News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 19 August
to Saturday 25 August 2007
Chip receives new certification
LucidPort Technology's L800 device controller chip is ideal for use in printers, scanners, digital camcorders, media players and other peripherals.
News from LucidPort Technology (24 August 2007)
Catalogue covers a range of cooling devices
The Kryotherm catalogue contains almost 50 pages of components designed for industrial applications, telecoms, domestic appliances, medical equipment and many other specialist areas.
News from Steadlands (24 August 2007)
Cable calibrator offers easy testing
The TrueCable Calibrator allows chipset vendors, original equipment and design makers, and manufacturing quality-approval groups to achieve optimum test accuracy in a simple, straight-forward manner.
News from LitePoint Corp (24 August 2007)
Interconnection system suits lighting devices
Mini HVL connectors are ideal for lighting applications where small size and easy interconnection are prime requirements Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics UK (24 August 2007)
Dongles allow easy programming
The Future Designs USB-Dongle and Derivative Board family provides a low-cost platform for testing or prototyping of simple microcontroller-based designs.
News from Digi-Key Corporation (24 August 2007)
Company begins LED manufacturing in Europe
Manufacturing products close to their target markets helps reduce the carbon footprint of the devices. Brochure Available
News from CML Innovative Technologies (24 August 2007)
Companies collaborate on high-end memory
The GDDR5 memory devices from Qimonda are designed to meet the high-performance requirements from graphic applications on game consoles, desktop PCs and notebooks.
News from Denali Software (24 August 2007)
Transmitters offer long reach and high power
The DM80 and DM200 are the world's first narrowly tunable 10Gbit/s transmitters to offer long reach and high output power in a 13-pin butterfly package.
News from Finisar Corp (24 August 2007)
Microgenerator harvests vibration energy
User Application Article A vibration energy-harvesting sensor node designed around the CC2420 by Perpetuum engineers is capable of sampling 2Kbyte of vibration data and transmitting it over 100m every 60 seconds.
News from Perpetuum (24 August 2007)
Technology suits 65nm processes
Kilopass XPM technology is ideal for standard logic and mixed-signal CMOS design applications requiring embedded nonvolatile memory
News from Kilopass Technology (24 August 2007)
Tiny comparator suits industrial environments
The LT6703 operates with a supply voltage from 1.4V to 18V, which is ideal for low-voltage or unregulated power supplies. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (24 August 2007)
IGBT offers low conduction losses
The FGH30N60LSD is designed to increase system efficiency while meeting low-frequency requirements.
News from Fairchild Semiconductor (24 August 2007)
Hard disc cleaning technology improves reliability
User Application Article Guyson Supercleaner can remove sub-micro contamination from disk drive components. Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (24 August 2007)
Processor meets low-voltage requirements
VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of PC silicon and platform technologies, today announced a 500MHz addition to the VIA Eden ultra low voltage (ULV) processor family.
News from VIA Technologies (24 August 2007)
New generation TV processor released
The VCT-Premium further improves picture quality by dealing with noise associated with digital TV.
News from Micronas USA (24 August 2007)
GPS engine suits portable devices
User Application Article The integration of ST's newest GPS solution improves tracking in poor satellite visibility conditions and shortens GPS signal acquisition times.
News from STMicroelectronics (24 August 2007)
Design tools ease power supply selection
Engineers can use PowerBench to design a customer-specific product, allowing them to focus on their ideas rather than the constraints dictated by power supply availability.
News from Vicor UK (24 August 2007)
Photo interrupter breaks compactness records
The GP1S296HCPSF is ideal for any applications where a slim product design requires a low mounting height and limited mounting space at the same time.
News from Sharp Microelectronics Europe (24 August 2007)
Verification library receives approval
Accellera's Open Verification Library improves electronic design verification when using hardware description languages.
News from Accellera (24 August 2007)
RF distribution deal reached.
Digi-Key is distributing JTI's antennas, baluns, balanced filters, couplers, diplexers, filters, and filter arrays.
