News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 9 July
to Saturday 15 July 2006
HoloTouch wins CQIA Innovation Prize
HoloTouch of Darien has been awarded a 2006 Gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award's CQIA Innovation Prize.
News from HoloTouch (14 July 2006)
XPM picked for secure software storage
Bitmicro Networks signs corporate agreement for Kilopass 90nm XPM memory technology
News from Kilopass Technology (14 July 2006)
VME growth outpaces 2005 projections
According to VDC's recently released report, the market for COTS VME slot cards reached US $408.7 million in 2005 for the North American and European markets combined.
News from Venture Development Corp (14 July 2006)
Differential probe offers bandwidth of 1.5GHz
The new Yokogawa PBD2000 2GHz differential probe is a high-bandwidth device designed for measurements in LVDS (low-voltage differential signalling) applications.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (14 July 2006)
Unique ID for access control applications
Small LF RF IDIC with unique ID for access control applications is optimised for next-generation ISO cards and keyfobs.
News from Atmel Corporation (14 July 2006)
Quality certification for Enea
Enea has announced that it has received ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system.
News from Enea Embedded Technology (14 July 2006)
Web systems for managing WEEE compliance
Demand for Environ's web systems for managing WEEE compliance for business products across Europe continues to grow.
News from Environ (14 July 2006)
Audio/video system for TI's DaVinci technology
Ateme's EASEE simplifies development and reduces time to market enabling developers to benefit from all the various capabilities of TI's DaVinci technology.
News from Ateme (14 July 2006)
Next generation for data distribution
OpenSplice v2.0 provides a real-time information backbone, ensuring the right information is available in the right place at the right time
News from PrismTech (14 July 2006)
TV-Anytime Phase 1
Early adopter incentives to parties wishing to enter into a license to use patents that are essential for the practice of the TV-Anytime standard.
News from Via Licensing (14 July 2006)
Library reduces delay in IC designs
Synopsys expands DesignWare Library with more than 20 new IP components.
News from Synopsys (14 July 2006)
JVC selects DVDO's A/V media processor
User Application Article JVC selects DVDO's A/V media processor for its D-ILA lineup of home theatre projector systems.
News from Anchor Bay Technologies (14 July 2006)
Award for Design-for-Test Team
Mentor Graphics Design-for-Test Team Awarded IEEE CEDA Donald Pederson Best Paper Award.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (14 July 2006)
Diagnostics technology lead extended
Industry-award winning Cadence encounter test expands data compression and yield diagnostic offerings to address escalating manufacturing costs and yield ramp.
News from Cadence Design Systems (14 July 2006)
Image-processing chips for make compact cameras
Sales soon to begin of two new models in the Milbeaut line of advanced image processing large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chips for digital cameras.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (14 July 2006)
Coexisting multiple file system formats supported
File management software now supports coexisting multiple file system formats and device drivers.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (14 July 2006)
Mitrion platform selected by US Navy
Virtual processors to accelerate processing on Cray XD1 supercomputer.
News from Mitrionics (14 July 2006)
Top efficiency for 1.5A step-down convertor
Efficient DC/DC convertor supports input voltages from 1.8 to 3.8V.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (14 July 2006)
Large chamber analytical VPSEM launched
Hitachi High-Technologies has announced the launch of the S-3700N variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VPSEM).
News from Hitachi High-Technologies (Electron Microscopy) (14 July 2006)
Taiwanese firm taps Celoxica ESL design
User Application Article Celoxica has announced an agreement with Chunghwa Picture Tubes that deploys its electronic system level design solutions to drive the development of volume HDTV and advanced display technologies.
News from Celoxica (14 July 2006)
Unrivalled customer support gets the green light
DEK has launched a new Health Check facility for its ISCAN (Intelligent Scaleable Control Area Network) architecture.
News from DEK (14 July 2006)
IBA drives demand for 350W convertor
Growth in IBA and automotive applications is driving up demand for the F351, industry standard "full brick", 350W DC/DC convertor from Powerstax.
