News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 18 March
to Saturday 24 March 2007
FPGA supercomputing earns Top BioIT award
Reconfigurable accelerator boards based on FPGA technology have been ranked among the Top Ten BioIT trends for 2007 as published by the industry publication BioIT World.
News from Mitrionics (23 March 2007)
Unified development environment support for FPGAs
The Altium Designer 6 unified electronic product development solution now supports the Cyclone III field-programmable gate array (FPGA) device family from Altera.
News from Altium (23 March 2007)
Qualcomm denies Nokia's patent-exhaustion claims
Qualcomm calls Nokia's allegations "entirely meritless".
News from Qualcomm (23 March 2007)
Data acquisition card includes motion control
Low-cost multifunction 16bit resolution DAQ card has a sampling rate up to 250ksample/s. Brochure Available
News from Adlink Technology (23 March 2007)
Nano-scale tool maker appoints new MD
A provider of flexible tools and processes for the engineering of nanoscale structures and devices has appointed Andy Matthews as its new Managing Director
News from Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (23 March 2007)
XFP transceiver with 200km reach to be displayed
A demonstration of interoperability between a 300-pin Duobinary Transponder and an ultra-long reach DWDM XFP32 Transceiver will take place at OFC/NFOEC in Anaheim, CA.
News from Pirelli Broadband Solutions (23 March 2007)
AMD processor card for embedded applications
Embedded computing card based on AMD LX has ample options for expansion
News from Aaeon (23 March 2007)
Global distribution for FPGA development kit
Global distribution agreement for Cyclone II PCI Express development kit
News from Digi-Key Corporation (23 March 2007)
SBC has guaranteed long-life availability
The EM-9360 with a VIA Mark processor is a low-power 3.5in SBC that offers cost-effective legacy-feature support and a small foot print.
News from Lanner Electronics (23 March 2007)
M2M specialist links up with manufacturing giant
A leading global electronics service provider has invested in an M2M specialist and will provide it with long-term manufacturing services.
News from Telit Wireless Solutions (23 March 2007)
Hard drives use FireWire and USB technology
User Application Article Extreme series of hard drives use FireWire and USB technology to boost performance.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (23 March 2007)
PWM buck controllers change voltage on the fly
Synchronous, pulse-width modulation (PWM) buck controllers have integrated voltage-transitioning switches for "on-the-fly" voltage output changes and voltage margining.
News from Semtech (23 March 2007)
High bit-rate wireless audio for consumer products
A reference design for a high bit-rate wireless audio system is for use in consumer electronic products such as home-theatre systems, surround-sound and gaming speakers and DTV speakers.
News from STMicroelectronics (23 March 2007)
Voice-processing technology in mobile-phone chips
Multimedia accelerator for mobile-phone OEMs has integrated voice-processing technology
News from Spirit DSP (23 March 2007)
Lasers drive 10Gbit/s networks
Lasers can be used for IEEE 802.3ae 10Gbit/s Ethernet, 10GBASE-LR/LRM/LW and 10Gbit/s Fibre Channel applications.
News from Eblana Photonics (23 March 2007)
Push-button switches resistant to vandals
Push-button switches for 16mm diameter panel holes combine a stainless-steel housing, with IP-rated seal, offering a high level of protection against wear and tear, corrosion and malicious damage.
News from ACAL Radiatron (23 March 2007)
Microcontroller board intended for embedded work
The EMBMEGA32 embedded microcontroller board is suitable for use as an embedded controller for industrial, automation, security and process control applications.
News from Audon Electronics (23 March 2007)
Distributor supports Arizona manufacturers
KTEC Equipment and Supplies will distribute solder pastes, rework fluxes, wave fluxes, flux-cored wire, solder bar, solid wire, and tape and reel solder preforms throughout Arizona.
News from Indium Corporation of America (23 March 2007)
Foster to direct design in the West
Dean Foster, a former Hardware Engineering Manager at Nortel, has recently joined Freedom CAD Services as the Director of Western Operations.
News from Freedom CAD Services (23 March 2007)
Cables combine power and comms for CCTV
Belden offers a wide range of cables for pan/tilt/zoom cameras used in closed circuit television surveillance systems.
News from Belden CDT Electronics (23 March 2007)
Million microcontroller milestone passed
Innovasic Semiconductor has now shipped over one million microcontrollers.
News from Innovasic Semiconductor (23 March 2007)
FireWire set for shift into consumer electronics
Texas Instruments has shipped more than 300 million 1394 devices to more than 3500 customers, and is expecting greater demand from the consumer electronics segment.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (23 March 2007)
New name in electronics design consultancy
The team behind Circuitree has extensive experience and expertise in electronic design and development.
News from Circuitree (23 March 2007)
Optical components business set to explode
The market for optical networking components is expected to grow from approximately US $2.8 billion in 2007 to $7.9 billion in 2012.
News from CIR (23 March 2007)
All change in the Altera boardroom
A former Executive Vice President of Sun Microsystems is joining the board of directors at Altera, and two long-term directors are retiring.
