News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 25 June
to Saturday 1 July 2006
Major product test facility opened in Korea
RFI's brand new laboratories in Gunpo near Seoul were recently approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), placing RFI's GBP3.6m investment as formally 'open for business'.
News from RFI Global Services (30 June 2006)
Higher resolution reflective optical encoders
Avago Technologies has announced a higher resolution option for the AEDR-8300 series of reflective optical encoders, which are also among the industry's smallest. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (30 June 2006)
Protect wiring in harsh environments
A new solution for the protection of wiring assemblies from damage, vibration and environmental impact has been developed by BERU F1 Systems.
News from BERU F1 Systems (30 June 2006)
Synopsys continues IC Compiler momentum
Synopsys has announced the 2006.06 release of IC Compiler, Synopsys' next-generation place-and-router
News from Synopsys (30 June 2006)
Tiny technologies create huge energy savings
University College London (UCL) has used nanotechnology techniques to successfully induce the oxidation of silicon at room temperatures using light from ultraviolet (UV) excimer lamps
News from University College London (30 June 2006)
MOSFETs meet Class D audio amplifier needs
A new generation of trench MOSFETs from Zetex Semiconductors has been introduced to provide the high efficiency, cool running and quality audio reproduction demanded by Class D output stages
News from Zetex (30 June 2006)
New alliance to communicate benefits of thick film
Ten manufacturers of thick film microcircuits have come together to form a new alliance that will provide engineers with a central resource of information
News from MCE Newmarket (30 June 2006)
Embedded camera application kit
Rabbit Semiconductor introduces the Camera Interface Application Kit, which provides embedded engineers an example of a Rabbit-based embedded device used in an event-triggered monitoring system
News from Rabbit Semiconductor (30 June 2006)
More snap with new switch
Now available from Aerco is the S820, a newly designed, snap-action switch from Schaltbau that has many advantages over its predecessor, the popular S800 series.
News from Aerco (30 June 2006)
Support for dual-core Intel Xeon-based platforms
IDT (Integrated Device Technology) announces its support for the new Intel Dual-Core Xeon Processor Series 5000 and 5100 (formerly codenamed "Dempsey" and "Woodcrest").
News from IDT (30 June 2006)
HDTV chip with Synopsys' IC Compiler taped out
Synopsys has announced that Micronas has taped out one of its advanced HDTV (high-definition television) chips using Synopsys' IC Compiler.
News from Synopsys (30 June 2006)
New alcohol-resistant ink extends Linx range
Linx's extensive range of inks for Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printing has been enhanced with the launch of Linx Black ink 1075
News from Linx Printing Technologies (30 June 2006)
Sunrise gets all flash with 16-bit micros
Sunrise Electronics has just announced a new line of 16-bit flash microcontrollers from NEC Electronics. that offers best-in-class power performance of 1.8 mW per MIPS
News from Sunrise Electronics (30 June 2006)
Phyter 10/100 Ethernet Family now in tiny packages
National Semiconductor is offering offered its popular DP83848 family of Phyter application-specific 10/100 physical layer Ethernet transceivers in new, very tiny 6 mm by 6 mm by 0.8 mm packages.
News from National Semiconductor (30 June 2006)
RF distribution networks combine multi functions
Endwave Defense Systems has announced the release of a series of custom multi-function assemblies (MFAs) for RF power distribution applications.
