News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date

Sunday 23 September
to Saturday 29 September 2007

Low-cost oscilloscope suits educational use

The PDS5022S oscilloscope has easy to use controls and a simple and clear menu system.

News from Audon Electronics (28 September 2007)

Enclosure protects against tough environments

The E192 incorporates a modular and removable power supply, making the enclosure ideal for harsh mechanical, climactic, chemical and electrical stresses.

News from Aitech Defense Systems (28 September 2007)

Connector system retains Mini Card

To hold the entire module securely, the connector and latch are positioned at either end of the card and operate together to enable module ejection.

News from JAE Europe (28 September 2007)

SBC suits intensive data transfer

Concurrent Technologies' VP 426/23x single board computer effectively provides four processor cores.

News from Concurrent Technologies (28 September 2007)

WiMAX tester boosts measurement speeds

The R and S CMW270 WiMAX tester combines signal generation and signal analysis in a single box.  Brochure Available 

News from Rohde and Schwarz (28 September 2007)

ADSL2+ test set assesses service quality

Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering's AXS-200/620 ADSL2+ triple-play test set provides a combination of DSL and Ethernet features which allow for testing in any residential triple-play environment.

News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (28 September 2007)

Mezzanine board connects two cameras

The CL-500 provides the high speed and long duration recording capability required when shooting high-resolution and/or high- frame-rate digital video.

News from Conduant Corp (28 September 2007)

Serial-to-WiFi server offers fast connections

Secure Socket iWiFi can be integrated into a wireless LAN network with minimal programming.

News from Connect One (28 September 2007)

RF module suits home automation

Panasonic's PAN4555 module is a low-data-rate/low-power communication device operating in the ISM 2.4GHz band.

News from Digi-Key Corporation (28 September 2007)

Companies announce design partnership

Wipro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Oki Techno Centre Singapore (OTCS), including its intellectual property rights, in an all cash deal over a period of one year.

News from Oki Electric (28 September 2007)

Caps cut smoothing circuits down to size

Compared with two-terminal capacitors, three-terminal feedthrough devices have lower ESL, higher attenuation in high-frequency ranges and require less board space.

News from TDK Electronics Europe (28 September 2007)

Liquid cooling boosts system reliability

Liquid-cooled ATR chassis is based on a field-proven air-cooled design that is already in service across numerous different fighting platforms.

News from Elma-Mektron (28 September 2007)

Safety critical design takes on industrial buses

Support for CANopen, IEEE1588 and EtherNet/IP protocols will feature in the next release of Green Hills Software's Platform for Industrial Safety.  Brochure Available 

News from Green Hills Software (28 September 2007)

Regulator reduces four-output real estate

High-efficiency 2.25MHz synchronous buck regulator that delivers four outputs from a 3 x 3mm QFN package.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (28 September 2007)

Multiple-output supplies ease medical design

Medically approved PCB-mounting power supplies produce 15-40W with single, dual or triple outputs.  Brochure Available 

News from Lambda (28 September 2007)

Antennas promise optimum range and reliability

High quality 2.4GHz antennas are designed for operation with low-power short-range telemetry systems, Wi-Fi and computer systems.

News from RF Solutions (28 September 2007)

3G testing passes Japanese requirements

Cetecom has become the first independent laboratory to offer full type certification to Japanese test specifications.

News from Cetecom (28 September 2007)

Handset testing focuses on compliance

TUV Product Service is reorganising its UK cellular handset testing business to concentrate on providing regulatory and related testing services to the GSM and WCDMA handset markets.

News from TUV Product Service (28 September 2007)

Speed and precision makes amp difference

High-speed, low-distortion and precision dual-channel difference amplifiers designed for applications that require extremely fast and precise measurement.

News from Analog Devices (28 September 2007)

Analyser answers EMC challenges

Low-cost spectrum analyser is optimised for EMC measurement tasks from 1MHz to 7GHz.

News from Saelig Company (28 September 2007)

Debugger supports multicore ARM devices

SourcePoint 6.5.1 is the latest debugger from American Arium for ARM-architecture processors.

News from Logic Technology (28 September 2007)

CD-ROM catalogue contains extensive information

Mimix Broadband has published updated shortform and product catalogues on CD-ROM.

News from Mimix Broadband (28 September 2007)

Global alliance to shape packaging trends

Alliance between HDP User Group and ITRI adds an international angle to technical and regulatory challenges facing the electronics industry.

