News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 26 November
to Saturday 2 December 2006
Noise and echo cancellation for Bluetooth
SoftMax has joined CSR's Extension Partner Programme, to integrate its 1Voice noise and echo cancellation technology into CSR's latest BlueCore5-Multimedia platform.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 1 December 2006)
Detector log video amp comes in compact package
Manufactured by American Microwave Corporation, the Model DLA-218-SK45 is a detector log video amplifier that operates in the frequency range from 2 to 18GHz with a dynamic range of 45dB.
News from Gigahertz Marketing Solutions ( 1 December 2006)
Rail-to-rail op amp boasts big bandwidth
National's LMV951 is the only 1V operational amplifier capable of delivering 2.7MHz unity-gain bandwidth and maintaining its stability when driving a 500pF capacitive load.
News from National Semiconductor ( 1 December 2006)
GPIB controller slims for low-profile PCs
New from Keithley Instruments is the Model KPCI-488LP low profile GPIB controller interface plug-in board. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments ( 1 December 2006)
CompactPCI card expands military I/O options
Multifunction I/O card reflects growing trend in military computing applications to embrace CompactPCI technology, and the increased requirement for powerful and flexible I/O capability.
News from Radstone Embedded Computing ( 1 December 2006)
Rocker switch has large actuator surface
The KR rocker switch, with its large actuator surface, was designed for applications requiring switches to have an attractive style, superior feel and high reliability.
News from Apem Components ( 1 December 2006)
Catalogue explains circuit breaker options
Specifying circuit breakers for equipment is a daunting task, but help is at hand for OEMs.
News from Rowe Hankins Components ( 1 December 2006)
M2M radio module deal covers all of Europe
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente has signed a pan-European franchise agreement with Italian M2M module supplier Telit Communications.
News from Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente ( 1 December 2006)
Packaged LEDs sit flat onboard
High brightness surface mount 1W LEDs now have option of package with longer leads than the original OVTL01LGA Lednium device.
News from Optek Technology ( 1 December 2006)
Website explains PSU concepts with movie clips
Online Puls Cinema features movie clips designed to help power supply users to specify the correct power supply and providing clear explanations of common terminology.
News from Puls UK ( 1 December 2006)
Board powers up application processor designs
Evaluation board provides a complete audio and power management solution for Marvell PXA3xx-based products and is driven using a standard Windows-based GUI via a PC's USB interface.
News from Dialog Semiconductor ( 1 December 2006)
Oxford finds Symmetry
Symmetry Electronics has signed an agreement to add Oxford Semiconductor, the leading provider of high-performance connectivity solutions, to its linecard.
News from Symmetry Electronics ( 1 December 2006)
Large-screen LCDs survive outdoor experience
User Application Article Ground-breaking outdoor displays enhance the "customer experience" at a major Orlando theme park.
News from GDS ( 1 December 2006)
Summit to present phosphor research and innovation
The programme is now set for the Phosphor Global Summit 2007 to be held from 5th to 7th March 2007 at the Grand Hilton Seoul in Seoul, Korea.
News from Intertech-Pira ( 1 December 2006)
Leading audio suppliers hold their positions
Blaupunkt, Siemens VDO, Delphi and Visteon still dominate the supply of audio head units for new vehicles produced across Europe and North America, despite increasing competition.
News from Strategy Analytics ( 1 December 2006)
Seminars describe validation before silicon
Carbon Design Systems is working with ARM to bring hands-on seminars that present practical validation solutions to the rising software content in embedded systems.
News from Carbon Design Systems ( 1 December 2006)
Cell BE processor to accelerate EDA
Mercury Computer Systems is working with Mentor Graphics to jointly develop and deliver a fully integrated EDA platform based on the Cell Broadband Engine processor.
News from Mercury Computer Systems ( 1 December 2006)
Wirewound resistors cover many applications
IRC Wire and Film Technologies Division offers a series of moulded and conformally coated wirewound resistors and combination resistor/fuses.
News from IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies ( 1 December 2006)
Mobile WiMAX testing explained online
Agilent Technologies has released an on-demand e-seminar and toolkit CD for fixed 802.16-2004 and mobile 802.16e-2005 WiMAX applications.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 1 December 2006)
Greenberg focuses on power management and control
Brian Greenberg has joined VDC as an Analyst and Program Manager focusing on power management and control.
