006)
Kits offer easier route to dimmer design
Demo kits speed up the implementation of ballast solutions for the lighting market.
News from Atmel Corporation ( 2 June 2006)
Pushbuttons come with choice of LED lights
LED illuminated pushbutton switches are available with momentary or alternate action in SPDT or DPDT configurations.
News from CIT Relay and Switch ( 2 June 2006)
Power convertor turns DSP to motor control
User Application Article DSP-based TMS320C2000 controllers are the key component in a motor control system for washing machines and other white goods developed by Tier Electronics.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 2 June 2006)
Next generation switching goes on show
At Globalcomm 2006, Motorola will demonstrate the next generation of switching technology for standards-based open communications servers.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing ( 2 June 2006)
Switzerland is home to training centre
Mincom Advanced Systems has opened a new European training centre.
News from Minicom Advanced Systems ( 1 June 2006)
Card interface supports smart ticketing chip
The Jewel smart ticketing chip is now supported by Tri-Reader 2, the multiprotocol card interface device used in the newest automated fare collection equipment from Cubic Corporation.
News from Innovision Research and Technology ( 1 June 2006)
Medical expertise helps with ventillator design
User Application Article Wilson Process Systems has helped SensorMedics, part of the Viasys Healthcare group, to develop a ground-breaking new respiratory system, designed especially for premature babies.
News from Wilson Process Systems ( 1 June 2006)
Harnesses are an Astute choice
Tekdata Interconnection Systems is manufacturing a range of harnesses and upper level assemblies for the sonar system being installed on the Royal Navy's latest Astute Class submarines.
News from Tekdata Interconnect Systems ( 1 June 2006)
Embedded software framework adds voice processing
Trinity Convergence has licensed and deployed Spirit's award-winning voice processing software.
News from Spirit DSP ( 1 June 2006)
Memory modules are colourful option
Swissbit DDR2 SO-DIMMs for laptops are now also available in bright red.
News from Swissbit Group ( 1 June 2006)
Tensilica experts contribute to EDA handbook
A two-book reference provides a comprehensive overview of the design automation algorithms, tools and methodologies used to design integrated circuits.
News from Tensilica ( 1 June 2006)
Serial Attached SCSI set to take off
LSI Logic's SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) storage technology will enable more than 100 new server models, all based on the recently announced high-performance dual-core Intel Xeon platform.
News from LSI Europe ( 1 June 2006)
Alliance backs nonisolated power modules
The POLA alliance has agreed to offer pin-compatible plug-in modules based on TI's T2 nonisolated power modules with ultrafast transient response.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 1 June 2006)
Audio meter is sound investment
London-based Technicolour Network Services has invested in another PT0660M audio meter from Danish metering specialist DK-Technologies.
News from DK-Technologies ( 1 June 2006)
Mulcahy explains UPS optimisation
Gary Mulcahy will speak about optimising uninterruptible power for modern data processing equipment at EPRI's workshop on DC power production, delivery and use.
News from TDI Power ( 1 June 2006)
Quad 14bit ADC claims a first
Analog Devices has released the industry's first high-speed 14bit data convertor with four analogue-to-digital conversion channels.
News from Analog Devices ( 1 June 2006)
Menner to manage German display sales
Displays specialist Anders Electronics has appointed Daniel Menner as its new Sales Manager for Germany. Brochure Available
News from Anders Electronics ( 1 June 2006)
Service helps with airborne electronic hardware
Enea now offers turnkey engineering services to designers of DO-254-compliant safety-critical systems.
News from Enea Embedded Technology ( 1 June 2006)
Switchers adopt ultraminiature outlines
PowerPax has added to its standard selection of aggressively priced open frame power supplies with the introduction of two new ranges of ultraminiature switch mode units.
News from PowerPax UK ( 1 June 2006)
Blast application to run on virtual processor
Mitrionics has begun a development project for the Blast bioinformatics application.
