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ELECTRONICSTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
for Electronics Engineers
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London, UK
Published every Tuesday at 12:30 (UK)
Issue 5: 6 March 2001
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. Package streamlines bare-board fabrication
2. MOSFET module has built-in temperature sensors
3. Software simplifies subrack specification
4. BlueCat Linux goes free with Intel's new XScale
5. LCD panel has extended temperature range
6. Polarised connectors reject standard mates
7. Pentium-based embedded vision engine gets faster
8. Meter, mix and dispense small shots in one
9. Multi-output switcher with medical qualifications
10. Loads of power for testing batteries
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
Are we becoming a community of "mouse potatoes"?
This is hardly a chilling thought, but it is an opinion that has been espoused recently to explain the seeming demise of the traditional electronics exhibition.
There is no argument that the web provides the same sort of forum for comparison that had traditionally only been provided by a live exhibition. The similarities are there for all to see: armed with a handful of URLs (ironically often provided by an exhibition catalogue), the prospective purchaser can compare data, look at product photographs and even ask questions of salesmen - albeit in non-real-time via e- mail.
The differences are equally compelling: zero time and money spent travelling to Telford, Birmingham or Docklands; no danger of spreading foot and mouth disease; no danger of indigestion from hastily snacked exhibition food; and so the list goes on. Over the next few weeks, it will be interesting to note whether these factors really are beginning to bite.
While top marks are due to the organisers of next week's Drives & Controls and Power Electronics exhibitions for trying to make it as easy as possible for the punters to get to their new venue at the Excel Centre, thanks to recent events, there has apparently been a very low take-up on their innovation of subsidised rail transport. And with Nepcon following in Birmingham just three weeks later, organisers and exhibitors alike will be sweating on the attendance figures. And it doesn't take a genius to say that these will surely be down on last year.
So, has the web killed the exhibition? Or will this year just be a blip, explicable by multiple extenuating circumstances?
Personally, I hope the latter is true. As an early adopted of BT's unmetered domestic Internet access package I have been the first to chuckle at its subsequent advertising campaign warning users not to forget how to use their legs. Electronic networking is one thing: but we have all been accustomed to physical contact, and long may it continue.
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. We currently have over 7000 engineers and other industry professionals on the circulation, so you're in good company. In addition to the new products, news and ideas featured here, there are hundreds more on our website and dozens more being added daily, so do take a look if you can. But you don't need web access! All the full stories behind the summaries and headlines in this newsletter can be retrieved by email alone: see details below. In the meantime, if you've got any suggestions as to how we might make the site or the newsletter better, email me directly.
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FUTURE IS PAN-EUROPEAN FOR INTERSIL
Intersil has strengthened its European and global distribution network with the appointment of Future Electronics as one of its three chosen global distributors for Europe.
Future Electronics, 1 March 2001
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INFINEON TO USE ARC CORE IN DSL TRANSCEIVER
Infineon Technologies has licensed ARC's 32bit user-configurable microprocessor for its next generation DSL (digital subscriber line) transceiver technology.
ARC Cores, 1 March 2001
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DATA EXCHANGE SMOOTHS SUBWAVELENGTH IC DESIGN
Mentor Graphics and Prolific are to ensure effective data exchange between Mentor's Calibre physical verification and RET tools and the ProGenesis netlist-to-layout applications.
Mentor Graphics UK, 28 February 2001
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Package streamlines bare-board fabrication
FabFactory is a new product line created by Innoveda specifically for fabricators of bare PCBs. FabFactory builds on Innoveda's proven CAM technology, adding new features that offer performance and flexibility advantages to cost-conscious mainstream board fabricators. As part of its strategy to further strengthen its PCB product offerings, the company has also announced the latest version of its CAM350T tool for PCB designers.
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2. MOSFET module has built-in temperature sensors
The MG400A2YM60 silicon N-channel power MOSFET module from Toshiba incorporates both a thermistor to detect case temperature and an integrated thermal sensor diode to monitor die temperature. Designed to achieve the high levels of reliability demanded in the automotive environment, the new 80V/400A module is primarily aimed at starter-motor applications within 42V systems.
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3. Software simplifies subrack specification
Schroff has come up with a software program that allows customers to configure individual subracks, plug-in modules, subunits and front panels. Developed for the proven europac PRO subrack, this novel configurator software known as 'Prof Konrad' also helps save time and money.
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4. BlueCat Linux goes free with Intel's new XScale
LynuxWorks has announced the availability of its BlueCat Linux for Intel's new XScale microarchitecture, making LynuxWorks among the earliest providers of operating systems developed for XScale, Intel's new processor core technology. XScale is designed to provide high performance, low power consumption and reduced thermal constraints for a wide range of market segments, from battery-powered, wireless and handheld applications such as digital phones and personal digital assistants to such Internet infrastructure applications as network processors and intelligent I/O processors.
