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ELECTRONICSTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
for Electronics Engineers
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London, UK
ISSN 1475-2913 - Free subscription
Published every Tuesday at 12:30 (UK)
Issue 38: 30 October 2001
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3052 product announcements and technical articles
on our web site, all fully searchable at
http://www.electronicstalk.com/ - take a look!
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. Low-cost transceiver enables in-vehicle networking
2. DACs enable direct RF up conversion
3. Daughterboard provides 20MHz real-time emulation
4. PICMG 2.16 compliant development chassis
5. Analyser gains UMTS network monitoring solution
6. Switchless cameras configured by RS232
7. High throughput for embedded memory
8. Tiny SM relays save almost half the PCB space
9. Speedy hardware debug for StarCore DSPs
10. Four terminals for accurate resistance measurement
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
It's good to know I'm not alone in getting increasingly frustrated by slow Internet downloads. But, as reported in this column two weeks ago, and echoed by feedback from you, "e-rage" from slow and/or hanging downloads is a growing phenomenon.
According to a report from research company NOP Omnibus, almost two-thirds of adult web users experience stress while online. But the more worrying finding is that 75% of those who admitted to being frustrated said their most likely reaction to a slow or broken download was to give up and go for a drink.
It's not that I'm worried about alcoholism. (Let's face it, "drink" might equally apply to coffee or even chamomile tea.) The worry is that whether due to poor bandwidth or poor design, information is not reaching its target. And if that's the case, what's the point of the web?
We can all play our part in improving the situation.
First, stop sending huge unsolicited e-mails. There's nothing less likely to endear yourself to somebody than tying up their connection for 40 minutes, as one company did to me last week.
Secondly, think about the most bandwidth-efficient way of presenting your information. And if this means your web designer accuses you of living in the Stone Age, then so be it. I hate to disillusion the poets among you, but a picture (and in particular a badly compressed one) isn't worth a thousand words.
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. We have thousands of 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.
Best wishes
Laurence Marchini, Editor
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RECORD QUARTER FOR SILICON PERSPECTIVE
Silicon Perspective has achieved record revenue and bookings during the third quarter of 2001.
Silicon Perspective Corporation, 24 October 2001
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LSI GOES FOR INNOVATIVE USB MACROCELL
LSI Logic is to license USB 2.0 transceiver technology from Innovative Semiconductors.
LSI Logic Europe, 24 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/lsi/lsi112.html
FRANCE TELECOM TESTS 3G MULTIMEDIA ON DRAGONBALL
Motorola and France Telecom R and D are to prototype future multimedia applications on 2.5 and 3G mobile phone platforms powered by DragonBall MX1 microprocessors.
Motorola SPS, 24 October 2001
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INTERSIL BUCKS THE TREND AND RAISES MARGINS
Intersil has reported financial results for the quarter ended 28th September 2001.
Intersil, 24 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ina/ina138.html
SPLIT PERSONALITY FOR ABACUS GROUP
Abacus Group is restructuring its operation as two distinct divisions, Abacus ECD focusing on electronic component distribution, and Abacus MFG offering value-added distribution services.
Abacus Group, 25 October 2001
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FAIRCHILD SEES BEGINNING OF THE END (OF DOWNTURN)
Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for the third quarter ended 30th September 2001.
Fairchild Semiconductor, 26 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/fai/fai147.html
V3 ACQUISITION PUTS QUICKLOGIC RESULTS DOWN
QuickLogic has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30th September 2001.
QuickLogic, 29 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/qui/qui113.html
DIVISION TO FOCUS ON CUSTOM ELECTRONIC FILTERS
Euroquartz Group has set up a filters division, specialising in the design and manufacture of custom electronic filters for defence, telecommunications and related applications.
Euroquartz, 24 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/eub/eub103.html
INNOVEDA LOSES IN Q3 BUT PREDICTS Q4 PROFIT
Innoveda has reported financial results for the third quarter ended 29th September 2001.
Innoveda, 24 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/inn/inn121.html
WIND RIVER AND SUN TO COLLABORATE ON IN-CAR JAVA
Wind River and Sun Microsystems are to develop and a complete end-to-end embedded development solution for Java technology-based automotive telematics applications.
Wind River Systems, 26 October 2001
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PHYSICAL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY IS NOW PATENTED
Monterey Design Systems has been issued patents numbered US 6,192,508 B1 and US 6,286,128 B1 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Monterey Design Systems, 26 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/mon/mon105.html
DUPONT AND CDT IN DISPLAY ALLIANCE
DuPont and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) have entered a strategic agreement to advance light emitting polymer (LEP) displays, also known as polymer organic light emissive displays.
Cambridge Display Technology, 26 October 2001
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/cdt/cdt103.html
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Low-cost transceiver enables in-vehicle networking
Alcatel has released an extremely low cost, single-chip LIN transceiver that provides optimum performance and safety for automotive in-vehicle-networking (IVN) requirements. The MTC-30600 transceiver achieves this by providing unlimited short circuit protection in the event of a fault. Alcatel is also helping define the standardisation of the low-cost LIN communica
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