News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 4 February
to Saturday 10 February 2007
D/A convertor samples at 24bit
AKM Semiconductor (AKM) has brought out the AK4341, a low-cost stereo 24bit 192kHz audio D/A convertor with an integrated 2V rms output buffer.
News from AKM Semiconductor ( 9 February 2007)
Three and four-channel charge pumps to drive LEDs
Catalyst Semiconductor's CAT3643 and CAT3644 Quad-Mode charge pumps drive three and four LEDs respectively.
News from Catalyst Semiconductor ( 9 February 2007)
Tool links Linux applications to embedded Pentiums
LinuxLink provides on-demand access to Linux packages, components and tools for Intel Pentium processors in embedded applications
News from TimeSys Corp ( 9 February 2007)
Zoran multimedia processor platform at 3GSM 2007
Zoran Corporation demonstrates its Approach mobile multimedia processor platform at 3GSM 2007, February 12 to 15, Fira de Barcelona in Hall 2, Booth 2D93.
News from Zoran Corporation - Imaging Division ( 9 February 2007)
STMicroelectronics on prize shortlist
STMicroelectronics has been selected from a field of hundreds as a finalist for this year's EDN Innovator/Innovation Awards.
News from STMicroelectronics ( 9 February 2007)
Platform chassis for telecoms equipment
Emerson Network Power's new Embedded Computing business has announced its first production MicroTCA system, the EMC6000 series.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing ( 9 February 2007)
Tensilica audio/video processors at 3GSM Congress
Tensilica will be showcasing mobile phones that use its audio and video processors at the 3GSM World Congress (Hall 2, Level 1, Booth 2.1A67) in Barcelona, Spain, February 12-15, 2007.
News from Tensilica ( 9 February 2007)
Micralyne to expand MEMS manufacturing facility
Micralyne has commenced a facility expansion that will increase its manufacturing capacity to accommodate its growing customer base.
News from Micralyne ( 9 February 2007)
3G smart phones contain Marvell processors
User Application Article Marvell and ASUS have announced the shipment of the first Marvell-based ASUS 3G smart phones.
News from Marvell ( 9 February 2007)
Tektronix and SyntheSys Research in OEM deal
Tektronix has entered into an OEM agreement with SyntheSys Research to offer an advanced clock-recovery instrument. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 9 February 2007)
Enea and Kontron collaborate on telecoms equipment
Enea, a developer of device software for network equipment, and Kontron are working together to deliver standard, scalable, network services platforms to the telecommunications industry.
News from Enea Embedded Technology ( 9 February 2007)
Composite material for high-power cooling fins
AlSiC (Aluminum Silicon Carbide) from CPS Corporation is a metal matrix composite that enables cost-effective integration of cooling pin fins for high-power applications.
News from CPS Corp ( 9 February 2007)
ExpressLane switch in line for innovation award
PLX Technology's ExpressLane PEX 8548 PCIe switch has been selected by EDN magazine as a finalist for this year's 2006 EDN Innovation Awards.
News from PLX Technology Europe ( 9 February 2007)
EVG and Genisys combine on lithography simulation
EV Group (EVG) has formed a collaborative product development partnership with Genisys for the development and marketing of a simulation platform for advanced mask aligner lithography processes.
News from GenISys ( 9 February 2007)
Belden buys LTK Wiring
Belden has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase LTK Wiring of Hong Kong for US $195 million.
News from Belden CDT (cables) ( 9 February 2007)
Handwriting recognition is embedded at 3GSM
Vision Objects will take part in 3GSM this year for the first time and will showcase the latest developments in MyScript technology for mobile handsets.
News from Vision Objects ( 9 February 2007)
Strategic move for Kuhs leads to Garratt promotion
Paul Garratt (41) is the new Marketing Manager Europe for Alps Electric Europa, based at the European headquarters in Dusseldorf.
News from Alps Electric (UK) ( 9 February 2007)
Toolset turns to multimedia broadcast testing
MBMS test features aim to remove testing complexity and significantly reduce time to market for MBMS-ready devices and services.
News from Anite Telecoms ( 9 February 2007)
Rotary switch sales swing award for Dawar
Pittsburgh-based Dawar Technologies is the Duraswitch Licensee of the Year for 2006.
News from InPlay Technologies, Duraswitch Division ( 9 February 2007)
Speedy access to custom-made metal enclosures
High-quality, durable, steel enclosures are made to custom design specifications, with customer-specified cutouts and mounting hardware ready installed.
News from Protocase ( 9 February 2007)
Revenue grows in disappointing fourth quarter
Endwave Corp has reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended 31st December 2006.
News from Endwave Defense Systems ( 9 February 2007)
Dual-output controller powers DSPs and MCUs
Dual-output two-phase low-input-voltage current-mode synchronous step-down switching controller is ideal for 3.3V single-cell Li-ion, multicell alkaline or NiMH input sources. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp ( 9 February 2007)
Quad-band module enables tracking and tracing
User Application Article Falcom Wireless Communications has selected Telit's GE864 module for its new Mambo II tracking and tracing application.