News from HDP User Group (28 September 2007)

Software library speeds WiMAX development

Carrier-class software provides the most up-to-date WiMAX standards-based features that service providers demand.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (28 September 2007)

Software defined radio enters new generation

Spectra 2 addresses the growth and deployment of SDR by providing the industry with the most comprehensive customer service-focused product line available.

News from PrismTech (28 September 2007)

Lab supplies blend digital and analogue benefits

TTi has designed a hybrid system combining true analogue control knobs with digital internal circuitry.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (27 September 2007)

Optoelectronic components come together

Catalogue features Kingbright's complete range of optoelectronic components, including high brightness and power efficient LEDs, optocouplers and related accessories.  Brochure Available 

News from Rapid Electronics (27 September 2007)

Drivers add flexibility to analogue design

Dual differential ADC drivers enable designers of data acquisition systems to improve system performance by enhancing key ADC performance characteristics.

News from Analog Devices (27 September 2007)

Dish antennas boast wideband performance

Wideband solid parabolic dish antennas meet the most stringent specifications for point-to-point backhaul applications.

News from Laird Technologies (27 September 2007)

Tantalum capacitors cover civil and military

Devices extend the advantages of solid tantalum technology to surface mount circuit applications.

News from Easby Electronics (27 September 2007)

Express platform for wireless infrastructure

Card is designed with four high-performance gigabit Ethernet interfaces and up to eight lanes of PCI Express verified in both target and host modes.

News from GDA Technologies (27 September 2007)

Process breakthrough for memory IP

Multiple-time programmable memory designed with 2.5V floating-gate transistors has been verified on TSMC's 65nm LP process.

News from Impinj (27 September 2007)

Development kits cut costs and add binaries

Cut-price PXA320 and PXA270 development kits are supplied with in-house developed BSPs for Microsoft Windows CE and Linux at no extra cost.

News from Strategic Test (27 September 2007)

Controller simplifies step-down supplies

Switching regulator controller directly steps down voltages from 60V to output voltages ranging from 0.8V to 93% of the input.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (27 September 2007)

Transceivers integrate full WiMAX feature set

The power and space savings of the AD9354 and AD9355 enable manufacturers to incorporate WIMAX functionality into handsets, thumb drives or PCMCIA cards.

News from Analog Devices (27 September 2007)

Multicore design optimises ARM performance

 User Application Article  Design success prompts NEC to standardise on the Encounter platform as its tapeout methodology of choice for ARM processor implementations.

News from Cadence Design Systems (27 September 2007)

Transceiver offers miniature USB option

USB 2.0 transceiver comes with a package footprint of just 2.2 x 1.8mm.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (27 September 2007)

Next-generation Wi-Fi comes on a single chip

The Broadcom BCM4322 is the first 802.11n IC to combine all of the elements of a wireless LAN subsystem onto a single silicon die.

News from Broadcom Corp (27 September 2007)

USB acquisition devices extend to 80 channels

Engineers can collect more data with less equipment because the devices provide high-channel-count application solutions in a single device.  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments (27 September 2007)

Comms tester speeds IC development

 User Application Article  New jitter unit enables Phyworks to reduce evaluation time for 10G products and contributes to quick time to market.

News from Anritsu (UK) (27 September 2007)

Simulator speeds standard cell signoff

 User Application Article  ARM relies on fast, accurate circuit simulation to quickly characterise its comprehensive physical IP across its complete set of foundry and process nodes.

News from Synopsys (27 September 2007)

Graphics controller has automotive bus

Jade is the first device in a new family of graphics controllers from Fujitsu, and is the first Fujitsu SoC to integrate the powerful 32bit ARM926EJ-S CPU core.

News from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (27 September 2007)

Analogue switches suit audio, video and data

High-voltage analogue switches combine extremely low on-resistance and low leakages with a compact size.

News from Vishay Siliconix (27 September 2007)

Fanless system enhances reliability

Fanless embedded computer is supplied in a robust CE enclosure which is designed for DIN rail or wall mounting.

News from Diamond Point International (Europe) (27 September 2007)

Dimming driver is bright answer for LEDs

Flexible HB LED driver is ideal for applications that require a wide dimming-control range, such as interior and exterior automotive lighting.

News from Maxim Integrated Products (27 September 2007)

Spectrum analyser covers popular wireless bands

Portable RF spectrum analyser has a frequency range from 1MHz to 2.7GHz at a selling price of GBP 995.

News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (27 September 2007)

Board adds value to ST microcontroller design

Platform eases development of designs based on the STMicroelectronics STR710F series of microcontrollers.

News from Embest Info and Tech Company (27 September 2007)

Grease improves thermal management

Compound claims a new industry standard for thermal grease performance, with extremely low thermal resistance, high reliability and stability under adverse conditions.

