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Sunday 17 December
to Saturday 23 December 2006

SW installer wins national award

ADC Krone has selected Mitie Technology for its prestigious TrueNet Approved Integrator of the Year Award.

News from ADC Krone (22 December 2006)

Leading CE, PC and mobile companies compared

Report assesses the key business challenges facing major technology vendors that intend to lead in the connected digital home market.

News from Strategy Analytics (22 December 2006)

Aluminium enclosures on the desk or rack

The Dissipator series of versatile metal enclosures can be used for housing desktop and rack mounted electronics.

News from Teko Enclosures (22 December 2006)

Kits host application-specific array development

Kits give designers easy-to-use tools to quickly and efficiently complete PSoC designs for a variety of applications.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (22 December 2006)

Funds to boost thick- and thin-film development

Welwyn Components will invest Eur 1.2 million in thick- and thin-film research and development over the next three years.  Brochure Available 

News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (22 December 2006)

Show to highlight set-top-box collaboration

ANT will show its solutions for delivering compelling TV at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

News from ANT (22 December 2006)

Receiver and transmitter upgrade microwave radio

Mimix Broadband has released SMT-packaged gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated circuit subharmonically pumped receiver and transmitter devices.

News from Mimix Broadband (22 December 2006)

Navigation device vendors face competition

The increasing push by traditional automotive suppliers into the mobile navigation market presents serious competition for portable navigation device vendors.

News from Strategy Analytics (22 December 2006)

Digital I/O module has high-current outputs

Sealevel Systems has expanded its SeaDAC family of USB data acquisition devices with the introduction of the SeaDAC PLC-16H digital I/O module.

News from Sealevel Systems (22 December 2006)

Adhesives are made for mounting image sensors

As the mobile handset image sensor market continues to expand at a rapid pace, new Loctite brand adhesive products meet the requirements of this significant high volume application.

News from Henkel Loctite Adhesives (22 December 2006)

DC/DC convertor reverses polarity

High voltage DC/DC convertor is created for applications requiring a hot switchable output polarity reversing capability.

News from Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp (22 December 2006)

Former Philips operation grows semiconductor sales

NXP Semiconductors has announced its results for the first nine months of 2006.

News from NXP Semiconductors (22 December 2006)

Handheld analyser handles W-CDMA basestations

Compact spectrum analyser is claimed as world's first handheld analyser to support all regulation test items for installation and maintenance of W-CDMA basestations.

News from Anritsu (UK) (22 December 2006)

Valpak to operate distributor take back scheme

The DTI has appointed Valpak as operator of the distributor take back scheme for retailers under the waste electrical and electronic equipment regulations.

News from Valpak (22 December 2006)

Stephens gives Miele a voice on the board

Antony Stephens has joined the Valpak Board as a Nonexecutive Director.

News from Valpak (22 December 2006)

Msystems founder takes chair at Tower

The Tower Semiconductor board of directors has nominated Dov Moran to serve as the company's new Chairman.

News from Tower Semiconductor (22 December 2006)

Dart and Cline rise to new roles

Promotions at Forte Design Systems see Sean Dart named President and CEO, and Brett Cline moved up to Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

News from Forte Design Systems (22 December 2006)

ADC raises resolution with six pins

Microchip has released a device it reckons is the highest resolution analogue-to-digital convertor available in a 6-pin SOT-23 package.

News from Microchip Technology (22 December 2006)

Resistor provides secondary lightning protection

IRC Wire and Film Technologies Division has certified its HSF Series resistor to meet or exceed GR1089 lightning strike specifications.

News from IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies (22 December 2006)

Two-component encapsulation in the mix

Dispensing system is developed for applications in the electronics industry.

News from Mixpac Equipment (22 December 2006)

Aerospace testing moves to higher levels

TUV Product Service can now address the higher level requirements of the Aerospace Boeing D6-16050-5 standard.

News from TUV Product Service (22 December 2006)

Level translators need no direction control

Bidirectional voltage-level translation devices improve connectivity between next-generation processors and peripheral devices.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (21 December 2006)

PCI Express switches cut power consumption

The industry's broadest range of PCI Express switches is optimised to solve system I/O connectivity challenges.