News from Telit Wireless Solutions ( 9 February 2007)
UV spotlamp is long-term cure for sealants
Powerful UV spot curing system has intensity adjustment feature that allows users to take control of the desired intensity level and compensate for the decline due to aging.
News from Dymax ( 9 February 2007)
Wireless M2M specialist is still one to watch
Ezurio has been selected as one of the companies in the UK to watch in the mobile sector for the second year in succession.
News from Ezurio ( 9 February 2007)
IC drives Bluetooth headset BoM down to $6
Bluetooth chip and example design dramatically reduces the cost of Bluetooth headsets and stimulates market demand.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 9 February 2007)
Solar cell prices expected to rise further
Two-thirds of China's solar panel manufacturers plan to raise export prices in 2007, according to Global Sources' "China sourcing report: solar panels".
News from Global Sources ( 9 February 2007)
Sign up online for EMC and power quality advice
There are a number of benefits for visitors to the website of power-system specialist REO UK that sign up to become a member of the visitors' club. Brochure Available
News from REO (UK) ( 9 February 2007)
PCB design flow maintains users' IP investments
Mentor Graphics has announced the release of Board Station XE, the next generation version of its Board Station design flow for large, enterprise customers.
News from Mentor Graphics UK ( 9 February 2007)
UK fabless companies gain united voice
Network aims to help members improve operational effectiveness and to increase awareness of the UK fabless sector.
News from National Microelectronics Institute ( 9 February 2007)
Alliance focuses on IMS infrastructure
RadiSys is working with Huawei Technologies to deliver industry leading solutions to the global marketplace for IP multimedia subsystem infrastructure and enhanced services.
News from RadiSys Corporation ( 9 February 2007)
PIR sensor enables much smaller designs
Surface mount pyroelectric infra-red sensor offers dramatically reduced footprint, easy automatic PCB mounting and lower cost.
News from Murata Electronics (UK) ( 9 February 2007)
Prof Wang takes key advisory role
One of the world's leading authorities in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communications has joined the picoChip advisory board.
News from picoChip Designs ( 9 February 2007)
Three-output power IC drives wireless applications
Highly efficient flexible power management IC provides three output voltages and a power-on reset in a tiny 3 x 3mm MLF-16 package.
News from Micrel ( 9 February 2007)
Design is turnkey DVB-H/T-DMB solution
Complete multimode reference design for mobile digital television combines Paradiso receiver with S3's onHandTV multistandard mobile digital TV client software.
News from Frontier Silicon ( 9 February 2007)
Switches take control in aircraft passenger seats
WASP offers switching devices for aircraft passenger seat controls, providing a full service from initial customer concept to final product delivery.
News from Wasp ( 9 February 2007)
Spectra is smart choice for student radio designs
Four of the finalists in the SDR Forum's Smart Radio Challenge have selected Spectra Tools to support their work in designing, developing and testing software-defined radios.
News from PrismTech ( 9 February 2007)
Tester aids TDM field-service deployment
Module offers capabilities to test digital signal level and plesiosynchronous digital hierarchy electrical rates as well as Sonet/SDH electrical rates up to 155Mbit/s.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering ( 9 February 2007)
Universal partnership is exclusive for Contax
Production automation system specialist Contax has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Universal Instruments, one of the world's largest surface mount suppliers.
News from Contax ( 9 February 2007)
Tantalum chips lower profile and ESR
Low-profile surface mount tantalum chip capacitors offer industry leading combinations of low-ESR high-capacitance high-voltage performance parts.
News from Kemet Electronics Corp ( 9 February 2007)
Quality of service tester for IP networks
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has announced IPTV quality-of-service (QoS) test capabilities for its Packet Blazer Ethernet product line.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering ( 8 February 2007)
Silicon Sensing Systems to get Zarlink JFETs
Zarlink Semiconductor has been awarded a contract to supply Silicon Sensing Systems with JFETs (junction gate field-effect transistors for its next-generation capacitive gyro system.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 8 February 2007)
Compact rack-mounted version of Rittal chassis
Rittal is offering developers of telecommunication and industrial computer applications a compact version of its MicroTCA system, namely the PicoTCA rack-mounted system. Brochure Available
News from Rittal ( 8 February 2007)
Berlan to retire from Altera
Denis Berlan, 56, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Altera, will retire effective the end of March 2007, after 17 years with the company.
News from Altera Europe ( 8 February 2007)
Multi-PowerPC board boosts processing density
The iNAV 74K is well suited to support high-volume transaction and user-plane traffic processing required for wireless infrastructure and IMS networks.
News from Interphase Corp ( 8 February 2007)
Sherwani joins technical advisory board
Dr Naveed Sherwani, cofounder, President and CEO of fabless ASIC company Open-Silicon, has joined Pyxis' Technical Advisory Board (TAB).
News from Pyxis Technology ( 8 February 2007)
Audio engine adds 3D enhancements
AM3D's Zirene audio enhancement and Diesel Power Mobile 3D audio products are now available for Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio Engine and Diamond Standard 330HiFi processor core.