News from Powerstax (14 July 2006)
Compact computed tomography X-ray system
Contax has announced the availability of the Nanotom, a new, compact high resolution computed tomography (CT) X-ray analysis system
News from Contax (14 July 2006)
Credit-card-sized controller has more memory
To meet the demand for extra application capacity Micro-Robotics has introduced an extended version of its popular VM-1 credit-card-sized embedded control computer. Brochure Available
News from Micro-Robotics (14 July 2006)
TI executive meets with India Government official
Executive meets with Indian Government official to outline benefits of open standards to drive mobile phone penetration.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (14 July 2006)
16-channel mixed-signal module for SoC test
High integration dramatically reduces test cost for consumer ICs while delivering accuracy, flexibility and high performance.
News from Advantest (Europe) (14 July 2006)
Industrial motherboard at the leading edge
New from RDS is the D2151-S from Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
News from Review Display Systems (14 July 2006)
10.8 million home theatre systems in 2007
Greater China exports of home theatre systems expected to top 10.8 million units in 2007, and 85% of manufacturers plan to boost capacity.
News from Global Sources (14 July 2006)
Pentium M based Mini-ITX motherboard
Intel Pentium M based Mini-ITX motherboard is available with processor speeds up to 2.26GHz.
News from Acrosser (14 July 2006)
Filter replaces obsolete Fairchild part
DT Electronics is offering the Logic Devices LF2242 digital filter as a direct replacement for the Fairchild TMC2242.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (14 July 2006)
Oki takes over power protection
Oki Electric has announced it has signed an agreement with Tyco Electronics to transfer Tyco Electronics' technology of USB power protection switch ICs to Oki Electric.
News from Oki Electric (13 July 2006)
Simulation platform integrates speedy Spice
Mentor Graphics Integrates the Newly Acquired ADiT Fast-SPICE Technology with ADVance MS
News from Mentor Graphics UK (13 July 2006)
Acoustic and Zultys expand relationship
User Application Article Acoustic Technologies SoundClear Software provides enhanced speakerphone performance in Zultys ZIP 4x4 and 4x5 phones
News from Acoustic Technologies (13 July 2006)
Acquisition system takes to the air
Heim Data Systems introduces the new D7000, designed for a wide range of operational and flight test applications.
News from Heim Data Systems (13 July 2006)
Tower case arrives
ENlight UK has announced the arrival of its Micro ATX Tower Case, EN 2409
News from ENLight UK (13 July 2006)
500th lithography system shipped
ASML marks technology and market leadership with shipment of 500th Twinscan system
News from ASML (13 July 2006)
ASML expands immersion product suite
ASML expands immersion product suite with introduction of advanced 40nm immersion system
News from ASML (13 July 2006)
PTP microwave shipments increase
Mobile Backhaul and Traditional Markets Lead to Increased PTP Microwave Shipments, a new Visant Strategies report finds
News from Visant Strategies (13 July 2006)
IBM and Chartered team with Synopsys
Synopsys USB, PCIe, SATA and XAUI PHYs for high-volume, low-power applications available for foundries' leading-edge processes
News from Synopsys (13 July 2006)
Cards add mobile storage
2Gbyte capacity miniSD and MMCmobile Flash memory cards support the growing storage demands of feature-rich mobile phones.
News from Kingston Technology (13 July 2006)
Boost for mobile TV and radio
Enhanced standard provides boost for mobile TV and radio
News from BT (13 July 2006)
RS supports engineers of tomorrow
RS continues to support the engineers of tomorrow by taking pole position at the Formula Student Finals.
News from RS Components UK (13 July 2006)
$28 million round of financing closed out
CoreOptics has announced the closure of $28 million round of financing from new and existing investors, bringing the company's total funding to date to over $68 million.
News from CoreOptics (13 July 2006)
Artisan welcomes standardisation of SysML
Artisan welcomes standardisation of SysML following its adoption by OMG
News from Artisan Software Tools (13 July 2006)
Cool connections at Converteam
User Application Article The inclusion of Staubli quick release connectors on the cooling circuits of the medium voltage inverters produced by Converteam at Kidsgrove significantly adds to the functionality and ease of use. Brochure Available
News from Staubli UK (Connectors) (13 July 2006)
Step-down convertor increases efficiency
Step-down convertor for WCDMA and CDMA PAs increases efficiency, extending talk time and battery life
News from Advanced Analogic Technologies (13 July 2006)
New partner for CMOS research platform
Micron becomes ninth core partner within IMEC's (sub)-32nm research platform.