News from Digi-Key Corporation (24 August 2007)
Chip compresses HD video
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe's MB86H52 transcoder chip can compress MPEG-2 video to less than half the data size while maintaining the same video quality.
News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (24 August 2007)
Optical switch expands testing options
The AQ2200-641 expands the flexibility of the AQ200 series multi-application test system and reduces the total measurement time for both active and passive multiport component tests.
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (24 August 2007)
LED driver offers high brightness
The MAX16821's rapid-current-pulsing LED technology meets the demanding requirements of projection applications
News from Maxim Integrated Products (24 August 2007)
CPU module supports processors
The new ETX CPU module is built around the mobile Intel 945GM/ICH7M express chipset that features intelligent power management and greater performance per Watt.
News from IBase Technology (24 August 2007)
Chassis tolerates vibration and shocks
The PC104p chassis is based on an extruded aluminium outer housing with machined end caps.
News from Dynamic Engineering (24 August 2007)
Alliance focuses on research and marketing
The alliance between Fluffy Spider Technologies (FST) and Opera Software benefits OEMs and end-users of consumer, mobile, commercial, industrial and other devices with graphics screens.
News from Fluffy Spider Technologies (24 August 2007)
Double-pole switch resists vandalism
The MPD031 has a barrel and button that are CNC turned from high-grade stainless steel to produce a very strong, rugged switch capable of withstanding abuse. Brochure Available
News from Bulgin Components (24 August 2007)
Buck-boost convertor maintains constant output
1.8 to 5.5V input range and 1.8 to 5.25V output range provides a regulated output with inputs above, below or equal to the output. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (23 August 2007)
Protocol analyser checks out USB traffic
Software-only USB protocol analyser allows USB firmware/driver developers and testers to monitor USB traffic at host controllers, hubs and devices, with no additional hardware.
News from SysNucleus (23 August 2007)
Online surveys to create defects database
The NPL electronics interconnect team is asking the industry for help in compiling an online database of component, printed circuit board and solder joint defects.
News from National Physical Laboratory (23 August 2007)
Distribution deal expands LCD offerings
New franchise provides complementary LCD ranges that will provide customers with an even wider product range and highly competitive products.
News from Inelco Hunter (23 August 2007)
Mainboard majors on I/O and graphics
Mini-ITX mainboard is optimised for a broad range of embedded applications such as interactive clients, gaming, medical, POS, digital signage, surveillance and industrial automation equipment.
News from Commell (23 August 2007)
PXI switch matrixes maximise bandwidth
Two-pole switch matrix is available in a variety of configurations ranging from 55x4 to 385x4.
News from Pickering Interfaces (23 August 2007)
Development kit aids low-power radio
Kit aids development of low-cost low-power radio monitoring and control of systems including machine-machine interfaces, automatic pay and sales machines, maintenance and security systems.
News from TDC (Telecom Design Communications) (23 August 2007)
Compact core is speedy 6bit ADC for SoCs
Silicon proven 6bit, 2.5Gsample/s ADC IP core has high-bandwidth sample-and-hold front end, maintaining excellent dynamic performance throughout the full range of input frequencies.
News from Snowbush Microelectronics (23 August 2007)
Fibre polarisation put to the test
Fibre-optic test equipment allows researchers and designers to fully characterise all polarisation-related parameters with unmatched speed and accuracy.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (23 August 2007)
Hot-swap protection for 12V systems
Hot-swap protection IC combines Hall-effect current sensing technology with hot-swap control circuitry, resulting in a highly efficient integrated controller.
News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe (23 August 2007)
Upgrade for EMC calibration and repair
Expanded test facility now addresses all the needs of professional EMC test engineers. Brochure Available
News from Teseq (23 August 2007)
3D interconnect structure recognised with patent
Patent covers new methods for making 3D liquid crystal polymer (LCP) interconnect structures using a high-temperature single-sided LCP and a low-temperature single-sided LCP.