News from Tensilica ( 8 February 2007)
Prototyping boards support large QFP devices
SchmartBoard will release three new boards for large QFP (quad flatpack) devices at the upcoming Electronics West Show in Anaheim, California on 14th February 2007.
News from Schmartboard ( 8 February 2007)
Williams honoured for lifetime achievement
Dr Thomas W Williams will receive the European Design and Automation Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 DATE Conference.
News from Synopsys ( 8 February 2007)
Tiny module embeds PIC MCU with Bluetooth
DIL-packaged PIC-based control module implements Bluetooth communication capabilities directly from the UART pins of the PIC microcontroller.
News from Saelig Company ( 8 February 2007)
Bluetooth module promises worry-free comms
Intelligent Bluetooth module implements a transparent UART-to-Bluetooth interface bridge in master or slave mode, offering a fast wireless solution for embedded applications.
News from Saelig Company ( 8 February 2007)
Software turns signal generator to Mobile WiMAX
Anritsu has released MX370105A Mobile WiMAX IQproducer application software for its MG3700A vector signal generator.
News from Anritsu (UK) ( 8 February 2007)
Training aims for business improvement
Fascia Graphics is undertaking a long term investment in its staff to train them for a national qualification in business improvement techniques. Brochure Available
News from Fascia Graphics ( 8 February 2007)
Software users to meet in Germany
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) will hold its third European user group meeting on 13th and 14th September 2007 on Lake Tegernsee, Germany.
News from CST - Computer Simulation Technology ( 8 February 2007)
Fibre is fit for last mile infrastructure
Novel "bend-insensitive" optical fibre meets ITU-T recommendations for fibre to the home applications.
News from Prysmian Cables and Systems ( 8 February 2007)
Adapter offers RoHS-compliant anternative
Aries Electronics, has introduced a RoHS-compliant version of its SOWIC-to-DIP Correct-A-Chip adapter that can be used for prototyping and testing SSOP ICs.
News from Aries Electronics ( 8 February 2007)
Multichannel DACs shrink into TSSOPs
Analog Devices has introduced what it claims to be the industry's smallest and most flexible, multichannel digital-to-analogue convertors.
News from Analog Devices ( 8 February 2007)
Arrow stars for Tyco in Finland
Tyco Electronics has chosen Arrow as its Finnish Distributor of the Year for 2006.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) ( 8 February 2007)
TI prefers Lyrtech evaluation modules
Lyrtech has been placed on TI's shortlist of preferred third-party companies developing evaluation module products.
News from Lyrtech ( 8 February 2007)
1U comms appliance boosts power and bandwidth
The NAR-5620/5622 is an energy-efficient high-powered 1U communication appliance platform.
News from Portwell Technology ( 8 February 2007)
Comms appliance delivers server-class performance
High-computing-power and high-bandwidth dual Intel Xeon 64bit processor platform extends the power of Portwell's communication appliance portfolio.
News from Portwell Technology ( 8 February 2007)
IP programme eases design resource access
Programme enables centralised access to information about intellectual property portfolios of industry-leading IP providers.
News from Chip Estimate Corp ( 8 February 2007)
Telematics platforms combine GPRS and satcomms
Open hardware platforms incorporate a wide range of wired and wireless connectivity options making them particularly suited to telematics and M2M applications.
News from Prolificx ( 8 February 2007)
Tower doubles turnover
Tower Semiconductor has reported revenues of US $187.4 million in 2006, a 2x growth compared with 2005.
News from Tower Semiconductor ( 8 February 2007)
Module combines four receivers in one
Receiver module is the first to integrate a Wi-Fi, DAB and FM front-end together with an onboard Wi-Fi antenna.
News from Frontier Silicon ( 8 February 2007)
Multimedia processor upgrades handset audio
Multimedia processor recreate the scintillating experience of a personal audio player on a phone while still being able to deliver up to 100 hours of playback time.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 8 February 2007)
Single-chip TV tuners top 50 million shipments
Microtune has passed the significant milestone of shipping more than 50 million MicroTuner chips.
News from Microtune ( 8 February 2007)
IPTV service validation tools on show in London
Pixelmetrix will showcase its latest array of IPTV service validation tools for quality of experience at the IPTV World Forum 2007.
News from Pixelmetrix Corp ( 8 February 2007)
Design creates dual-mode VoIP mobile handsets
Reference design contains all the additional hardware and software to turn a mobile handset into a wirelessly enabled handset that can take and make voice over Wi-Fi calls.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 8 February 2007)
Project aims for implantable microgenerator
The two-year Self-Energising Implantable Medical Micro Systems (SIMM) project will prototype a device capable of harvesting energy from movement in or on the body.
News from Innos ( 8 February 2007)
Shielding and screening line is exclusive
EMI and RF shielding and screening specialist P and P Technology has appointed Aerco as its sole UK distributor.
News from Aerco ( 8 February 2007)
Wireless LAN adapter has industrial specifications
WLAN serial port adapter is ideal for portable industrial devices and is designed for straightforward wireless upgrade.
