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ELECTRONICSTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
for Electronics Design, Development and Manufacturing Engineers
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Issue 79: 3 September 2002
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. World's first scalable analogue design platform
2. Slave stack puts USB to new embedded uses
3. Connector ruggedised for industrial networks
4. Front-to-back design flow meets SoC challenges
5. Compact board checks out microcontroller IP
6. All video functions come together in one card
7. Infra-red LEDs are a match for image intensifiers
8. Flash drives to greater size and performance
9. MOSFETs boost hot-swap convertor efficiency
10. Detector aids pulsed power measurement solution
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We receive a number of questions each week from our readers, and try where possible at least to steer them in the right direction.
But every now and then a question comes up which causes more than the usual level of brain wracking.
Electronicstalk reader Justyn Batchelor writes: "I saw a display in a shop once consisting of a series of strip lights which emitted light when touched from the area of the tube being touched. I have been trying to recreate this effect with little success. If you are aware of this behaviour of strip lighting and how it may be achieved I would be very interested to know".
The worst part is that I for one can remember seeing such effects… but the old memory is failing a little. So can any of you help Justyn out? (Not to mention jogging my own memory!)
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. We currently have almost 10,000 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.
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WOLFSON TAKES AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Wolfson Microelectronics' founder, David Milne, has been presented with the award for innovation in a company to spin-out of Edinburgh University.
Wolfson Microelectronics, 2 September 2002
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JAPANESE FILTERS LOOK FOR DISTRIBUTION
K-RF and Microwave Corp develops DC power filters for high-speed digital circuit applications (above 10GHz), and in particular, high-speed optical communication equipment and computers.
K-RF & Microwave Corp, 30 August 2002
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SYNOPSYS TO ACQUIRE CO-DESIGN AUTOMATION
Synopsys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Co-Design Automation.
Synopsys, 30 August 2002
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BUSINESS UNIT AIMS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTROL
Pi Technology has formed a major new business unit specifically to concentrate on developing innovative control systems technologies for the fast-growing automotive alternative fuels market.
Pi Technology, 3 September 2002
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GDESIGN TECHNOLOGY JOINS THE LEP COMMUNITY
Cambridge Display Technology and GDesign Technology have signed a technology transfer agreement designed to advance the commercialisation of light emitting polymer displays.
Cambridge Display Technology, 2 September 2002
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THERMAL PROCESSING SPECIALIST SETS UP IN EUROPE
KIC has opened its first European office, increasing its presence in Europe, and further enhancing the support available to customers, partners and distributors.
KIC Thermal Profiling, 3 September 2002
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ELEKON MAKES THE "FAST 50"
Elekon Industries has been named to Deloitte and Touche's prestigious "Fast 50" programme, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area.
Elekon Industries, 2 September 2002
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ACQUISITION EXPANDS CURRENT PROBES PORTFOLIO
Following several years of working closely together, LEM has acquired the majority shareholding in Universal Technic.