News from Jacket Micro Devices (23 August 2007)
Supplies are ready for 2008 compliance
Compact external 30W power supplies meet the July 2008 Level IV global energy requirements of the California Energy Commission and Energy Star.
News from Power Sources Unlimited (23 August 2007)
Resistors keep cool onboard
Low-value resistors feature a novel open-air "flow-through" design that keeps the resistor's "hot spot" safely off the PC board and allows air to circulate around it. Brochure Available
News from TT Electronics Welwyn Components (23 August 2007)
DSP tools receive speed boost
Developers of multi-rate DSP designs will see up to a 38% improvement in Fmax performance when using version 9.2 with no modification to existing designs.
News from Xilinx (23 August 2007)
Software speeds foundry operations
User Application Article The NanoScope platform presents a major technology and industry breakthrough in speed and accuracy, using distributed computing on generic network computers
News from Anchor Semiconductor (23 August 2007)
Switches chosen for telecommunications application
User Application Article Tundra's Tsi568A offers low power, a large port count and ports individually configurable by width and speed to optimise intra-component connectivity.
News from Tundra Semiconductor (23 August 2007)
USB data acquisition devices
The USB-1616HS series modules ship with an array of software, including the new TracerDAQ data logging, viewing and analysis application.
News from Measurement Computing (23 August 2007)
Crystal oscillators offer variable frequencies
Using DSPLL technology and an industry-standard I2C interface, a single device can generate any output frequency from 10MHz to 1.4GHz at jitter levels of 0.3ps rms.
News from Silicon Laboratories (23 August 2007)
USB 2.0 drives headsets
Nexperia PNX0161 has built-in DSP software, allowing OEMs to pre-set equalisers and maximise echo cancellation for improved sound quality.
News from NXP Semiconductors (23 August 2007)
Chips aid digital TV installation
User Application Article BT selected UPA powerline products because of their capacity to provide high-quality service and full self-installation for BT Vision customers.
News from Design of Systems on Silicon (23 August 2007)
Switches supply video to HDTVs
Each TMDS channel supports signaling rates up to 2.5Gbit/s to allow 1080p resolution in 12bit colour depth, making it compatible with the HDMI 1.3a standard.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (23 August 2007)
Methodology eases product launches
XPath enables customers to get products to market quickly and inexpensively and will play a valued role in the production of ASICs for a wide variety of applications.
News from ChipX (23 August 2007)
Online tool speeds component choices
The new ferrite design centre on the Acal Technology website features a free design tool as well as comprehensive information on ferrite materials.
News from Acal Technology (23 August 2007)
Software tools analyse execution time
Engineers can now use the RapiTime toolset to provide detailed information about the timing performance of their application code. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (23 August 2007)
Software tool supports wireless standards
Keithley's SignalMeister is a free, PC-based software tool that creates arbitrary waveform (ARB) files that can be downloaded to Keithley's Model 2910 RF Vector Signal Generator. Brochure Available
News from Keithley Instruments (23 August 2007)
$500 million mobility product sale agreed
Following a review of its business portfolio, LSI decided to sell its mobility business.
News from LSI Europe (22 August 2007)
Electronics packaging company purchases dispenser
User Application Article The Camalot FX-D is a very flexible system that can be retrofitted to meet the changing production needs of any organisation.
News from Contax (22 August 2007)
Coating process suits optical glass
The IsoDyn LPCVD process covers the entire surface of an irregularly-shaped optic in a single-pass operation.
News from Deposition Sciences (22 August 2007)
Electronics companies reach foundry agreement
An agreement between California Micro Devices and MagnaChip Semiconductor will cover the production of CMD protection chips for mobile handset and digital consumer electronics applications.
News from California Micro Devices (22 August 2007)
Design company opens Santa Ana centre
Freedom CAD Services' new Santa Ana office will improve the company's ability to serve its West Coast customers.
News from Freedom CAD Services (22 August 2007)
Mobile communications testing exceeds requirements
Cetecom's new quality tests verify the integration and performance of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its Application Programming Interfaces (API) in a mobile communications device.