News from Endwave Defense Systems (30 June 2006)
YIG oscillators provide superior phase noise
Endwave Defense Systems, has released YIG (Yttrium Iron Garnet) frequency sources with high spectral purity needed for FMCW radar, microwave point-to-point radio, and instrumentation applications
News from Endwave Defense Systems (30 June 2006)
Need for external amplifiers eliminated
Adept Scientific announces the release of three new low-cost, 16bit high-drive analogue output USB devices from Measurement Computing Corporation Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (30 June 2006)
New automotive, television and commercial lighting
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company announced today has established new luminance performance records for solid-state lighting technology at 1 Amp.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (30 June 2006)
JPEG2000 Codecs available
Kane Computing (KCL) is now supplying BroadMotion's JPEG2000 compression/decompression (codec) technology Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing (30 June 2006)
Bookham becomes fully RoHS compliant
Bookham is now fully compliant with the European Parliament's Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
News from Bookham (30 June 2006)
High-speed design and signal integrity workshop
Ansoft UK will hold its High-Speed Design Forum on Tuesday 3 October, at its office in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
News from Ansoft Europe (30 June 2006)
National Semiconductor selects Altium Designer
National Semiconductor Corporation has selected Altium Designer, the unified electronics design software, as its global standard for Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) softwar
News from Altium (30 June 2006)
Quick-start software kit for VoIP to be launched
ACAL Microsystems, in partnership with Audiocodes is preparing to launch the TP-12610 Software Development Kit for ATCA applications
News from Acal Microsystems (30 June 2006)
Top capacitance for double-layer capacitors
The new SuperCap double-layer capacitors achieve capacitance values up to 300F, or one million times higher than conventional capacitors of comparable size
News from Acal Components (30 June 2006)
Ultracapacitor wins Electron D'or Award
Maxwell's MC2600 ultracapacitors were selected as the most innovative product of the previous twelve months in the category of power conversion.
News from Maxwell Technologies (30 June 2006)
High-speed CAN transceiver
Texas Instruments has introduced a controller area network (CAN) transceiver with industry-leading electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection of up to +/- 8 kV (human body model).
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (30 June 2006)
Universal modules provide the front end
The Signature 1000W universal input modules are high-reliability rectifier/battery chargers for telecomms applications or front ends in distributed power architectures
News from TDI Power (30 June 2006)
Memory controller IP supports encounter synthesis
Cadence Design Systems has announced support for Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler global synthesis on Databahn memory controller products.
News from Denali Software (30 June 2006)
PXI switch module for battery/fuel cell test
National Instruments claims the industry's highest-voltage PXI switch module, which is capable of routing signals up to 600V. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (30 June 2006)
All you need to know about Flash/Hipot testing
Technical Background Article John Barnett of Clare Instruments, provides an in-depth explanation of flash/hipot/dielectric withstand testing. Brochure Available
News from Clare Instruments (30 June 2006)
Carefully designed site reflects growing success
GSPK Circuits has a new website that it reckons truly reflects its vision.
News from GSPK Circuits (29 June 2006)
RF switch maintains isolation unpowered
Peregrine Semiconductor has released the RoHS-compliant PE42742 high-performance RF switch for broadband applications.
News from Peregrine Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
HBA accelerates network storage system
User Application Article Silverback Systems is working with the StoreVault division of Network Appliance to offer the iSnap 2110 dual-port iSCSI HBA as an option for the new StoreVault S500 network storage system.
News from Silverback Systems (29 June 2006)
Alliance aims to add RTOS to WLAN platform
Enea is working with Nanoradio to integrate the OSE real-time operating system with Nanoradio's NRX701 WLAN platform for mobile terminals.
News from Enea Embedded Technology (29 June 2006)
Next-generation IC router thinks outside the grid
The Cadence Precision Router is a space-based, full-chip and block routing solution for advanced mixed-signal, analogue and custom digital designs.
News from Cadence Design Systems (29 June 2006)
Software specialises in system-in-package design
Cadence Design Systems has developed the industry's first complete set of EDA products and capabilities that enable the mainstreaming of system-in-package (SiP) IC design.
News from Cadence Design Systems (29 June 2006)
Power amplifiers are made for linear WiMAX
A new family of internally prematched power amplifiers are designed for linear WiMAX applications at 700MHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz.
News from Mimix Broadband (29 June 2006)
Pulsed source tests without solarisation
The OL 700-22 pulsed xenon flash source is a high-pressure short-arc xenon flash lamp operating at 100Hz.
News from Glen Spectra (29 June 2006)
AMIS has strategic worth for Rosemount
AMI Semiconductor has received a strategic supplier award from the Rosemount Division of Emerson Process Management.
News from AMI Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
USB microcontroller speeds through downloads
Cypress Semiconductor Corp has introduced the world's first 1.8V high-speed USB 2.0 programmable microcontroller.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
Arrow award points to North American success
Omron Electronic Components has received the 2005 Supplier Excellence Award from the North American Components business of Arrow Electronics.
News from Omron Electronics (29 June 2006)
BNC adapters provide Cat 1 safety
Rugged IEC insulated BNC adapters are built for long service life, safe operation and exceptional reliability.
