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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 26: 7 August 2001
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. MOSFET and controller combine for tiny switchers
2. PCI board houses power supply test system
3. Rotary solenoid for a quieter lifestyle
4. Low-power DSP bristles with peripherals
5. Memory card socket has integral ESD shield
6. Joints stay dry with sleeves and resin
7. Software puts standard filters on analogue arrays
8. Low-cost SBC takes any socket 370 processor
9. Cat III continuity tester comes with a long life
10. Quarter-VGA display takes direct serial drive
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
As a proponent of the potential commercial advantages to be gained from the "Green economy", I have to give top marks this week to Sanyo with its announcement of the world's first commercial soap-free washing machine.
The machine uses a combination of electrolysis and ultrasound to do its job; but possibly the most remarkable aspect is its price - just GBP 665 when it goes on sale later this year in Japan.
This may be bad news for detergent manufacturers, but it's potentially excellent news for aquatic environments worldwide which will be relieved of many millions of tons of pollutants. Just for once, the whales will be delighted with this Japanese initiative.
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. 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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TI ARMS ITSELF WITH LATEST CORE TECHNOLOGY
Texas Instruments has signed an agreement to license and develop enhanced solutions based on the new ARMv6 architecture.
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COPPER INTERCONNECT BOOSTS ULTRASPARC III
Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments have confirmed that copper-interconnect-based versions of the award-winning UltraSPARC III microprocessor have passed all internal qualifications tests.
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ABACUS POLAR SCOOPS HITACHI EUROPEAN DISTY AWARD
Hitachi has awarded the title of European Distributor of the Year to Abacus Polar for its outstanding billings growth and design-in performance.
Hitachi Europe, 2 August 2001
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SOLID-STATE PROTECTION FOR BT LINES
Solid State Supplies, the UK representative of Teccor Electronics, is celebrating the award of a multi-million-dollar contract for the supply of Teccor MDF line protection devices to BT.
Solid State Supplies, 6 August 2001
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FUTURE TURNS ON TO EUROPE
Future Electronics has been appointed by ON Semiconductor as a franchised distributor throughout Europe.
Future Electronics, 3 August 2001
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EUROCRAFT ACQUISITION AIDS INVENTRONICS RESULTS
Custom enclosure specialist Inventronics has announced its 2001 second quarter results.
Inventronics, 1 August 2001
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DATAFLEX BUCKS TELECOMMS TREND WITH STRONG GROWTH
Dataflex Holdings has announced its preliminary results for the 12 months ended 30th June 2001.
Dataflex Design Communications, 2 August 2001
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. MOSFET and controller combine for tiny switchers
International Rectifier has introduced a series of efficient, low-cost and rugged integrated switchers, which combine a HEXFET power MOSFET with the controller IC in a single package. The IRIS-Series integrated switchers simplify design and reduce PCB area and component count by 25% at the same or better efficiency than discrete-based circuits in AC/DC switched mode power supplies. The new devices are optimised for flyback topologies in universal- and single-input, 60 to 180W SMPSs.
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2. PCI board houses power supply test system
Datel's model PCI-462 delivers a full 22W output, a precision programmable power D/A output and A/D input monitor, configured on a desktop PCI board. The multichannel isolated board is aimed at programmable linear test applications, custom PC-based ATE and software-controlled manufacturing test. The system is ideal for testing power supply rejection on development circuits.
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3. Rotary solenoid for a quieter lifestyle
As office automation requires more machinery, noise as well as efficiency and output is increased. Closely monitored by the HSE, audible noise in the workplace is a matter of concern, which has prompted Densitron Control Systems to develop a low-noise rotary solenoid. Used in photocopiers, printers and other paper processing machinery, the solenoids have a specially designed cover made from a new laminate material, originally developed to reduce the noise within automotive environments.
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4. Low-power DSP bristles with peripherals
Texas Instruments is sampling the power-efficient, peripheral-rich TMS320C5509, allowing designers of hand-held multimedia products to begin designing next generation products immediately. The C5509 DSP, the second member of the low-power TMS320C55x DSP generation, maintains code-compatibly with the industry leading TMS320C54x DSPs, and features a new architecture that delivers the power-efficient performance and dedicated onboard peripherals required for hand-held multimedia applications such as digital still cameras, personal video cameras, personal medical, identification, and security devices.
