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News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date

Sunday 3 July
to Saturday 9 July 2005

Tester upgrade adds radio resource management

RFI Global Services can now provide cellular customers with radio resource management testing as well as enhancements to support the RF testing of region 2 and 5 UMTS terminals.

News from RFI Global Services ( 8 July 2005)

Modest growth for Nu Horizons

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has reported financial and operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, reflecting the period ended 31st May 2005.

News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp ( 8 July 2005)

Compact format for industrial power interface

A new Push/Pull power interface is designed for high-current industrial, transport or telecomms applications where IP65/67 protection is required in a small connector format.

News from Harting ( 8 July 2005)

PC-based system has true differential inputs

Yokogawa has enhanced its MX100 Daqmaster PC-based data-acquisition system with the addition of a new dual-save feature and the powerful MXLogger software package.

News from Yokogawa UK ( 8 July 2005)

Tantalum chips handle lead-free reflows

New environmentally friendly tantalum chip capacitors from AVX feature a high volumetric efficiency, delivering a high capacitance to voltage ratio based on stable MnO2 electrodes.  Brochure Available 

News from AVX ( 8 July 2005)

Software embeds Internet security

Nucleus Internet protocol security (IPsec) software comprises an embedded solution that provides data authentication and encryption over the Internet at the IP level.

News from Accelerated Technology ( 8 July 2005)

Single-chip DVD recorder handles two tuners

The third-generation DoMiNo 8653 (DMN-8653) is the first single-chip DVD recorder system processor to integrate dual encoding for dual-tuner HDD/DVD recorder platforms.

News from LSI Europe ( 8 July 2005)

Disk device points to novel navigation interface

ITT Industries, Electronic Components has developed an innovative 360-degree and N-way variable-rate pointing and navigation control technology for handheld and portable devices.  Brochure Available 

News from ITT Interconnect Solutions ( 8 July 2005)

Swirhun takes over optoelectronics business

Zarlink Semiconductor has appointed Dr Stan Swirhun as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's optical electronics business.

News from Zarlink Semiconductor ( 8 July 2005)

Xignal starts building global network

Xignal Technologies has signed up Retronic to provide sales coverage in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

News from Xignal Technologies ( 8 July 2005)

Leading high technology company signs up

ARC International has secured a new licence agreement valued at GBP 900,000 with a leading high technology company.

News from ARC International ( 8 July 2005)

Die attach paste survives thermal cycling

Hysol QMI600 die attach paste provides a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high modulus to match existing mould compound properties.

News from Henkel Loctite Adhesives ( 8 July 2005)

Chinese centre opens for business

Esmertec has officially opened its R and D and customer support centre in Chengdu, China.

News from Esmertec ( 8 July 2005)

Multimeter makes sense of measurements

A novel low-cost combined digital current clamp meter and multimeter automatically senses and displays (with units) the type of measurement that is being made.

News from Meterman Test Tools ( 8 July 2005)

Power management chip is sound handset choice

 User Application Article  A combined audio and power management IC launched last year by Dialog Semiconductor features in a new mobile phone handset claimed to be the first on the market based on an Intel cellular processor.

News from Dialog Semiconductor ( 8 July 2005)

Modest growth disappoints ARC

ARC International reports that its unaudited turnover for the first half of calendar year 2005 will be approximately GBP 5.4 million, nearly 9% higher than the corresponding period in 2004.

News from ARC International ( 8 July 2005)

Mixed-mode simulation aids ESD immunity

Oki Electric has developed a novel electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit design technique it claims can reduce ESD protection circuit design time by one-third.

News from Oki Electric ( 8 July 2005)

Storage processor drives HP's new server

 User Application Article  The AMCC PowerPC 440SP storage processor has been designed into the new HP ProLiant P600 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller.

News from AMCC ( 8 July 2005)

Character and graphics modules share footprints

A new series of compact character and graphics displays make optimum use of space by replacing the usual trough-hole connector and PCB with a ready assembled header.

News from MMS Electronics ( 8 July 2005)

Bluetooth chip dominates headset market

 User Application Article  CSR BlueCore silicon now features in iPod-compatible stereo headphones from three companies: iTech, WiGear and Airlogic.

News from Cambridge Silicon Radio ( 8 July 2005)

Power stages meet rugged industrial demands

Available now from Applied Power Systems (APS) is the new SixPac series of high power SCR AC controllers and DC convertors.

News from Applied Power Systems ( 8 July 2005)

Current monitors clamp on for accuracy

Alrad Electronics has a new line of wideband clamp-on current monitors manufactured by Pearson Electronics, the highly respected US supplier of high precision current monitors.

News from Alrad Instruments ( 8 July 2005)

AC fan offers compact cooling

A new compact AC fan is ideal for use in enclosures where space is a major consideration, where it is difficult to provide DC power lines or as a retrofit to increase forced-air cooling.

News from Aerco ( 8 July 2005)

New name for Matsushita Electric Works

Milton Keynes based Matsushita Electric Works, with its brand name NaiS, has been renamed Panasonic Electric Works UK (PEWUK) and has adopted Panasonic as its new brand name.

News from Panasonic Electric Works UK ( 8 July 2005)

Front-end convertors take more functions onboard

With power densities up to 108W/in3, the Astec AIF-300Vin Series can deliver up to 600W of output power from an input range of 250 to 420V DC.

News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 8 July 2005)

Low profile six-pack IGBT module handles 200A

The SEMiX13 has been designed for motor ratings up to 37kW, allowing the SEMiX product range to seamlessly cover the power range from 0.75 to 200kW with modules for solderless assembly.

News from Semikron ( 7 July 2005)

Low-profile rectifiers offer easy integration

A new range of rectifier modules are billed as the first in the industry to offer a 17mm terminal height and screw connections.

News from Semikron ( 7 July 2005)

VMEbus carrier takes IP modules onboard

A novel 6U nonintelligent slave board interfaces IP modules with the VMEbus.

News from Acal Microsystems ( 7 July 2005)

Two-port Ethernet device claims a first

The KS8842M is billed as the industry's first two-port Ethernet device and has a third port that can be connected directly to microprocessors through a generic 8 or 16bit bus interface.

News from Solid State Supplies ( 7 July 2005)

CAD software aids staff training

HiTek Power has invested in Autodesk Inventor mechanical CAD software and added its own enhancement in the form of an innovative soundtr