News from IMEC (13 July 2006)
Remote systems power up WiMAX
TDI offers new power solutions for WiMAX technology.
News from TDI Power (13 July 2006)
Antares conTech and UMD to Merge
Antares conTech and UMD Advanced Test Technologies to merge to create leader in semiconductor test market.
News from Antares Advanced Test Technologies (13 July 2006)
Multilayer ceramic chip coil is smallest
TDK Corporation has announced that production of the MLG0402 chip coils, the industry's smallest multilayer ceramic chip coils, will begin in July 2006.
News from TDK Electronics Europe (13 July 2006)
Backplane connector configurator goes online
Molex has added the new backplane connector configurator to its website to help customers streamline the backplane connector design process.
News from Molex UK (13 July 2006)
Report details experience at Nepcon
Smart Group with support from Leadout, a European Lead-Free Research Project, has launched the Lead-Free Experience 4 Report, from the practical work carried out at the recent Nepcon Electronics Show.
News from SMART Group (13 July 2006)
Measurement of residual materials
National Physical Laboratory has announced the start of a Studio Project that aims to bring together interested parties who need to develop confidence in the XRF technique to deliver qualified data.
News from National Physical Laboratory (13 July 2006)
Videoscope systems aid inspection
The new IPLEX R Series videoscope systems revolutionise the most important factors of any visual inspection product: image quality, durability, ease-of-use and measurement accuracy. Brochure Available
News from Olympus Industrial (13 July 2006)
Enhanced customer service from new website
Labtech has launched a new look website to promote its wide range of products and enhance its customer service.
News from Labtech Microwave (13 July 2006)
Ready for the 32nm technology node
Vistec Electron Beam has two new orders in hand for advanced electron optical columns of the SB3050 variable shaped beam system.
News from Vistec Electron Beam (13 July 2006)
Vistec closer to its customers from August on
The USbranch office of Vistec Semiconductor Systems (formerly known as Leica Microsystems Semiconductor) is going to move to the West Coast in August.
News from Vistec Semiconductor Systems (13 July 2006)
Inspection systems for Asian foundry.
Vistec Semiconductor Systems (previously Leica Microsystems Semiconductor ) recently delivered a number of LDS3300 inspection systems to a major Asian 300mm foundry.
News from Vistec Semiconductor Systems (13 July 2006)
193nm immersion lithography research extended
IMEC shifts lithography program towards hyper-NA immersion, double-patterning immersion and EUV
News from IMEC (13 July 2006)
Printline invests in engineering planning system
Direct Logix has announced the purchase made by Printline of Control Center automated manufacturing process planning software for bare printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing.
News from Direct Logix (13 July 2006)
Convertor extends battery life
500mA synchronous buck-boost DC/DC convertor offers extended battery runtime to handheld applications. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (13 July 2006)
Development tools help protect FPGA security
JTAG Technologies boundary-scan tools now support the advanced security features of Altera Corporation's Stratix II FPGA family. Brochure Available
News from JTAG Technologies (13 July 2006)
Safety testers comply with recent changes
New tester meets compliance needs of revised lighting industry technical standard Brochure Available
News from Clare Instruments (13 July 2006)
Contract electronics manufacturer breaks barrier
Strong market growth and a series of recent business innovations have enabled Axiom Manufacturing Services to break through the GBP 2 million a month turnover barrier.
News from Axiom Manufacturing Services (12 July 2006)
Environment accelerated Ada programming
Gnat Programming Studio is an advanced, powerful integrated development environment that accompanies the Gnat Pro Ada language development toolset.
News from AdaCore (12 July 2006)
FPGA design environment adds IP generation support
The latest version of the Actel Libero integrated design environment has new features intended to increase the flexibility, efficiency and performance of designs based on the company's FPGAs.