News from Pomona Electronics (29 June 2006)
Funds secure research and infrastructure
Pyxis Technology has raised $9.2 million in Series B funding, which will be used for continuing R and D and to begin developing sales and marketing infrastructure.
News from Pyxis Technology (29 June 2006)
LEDs are fully RoHS compliant
Luxeon LEDs are fully compliant with the EU RoHS Directive.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (29 June 2006)
Toolkit speeds Blackfin speech applications
ClearSpeech voice technology software is now available as an embedded toolkit for LabView.
News from NCT Europe (29 June 2006)
RoHS-compliant LEDs are made for automotive tails
Red, red-orange and amber SuperFlux LEDs are fully compliant with the EU RoHS Directive, enabling automotive manufacturers to meet the new standard.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (29 June 2006)
MCU is fast enough for real-time control
The SH7201 is a high-speed microcontroller based on the best-in-class SH2A CPU core.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (29 June 2006)
Motherboard is made for demanding applications
The PMCA is Commell's next generation mobile Micro ATX motherboard, featuring the latest Intel Centrino mobile technology 945GM Express chipset.
News from Commell (29 June 2006)
ETX module drops in for RoHS compliance
The conga-ELX is a low-cost low-power-consumption RoHS-compliant ETX module.
News from Congatec (29 June 2006)
Tantalum capacitors meet military demands
Kemet has introduced three new ranges of established reliability, military standard qualified, tantalum surface mount capacitors.
News from Kemet Electronics Corp (29 June 2006)
HD hardware encoder claims top quality
Ateme's MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 real-time High Definition Main Profile and High Profile hardware encoder achieves unprecedented video quality in an extremely compact format. Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing (29 June 2006)
Convertor and LDO unite for handset power supply
By integrating a fast transient 600mA step-down convertor and a 300mA LDO, the AAT2505 forms a complete high-performance power supply solution for GSM handset baseband core and I/O.
News from Advanced Analogic Technologies (29 June 2006)
Guides offer insiders' tips on microcontrollers
Engineers starting an embedded design with a new architecture can ease their first steps with comprehensive Insider's Guides from Hitex.
News from Hitex Development Tools (29 June 2006)
Power modules offer smart integration
Arrow is now offering a comprehensive family of smart power modules (SPMs) that integrate digital, analogue and discrete technologies in a single compact package.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (29 June 2006)
Single-chip phone cuts handsets down to size
The Si4901 AeroFone single-chip phone is billed as the industry's most integrated, highest performing single-chip phone for the GSM ultra-low-cost handset (ULCH) market.
News from Silicon Laboratories (29 June 2006)
Licence leads to BLDC controller development
Elmos Semiconductor is developing a standard product family for sensorless commutation of brushless DC motors.
News from Elmos Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
Environment banished mixed-signal spaghetti
Unity is a new integrated design environment targeted at the high-volume IC market.
News from Pulsic (29 June 2006)
Calibrator chip removes mechanical stage
The ISL45041 is a 7bit, nonvolatile programmable Vcom calibrator with I2C interface for setting backplane common voltage in thin film transistor liquid crystal displays.
News from Intersil (29 June 2006)
Spectrometer removes compliance risks
The Fischer XAN spectrometer is being used by companies such as RS Components and Technetix for RoHS compliance screening. Brochure Available
News from Fischer Instrumentation (GB) (29 June 2006)
RTOS drives dual-radio hotspot development
ArrowSpan uses thes Multi IDE and Integrity RTOS to develop highly optimised, ground breaking embedded systems for its MeshAP 2100/1100 dual-radio Wi-Fi mesh network access point. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software (29 June 2006)
Handheld analyser gives more spectrum detail
New options for the MS2721A Spectrum Master handheld spectrum analyser provide users with the detailed spectrum analysis capabilities they need to analyse complex signal environments.
News from Anritsu (UK) (29 June 2006)
Managers take control of lighting levels
Lighting management units include a high-voltage boost convertor and programmable constant-current driver to control up to 20 series-connected LEDs.
News from National Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
32bit microcontrollers deliver more integration
Available from Silica, the MCF5223x device family is the first 32bit microcontroller to deliver a Fast Ethernet controller, Ethernet PHY and Flash memory in a single-chip solution.