News from Venture Development Corp ( 1 December 2006)
Barco adopts safety-critical platform
Belgium-based specialist for display and visualisation solutions Barco has selected Wind River Platform for Safety Critical ARINC 653 to support the MOSArt modular open system architecture.
News from Wind River Systems ( 1 December 2006)
RTOS is certified for real-time control
VxWorks 6.4 is the first operating system to achieve certification for conformance to the PSE52 Real-Time Controller 1003.13-2003 Product Standard.
News from Wind River Systems ( 1 December 2006)
Device servers boast top security
High density device servers provide enterprise-grade security and intelligent web services for attached devices.
News from Lantronix ( 1 December 2006)
Novel SoC drives generator performance
The Tektronix AFG3000 Series of arbitrary/function generators consists of six models with the market-leading 240MHz, dual-channel, 2Gsample/s AFG3252 at the head of the series.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 1 December 2006)
LED lamps are made for outdoor applications
A new series of LEDs is optimised for applications in traffic signals, message centres and price changers.
News from Cao Group ( 1 December 2006)
Chocolate phone takes Java to heart
LG Electronics has selected Esmertec's Jbed solution as the exclusive Java Virtual Machine for all its GSM-based "Chocolate" phones.
News from Esmertec ( 1 December 2006)
Mobile comms testing moves to new building
Cetecom has moved its administration and mobile communications testing laboratory to a brand-new building.
News from Cetecom ( 1 December 2006)
Hynix standardises process development
Hynix Semiconductor, one of the world's leading memory manufacturers, has standardised on ASML's LithoCruiser software for the company's process development activity.
News from ASML ( 1 December 2006)
Satellite positioning to become the norm
Research report forecasts that 60% of WCDMA handset shipped worldwide will have integrated GPS/Galileo receivers by 2010.
News from Berg Insight ( 1 December 2006)
Automatic test system keeps Boeings in the air
Pakistan International Airlines has acquired a first ATEC Series 6 test system from EADS Test and Services plus 28 associated test programs for maintaining its Boeing fleet in Karachi, Pakistan.
News from EADS Test and Services ( 1 December 2006)
Software supports parallel design verification
ProDesign has added Design Duplication as a new feature to support Chipit, the company's successful product family of high-speed ASIC prototyping and verification systems.
News from ProDesign ( 1 December 2006)
PHY is fit for WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB
Staccato's Ripcord PHY has officially been "registered" and declared ready as a foundational subcomponent of a complete WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB system.
News from Staccato Communications ( 1 December 2006)
Awards recognise semiconductor companies
The ACE Awards will present 24 awards for the Company of the Year, Product of the Year and Editor's Choice categories.
News from Global Sources ( 1 December 2006)
IDC connectors bring individual wires onboard
The new 9175 connector from passives and connectors specialist AVX's Elco Europe Division allows users to easily connect individual wires to a single row of contacts using IDC technology. Brochure Available
News from Elco Europe ( 1 December 2006)
Front-end supplies bring 48V for distributed power
C and D Technologies has added a 48V family to its class leading D1U-W AC/DC front-end power supply product line. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions ( 1 December 2006)
Sponsorship continues charitable work
The Great Yorkshire Bike Ride raised a record-breaking GBP 119,181 this year bringing the 23-year running total for the event to a whopping GBP 1,456,021.
News from Farnell ( 1 December 2006)
Group promotes best practices in DO-254 design
TTTech Computertechnik has become a member of the DO-254 Users Group to actively share and promote best practices in DO-254 design with a group of experts, tool vendors and aerospace companies.
News from TTTech Computertechnik ( 1 December 2006)
Powerline transceiver provides whole home coverage
Microcontroller based, the PLT050 embeds SiConnect's proprietary POEM technology to deliver digital modem, baseband signal and control processing functions.
News from SiConnect ( 1 December 2006)
FlexRay transceiver enters volume production
NXP has announced the availability of the world's first FlexRay transceiver, the TJA1080, now in volume production.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 1 December 2006)
Jumper cables top a million
Quadrant, the Hertfordshire based manufacturer of coaxial and multicore cable assemblies has manufactured its millionth copper corrugated jumper cable.
News from Quadrant Connections ( 1 December 2006)
Noise countermeasure components come to hand
TDK has expanded its portfolio of EMI filter arrays with the introduction of three compact noise countermeasure components.