News from Actel Europe (12 July 2006)
Advantest stars in customer satisfaction survey
Users of Advantest's test and material handling systems have ranked it among the industry's 10 best large semiconductor equipment suppliers in an annual customer satisfaction survey.
News from Advantest (Europe) (12 July 2006)
Best build quality is key to ATE survey success
Advantest Corporation has earned a place on VLSI Research's "10 Best" list for the 18th consecutive year.
News from Advantest (Europe) (12 July 2006)
Design software speaks to German engineers
The latest release of Altium Designer brings improved localised German language support and offers immediate ease-of-use and design efficiency gains for German-speaking electronics engineers.
News from Altium (12 July 2006)
Neuroscientists sign up for ASIC design
Medical device company Northstar Neuroscience has selected AMI Semiconductor to design and manufacture an ASIC for its novel stroke recovery system.
News from AMI Semiconductor (12 July 2006)
Precision video coaxial cable is more flexible
Belden Brilliance RG-6/U type precision video coaxial cable -1694F - is a super-flexible version of the company's highly popular 1694A precision video coax.
News from Belden CDT Electronics (12 July 2006)
Duesener to direct EMEA market
Cadence Design Systems has appointed Alexander Duesener as Group Director of Marketing for the company's activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
News from Cadence Design Systems (12 July 2006)
Controller secures data in PoS terminals
The DS3600 is the industry's first comprehensive secure battery-backup controller for data protection in point-of-sale terminals.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (12 July 2006)
Touchscreens increase environmental stability
Elo TouchSystems has released a new generation of its industry-leading AccuTouch five-wire resistive touchscreen technology.
News from Elo Touchsystems (12 July 2006)
Testers praise RTOS performance
In independent tests conducted by Dedicated Systems, OSE received high marks in a number of key categories, including performance, fault tolerance, memory protection and interprocess communications.
News from Enea Embedded Technology (12 July 2006)
SoC designers invited to meet at DAC
Innovative Silicon is organising meetings during DAC with SoC and microprocessor designers interested in reducing costs and improving the performance of their embedded memory implementations. Brochure Available
News from Innovative Silicon (12 July 2006)
Alliance moves middleware into COTS marketplace
Thales and PrismTech have signed a strategic alliance that will see PrismTech independently develop and commercially exploit Thales' Data Distribution Service middleware technologies.
News from PrismTech (12 July 2006)
RTOS integrates with object request broker
RTOS offers complete integration with Objective Interface Systems' ORBexpress RT, the most widely deployed COTS object request broker for safety-critical military and aerospace systems.
News from LynuxWorks (12 July 2006)
Design rule checker adapts to the nanometre era
Calibre nmDRC redefines traditional design rule checking by dramatically reducing total cycle time and integrating critical elements such as critical area analysis and critical feature identification.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (12 July 2006)
Digital signal controller adds more memory
Digital signal controller offers a performance of 30MIPS, self-programming-capable Flash memory, and industrial and extended temperature ranges.
News from Microchip Technology (12 July 2006)
Italian viewers score TV on the move at World Cup
User Application Article Microtune tuner technology was built into a variety of products that enabled avid fans of the World Cup games to watch their favourite teams on-the-go - from mobile TV phones, in cars and on laptops.
News from Microtune (12 July 2006)
Power supplies improve plasma processing
The IPOS series of DC magnetron power supplies for sputtering applications uses a superior arc suppression technology of typically less than 2us.
News from Photon Power Technology (12 July 2006)
Magnetoresistive RAM enters production
The first commercial magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device is now in volume production and available from Freescale Semiconductor.
News from Freescale Semiconductor (12 July 2006)
Survey shows RTOS success in 32bit systems
The ThreadX RTOS scored highly in the 2006 CMP Media "State of embedded market survey", of 1217 embedded developers. Brochure Available
News from Express Logic (12 July 2006)
Inlays help reduce RFID tag application costs
Omron Corp has announced availability of the V750 series Gen2 Global Loop inlay, which can be used under North American, European and Japanese radio frequency bands in a single tag design.
