News releases on Electronicstalk categorised by date
Sunday 16 July
to Saturday 22 July 2006
Higgs takes charge
Peter Higgs has been appointed Managing Director of IGG Component Technology.
News from IGG Component Technology (21 July 2006)
Platform tops flip-chip machine poll
Universal Instruments' commitment to technical excellence was recognised during the Advanced Packaging Awards held at this year's Semicon West.
News from Universal Instruments (21 July 2006)
Premier source for Japanese coverage
Pyxis Technology has signed Premier Technologies of Japan to represent it in the Japanese market.
News from Pyxis Technology (21 July 2006)
Embedded support sends Pandas to Mongolia
Abacus Embedded Systems Group is providing technical and financial sponsorship to Pandarama, a project to help impoverished rural communities in Mongolia.
News from Abacus Group (21 July 2006)
Engine frees controllers from lookup duties
User Application Article The IDT75K62213 NSE helps the Net-Net family provide critical service reach, service assurance and security requirements for the delivery of interactive voice, video and multimedia communications.
News from IDT (21 July 2006)
Hall-effect joysticks provide fingertip control
Joystick provides two-axis noncontact precision-displacement fingertip control with high performance and reliability at low cost.
News from Aerco (21 July 2006)
Expression coverage aids verification performance
Expression Coverage for Verilog is included in the latest release of Riviera.
News from Aldec (21 July 2006)
Network testers evolve for fast data
Enhanced network testing tools support new high speed data technologies being deployed by wireless operators.
News from Andrew Corp (21 July 2006)
Low power methodology aids ARC designs
Azuro's PowerCentric low power methodology now is available for ARC licensees designing audio- or video-centric digital chips for embedded applications.
News from Azuro (21 July 2006)
SHARC quartet bring audio to HD DVDs
Toshiba uses four SHARC processors to power the audio signal chain in the world's first HD DVD players, the HD-A1 and the HD-XA1.
News from Analog Devices (21 July 2006)
Verification methodology proves popular
Industry adoption and support of the Verification Methodology Manual for SystemVerilog, co-authored by ARM and Synopsys, has steadily increased since the book's release in September 2005.
News from Synopsys (21 July 2006)
Platforms support 65nm reference flow
Synopsys' Galaxy design and DFM platforms support TSMC's Reference Flow 7.0.
News from Synopsys (21 July 2006)
Embedded Linux webinars continue
TimeSys Corporation is beginning a new series of embedded Linux webinars in mid-July.
News from TimeSys Corp (21 July 2006)
Memory distribution continues
Symmetry Electronics has signed an agreement with Alliance Memory, formerly part of Alliance Semiconductor, to continue distribution of its fast asynchronous memory products.
News from Symmetry Electronics (21 July 2006)
Alliance addresses different etching needs
Xactix and Surface Technology Systems are planning to unveil a comprehensive line of production-oriented release etching tools for MEMS.
News from Surface Technology Systems (21 July 2006)
Rugged fibre connector lowers profile
The innovative, lower profile design of the modular Pro Beam Mini connector shortens the connector length and reduces its weight by over half of the weight of the original Pro Beam Jr.
News from Tyco Electronics - Comns Computer Consumer Elctrns (21 July 2006)
ASML nears billion-Euro quarter
ASML Holding has announced 2006 second quarter results with net sales of Eur 942 million.
News from ASML (21 July 2006)
DigRF interface suits RF and baseband for 3G
TTPCom's 3G DigRF solution is designed to enable semiconductor device vendors to quickly and easily add a 3G DigRF compliant digital interface to both 3G RF and baseband ICs.
News from TTPCom (21 July 2006)
PC-based platforms shrink to 3.5in factor
Axiomtek has announced a pair of ultra-low-power 3.5in embedded SBCs that feature a sub-1W-rated AMD Geode LX processors.
News from Axiomtek (21 July 2006)
Compact thermal printer has many plusses
Custom Engineering's Mini Plus is designed to meet the demands of a plethora of printing requirements yet boasts a small form factor of just 87 x 61 x 42mm.
News from Trident (21 July 2006)
Chinese handset makers move up-market
Mainland China handset makers are focusing on midrange and high-end mobile phones to grab a bigger share of overseas markets.
News from Global Sources (21 July 2006)
Antennas shrink the size of DVB-H handsets
Internal passive DVB-H antennas enable handsets far smaller than current DVB-H devices.
News from Fractus (21 July 2006)
Memory interface IP makes more of embedded DDR
ARM has expanded its Velocity DDR memory interface products to support a number of application-specific SDRAM requirements.
News from ARM (21 July 2006)
Application processor mops up multimedia functions
A single-chip application processor integrates the core functions needed for the development of portable multimedia devices.
News from NEC Electronics (Europe) (21 July 2006)
Interoperable solutions speed customer development
IAR Systems and Micrium have signed a business agreement under the terms of which both companies will market and sell each other's products. Brochure Available
News from IAR Systems (21 July 2006)
Companion chip upgrades designs to video
Versatile video companion complements existing SoCs with video encode, decode and image processing functions and can for example upgrade a MP3/audio or cellphone with video.