News from connectBlue ( 8 February 2007)
FPGAs feature at Embedded World
Xilinx will showcase its latest embedded processing and DSP technology in innovative applications at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference.
News from Xilinx ( 8 February 2007)
High-performance FPGAs make magazine shortlist
The Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT family of high-performance 65nm FPGAs has been selected from a field of hundreds as a finalist in EDN Magazine's 17th Annual Innovation Award Competition.
News from Xilinx ( 8 February 2007)
2D simulator simplifies coaxial electromagnetics
Vector Fields has developed a novel electromagnetic design tool for coaxial devices such as connectors and attenuators.
News from Vector Fields ( 8 February 2007)
PCI Express core works compliantly with NXP PHY
The Databahn PCI Express (PCIe) IP core and NXP PCIe PHY PX1011A provide customers a silicon-proven PCIe solution which is version 1.1 specification compliant.
News from Denali Software ( 8 February 2007)
High-power LEDs to make downlights brighter
Cree's award-winning XLamp XR-E LED has been chosen by LED Lighting Fixtures, (LLF) for its first product, a 6in downlight that produces 650 lumen at 10-12W.
News from Cree ( 8 February 2007)
Cessna to adopt unified development system
Altium has revealed that its Altium Designer unified electronic product development system has been chosen by Cessna Aircraft Company.
News from Altium ( 8 February 2007)
Software company is first on the board
The ZigBee Alliance has accepted Tendril as a Promoter level member of the Alliance - the highest level of membership in the ZigBee Alliance.
News from ZigBee Alliance ( 8 February 2007)
DT figures in rationalised distributor network
DT Electronics is to distribute a comprehensive range of components and modules for low-cost, industrial wireless networks as a result of landing the UK franchise for RF Monolithics.
News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp ( 8 February 2007)
IEEE award recognises algorithm development
Prof Thomas Kailath has been selected to receive the 2007 IEEE Medal of Honour, the institute's top award.
News from Clear Shape Technologies ( 7 February 2007)
TI chips drive wireless comms applications
Two new devices from Texas Instruments, based on its DRPT single-chip technology, bring affordable WLAN, Bluetooth and FM technologies into mass market handsets.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 7 February 2007)
Audio amplifier chips have built in convertors
National Semiconductor's Boomer Class D audio amplifiers have integrated convertor technology that eliminates the need for an external boost convertor.
News from National Semiconductor ( 7 February 2007)
Tektronix offers fast probes for new oscilloscopes
Tektronix has announced a set of fast active differential probes to complement its new four-channel real-time oscilloscopes. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 7 February 2007)
Digital Serial Analysers test high-speed data
The DSA70000 real-time Digital Serial Analysers (DSA) and P7500 probes from Tektronix test the next generation of high-speed serial data applications such as PCI-Express 2.0, HDMI 1.3, and SATA III. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 7 February 2007)
LEDs for mission-critical lighting applications
Edison Opto's 15W High Power LED and Macroblock's MBI1801 LED Driver work well together in traffic applications
News from First Components ( 7 February 2007)
System management and other demos at 3GSM
Emerson Network Power's Embedded Computing business will host MicroTCA system management and videoconferencing demos at 3GSM.
News from Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing ( 7 February 2007)
Nominations for Techical Excellence award invited
Accellera is inviting the the electronic design community to nominate an individual for its 4th annual Technical Excellence Award.
News from Accellera ( 7 February 2007)
Analysis tools for wireless equipment design
Agilent Technologies DigRF v3 digital serial stimulus and analysis tools enable comprehensive cross-domain tools for handset integration teams, RF-IC developers and BB-IC developers.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 7 February 2007)
Open standard architecture winning out in modules
Computer-On-Modules (COMs) market dominated by the major open standard architectures, according to VDC report.
News from Venture Development Corp ( 7 February 2007)
Agilent quarterly publication for tech leaders
Agilent Technologies's quarterly journal is tailored to the needs of technology leaders in the electronic measurement industry.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 7 February 2007)
Agilent measures modulated wideband comms signals
Agilent Technologies has introduced a measurement system for analysing modulated wideband communications signals that require wide-bandwidth signal analysis.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 7 February 2007)
StacoSwitch launches rugged QWERTY keyboard
StacoSwitch unveiled an early prototype of its new rugged QWERTY keyboard with a built-in touchpad, the M779, at two Police exhibitions.
News from StacoSwitch ( 7 February 2007)
Target board for USB development tool
Quickfilter will demonstrate the MSP-Mojo, a target board for the TI eZ430 USB Development Tool at the TI Developer's Conference in Dallas, TX, March 7-9, 2007.
News from Quickfilter Technologies ( 7 February 2007)
Prototyping tool for FIR engine
Quickfilter Technologies' QF1D512-Dipster is a prototyping tool for the QF1D512 FIR engine.
News from Quickfilter Technologies ( 7 February 2007)
QuickFilter Technologies attends embedded world
Quickfilter Technologies will participate in the embedded world Conference 2007 in Nuremburg, Germany, February 13-15.
