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Issue 57: 26 March 2002
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* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. DACs raise the performance bar to gigasampling
2. Single-chip decoder handles all TV and PC formats
3. Upgrade for programmable logic design suite
4. Tiny multichannel dispersion compensating grating
5. Novel laser design cuts optical power penalties
6. AC/DC convertor shrinks to typical DC/DC size
7. CPU card prepares for next generation PCI
8. PCIbus cards handle heavyweight acquisition
9. Fibre-optic cable needs no armour
10. Process combines SiGe with CMOS logic and more
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
Today’s meeting of European transport ministers will be more significant than usual in that it will give the green light to Galileo, Europe’s alternative to GPS.
Current estimates put the cost of the 30-satellite project at around GBP 2 billion, but you wouldn’t want to put your shirt on it coming in under budget. For all that, though, it looks like money well spent.
Readers who plough their way through the justification of the project put forward on the European Commission sponsored website at www.galileo-pgm.org may be forgiven for feeling the whole thing has been provoked by paranoia. And no doubt the argument that Europe should not depend too strongly on US technology will be reiterated at today’s meeting.
But aside from that, the fundamental work involved in the project will advance European technology in a number of strategic fields, to say nothing of boosting the European Space Agency. And the finished project will be entirely complimentary to the soon-to-be revamped US GPS system.
Even with approval today, Galileo is a long-term project, with initial proving not scheduled until 2008. However, that timescale is ample in catering for a scheduled global boom in the demand for such services between 2010 and 2020.
One key aspect of Galileo is in its civil focus, as opposed to GPS which has always been primarily a military system. And this may prove both its strongest feature and its greatest vulnerability. Already reports are emerging that the US military fears that the encryption used by Galileo could interfere with its GPS signal.
It’s all rather reassuring really: the “not invented here” syndrome appears to be alive and well on both sides of the Atlantic.
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. We now have more than 5000 engineers and other industry professionals on the circulation, so you're in good company.
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GOLD STACK AWARD FOR NATIONAL
National Semiconductor has received the prestigious gold quality award from Stack International.
National Semiconductor, 20 March 2002
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DEFENCE INSTITUTIONS EVALUATE FREQUENCY TRANSFORM
RF Engines (RFEL) has granted another evaluation licence to the UK Ministry of Defence for its Pipelined Frequency Transform (PFT) technology.
RF Engines, 20 March 2002
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BENCHMARK RANKS ARC CORE AHEAD OF COMPETITION
ARC International has released results on the first EMMBC benchmark.
ARC International, 22 March 2002
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IR ACQUIRES SECOND WELSH WAFER FAB
International Rectifier has acquired the assets of European Semiconductor Manufacturing (ESM) and its submicron semiconductor manufacturing facility in Newport, Wales.
International Rectifier, 22 March 2002
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ALSTOM SUPPORTS DYNEX INDEPENDENCE
Alstom Transport has awarded a one year contract worth approximately GBP 1.5 million to Dynex Semiconductor.
Dynex Semiconductor, 22 March 2002
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CYPRESS JOINS WIDCOMM IN BLUETOOTH DEVELOPMENT
Cypress Semiconductor and Widcomm are to jointly develop next-generation Bluetooth solutions.
Cypress Semiconductor, 25 March 2002
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IT'S OFFICIAL: SIEMENS IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK
The Sunday Times "100 best companies to work for" annual award has ranked Siemens amongst the top employers in the UK.
Siemens UK, 25 March 2002
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CENTRE EXPANDS CUSTOMISED FREQUENCY CONTROL
Fox Electronics has expanded its custom frequency control product development capability with the establishment of the Fox Customer Technology Centre.
Fox Electronics, 26 March 2002
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ANSOFT PICKS UP AUTOMOTIVE AWARD
Automotive Engineering International presented Ansoft with an AEI Tech 2002 Award at the SAE World Congress, held in Detroit, Michigan, in early March.