News from TDK Electronics Europe ( 1 December 2006)
Transistor Devices deal expands across Europe
Expanded agreement with Transistor Devices, the US-based power supply systems manufacturer, consolidates UR's position as a supplier of TDI products in all major European markets.
News from u-blox ( 1 December 2006)
Router expands to cover HSDPA
The ConnectPort WAN HSDPA is an upgradeable, commercial grade cellular router, which provides secure, high speed connectivity to remote devices and locations over new 3.5G cellular HSDPA networks.
News from Digi International ( 1 December 2006)
Alliance provides prototyping and manufacture
Cambridge metalwork company Hitec and electronics manufacturer Kaisen Technology have formed a strategic alliance that will offer high tech firms a one-stop shop for prototypes and volume manufacture.
News from Hitec Sheet Metal ( 1 December 2006)
Card connectors handle harsh environments
JAE has introduced two new connectors supporting PC Card and Express Card formats, suitable for use in harsh environments.
News from JAE Europe ( 1 December 2006)
Abacus adds up turnover and profit rises
Abacus Group has published its preliminary results for the year ended 30th September 2006.
News from Abacus Group ( 1 December 2006)
Seminar series expands to cover Java for GSM
Following high demand for this year's seminars, TDC has announced its spring series of events, including a new "Java for GSM" seminar.
News from TDC (Telecom Design Communications) ( 1 December 2006)
Symposium covers perpendicular magnetic recording
Agere Systems will take part in the Idema symposium on "Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR): the innovation is a product reality" on Thursday 7th December 2006 in Santa Clara, California.
News from Agere Systems ( 1 December 2006)
Application framework fits LoCosto-based handsets
Sasken's Aria application framework has been successfully integrated on to Texas Instruments' LoCosto single-chip value platform.
News from Sasken Communication Technologies ( 1 December 2006)
External power adapters have three outputs
High efficiency 50W external AC/DC power adapters offer users a wide choice of fully regulated output voltages.
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 1 December 2006)
Testers support UMTS long-term evolution
Rohde and Schwarz provides first solutions for analysing and generating UMTS LTE signals by using the FSQ high-end spectrum analyser and the SMU200A signal generators.
News from Rohde and Schwarz (30 November 2006)
Reflow system saves energy and nitrogen
Speedline's Electrovert OmniFlex 7 reflow soldering system handles traditional high volume reflow for both leaded and lead free alloys, and offers exceptional efficiencies in operating costs.
News from Contax (30 November 2006)
MOSFET is made for portable applications
Small-footprint P-channel MOSFET offers optimal thermal and electrical performance for power conversion, charging and load management in high-volume portable electronics.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (30 November 2006)
Software suite suits high-end smart phones
Trolltech, the company that makes software faster to build and easier to use, has announced a new development initiative, Qtopia Greensuite.
News from Trolltech (30 November 2006)
Surface mount expertise is put to worthy task
User Application Article Barric is working closely with Cambridge company Toby Churchill on the future development of its acclaimed text-to-speech LightWriter technology.
News from Barric (30 November 2006)
IDE is aware of RTOS kernel
Microchip Technology now provides kernel awareness for Micrium's uC/OS-II real-time operating system (RTOS) in its free MPLAB integrated development environment (IDE).
News from Micrium (30 November 2006)
Catalogue simplifies searches for connectors
Binder-USA has published a new full-line product catalogue.
News from Binder-USA (30 November 2006)
Mini OTDR aids installation and maintenance
The Yokogawa AQ7270 fiberXplorer is a mini OTDR claimed to set new standards in terms of performance, speed of operation and ease of use.
News from DMOptics (30 November 2006)
World of photonics comes to Munich
Laser 2007: World of Photonics will highlight the latest trends in photonics, the newest developments for this key technology and the way it is being employed in industry.
News from Messe Muenchen (30 November 2006)
VME Ethernet switch mixes Fast and Gigabit
Interface Concept is introducing a 6U/VME Fast and Giga managed Ethernet switch - ComEth3300b - particularly suited for air and conduction-cooled applications.
News from Interface Concept (30 November 2006)
Fabless model paves way for fast growth
Wintegra has been ranked fifth on the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA.
