News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 20 August
to Saturday 26 August 2006
Facial recognition used in Korean handsets
User Application Article Oki Electric has provided South Korean mobile phone company Pantech with its FaceSensingEngine face image processing middleware for mobile phones.
News from Oki Electric (25 August 2006)
Thin client is easy to build
ENlight UK announces the arrival of its easy to build ZB13B0 thin client, amidst a market with the strongest sales growth since 2000 according to analysts, Gartner.
News from ENLight UK (25 August 2006)
Bright driver dims to save power
A high-brightness LED driver comes with a high-voltage PWM pin that allows a wide dimming range.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (25 August 2006)
User conference set for repeat performance
Following the success of the inaugural IGG User Conference earlier this year, the second conference is scheduled for 1st and 2nd November 2006.
News from IGG Component Technology (25 August 2006)
Lead-times tumble to 2 to 3 weeks
ITT Electronic Components is announcing the availability of specific part numbers at the industry leading lead-time of 2 to 3 weeks. Brochure Available
News from ITT Interconnect Solutions (25 August 2006)
Mezzanine cards switch to XMC form factor
XMC form factor mezzanine cards are the latest in mezzanine card technology, and they are projected to begin making an impact on the embedded COTS military market in 2007.
News from Venture Development Corp (25 August 2006)
Copper gaskets cut out the beryllium
Environmentally friendly copper-based shielding gaskets offer beryllium-free EMI mitigation in a wide range of slotted applications.
News from Laird Technologies (25 August 2006)
Conference addresses FPGA challenges
Synplicity cofounder and Chief Technical Officer, Ken McElvain, will deliver a keynote address at FPL 2006 in Madrid, Spain.
News from Synplicity (25 August 2006)
Antennas enhance ISM band radio links
Three cost-effective antennas complement ISM band radio modules operating at 433 and 868MHz.
News from Embedded Antenna Design (25 August 2006)
Li-ion cells go into low Earth orbit
User Application Article With the successful launching of the Franco-American satellite mission Calipso, Saft is the first supplier of rechargeable batteries Li-ion installed onboard a mini-satellite LEO (low Earth orbit). Brochure Available
News from Saft Lithium Battery Division (25 August 2006)
Quarter-brick convertor boosts IBA power density
An isolated DC/DC convertor saves cost and space in intermediate bus architecture applications in computer and telecommunications equipment. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (25 August 2006)
Disk-drive giant awards supplier trophy
Guyson wins Seagate supplier trophy in appreciation of its valuable contribution. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (25 August 2006)
Dynamic pricing could cut food wastage
ZBD Displays claims retailers could add up to GBP 40 million a year to their bottom line by cutting food wastage by as little as 2%.
News from ZBD Displays (25 August 2006)
DVB channel decoder cuts size and power
Compact low-power DVB-T/H channel decoder allows production of cost-effective rapidly integrated products, which can be used in any home entertainment device.
News from NXP Semiconductors (25 August 2006)
Kits speed colour sensor development
Easy-to-use "plug-and-play" development kits save customers time in evaluating red, green and blue (RGB) colour sensor products. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (25 August 2006)
Goodman is new President
The Parvus Board of Directors has appointed Lester E Goodman as President of the company.
News from Parvus Corp (25 August 2006)
Defence firm signs for compact PC development
Parvus has been awarded a contract for US $800,000 with a leading defence firm, for the supply of NanoPCs.
News from Parvus Corp (25 August 2006)
Distributor set to clean up in Ireland
Microclean Technologies has appointed Dublin-based Maxem Engineering as its exclusive reseller in the Republic of Ireland.
News from Microclean Technologies (25 August 2006)
Alliance adds a wireless option
Belden has signalled its entry into the wireless arena by signing a multi-year multi-million-dollar global agreement with Extricom.
News from Belden CDT (cables) (25 August 2006)
Project points to flexible displays
Cambridge Display Technology has begun collaborative work on a metal deposition project which is expected to be important in the field of flexible displays.
News from Cambridge Display Technology (25 August 2006)
Infra-red switch goes a long way
A long distance infra-red switch has a reflective distance of more than one inch, depending on circuitry.
News from Optek Technology (24 August 2006)
Serialisers improve signal integrity
Fairchild Semiconductor has made key enhancements to its uSerDes technology, providing enhanced ESD protection and reduced EMI.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (24 August 2006)
Multiformat HD decoder gains software support
Micronas has formed an alliance with Planetweb to produce fully featured reference designs for IPTV and hybrid IPTV/digital broadcast television set-top boxes.