Ansoft Corporation Europe, 21 March 2002
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PLANAR TO BOOST MEDICAL PORTFOLIO WITH ACQUISITION
Planar Systems is to acquire Dome Imaging Systems.
Planar Systems, 20 March 2002
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DENDRIMERS PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE OLED STRUCTURE
High efficiency organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) using pioneering dendrimer materials have been developed by scientists sponsored by display technology developer Opsys.
Opsys, 21 March 2002
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INVESTMENT ALLOWS FOR EXPANSION AT SYNQOR
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has made an $18 million investment in DC/DC convertor specialist SynQor.
SynQor Europe, 26 March 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. DACs raise the performance bar to gigasampling
A new generation of DAC technology from Fujitsu not only increases resolution to 14bit but raises conversion rate to a minimum guaranteed 1Gsample/s, again using CMOS technology. Previously Fujitsu's launch of the MB86061 represented the world's fastest single port 12bit CMOS digital to analogue convertor (DAC). The device provided a minimum guaranteed conversion rate of 400Msample/s, an achievement which has remained unsurpassed until now.
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2. Single-chip decoder handles all TV and PC formats
Texas Instruments has released the industry's first all-format digital video decoder that enables PC graphics formats and standard and high-definition video formats to coexist in display applications. The video decoder, which is a single-chip analogue front end, provides end users with flexible viewing of multiple video formats and dramatically lowers board-level chip count and improves time-to-market for OEMs. The TVP5200 includes three 9bit 165MHz ADCs, a single 10bit 80MHz ADC and a programmable RISC CPU.
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3. Upgrade for programmable logic design suite
The latest version of Celoxica's DK1 Handel-C-to-hardware design suite includes new features for system-level hardware and software codesign, cosimulation support for ARM and PowerPC embedded processors, improved synthesis, enhanced area and delay analysis, improved VHDL output, Verilog output, 100 times faster simulation, and support for Actel, Altera Excalibur and Xilinx Virtex II Pro devices. The DK1.1 design suite supports the design, validation, iterative refinement and implementation of complex algorithms in hardware.
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4. Tiny multichannel dispersion compensating grating
Southampton Photonics has released the smallest available multichannel dispersion compensating grating (DCG). Measuring only 180 x 6.5mm in packaged format, the BragNet DCG can compensate for chromatic dispersion in up to four optical network channels simultaneously and individually. It uses a chirped Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) design to match the dispersion slope of any fibre type to within 99% accuracy per channel and could be used for producing ultra-small sub- or full-band compensation modules.
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5. Novel laser design cuts optical power penalties
Zarlink Semiconductor has designed and demonstrated a patent-pending, large-aperture vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) that increases the performance and reliability of multigigabit VSR optical interconnect equipment. In laboratory tests, the 12-micron aperture VCSEL achieved 10Gbit/s transmission at 80C over 300m of high-bandwidth fibre, with a power penalty of only 0.5dB. Zarlink's large-aperture 850nm VCSEL is also capable of transmitting light at even higher speeds.
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6. AC/DC convertor shrinks to typical DC/DC size
The latest AC/DC convertor module from Rohm Electronics is a highly integrated and compact device that will simplify the design and reduce the component count, size and weight of power supply boards. Delivering a DC output of 12V and 350mA, the Rohm BP5710 AC/DC convertor can handle a wide input voltage range of 85 to 115V AC.
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7. CPU card prepares for next generation PCI
The Rocky-3706EVG 64bit/66MHz PCIbus CPU board from Wordsworth is able to accept the next generation of 64bit PCI cards for use in high performance network applications. It offers up to 528Mbyte data bandwidth and powerful processing speeds as well as VGA/LAN and Gigabit LAN support to meet the high performance graphics and networking demands of today's operating systems.
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8. PCIbus cards handle heavyweight acquisition
A new range of isolated PCIbus digital I/O cards provide high-level digital sensing and switching (up to 60V and 350mA) that are beyond the capacity of traditional TTL digital I/O cards. With 32 and 16 channels, respectively, the KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A from Keithley Instruments can handle a wide variety of 12, 24 and 48V loads common to relays, motors, alarms, lamps, machine vision, and robotic systems.