News from Altera Europe (23 March 2007)
GaAs device manufacturers see strong profits
GaAs and compound semiconductor technologies analysis shows an industry moving into profitability.
News from Strategy Analytics (23 March 2007)
Low-cost spectrum analyser produces fast results
Facing mounting cost-reduction pressure from competition, engineers and technicians need cost-effective instruments to cope with various test applications.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (23 March 2007)
German alliance expands test coverage
UL International Germany collaborates with the Institute for International Product Safety (I2PS) in Bonn on test and certification services for electrotechnical components.
News from UL International (UK) (23 March 2007)
Website adds 500 National parts
RS Components has added an additional 500 of the latest products from National Semiconductor to its online offering.
News from RS Components UK (23 March 2007)
Round table debates join Nepcon roster
The SMART Group Round Table Debates are a new feature at Nepcon where key industry leaders will debate the main challenges facing industry.
News from SMART Group (23 March 2007)
Partners investigate system-in-package design
A new project-based partnership is working to enable the successful introduction of a new system-in-package approach to electronics design and construction.
News from Adept-SiP Consortium (23 March 2007)
Slimline box hosts ECX-based systems
Slimline bare-bone system supports ECX800 ECX form-factor single board computers with Intel Core2 Duo processors up to 2GHz.
News from IBase Technology (23 March 2007)
ADC features novel front-end design
16-channel delta-sigma analogue-to-digital convertor communicates via an I2C-compatible serial interface and includes a unique analogue input architecture. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (23 March 2007)
Single-chip WLAN shrinks to smaller package
World's smallest single-package wireless LAN IC features ultralow power consumption optimised for handheld applications such as feature phones and smartphones, handheld game consoles and PDAs.
News from NXP Semiconductors (23 March 2007)
Mobile entertainment in focus at Orlando show
The mobile communications industry's frenzied efforts to reinvent itself as a mobile entertainment business will continue apace at this month's CTIA Wireless in Orlando.
News from Informa Telecoms and Media (23 March 2007)
Ormerod aims for telecomms growth
Craig Ormerod is the new Business Director for Telecom services at TUV Product Service in the UK.
News from TUV Product Service (23 March 2007)
Transceiver platform brings fibre to the home
Triplexer transceiver platform for FTTH (fibre to the home) ONT applications supports BPON and GPON optical transceiver modules for the PON market.
News from ColorChip (23 March 2007)
Transceiver speeds MIMO system development
Quad dual-band RF transceiver aids development and optimisation of multiple input multiple output systems operating in the 2.4-5GHz bands.
News from Lyrtech (22 March 2007)
Smart power devices select the right source
Highly integrated power-management ICs include USB/AC-adapter linear charger and Smart Power Selector for portable devices powered by rechargeable single-cell Li-ion batteries.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (22 March 2007)
Show report details power amp mix
Suppliers of power amplifiers, front-end modules and transceivers emphasised their strong product mixes to provision custom solutions at handset OEMs at 3GSM 2007.
News from Strategy Analytics (22 March 2007)
DATE keynote to focus on SoC challenges
Dr Tohru Furuyama will present a keynote address on the topic of SoC development at the opening session of this year's DATE Conference in Nice, France.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (22 March 2007)
Corporate brochure covers enabling technologies
The Precision Solutions business centre of MBDA UK has launched a new series of full colour literature.
News from Precision Solutions (22 March 2007)
LEDs produce warmer white lighting
Warm white LEDs produce up to 124 lumen at a correlated colour temperature of 3000K when driven at 700mA.
News from Cree (22 March 2007)
Acquisition board incorporates GSM and GPS
A single PC/104+ module combines location, data acquisition and wireless communications. Brochure Available
News from Advanced Micro Peripherals (22 March 2007)
High-k materials enable IC advances
Recent advances by major semiconductor manufacturers to develop 45nm semiconductor chips have been made possible through the use of high-k materials in the gate dielectric.
News from Air Products (22 March 2007)
Power Architecture conference calls for papers
Design engineers are invited to submit proposals around technology innovations and practical design information for the first-ever vendor-neutral Power Architecture Developer Conference.
News from Power.org (22 March 2007)
Sensor conditioner turns voltage to current
Precision voltage-to-current convertor/transmitter is designed for standard 0-20 and 4-20mA analogue signals, as well as 5-25mA signals and voltage outputs.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (22 March 2007)
Lead-free defect guide set for Nepcon launch
Guide will feature many of the common and less obvious defects seen during the introduction of lead-free products to the market.
News from SMART Group (22 March 2007)
Current sense resistors come in smaller sizes
TTI Europe is offering a low-value current sense surface mount chip resistor family, recently launched by TT Electronics Welwyn Components. Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (22 March 2007)
Connector system fits high-speed standards
New generation of high speed connectors and cables cater for data transmission rates up to 5Gbit/s.
News from Yamaichi Electronics (22 March 2007)
Reverse polarity BNC provides safe connection
Telegartner has expanded its range of reverse polarity connectors with the addition of a BNC version to the existing TNC and SMA types.