News from Silica (29 June 2006)
Dual-core processor boosts power efficiency
The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV 2.0GHz is a member of Intel's growing product line of multicore processors.
News from Silica (29 June 2006)
Microcontroller scales the peaks of performance
The LPC3180 is ideal for a wide range of applications, such as point-of-sale equipment, medical and industrial devices, global positioning systems, robotics, servo loops and network control.
News from Silica (29 June 2006)
FPGA core runs 32bit PowerPC
The IBM PowerPC 405 is a hard 32bit RISC CPU core immersed directly into the Xilinx FPGA fabric to implement high performance embedded applications.
News from Silica (29 June 2006)
Dedicated compression chip masters digital cinema
User Application Article Doremi Labs uses the ADV202 JPEG2000 video compression chip in its digital cinema movie mastering systems and playback servers.
News from Analog Devices (29 June 2006)
Optocouplers extend creepage and clearance
High-speed optocouplers in SSO packages are as much as 50% smaller than conventional dual-inline packages while providing up to 8mm of creepage and clearance. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (29 June 2006)
DSP takes full control of audio processing
The TAS3108 audio DSP has enough processing power to provide home audio developers with full control of audio processing, including matrix decoding and a variety of surround sound schemes.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (29 June 2006)
Coaxial assemblies are even more miniature
Lower profile coax connector and cable assemblies meet the growing demand for next generation wireless applications.
News from Tyco Electronics - Comns Computer Consumer Elctrns (29 June 2006)
Audio engine is sound choice for GPU
User Application Article The Xtensa HiFi 2 audio engine drives the high-quality 24bit audio processing in the recently introduced Nvidia GoForce 5500 handheld graphics processing unit.
News from Tensilica (29 June 2006)
SAR convertor claims speed record
The industry's fastest 16bit successive approximation register analogue-to-digital convertor is 33% faster than the nearest competing device.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (29 June 2006)
Tiny antenna radiates six frequencies at once
The UltraSphere CAF 94895 is a microminiature low-profile in-building wireless antenna that provides as high as 3.6dBi gain and operates over the wideband frequency range of 800MHz to 2.4GHz.
News from Laird Technologies (29 June 2006)
Shielding gaskets add a touch of colour
Aesthetically coloured fabric-over-foam shielding gaskets complement the outside colour of a chassis.
News from Laird Technologies (29 June 2006)
FPGA-based boards boost BladeCenter performance
Nallatech has announced a family of high performance computing offerings designed to be hosted in IBM's BladeCenter applications.
News from Nallatech (29 June 2006)
Blowers have the power to make music
User Application Article It takes a lot of air to operate an accordion but Tony DeCap of Decap Organs believes he has found the ideal solution for his automated instruments. Brochure Available
News from Air Control Industries (29 June 2006)
Extended website mimics company expansion
An enhanced and redesigned website featuring a searchable product database that allows users to sort by category or application, as well as search for specific parts and product types.
News from Mimix Broadband (29 June 2006)
Novacad is top European distributor again
Zuken has named Novacad as its European distributor of the year for 2005-06. Brochure Available
News from Zuken (29 June 2006)
2007 Queen's Awards open for business
The call for entries goes out this month for the 2007 Queen's Awards for Enterprise - the UK's top business awards, widely regarded as the equivalent of "corporate knighthoods".
News from Queen's Awards for Enterprise (29 June 2006)
Storage devices bring RAID on a chip
The VSC7250 and VSC7251 are billed as the industry's most cost-effective, integrated and flexible RAID-on-chip devices for Serial Attached SCSI storage.
News from Vitesse Semiconductor (29 June 2006)
Acquisition expands IC design services
TES Electronic Solutions has added process and device characterisation to its broad range of semiconductor design services with the acquisition of the assets and key employees of DAnalyse.
News from TES (29 June 2006)
Digital signal controllers take on power duties
16bit dsPIC digital signal controllers are designed for common, multi-loop switch-mode power supplies and other power-conversion applications.
News from Microchip Technology (29 June 2006)
Board finds fault with FlexRay systems
The TTX-Disturbance Node is a new high-performance board for testing and validating a system for FlexRay networks.