News from Mitrionics ( 1 June 2006)
LED driver powers low-cost backlights
A tiny, simple-to-use, high-efficiency fractional charge pump is optimised for high-volume three-LED backlighting display applications.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor ( 1 June 2006)
Handset maker adopts real-time operating system
ZTE Corporation has selected Enea's real-time operating system OSE for use with its W-CDMA mobile phone chipset.
News from Enea Embedded Technology ( 1 June 2006)
DAB IC shipments top three million
Frontier Silicon, the market leader in semiconductor solutions for mobile TV and digital radio, has now shipped over three million of its DAB IC solutions worldwide since 2003.
News from Frontier Silicon ( 1 June 2006)
Lord Lieutenant presents Queen's Award
Wolfson Microelectronics has been formally presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise by the Rt Hon Lesley Hinds, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics ( 1 June 2006)
PC chassis promises superior airflow
The new Centurion 534 has a totally tool-free design for rapid maintenance and upgrade and has been designed in every detail to provide superior airflow and performance.
News from Cooler Master Europe ( 1 June 2006)
Zero-power LCDs go wireless for PoS duties
Retail product information and promotions will be transformed with the launch of the epop (electronic point of purchase) solution from ZBD.
News from ZBD Displays ( 1 June 2006)
ASIC prototyping systems gain Asian coverage
ProDesign has signed Global Team Technology as Asian representative for its successful Chipit line of high-speed ASIC prototyping systems.
News from ProDesign ( 1 June 2006)
RFID forum is most successful to date
The 6th biannual RFID Networking Forum, which incorporated the RFID Global Partnering Symposium, took place on 24th and 25th May at the Olympia 2 Conference Centre in London.
News from RFID Networking Forum ( 1 June 2006)
Model-based design is made for sharing
Simulink Report Generator 3 has new features for simplifying information exchange and sharing design models throughout an organisation.
News from MathWorks ( 1 June 2006)
MPEG decoder finds a home with Daewoo
User Application Article Daewoo Electronics will use Toshiba's system-on-chip (SoC) digital video broadcast (DVB) MPEG decoding solution in the company's first dual stream personal video recorder (PVR).
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe ( 1 June 2006)
Reader turns to e-passport duties
Oce has chosen Integrated Engineering as technology partner to provide a solution for the ID-Star colour security reader (CSR).
News from Integrated Engineering ( 1 June 2006)
Wi-Fi leaders demonstrate interoperability
Atheros Communications and Broadcom Corp have demonstrated interoperability between their draft 802.11n solutions.
News from Broadcom Corp ( 1 June 2006)
Dual-core processor boosts PXI performance
A dual-core PXI controller improves the performance of multithreaded applications up to 100% versus single-core PXI controllers with the same processor clock rate. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments ( 1 June 2006)
How safe is your test lab?
Clare Instruments has introduced a new service to ensure those involved in product type testing, conformance testing, quality control and production line safety testing meet the appropriate standards. Brochure Available
News from Clare Instruments ( 1 June 2006)
Wireless focus for Electronica in 2006
Electronica 2006 will offer those interested in wireless communications the chance to learn, discuss and view the very latest developments in all aspects of wireless technology.
News from Electronica (31 May 2006)
Power chipset to clean up on white goods control
International Rectifier has introduced a sensorless control platform for direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous motor washing machines.
News from International Rectifier (31 May 2006)
Motorola adopts multimedia Bluetooth chip
User Application Article CSR is to provide BlueCore3-Multimedia (BlueCore3-MM) silicon to Motorola for use in the company's RCKT-100 wireless audio car adapter and hands-free unit.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (31 May 2006)
Chipset supports full span of Intel processors
The VIA P4M900 chipset combines the VIA Chrome9 integrated graphics processor core, PCI Express connectivity and DDR2 memory support up to 667MHz for Intel processors.
News from VIA Technologies (31 May 2006)
Prototype platform provides 16 million gates
A programmable platform allows prototyping and development of high-performance, high-throughput FPGA and soft-core microprocessor-based applications.