News from Micronas USA (24 August 2006)
Ovens are economical for test and manufacture
Economical ovens can perform a wide range of roles from high temperature tests and drying to heat treatment on production lines.
News from Unitemp (24 August 2006)
Bitmap controller suits larger displays
The EM6110 is a bitmap controller and driver for full dot-matrix monochrome TN and STN LCDs.
News from EM Microelectronic (24 August 2006)
Tiny motherboard includes PCI Express expansion
The compact Mini-ITX EmBoard with ExpressCard interface based on the Liantec TBM-1410 Tiny-Bus modular expansion solution supports ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 expansion modules.
News from Liantec Systems Corporation (24 August 2006)
ARM9-based micros integrate Flash memory
The industry's first series of ARM9-based general-purpose micros with internal Flash memory, the STR91X family from STMicroelectronics, is now available through Arrow.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (24 August 2006)
Power quality recorder offers legal evidence
Fluke has introduced an enhanced IEC61000-4-30 Class A-compliant three-phase power quality recorder offering synchronisation to power frequency and GPS time registration. Brochure Available
News from Fluke (UK) (24 August 2006)
Mission checks out US RFID suppliers and users
A recent DTI Global Watch Mission to the USA visited leading RFID technology providers and major users of RFID such as Wal-Mart, San Francisco International Airport and Ryder Systems.
News from DTI Global Watch Service (24 August 2006)
Power protection package secures shipping services
User Application Article Uninterruptible Power Supplies has supplied a highly resilient power protection solution to Clarksons, one of the world's leading shipping services groups.
News from Uninterruptible Power Supplies (24 August 2006)
Lead frames and moulding for electronic packages
Technical Background Article Stamping, selective electroplating, joining and injection moulding are key contributors to the integration of lead frames for smart cards and other miniature semiconductor packaging applications. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (24 August 2006)
Topographical technology shortens time to market
User Application Article Progate Group Corporation has adopted Synopsys' Design Compiler topographical technology to help accelerate time to market for its products.
News from Synopsys (24 August 2006)
Microstepper chip takes PWM onboard
The TB6560 single-chip PWM chopper-type bipolar sinusoidal micro-step stepping motor driver delivers peak output currents of 3.5A.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (24 August 2006)
Demonstration shows off multivendor interoperation
A ground-breaking multivendor demonstration that included 16 RapidIO ecosystem members was held during the RapidIO Trade Association's Boston Global Design Summit last week.
News from RapidIO Trade Association (24 August 2006)
Crystal oscillators keep the noise down
Oven controlled crystal oscillators exhibit a very low phase noise of -160dBc/Hz at 10kHz.
News from NDK (24 August 2006)
Controllers claim cost-efficient power management
Four-phase synchronous pulsewidth modulation buck controllers claim the industry's highest performance/price ratio for four-phase CPU core regulators.
News from Intersil (24 August 2006)
RFID smoothes blood supply
User Application Article Mississippi Blood Services recently completed its first trial using radio frequency identification to streamline inventory management, strengthen safety procedures and improve hospital delivery.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (24 August 2006)
Step-down regulator comes with small claims
The MP2360, a cutting-edge 24V, 1.8A, nonsynchronous step-down regulator, is packaged in a tiny 2 x 2mm QFN8.
News from Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (24 August 2006)
Charger chip stands alone with single cells
High efficiency switch-mode battery charger for single-cell 4.2V Li-ion/Li-polymer batteries minimises heat dissipation without compromising board space. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (24 August 2006)
Mains supplies power up LED lighting
110/240V power LED drivers are designed for use with single colour light arrays and ideal for interior architectural lighting applications.
News from Dialight Lumidrives (24 August 2006)
Codec co-operation extends into China
Coding Technologies and DTS have signed an agreement to extend their existing co-operation to the territory of China.
News from Coding Technologies (24 August 2006)
Provisioning tool eases network management
Brand-Rex has announced a major enhancement to its real-time physical layer management system, Smartpatch, with the launch of a fully integrated, automated provisioning tool.
News from Brand-Rex (24 August 2006)
Webcast helps designers with Class-D amplifiers
Live analogue eLab webcast for designers covers "Class-D audio power amplifiers: operation, efficiency and EMC".
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (24 August 2006)
High-voltage ICs enter next generation
HVICs address a wide range of applications including motor control, lighting, switch-mode power supplies, audio and flat-panel displays.
News from International Rectifier (24 August 2006)
Cumpston expands senior leadership team
Rusty Cumpston has joined Infinera as Vice President of Systems Engineering.