LEM UK, 2 September 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. World's first scalable analogue design platform
Anadigmvortex is the industry's first product family to enable the design and implementation of dynamically reconfigurable analogue circuits that deliver precision and scalability to embedded systems. Combining powerful new EDA software, configurable analogue modules (CAMs), and programmable silicon, Anadigmvortex reduces the time required for analogue design implementations from months to minutes. With this second-generation family, designers can construct complex analogue functions with a drag-and-drop EDA tool and adjust functionality directly in automatically generated C-code.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ana/ana107.html
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2. Slave stack puts USB to new embedded uses
Jungo's USB Slave Stack provides the USB driver layer and API to enable device manufacturers to easily incorporate standard USB connectivity in their peripheral devices under embedded operating systems that lack such support. Jungo's USB Slave Stack is a modular USB device controller (UDC) driver that includes the USB logic and provides an application programming interface (API) for the physical driver and an API for the device class driver.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/jun/jun106.html
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3. Connector ruggedised for industrial networks
The tough new Variosub-RJ45/IP67 connector from interconnect expert, Phoenix Contact, provides a convenient, reliable and cost-effective method of connecting telecommunication, Ethernet and other network services to equipment which is required to operate in demanding environments. To maximise versatility, and to ensure compatibility with existing crimp tools, the new connector uses the industry-standard RJ45 configuration. It has, however, an exceptional IP67 ingress protection rating, which means that it can operate reliably even if it is exposed to high-pressure water jets.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/pni/pni101.html
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4. Front-to-back design flow meets SoC challenges
Mentor Graphics has introduced a major new release of its front-to-back IC design tools for analogue/mixed-signal (AMS) SoC designs. The increasing demand for more complex features in consumer electronics has fostered exponential growth in the amount of analogue content on mixed-signal SoCs. In order to address the challenges of these chips, Mentor Graphics has made AMS SoC design tools a core focus, and has added functionality to existing tools while developing cutting-edge new tools. With its industry-leading solutions, Mentor Graphics now offers the most complete IC design flow to ensure success for designers creating complex AMS SoC designs.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/men/men207.html
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5. Compact board checks out microcontroller IP
QuickCores has developed the industry's first reprogrammable ASIC on a postage-stamp size circuit board that can be programmed with a vendor's microcontroller IP by simply downloading a specific design (including non-microcontroller designs) from the IP vendor's web site. As the Musketeer is directly compatible with STAPL files created by Actel's Libero design environment software, users can also create their own STAPL files and program them directly into the Musketeer using the host PC's RS232 port.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/qic/qic100.html
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6. All video functions come together in one card
The INT-1460 video accelerator and frame grabber from DSL is a very high performance PC/104-Plus LCD/CRT controller that provides a complete video subsystem solution with low power consumption, hardware acceleration for GUI applications and that adds a frame grabber capability to a PC/104-Plus system. The video subsystem includes two Chips 69000 video controllers that allow user to create a multimonitor environment for demanding graphical applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/dab/dab117.html
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7. Infra-red LEDs are a match for image intensifiers
New infra-red LEDs from Marl International have an emission wavelength that falls centrally in the sensitivity band for night vision goggle image intensifiers, as well as some CCD cameras. The company packages the LED chips into solid-state panel lamps which can be skin-mounted on aircraft and other vehicles.
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8. Flash drives to greater size and performance
Following its strategic partnership with Hitachi, Simpletech has been able to make substantial increases to both the capacity and performance of its Flash memory. The most significant increases include: IDE FlashDrives and SCSI-2 FlashDrives are now available up to 8Gbyte; ATA Flash Cards (PC Cards) have been increased to 4Gbyte; and a 1Gbyte CompactFlash device is now available (Type II).
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9. MOSFETs boost hot-swap convertor efficiency
International Rectifier will be showing a new series of 150 and 200V HEXFET power MOSFETs at Electronica with optimised device on-resistance and gate charge characteristics that increase efficiency by up to 1% in 48V input isolated DC/DC convertors for networking and telecommunication systems. The latest MOSFETs deliver up to 20% higher current carrying capability than the closest competing devices in a TO-220 package and are also offered in the D2Pak and TO-262 packages.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sil/sil139.html
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10. Detector aids pulsed power measurement solution
New from Keithley Instruments, the Model 2520INT integrating sphere photodetector combines with the company's Model 2520 pulsed laser diode test system to provide the industry's only complete pulsed source and measurement solution for LIV testing. Their capabilities can produce high accuracy measurements of laser diode optical power at the wafer, bar, or chip level, prior to their integration into complete, temperature-controlled laser diode modules.