News from Quadrant Connections (22 March 2007)
Dual-mode wireless attracts more funding
Artimi has raised an additional US $5 million in funding, bringing its Series B financing to $31.5 million.
News from Artimi (22 March 2007)
Preheater zooms in on rework areas
Focused preheater provides enhanced process control during lead-free hand assembly and rework. Brochure Available
News from OK International (22 March 2007)
Slimline filters protect against EMI and ESD
Breakthrough EMI filters provide the industry's highest level of ESD protection in ultrathin leadless packages.
News from NXP Semiconductors (22 March 2007)
Portable testers support single-mode deployment
Two new test and measurement tools for optical fibre, expanding Fujikura's presence in the single-mode fibre test market.
News from Fujikura Europe (22 March 2007)
Power LEDs provide Northern Lights
Arrow Northern Europe now offers industry-leading LED lighting components from Cree.
News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (22 March 2007)
Single-wavelength lasers cut transceiver costs
Eblana Photonics is shipping extended-range single-wavelength laser diodes for GPON and other transceiver applications.
News from Eblana Photonics (22 March 2007)
FireWire PHYs connect home entertainment
User Application Article Samsung is using TI's 1394 technology for HANA home entertainment networking products such as set-top-boxes, digital televisions, TV nodes and digital video recorders.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (22 March 2007)
Fibre optic testers in OFC focus
JDSU will highlight its optical communications and communications test and measurement portfolios at OFC/NFOEC in Anaheim, California.
News from JDSU (22 March 2007)
Cores to power MoCA SoCs
Octalica has licensed a MIPS32 core for next-generation SoCs targeted at digital home applications based on MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) specifications.
News from MIPS Technologies (22 March 2007)
Xscale board hosts Win CE 6.0 development
e-con Systems can now supply a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 board support package on its Sirius reference platform.
News from e-con Systems (22 March 2007)
LED backlights produce brighter LCDs
Turnkey engineered LED backlighting solutions cover LCD panels ranging in size from 6.4 to 20.1in diagonal.
News from Applied Concepts (22 March 2007)
Arrays to host HD video for hotels
MathStar is working with LG Electronics on a solution that supports the migration to MPEG-4 high-definition video technology in the lodging industry.
News from MathStar (22 March 2007)
Voice processor reduces system complexity and cost
Device enables high-quality voice in cost-efficient hands-free communication systems, including speakerphones, home automation applications and car kits.
News from Zarlink Semiconductor (22 March 2007)
Serdes devices cut power consumption
Second-generation MicroSerDes-uLP (ultra-low-power) series claims the industry's lowest current consumption (4mA at 5.44MHz).
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (22 March 2007)
RF/microwave design seminars span Europe
Flomerics and AWR have teamed up to host a joint European seminar series. Brochure Available
News from Flomerics (22 March 2007)
Connector boosts packing density
Market need for a compact connector is answered by launch of high contact density XB series.
News from Lemo UK (22 March 2007)
Study takes Japanese view of online privacy
The way in which online privacy is perceived in Japan compared with Britain is to be investigated for the first time in a research study led by De Montfort University Leicester.
News from De Montfort University Leicester (21 March 2007)
Air-conditioning ionisers require low voltages
The MHM series of ionisers, designed specifically for air conditioning applications in the white goods, automotive and industrial sectors, require lower voltages for competitive performance.
News from Murata Electronics (UK) (21 March 2007)
High-linearity power amp for mobile WiMAX products
The ADL5570 is a high-linearity power amplifier designed for use in mobile WiMAX terminals.
News from Analog Devices (21 March 2007)
USB joystick for industrial control applications
A new industrial joystick with a USB interface is for use with applications running under Microsoft Windows and Windows Embedded in industrial control environments.
News from Abacus Group (21 March 2007)
Linux versions of software for set-top boxes
A specialist digital TV software developer has released Linux versions of its software for developers of set-top boxes, with ports to the leading hardware platforms complete or well under way.
News from Ocean Blue (21 March 2007)
Development kit for 65nm FPGA
Leading FPGA company has introduced a development kit for PCI Express that allows designers to bring products based on FPGAs to market quickly and easily.
News from Xilinx (21 March 2007)
Design and development software for 65nm FPGAs
Quartus II software version 7.0 supports the entire 65nm Cyclone III FPGA family and is available in both subscription and free web editions.
News from Altera Europe (21 March 2007)
Toolkit verifies compliance and interoperability
User Application Article Software verifies compliance with the latest PLB specification and validates interoperability between the processor cores and integrated bus controllers.
News from Denali Software (21 March 2007)
Programmable connectivity for embedded processors
ArcticLink embeds high-performance controllers, a programmable fabric for implementing additional controllers and peripheral connectivity, and a selectable processor interface all in a single chip.
News from QuickLogic (21 March 2007)
Third party development support for FPGAs
Active-HDL Design Flow Manager supports the Cyclone III FPGA family and provides access to Altera's Quartus II software version 7.0 and third-party synthesis tools.
News from Aldec (21 March 2007)
Synthesis software support for new FPGAs
Synplify Pro FPGA synthesis software is available for use with Altera's low-cost Cyclone III FPGAs.