News from Celoxica (31 May 2006)
Alliance aims for out-of-the-box interaction
Freescale Semiconductor and Wind River Systems have announced a strategic alliance aimed at helping customers enhance system performance, reduce cost and accelerate time to market.
News from Wind River Systems (31 May 2006)
SMIC supports physical IP library
SMIC has adopted the ARM Metro low-power/high-density and Advantage high-performance products, part of its family of Artisan physical IP, for its 90nm low-leakage and mainstream processes.
News from ARM (31 May 2006)
Plug connectors ease wires onboard
Spring-cage plug connectors offer an easy-to-install and time-saving solution for wiring in PCB connection technology.
News from Phoenix Contact (31 May 2006)
Acquisition adds wireless transceivers to range
Abacus Polar has added 2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4-based and ZigBee-ready devices to its portfolio of wireless solutions, following the acquisition of Chipcon by Texas Instruments.
News from Abacus Group (31 May 2006)
Shielding strips fill narrow gaps
Small size beryllium copper EMI/RFI shielding strips are designed for use in applications where very narrow gaps are encountered.
News from TBA Electro Conductive Products (31 May 2006)
Serial RapidIO switch simplifies system design
A high-performance switch delivers the performance, power and configurability needed to build reliable high-performance RapidIO-based systems for a wide range of applications.
News from Tundra Semiconductor (31 May 2006)
Dev kit eases wireless LAN integration
A developer kit provides systems-level building blocks to add Wi-Fi connectivity to battery-operated devices from digital still cameras to emerging communications and entertainment applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (31 May 2006)
Modem chipset moves to USB connection
A USB-based modem chipset makes it possible to reduce desktop PC bus sizes by 80% by eliminating the need for PCI-based modems.
News from Agere Systems (31 May 2006)
Wireless and displays are new focuses for RS
RS Components has added two new technologies - display and wireless - to its electronic product portfolio, adding more than 550 new products to its already extensive range.
News from RS Components UK (31 May 2006)
High-power LED driver allows flexible control
Requiring a single external resistor to very accurately set its output current, the ZXLD1350 from Zetex Semiconductors dramatically simplifies high power LED driving.
News from Zetex (31 May 2006)
Chipset upgrades FireWire speed
A new chipset doubles FireWire datarate by supporting the new 800Mbit/s IEEE1394b standard.
News from Agere Systems (31 May 2006)
Power modules simplify industrial inverter designs
50 and 75A-rated power modules target 5 to 7.5kW commercial and industrial inverter motor designs.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (31 May 2006)
IP core offers easy route for MOST
An IP core eases implementation of the popular Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) bus protocol for automotive infotainment, networking and gateway applications.
News from Altera Europe (31 May 2006)
Photocouplers provide totempole outputs
New photocouplers are suitable for a variety of applications, including CANbus interfaces, high speed data transfer and intelligent power module signal isolation.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (31 May 2006)
Faraday Medal for McCanny
Professor John McCanny of Queen's University Belfast is to receive the Faraday Medal, the IET's most prestigious honour, in recognition of his world-leading contributions to electrical engineering. Brochure Available
News from Institution of Engineering and Technology (31 May 2006)
Process paves the way to low-cost power devices
IMEC has demonstrated the growth of low-sheet-resistivity AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors on 150mm silicon wafers.
News from IMEC (30 May 2006)
White LED driver offers intelligent dimming
A high-efficiency charge-pump white LED driver IC combines excellent accuracy and matching with flexibility in dimming and control in a very compact package.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (30 May 2006)
ColdFire development kit comes at a budget price
The P and E DEV5213CF development board is an ideal low-cost evaluation kit for developers of projects using the ColdFire MCF5213 processor.
News from Computer Solutions (30 May 2006)
Serial cable adapters go from USB to RS232
New from EasySync is the ES-U-1001-R series of USB to RS232 serial cable adapters.
News from EasySync (30 May 2006)
Bishop expands waveguide capacity
Link Microtek has expanded its production team with the appointment of Norman Bishop as Toolmaker/General Machinist.