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9. Fibre-optic cable needs no armour
Pirelli has developed a novel range of dielectric fibre optic cables offering greatly improved resistance to crush and impact, thanks to a unique integrated protection system. The Air Bag cable is based on a composite structure of extruded polymeric materials, each with its own specially selected mechanical properties. Designed to replace heavy, rigid metal-armoured cables in situations where damage protection is a major concern, Air Bag cable is not only lighter, more flexible and easier to install than armoured alternatives, but offers much better resistance to compression and shocks, which can damage or even permanently disable cable performance.
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10. Process combines SiGe with CMOS logic and more
A new semiconductor process combines ultra-high-speed SiGe technology with passive component integration, substrate isolation and dense CMOS logic capabilities. QUBiC4'G' will enable Philips to supply the advanced ICs needed by the optical fibre networking industry to keep pace with today's explosive demand for broadband data communications and streaming media, with ft and fmax figures for QUBiC4'G' transistors exceeding 75 and 100GHz, respectively.
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TEXCEL IMPROVES MANUFACTURER'S DELIVERY RESPONSE
Texcel Technology has enabled HV manufacturer Start-Spellman to improve its delivery flexibility as part of a strategic outsourcing agreement for low-volume, high-variety PCBs and subassemblies.
Texcel Technology, 21 March 2002
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TOP EFFICIENCY FOR MONOLITHIC DC/DC CONVERTORS
Texas Instruments has two new families of high-efficiency, low-power DC/DC convertors it says offer the industry's highest efficiency in a small-footprint SOT23 package.
Texas Instruments, 20 March 2002
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SPEED WITH STABILITY FOR SiGe CROSSPOINT
Philips is claiming a world's first for the speed, jitter performance and feature set of its TZA2060 12.5Gbit/s single-chip asynchronous optical crosspoint switch.
Philips Semiconductors, 20 March 2002
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SiGe PROCESS OPENS UP 10Gbit/s MARKET
Micrel has brought its new 0.6-micron ASSET-2 high-speed silicon germanium (SiGe) fabrication process online, giving it the necessary technology to move into the 10Gbit/s communication space.
Micrel Semiconductor Europe, 21 March 2002
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NETWORKED MICROPROCESSORS SHRINK TO BGA
New from Solid State Supplies, the NET+20M and NET+50M networked microprocessors feature BGA packaging to reduce their footprint from 28 to 15mm2.
Solid State Supplies, 21 March 2002
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SINGLE-SUPPLY MCU CONTROLS TWO MOTORS ON ITS OWN
Hitachi's latest 32bit single-chip RISC MCU features 256Kbyte of on-chip single-power-supply Flash memory and two motor control timers, enabling single-chip control of two motors.
Hitachi Europe, 21 March 2002
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MOSFETS AIM FOR 42V AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Designed for 42V automotive systems, International Rectifier says its latest 75V HEXFETs combine up to 10% lower on-resistance than previous devices with some of the best performance on the market.
International Rectifier, 22 March 2002
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CHIPSET EASES WIRELESS AUDIO LINKS
Toshiba has an infra-red transmitter and receiver chipset that can reduce the component count and significantly simplify the implementation of automotive and domestic wireless audio applications.
Toshiba Electronics Europe, 22 March 2002
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ONE SIM HOLDS SCHIZOPHRENIC IDENTITIES
Bluefish Technologies has a new facility that will allow several different network identities to be held on a single SIM card.
Bluefish Technologies, 22 March 2002
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MULTIPHASE POWER SOLUTION FOR NEXT-GENERATION MPUs
Intersil has released what it claims is the world's most advanced analogue multiphase power solution for next-generation Intel and AMD microprocessors.
Intersil, 22 March 2002
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POWER CONTROL CHIPSET USES FEWER CAPACITORS
Semtech has a power control chipset it reckons greatly simplifies design of the latest Pentium4 processor-based motherboards.