News from Quickfilter Technologies ( 7 February 2007)
Back-end EDA tools supported in Japan
Marubeni Solutions Corp is appointed for technical support, marketing and sales of parasitic data management and analysis tools in Japan.
News from Edxact ( 7 February 2007)
Software defined radio aids 3GPP-LTE compliance
Sorbas110 is a prototype user equipment that enables basestation developers to test their designs against a reference mobile terminal even though the 3GPP-LTE standard has not been finalised.
News from Signalion ( 7 February 2007)
German journal rewards lean processes
Cherry Electrical Products was awarded the Automotive Lean Manufacturing Award in Germany last month for its successful implementation of an efficient production system.
News from Cherry Electrical Products ( 7 February 2007)
3G handset chipset takes Linux onboard
Working in collaboration with Purple Labs, NXP has launched the Nexperia cellular system solution 7210 with Linux for 3G handsets.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 7 February 2007)
Crypto transponder chip complies with ISO15693
The ATC128-MV210 crypto transponder chip meets the need for a secure low-memory and cost-effective transponder in the 13.56MHz area.
News from Legic Identsystems ( 7 February 2007)
Music lines expand comms IC offerings
Focus EDL has been appointed by Music Semiconductors to cover the UK and Ireland.
News from Focus EDL ( 7 February 2007)
Electroluminescent displays are animated
Display controller brings mobile phone keypads to life with new visual "ringtones" that can ripple and pulsate.
News from Pelikon ( 7 February 2007)
Junction box interfaces photovoltaic modules
A new photovoltaic junction box interface designed for thin film photovoltaic modules is now available in the UK from Quadrant.
News from Quadrant Connections ( 7 February 2007)
World's-first claim for PICMG 1.3 board
Nexcom has introduced the world's first PICMG 1.3 system host board-Express computer. Brochure Available
News from Nexcom UK ( 7 February 2007)
More features for free PCB design software
Fully operational free-to-download version of Zuken's easy-to-use and ready-to-use powerful desktop PCB design solution includes all the latest features of Cadstar 9.0. Brochure Available
News from Zuken ( 7 February 2007)
FPGAs provide interface to NAND Flash
NAND Flash solution interfaces with a host of application processors used in portable applications, such as the Marvell PXA2xx applications processor and Analog Devices' Blackfin DSP.
News from QuickLogic ( 7 February 2007)
Hardware security modules support PCI Express
Portfolio of FIPS-validated hardware security modules is the first to offer support for PCI Express, the successor to the PCI interface.
News from nCipher ( 7 February 2007)
Current-sense resistors save space and weight
Ultrasmall low-value current-sense surface-mount chip resistors save space on the circuit board, allowing the production of smaller and lighter products. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components ( 7 February 2007)
Camera modules aid handset differentiation
Three-model series of 2Mpixel camera modules offers handset makers three different focusing schemes, all within the same compact package.
News from Alps Electric (UK) ( 7 February 2007)
FPGA applications in focus at 3GSM
Xilinx will showcase programmable logic solutions for the communications infrastructure and handset markets at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
News from Xilinx ( 7 February 2007)
Automotive applications on show in Nuremburg
ESG will show the capabilities and potential of Sysgos's PikeOS in conjunction with its own automotive software solution expertise on the Sysgo booth at Embedded World.
News from Sysgo ( 7 February 2007)
In-circuit debugger aids ARM development
Signum Systems and Keil have announced the immediate availability of real-time trace support in the ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit using the Signum JTAGjet-Trace in-circuit debugger.
News from Hitex Development Tools ( 7 February 2007)
Read channel saves power for handheld drives
Fully functional 90nm TrueStore read channel features the industry's lowest power consumption and highest performance within the market for handheld consumer electronics.
News from Agere Systems ( 7 February 2007)
Siemens manages safety-critical development
User Application Article The first equipment developed by Siemens Automation and Drives using Artisan Studio is a new range of devices launched recently as part of its market-leading ASI-safe product portfolio.
News from Artisan Software Tools ( 7 February 2007)
Convertors comply with power factor standards
AC/DC convertors provide 90W convection cooled (or 120W with forced air cooling), incorporate active power correction and meet the requirements of EN61000-3-2.
News from Powersolve ( 7 February 2007)
Award marks successful, long-standing partnership
Schaffner has named Farnell as its UK and Ireland distributor of the year for 2007. Brochure Available
News from Schaffner ( 7 February 2007)
Military contract covers Li-SO2 batteries
Saft has been awarded a major multiyear contract to supply the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with a family of lithium sulphur dioxide batteries. Brochure Available
News from Saft Space and Defence Batteries ( 6 February 2007)
Single-chip filter protects against ESD and EMI
RoHS-compliant single-chip keyboard, mouse and USB filter device combines ESD protection and EMI/RFI filtering.
News from Semiconwell ( 6 February 2007)
Disappointing growth figures for PC graphics
Approximately 83.5 million PC graphics devices shipped from major suppliers in Q4 2006, a 0.9% increase from the prior quarter and a 5.1% increase over the same period the previous year.