News from Link Microtek (30 May 2006)
Databus cable handles automotive extremes
The new Radox databus cable from Huber+Suhner offers more advantages than ever in the reliable transmission of large data volumes in road vehicles.
News from Huber+Suhner (30 May 2006)
Nepcon shows attendance rise
Unofficial figures show 3000 visitors to Nepcon UK 2006 - a significant increase on the previous year.
News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) (30 May 2006)
Plastic connectors handle heavy duties
The HTS heavy duty connector series has been extended with a new range of plastic connectors for motion-control, industrial machinery and electrical motor drive applications. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (30 May 2006)
Jade masters European distribution
Jade Communications has become a Lantronix European Master Distributor.
News from Lantronix (30 May 2006)
Book-shaped supplies power up to 500W
Power supplies combine basic essential functions with high reliability at competitive prices.
News from Phoenix Contact (30 May 2006)
Chokes promise wideband suppression
Current-compensated chokes feature low-capacitance winding technology and offer wideband suppression in the range 100kHz to 30MHz.
News from Wurth Elektronics UK (30 May 2006)
Calibration service assures coax connector specs
The 7-16 precision coaxial connector was developed during the 1960s during an era when such connectors were beginning to become standardised.
News from National Physical Laboratory (30 May 2006)
Power specialist Abrantes takes global role
C and D Technologies Power Electronics Division has appointed Tony Abrantes to the position of VP Global Sales and Marketing. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (30 May 2006)
Magazine list recognises fast growers
Ansoft has been named in Business 2.0 magazine's annual list of the 100 fastest-growing technology companies.
News from Ansoft Europe (30 May 2006)
Capacitor buffer provides brownout protection
A novel buffer module will supply standby power for a 24V DC supply without the need for batteries.
News from Powersolve (30 May 2006)
Optocouplers keep up with industrial networks
A high-speed optocoupler is ideal for high-speed, data-line transmission applications, such as those in industrial networking, including Profibus and DeviceNet. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (30 May 2006)
10G transponder enables transmission up to 80km
Fujikura Europe has released its new tuneable 300-pin MSA platform based transceiver from Sigma-links, the joint venture between its parent company Fujikura and Oki Electric.
News from Fujikura Europe (30 May 2006)
Siemens to integrate material control system
Cogiscan has entered into a long-term technology alliance with Siemens that includes joint product development and marketing of Cogiscan Smart Material Control solutions.
News from Cogiscan (30 May 2006)
Report profiles fuel cell economy
A new report examines and compares various types of fuel cells, including the technology behind them, the advantages and disadvantages of each type, and potential market applications.
News from Energy Business Reports (29 May 2006)
Software speeds RoHS compliance testing
Software enables rapid screening of electronics systems, PC boards, plastic parts and components for RoHS compliance.
News from Innov-X Systems (29 May 2006)
Survey shows customer satisfaction
4th Dimension PCB has been certified as a top 20% performer based on the past performance evaluation survey responses of its reference customers.
News from 4th Dimension PCB (29 May 2006)
Forster assumes greater technical role
UMD has announced that Dr James Forster will assume broader technical responsibilities for the company's thermal management products including its popular iSocket technology.
News from Antares Advanced Test Technologies (29 May 2006)
Feedthrough connector seals both sides
M12 threaded connector range adds feedthrough connector design that ensures secure, sealed connections on both sides of a panel.
News from Binder-USA (29 May 2006)
USB hub aids multichannel measurement
A simple, flexible and low-cost two- or four-port USB hub with flying leads allows multiple USBscopes to be operated from a single USB port.
News from Elan Digital Systems (29 May 2006)
Low-profile antenna shows its diversity
An indoor and outdoor antenna features patented true field diversity technology that provides both vertical and horizontal polarisation in a low-profile sleek design.
News from Laird Technologies (29 May 2006)
Optical Ethernet components market to surge
A report predicts that in the year 2011 the optical Ethernet components market will grow to $2.7 billion in revenues.
