
‘Pcb Manufacturers’
An Electronicstalk guide
Start with the news release Handheld spectrum analysers for LTE analysis from Rohde and Schwarz, which we summarised at the time by saying "Rohde and Schwarz has launched the FSH4 and FSH8 handheld spectrum analysers that provide a detailed view of long-term evolution (LTE) signals - a significant advantage when troubleshooting.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Ultra-compact LEDs for space-critical applications from Excelsys Technologies: "Excelsys Technologies has introduced the LDV series of ultra-compact LED drivers for applications including in-store food display, mood lighting, advertising displays and architectural lighting.".
In February 2011, we covered the news from Phoenix Contact - take a look at Solid-state reversing contactor saves space which says: "Phoenix Contact has introduced Contactron, a series of hybrid motor starters that facilitate project planning and wiring, making them a space-saving alternative to mechanical contactor circuits.".
Take a look also at the news release from Mindtree Consulting, Ultra-low power consumption Bluetooth IP suite, as well as Test system for AESA radar equipment manufacturers from Rohde and Schwarz, and Devices improve audio quality in consumer products from Intersil.
Latest stories...
Instrument tests base station transmitter quality (January 2011)
Anritsu has introduced what is said to be the first measurement suite for handheld analysers that measures the RF, modulation and over-the-air (OTA) parameters of TD-LTE eNodeB radio transmitters.
New reference design for 5W offline LED driver (January 2011)
Power Integrations has announced a new reference design (RDK-251) for a 5W offline LED driver that includes flicker-free TRIAC dimming and single-stage power factor correction (PFC).
RS Components launches power supply microsite (December 2010)
RS Components is boosting its support for designers of power applications with the introduction of 960 power supply products brought together on a dedicated microsite.
EASA certifies avionics unit with Altera processor (December 2010)
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a safety-critical avionics system that includes a DO-254/ED-80-certifiable version of Altera's Nios II embedded processor.
SoC ICs for cable and terrestrial set-top boxes (December 2010)
STMicroelectronics has unveied the STi7162 and STi5262, two System-on-Chip ICs allowing standard-definition (SD) or high-definition (HD) equipment to share the same printed-circuit-board (PCB) design.
Ocean Blue offers USB video recorder software (December 2010)
Ocean Blue Software has launched its Sunrise USB video recorder software, developed to enable manufacturers to offer an affordable digital replacement for the VCR/PVR.
Single-chip LED with green phosphor converter (December 2010)
Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed a pre-production green LED based on the Ostar platform that is twice as bright as its predecessors, for use in data projectors in office or education markets.
LED suitable for TV and LCD monitor backlighting (December 2010)
The Topled Compact 5630 LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors is designed for backlighting applications such as monitors and television screens.
Further reading
- Test system suits low-volume PCB manufacturers
The GRS500 flying probe test system is designed for comprehensive testing of prototypes, low-volume production runs or field failures where full ATE is not a viable option.

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