Semtech, 25 March 2002
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REGULATOR BOOSTS SUPPLIES FOR DISPLAY MODULES
The ADP3031 from Analog Devices is a 2MHz, step-up (boost) DC/DC switching regulator capable of up to a 12V output, and available in a space-saving MSOP-8 package.
Analog Devices, 25 March 2002
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MULTICHANNEL BUFFERS SHRINK PORTABLE DISPLAYS
Elantec Semiconductor has a new family of low-power gamma voltage buffers for portable low-power battery-operated applications.
Elantec Semiconductor, 26 March 2002
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REFERENCE PLATFORM SPEEDS VODSL DEVELOPMENT
IDT and VoicePump have combined to develop a voice-enabled ADSL reference platform for customers designing customer premises equipment.
IDT, 26 March 2002
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SUN SETS SEAL ON ADAPTER
The LSI Logic ITI3280UDCH-S CompactPCI dual channel HVD (high voltage differential) SCSI HBA has achieved Solaris Ready Certification from Sun Microsystems.
LSI Logic Europe, 26 March 2002
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NO ELECTROLYTE EQUALS IMPROVED SPECIFICATIONS
The surface-mount F55 series of solid organic polymer tantalum electrolytic capacitors from Nichicon (Europe) feature high capacitance and high allowable ripple current.
Nichicon (Europe), 20 March 2002
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APPLIANCE SWITCH PROVIDES UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
The UV 45 appliance switch from Schurter is a two-pole device with integrated undervoltage release and restart protection.
Schurter, 20 March 2002
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OSCILLATORS RUN FASTER AND ARE MORE STABLE
Fox Electronics has extended the frequency range and stability options of its popular F4100 Series crystal oscillators to 170MHz with stabilities as tight as +50ppm (F4105) for all conditions.
Fox Electronics, 20 March 2002
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DETECT SWITCHES SNAP TO IT
ITT Industries, Cannon has launched a new series of C and K snap-acting detect switches.
ITT Industries, Cannon, 26 March 2002
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RTOS AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS ARE DEDICATED TO DSP
VSPWorks is a complete development platform for developing applications powered by digital signal processors.
Wind River Systems, 21 March 2002
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BRIDGE UNITES SYSTEMS WITH SOFTWARE
I-Logix has developed a bridge it claims will unite systems engineering with software design and implementation.
I-Logix Europe, 21 March 2002
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RTOS SUPPORT FOR JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE
The newest release of the NewMonics PERC Java virtual machine (JVM) will support Accelerated Technology's popular Nucleus real-time operating system.
NewMonics, 26 March 2002
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MINIATURE ENCLOSURE ADDITIONS PROVIDE MORE CHOICE
Moeller Electric claims the latest additions to its CI-K range of miniature enclosures make it the most comprehensive range of enclosures of this type available on the market.
Moeller Electric, 20 March 2002
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PLCC-PACKAGED LEDs OFFER WIDER TEMPERATURE RANGE
Agilent Technologies has a new range of light-emitting diodes for automotive interior lighting and backlighting for industrial instruments and electrical appliances.
Agilent Technologies, 21 March 2002
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GASKET PROVIDES STABLE CORROSION-FREE SHIELDING
Chomerics has a new form-in-place EMI gasket material for applications requiring long-term shielding stability and galvanic corrosion resistance.
Chomerics Europe, 21 March 2002
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LOW-CURRENT LEDs ARE GREEN IN ANY COLOUR
Titan Opto has expanded its range of low-current LEDs to include higher-brightness 3 and 5mm discrete devices and a range of surface-mount chip-with-reflector PLCC-2 sizes.
Anglia, 21 March 2002
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HIGH RELIABILITY FOR MICROCHIP-CONTROLLED FAN
New from NMB Minebea, the 5910PL is a microchip-controlled fan for networking and telecomms equipment.
NMB-Minebea, 26 March 2002
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POWER CONNECTORS ARE SNAPPY ABOUT SAFETY
New from Northrop Grumman VEAM/TEC is a series of miniature power connectors designed to combine high current capability with a number of features aimed at ensuring the highest levels of safety.