News from Omron Corp (12 July 2006)
Software configuration management upgraded
Perforce Software today announced the availability of the newest release of Perforce, the fast software configuration management (SCM) System.
News from Perforce Software (12 July 2006)
Bandpass filters cover curved lenses
Deposition Sciences has developed a revolutionary, wide acceptance angle bandpass filter.
News from Deposition Sciences (12 July 2006)
Whittaker takes on strategic sales
Cathy A Whittaker has joined the executive team at Sager Electronics, the electronic distribution industry's leading privately held, employee-owned company.
News from Sager Electronics (12 July 2006)
Netlist-driven rule checker is fully programmable
SpiceCheck performs netlist debugging from syntax verification to circuit-aware static checking and allows SoC designers to perform a global check on traditionally difficult-to-find design issues.
News from Sandwork Design (12 July 2006)
HBA channel deal targets US VARs and integrators
Silverback Systems has signed Bell Microproducts to distribute its line of iSnap-based host bus adapters (HBAs) in North America.
News from Silverback Systems (12 July 2006)
Boundary scan takes NICs from design to the line
User Application Article Solarflare Communications uses the XJTAG boundary scan solution to debug and test its EtherFabric EF1-21022T network interface cards.
News from XJTAG (12 July 2006)
Systems integrator adds expertise to ecosystem
TietoEnator, one of Europe's largest IT and software services providers, has joined the Ajar platform ecosystem.
News from TTPCom (12 July 2006)
Engineers wanted for mobile platform development
TTPCom is recruiting a significant number of engineers to join the development team working on its Ajar platform - the definitive mobile applications framework for mass market handsets.
News from TTPCom (12 July 2006)
Capture and compression board saves PC resources
The VMC-5400 is a capture and compression board designed for developers and integrators of mission critical video-based equipment and video broadcast applications.
News from Vitec Multimedia (12 July 2006)
Layout software handles fine-pitch FPGA packages
Zuken is providing free footprint downloads for Altera's new MAX II CPLD FineLine BGA (FBGA) and Micro FineLine BGA (MBGA) packages. Brochure Available
News from Zuken (12 July 2006)
Xenon difluoride silicon etch systems
Xactix and STS unveil comprehensive line of production-oriented xenon difluoride silicon etch systems
News from Surface Technology Systems (12 July 2006)
Base operating support is certified
TUV America's Management Service Division has certified Academy Facility Management (AFM) to ISO9001:2000 for its Annapolis, Maryland facility.
News from TUV SUD America (12 July 2006)
Super-sensitive GPS module cuts size and power
The LEA-4S GPS module combines unrivaled sensitivity, exceptionally low power consumption and a USB port for flexible connectivity in a module measuring just 17 x 22mm.
News from u-blox (11 July 2006)
RTOSs are approved for SIL3 applications
The Integrity and Velosity royalty-free real-time operating systems have been certified by TUV to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC61508 safety standard. Brochure Available
News from Green Hills Software (11 July 2006)
Polycarbonate enclosures make a home for controls
A new range of polycarbonate enclosures includes options for mounting one, two, three, four or six 22.5mm switches. Brochure Available
News from EAO (11 July 2006)
Improved homepage eases website navigation
Homepage enhances the visual and ergonomic appeal of a comprehensive online knowledge base to facilitate easier access to the wealth of industry, product, process and support information within.
News from DEK (11 July 2006)
Powerline communications technology comes home
DS2 is consolidating its position as the leader in powerline communications.
News from Design of Systems on Silicon (11 July 2006)
Alliance targets digital networking systems
Icom, Kenwood Corp and Trident Microsystems have formed a strategic alliance to develop a new generation of digital networking systems.
News from Icom (UK) (11 July 2006)
Stainless steel springs give long life to switches
A series of miniature switches covering eight current ratings, depending on model, is available from Cherry Electrical Products.
News from Cherry Electrical Products (11 July 2006)
Ethernet set to dominate industrial I/O growth
The worldwide market for industrial distributed/remote I/O using Ethernet-based buses/networks is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 13.3% to 2010, according to a newly published study.