News from Wintegra (30 November 2006)
MIPS development toolkit is RTOS aware
Express Logic and First Silicon Solutions (FS2) have announced ThreadX kernel-aware debug support for the MIPS SDE software development toolkit. Brochure Available
News from Express Logic (30 November 2006)
Technical seminars complement southern show
The organiser of the Southern Electronics Show has announced the programme for next year's ever-popular technical seminar programme.
News from European Trade and Exhibition Services (30 November 2006)
Logistics system reduces high inventory
User Application Article EN ElectronicNetwork uses TTI's AIRS electronic procurement system for more than 2600 parts in all seven of its manufacturing facilities in Germany. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (30 November 2006)
Intelligent switches have automotive aims
Family of high-side intelligent power switches incorporates accurate current-sensing and built-in protection circuits for 14V automotive applications.
News from International Rectifier (30 November 2006)
Analogue switches cut resistance to signal quality
Low-voltage dual and quad SPDT analogue switches provide ultralow, flatter on-resistance, resulting in better signal quality in battery-powered, portable and handheld equipment.
News from Intersil (30 November 2006)
Circular DIN connector meets industrial demands
The robust design of the 423 series makes it the ideal connector system for demanding industrial applications requiring a small circular DIN connector.
News from Binder-USA (30 November 2006)
Aftermarket accessories outstrip computer growth
The US aftermarket for computer accessories approached $2.9 billion in 2005.
News from Venture Development Corp (30 November 2006)
Advanced buffer enables FB-DIMM family
User Application Article Integrated Device Technology has revealed it is the main advanced memory buffer (AMB) supplier for the Elpida Memory family of fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) products.
News from IDT (30 November 2006)
Touch technologies come to California
Liyitec has strengthened its presence in the USA by announcing its first sales office in Dana Point, California.
News from Liyitec USA (30 November 2006)
GPS module runs fast and deep signal searches
The A1080-A GPS module is capable of tracking 20 satellites down to a -159dBm signal level, using more than 200,000 correlators for fast and deep signal searches.
News from Lineage Power Corporation (30 November 2006)
Banana jacks make contact with sheathed plugs
Pomona Electronics announces its new IEC1010 4mm banana jacks for sheathed plugs, designed for fast panel construction and high conductivity.
News from Pomona Electronics (30 November 2006)
Energy storage systems score a hit in defence
Pentadyne Power Corp has received a follow-on order worth more than $2 million from Beaver Aerospace and Defense for an additional 46 systems over the course of the next several months.
News from Pentadyne Power (30 November 2006)
DFM solutions come to market
Clear Shape Technologies has formally introduced itself as a design-for-manufacturing solutions provider.
News from Clear Shape Technologies (30 November 2006)
Software gives early view of manufacturing defects
InShape is billed as the first model-based full-chip design manufacturability checker that predicts accurate silicon shapes.
News from Clear Shape Technologies (30 November 2006)
DFM optimisation claims complete coverage
Clear Shape Technologies has announced OutPerform, the first complete and silicon correlated electrical DFM analysis and optimisation product.
News from Clear Shape Technologies (30 November 2006)
UMC design flows are DFM aware
Clear Shape Technologies and UMC have announced that their 18 month DFM collaboration efforts has resulted in the availability of DFM-aware IC design flows.
News from Clear Shape Technologies (30 November 2006)
Patterned filters cover wide range of wavelengths
Deposition Sciences has announced an innovation in dichroic filters coating-deposition capabilities.
News from Deposition Sciences (30 November 2006)
Logic analyser modules aid DDR3 development
Agilent Technologies and FuturePlus Systems Corp have announced a collaborative analysis solution for DDR3 memory buses operating at datarates up to 1066Mtransfer/s.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (30 November 2006)
Gigabit Ethernet adapter is ExpressCard
Datamate Products, has developed a high speed over copper ExpressCard-form-factor Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
News from Methode Electronics (30 November 2006)
Surveillance platform is top multicore application
The PVR-1140 industrial grade rack-mount digital security surveillance (DSS) platform is a winner in the Intel Communications Alliance 2006 Multi-Core Proof Point Contest.
News from Portwell Technology (30 November 2006)
White paper puts Wibree in wireless food chain
Ezurio has published a white paper explaining how Wibree fits in the wireless food chain along with the new applications and business models that it will enable.