News from Dow Corning (26 September 2007)

Ethernet test system eases setup

The AXS-200/850 Ethernet test module boasts simple pass/fail displays and one-touch function buttons to address the real-life challenges experienced by field technicians.

News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (26 September 2007)

Companies reach WiMAX agreement

Wavesat's UMobile 802.16e chipset will be manufactured by IBM using advanced eDRAM process technology.

News from Wavesat (26 September 2007)

Image sensors chosen for IP cameras

 User Application Article  The OV7725 is a quarter-inch VGA CameraChip sensor built on OmniVision's OmniPixel2 technology for high performance in low-light conditions.

News from OmniVision (26 September 2007)

Differential amplifiers suit defence applications

The LMH6552 is the industry's highest-bandwidth, current feedback differential amplifier at 1.5GHz, with the industry's lowest power consumption at 112 mW.

News from National Semiconductor (26 September 2007)

Software chosen for residential gateway

 User Application Article  The Fusiv Vx gateway processors use Ikanos' distributed architecture to offload switching, routing and firewall functions to on-chip accelerator processors.

News from Ikanos Communications (26 September 2007)

Software automates multi-language construction

GPRbuild allows developers to quickly and easily compile and link software written in a combination of languages including Ada, assembler, C, C++ and Fortran.

News from AdaCore (26 September 2007)

Efficient LED material suits mobile applications

The E255a green LED material is highly efficient, making it ideal for mobile product applications with either passive matrix or active matrix driving.

News from OLED-T (26 September 2007)

ICs suit entire UHF range

The UCODE G2XM and UCODE G2XL provide scalable EPC numbers up to 240bit, offering flexibility when using RFID in applications requiring different EPC codes and storing additional application data.

News from NXP Semiconductors (26 September 2007)

Potentiometers suit automotive applications

RK454B potentiometers offer a rotation angle of 180 degrees and offer resolutions of 0 or 17 detents per rotation.

News from Alps Electric (UK) (26 September 2007)

Cost-effective analyser covers broad spectrum

Affordable 3GHz spectrum analyser is suitable for manufacturing, installation and field service, EMI testing and education sectors.

News from Aspen Electronics (26 September 2007)

High-performance jack answers need for speed

PCB-mounting high-speed Category 7A jack suits high speed data transmission equipment and high speed test instruments.

News from Nexans (26 September 2007)

Environment enables IC design in UAE

 User Application Article  The Dubai Circuit Design Centre is now operational, and engineers are fully trained on the latest Synopsys tools and technologies.

News from Synopsys (26 September 2007)

AC/DC controller has all power levels covered

Power controllers employ novel multimode control scheme for efficient operation across the entire load range.  Brochure Available 

News from Power Integrations (26 September 2007)

MIMO WiMAX chip drives femtocell designs

Integrated reference design combines Sequans' new SQN2130 basestation ASIC with PMC-Sierra's new PM8800 WiZIRD 2Tx/2Rx RF IC.

News from PMC-Sierra (26 September 2007)

Statistics prevent catastrophic silicon failures

 User Application Article  Advanced statistical timing analysis and optimisation technology allows Renesas to accurately account for the effects of process variability in its leading-edge 45nm digital designs.

News from Cadence Design Systems (26 September 2007)

Modular inverters scale up photovoltaic supplies

Commercial photovoltaic inverters are developed in response to the rapidly growing global demand for environmentally friendly power sources.

News from Power-One (26 September 2007)

Lead-free defect guide is free at Productronica

A free 28-page A5 colour "Lead-free defect guide" will be available from the SMART Group area in Hall A4 Booth 303 at Productronica in Munich.

News from SMART Group (26 September 2007)

EBX board extends legacy applications

RoHS- and EBX-compliant 5.25in SBC offers new life for designs based on obsolete boards.

News from Ampro Computers (26 September 2007)

Third-generation modules save embedded space

Memory modules are designed for space constrained next-generation AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, MicroTCA, PicoTCA, PC104, SBB canisters and PICMG SBCs.

News from Virtium Technology (26 September 2007)

Active matrix OLED hits mass production

Panel offers amazing brightness, colour quality and viewing performance that is associated with OLED technology.  Brochure Available 

News from GPEG International (26 September 2007)

ASIC prototyping board boasts biggest FPGA

System provides a cost-effective, high-performance prototyping solution that reduces development time for today's challenging SoC designs.

News from Synplicity (26 September 2007)

GPS IC is a sensitive sort

Single-chip GPS receiver can measure the faintest GPS signals deep indoors and in "urban canyon" environments at signal levels as low as -162dBm.