News from IDT (21 December 2006)

HDMI ICs boost picture quality

HDMI v1.3-compatible multiplexer, receiver and transmitter circuits help the HD video market achieve new levels of picture quality and power efficiency.

News from Analog Devices (21 December 2006)

Fuses are made for European space missions

The type MGA-S SMD fuse meets ESCC Generic Specification 4008 for space applications.  Brochure Available 

News from Schurter (21 December 2006)

Consortium to create implantable microgenerator

A UK-based consortium of companies is developing an in-body microgenerator that will convert energy from human body movement into power for implanted medical devices.

News from Zarlink Semiconductor (21 December 2006)

Microcontrollers save battery power

Microcontrollers incorporate power-saving technology for multiple-year battery life in LCD, lighting control, security, home automation, ZigBee and other battery applications.

News from Atmel Corporation (21 December 2006)

NFC demo gains consumer spotlight

Near field communication is set to reach mass audiences at the largest consumer electronics show on earth - CES in Las Vegas.

News from Innovision Research and Technology (21 December 2006)

Deinterlacing and scaling boost DVD quality

 User Application Article  Anchor Bay's ABT102 and ABT1010 video processing ICs have been chosen by Arcam for use in the new DV139 DVD player.

News from Anchor Bay Technologies (21 December 2006)

Audio DAC augments portable sound quality

Audio LSI combines a stereo-playback-capable DAC, 3D surround functionality and speaker amp in a single chip.

News from Oki Electric (21 December 2006)

Core 2 Duo SBC speeds past competition

Adlink Technology has released what it reckons is one of the best performing PICMG 1.0 full-size single board computers available in the market.  Brochure Available 

News from Adlink Technology (21 December 2006)

Investors support ESL expansion

Forte Design Systems has closed a series D round of financing in the amount of $5.4 million.

News from Forte Design Systems (21 December 2006)

Linear regulators extend temperature range

Linear Technology has developed wider temperature range versions of its LT1763 and LT1764A high-current low-noise linear regulators.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (21 December 2006)

Showcase for digital signage

Screen Expo will include the first ever digital signage showcase at next year's largest digital signage event at Earls Court, London, on 31st January and 1st February 2007.

News from Minicom Advanced Systems (21 December 2006)

Hardware security module drops in to protect

Module provides OEMs with a simple and secure drop-in solution for data encryption, digital signing and strong authentication.

News from nCipher (21 December 2006)

Systems simplify remote server management

 User Application Article  DX and Phantom systems from Minicom Advanced Systems have been installed at ECI-EDS Israel.

News from Minicom Advanced Systems (21 December 2006)

Distributor takes on reconfigurable MCUs

Imsys Technologies has signed Shinden Hightex Corp to distribute its line of reconfigurable microcontrollers for consumer and professional electronic product markets.

News from Imsys Technologies (21 December 2006)

Aztech adopts residential gateway solutions

Aztech Systems has agreed to build its next-generation of ADSL2+ gateways based on residential gateway (RG) solutions from Texas Instruments.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (21 December 2006)

Time-delay cable assemblies delivered on time

Quadrant has completed a major contract to supply several thousand semirigid coaxial time-delay cable assemblies to the German Electron Synchrotron project.

News from Quadrant Connections (21 December 2006)

Bluetooth modules add range to marketing

 User Application Article  Bluetooth technology from Ezurio and 2Ci Events sends clips and competitions to mobile phones using a technique called proximity marketing.

News from Ezurio (21 December 2006)

Boards enable early Virtex-5 prototyping

Vmetro has demonstrated its leadership by shipping its first Virtex-5 LX FPGA based PCI/PCI-X and PMC board level products.  Brochure Available 

News from Vmetro (21 December 2006)

Femtocells to square off against VoFi

Report notes that low-cost femtocells could emerge as an attractive alternative to voice over Wi-Fi (VoFi) in future homes.