News from CIR (29 May 2006)
UV LED array produces 150mW
The latest addition to the Shark product line is a 365nm UV LED array that combines 50 die in a TO-66 package to achieve 150mW of optical power.
News from Opto Technology (29 May 2006)
Modular platform aids RF development
The SMT8101 is a 1Gsample/s throughput ADC-DSP-DAC COTS development platform.
News from Sundance Multiprocessor Technology (29 May 2006)
Brooks and Journo take senior roles
Management changes at Abacus Group see the appointment of Martin Brooks to the Board as Technical Director and the appointment of Patrick Journo as Managing Director, Displays.
News from Abacus Group (29 May 2006)
Network tops 5000 instrument drivers
National Instruments now offers more than 5000 drivers through the NI Instrument Driver Network, the industry's largest source for instrument drivers. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (29 May 2006)
Time for UK and Ireland distribution
Audio and video manufacturer DK-Technologies (UK) has been appointed sole distributor for the UK and Ireland by German manufacturer, Alpermann+Velte Electronic Engineering.
News from DK-Technologies (29 May 2006)
Microfocus X-ray systems distributed in Italy
X-Tek Group has appointed Prodelec as its new distributor in Italy.
News from X-Tek Systems (29 May 2006)
Smith to direct operations
X-Tek Group has appointed Peter Smith as Operations Director.
News from X-Tek Systems (29 May 2006)
Compact convertors address mid-power demands
Vicor has added seven mid-power DC/DC convertors to its high-density 24V DC input Micro family: the 50W models are available with 3.3, 5, 12, 15, 24, 28 and 48V outputs.
News from Vicor UK (29 May 2006)
LEDs provide flash performance for handsets
Working with image sensor manufacturers and handset manufacturers, Philips Lumileds has demonstrated Luxeon flash performance that exceeds any phone-based Xenon flash performance.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (29 May 2006)
RoHS readiness survey makes alarming reading
Research reveals that only 12% of design engineers, buyers and MRO engineers are fully RoHS compliant in readiness for the 1st July 2006 deadline.
News from Farnell (29 May 2006)
Application kits put analogue devices to work
Application kits combine signal processing and conditioning products with technical data and design information needed to develop industrial, instrumentation and medical designs.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (29 May 2006)
Synthesis libraries qualified for ASIC design
STMicroelectronics has added Catapult C Synthesis libraries to its standard ASIC design kit, a premier status achieved only after extensive testing.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (29 May 2006)
Microcontroller takes ferroelectric RAM onboard
Ramtron has added FRAM into its fast and flexible Versa 8051s for quick and reliable nonvolatile data storage and a processing system that only a FRAM-enhanced MCU can provide.
News from Ramtron International (29 May 2006)
Software enhances voice recognition
VRE helps create more effective speech recognition systems by ensuring that such systems receive the highest quality of voice signal.
News from NCT Europe (29 May 2006)
Bench supplies have wide ranges covered
Automatic-crossover DC constant-voltage/constant-current bench power supplies enable users to combine a wide range of voltages and currents within the output power rating.
News from Telonic Instruments (29 May 2006)
Desktop OS is first with Posix compliance
The Integrity Workstation operating system has become the first desktop and enterprise class system to be certified to a product standard based on the latest edition of IEEE1003.1. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software (29 May 2006)
X Architecture migrates down to 65nm
The Cadence X Architecture has been validated for TSMC's 65nm Nexsys process.
News from TSMC (29 May 2006)
MPEG2 HD encoder comes in PCI format
The Moviemaker HD from Optibase is the only single-chip-hardware-based card that can support 4:2:2 up to 150Mbit/s.
News from Garland Partners (29 May 2006)
The fast track to systems engineering
"Systems engineering - fast track" is aimed at graduate-level engineers and will provide insights into the overall systems engineering process as well as methods and tools that support this process.
News from University of Oxford Electronics and Telecoms (29 May 2006)
Aviation company is recertified
The TUV America Management Service Division has recertified Doss Aviation to ISO 9001:2000 without design, for its corporate headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
News from TUV SUD America (29 May 2006)
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