News from Cetecom (22 August 2007)
Large hard disk fits in small drive
Toshiba Europe Storage Device Division's 320Gbyte drive has the largest capacity in the 2.5 inch HDD market,.
News from Toshiba Europe Storage Device Division (22 August 2007)
Instrument amplifier requires little power
The AD8253 is digitally programmable with gain settings of 1, 10, 100 and 1000, letting users adjust gain even after the devices are designed into the system.
News from Analog Devices (22 August 2007)
Low-power process suits ZigBee/Wibree devices
Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingCompany's 0.13-micron embedded Flash process employs the same split-gate Flash cell as the previous generation, enabling easy migration.
News from TSMC (22 August 2007)
Buck converter reduces complexity
Solid State Supplies' new architecture allows an external RSET control resistor to preset a regulated LED current up to 350mA from supplies as high as 24V.
News from Solid State Supplies (22 August 2007)
ADCs suit WiMAX and 3G wireless communications
National Semiconductor has introduced two 12bit170Msample/s analogue-to-digital convertors (ADCs) and a 14-bit, 155 Msample/s ADC, each with a full-power bandwidth of 1.1 GHz.
News from National Semiconductor (22 August 2007)
Video platform supports HDL Coder
HDL Coder support will enable embedded software engineers to target field-programmable gate-arrays (FPGAs) without detailed knowledge of programming such devices.
News from Sundance Multiprocessor Technology (22 August 2007)
Design company announces new acquisition
Cadence is now the only EDA company that can deliver manufacturing awareness and lithographic correctness for all layers in an IC.
News from Cadence Design Systems (22 August 2007)
Platform cuts computer power consumption
Computers using the VIA pc3500 Mainboard consume less than half the power required by the US EPA's latest Energy Star Program Requirement for Computers: Version 4.0.
News from VIA Technologies (22 August 2007)
Software chosen for traffic management
User Application Article Aonix, the provider of the PERC product line for embedded and real-time Java developers, announced the selection of the PERC Ultra virtual machine for ACTROS, a next-generation traffic control system.
News from Aonix (22 August 2007)
Digital radio test set supports P25 trunking
With the Aeroflex' 3900 series, operators with radios on P25 systems can rest assure their radios are in proper working order.
News from Aeroflex (22 August 2007)
Smartphone uses application processor
User Application Article The Marvell PXA 320 application processor with XScale technology, enables high-end graphics, gaming and multimedia capabilities on the LG-KC1 smartphone.
News from Marvell (22 August 2007)
DC/DC convertors suit railway applications
SynQor's IQ36xxxQTA family of Isolated quarter-brick DC/DC convertors offer a 4:1 input voltage range of 18-75V. Brochure Available
News from SynQor Europe (22 August 2007)
USB cables carry extra power
Powered USB assemblies simplify computer system wiring and reduce system cost. Brochure Available
News from GTK (22 August 2007)
Connector eases wire management
9175 connectors can be used for connecting two or three wires between PCBs in high-volume consumer market applications Brochure Available
News from TTI Europe (22 August 2007)
Convertor drives five white LEDs
The Semtech SC4509's built-in Schottky diode saves board space and reduces costs while still providing efficiencies of over 80%.
News from Semtech (21 August 2007)
Display offers easy integration
The Jima's CPU provides ample performance for embedded applications and is integrated onto the motherboard alongside the chipset.
News from Trident (21 August 2007)
FPGAs enable video platform
User Application Article Lynn's video processing platform relies on the Actel ProASIC3 family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
News from Actel Europe (21 August 2007)
Reference architecture protects IP
Elliptic Semiconductor and Impinj are developing a secure, standards-based system-on-chip that will counter threats such as reverse chip engineering and cryptographic algorithm security breaches.
News from Elliptic (21 August 2007)
Tool simplifies embedded design
PSoc Express allows designers to monitor application data via an I2C to USB bridge connected to a target board.