News from Strategy Analytics (21 December 2006)

Rapid growth forecast for organic electronics

Organic electronics is rapidly making its way out of the lab and into real world applications, according to industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.  Brochure Available 

News from NanoMarkets (20 December 2006)

Software considerations around RapidIO designs

Episode 4 of RapidIO Radio from the RapidIO Trade Association is immediately available for download from the association's website.

News from RapidIO Trade Association (20 December 2006)

Shielded structured cabling on show in Austria

ADC Krone will present its new TrueNet shielded portfolio of structured cabling products developed for high-speed datacommunications within the enterprise at IT and T 2007 in Vienna.

News from ADC Krone (20 December 2006)

Colour controller chip is all-analogue design

The LB3CSA1 offers pure analogue control to RGB LEDs (and other RGB light loads) through the entire colour spectrum.

News from Light-Based Technologies (20 December 2006)

Lasers enhance fibre-optic testing

Luna Innovations has secured the right to manufacture and sell the former Iolon Apollo line of swept tunable lasers.

News from Luna Innovations (20 December 2006)

Model-driven development gathers pace

Research indicates that more developers are expecting to adopt model-driven development approaches, including UML, over the next two years.

News from Venture Development Corp (20 December 2006)

Lasers are designed for high power uses

Intense will unveil a new family of high power laser diodes at SPIE's Photonics West conference, 23rd to 25th January 2007, in San Jose, California.

News from Intense (20 December 2006)

Signal capture cards make multichannel systems

Dataquest Solutions has a new range of 16-channel 16bit signal capture cards, the Spectrum M2i.47xx series.

News from Dataquest Solutions (20 December 2006)

Bluetooth testers add EDR and audio capabilities

Test instruments must be able to analyse not only the relevant EDR parameters on Bluetooth modules and instruments but also the transmitted audio signals.  Brochure Available 

News from Rohde and Schwarz (20 December 2006)

Open test platform turns to high-volume SoCs

ATE is specifically designed with the compactness and modularity required to effectively test today's high-functionality SoC consumer devices.

News from Advantest (Europe) (20 December 2006)

Acquisition enhances semiconductor support

ASML is to acquire Brion, a leading provider of semiconductor design and wafer manufacturing optimisation solutions for advanced lithography.

News from ASML (20 December 2006)

Award recognises customer value enhancement

Assembleon has won Frost and Sullivan's 2006 Customer Value Enhancement award for Surface Mount Technology equipment.

News from Assembléon (20 December 2006)

EU project realises nano-imprinting stepper

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and SUSS MicroTec have developed an advanced nano-imprinting stepper.

News from Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT (20 December 2006)

Frequency multipliers step up to 46GHz

Four new active x2 frequency multiplier modules provide output frequency coverage from 6 to 46GHz.

News from Link Microtek (20 December 2006)

Catalogue focuses on popular Cannon connectors

International assembling distributor PEI-Genesis has brought out an updated version of its renowned ITT Cannon Connector Solutions Guide.  Brochure Available 

News from PEI-Genesis (20 December 2006)

Network critical physical infrastructure analysed

White paper presents "Strategic analysis of APC's InfraStruXure (ISX) solution in Europe".

News from Frost and Sullivan (20 December 2006)

Alliance focuses on automotive component testing

Cadence Design Systems and Advantest Corp have announced a collaborative partnership to deliver a methodology for zero-defect testing of digital automotive electronics.

News from Advantest (Europe) (20 December 2006)

Batteries provide essential power for JSF

Saft has contributed to the successful first flight onboard the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).  Brochure Available 

News from Saft Industrial Batteries (20 December 2006)

Dual 14bit ADC speeds up to WiMAX

The AD9640 is billed as the only dual 14bit ADC that samples at rates beyond 135Msample/s, a common requirement for the emerging WiMAX standard.

News from Analog Devices (20 December 2006)

Board-level shields offer flexible design

SmartShield is a revolutionary multicavity EMI shielding product for wireless communication devices.

News from Arka Technologies (20 December 2006)

Acquisition adds to thermal management portfolio

Laird Technologies has acquired Supercool, a provider of custom designed thermoelectric based assemblies for thermal management across a wide range of markets.