News from Broadcom Corp (26 September 2007)

Analysers answer PCIe validation challenges

Serial analysers provide detailed PCIe 2.0 protocol information along with cross-bus analysis.  Brochure Available 

News from Tektronix (25 September 2007)

Wireless router offers secure connections

The ZyWAN is an application ready platform with unrivalled development tools and support.  Brochure Available 

News from Eurotech (25 September 2007)

Software supports multiformat handset calibration

Application fully supports all requirements for TD-SCDMA chipset calibration and provides additional RF performance tests as required by the 34.122 TD-SCDMA test standard.

News from Agilent Technologies Europe (25 September 2007)

IP core supports transceivers

The combination of Vmetro's hardware and the sFPDP IP core provides high-performance, highly integrated solutions for both front panel optical and VITA-41 (VXS) backplane interconnects.  Brochure Available 

News from Vmetro (25 September 2007)

Linux toolkit offers open design

The 970MP is available as both a toolkit for developers and as a reference design for all members preferring to make their own products.

News from Power.org (25 September 2007)

DSP platform offers low-cost solution

The XtremeDSP Solutions Starter Platform delivers features for DSP development at a significantly lower cost than alternative FPGA-based DSP development platforms.

News from Xilinx (25 September 2007)

Model sets enable hardware verification

CoWare's platform-driven ESL design solution enables hardware verification, architecture exploration and software development on IBM PowerPC 440 and CoreConnect-based platforms.

News from CoWare (25 September 2007)

Auto router optimises yield

NexusRoute has been used by integrated circuit (IC) engineers to reduce design closure and manufacturing cycle time and increase chip yield by as much as 10%.

News from Pyxis Technology (25 September 2007)

Switch IC is made for Carrier Ethernet

The Brooklyn-10 is billed as the first Ethernet switch application specific standard product purpose-built for the carrier market.

News from Lightstorm Networks (25 September 2007)

Networking node provides flexible connections

Providing true protocol translation and not protocol packet encapsulation, the ProtoNode interfaces to over 85 building and industrial automation protocols.

News from Solid State Supplies (25 September 2007)

Low-power logic devices gain military specs

The QL1P1000 device offers the reliability and capacity needed for the most demanding military applications.

News from QuickLogic (25 September 2007)

Step-down controller claims widest input range

Dual-output buck controller runs from the industry's widest input voltage range, accepting inputs from 3.3 to 25V, and producing outputs from +0.6 to +5.0V.

News from Intersil (25 September 2007)

Processor claims graphical superiority

Microprocessor delivers Pentium-class floating-point performance for consumer and industrial markets.

News from Renesas Technology Europe (25 September 2007)

Processor brings odd-form wires to order

Wire processing system is designed to handle thin wall insulation wires and other delicate insulation types.

News from Contax (25 September 2007)

Eight-channel PMC keeps its cool

The PMC-BiSerial-III-TRANS has eight channels, each fully programmable and capable of operating independently or in concert with the other I/O.

News from Dynamic Engineering (25 September 2007)

Efficient convertor boosts power density

Synchronous buck power convertor uses a novel low-voltage technique that enables high-frequency switching with high gate drive.

News from Solid State Supplies (25 September 2007)

Design kit improves wireless coexistence

Wireless protocol is designed to overcome interference from emerging 802.11n networks, cordless phones, microwaves and other devices in the 2.4GHz band.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (25 September 2007)

Supply puts more into standard footprint

Wide-input-range 200W internal power supply is targeted for industrial equipment, datacommunications and medical applications.

News from SL Power Electronics Corporation (25 September 2007)

Capacitors fit safety-critical applications

Conformally coated solid tantalum capacitors combine the flexibility of a commercial product with the reliability required for demanding applications.  Brochure Available 

News from TTI Europe (25 September 2007)

Fuel gauge chip claims true accuracy

Battery fuel gauge promises to predict battery charge levels with 99% accuracy.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (25 September 2007)

Processor core to advance H.264 video processing

 User Application Article  ASTRI's IC design team will design SoCs that focus on next-generation mobile technology, multimedia and performance computing solutions for media processors.

News from MIPS Technologies (25 September 2007)

Estonian expertise aids design for testability

Tallinn-based Testonica Lab has become the latest Goepel Electronic Centre of Expertise and has joined the Goepel Electronic Alliance Partner Network.  Brochure Available 

News from Goepel Electronic (25 September 2007)

LED lighting to benefit from disty deal

Anglia is to distribute the Zetex product range of compact high-performance discrete and integrated devices.