News from Venture Development Corp (11 July 2006)
PCBs, cables and displays made to order
GTK now offers bespoke assembly for printed circuit boards and cables, as well as a complete custom fabrication programme for LED boards and LCDs. Brochure Available
News from GTK (11 July 2006)
Home cinema projector aims for image excellence
Marantz uses the Gennum GF9351 image processor for the most advanced projector in its DLP line, the new VP-11S1.
News from Gennum Corp (11 July 2006)
Estrada takes charge of operations
Berkeley Design Automation has appointed Paul Estrada as Chief Operating Officer.
News from Berkeley Design Automation (11 July 2006)
Collaboration searches out lithography hot spots
Aprio Technologies and Pyxis Technology have announced the integration of Aprio's newly announced Halo-Quest and associated DFM View into the advanced DFM-routing technology from Pyxis.
News from Pyxis Technology (11 July 2006)
Alliance bridges gap from design to manufacture
Alliance bridges the gap between design and manufacturing by bringing together design for manufacturability (DFM) routing technology from Pyxis and yield sensitivity analysis from Ponte.
News from Pyxis Technology (11 July 2006)
Microwave components and subsystems come together
The latest catalogue from L-3 Narda West contains detailed information on the company's wide range of active and passive microwave components and subsystems.
News from Link Microtek (11 July 2006)
Startup specialist aims to increase Gradient
Gradient Design Automation has named industry veteran Dr Edmund K Cheng as President and Chief Executive Officer.
News from Gradient Design Automation (11 July 2006)
Mezzanine card supports four Ethernet connections
The Technobox 4435 is a PCI Mezzanine Card format quad 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet adapter with front panel I/O.
News from Technobox (11 July 2006)
Test sockets handle complex RF devices
A new high frequency test socket for devices from 41 to 55mm2 is ideal for manual testing of devices with pitches down to 0.40mm, in applications with speeds from 1GHz to more than 18GHz.
News from Aries Electronics (11 July 2006)
Online portal enables early-stage chip estimates
An first integrated chip planning portal includes an extensive database of digital, mixed signal and analogue intellectual property components.
News from Chip Estimate Corp (11 July 2006)
Wire bonder is named as best product
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has received the prestigious Editors' Choice Best Product Award, presented annually by Semiconductor International magazine, for its Maxum Ultra wire bonder.
News from Kulicke and Soffa Industries (11 July 2006)
SoC simulator supports IP encryption
Aldec is providing support for the Open IP Encryption Initiative design flow in the latest version of its Riviera tool.
News from Aldec (11 July 2006)
PSU manufacturers come together in Munich
The organiser of Electronica 2006 boasts that no other event brings together more power supply manufacturers.
News from Electronica (11 July 2006)
Chipset crams in more for ultramobile PCs
The VIA VX700 chipset builds on the success of the VIA Ultra Mobile platform in UMPC devices, enabling reduction of mobile form factors by up to 40%.
News from VIA Technologies (11 July 2006)
Supplies deliver up to 1000W for medical systems
High-power single-output power supplies are designed specifically for medical system applications.
News from SL Power Electronics Corporation (11 July 2006)
Variant management system improved
Pure::variants v2.2 promises improved usability, better performance and better support for maintaining high quality variant models.
News from Software Acumen (11 July 2006)
Buck regulator accepts wide-ranging inputs
A fixed-off-time current-mode-controlled buck switching regulator IC combines a 3A current rating with a wide input voltage range of 8 to 50V in a small surface-mount package.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (11 July 2006)
Newsletter explores SEMI Interface A standards
The Summer 2006 issue of The Standard builds on the previous edition and provides further information regarding implementation of the Interface A standards.
News from Cimetrix (11 July 2006)
SoC prototyping is efficient for smaller designs
The Chipit Iridium Edition offers ASIC and SoC design engineers unprecedented speed and flexibility to verify and debug their designs.
News from ProDesign (11 July 2006)
PCB maker inspires local school children
A group of local school pupils have benefited from attending an educational visit to GSPK Circuits.