News from Laird Technologies (20 December 2006)

Battery management chipset adds authentification

Impedance Track "gas gauge" chipset improves battery performance and protects multicell lithium-based battery packs used in notebooks and other systems.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (20 December 2006)

Sales representative covers Michigan

Indium Corporation has signed BarTron as a sales representative for Michigan.

News from Indium Corporation of America (20 December 2006)

Tundra takes quick route to IEEE1149.6

 User Application Article  LogicVision's ETBoundary product provides a boundary scan solution for embedded test and diagnosis of integrated circuit pin functions and board-level interconnect.

News from LogicVision Europe (20 December 2006)

Wipro adds processors to core expertise

Wipro Technologies is Tensilica's newest processor core design centre partner.

News from Tensilica (20 December 2006)

CompactPCI SBC upgrades to Core 2 Duo

Intel Core 2 Duo processor based CompactPCI single board computer offers a performance upgrade from the PP 410/03x released earlier in the year.

News from Concurrent Technologies (20 December 2006)

Battery-monitoring sensors hit the road

Current sensors are made for automotive battery-monitoring applications.

News from LEM UK (20 December 2006)

Colour inkjet press adopts speedy PCIe interface

 User Application Article  Agfa Graphics has integrated PLDA's PCIe XpressRich IP core in the :Dotrix Modular, billed as the most productive industrial full colour inkjet press available today.

News from PLDA (20 December 2006)

Programmable potentiometers have 32 taps

Catalyst Semiconductor has added five new 32-tap devices to its extensive family of over 30 digitally programmable potentiometers.

News from Catalyst Semiconductor (20 December 2006)

Bluetooth adapters are ready for Vista

Brainboxes has been working closely with Microsoft for the past 18 months to ensure that when Windows Vista is released customers will be able to seamlessly move over.

News from Brainboxes (19 December 2006)

Backplane hosts micro-TCA development

Molex has released a micro-TCA backplane and development chassis to allow developers to build and debug micro-TCA designs before going to production.

News from Molex UK (19 December 2006)

UWB silicon to enable Korean phone services

Staccato Communications and SK Telecom have unveiled plans for the global delivery of ultrawideband wireless personal area network mobile phone services.

News from Staccato Communications (19 December 2006)

Commander sends signs over Gigabit Ethernet

Digital signage commander is designed to improve the display quality of MPEG-2/4 and Flash multimedia and to enhance the video streaming with Gigabit Ethernet.  Brochure Available 

News from Nexcom UK (19 December 2006)

Regulator saves power for DDR memory

Dual output linear regulator powers DDR memory in digital consumer and PC peripheral applications such as digital TVs, set top boxes, DVD players and game consoles.

News from California Micro Devices (19 December 2006)

Director roles for van Brenk and Muns

Hopling Technologies has named Rudger van Brenk Director Research and Bas Muns Director Engineering to strengthen its position as a market-driven R and D centric company.

News from Hopling Technologies (19 December 2006)

Merow tasked with expanding continued growth

JBC Tools USA has appointed Christopher Merow to the position of Sales Manager for the Eastern United States.

News from JBC Tools (19 December 2006)

TCVCXO provides Stratum III frequency stability

Stratum III TCVCXO is designed for wireless and wireline communication applications that demand high-performance frequency stability in a miniature package.

News from Bliley Technologies (19 December 2006)

HSDPA expansion continues

Survey confirms that 138 mobile network operators have committed to HSDPA deployments in 63 countries, and commercial HSDPA mobile broadband services are now available in 50 countries.

News from GSA - Global Mobile Suppliers Association (19 December 2006)

DC/DC convertor drives up to 32 LEDs

2MHz DC/DC convertor is designed to operate as a four channel constant current LED driver.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (19 December 2006)

Keyboard design tops 25 million units

Cherry Electrical Products celebrated the 25 millionth NTK keyboard to come off the line last week.