Northrop Grumman VEAM/TEC, 20 March 2002
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CARD CONNECTOR GAINS A FLEXIBLE OPTION
The ODU Mini-Fix card-to-cable connector can now be used with flexfoils in addition to ribbon cables.
ODU UK, 20 March 2002
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BOARD STACKERS PROVIDE DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
A range of PCB stackers, headers and socket strips from Genalog enables boards to be stacked at custom spacing in 0.13mm increments.
Genalog, 21 March 2002
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POWER I/O MODULE SWITCHES IEC CORD SETS
A novel addition to the Schurter IEC connector range, the type 470 inlet/outlet module is a through-bulkhead-mounting "gender changer" solution.
Schurter, 22 March 2002
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CARD-EDGE POWER CONNECTORS SUPPORT HOT SWAPS
Elcon has enhanced its line of Crown Edge card-edge-style high-current power connectors with support for current interruption under load.
Elcon Products International, 22 March 2002
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WEB-BASED PCB SOURCING MATES BUYERS AND MAKERS
PCB Quotes, the free Internet PCB buying service, has enhanced its service to PCB buyer and PCB manufacturer alike by the addition of several new features.
PCB Quotes, 25 March 2002
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CONNECTION PROTECTION COMES IN SMALLER SIZES
Tyco Electronics has launched a new range of miniature heat-shrinkable moulded shapes designed to fit small circular connectors and provide effective protection and strain relief.
Tyco Electronics - Wire, Harness & Protection, 26 March 2002
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RED LASER DIODE PROVIDES 10mW IN SMALL PACKAGE
New from Photonic Products is the DL-LS1032, Sanyo's latest red laser diode, which provides 10mW of optical power in the 635nm wavelength band.
Photonic Products, 22 March 2002
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THREE STEPS TO SAFE BATTERY CHARGING
A new range of three-step chargers provides a rapid and safe method of charging lead-acid batteries.
Acal Power Solutions - Batteries, 26 March 2002
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FIBRE-OPTIC DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM SAVES SIGNALS
A new pair of fibre-optic distribution products from Datum provide an interference-free solution for RF signal transmission to multiple locations.
Datum, 20 March 2002
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COMPACT EMBEDDED PC IS EASY TO EXPAND
The CPU-1420 from Datasound Laboratories is an enhanced 586 class computer in a compact expandable PC/104-Plus form factor with a low-power-consumption core based on a 133MHz AMD 520.
Datasound Laboratories, 21 March 2002
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VME SBC HAS MILITARY ASPIRATIONS
Concurrent Technologies has released its first Motorola processor based single-slot 6U VME host I/O board, the VP 683/10x.
Concurrent Technologies, 22 March 2002
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PLUG AND PLAY FOR BLUETOOTH
Adding Bluetooth connectivity to a system has become as hard as adding a USB port, following the introduction by Flint of a new miniature USB-Bluetooth adapter.
Flint, 26 March 2002
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIER ADDS FLEXIBILITY TO OPTICAL TEST
New from Teradyne's Assembly Test Division (ATD) is the GRPX1040 CompactPCI C-band optical amplifier, the latest addition to its GR VersaOT optical communications test product portfolio.
Teradyne, 20 March 2002
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TESTER ZOOMS IN FOR IN-DEPTH AUDIO ANALYSIS
The new 200kHz Cascade Plus audio tester from Audio Precision is now available in the UK from the exclusive distributor, TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments).
TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), 20 March 2002
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PROTOCOL TESTING RUNS TO 10GBIT/S
The FTB-8000 from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering is a Sonet/SDH 10Gbit/s test module for protocol testing of high-performance optical networks.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, 25 March 2002
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POWER, SIZE AND COST IMPROVEMENTS FOR AMPLIFIERS
Ophir RF has redesigned its family of high-power linear microwave amplifiers, covering 0.8-4.2GHz.
Ophir RF, 25 March 2002
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