News from GSPK Circuits (11 July 2006)
VP roles for McBrien and King-Smith
Imagination Technologies has strengthened the business development operation of its Technology Division by separating the sales and marketing activities.
News from Imagination Technologies (11 July 2006)
Embedded show to feature 30% more exhibitors
The Embedded Systems Show (ESS) 2006 will take place on 11th and 12th October at the UK NEC, Birmingham.
News from EDA Exhibitions (11 July 2006)
NHS innovation hub awards design contract
Triteq has won a contract to assist with the design of a new probe capable of early detection of cervical cancer.
News from Triteq (11 July 2006)
Simulation software provides virtuoso performance
Nexxim, the circuit simulation software for high-performance IC design and signal-integrity analysis, has been accepted into the Cadence Design Systems Connections Programme.
News from Ansoft Europe (11 July 2006)
Symbols to standardise computer concepts
New symbols for equipment in the computer area aim to provide the same easy recognition that operates instantly for traffic signs.
News from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) (11 July 2006)
Alliance goes global on web-based marketing
Premier Farnell and STMicroelectronics have concluded an agreement allowing Premier Farnell's subsidiaries to actively promote and sell products from STMicroelectronics via the worldwide web.
News from Farnell (11 July 2006)
Accreditation covers aerospace sector
TUV America has received accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board to AS9120, the global aerospace quality management system based on the AS9100 standard.
News from TUV SUD America (11 July 2006)
RTL debugger makes sense of third-party IP
A customisable tool helps designers of IP-based SoCs reduce the complexity of the debug process and makes it easier to understand and change register-transfer level code.
News from Concept Engineering (10 July 2006)
Nu Horizons worldwide investments begin to pay off
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has reported financial and operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, reflecting the period ended 31st May 2006.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (10 July 2006)
Power detector includes fast comparator
The LTC5536 RF power detector is billed as the first to include a fast comparator. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (10 July 2006)
D-subs survive wet environments
A comprehensive range of waterproof D-type subminiature connectors, hoods and accessories from German connector company FCT is available exclusively in the UK from Quadrant.
News from Quadrant Connections (10 July 2006)
Hearing aid maker comes to AMIS for RF design
AMI Semiconductor has been selected by Interton to develop advanced wireless capabilities in hearing aid devices through an ultra-low-power radio frequency subsystem.
News from AMI Semiconductor (10 July 2006)
VeriSilicon acquires LSI's DSP business
LSI Logic Corp has sold the assets of its ZSP digital signal processor unit to VeriSilicon Holdings for approximately $13 million in cash and stock.
News from LSI Europe (10 July 2006)
Radar stars in harbour protection system
Plextek's Blighter radar has been used by BAE Systems as part of its Harbour Protection System that successfully participated in the recent NATO biennial harbour protection trials in Italy.
News from Plextek (10 July 2006)
Lythall directs engineering in Australia
Colin Lythall has been named as Director of Engineering for the Vast Systems Technology engineering team in Sydney, Australia.
News from Vast Systems Technology (10 July 2006)
Diaper and Baker expand Asia and Europe
Jennic has made two new senior sales and business development appointments to help drive the company's growth opportunities in Europe and Asia.
News from Jennic (10 July 2006)
BT and Fujitsu kick off newly incorporated network
The Cambridge-MIT Institute has reorganised its Communications Research Network (CRN) as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, and has welcomed its two Founder Members - BT and Fujitsu.
News from Cambridge-MIT Institute (10 July 2006)
Newsletter commemorates RoHS deadline
The SMART Group has published a special bumper edition of its "Smarter" newsletter to coincide with the 1st July 2006 legislation implementation.
News from SMART Group (10 July 2006)
RAID subsystems are economical, fast and quiet
Kontron now offers two economical and efficient solutions to accommodate the growing need for secure, fast, robust, RoHS-compliant systems and whisper-quiet memory capacity.
News from Kontron UK (10 July 2006)
Signal generator passes LAN instrument testing
The R and S SMU200A high-end signal generator has been validated in compliance with the LXI Class C specification. Brochure Available
News from Rohde and Schwarz (10 July 2006)
Network search engines found in reference designs
Chelsio Communications has chosen to incorporate IDT network search engines into its T210 and T204 10GbE TCP/IP offload engine reference designs targeted at server and storage systems.