News from Cherry Electrical Products (19 December 2006)

Interface cards bring chambers to boundary scan

TAP interface cards integrate environmental chambers for IEEE1149.x-based monitoring of stress tests such as HALT and HASS.  Brochure Available 

News from Goepel Electronic (19 December 2006)

UART family supports next-generation interfaces

High-speed, high-performance 1.8V UART family supports the VLIO bus specification from Marvell as well as Intel and Motorola bus interfaces.

News from NXP Semiconductors (19 December 2006)

Video decoder core passes H.264 tests

The Imagination Technologies PowerVR MSVDX multistandard high-definition video decoder IP core has passed the H.264 suite of test streams from Allegro.

News from Imagination Technologies (19 December 2006)

Self-adhesive dots speed board rework

Flextac wire dots are precut shapes of a thin, flexible polymer film membrane coated on one side with a high performance, electronics grade permanent pressure sensitive adhesive.

News from Intertronics (19 December 2006)

Scripting language unites wireless technologies

Software simplifies the integration of wireless technology for M2M communications and allows product designers to switch their product designs from one wireless technology to another with ease.

News from Ezurio (19 December 2006)

Connected clients: the new enterprise reality

VIA Technologies reckons that connected clients are rapidly emerging as a viable answer to current global IT management challenges.

News from VIA Technologies (19 December 2006)

Design is novel concept in storage servers

The mobile content server is claimed to untether users from the PC and stationary storage devices.

News from Agere Systems (19 December 2006)

Software cuts test development cycles

LogicVision has announced the release of a new production version of the ETAccess family of products, offering integrated data-logging capabilities.

News from LogicVision Europe (19 December 2006)

Diagnostic software works with Teradyne testers

Teradyne and LogicVision have established seamless interaction between LogicVision's ETAccess semiconductor diagnostic products and Teradyne UltraFlex test systems.

News from LogicVision Europe (19 December 2006)

Wireless sensing platform wins innovation award

Toumaz Technology has been awarded first prize at the fifth Oracle PartnerNetwork Innovation Award for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at a ceremony in Dubai.

News from Toumaz Technology (19 December 2006)

Class D amps eat into traditional markets

Class D audio amplifiers continue to take market share from traditional Class AB amplifiers, according to the latest report from IMS Research.

News from IMS Research (19 December 2006)

Upgrade for software configuration management

Perforce Software has announced the upcoming availability of the newest version of Perforce, the fast software configuration management (SCM) system.

News from Perforce Software (19 December 2006)

Fanless embedded system is easy to expand

Housed in a compact 195 x 268 x 107mm heavy-duty aluminium chassis, the NICE 3100-P2's fanless design makes for reliable, maintenance-free industrial computing.  Brochure Available 

News from Nexcom UK (19 December 2006)

Read between the lines of test chamber specs

 Technical Background Article  Determining which HALT or HASS chamber can best meet your reliability programme requirements takes more than a quick glance of spec sheets.

News from QualMark (19 December 2006)

Packages support system level ZSP design

CoWare is working with VeriSilicon Holdings to provide a stronger ESL design solution for the ZSP processor families including the ZSP400 and ZSP500.

News from CoWare (19 December 2006)

Compact embedded board sports Core 2 Duo

Nexcom UK has introduced a device claimed to be the world's first 5.25in industrial embedded CPU board to use the Intel Core 2 Duo processor.  Brochure Available 

News from Nexcom UK (19 December 2006)

Test handler is a dynamic performer

Dynamic test handler support packages including BGA, CSP and QFP, with a maximum parallel test capacity of 16 devices and a throughput of 18,500 devices per hour.

News from Advantest (Europe) (19 December 2006)

Workshop is dedicated to analogue circuit design

AMI Semiconductor is organising the 16th annual Advances in Analogue Circuit Design Workshop in Belgium.

News from AMI Semiconductor (19 December 2006)

Danish consortium picks top distributor

Denmark's highly influential Elisa Group has voted Arrow Denmark Distributor of the Year for the second time in succession.