News from Synplicity (21 March 2007)
Adapters display eight channels on one display
A wired trigger bus adapter allows oscilloscopes to display the logical state and analogue representations of all eight LXI WTB channels on a single display.
News from Pickering Interfaces (21 March 2007)
Potentiometers can be programmed never to forget
Digitally programmable potentiometers can be permanently set to an initial reading so that no further adjustments are possible
News from Catalyst Semiconductor (21 March 2007)
Drive test product gathers network data on the run
Invex3G Autonomous captures critical network performance data thereby freeing up the valuable time of its skilled technicians and engineers.
News from Andrew Corp (21 March 2007)
Power supplies have built-in limits warning
Power supplies issue warning when abnormal operation is detected
News from Honeywell Power Products (21 March 2007)
Tracking applications make use of Maps
A developer package is based on the world's smallest GPRS GPS module and assists system integrators in the development of compact and inexpensive tracking systems. Brochure Available
News from Round Solutions (21 March 2007)
Wi-Fi platform enables novel Skype handset
User Application Article Panasonic has used the Broadcom Wi-Fi phone platform and other key technologies for its new Skype Wi-Fi phone, the KX-WP1050, and travel router bundle.
News from Broadcom Corp (21 March 2007)
Electron beam system has dual use
The industry proven SB351 can be used for mask writing as well as direct write applications.
News from Vistec Electron Beam (21 March 2007)
Manufacturing software set for upgrade at Nepcon
Aegis Industrial Software will showcase the Version 7 evolution of its proven NPI and MES software system on Stand L28 at Nepcon 2007 in Birmingham, UK.
News from Aegis Europe (21 March 2007)
Crosby aims to continue global sales growth
Zytronic has appointed Ian Crosby as its new Sales and Marketing Director.
News from Zytronic (21 March 2007)
Distributor steps in to assure enclosure supplies
Surtech Distribution has secured supplies of racks and enclosures formerly manufactured by APW Enclosure Solutions and Vero Electronics Packaging.
News from Surtech Distribution (21 March 2007)
Network appliances provide infrastructure
Aculab has announced the launch of ApplianX, a range of products designed for network infrastructure roles in the converged networks of enterprises and service providers.
News from Aculab (21 March 2007)
Combo IC cuts the cost of standard set-tops
Integrated demodulator plus MPEG decoder for standard-definition digital TV helps manufacturers to cut total component cost and simplify board design and assembly.
News from STMicroelectronics (21 March 2007)
TV tuner expands flat panel controller
OEM display controller provides versatile connection between analogue video sources and high-definition flat panel displays.
News from Trident (21 March 2007)
Miniature antennas are made for telematics
Full line of miniature antenna systems for the telematics market includes tri-, quad- and penta-band cellular products compatible with the latest generation of GSM and 3G modules.
News from Alpha Micro Components (21 March 2007)
Adhesive answers Chinese electronics demands
First controlled-volatility thermally conductive adhesive designed and developed specifically for customers in China and Taiwan.
News from Dow Corning (21 March 2007)
Current transducers upgrade performance
Transducers can measure DC, AC and pulse currents, with low power consumption, while providing galvanic isolation between the primary and output circuits.
News from LEM UK (21 March 2007)
Distributor appointment expands Japanese support
LogicVision has signed up Noah Corporation as distributor for its products in Japan.
News from LogicVision Europe (21 March 2007)
Dual-output switcher assures logic supplies
250W dual output switcher with isolated outputs and active PFC can be used as an open frame or enclosed product.
News from Sunpower (UK) (21 March 2007)
More manageable dispersion compensation
Civcom has expanded its manageable dispersion compensation products (M-DCM) to include M-DCM multiport subsystem solutions.
News from Civcom (21 March 2007)
Debugger gets to grips with real-time DSP
Nonintrusive hardware-based trace tool offers advanced visibility and capabilities for debugging the specialised problems that arise in high-performance real-time embedded applications.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (21 March 2007)
Ceramic processes explained by product guide
AdTech Ceramics, specialising in advanced technical ceramic solutions in a wide variety of materials, has published a new design and capabilities guide. Brochure Available
News from AdTech Ceramics (21 March 2007)
Digital attenuator promises top accuracy
A GaAs MMIC-based connectorised digital attenuator module that provides excellent accuracy over its wide bandwidth of DC to 13GHz.
News from Link Microtek (21 March 2007)
Software supports custom PowerPC designs
Kozio now provides support for custom product designs using Freescale's MPC832x series of PowerPC processors, including the e300 core as well as the QUICC Engine technology.
News from Kozio (21 March 2007)
Solid state lighting comes into focus
One-day seminar/workshop addresses "Practical strategies for implementing solid state lighting".
News from UK Displays and Lighting Network (21 March 2007)
Ultracapacitor for heavy duty applications
A rugged 390V Boostcap ultracapacitor module provides scalable energy storage and power delivery for heavy hybrid and electric vehicles and heavy duty industrial applications requiring up to 1,170V.