News from TTTech Computertechnik (29 June 2006)
Measurement convertors process up to 400A
Current measurement technology from Phoenix Contact has been expanded to include a new product, capable of processing currents up to 400A.
News from Phoenix Contact (29 June 2006)
Connectors are made for wearable electronics
Novel connectors are designed for quick release of wearable electronic equipment such as headsets, helmets, personal role radios and weapon systems. Brochure Available
News from Fischer Connectors (29 June 2006)
Filter cuts down convertor emissions
The F4804A input filter is designed to minimise the conducted and radiated emissions generated by switch-mode DC/DC convertors to help meet FCC and EN55022 Class B conducted emissions requirements.
News from Power-One (28 June 2006)
Processor configuration tool Encounters support
Using ARChitect, ARC licensees now can produce RTL, synthesis and floorplanning scripts that are tuned to the Encounter reference methodology.
News from ARC International (28 June 2006)
Diodes adopt a smaller outline
Four high-performance diode chips are offered in the smallest surface-mount package ever. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (28 June 2006)
Distribution strategy revolves around 20 in the UK
Rittal has unveiled its new distribution strategy. Brochure Available
News from Rittal (28 June 2006)
Chipless and fabless design houses prosper
Despite a number of acquisitions in this sector, the number of independent chipless, fabless and IC design houses in Europe continues to rise according to Future Horizons.
News from Future Horizons (28 June 2006)
Vandal resistant switches have latching action
In addition to the standard momentary switch action, Arcolectric's expanded range of vandal resistant switches has a unique latching action to give push-on, push-off operation. Brochure Available
News from Arcolectric (28 June 2006)
Chip placement platforms add software bonus
Universal Instruments is to include NPI software installed and activated free of charge with all future orders for its Genesis high-speed chip placement platforms.
News from Universal Instruments (28 June 2006)
HD encoder smashes French tennis audiences
User Application Article The Ateme MPEG-4-Part 10 H.264 HD encoder was used by French broadcast operator Free to encode HD video of the French Open to transmit over ADSL to its Freebox subscribers. Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing (28 June 2006)
Mitsumi scoops tracking contract
Contract electronics manufacturer Mitsumi UK has been awarded the contract to produce a revolutionary system called Auto-txt that combines satellite vehicle tracking and everyday Bluetooth technology.
News from Mitsumi UK (28 June 2006)
E-mails warn of impending component withdrawal
Product Watch, the obsolescence notification service from Farnell InOne, has been upgraded to help design engineers meet the demands of RoHS faster as it comes into force.
News from Farnell (28 June 2006)
Power connectors suit white goods
Based on the Rast 2.5 signal connector, the new Rast Power range is designed to carry up to 6A and mates directly to a PCB or via header.
News from Molex UK (28 June 2006)
Wave soldering system suits lead-free tasks
The Speedline Electrovert VectraElite wave soldering system is now available exclusively from Contax in the UK, Benelux and Ireland.
News from Contax (28 June 2006)
Filters cut the cost of compliance
Two new families of very competitively priced filters from Lambda UK make it easy and inexpensive for engineers to enhance the EMC performance of almost any type of electronic equipment. Brochure Available
News from Lambda (28 June 2006)
Ensley is elected to the board
Craig H Ensley has joined the Peregrine Semiconductor executive team as President and Chief Operating Officer, and has been elected to the board of directors.
News from Peregrine Semiconductor (28 June 2006)
Innovative success brings top 100 recognition
Pro Design Electronic has been awarded the "Top 100" quality seal.
News from ProDesign (28 June 2006)
SPDT switch handles RF signals with ease
A 50ohm switch suits high-performance broadband RF applications such as cellular infrastructure, WiMAX and high-precision RF applications.
News from Peregrine Semiconductor (28 June 2006)
On reflection sensor sorts by colour
A reflective sensor offers the capability to reliably sort or match surfaces by colour.
News from Optek Technology (28 June 2006)
Kit verifies the truth about ARM designs
The Cadence Functional Verification Kit for ARM technology, presenting design teams with a low-risk path to verification closure when verifying ARM processor-based designs.