News from Jon Peddie Research ( 6 February 2007)
Edge transceiver is built on 65nm CMOS process
Broadcom applies years of research and development and extensive expertise in CMOS radio devices to the cellular market to forge an integration path towards a monolithic Edge SoC solution.
News from Broadcom Corp ( 6 February 2007)
Triple amp saves power for HD video
Single-supply triple amplifier claims an industry-leading combination of small size, high speed performance and low cost. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp ( 6 February 2007)
Bluetooth over ultrawideband in Barcelona
Artimi will conduct the first public demonstration of its next-generation Bluetooth over ultrawideband (UWB) silicon at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
News from Artimi ( 6 February 2007)
Diversified business model keeps Freescale stable
Freescale Semiconductor has announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2006.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 6 February 2007)
LNB covers full spectrum of satellite broadcasting
Low-noise block gives Sharp a complete lineup of satellite receiver components, from small systems for single-family houses to modules for satellite systems supplying entire blocks of flats.
News from Sharp Microelectronics Europe ( 6 February 2007)
Bluetooth and WLAN coexist in handsets
Enhanced system solution enables mobile users to simultaneously take advantage of handsets' Bluetooth and wireless LAN capabilities.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 6 February 2007)
Quarter bricks drop in to upgrade power designs
DC/DC modules provide extra output voltage ranges, more current and more power for telecomms and data equipment vendors.
News from Ericsson Power Modules ( 6 February 2007)
EMC seminar series starts in South Wales
The first in a series of EMC seminars will be held on Thursday 29th March 2007 in partnership with Club European in South Wales.
News from Wurth Elektronics UK ( 6 February 2007)
Nozzles add gentle touch to precision rework
Precision rework solution reduces thermal stresses placed on PCBs during multiple rework operations for package-on-package stacked device components. Brochure Available
News from OK International ( 6 February 2007)
Flash memory modules add security to handsets
MirrorBit solutions protected by Spansion Secure technology provide the highest level of commercially available protection with hardware-based encryption for mobile handsets.
News from Spansion ( 6 February 2007)
NASA evaluation checks out new avionics standards
Sysgo has participated in a NASA evaluation of AFDXT and ARINC653-1 in connection with NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle Programme.
News from Sysgo ( 6 February 2007)
Rack system puts 3kW front end in 1U
Industrial standard 19in rack system combines up to three hot-swappable units for a total power rating of up to 3000W in a single rack.
News from Sunpower (UK) ( 6 February 2007)
Inspection system for computerised tomography
The X-Tek Group will announce a new camera and detector combination for the Revolution NanoTech X-ray inspection system at APEX 2007.
News from X-Tek Systems ( 6 February 2007)
Forza signs for CMOS image sensor manufacturing
Forza Silicon is expanding its relationship with Tower to design and produce mixed signal and image sensor chips using Tower's process and design technology capabilities.
News from Tower Semiconductor ( 6 February 2007)
FPGA line passes $5 billion revenue
With consistent evolution of the FPGA architecture, Virtex FPGAs have continued to expand in usage since their introduction in 1997 to become the number one choice of designers worldwide.
News from Xilinx ( 6 February 2007)
FPGAs boost DSP bandwidth
The SXT platform establishes an industry record for DSP performance delivering 352 GMACs at 550MHz, while consuming 35% less dynamic power compared with previous 90nm generation devices.
News from Xilinx ( 6 February 2007)
Embedded modules take Linux applications onboard
The DIL/NetPC range are powerful 32bit single board computers in small footprint packages, with a wide range of peripherals and software solutions built-ins.
News from Kanda.com ( 6 February 2007)
Simulator to host single event effect testing
Precision Solutions' new SEREEL 2 facility has been officially opened by Lord Sainsbury of Turville.
News from Precision Solutions ( 6 February 2007)
Alliance focuses on mobile standards
Atmel Corp has joined the MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) Alliance as an Adopter Member.
News from Atmel Corporation ( 6 February 2007)
Programme eases Flash device integration
Spansion has joined the Denali Software Memory Vendor Programme, providing chip designers with high-quality simulation models to efficiently deploy Spansion Flash devices into all electronic designs.
News from Denali Software ( 6 February 2007)
Fans and blowers have the smallest of claims
Micro-miniature fans and blowers overcome strict space limitations to provide forced cross airflow in a micro-sized chassis. Brochure Available
News from Sunon ( 6 February 2007)
Epstein brings IP expertise onboard
Ron Epstein brings over 18 years experience in complex intellectual property based transactions to Fractus and will assist in developing and implementing its licensing business plan.
News from Fractus ( 6 February 2007)
TSMC signs up for 1T-SRAM technology
MoSys has licensed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to develop and market memory macro products using its patented 1T-SRAM high-density embedded memory intellectual property.
News from MoSys ( 6 February 2007)
Placement range covers high volumes and high mixes
Placement platform is made more flexible with single-, dual- and quad-gantry options.