News from Maxwell Technologies (21 March 2007)
PCI Express system interconnect card
A PCI Express-based (PCIe) system-interconnect card manages all communications throughout a system while providing full-line rate throughput, reliability and high quality of service.
News from IDT (21 March 2007)
Manufacturing test software for WiMAX products
Manufacturing test software for WiMAX products based on Wavesat chipsets runs on existing single-box testers
News from LitePoint Corp (21 March 2007)
Researchers unite to measure embedded development
Two market analysis firms are joining forces to jointly develop a set of metrics to describe the efficiency of current embedded systems development practices.
News from Strategy Analytics (21 March 2007)
Two new Directors Emeritus for SEMI board
Two industry veterans, both of whom have formerly held the post of Chairman of SEMI, have been appointed to the board of the industry association SEMI as Directors Emeritus.
News from SEMI (21 March 2007)
Forum releases technical reports and elects board
The DSL Forum has released its latest Technical Reports (TRs) and the results of elections held at its annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from 5th to 8th March, 2007.
News from DSL Forum (21 March 2007)
Eight by six video switch matrix for space saving
The FMS6502 is an 8-input, 6-output video switch matrix for use in consumer and industrial video applications such as in-car entertainment systems, HDTVs and flat-panel displays.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (21 March 2007)
Hardware development and simulation for FPGAs
Embedded tools and software specialist will exhibit hardware-development platforms for a range of Altera FPGA's and a new simulation technology, which will shorten development time.
News from SDC Systems (21 March 2007)
New RFID ICs can read all 13.56MHz tag standards.
Novel reader technology allows you to read all the current 13.56MHz RFID standards.
News from Saelig Company (21 March 2007)
Alliance combines software with test equipment
New alliance will focus on combining high-end instruments with innovative software packages addressing various niche markets requiring dedicated software packages
News from Tabor Electronics (21 March 2007)
Variability analysis software on award shortlist
Variability platform products have been nominated for three EDA industry awards
News from Clear Shape Technologies (21 March 2007)
Push-pull connectors for industrial environments
New connectors are designed for use in industrial automation applications, and variant 14 complies with the requirements of the automation initiative of the German automotive manufacturing sector.
News from Harting (21 March 2007)
HEMTs for wireless applications
Three new gallium nitride (GaN) high electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) provide good linear power and efficiency for WiMAX and broadband wireless applications operating between 2.3 and 3.9GHz.
News from Cree (21 March 2007)
New member of embedded microprocessor consortium
A fabless semiconductor start-up that began sampling products in February from its new PWRficient processor family, has become the newest member of the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium.
News from EEMBC (21 March 2007)
Licence-free ARM Cortex is made for FPGAs
Actel's implementation of the ARM Cortex-M1 processor is a small high-performance 32bit soft core developed for optimal use in field-programmable gate arrays.
News from Actel Europe (20 March 2007)
Easy integration is key to GPS adoption
User Application Article GPS module is designed into G300 handset by Longcheer, a leading Chinese designer of handheld devices.
News from u-blox (20 March 2007)
Design kits put 1W LEDs to work on illumination
Lighting design kits combine LEDs and assemblies with thermally conductive aluminium alloy substrates.
News from Optek Technology (20 March 2007)
Long-life lithium cells to power meter modules
Saft has been awarded a contract to supply more than a million primary lithium cells to power automated meter reading modules and heat meters. Brochure Available
News from Saft Lithium Battery Division (20 March 2007)
Plenum-rated cables feature smaller diameter
Belden is the first manufacturer to offer low-capacitance two- and three-pair plenum-rated STP cables for use in building management systems and commercial audio applications.
News from Belden CDT Electronics (20 March 2007)
PCB design suite supports latest Altera FPGAs
Users of Zuken's CR-5000 enterprise wide PCB design suite can download Cyclone III footprint design templates free of charge. Brochure Available
News from Zuken (20 March 2007)
Electronic materials on show in Shanghai
Huntsman Electronics has supported International Electronic Circuits Exhibition in Shanghai since 1999, and this year is presenting a range of advanced products.
News from Huntsman Advanced Materials (20 March 2007)
Board to steer organic electronics roadmap
The Organic Electronics Association elected a new board at its recent General Assembly, representing the entire value chain if the industry.
News from Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) (20 March 2007)
Standards organisations in patent harmony
The world's leading international standards organisations have adopted a harmonised approach to address the inclusion of patented technology in standards.
News from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) (20 March 2007)
RTOS manages Martian imaging mission
User Application Article The ThreadX RTOS is used to manage the cameras collecting images during NASA's ongoing Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. Brochure Available
News from Express Logic (20 March 2007)
IDE supports soft ARM core for FPGAs
IAR Systems reckons that its integrated development environment, the IAR Embedded Workbench, is the first independent tool to support the new ARM Cortex-M1 processor.
News from IAR Systems (20 March 2007)
European role for Kingsbury
Martin Kingsbury has been hired to develop the Abacus Group's growing portfolio of pan-European franchises.