News from Cadence Design Systems (28 June 2006)
Hot swap controller handles four supplies
A new four-supply hot swap controller features an onboard 8bit ADC and I2C compatible interface. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (28 June 2006)
Embedded system developed for use in space
User Application Article The design of the SpaceWire Remote Terminal Controller (RTC) is based on a well-established interface for spacecraft on-board communication, the SpaceWire standard.
News from Gaisler Research (28 June 2006)
DAP boards for fast, real-time processing
Microstar Laboratories now offers Data Acquisition Processor (DAP) boards and systems for data acquisition and control
News from Microstar Laboratories (27 June 2006)
Visual inspection system ROI under two years
User Application Article To improve its quality control, BI called in Envisage Systems, a company specialising in automated visual inspection systems for the electronic components industry.
News from Envisage Systems (27 June 2006)
Ultrathin amplifier module enhances GPS
Selecting the right highway exit or finding a pizza parlour will become increasingly convenient as new mobile phones begin appearing this autumn using amplifiers with GPS capabilities. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (27 June 2006)
Colorimeter 2 colour sensor board
Colour sensor board for measurement of active light sources
News from Mazet (27 June 2006)
Ancis optimises data centre cooling with Flovent
User Application Article Ancis recently helped a major telecom firm develop a greatly improved heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) design using Flomerics' Flovent computational fluid dynamics Brochure Available
News from Flomerics (27 June 2006)
Obtain next generation graphic technology directly
Imagination Technologies Group is to continue to market its next generation graphics technology, PowerVR SGX, directly to customers and independently of ARM.
News from Imagination Technologies (27 June 2006)
Fujitsu printer meets compact demands
Inelco Hunter offers the smallest and lightest high-speed, battery-driven thermal printer mechanism from Fujitsu.
News from Inelco Hunter (27 June 2006)
Wire and cable terminations now RoHS compliant
Tyco Electronics has introduced a new line of Raychem brand RoHS compliant SolderSleeve devices. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (27 June 2006)
Guidelines for high reliability sub-assemblies
The INEMI High-Reliability RoHS Task Force has released a set of guidelines regarding assembly processes and reliability requirements for RoHS5 and RoHS6 subassembly modules
News from iNEMI (International Electronics Mfg Initiative) (27 June 2006)
Partnership for GPS/AGPS CMOS products
Nemerix has announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has become the supplier of Nemerix' CMOS technologies
News from Nemerix (27 June 2006)
High reliability military specification oscillator
Euroquartz has launched a new series of military specification clock oscillators for use in aerospace, defence and similar hostile environment applications
News from Euroquartz (27 June 2006)
Reliability programme featured at Semicon West
Indium Corporation will highlight its Reliability Programme at its exhibit at Semicon West from 10th to 14th July 2006 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
News from Indium Corporation of America (27 June 2006)
Basestation monitoring handles all sizes of site
The NX-30 is the latest in a family of high-tech wide area wireless telemetry devices.
News from Nortech Management (27 June 2006)
Organic materials are made for P-OLED displays
CDT is to supply customised formulations of Starck organic materials used in the manufacture of P-OLED displays.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (27 June 2006)
Embedded tests enhance memory reliability
LogicVision and Dolphin Technology have developed an integrated and comprehensive self-testable and self-repairable memory solution for advanced nanometre designs.
News from LogicVision Europe (27 June 2006)
AdvancedTCA board offers heavyweight processing
The AT8020 AdvancedTCA processor board is designed to meet the computing-intensive needs of major telecomms equipment manufacturers.
News from Kontron UK (26 June 2006)
Perpendicular recording boosts hard disk capacity
New 2.5in hard disk media offer storage capacity of 100Gbyte per disk using innovative perpendicular magnetic recording technology.
News from SDK (26 June 2006)
Sunplus signs for cellular baseband engine
Consumer IC design company Sunplus Technology is the first licensee of CBEmacro 3G, the latest member of TTPCom's proven and warranted Cellular Baseband Engine family.
News from TTPCom (26 June 2006)
Printing products come by distribution
Printer and cutter manufacturer Hengstler has selected Trident as an approved distributor.
News from Trident (26 June 2006)
KVM switch puts five functions in one
New from Minicom Advanced Systems, the DX is a KVM matrix management switch that provides 24/7, out-of-band BIOS level management for the high-density server room and data centres.