News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (19 December 2006)

Tester boosts NAND Flash memory throughput

Test system uses tester-per-site architecture, the optimal choice for Flash memory test, to maximise efficiency at every stage of NAND test from wafer test to package test.

News from Advantest (Europe) (19 December 2006)

Embedded software consultant expands to new base

Pebble Bay Consulting has moved to significantly larger offices to cater for a dramatically increased demand for its professional services.

News from Pebble Bay Consulting (19 December 2006)

Employees support fire fighters' charity

Symmetry Electronics turned this year's holiday party into a charitable event by donating gifts to the Hawthorne Fire Department so that they could be given to local children in need.

News from Symmetry Electronics (19 December 2006)

Buyers reveal GaAs substrate preferences

Surveys reveal that uniformity and price are the critical parameters used by GaAs device manufacturers and epitaxial wafer suppliers when choosing a substrate supplier.

News from Strategy Analytics (19 December 2006)

GaAs remains staple ingredient in defence systems

Report projects that the market for GaAs devices will see continued growth at a CAAGR of 8% through to 2010.

News from Strategy Analytics (19 December 2006)

FPGA supercomputing on the curriculum

 User Application Article  The Mitrion Platform has been used during the fall 2006 semester at McGill University to teach graduate level students parallel programming techniques for application acceleration using FPGAs.

News from Mitrionics (19 December 2006)

Smart traceability system on show at APEX

Cogiscan will demonstrate its smart traceability system on Booth 2829 at APEX 2007.

News from Cogiscan (19 December 2006)

Showcase for game control SBCs

Nexcom UK will showcase its range of gaming solutions at internationally renowned ATEI Exhibition, to be held in Earls Court from 23rd to 25th January 2007.  Brochure Available 

News from Nexcom UK (18 December 2006)

Surge Suppression acknowledged with award

Frost and Sullivan has selected Surge Suppression Incorporated as the recipient of the 2006 Frost and Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement in the power quality industry.

News from Surge Suppression (18 December 2006)

Input DC/DC controller drives N-Channel Mosfets

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC3822, a 2.75 to 4.5V input synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that drives N-channel Mosfets without requiring an external supply for gate drive.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (18 December 2006)

License agreement for Leon3 and GRLIB IP library

Gaisler Research AB announces that a license agreement has been signed for the use of the LEON3 processor and the GRLIB IP library with Austrian Research centres (ARC) .

News from Gaisler Research (18 December 2006)

Industrial PC for the factory floor

The new fanless APC-3x80 industrial Panel PC from Datasound laboratories is available with a choice of computing power and either a 12in or 15in TFT LCD display.

News from Datasound Laboratories (18 December 2006)

Cefriel joins Lattice Leader design program

Lattice Semiconductor has announced that Cefriel has joined the Lattice Leader Design Services Program, a highly select global network of companies.

News from Lattice Semiconductor UK (18 December 2006)

Compact in-line adaptor for the military

AB Connectors is launching a new in-line adaptor to help solve the space issues frequently encountered in today's military environment.

News from AB Connectors (18 December 2006)

Support for live receiver and transmitter testing

Aeroflex has announced that it has added the ability to undertake live receiver testing and transmitter testing including HSDPA on its highly successful 6413A UMTS basestation test system.

News from Aeroflex (18 December 2006)

Ultra-low ripple almost too small to measure

Applied Kilovolts' LS range of precision high voltage power supplies provides an unprecedentedly low level of ripple.

News from Applied Kilovolts (18 December 2006)

Online compliance data reports

RFI Global Services has launched the first in a range of on-line worldwide product compliance data reports.

News from RFI Global Services (18 December 2006)

New IP controller passes all the PCI-SIG tests

PLDA is pleased to announce that its new PCI Express Programmable Switch IP is now PCI-SIG compliant.

News from PLDA (18 December 2006)

Latest flash memory chip support

New controller supports the latest Flash memory chips and offers higher reliability for applications replacing HDDs, and an increase in the speed of data transmission.

News from TDK Electronics Europe (18 December 2006)

16 Mbit low voltage, low density flash

SST (Silicon Storage Technology), has rolled out its 1.8V low-density flash product portfolio with the announcement of a 16 Mbit Multi-Purpose Flash Plus (MPF+) device.