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5. LCD panel has extended temperature range
Maximiser2 from Densitron is an LCD module with a top-of-the line specification that includes operation over a wide temperature range. Maximiser2 is a fully addressable graphics panel of 480 x 320 dot resolution (1/2-VGA). It uses the latest LCD technology to provide a bright, clear display; the LCD is an FSTN type used in transflective mode.
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6. Polarised connectors reject standard mates
Radiall's latest polarised connectors (also known as reverse polarity connectors), feature centre contacts that are reversed in polarity from standard connectors. They employ a female centre contact in the male connector and a male centre contact in the female connector.
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7. Pentium-based embedded vision engine gets faster
Available now from Firstsight Vision, the Coreco Imaging Mamba 100 Embedded Vision Engine has more than twice the processing power of its predecessor. The Mamba 100 builds on the success of the original Mamba by moving to Pentium III technology with an enhanced 800Mbyte/s of memory bandwidth and clock speeds in excess of 1GHz.
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8. Meter, mix and dispense small shots in one
The MicroMeter 2 is a complete system for metering, mixing and dispensing small shots or beads of two-component adhesives or sealants. The lightweight, compact, positive displacement MicroMeter 2 is designed to dispense precisely metered and mixed 'micro' (0.02-3.52cm3) shots of mixed materials.
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9. Multi-output switcher with medical qualifications
Condor has released a 125W multi-output switching power supply housed in a compact 89 x 152 x 38mm package. Called the GPFM125, it is approved to UL2601, CSA 22.2NO.601.1 and EN60601-1 for medical systems applications. At 4W per cubic inch, the GPFM125 offers more than twice the power density of earlier generation products.
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10. Loads of power for testing batteries
The Dynaload RBL Series of single-channel electronic loads offer an exceptionally high current rating of 1000A, and are ideal for the testing of large batteries, power supplies, fuel cells and other related DC power equipment. Available exclusively in the UK from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), the loads also incorporate a constant power feature to facilitate battery testing and analysis. The internal pulse generator offers variable slew rate up to a very high speed of zero to full scale in 10us, providing unmatched capability for power-supply transient testing.
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FAST MEMORY MODULES SQUEEZE INTO 1U
SMART Modular Technologies has announced the availability of unbuffered 200-pin double data rate small outline dual in-line memory modules (DDR SO-DIMMs).
SMART Modular Technologies, 28 February 2001
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COST-EFFECTIVE FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION
Advanced Hardware Architectures (AHA) has developed what it claims is the most cost effective forward error correction (FEC) integrated circuit ever produced.
Advanced Hardware Architectures (AHA), 1 March 2001
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BOOMER AMP FOR NOISE-FREE PORTABLE AUDIO
National Semiconductor says its LM4867 Boomer amplifier is the world's first truly noise-free 2.1W stereo amplifier with headphone mode.
National Semiconductor, 1 March 2001
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ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL COME TOGETHER IN PSOC MCU
Future Electronics has the world's first Programmable System-on-a-Chip (PSoC) microcontroller from Cypress Microsystems.
Future Electronics, 1 March 2001
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FERROELECTRIC RAM HANDLES REPEATED REWRITES
The FM24C04 4Kbit FRAM serial memory from Solid State Supplies is ideal for nonvolatile memory applications which require frequent or rapid writing.
Solid State Supplies, 1 March 2001
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SWITCH TO A QUIETER AUTOMOTIVE RELAY
Ideal for use in the passenger compartment, V23145-A0101-A303 micro silent relays feature a noise level of under 50dB(A), compared with the typical 65dB(A) of a standard relay.
Tyco Electronics UK, 6 March 2001
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PRECISION CONTROL FROM RARE-EARTH SERVOMOTORS
Baldor has launched a new range of brushless servomotors for precision motion control applications, based on rare-earth neodymium iron boron magnets.
Baldor UK, 2 March 2001
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DC/DC CONVERTORS IN GLOWING COLOUR
Advanced Power Conversion has published its first full colour catalogue.
Advanced Power Conversion, 2 March 2001
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COMPACTPCI PLATFORMS FOR MISSION-CRITICAL USES
The G0405 and G0406 are the latest CompactPCI computer platforms from I-Bus/Phoenix to offer mission critical reliability in a low-profile 4U enclosure.
I-Bus/Phoenix, 2 March 2001
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SENSOR IS STABLE REGARDLESS OF SHAPE OR COLOUR
A new definite reflective laser optic sensor from Keyence ensures stable detection even of targets with various surface conditions.
Keyence (UK), 1 March 2001
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