News from Universal Instruments ( 6 February 2007)
Wintegra signs up for memory BIST
Wintegra has selected LogicVision's leading-edge memory BIST solution, ETMemory, to help it meet its silicon manufacturing quality goals.
News from LogicVision Europe ( 6 February 2007)
Cable maker meets aerospace quality standard
Brand-Rex has been awarded the coveted ISO AS9100 aerospace quality systems standard, to add to the existing ISO TS1649 automotive approval rating it has held since 2004.
News from Brand-Rex ( 6 February 2007)
Van Der Meulen to focus on OEM customers
Dialight Lumidrives, the UK based LED technology provider, has appointed Patrick Van Der Meulen as European OEM Technical Sales Manager.
News from Dialight Lumidrives ( 6 February 2007)
Portsmouth is European base for Omnetics
Omnetics has opened a new European sales headquarters in Portsmouth, UK to support a growing market presence and increase penetration in demanding markets that require rugged and reliable solutions.
News from Omnetics Connector Corp ( 6 February 2007)
Conference focuses on trends in FTTH
Prysmian Cables and Systems will be playing a major role at this week's Annual Conference of the FTTH Council Europe in Barcelona (7th and 8th February 2007).
News from Prysmian Cables and Systems ( 6 February 2007)
Design flow adds assertion-based formal analysis
3Leaf Networks has incorporated the Cadence Incisive Formal Verifier into its overall design flow for assertion-based formal analysis.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 6 February 2007)
Software supports VLIW processor design
Designers explore large design space to ensure that targeted processing power is achieved and the interconnect infrastructure is available to feed data into the processor at an acceptable rate.
News from CoWare ( 6 February 2007)
Structured ASICs add PCIe and DDR2 interfaces
Two new high-speed interfaces are available for eASIC's 90nm Nextreme structured ASIC family: a PCI Express (PCIe) endpoint controller and a DDR2 memory controller.
News from eASIC Corp ( 6 February 2007)
Reliability enhancement testing in focus
Intensive two-day foundation course is pitched at a level that will appeal to all electrical/electronic design, production, quality engineers and managers.
News from Reliability Plus ( 6 February 2007)
Nokia funds growth at Summit
Summit Microelectronics has announced that Nokia Growth Partners has led a growth financing investment round in the company.
News from Summit Microelectronics ( 6 February 2007)
Clamp-on meters are easy to handle
Fully functional clamp meters with simplified interfaces and easy-to-read, oversized display screens help technicians get their work done quickly and easily.
News from Amprobe Test Tools ( 6 February 2007)
3G RF subsystem comes in single integrated package
Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled the industry's smallest 3G multiband form factor RF subsystem for handset design.
News from Freescale Semiconductor ( 6 February 2007)
Handset camera reaches UXGA resolution
Camera-on-chip combines a high-quality multi-element lens with a quarter-inch CMOS sensor and on-chip processing, in a tiny industry-standard package, to deliver superb UXGA-resolution images.
News from STMicroelectronics ( 6 February 2007)
Six-core DSP manages comms infrastructure
Carrier infrastructure processor claims exceptional voice and video processing capabilities, setting the stage for converged multimedia services over both fixed line and mobile applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 6 February 2007)
Three-core DSP is W-CDMA basestation on a chip
Texas Instruments has announced the industry's most highly integrated digital signal processor (DSP) targeted toward Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) basestations.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 6 February 2007)
Ready for the new world network
Texas Instruments combines board-level, system-level and application-level expertise to guide manufacturers and service providers through challenging network evolutions.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) ( 6 February 2007)
Converged network services software in 3GSM launch
Enea will make a series of important product and partnership announcements and host several key events at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
News from Enea Embedded Technology ( 6 February 2007)
Oscilloscopes are digital serial analysers
Tektronix has announced the introduction of the industry's first ultra-high-performance oscilloscope with 20GHz real-time bandwidth and 50Gsample/s simultaneous sampling rate. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 6 February 2007)
Excellent year for Micrel
Micrel has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31st December 2006.
News from Micrel ( 5 February 2007)
FET acquires RapidIO interoperability testing lab
Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET) buys Tundra's RapidIO Interoperability testing facility.
News from Tundra Semiconductor ( 5 February 2007)
Altium Designer wins IEC DesignVision Award
Altium's unified electronic product development solution, Altium Designer 6, has been awarded a prestigious International Engineering Consortium's (IEC) DesignVision Award at DesignCon 2007.
News from Altium ( 5 February 2007)
Network analyser with integral second source
Agilent Technologies's new PNA-X microwave network analyser opearates in 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz range.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 5 February 2007)
True-colour TFT display for medical uses
Aaeon's Onyx-2219 19in SXGA display has a number of medical uses.
News from Aaeon ( 5 February 2007)
TigerSHARC chip to boost 3G networks
User Application Article 3Way Networks, has selected Analog Devices' TigerSHARC as the main baseband processing platform for its high capability picocell, due out later this year.
News from Analog Devices ( 5 February 2007)
Chip senses ambient and coloured lights
STMicroelectronics' highly integrated light and colour-sensing IC is intended for use in many products including mobile phones, notebook PCs, and LCD TVs.