News from Minicom Advanced Systems (26 June 2006)
Alliance focuses on display integration
Pelikon has concluded a new integrator partnership with Memtron Input Components, the membrane switch division of Esterline in the USA.
News from Pelikon (26 June 2006)
Tokyo is base for Asian expansion
On Demand Microelectronics has opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan.
News from On Demand Microelectronics (26 June 2006)
Blower keeps the air moving
Designed to keep the air moving in a confined space, the new ODB5009 blower is only 50mm square and 9mm deep yet moves air at 1.4 litre/s.
News from Solid State Supplies (26 June 2006)
Data centre growth fuels UPS demand
The maturing data-centre market is experiencing continued growth, and this in turn has fuelled the demand for UPS systems.
News from Frost and Sullivan (26 June 2006)
VGA boasts big gain and bandwidth
A DC-coupled variable-gain amplifier claims the industry's highest gain and bandwidth.
News from Analog Devices (26 June 2006)
Configurable processor powers UWB USB chip
User Application Article WiQuest Communications has deployed the Xtensa configurable processor in its WQST110 ultrawideband (UWB) wireless USB chip design.
News from Tensilica (26 June 2006)
Platform supports wired and wireless comms
The new FlexCom104 communications platform supports Multitech universal socket devices and can carry up to two universal socket compliant modules.
News from Datasound Laboratories (26 June 2006)
Growth award completes a aht-trick
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has been named recipient of the Growth Strategy Leadership Award by Frost and Sullivan for the third consecutive year.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (26 June 2006)
JPEG2000 codecs run on TI DSPs
BroadMotion's JPEG2000 codecs are now available throughout the UK and Europe from Kane Computing. Brochure Available
News from Kane Computing (26 June 2006)
Telecomms boards approved for Malaysia
Aculab has gained host independent approval from the Malaysian telecomms authority for its Prosody X PCI media processing resource card and the E1/T1 cPCI card with 16 trunks.
News from Aculab (26 June 2006)
Award recognises HDD innovation
Toshiba Storage Device Division has been recognised for innovation in hard disk drive technology as part of the Nikkei BP Technology Awards 2006.
News from Toshiba Europe Storage Device Division (26 June 2006)
Instrument cases offer four standard sizes
The Unicase SL range of aluminium instrument cases will find applications in T and M equipment, machine controllers, peripheral devices, switchboxes, medical systems and laboratory equipment
News from OKW Enclosures (26 June 2006)
Fuse and MOV come together to protect on the line
The RoHS-compliant 2Pro device incorporates PolySwitch PPTC overcurrent technology with a metal oxide varistor component into one innovative, thermally protected device.
News from Raychem Circuit Protection (26 June 2006)
UK source for German assembly cells
Gateway Design has signed an exclusive UK agency deal with ACI-ecotec, a newly formed German company specialising in robotic cells for electronics assembly.
News from Gateway Design (26 June 2006)
Event brings global village together
Arrow Finland attracted hundreds of customers to its first "Global Village" event in Helsinki, where visitors met with 45 electronics manufacturers, seven design houses and four subcontractors.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (26 June 2006)
Prize honours Norwegian innovation
T-VIPS, the Norwegian-based manufacturer of real-time video-over-IP solutions for the professional broadcast market, has won the country's inaugural Vebjorn Tandberg Prize.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (26 June 2006)
Survey reveals demand for GPS chips in handsets
A recent survey among 200 location-based services (LBS) professionals provides a snapshot of this important mobile value added service category.
News from Berg Insight (26 June 2006)
Website is technical reference on fibre optics
Timbercon has introduced a new website designed to provide users with a single source for fibre optic products, applications and industry information.
News from Timbercon (26 June 2006)
Inverters are made for large-scale solar power
Magnetek has unveiled a new generation of photovoltaic (PV) inverters for commercial and large residential solar power installations.
News from Magnetek (26 June 2006)
Overcurrent protection devices come in SMD format
Available now from TDA Elektronic Technology is the TSFP2S series of PTC overcurrent protection devices in SMD format. Brochure Available
News from TDA Elektronic Technology (26 June 2006)
Next-generation platform comes to ZigBee
A new generation of wireless semiconductors and software aims to help companies create ZigBee-compliant wireless products significantly faster, easier and more profitably.
News from Ember Europe (26 June 2006)
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