News from Abacus Group (20 March 2007)
Power seminars span the globe
Fairchild Semiconductor will begin its 2007 series of power seminars at locations worldwide starting in April.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (20 March 2007)
Small switches produce reassuring feedback
Tiny tactile switches are ideal for wireless headsets, mobile phones, portable instruments, keyless entry systems and other applications where size is a key differentiator.
News from Omron Electronics (20 March 2007)
Wireless design engineers in demand
Cambridge Consultants is holding an open day for wireless design engineers who are interested in joining the company's world-renowned team.
News from Cambridge Consultants (20 March 2007)
Design platform puts Wi-Fi/DAB/FM module to work
Low-cost Wi-Fi radio reference platform for "four-in-one" module helps designers build portable and clock radio products incorporating Internet radio, DAB, FM and music streaming capabilities.
News from Frontier Silicon (20 March 2007)
Interconnect system keeps instrument systems tidy
The S6 Skeeter low-profile mass interconnect system is designed for consolidating multiple test instrument connections in rack-mount and benchtop test applications.
News from Peak Test Services (20 March 2007)
Processor is first specifically for FPGAs
The ARM Cortex-M1 processor is the first ARM processor designed specifically for implementation on FPGAs.
News from ARM (20 March 2007)
Unified electronics development system is upgraded
Productivity-enhancing features help engineers deal with the ever changing nature of today's mainstream board-level design and its convergence with the wider electronics development process.
News from Altium (20 March 2007)
Space saving footprint for 1U switcher
Ultracompact 1U open-frame switching power supplies are available with output power ranges of 125, 160, 250 and 260W.
News from Powerstax (20 March 2007)
Thanks a billion: Flash MCUs pass milestone
Renesas Technology is first to ship more than 1 billion microcontrollers with on-chip Flash memory.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (20 March 2007)
Antenna answers wireless device makers' demands
Microminiature antenna combines high performance, small size and low cost for today's wireless consumer and enterprise electronic devices.
News from Laird Technologies (20 March 2007)
FPGA supercomputer celebrates Scottish heritage
A new FPGA supercomputer named Maxwell is based on technology invented in Scotland and constructed by the FPGA High Performance Computing Alliance.
News from EPCC, University of Edinburgh (20 March 2007)
High-brightness LEDs indicate and illuminate
TruOpto high-brightness LEDs are housed in industry standard PLCC-2 and PLCC-4 cases, and feature luminous intensities up to 750mcd. Brochure Available
News from Rapid Electronics (20 March 2007)
DIN-rail power supplies work with DeviceNet
DeviceNet-enabled DIN-rail power supplies provide efficient, reliable, low-cost-of-ownership power to complement DeviceNet control systems.
News from Puls UK (20 March 2007)
Principal status strengthens WiMAX test solutions
Agilent has been actively involved in the WiMAX Forum since 2004, introducing test equipment to support WiMAX technology.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (20 March 2007)
Acquisitions support LXI advances
Agilent Technologies plans to maintain membership in the PXI Systems Alliance to support the customers of two recent acquisitions, Acqiris and PXIT.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (20 March 2007)
Software extends vector network analysis
Application software outputs true-balanced signals using a dual-source four-port PNA-L or PNA-X microwave vector network analyser.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (20 March 2007)
Design suite simplifies FPGA pin assignments
The PlanAhead 9.1 design suite delivers an additional option for designers to optimise the maximum performance of 65nm Virtex-5 FPGAs.
News from Xilinx (20 March 2007)
HD decoder enables revolutionary box
User Application Article Samsung's SMT-H6155 set top box is specifically designed for the delivery of HD IPTV over wireless LAN, using the STi7109 chipset to provide the HD video decoding technology.
News from STMicroelectronics (20 March 2007)
FPGAs take on power- and cost-sensitive tasks
The industry's first 65nm low-cost FPGAs consume 75% less power than competing devices.
News from Altera Europe (20 March 2007)
Diagnostics accelerate yield learning
User Application Article UMC has adopted Synopsys TetraMAX diagnostics to accelerate yield learning for designs that use the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression automation solution.
News from Synopsys (20 March 2007)
IC manufacturing kit expands globally
SEMI reports that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totalled US $40.47 billion in 2006, representing a year-over-year increase of 23%.
News from SEMI (20 March 2007)
GPS receiver can support extra satellite services
New firmware for the Copernicus GPS receiver enables it to support satellite augmentation systems including Wide Area Augmentation System and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.
News from Trimble Component Technologies (19 March 2007)
Wireless interface for data logger
An analogue and digital multifunction I/O bluetooth interface is for professional wireless-control applications in data acquisition, automation and facility management applications.
News from Audon Electronics (19 March 2007)
Management tool for optical test data
Tool manages, analyses and reports on all types of optical test including optical loss, optical return loss, optical time-domain reflectometry, polarisation mode dispersion and chromatic dispersion.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (19 March 2007)
Search accelerator upgraded to 20Mbit
New 20Mbit search accelerator is a high-performance, low-power, cost-effective packet header processing product for large table support in enterprise, metro- and carrier-class switches and routers.