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SHANGHAI BELL SELECTS IDT FOR OPTICAL TRANSPORT
(IDT, 29 August 2002)
IDT's octal E1 line interface unit, 2Kx2K time slot interchange switch and quad codec have been chosen for next-generation access and optical transport applications from Alcatel Shanghai Bell.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/idt/idt119.html
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SOFTWARE HIGHLIGHTS THE SCIENCE OF APPLIANCE
(Flomerics, 3 September 2002)
A test problem undertaken for the Industrial Microwave Modelling Group has clearly demonstrated the science behind the humble microwave oven.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/flo/flo112.html
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TOOLS CUT COSTS OF ARMOURED VEHICLE UPGRADES
(The MathWorks, 3 September 2002)
Automatic code generation tools from The MathWorks are being used by Thales Optronics to upgrade armoured vehicle optronics systems as part of its contract with the Ministry of Defence.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/mth/mth107.html
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ENCAPSULATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WITH POLYMER
(Kern-Liebers USA, 2 September 2002)
The encapsulation of ignition distributors requires special materials and a dispensing system with precision temperature controls and exact material metering.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/krn/krn100.html
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ECOC PAPER LOOKS AT NOVEL GaAs MODULATOR
(Bookham Technology, 30 August 2002)
Bookham Technology will present a paper at next month's ECOC 02 describing a novel design for a 40Gbit/s GaAs optical modulator.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/boo/boo115.html
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I2C TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER FOR PORTABLE DEVICES
(eGalax, 29 August 2002)
eGalax has developed a touch screen controller chip with an I2C interface, adding a cost efficient touch panel function to portable devices.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ega/ega103.html
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ENCODER ADDS SECURITY TO TELEMETRY LINKS
(RF Solutions, 29 August 2002)
The RF600 encoder/decoder chipset from RF Solutions provides a secure and easy to use solution for designers of both radio and infra-red transmitter receiver sets.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/rfs/rfs125.html
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REFERENCE UPGRADE INCLUDES A SHRINK IN SIZE
(Analog Devices, 30 August 2002)
Analog Devices has a new family of precision bandgap voltage references in compact, industry-leading SOT-23-5 and SC-70-5 packages.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/anc/anc158.html
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FRUGALITY FIRST FOR 12bit ADC
(Arizona Microchip Technology, 30 August 2002)
Microchip's new 12bit, low power A/D convertor with I2C interface is available in a tiny SOT-23 package.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ari/ari123.html
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REGISTERS SPEED DIMM ACCESS TIMES
(Texas Instruments, 30 August 2002)
New from Texas Instruments, the SSTVF series of DIMM register components provides significant improvements for PC2700 DIMMs operating at DDR333 speeds.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tex/tex309.html
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MICROCONTROLLER AIMS FOR METERING APPLICATIONS
(Hitachi Europe, 30 August 2002)
Hitachi's latest 16bit microcontroller features a 4 x 40 segment integrated LCD driver, 256Kbyte of embedded Flash and 16Kbyte of RAM.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/hit/hit152.html
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INVERTER MODULES SHOW DISPLAYS IN A BETTER LIGHT
(Solid State Supplies, 2 September 2002)
LCD backlights and TFT and STN panels up to 18.1in will benefit from the new LXM range of DirectDrive CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) inverter modules from Solid State Supplies.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sol/sol130.html
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TRANSCEIVER IS ALL-IN USB 2.0 SOLUTION
(Cypress Semiconductor, 2 September 2002)
The CY7C68000 EZ-USB TX2 is the latest addition to the rapidly expanding USB 2.0 product portfolio from Cypress Semiconductor.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/cyp/cyp166.html
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MILITARY DATABUS SHRINKS INTO BGA
(DDC United Kingdom, 3 September 2002)
A new option offers the smallest footprint of any MIL-STD-1553 integrated terminal in the industry and is the first of its kind offered in a BGA package.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ddc/ddc106.html
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LOW LOSSES FOR FILTERS AND DUPLEXERS
(Link Microtek, 30 August 2002)
Link Microtek has a comprehensive range of high-quality microwave dielectric filters and duplexers featuring low insertion losses and excellent attenuation performance.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/lib/lib113.html
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COMPACT PROTECTION MODULE MOUNTS DIN RAILS
(Advance Galatrek, 30 August 2002)
Advance Galatrek has a new DIN-rail-mount range of transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS).