News from Ezurio (30 November 2006)
Lithium batteries to power German military radios
Saft has won a competitive tender to supply an additional 30,000 Friwo brand primary lithium battery systems to power the German Army's SEM70 portable military radio sets. Brochure Available
News from Saft Lithium Battery Division (30 November 2006)
Acquisition chip makes sense of MEMS signals
The SX8722 is a complete high-resolution data acquisition device for MEMS sensors used in portable industrial and consumer sensing applications.
News from Semtech (30 November 2006)
Student programme brings graduate skills
Cyan Technology has become the first Cambridge technology company to participate in the worldwide AIESEC Global Source Programme.
News from Cyan Technology (30 November 2006)
Scope is clear winner of product award
The Tektronix DPO4000 digital phosphor oscilloscope has won the Elektra Product of the Year Award for 2006. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (30 November 2006)
ADC raises performance bar at 12bit resolution
Monolithic 12bit 500Msample/s analogue-to-digital convertor claims unmatched size and performance.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (30 November 2006)
DRAM modules cover full range of applications
Memory modules are designed to meet the needs of most desktop and laptop personal computer users, as well as high-end servers and gaming products.
News from Dane-Elec (30 November 2006)
Distributor adds rare aerospace certification
MVR International, a Florida-based distributor of electronic and electromechanical components, has been awarded AS/EN9120 aerospace certification.
News from MVR International (29 November 2006)
Packages chosen for military sensor programme
Egide has signed a 5 year agreement with US company Textron Systems.
News from Egide (29 November 2006)
Distribution agreement expands over Europe
Rutronik and Infineon Technologies are to extend their distribution agreement to include the UK, Ireland, Spain and Portugal, along with South Africa.
News from Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente (29 November 2006)
Conference covers polymers in electronics
Rapra Technology is holding a two-day conference on Polymers in Electronics in Munich on 30th and 31st January 2007.
News from Smithers Rapra (29 November 2006)
CAD services specialist makes SMART move
Quantum CAD has become a member of the SMART (Surface Mount And Related Technologies) Group.
News from Quantum CAD (29 November 2006)
Current mode controller is ideal for automotive
The LTC3824 is a 4 to 60V input range, 100% duty cycle, low quiescent current, adjustable switching frequency DC/DC current mode controller. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (29 November 2006)
Distribution system signs up for Wal-Mart
User Application Article The VDS player-to-screen multimedia distribution system has been installed as part of a digital signage network for 300 Wal-Mart de Mexico department stores.
News from Minicom Advanced Systems (29 November 2006)
French nuke scientists adopt PFT-based analysis
RF Engines has delivered an advanced real-time signal analysis system to the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Laboratories in Paris, France.
News from RF Engines (29 November 2006)
Mobile FCRAM speeds to double datarate
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has announced the availability of a new 256Mbit mobile fast cycle RAM (FCRAM).
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (29 November 2006)
Outsource deal helps Sarantel respond to demand
Sarantel has signed a memorandum of understanding on outsource manufacturing and distribution with Sanmina-SCI.
News from Sarantel (29 November 2006)
Bluetooth chip includes DSP for audio enhancement
BlueCore5-Multimedia is CSR's most advanced silicon offering best in class audio for applications including high-end stereo and mono headsets.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (29 November 2006)
Optical pipes bring bright light to panels
Bright Pipes optical light pipes produce bright, even indication based on optical ray tracing. Brochure Available
News from CML Innovative Technologies (29 November 2006)
Electrical systems banish static safely
Meech International has developed its static control technology based on active electrical systems rather than radioactive materials. Brochure Available
News from Meech International (29 November 2006)
SCM system scores in head-to-head challenge
User Application Article Cellular wireless semiconductor specialist Icera uses Perforce, the fast software configuration management system, to version and manage its software development.
News from Perforce Software (29 November 2006)
Optical cables exceed fire survival specs
Brand-Rex has launched a range of high performance fire-survivable cables that meet and exceed the latest IEC fire survival performance criteria for optical products.
News from Brand-Rex (29 November 2006)
Three-row connector is secured with little force
Harwin is launching a low insertion force version of its Datamate connector family, offering up to 96 contacts.
News from Harwin (29 November 2006)
Multimedia codec is top European IC
Wolfson Microelectronics has been named as winner of the Semiconductor Product of the Year award at Elektra 2006.