News from IDT (10 July 2006)
Boundary scan specialist expands into UK
Goepel Electronic has opened a subsidiary in the UK, with Karl Miles as Sales Manager covering an area seen by the company as one of the most important markets in Europe. Brochure Available
News from Goepel Electronic (10 July 2006)
Single-cell charger chip is safe and efficient
A battery charger with integrated 1A power FET and current sensor offers complete charge management capability with unique safety and low-dropout features.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (10 July 2006)
Sales channels expand in Asia and Europe
Fox Electronics has expanded its global sales channel with the addition of several new authorised agents in Europe and Asia.
News from Fox Electronics (10 July 2006)
Virtex-4 development system is ready to go
The RTG006 is a complete development system that combines FPGA hardware with a programmable PowerPC, making it ideal for embedded processing and serial connectivity.
News from Hunt Engineering (10 July 2006)
Power quality application note explains flicker
A new application note examines the nature of voltage fluctuations, their causes, effects, methods of measurement, mitigation and applicable standards.
News from Copper Development Association (10 July 2006)
LED lighting leader adopts mixed-signal arrays
LED Effects, a leader in custom LED lighting systems for large architectural projects, has selected Cypress's PSoC mixed-signal array for LED control in its next-generation products.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (10 July 2006)
Malaysian base is central to sourcing strategy
Exception VAR has opened a new supply management centre in Penang, Malaysia, as part of its global sourcing strategy.
News from Exception Group (10 July 2006)
USB board suits many measurement applications
The Model USB-CTR-15 embedded digital counter/timer board is packaged in a small, rugged, industrial enclosure and features 15 independent 16bit counter/timers.
News from Acces I/O Products (10 July 2006)
PFC supply delivers high currents at low voltages
A rugged, AC/DC power supply with power factor corrected input suits high current, low voltage applications typical of industrial, utility, microwave and telecomms environments.
News from Absopulse Electronics (10 July 2006)
Georgia Tech is first US partner for Thales
Thales and the Georgia Institute of Technology have signed a co-operation agreement in the field of applied electronics research to foster the transfer of knowledge and skills.
News from Thales Computers (10 July 2006)
Processor cores licensed for Korean chip designs
PnpNetwork Technologies has licensed two Diamond Standard processor cores for its digital mobile broadcasting chip designs and video-enabled handset designs.
News from Tensilica (10 July 2006)
Chinese RoHS law differs from EU counterpart
China's RoHS law may be based on the EU RoHS Directive, but there are many differences between the now-current EU legislation and its Chinese counterpart that comes into effect on 1st March 2007. Brochure Available
News from SGS (10 July 2006)
RTOS to integrate unmanned aerial vehicle systems
Sysgo is working on a new system architecture for an open and modular platform for avionics FMS/MMS (flight and mission management systems) for future unmanned aerial vehicles.
News from Sysgo (10 July 2006)
German cables and connectors come to the UK
Deltron UK has signed a UK franchise agreement with Germany's leading cable and connector supplier, the Lapp Group.
News from Abacus Deltron (10 July 2006)
Networks replace up to 16 discrete components
Thick-film-on-ceramic resistor-capacitor chip networks replace up to 16 discrete components using just 50% of the PC board space, with no need for diode protection.
News from BI Technologies SMT (10 July 2006)
Pot and switch come together without compromise
The Omeg range of potentiometers includes a 16mm plastic bodied unit with a push-on/push-off (push-push) single-pole changeover 10A switch.
News from Omeg (10 July 2006)
RapidIO technology explained in Boston
The RapidIO Trade Association's Boston Global Design Summit will provide valuable information on RapidIO technology and products and include working demonstrations in the technology lab.
News from RapidIO Trade Association (10 July 2006)
High-end signal generator runs up to 6GHz
Rohde and Schwarz has expanded the frequency range of its SMA100A analogue high-end signal generator. Brochure Available
News from Rohde and Schwarz (10 July 2006)
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