News from On Demand Microelectronics (21 July 2006)
ZigBee modules ease wireless networking
ZigBee modules allow a wireless personal area network to be established quickly and easily.
News from RF Solutions (21 July 2006)
IPTV set-top box to become reference design
IntAct is to produce a full reference design based on the award-winning AmiNET124 IPTV set-top box.
News from IntAct Software (21 July 2006)
RoHS: an outsider's perspective
Technical Background Article Chuck Dow, Director of Quality at Lantronix, discusses recent RoHS legislation and its global implications.
News from Lantronix (21 July 2006)
Wireless device server eases security integration
User Application Article Isonas IP door readers are now able to connect directly to a standard 802.11b wireless access point and eliminate the need for costly high-maintenance security control panels and expensive wiring.
News from Lantronix (21 July 2006)
Reference flow 7.0 includes design for test suite
Mentor Graphics' entire design for test tool suite is included in TSMC's Reference Flow 7.0.
News from Mentor Graphics UK (21 July 2006)
Real-time operating system for embedded systems
Embest releases Embest lxRTOS, a multi-thread, multi-task real-time operating system intended for use in embedded systems that require maximum reliability.
News from Embest Info and Tech Company (21 July 2006)
Debug and simulate before silicon implementation
Arteris will output SystemC transaction level models (TLM) from its NoC tool suite for incorporation into TLM platforms developed in CoWare Platform Architect.
News from CoWare (21 July 2006)
Bluetooth audio development with SBC middleware
Renesas introduces SBC Middleware, an important enabling tool in the development of audio applications for Bluetooth devices using SuperH family microprocessors incorporating an SH3-DSP CPU core.
News from Renesas Technology Europe (21 July 2006)
New series of low power switchers
UR Group has introduced the LP25 and LP40 series of low power switchers from its partner Astec Power, providing a new terminal block option.
News from Ultimate Renaissance (21 July 2006)
Diode pumped acousto-optic switched laser
The Starlase A08 diode pumped acousto-optic switched laser has proven highly successful in a diverse range of applications, particularly the plasma display panels (PDP) industry
News from Powerlase (21 July 2006)
New PXI-5105 eight-channel digitiser
A cost-effective alternative to systems that use multiplexed A/D convertors or switches to increase channel count. Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (21 July 2006)
Dual-range, automotive-qualified sensors
LEM has introduced a series of dual-range, automotive-qualified sensors for accurate, wide-range current measurements in vehicle battery monitoring applications.
News from LEM UK (21 July 2006)
Fully-secure connectivity for Christie Digital
User Application Article SecureBox is the first secure device server to offer a National Institute of Standards and Technology certified implementation of AES as specified by Federal Information Processing Standards
News from Lantronix (21 July 2006)
Frequency quadrupler for Milstar Satcom uplink
Endwave defence Systems has announced the release of a 44 GHz frequency multiplier subsystem for Milstar Satcom uplink applications.
News from Endwave Defense Systems (21 July 2006)
LED solutions for the automotive industry
User Application Article Philips Lumileds lighting company is supplying the power LED technology behind a variety of exterior lighting innovations on 2006 automobiles.
News from Philips Lumileds Lighting (21 July 2006)
Floating-point arithmetic toolkit
New toolkit for floating-point arithmetic implementation in high-density programmable logic.
News from Celoxica (21 July 2006)
SJ7 solder alloy from Almit Technology
SJ7's resultant ability to deliver a superior performance under highly challenging conditions is currently driving its widespread adoption in aerospace and military applications
News from Almit Technology (21 July 2006)
New embedded systems initiative
A new embedded systems initiative called SPEEDS (Speculative and Exploratory Design in Systems Engineering) has been established.
News from SPEEDS Consortium (21 July 2006)
Multi-year OEM agreement with Eve
Synplicity has signed a multi-year OEM agreement with Eve pursuant to which Synplicity will provide Eve's customers with access to Synplicity's industry-leading FPGA synthesis technology.
News from Synplicity (21 July 2006)
Breakthrough in energy conversion
Energy conversion with exciting potential benefits for a range of multi-billion dollar markets.
News from Eneco (21 July 2006)
Extended RTL-to-GDSII low-power reference design
Extended RTL-to-GDSII low-power reference design flow for the latest 65-nanometer (nm) process offered by the IBM-Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing-Samsung Common Platform technology initiative.
News from Synopsys (21 July 2006)
Crystal products business enhanced by acquisition
Kyocera Kinseki Corporation to acquire Hertz Technology as a wholly owned subsidiary in order to further enhance its crystal products business
News from Kyocera Corp (21 July 2006)
Faster to market using Galaxy design platform
User Application Article Synopsys' Galaxy design platform provides a complete RTL-to-GDSII low-power solution that has enabled customers to develop more competitive products and get them to mark