News from Wolfson Microelectronics (29 November 2006)
Cooling design software handles complex geometries
Version 4.3 of Icepak introduces key new technologies in the thermal design of electronic systems.
News from Fluent (29 November 2006)
Report profiles next network opportunities
With the recent endorsement of 100Gbit/s Ethernet by an IEEE Study Group, new opportunities for modules and component firms are about to appear.
News from CIR (29 November 2006)
New name in EMC testing
Teseq will continue to maintain and selectively expand the current Schaffner EMC test equipment product line. Brochure Available
News from Teseq (29 November 2006)
Handheld media processor raises resolution
Fabless semiconductor company 3DLabs has announced its entry into the handheld media processor market with the launch of the DMS-02.
News from 3DLabs Semiconductor (29 November 2006)
Multichannel cards sample simultaneously
Card series allows simultaneous data acquisition of up to 16 channels on each card. Brochure Available
News from Spectrum Systementwicklung Microelectronic (29 November 2006)
Embedded module based on dual-core processor
The Conga-X945/64 embedded computer is equipped with a 1.5GHz 64bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor L7400 which has an excellent computing performance to power consumption ratio.
News from Congatec (29 November 2006)
Higher graphics and memory performance
Newly announced products expand the product family of RoHS compliant ETX embedded computer modules.
News from Congatec (29 November 2006)
Industrial computer maker upgrades to XTX modules
User Application Article A leading manufacturer of industrial computers for harsh environments is to equip all its MPC 6 and IPC 7 models with XTX embedded computer modules to enable new features to be added.
News from Congatec (29 November 2006)
Board hosts STM processor development
The STDV730F is a low-cost development board based on the STR730FZ2T6 processor from STMicroelectronics.
News from Embest Info and Tech Company (28 November 2006)
Controller accelerates handset-PC interfacing
Controller provides the highest-performance handset-to-PC connection for rapid transfers of music files, photos and videos.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (28 November 2006)
Bridging the gap to embedded communications
Devices in the new West Bridge family of peripheral controllers function as a companion chip to an embedded central processing unit to free it from data-intensive operations.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (28 November 2006)
USB connectors take on industrial protection
Abacus Deltron has extended its connector portfolio with a waterproof miniature USB connector, ideal for industrial and similar applications.
News from Abacus Deltron (28 November 2006)
Chinese microphone makers in focus
Survey shows microphone manufacturers in Greater China expect generally stable export prices for the next 12 months despite rising raw materials costs.
News from Global Sources (28 November 2006)
Alliance marries system level design with SOPCs
Celoxica is working with EBV Elektronik to provide electronic system level design solutions to end customers using Altera's system-on-programmable-chip technology.
News from Celoxica (28 November 2006)
LDO cuts the size of handset lighting supplies
Small two-bank low-dropout regulator supports LED lighting in portable applications, such as mobile phones, navigation systems, MP3 and media players.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (28 November 2006)
Bluetooth development aids the hard of hearing
User Application Article Bluetooth development tool helps commercialise an innovative headset for the hard of hearing, which employs wireless communications to link an in-ear module with a remote microphone.
News from Cambridge Consultants (28 November 2006)
Workshop brings partners together for support
Workshop aims to help companies and academics in the fields of sensors and imaging to make the most of recently announced Government support.
News from Electronics Enabled Products KTN (28 November 2006)
Farnell is electronics company of the year
Farnell InOne has won top acclaim at the Elektra 2006 European Electronics Industry Awards.
News from Farnell (28 November 2006)
Firmware lets Bluetooth peripherals plug-and-play
CSR has launched a software solution which is set to transform wireless PC peripherals from a premium aftermarket purchase to a mass market standard, bundled with new PCs.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio (28 November 2006)
Powerful LEDs boast brilliant illumination
High-power and ultra-high-power LEDs can produce up to 700 lumens of brilliant illumination in a variety of colours. Brochure Available
News from Rapid Electronics (28 November 2006)
Debugger changes to configurable core support
Lauterbach now supports Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa configurable processors with its Trace32 PowerView microprocessor debugger.
News from Lauterbach (28 November 2006)
Four papers share EM simulation awards
Computer Simulation Technology has named the winners of the 2006 CST University Publication Awards.
News from CST - Computer Simulation Technology (28 November 2006)
Wireless workshops to cover 20 European cities
"Think wireless" is the motto for the coming year at Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente.