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5. Memory card socket has integral ESD shield
The global market is growing rapidly for Flash memory and SDRAM removable memory cards, rather than board to board chips. In response to this Matsushita Electric Works has introduced the AXA2 socket designed to withstand insertion and removal in excess of 10,000 times, and featuring a soft "click" insertion mechanism. These sockets can be used for any application requiring an SD RAM card or multimedia card such as digital music players and cameras, PDAs, video cameras, cellular phones and other digital consumer electronics products.
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6. Joints stay dry with sleeves and resin
New from CTL Components is a medium-voltage cable jointing kit that uses a combination of heatshrink technology and two-part polyurethane resin to provide complete protection against the ingress of moisture even in locations with a high water table. Known as Heatshrink+Resin, the new kit includes heatshrink tubing for insulating core conductors and also features a sealed two-part resin system that provides a clean, convenient and reliable method for mixing the resin compound.
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7. Software puts standard filters on analogue arrays
Anadigm has added filter synthesis to its field-programmable analogue array (FPAA) configuration software. The tool provides an extremely versatile means of specifying high-order classical filters, and combining them with additional signal conditioning circuitry to implement single-chip analogue solutions. Dubbed FilterDesigner, the new tool comes free with the latest version of Anadigm's configuration software for FPAAs.
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8. Low-cost SBC takes any socket 370 processor
Amplicon Liveline has released its lowest cost socket 370 single board computer based on the VIA chipset, priced at just GBP 240. Ideal for wide ranging applications particularly in the areas of process control and manufacturing, the MSC3680 board can accept both Intel Pentium III and Celeron socket 370 processors up to 1GHz. Onboard VGA and LAN are included to support CRT displays and Ethernet.
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9. Cat III continuity tester comes with a long life
Fluke has a new Category III voltage and continuity tester with probes designed specially for the UK market. A fully automated instrument, the user simply probes the circuit to obtain readings of AC or DC volts, or an audible indication of an open circuit. The compact Fluke T3 voltage and continuity tester features seven different LED AC and DC nominal voltage level indicators, plus a DC polarity indicator.
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10. Quarter-VGA display takes direct serial drive
Using a novel combination of large LCD screen size and selectable LED backlight colour, DV3's latest quarter-VGA display offers the benefits of easy readability in all environments combined with cost-effective production technology. The DV6000 offers a full 320 x 240pixel array with 4bit interface in a package of 160 x 109mm.
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SYNTHESIS TOOLS SPEED SET-TOP-BOX CHIP DESIGN
By combining Module Compiler and Physical Compiler, Synopsys has helped Scientific-Atlanta to cut several months off design time while gaining complete control over the design process.
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THREE MEMORIES IN ONE STACK UP MOBILE SAVINGS
Fujitsu has announced the industry's first triple-stacked multichip package (MCP), combining 64Mbit NOR-type Flash memory, 16Mbit mobile FCRAM and 4Mbit SRAM.
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe, 1 August 2001
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QUADPORT DSES AID DATAPATH MANAGEMENT
Cypress Semiconductor has begun sampling the 16K x 18bit and 32K x 18bit versions of its innovative QuadPort Datapath Switch Element (DSE) family.
Cypress Semiconductor, 2 August 2001
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IGBTS OPTIMISED FOR HIGH-VOLUME APPLIANCE DRIVES
International Rectifier has announced the expansion of its line of Co-Pack IGBTs with the new IRG4BC15UD, IRG4BC15UD-S and IRG4BC20UD-S devices.
International Rectifier, 2 August 2001
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LOW-POWER RECEIVER IC KEEPS BATTERIES GOING
New from Solid-State Supplies, the MICRF007 single-chip receiver features an ultra-low power consumption.
Solid State Supplies, 2 August 2001
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CCDs RESOLVE UP TO EIGHT MILLION PIXELS
CCD cameras from the Camelia high-resolution digital range from Atmel are now available through Alrad Imaging.
Alrad Instruments, 3 August 2001
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MIXED-SIGNAL MICROCONTROLLER FOR SMART SENSORS
Cygnal Integrated Products has a new highly integrated, in-system-programmable, mixed-signal SoC microcontroller.
Cygnal Integrated Products, 3 August 2001
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EIGHT-PORT PROGRAMMABLE VOICE ACCESS SOLUTION
Intersil and IDT have developed a new space- and cost-saving high-density eight-port (HD8) voice access solution for enterprise markets.