News from Infinera (24 August 2006)
Modules add optical transport network testing
Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering has added optical transport network (OTN) testing functionalities to its IQS/FTB-8120 and IQS/FTB-8130 Transport Blazer test modules.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (24 August 2006)
Franchise locates compact GPS chipsets at Anglia
Anglia Components has been awarded a sole UK distributor franchise with Nemerix, Swiss manufacturer of the world's lowest power chipsets for GPS applications.
News from Anglia (24 August 2006)
Analysers upgrade to latest PCI Express spec
LeCroy Corporation has added support for the new PCI Express Specification 2.0.
News from LeCroy (24 August 2006)
Wirewound resistors made for military and avionics
Resistors meet or exceed the stringent reliability requirements of MIL-R-93 and MIL-PRF-39005.
News from IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies (24 August 2006)
Monitor is product of the year
Pixelmetrix DVStation-IP etched its name as the Product of the Year, BIRTV Award 2006.
News from Pixelmetrix Corp (24 August 2006)
Communications module embeds eight serial lines
A RoHS-compliant eight-channel PC/104 asynchronous communications module is well suited for embedded applications requiring a large number of serial I/O ports.
News from Winsystems (24 August 2006)
DAQ devices are isolated for safer systems
Multifunction data acquisition devices combine the safety of isolation with the high-performance timing, amplification and calibration technologies of existing M Series DAQ devices. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (23 August 2006)
CPU and Ethernet performance come together
The NuPRO-851 is designed to meet the needs of applications which require high computing performance and reliability. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (23 August 2006)
Fanless products boost embedded reliability
One of the newest high performance fanless products from Acrosser is the AR-B1841CM600ZC, a half-size Celeron-M 600MHz fanless embedded board.
News from Acrosser (23 August 2006)
Test services take in video telephony
A new video telephony test platform complements Cetecom's application enabler testing capacities.
News from Cetecom (23 August 2006)
Tool boosts FPGA programming productivity
FPGA programming tool delivers high data throughput and promotes ease of use, while lowering the overall cost of ownership.
News from Actel Europe (23 August 2006)
Connector stacks up space savings
A miniature plug-and-socket SMT connector interfaces stacked PCBs in mobile phone handsets, notebook PCs, PDAs, pagers and other small mobile devices. Brochure Available
News from GTK (23 August 2006)
Breaker and on/off switch come together
A combined single pole circuit breaker and on/off switch is designed to provide function control and circuit protection in a single unit.
News from Aerco (23 August 2006)
Transformers are smaller, lighter and cooler
Transformers are up to 30% more compact and require up to 20% less mounting space than earlier products with similar outputs.
News from TDK Electronics Europe (23 August 2006)
Enclosures on the tabletop
Ergonomic housings have a modern contoured design with a recessed central control area for fitting membrane keypads or mechanical keyboards.
News from OKW Enclosures (23 August 2006)
Sensors save on backlight control
Light-to-digital sensors are a perfect fit in applications where performance, flexibility and small size are critical.
News from Intersil (23 August 2006)
Bluetooth testers are bound for Korea
LG Electronics has ordered 150 Bluetooth testers from Rohde and Schwarz. Brochure Available
News from Rohde and Schwarz (23 August 2006)
RTOS supports powerful aerospace hardware
LynuxWorks has introduced a LynxOS-178 RTOS board support package for Extreme Engineering Solutions' XPedite6032 single board computer.
News from LynuxWorks (23 August 2006)
Schueppert joins the Board
Michael T Schueppert has joined the Microtune Board of Directors.
News from Microtune (23 August 2006)
Paper explains improved voice recognition
NCT will explain how to enhance the performance of voice recognition systems at a key industry conference to be held at the Embedded Systems Show.
News from NCT Europe (23 August 2006)
Distribution deal covers US market
Fingerprint Cards has signed a distributor licence agreement with Component Distributors for the US market.
News from Fingerprint Cards (23 August 2006)
Media processing card adds Hong Kong approval
Aculab has gained host independent approval from the Hong Kong Telecom Authority for its Prosody X PCI media processing resource card.
News from Aculab (23 August 2006)
Board-mount connectors stay on the level
Datamate L-Tek and J-Tek SMT connectors offer an improved accuracy of coplanarity in situations requiring horizontal board mounting.
News from Harwin (23 August 2006)
Brochure features advanced DC/DC convertors
SynQor has released a new brochure featuring its most advanced DC/DC convertor product lines including the most recent Advanced TCA interface module and high power convertors. Brochure Available
News from SynQor Europe (23 August 2006)
Capacitor charging module packs more power
The CCM capacitor charging module is a compact cost-effective high-voltage OEM power supply originally designed to power UV light sources for curing and sterilisation.