News from STMicroelectronics ( 5 February 2007)
Development support for NXP microcontrollers
Hitex offers debug and application support for NXP's new LPC2300/2400 microcontroller family.
News from Hitex Development Tools ( 5 February 2007)
Millimetre wave guide with swivel
Link Microtek's inline millimetre-wave swivel joint has an operating bandwidth of 26.5 to 40GHz.
News from Link Microtek ( 5 February 2007)
Alignment pin for rack-mounted telecoms systems
A newly developed PEM self-clinching alignment pin enables easy mating of faceplates in telecom rack system applications.
News from PennEngineering ( 5 February 2007)
DAP boards move seamlessly to new Vista
Microstar Laboratories ensures that applications using its Data Acquisition Processor boards will work under Windows Vista
News from Microstar Laboratories ( 5 February 2007)
Fans, blowers and impellers stocked in the UK
Charcroft has signed a franchise agreement to sell Comair Rotron's range of fans, radial blowers and motorised impellers in the UK.
News from Charcroft Electronics ( 5 February 2007)
Gross margin and net income hit record levels
Fourth quarter revenues of US $401.6 million confirm expected decrease of approximately 5% from the third quarter of 2006.
News from ON Semiconductor ( 5 February 2007)
Image sensors upgrade handset photography
High-performance CMOS image sensors bring features normally associated with advanced digital stills cameras to the mobile phone camera market.
News from MagnaChip Semiconductor ( 5 February 2007)
Appointments expand sales on two continents
Cree has added four experienced sales executives to its regional US and European sales leadership.
News from Cree ( 5 February 2007)
Verification and custom businesses lead growth
Cadence Design Systems has reported fourth quarter 2006 revenue of US $431 million, an increase of 14% over the $378 million reported for the same period in 2005.
News from Cadence Design Systems ( 5 February 2007)
Boudre to engineer substrate expansion
Soitec has appointed former KLA-Tencor executive, Paul Boudre, to the newly created post of Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support.
News from Soitec ( 5 February 2007)
Fibre-coupled laser integrates drive electronics
Temperature-stabilised fibre-coupled laser is suitable for a wide range of biomedical, medical and industrial applications.
News from StockerYale ( 5 February 2007)
Illuminators provide a range of spot diameters
High-intensity LED spotlights are designed to replace conventional halogen point-sources as well as fibre optic illumination solutions.
News from StockerYale ( 5 February 2007)
Slimline Li-polymer cell is top German innovation
Varta Microbattery has received a prestigious award recognising its innovative PoLiFlex rechargeable battery.
News from Varta Microbattery ( 5 February 2007)
DSP-based Bluetooth adds speech enhancement
BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon now offers NXP Software's speech enhancement technology aimed at Bluetooth headsets, in-car hands-free kits and mobile phones.
News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 5 February 2007)
Kit puts developers up Xscale learning curve
The Triton Development Kit-4 (TDK-4) is based on the Marvell XScale PXA320 processor.
News from Strategic Test ( 5 February 2007)
Atmel grows through challenging quarter
Atmel Corp has announced unaudited selected financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31st December 2006.
News from Atmel Corporation ( 5 February 2007)
Flash MCU sales lead year-on-year growth
Zilog has reported results for its 2007 fiscal year third quarter ended 30th December 2006.
News from Zilog ( 5 February 2007)
Strategic markets offer hope for RadiSys
RadiSys Corp has announced revenues of US $60.7 million for the quarter ended 31st December 2006 and a net loss of $5.5 million or $0.25 per share.
News from RadiSys Corporation ( 5 February 2007)
High-density D-types add female options
Harting has expanded its har-mik range of high-density D-type interface connectors with the addition of 14- and 36-pole female bellows-type devices.
News from Harting ( 5 February 2007)
High-voltage supply reverses polarity
Modular high-voltage power supply is developed specifically support applications requiring "hot-switchable" polarity reversing capability.
News from Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp ( 5 February 2007)
Chinese joint venture to test and package ICs
NXP Semiconductors and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering are forming a joint venture in Suzhou, China focused on semiconductor testing and packaging.
News from NXP Semiconductors ( 5 February 2007)
Bookham plans overhead reductions
Bookham has announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2007, ended 30th December 2006.
News from Bookham ( 5 February 2007)
Transceivers in the running for award
Intersil's ISL317XE family has been selected as an Ultimate Products of the Year Finalist by the readers of EE Times.
News from Intersil ( 5 February 2007)
Gold research funding spreads to electronics
The World Gold Council has included the advanced electronics market in the call for research proposals through its GROW Programme.
News from World Gold Council ( 5 February 2007)
Catalogue details rugged computing
Aitech Defense has released a new 2006-2007 product catalogue detailing the company's extensive line of rugged computing solutions.
News from Aitech Defense Systems ( 5 February 2007)
Driver module boosts power to LED arrays
Compact driver module powers large series LED arrays from low-voltage power sources.
News from LEDdynamics ( 5 February 2007)
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