IDT, 6 August 2001
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CMOS OP AMPS COME WITH "INDUSTRY'S FASTEST" TAG
Texas Instruments is claiming the industry's fastest CMOS operational amplifiers, featuring 200MHz gain-bandwidth and 360V/us slew rate.
Texas Instruments, 7 August 2001
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DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT AIDS THE ARM RACE
The latest version of the Multi 2000 IDE from Green Hills Software simplifies and streamlines the development of ultra-reliable embedded systems based on the ARM family of microprocessor cores.
Green Hills Software, 7 August 2001
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DESIGN DATA MANAGEMENT TAKES IN SUPPLY CHAIN DATA
DMS2000.5 is the first product offering for the design data management (DDM) market from Mentor Graphics.
Mentor Graphics UK, 7 August 2001
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HANDLES GET A GRIP ON COMPACTPCI HOT SWAPS
Elma has extended its range of ergonomically designed handles with three new CompactPCI models, covering standard and telecomms/H110 applications.
Elma Electronic UK, 1 August 2001
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TOUGHENED-GLASS BACK PANELS ARE 20% STRONGER
WASP has introduced two new types of toughened-glass back panels.
WASP, 2 August 2001
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LOW-PROFILE SLIDE SWITCHES GO TO THE EDGE
The PCM Series of C and K slide switches from ITT Industries, Cannon are extremely compact in size and are SMT compatible.
ITT Industries, Cannon, 3 August 2001
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COMPACTPCI PLATFORM CLAIMS 24/7 RELIABILITY
New from I-Bus/Phoenix is the C0406 4U six-slot horizontal CompactPCI computer enclosure.
I-Bus/Phoenix, 3 August 2001
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ENCODER-BASED JOYSTICKS KEEP GOING FOR LONGER
According to EAO, the Grayhill 60A Series is the only joystick available on the market that also incorporates an integral optical encoder.
EAO, 7 August 2001
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VERSATILITY IS KEY TO PCB HEADERS
Molex is offering a cost-effective and flexible high-volume solution with its Mini-Fit, IDT and new SMT headers, which minimise PCB preparation and enhance versatility.
Molex UK, 6 August 2001
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COMPACT DUAL-OUTPUT SWITCHERS DELIVER UP TO 225W
Featuring a compact PCB construction, the CPL Series of dual-output switching power supplies is available now from XP.
XP, 6 August 2001
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SIP REGULATORS BOAST HIGH EFFICIENCY AT LOW VOLTS
SMART Modular Technologies has branched out into the power supply business with the release of a range of 14-pin integrated voltage switching regulator modules.
SMART Modular Technologies, 6 August 2001
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BUFFALO ROAMS UP TO 3km FROM BASE
Buffalo Technology UK has launched the AirStation Pro family, specifically designed for long-range building-to-building and multiple site connectivity.
Buffalo Technology, 1 August 2001
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868MHz TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER RUN UP TO 200m
The latest FM transmitter and receiver modules from RF Solutions simplify design, save space and reduce component count in applications requiring highly reliable licence-exempt wireless links.
RF Solutions, 2 August 2001
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MODULAR EMBEDDED WIRELESS SOLUTION
New from Sequoia Technology are a range of surface mountable, 27mm-square shielded RF modules developed by Norwegian low power radio specialist Bluechip Communication.
Sequoia Technology, 7 August 2001
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GEAR-TOOTH SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
The ATS632LSA gear-tooth sensor module from Allegro MicroSystems uses a Hall-effect sensor IC to provide extremely accurate tooth-edge detection of large-pitch targets in automotive applications.
Allegro MicroSystems Europe, 2 August 2001
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MOTION FEEDBACK CARD ON A COMMERCIAL BUDGET
DDC has announced the latest addition to its suite of motion feedback cards: the SB-36200IX.
DDC United Kingdom, 3 August 2001
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LOW-COST SENSORS FOR ALL PRIMARY COLOURS
Just released from Pacer are the new range of integrated colour sensors from Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS).
Pacer Components, 6 August 2001
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TWO-CHANNEL DIGITAL SCOPE CLAIMS BREAKTHROUGH
Yokogawa is claiming a price/performance breakthrough with the addition of a new two-channel instrument to its SignalExplorer family of compact digital oscilloscopes.
Yokogawa Martron, 7 August 2001
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