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/agk/agk135.html
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DEVELOPMENT TOOLS HAVE DESIGNS ON STARCORE DSPs
(Metrowerks Europe, 29 August 2002)
Software designers can now debug a hardware prototype assembly incorporating the Motorola StarCore MSC8102 DSP.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/mtr/mtr107.html
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MATLAB GETS CLOSER TO TI DSP DEVELOPMENT
(Texas Instruments, 29 August 2002)
Texas Instruments and The MathWorks have two new tools to simplify development and speed time to market for DSP-based systems.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tex/tex308.html
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JAVA JOINS THE SMARTPHONE SET
(Insignia Solutions, 30 August 2002)
Insignia Mobile Foundation for Microsoft Windows for Smartphone provides Java 2, Micro Edition (J2ME) capabilities that can be leveraged by wireless carriers worldwide.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/isi/isi105.html
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TRANSISTOR-LEVEL PARASITIC EXTRACTION FOR SOCs
(Mentor Graphics UK, 30 August 2002)
Calibre xRC is a full-chip, transistor-level parasitic extraction tool that addresses the performance and accuracy requirements of today's most complex analogue mixed-signal SoC designs.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/men/men206.html
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STARTER KITS AID WIRELESS DESIGN
(Sequoia Technology, 2 September 2002)
Sequoia Wireless is introducing its own starter kits and design packages aimed at engineers with differing degrees of GSM, GPRS and GPS experience.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/seq/seq143.html
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KIT GETS EMBEDDED LINUX APPLICATIONS RUNNING
(SBE, 2 September 2002)
HighWire 400p/M DKL is a developers kit for embedded Linux applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sbe/sbe105.html
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PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES PROGRAMMED TO ORDER
(Gothic Components, 3 September 2002)
Gothic Components has invested over GBP 100,000 in a programming centre at its Wokingham facility, to service customer requirements for ready-configured programmable components.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/got/got110.html
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HOUSINGS TAKE UP TO THREE EUROCARDS
(Rittal, 29 August 2002)
Rittal's RiBox housings provide a desktop or 482.6mm (19in) rack mountable enclosure for up to three 6U Eurocards.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/rit/rit131.html
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EL PANELS PROVIVE MEMBRANE ILLUMINATION
(WASP, 30 August 2002)
WASP is using the specialist manufacturing techniques developed for resistive touch screens to print special inks onto a polyester material to create electroluminescent (EL) panels.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/was/was112.html
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CONTACT LAYER CUTS KEYBOARD COSTS
(Velleman Switch, 2 September 2002)
The ultra-thin ClickTouch contact layer for PC keyboards offers system design engineers a cost-effective and highly reliable system that can be used to complement or replace other key entry devices.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/vel/vel102.html
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LEDs HAVE REFLECTORS ON THEIR SIDE
(Rohm Electronics (UK), 2 September 2002)
Three new ultra-small low-current miniature chip LEDs have built-in reflectors to deliver maximum luminous intensity when viewed from the side.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/roh/roh130.html
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PLASTIC ENCLOSURES CUT COSTS OVER METAL TYPES
(Radiatron Components, 2 September 2002)
The RM range of plastic enclosures from Pactec offers considerable cost savings over equivalent sized metal enclosures.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/rag/rag108.html
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CAPACITIVE SWITCHES PROVIDE TOUCH-FREE OPERATION
(Schurter Input Systems, 3 September 2002)
The latest addition to Schurter's range of capacitive single switches is a compact device with a surface measurement of just 15 x 15mm.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/shu/shu100.html
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CONNECTOR KEEPS IN WITH FCC PART 15
(RF Industries, 29 August 2002)
The RP-4252-B connector is a reverse polarity (reverse gender) SMB bulkhead crimp connector with an SMB jack body and SMB plug contact.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/rin/rin101.html
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COAX CONNECTOR CUTS ITS HIGH-FREQUENCY LOSSES
(Smiths Interconnect - Times Microwave, 30 August 2002)
New from Times Microwave Systems is the EZ-600-NMH-B connector for the company's LMR-600 low loss flexible 50ohm coaxial cables.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tim/tim107.html
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U-LINKS MAIINTAIN VIDEO SIGNAL INTEGRITY