News from IDT (19 March 2007)
Hard-coated polyester film for cell phone screens
A hardcoated polyester film has been specially designed to offer excellent levels of clarity and scratch resistance for the displays of communications devices such as mobile phones. Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype (19 March 2007)
Embedded multimedia firm wins Seal of Excellence
Seal of Excellence" award for significant achievements in providing embedded voice, video and audio software products to the global market.
News from Spirit DSP (19 March 2007)
Fabless mixed-signal IC company signs distributor
Digi-Key Corporation and Quickfilter Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company, announced today the signing of a distribution agreement.
News from Digi-Key Corporation (19 March 2007)
Platinum rating for data acquisition specialist
Data acquisition specialist earns Platinum rating from Venture Development Corporation for being in the top 5% of embedded board vendors.
News from Measurement Computing (19 March 2007)
Fuel gauge approach to battery monitoring
The DS2792 programmable fuel gauge allows customised battery-monitoring algorithms for portable products.
News from Maxim Integrated Products (19 March 2007)
Gallium Arsenide doubler with 25dBm output power
An 18 to 21/36 to 42GHz GaAs pHEMT active doubler comes in a 7x7mm surface mount QFN package and is RoHS compliant.
News from Mimix Broadband (19 March 2007)
Robust rotary potentiometers for control panels
The RoHS-compliant 27mm rotary potentiometer for control panels has a life cycle of up to 1 million rotations.
News from BI Technologies Electronic Components Division (19 March 2007)
Hot mirror filters provide heat and UV protection
Hot-mirror filters for xenon lamps provide enhanced blocking in the spectral band between 800 and 950nm where the heat output from the lamp is the greatest.
News from Deposition Sciences (19 March 2007)
Performance additions for audio analyser
New options for existing audio analyser provide higher-bandwidth convertors for superior analysis capability (up to 120kHz), and an added digital interface (bitstream) analysis feature.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (19 March 2007)
Tunable laser supports 40Gbit/s DWDM traffic
User Application Article An integrable Tunable Laser Assembly (iTLA) has been selected by equipment vendors to support 40Gb/s DWDM transmission systems.
News from Bookham (19 March 2007)
Flat panel licensing row awaits settlement
Camera maker ponders out-of-court settlement with flat-panel patent holder.
News from Nano Proprietary (19 March 2007)
EMC test wallcharts come up to date
Informative wallchart guides illustrate common EMC test requirements. Brochure Available
News from Teseq (19 March 2007)
Aluminium enclosures drive electronics up the wall
The stylish and robust Datamet range of aluminium enclosures is designed for indoor wall-mounted applications such as control units, measurement systems and medical equipment.
News from OKW Enclosures (19 March 2007)
Troubleshooting and reliability in focus
Lecture on lead-free electronics assembly at the SMT/Hybrid/Packaging Conference in Nuremberg, Germany, will emphasise troubleshooting and finished goods reliability.
News from Indium Corporation of America (19 March 2007)
Environmental initiatives lead to award
The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognised and honoured Sea View Technologies as Business of the Year in the field of Technology.
News from Sea View Technologies (19 March 2007)
Strong growth in semiconductor equipment
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US $1.65 billion in orders in February 2007 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05.
News from SEMI (19 March 2007)
Kit eases VoIP software onto Windows Mobile
Software development kit helps chip makers and phone manufacturers to add standards-based VoIP to wireless devices, and to mobile and wired phones.
News from TeleSoft International (19 March 2007)
Voltage monitor checks under and over
Combined undervoltage and overvoltage monitor is filtered to reject brief glitches, thus ensuring reliable reset operation without false or noisy triggering. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (19 March 2007)
Three-phase power analyser upgrades to IEC6100-3-3
New voltage fluctuation/flicker and cycle-by-cycle options for the WT3000 three-phase precision power analyser make it compliant with the IEC6100-3-3 standard.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (19 March 2007)
Multistandard radios to meet French standards
RadioScape is extending its current multistandard radio product line to support all digital standards required for the French market.
News from RadioScape (19 March 2007)
Wanted: VHDL and system designers
RF Engines is looking to expand its technical team in the VHDL and system design areas, by around 25% during the current year.
News from RF Engines (19 March 2007)
Novel approach to PCB coating measurements
Innovative system measures organic solderablity preservative thickness in PCB manufacturing operations.
News from Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis (19 March 2007)
Photodiode features red enhancement
Low noise bicell detector is ideal for position sensing applications, emitter alignment, test and measurement and other industrial tasks where single axis nulling is required.
News from Opto Diode (19 March 2007)
Contract provides boards for novel surgical laser
Pioneering laser surgery company Diomed has chosen Prism Electronics as lead supplier of electronic circuit boards for its ground-breaking Delta surgical diode laser.
News from Prism Electronics (19 March 2007)
Switching components enable high-tech scarecrow
User Application Article A timer and a light-dependent relay are key components of a mechanical bird scarer called the "Quiet Man", which is manufactured by Fox-Off.