News from Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp (23 August 2006)
Small form factor sensor eases handset integration
The ADCC-3100 is the first one-fifth-inch optical format 1.3Mpixel small form factor CMOS image sensor with advanced image processing, including spot metering capabilities. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (23 August 2006)
Manufacturing control system gains US Patent
Cogiscan has been awarded a new patent relating to an "Automated manufacturing control system" by the US Patent Office (7,069,100).
News from Cogiscan (23 August 2006)
Power supply contracts are brought to Bear
Bear Power Supplies has been awarded three development contracts totalling $150,000 to design and develop custom power supplies for military and medical applications.
News from Bear Power Supplies (22 August 2006)
USB software stacks run on ARM microcontrollers
USBware embedded USB software stacks are now available for Atmel's Smart ARM microcontrollers.
News from Jungo (22 August 2006)
Low profile for precision potentiometers
A single turn conductive plastic potentiometer with a 22mm diameter provides design engineers with one of the lowest profile precision potentiometers in the industry.
News from BI Technologies Electronic Components Division (22 August 2006)
X-ray system to support analytical examinations
Conekt has invested Eur 180,000 to enhance current quality, reliability and failure analysis capabilities within its Engineering Services Division in Shirley, UK.
News from Conekt (22 August 2006)
Core set for satellite duties
Honeywell is to use the configurable ARC 725D core in a satellite application.
News from ARC International (22 August 2006)
Software makes the most of mixed-signal arrays
Innovative development tool for PSoC mixed-signal arrays dramatically simplifies embedded design.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (22 August 2006)
Connector board eases switch to SpaceWire
Novel SpaceWire connector board helps with the transition from custom cabling to SpaceWire standard cabling.
News from Dynamic Engineering (22 August 2006)
PowerPC sets telecomms benchmark record
Benchmark scores for the IBM PowerPC 970FX set a new record for embedded processors tested against the EEMBC's TeleBench telecommunications benchmark suite.
News from EEMBC (22 August 2006)
Embedded CPU is easier to interface
A compact 32bit PowerPC SBC interfaces via a flat cable connection for easy integration with user specific I/O boards or even wire-wrap prototype boards.
News from Actis Computer (22 August 2006)
Infra-red camera aids optical alignment
Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) has been awarded a US Patent (7,075,576) for its compact, low cost CamIR1550 infra-red camera.
News from Applied Scintillation Technologies (22 August 2006)
DAC synthesises in multiple Nyquist zones
A 12bit 2.3Gsample/s DAC claims new industry standards among high-speed DACs that can directly synthesise high-frequency and wideband signals in multiple Nyquist zones.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (22 August 2006)
Capacitors compose compact filters
The LT series of ultra-low-profile MLC capacitors is designed for decoupling and filtering applications. Brochure Available
News from AVX (22 August 2006)
Ricoh rewards excellent Flash supply
Spansion has received the Excellent Supplier Award from Ricoh Company.
News from Spansion (22 August 2006)
Acquisition broadens thermal technology portfolio
BTU International has announced the acquisition of AtmoPlas technology and research team from Dana Corporation.
News from BTU Europe (22 August 2006)
Consumer markets drive power IC growth
Consumer electronics is the largest worldwide market for power supply and power management ICs, according to a recently released study.
News from Venture Development Corp (22 August 2006)
Software test tool keeps track of changes
The latest version of the Tessy embedded software test tool incorporates features for the reconstruction of test changes.
News from Hitex Development Tools (22 August 2006)
Enclosed power supplies are well protected
The GT-9100P9624 is a UL, cUL 1310 listed power supply for commercial, industrial and home use applications.
News from GlobTek (22 August 2006)
Desktop supplies offer wide-ranging output
Series of 100-120W desktop power supplies is available with output voltages from 3.3 to 48V in 0.1V increments.
News from GlobTek (22 August 2006)
TSMC signs for embedded Flash
Silicon Storage Technology and TSMC have signed a technology development and licensing agreement that will offer the first licensable 90nm embedded Flash technology.
News from Silicon Storage Technology (22 August 2006)
Survey ranks top GaAs device manufacturers
Strategy Analytics has released its annual ranking of the world's top GaAs device manufacturers, detailing the movers and shakers in 2005.
News from Strategy Analytics (22 August 2006)
Embedded conference features expert speakers
The organisers of the Embedded Systems Show in association with the Institution of Engineering and Technology have published the technical conference programme for the 2006 show.
News from EDA Exhibitions (22 August 2006)
RoHS exempt products listed online
Farnell InOne has become the first distributor in the industry to produce a comprehensive, dedicated list of RoHS exempt products.