News from Silicon Storage Technology (18 December 2006)

Exact adjustment of colours in LEDs

Mazet, the leading system vendor for industrial electronics presents a demonstrator and evaluation kit for testing an active RGB Power-LED colour regulator.

News from Mazet (18 December 2006)

Interface module networks to ControlLogix PLC

FieldServer Technologies has introduced SlotServer ControlLogix/Metasys N2 Interface Module enabling the user to interface third party devices utilising Metasys N2 to the ControlLogix 1756 platform.

News from FieldServer Technologies (18 December 2006)

Digital storage connector portfolio expanded

Tyco Electronics has satisfied market demands by producing connectors in a variety of configurations for the Memory Stick media product line.

News from Tyco Electronics - Comns Computer Consumer Elctrns (18 December 2006)

Oscilloscope-based DDR2 compliance test

Agilent Technologies has introduced what it believes to be the industry's first oscilloscope-based DDR2 compliance test application

News from Agilent Technologies Europe (18 December 2006)

Bench power supply reflects use of lower voltages

TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) has replaced its best-selling EL302T triple-output laboratory power supply with a new model that incorporates a fully variable third output.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (18 December 2006)

Glass tempering line expands touchscreen range

Zytronic has completed a GBP 0.75 million investment in a new flat glass tempering line.

News from Zytronic (18 December 2006)

Car infotainment system fits in a single DIN

New from American Portwell Technology, the PCS-8220 is an Intel proof-of-concept single-DIN in-vehicle embedded car PC infotainment system.

News from Portwell Technology (18 December 2006)

Webcast to explain bead probe technology

Agilent Technologies is holding a free webcast on Medalist bead probe technology.

News from Agilent Technologies Europe (18 December 2006)

Design leverages MPEG-4 audio/video encoding

AverLogic Technologies has announced its latest MPEG-4 network video server reference design.

News from AverLogic Technologies Corp (18 December 2006)

Video processing engine provides driver assistance

 User Application Article  Connaught Electronics has chosen Texas Instruments DaVinci technology and TMS320DM64x digital media processors for its new range of single- and multiple-camera automotive vision systems.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (18 December 2006)

DIP solder sockets put sensors onboard

Binder-USA now produces M5 threaded sensor connectors with DIP solder contacts.

News from Binder-USA (18 December 2006)

Purification system helps StratEdge clean up

Packaging specialist StratEdge has installed a closed-loop water purification system for its manufacturing operation.

News from StratEdge (18 December 2006)

Blackfin powers home basestation

 User Application Article  Leading 3G niche infrastructure manufacturer 3Way Networks is using Analog Devices' Blackfin processor to power its new home basestation solution.

News from Analog Devices (18 December 2006)

Flat panel display makes the military grade

Flat panel display is engineered and certified to withstand extremely harsh applications and environments.

News from VarTech Systems (18 December 2006)

Upgraded laboratory power supply costs no more

TTi has replaced its best-selling EL302T triple-output laboratory power supply with a new model that incorporates a fully variable third output.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (18 December 2006)

Transmission gratings support ultrafast lasers

Kaiser Optical Systems has developed a new line of pulse compression gratings for ultrafast laser applications.

News from Kaiser Optical Systems (18 December 2006)

Nawaz takes charge of wireless operations

Ahmed Nawaz has been named Executive Vice President of Spansion's Wireless Solutions Division (WSD).

News from Spansion (18 December 2006)

Show business deal leads to placement order

A deal initiated at the Nepcon exhibition has resulted in Mydata selling two high-spec MY-Series placement machines to Cogent Technology.

News from Reed Exhibitions (UK) (18 December 2006)

Li-ion cells set to fly in Russian satellite

 User Application Article  Saft has made an important breakthrough in the Russian aerospace market by winning a contract to supply Li-ion batteries to power Roskosmos' new Meteor-3M satellite.  Brochure Available 

News from Saft Space and Defence Batteries (18 December 2006)

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