(Bryant Broadcast and Data Communications, 30 August 2002)
A new range of one-piece near-75ohm MUSA U-links alleviates problems associated with solder joints, kinked cables or internal junctions causing SDI signal reflections or failures in video routing.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/bry/bry101.html
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THE SWEET SMELL OF SOLDERING WITHOUT FUMES
(Kaisertech, 29 August 2002)
The KT1 solder fume extraction unit ensures effective fume removal at all times yet is priced at only GBP 98 excluding the pump unit.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/kai/kai111.html
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NEW LINE BOOSTS SURFACE-MOUNT CAPACITY
(Speedboard, 30 August 2002)
Speedboard has installed a new flexible Siemens surface mount line at its Windsor site to extend assembly capacity.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/skv/skv104.html
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CONDUCTION OVEN HEATS BUMPS MORE EVENLY
(Advanced Systems Automation (Europe), 30 August 2002)
Radiant Technology Corp has developed the world's first conduction conveyor oven that reflows solder bumps without wrinkles and voids.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/aan/aan100.html
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TRUE SINEWAVE OUTPUT FOR HOSTILE APPLICATIONS
(Powertron, 30 August 2002)
The new ACR250 series from Cambridge-based Powertron is a range of robust medium-power inverters that provide a 240V AC true sinewave output with very low distortion.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/pwe/pwe102.html
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BACKUP BATTERIES THRIVE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES
(EnerSys, 30 August 2002)
EnerSys Reserve Power Group has a family of valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries that provides prolonged battery life in elevated temperature applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ene/ene103.html
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HIGH-EFFICIENCY CPCI POWER SUPPLY RUNS UP TO 200W
(BTCPower, 30 August 2002)
BTCPower reckons its new CP-200 Series 200W power supply redefines the performance limits of the industry-standard Compact PCI 3U form factor.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/bro/bro105.html
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POL CONVERTORS AIM FOR COST-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
(Artesyn Technologies, 3 September 2002)
Artesyn Technologies has three new families of single-output nonisolated point-of-load convertors for use in cost-critical applications such as workstations, PCs, servers and data storage devices.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/art/art149.html
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COMPACTPCI SBC TAKES THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH
(SBS Technologies, 29 August 2002)
The CM4 3U is a CompactPCI single board computer for new and legacy commercial and government COTS applications operating in harsh environments.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sbs/sbs101.html
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BLUETOOTH MODULE RECEIVES CERTIFICATION
(National Semiconductor, 30 August 2002)
The LMX9814 Bluetooth wireless personal area network (WPAN) module from National Semiconductor has achieved v1.1 certification from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/nat/nat188.html
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FIREWIRE CONVERTOR PUTS ANALOGUE VIDEO ON PCS
(Kane Computing, 2 September 2002)
The PixeLink PL-A544 analogue video to FireWire convertor is ideal for anyone wanting to stream analogue NTSC/Pal video into PCs and laptops, where plugging in a framegrabber is impractical.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/kan/kan109.html
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SMALLER CPCI RANGE GAINS REAR I/O OPTION
(Adlink Technology, 3 September 2002)
Adlink Technology has added a rear I/O interface to its 3U CompactPCI products.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/adl/adl109.html
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BIG BANDWIDTH BOOST FOR POWER ANALYSER
(LEM UK, 29 August 2002)
The Norma 3000 power analyser provides precise measurement of current, voltage and electrical power on distorted signals.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/lmu/lmu104.html
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HIGH-FREQUENCY CURRENT PROBE
(Yokogawa Martron, 30 August 2002)
A new oscilloscope probe provides high-performance current measurements in high-frequency switching systems typically used in power electronics applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/yoa/yoa122.html
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COST EFFECTIVE REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL
(Talisman Electronics, 30 August 2002)
The Idam 7000 series of remote data acquisition modules provide a simple cost effective solution to allow any PC equipped with a serial port to carry out monitoring and control applications.
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