News from Farnell (22 August 2006)
Printers promise flexible kiosk integration
New from Nippon Primex is the NP-3311 series of thermal printers for kiosk applictions.
News from DED (22 August 2006)
PWM controller stacks up power system density
Synchronous PWM controller operates as a stand-alone device that generates two outputs, or as a two-channel multiphase controller.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (22 August 2006)
RF design software has entry-level option
Two important options are available with recently launched Concerto v6 from leading RF and microwave design software house Vector Fields.
News from Vector Fields (22 August 2006)
An open and shut case for workstations
User Application Article ESD-protected modular workstations help providers of computer forensic services.
News from Lista (22 August 2006)
Li to build brand in Asia Pacific
Zetex Semiconductors has strengthened its presence in the Asia Pacific region through the appointment of Echo Li as Vice President Sales.
News from Zetex (22 August 2006)
Industrial batteries have exceptionally long lives
LC-QA industrial batteries have capacities from 24 to 200Ah and a long service life of 17 years, thanks to their use of an innovative lead-calcium-tin alloy to minimise corrosion to the electrodes.
News from Panasonic Industrial Europe (22 August 2006)
Interactive CD brings supply range together
PowerSupplyShop has published its first full product catalogue on a CD.
News from PowerSupplyShop (21 August 2006)
Power electronics community to gather in Dallas
The 2006 Digital Power Forum (DPF 06) will include the largest number of senior executives ever to speak at a single power electronics conference.
News from Darnell Group (21 August 2006)
Arrow creates demand for Freescale
Freescale Semiconductor has presented Arrow Electronics with its Demand Creation Distributor of the Year Award for the UK and Ireland.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (21 August 2006)
Spread-spectrum chip cuts PSU EMI
A tiny spread spectrum silicon oscillator is optimised for switching regulators. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (21 August 2006)
GaN transistor raises basestation power density
A compact GaN power transistor amplifier boasts the world's highest output power level of 400W while featuring low distortion characteristics for 3G basestations.
News from NEC (21 August 2006)
Bias tees and DC blocks go low
In addition to its high frequency 40GHz bias tees and DC blocks, Miteq has now introduced a new line of low frequency, low cost bias tees and DC blocks.
News from Miteq (21 August 2006)
Energy storage system makes the finals
Electrical Contracting Products magazine has named Pentadyne's innovative VSS+DC product as a finalist for its 2006 Innovation Awards.
News from Pentadyne Power (21 August 2006)
Controllers bring USB systems together
At the Embedded Systems Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Future Technology Devices International unveiled the Vinculum family of embedded USB host controller devices.
News from Future Technology Devices International (21 August 2006)
Radio modules gain Spanish distribution
Circuit Design has appointed the Affinity Group as its distributor in Spain.
News from Circuit Design (21 August 2006)
Alliance targets Australian radio applications
Circuit Design has appointed Telelink Communications as its distributor in Australia.
News from Circuit Design (21 August 2006)
Chassis cuts the cost of PXI instrumentation
PXI chassis offers five peripheral slots and includes a host card to control the system from either a desktop or laptop and a cable. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (21 August 2006)
Process improvement engineer is top apprentice
Eighteen-year-old rising star David Peters has beaten off competition from 15 other electronics students to be named Apprentice of the Year by Northumberland College. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (21 August 2006)
Stepping motor drivers keep their cool
Stepping motor drivers combine low on-resistance through the use of a BiCD process with thermally dissipative package, making it possible to dramatically reduce heat generation.
News from Marktech Optoelectronics (21 August 2006)
Acquisition enhances 3G portfolio
Qualcomm is to acquire San Diego-based Qualphone, a leading provider of IP-based multimedia subsystems embedded client software for mobile devices and interoperability testing services.
News from Qualcomm (21 August 2006)
Platform is basis for mobile development
The Qtopia Greenphone is billed as the first open Linux mobile device for application developers.
News from Trolltech (21 August 2006)
Interface taps into vehicle networks
DGE has teamed with the Braun Corporation, the world's largest producer of automotive mobility products, to develop an interface for accessing data from OEM vehicle networks.
News from DGE (21 August 2006)
Seminars offer global perspective on RoHS
Sea View Technologies will host the latest in a series of RoHS and WEEE worldwide seminars on 5th October 2006 at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, California.
News from Sea View Technologies (21 August 2006)
Supplies drop in as affordable alternative
A new series of 40W internal power supplies are designed to satisfy a wide range of commercial applications.
News from SL Power Electronics Corporation (21 August 2006)
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