News from Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente (28 November 2006)
LED lamps promise plug-and-play simplicity
LinkLED IP expands the flexibility and performance of the original LinkLED system, and is designed for OEMs who require a simple plug and play solution.
News from Dialight Lumidrives (28 November 2006)
Kit advances NXP processor development
Development kit combines all the necessary components and tools to develop a full product based on NXP's ARM7-powered MCU.
News from IAR Systems (28 November 2006)
Memory card gives fast access to 8Gbyte
Toshiba has launched the industry's first 8Gbyte Class 4 memory card.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (28 November 2006)
Inductors promise high frequency performance
Tight tolerance L0402 LGA inductor is based on thin-film technology, providing excellent high frequency performance and rugged construction for reliable automatic assembly. Brochure Available
News from AVX (28 November 2006)
Cochlear signs for medical SoC design
Cochlear has selected AMI Semiconductor AMIS as its semiconductor co-design and manufacturing partner for its future generation DSP-based SoC.
News from AMI Semiconductor (28 November 2006)
Linear regulators suit automotive and industrial
High-voltage low-power linear regulators can deliver up to 100mA of output current, which is ideal for automotive and industrial applications.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (28 November 2006)
Growth in wireless networking hampers fibre optics
"World optical products in fibre optics markets" reveals that revenues in this industry totalled $3.41 billion in 2005 and are likely to reach $4.38 billion in 2009.
News from Frost and Sullivan (28 November 2006)
LED substrates are cool option in lighting
Anotherm technology is being specified for a variety of high-brightness LED illumination and display applications.
News from IRC Advanced Film Division (28 November 2006)
Calibration services expand to AC resistance
The scope of the company's A2LA accreditation now includes AC resistance.
News from IET Labs (28 November 2006)
Resistor network simplifies SCSI termination
Low voltage differential network is designed to terminate high performance SPI-2 (Ultra2) and SPI-3 (Ultra3) bused applications.
News from BI Technologies Electronic Components Division (28 November 2006)
Packaging services support medical device makers
Avo Photonics, provider of optical and RF packaging solutions, has recently focused its services to support medical product suppliers.
News from Avo Photonics (28 November 2006)
Software interfaces put to the human test
Research projects aims to define a link between a user's personality and the way they interact with current software interfaces.
News from Brunel University (27 November 2006)
Step-up controller needs no sense resistor
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC3872, a current mode step-up DC/DC controller with 550kHz operating frequency. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (27 November 2006)
Representatives expand US display coverage
i-sft has teamed up with manufacturers' representatives Tritek Solutions and The Tronex Group to better serve its North American customer base.
News from i-sft (27 November 2006)
Milestones in open device software development
The Eclipse Foundation has announced three milestone releases within the Eclipse Device Software Development Platform (DSDP).
News from Eclipse Foundation (27 November 2006)
Thyristor modules are made for soft starters
Semikron has introduced the Semistart family of antiparallel uninsulated thyristor modules, which has been designed specifically for use in soft-start devices.
News from Semikron (27 November 2006)
Supplies are made RoHS compliant
HiTek Power is now able to ship RoHS-compliant products if required.
News from HiTek Power (27 November 2006)
Rework flux works with lead and lead-free solders
Novel flux technology is uniquely optimised to deliver a high performance with both lead-free and conventional tin-lead solders.
News from Almit Technology (27 November 2006)
Noser gets thumbs up from shareholders
Esmertec's shareholders have approved all proposals put forward by the Board of Directors at its recent extraordinary general meeting.
News from Esmertec (27 November 2006)
Programmable technology eases tester upgrade
User Application Article picoChip has helped Willtek Communications to add support for TD-SCDMA to its range of software-defined 3G cellular handset testers.
News from picoChip Designs (27 November 2006)
Optical encoder and joystick join in control
The Grayhill 60A Series delivers a complete solution to human interface applications where panel space is at a premium and reliable directional control is a requirement. Brochure Available
News from EAO (27 November 2006)
Analysis software aids WiMAX development
Tektronix has announced RSA-IQWIMAX demodulation and analysis software, part of a comprehensive test set to find and solve WiMAX design problems. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (27 November 2006)
Colour sensor saves space and power
Avago Technologies has introduced the industry's smallest red, green and blue (RGB) digital colour sensor for use in a variety of portable electronic applications.