News from Anglia (25 September 2007)

New line expands SMT component capabilities

Axis Electronics has a new surface mount line including Mydata MY12 and MY9 SMT placement machines and the very latest Utravision automated inspection equipment.

News from Axis Electronics (25 September 2007)

Comms markets spur new laser growth

Report predicts that sales of lasers for telecomms and datacomms applications will grow from around US $1.0 this year to $2.9 billion in 2012.

News from CIR (25 September 2007)

.NET port supports microcontroller family

Embedded developers will now be able to take advantage of Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio tools when designing solutions based on the NXP LPC2000 and LPC3000 family of microcontrollers.

News from Adeneo (24 September 2007)

US systems receive new certification

The DesignWare PHY IP for PCI Express offers a number of dedicated lane configurations from x1 to x8 that support both wire bond and flip chip packages.

News from Synopsys (24 September 2007)

EEPROM devices handle 125C temperatures

The 25XX512 and 25XX1024 are the industry's only 512Kbit and 1Mbit SPI serial EEPROMs specified to operate up to 125C.

News from Microchip Technology (24 September 2007)

CompactPCI boards suit tough applications

The passively cooled Kontron CP6001 has up to 4Gbyte of soldered RAM and soldered application flash comes in three rugged levels

News from Kontron UK (24 September 2007)

RTOS supports avionics research

LynxOS offers developers a platform to smoothly migrate laboratory applications to safety-critical airborne applications.

News from LynuxWorks (24 September 2007)

Small temperature sensor suits tight applications

Small size and the low power requirement make the TMP102 suitable for portable consumer electronics and other battery-powered end equipment.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-) (24 September 2007)

Network rebrands to reflect its heritage

The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals aims to become the number one voice for telecomms engineers in the UK.

News from Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (24 September 2007)

The reason for directives

 Technical Background Article  Joel Deutsch argues that the USA should adopt European-style environmental directives.

News from E-Certa (24 September 2007)

Speedy MCU take nonvolatile memory onboard

The addition of FRAM to the fast and flexible Versa 8051 MCU creates a quick and reliable nonvolatile data storage and processing system.

News from Ramtron International (24 September 2007)

Ceramics expertise on show in Stuttgart

Injection moulding technology combines a proven alumina material system with cofire metallisation, and offers complex shape capabilities with no additional machining required.  Brochure Available 

News from AdTech Ceramics (24 September 2007)

Switch hosts MicroTCA developments

Central switching resource allows customers to build fully scalable MicroTCA systems by selecting the required features offered by MicroTCA and AMC standards.

News from Meikon (24 September 2007)

Distributor promises new life for VME systems

VME Boards International is a new name in the board distribution market.

News from VME Boards International (24 September 2007)

LCD system takes optical sensors onboard

By including an optical sensor in each pixel, Sharps novel LCD system offers both touchscreen and scanning functions.

News from Sharp Microelectronics Europe (24 September 2007)

Controller cuts down power convertor designs

Current-mode PWM controller contains all the features necessary to design high-efficiency single-ended isolated and nonisolated flyback convertors rated up to 25W.  Brochure Available 

News from Linear Technology Corp (24 September 2007)

Software unifies student satellite design

 User Application Article  Students use the unified embedded design tools and board-level design tools in Altium Designer to design a range of computer and radio boards for satellites.

News from Altium (24 September 2007)

ZigBee comes on PC/104-compliant modules

The PCM-ZigBee board is a PC/104-based module that supports the IEEE802.15.4 standard for wireless communications.

News from Winsystems (24 September 2007)

Handheld tester tackles triple-play networks

Tester characterises and troubleshoots bandwidth-intensive commercial and residential access networks, regardless of media used.

News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (24 September 2007)

8bit MCUs upgrade to latest processes

High-performance 8bit microcontrollers take advantage of the latest process technology to combine lower power consumption, low cost and high-performance operation.

News from Microchip Technology (24 September 2007)

Digital data storage adds new life to networks

 User Application Article  The principality of Bhutan is adopting the DDS-XM100 digital storage solution to replace outdated magnetic tape units that have been used for over 20 years.

News from Bluewater Systems (24 September 2007)

Memory PHY reduces LSI design risks

DDR2 SDRAM PHY design can be prototyped on the Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA before progressing to Tokyo Electron Device ASICs.

News from Denali Software (24 September 2007)

Low-volume custom designs add CMOS image sensors

CMOS image sensors are available as part of multiproject wafers.

News from EDA Solutions (24 September 2007)

Total number of news releases published during the week: 116

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