News from Finder (19 March 2007)
DSP-optimised FPGAs to come onboard
Vmetro is developing a range of Virtex-5 FPGA-based products suitable for a number of applications. Brochure Available
News from Vmetro (19 March 2007)
Low noise amps are optimised for infrastructure
The MGA-631P8 and -632P8 are designed for easy integration into the receiver chain for GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA and WiMAX basestations and repeaters. Brochure Available
News from Avago Technologies (19 March 2007)
Shielding gaskets are RoHS compliant
Range of beryllium copper fingerstock gaskets for EMI shielding meets the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC.
News from TBA Electro Conductive Products (19 March 2007)
Cylindrical cells offer NiMH and NiCd options
Yuasa Battery has just published two updated technical brochures covering its wide range of NiMH and NiCd cylindrical cells.
News from Yuasa Battery Sales (UK) (19 March 2007)
Subracks meet MicroTCA specifications
Subracks are specifically designed for applications based on the rapidly emerging MicroTCA specification.
News from Schroff UK (19 March 2007)
Ferroelectric RAM scales up to 4Mbit
4Mbit 3V parallel nonvolatile RAM in a 44-pin thin small outline plastic package features fast access, virtually unlimited read/write cycles and low power consumption.
News from Ramtron International (19 March 2007)
TI produces FRAMs on advanced 130nm process
Texas Instruments and Ramtron International Corp have signed a commercial manufacturing agreement for FRAM products.
News from Ramtron International (19 March 2007)
Board is easily adapted to industrial applications
Compact board is designed to deal with the escalating demands of balancing cost while improving performance.
News from Aaeon (19 March 2007)
Test arm probe enables precise positioning
PCB test arm probe features a heavy base and flexible shaft that make positioning to a test point a simple process.
News from OptoTherm (19 March 2007)
Acquisition is part of strategic initiative
Contactless smart card specialist Integrated Engineering has been acquired by Assa Abloy's HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry.
News from Integrated Engineering (19 March 2007)
Distributor to create new business opportunities
Cherry Electrical Products has signed Easby Electronics to distribute its micro and rocker switch ranges as well as its full range of magnetic speed and proximity sensors.
News from Cherry Electrical Products (19 March 2007)
Power products and heatsinks come together
Catalogue includes information on a range of embedded copper pipe heatsinks that can be custom drilled for isolated IGBT, MOSFET or thyristor/diode modules.
News from Power Products International (19 March 2007)
Catalogue includes 20-plus new lines
More than 20 new product lines are featured in the new linecard from Solid State Supplies.
News from Solid State Supplies (19 March 2007)
Rectifier enables factorised power architecture
V-I Chip component is designed for high-performance 48V power applications such as servers, telecomms and ATE.
News from Vicor UK (19 March 2007)
PCB design services come onboard
Range of products and services is now being extended to include PCB design for all types of test builds and test applications.
News from Yamaichi Electronics (19 March 2007)
Metal cover enhances mechanical protection
The Yamaichi Y-Con series is well known for its unique IP69K protection level, and now there is an additional metal cover that enhances the mechanical protection.
News from Yamaichi Electronics (19 March 2007)
Unified face for electronics recycling
Acquisitions position Sims Recycling Solutions as the world's largest electronics recycler, capable of processing up to 450,000 tonnes of electronic scrap and difficult to recover materials.
News from Sims Recycling Solutions (19 March 2007)
Dual pulse technology improves earth testing
New method for earth continuity testing becomes part of the safety testing of electrical and electronic portable appliances. Brochure Available
News from Seaward Electronic (19 March 2007)
Logic devices ease MCU I/O expansion
Logic family helps designers overcome the limited number of I/O ports in microcontroller and microprocessor-based embedded systems.
News from STMicroelectronics (19 March 2007)
Memory cards handle larger image demands
Secure Digital High-Capacity memory card line expands with larger capacities and new speed grades.
News from Kingston Technology (19 March 2007)
Thermal printers slim to save kiosk space
Thermal printers offer slimline option for kiosks where space is at a premium, such as information kiosks, fuel pumps, ATMs and parking meters.
News from DED (19 March 2007)
Video, security and mobility hit the hot topics
ACE 2007 continued the trend of recent years by delivering a superb networking and educational conference for Aculab's customers, partners and prospects.
News from Aculab (19 March 2007)
Magnetic sensors boast high reliability
Switching-output magnetic sensors detect the opening and closing of the covers of mobile telephones and notebook PCs and other devices.
News from Alps Electric (UK) (19 March 2007)
Rework system reflows lead-free BGAs gently
Optimised heating scheme avoids excessive lid temperatures, melting joints outside the rework area, warping of the PCB or distorting the plastic bodies of connectors. Brochure Available
News from OK International (19 March 2007)
Top prize for platform migration technology
Transitive has been named one of three Grand Prize winners among European Information and Communication Technologies.
News from Transitive (19 March 2007)
COTS computers take on tactical roles
Multiple-role real-time 2D/3D COTS tactical visual computers support real-time visual computing applications in both vehicle-based and man-wearable deployed environments.
News from Quantum3D (19 March 2007)
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