News from Cypress Semiconductor (21 August 2007)
Add in card supports sixteen-channel encoding
The Stretch PCIe DVR Reference Design Kit (RDK) is capable of performing H.264 compression on 480 frames of D1 video per second.
News from Stretch (21 August 2007)
Connectivity platforms boost IP security
Security functions including AES encryption, enhance design flexibility for handheld electronics products.
News from QuickLogic (21 August 2007)
Safety technology streamlines product design
User Application Article Moog Control's new Clare Instruments safety system has helped streamline quality control and test procedures for a complex new fuel control product. Brochure Available
News from Clare Instruments (21 August 2007)
Open card chargers provide uninterruptible power
The Lawtronics range of current limited open PCB chargers is available for 6V, 12V and 24V batteries.
News from Astrosyn International Technology (21 August 2007)
Compact transceivers offer robust performance
Parallel networks, like SCSI "fast 40" systems, benefit from the 40Mbit/s data rate and the low transceiver and receiver skews, as well as the 4nS part-to-part skews.
News from Intersil (21 August 2007)
Quad and dual-port transformers cut space required
Focus EDL's new gigabit modules are 50% smaller than currently available modules.
News from Focus EDL (21 August 2007)
New capacitor material replaces aluminium
OxiCap devices offer a high reliability of up to 500,000 hours, and are available in low-profile and low-ESR styles, making them ideal for consumer electronics applications such as HDTVs. Brochure Available
News from AVX (21 August 2007)
Eastern European semiconductor centre opened
Texas Instruments' Prague customer support centre is the second such centre that the company has created in the region, building on the success of its existing centre in Freising, Germany.
News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (21 August 2007)
LCD signs receive wireless connectivity
Global Display Solutions (GDS) has added wireless options to its products in direct response to the growing demand for large screen outdoor LCD signage.
News from GDS (21 August 2007)
Design kit simplifies photocoupler choices
The Toshiba Photocouplers Design Kit incorporates two samples of each the company's latest photocoupler products.
News from Toshiba Electronics Europe (21 August 2007)
Backlighting semiconductors set for boom
IMS Research believes that LCD TVs and PC notebooks will drive the market for LEDs in backlighting, together with the associated LED driver ICs and ambient light sensors.
News from IMS Research (20 August 2007)
Tiny voltage monitor works down to 1V
Drawing only 10uA from the supplies it monitors, the LTC1728H-5 provides a low power, reliable solution for high-temperature, space-limited applications. Brochure Available
News from Linear Technology Corp (20 August 2007)
A/D convertor offers 16bit resolution
The ADS-939 sampling A/D convertor requires no external components and is housed in a small, high reliability, hermetically sealed, 40-pin ceramic TDIP. Brochure Available
News from Murata Power Solutions (20 August 2007)
Award recognises high quality
TTems' award recognises its high quality and punctual service.
News from TT electronic manufacturing services (TTems) (20 August 2007)
SMT headers suit lead-free soldering
Picoflex Vertical SMT headers from Molex can withstand reflow at temperatures up to 260C.
News from Molex UK (20 August 2007)
Enclosures handle railway applications
User Application Article Chassis Plans is providing a semi-custom 4U enclosure designed with shock isolation for an operating vibration specification of 5 to 500Hz at 1G and 10G of operational shock.
News from Chassis Plans (20 August 2007)
Four-channel LIN transceiver suits automotive use
The MLX80001 can reduce system costs of the LIN physical layer by 20% compared to multiple single transceiver ICs found in, for example, a body control module.
News from Melexis (20 August 2007)
Simulation kits aid FPGA integration
Zuken is quick to provide users of its CR-5000 packaging and PCB design environment with simulation design kits that enable rapid and easy adoption of the devices. Brochure Available
News from Zuken (20 August 2007)
Software optimises pick and place machines
The open architecture of AMS means that customers can either use their own line and machine optimisation software, or buy a complete package from Assembleon.
News from Assembléon (20 August 2007)
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