News from Avago Technologies (27 November 2006)
Supercapacitors are claimed cost-effective
Cellergy's supercapacitors feature high capacitance, low ESR, very thin outlines and a cost low enough to be attractive in price-sensitive portable digital applications.
News from MRC Components (27 November 2006)
PWM controllers take more discretes onboard
Single-output PWM controllers allow a lower BOM cost by integrating the boot diode, the overcurrent protection, and the MOSFET drivers onto a single chip.
News from Intersil (27 November 2006)
Fair puts ASEAN companies in spotlight
Eleven ASEAN multinational and home-grown electronic companies will gather in the ASEAN Electronics Business Opportunities Exhibition and Conference.
News from CITEM (27 November 2006)
Antenna deal is in tune with wireless aims
Collaboration will offer affordable, high-quality antennas to complement wireless embedded and stand-alone solutions implementing GSM/GPRS, GPS and Wi-Fi technologies.
News from Alpha Micro Components (27 November 2006)
Producer compliance scheme is ready for WEEE
Environ has set up a producer compliance scheme for business-to-business WEEE in the UK.
News from Environ (27 November 2006)
Chipset is front end for DVB-S2 boxes
TDC announces the CX24118 and CX24116 from Conexant, which form the front end (tuner and demodulator) for set top boxes supporting DVB-S2.
News from TDC (Telecom Design Communications) (27 November 2006)
Holm takes top Danish optics award
Johan Holm has been awarded the DOPS prize, an annual award given to an individual whose contribution to the Danish optics field has been of unique quality and importance.
News from Ibsen Photonics (27 November 2006)
RadioScape celebrates its first decade
RadioScape marked its 10th anniversary last week by hosting a celebratory event for the industry at the Getty Images Gallery in central London.
News from RadioScape (27 November 2006)
IP core is embedded innovation of the year
RF Engines has won the Embedded System Innovation of the Year category at the 2006 Elektra European Electronic Awards.
News from RF Engines (27 November 2006)
Power source stands the test of precision
The R6240A is a four-quadrant power source (+/-15V with +/-1(4)A), which is a cost-efficient solution for component and module tests.
News from Rohde and Schwarz (27 November 2006)
OLED display modules come to the UK
Digital Displays has entered into agreement with One Stop Displays (OSD) to offer the OSD line of OLED display modules to the UK market. Brochure Available
News from GPEG International (27 November 2006)
Industrial connectors adopt consumer standards
Harting has introduced new versions of its established Han-Brid industrial hybrid connector range with the addition of USB and FireWire interfaces.
News from Harting (27 November 2006)
Flash MCUs are optimised for motor control
Microchip has developed its first general-purpose Flash PIC microcontrollers with peripherals for more cost-effective control of fans or small motors.
News from Microchip Technology (27 November 2006)
Factorised architecture promises power efficiency
Vicor has released a full family of VI Chip components, enabling complete power systems using factorised power architecture (FPA).
News from Vicor UK (27 November 2006)
Digital attenuator boosts linearity
6bit digital step attenuator is designed for applications requiring extremely high linearity such as cellular basestations and repeaters, fixed wireless and WiMAX and WiBro.
News from Peregrine Semiconductor (27 November 2006)
SoS PLLs set for European space duties
Peregrine Semiconductor Europe has been chosen by the European Space Agency to develop the first phase-locked loop device for integration into European space applications.
News from Peregrine Semiconductor (27 November 2006)
Platform jumpstarts basestation development
IDT and TI have developed a robust 3G basestation development platform that speeds customer time to market by jumpstarting mission critical software programming and enabling rapid early prototyping.
News from IDT (27 November 2006)
DVB SoC is base for terrestrial iDTV module
User Application Article Digital television design house TVonics has developed a new module design targeted at terrestrial iDTV applications using one of Toshiba's DVB SoC processors.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (27 November 2006)
Chairs are safe for static control
TBA Electro Conductive Products now offers seating products designed for use in clean-room and static-control applications.
News from TBA Electro Conductive Products (27 November 2006)
Industrial displays adopt widescreen format
Hitachi Display Products Group has announced four new widescreen TFT LCD display modules in a 16:9 display format.
News from Hitachi Europe - Display Products Group (27 November 2006)
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