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ELECTRONICSTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
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Issue 80: 10 September 2002
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. Chip provides battery-friendly embedded WLANs
2. Preregistration recommended for Electronica 2002
3. All-optical multiplexing boosts datarates
4. Demand prompts threefold VOA production rise
5. Convertors marry disparate optical standards
6. Software verifies EMC test chamber uniformity
7. SBC becomes CE.NET development platform
8. Easy I/O for embedded controller
9. High-density front end frees-up 19in rack space
10. Control-plane and services processors aid comms
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
Last week's request for an explanation for the "trick fluorescent strip" brought a number of workable ways to recreate the phenomenon.
Not surprisingly, all involved the use of at least one RF source. But the prize for the most succinct response (which, incidentally, arrived within 10 minutes of the mailing of the newsletter!) goes to an old pal of mine, Mike Punter of Oxley Developments Company, who explains:
"If a strip light is positioned near a source of RF energy with no connection to the tube with any other power source (ie mains) the tube will 'light' (ask anyone who lives near Droitwitch or Rugby). If you then have a body or a hand that is reasonably earthed placed near the tube, almost touching, the tube will glow brighter near the hand".
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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MEMS MILESTONE WITH 100,000,000TH ACCELEROMETER
Analog Devices has shipped its one hundred millionth MEMS-based acceleration sensor.
Analog Devices, 5 September 2002
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NATIONAL RETURNS TO PROFIT BUT REMAINS CAUTIOUS
National Semiconductor has reported net income of $1.3 million on revenues of $420.6 million, or 1 cent per share, for its first quarter of fiscal 2003, which ended on 25th August 2002.
National Semiconductor, 9 September 2002
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WOLFSON EXPANDS US PRESENCE
Wolfson Microelectronics has expanded its US-based operations in response to a growing demand for its technology from US companies.
Wolfson Microelectronics, 10 September 2002
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RF MEMS SWITCHES TO ENTER HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION
Teravicta Technologies has signed an agreement with Read Rite Corp to use Read Rite's manufacturing capabilities for the high-volume production of its line of low-loss high-linearity RF MEMS switches.
Teravicta Technologies, 10 September 2002
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SYNPLICITY MOVES TO EXPAND
Synplicity has relocated its worldwide headquarters to a larger facility to accommodate the growth the company has experienced.
Synplicity, 5 September 2002
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METROWERKS TO TAKE TECHNOLOGY FROM APPLIED
Metrowerks is to acquire select technology assets of Applied Microsystems Corp.
Metrowerks Europe, 6 September 2002
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MONTEREY GROWS GLOBAL SUPPORT
Monterey Design Systems is continuing to expand its sales and technical support organisation with new offices in Italy, Boston, and Dallas, as well as additions to the West Coast sales staff.
Monterey Design Systems, 9 September 2002
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ECOC PAPER LOOKS AT ALL-OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING
At ECOC 2002 in Copenhagen Siemens ICN will report on all-optical demultiplexing - one of the key technologies to enable optical time division multiplexed transmission in future networks.
Siemens ICN, 9 September 2002
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3G CONFORMANCE TESTER SHIPS EAST
Racal Instruments is the first manufacturer to have shipped complete signalling conformance test systems to mobile phone manufacturers in South Korea and Japan.
Racal Instruments, 6 September 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Chip provides battery-friendly embedded WLANs
Significantly reducing the standby power consumption of 802.11b wireless LAN solutions up to tenfold, TI's new WLAN processor enables true embedded Wi-Fi applications without compromising battery life, or requiring extra batteries, bulky enclosures or continuous reliance on a power cord. The new processor is designed to provide highly power efficient 802.11b connectivity with up to a tenfold reduction in standby mode power consumption than competitive 802.11b chipsets for laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cell phones and other portable devices.
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2. Preregistration recommended for Electronica 2002
This year's Electronica takes place from Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th November at the new Munich Trade Fair Centre. Visitors to the show will be able to see the latest product offerings from the majority of the world's leading manufacturers and, for the first time, automotive electronics and embedded systems are given their own exhibition hall. This, says the organiser, reflects the importance of these technology sectors to the future of the electronics industry. Altogether, 2846 German and international exhibitors will be present across the 14 Halls of the show.
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3. All-optical multiplexing boosts datarates
Oki Electric claims to have developed a new optical-fibre access technology based on OCDM (optical code division multiplexing). This technology, developed by Oki in collaboration with Osaka University, allows service providers to guarantee transmission capacity of up to 10Gbit/s in bandwidth for bidirectional communications over an access network. Service providers will also be able to offer flexible services for a variety of customer needs, such as offering multiple services on one network.
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4. Demand prompts threefold VOA production rise
Lightconnect has increased production of its variable optical attenuators (VOAs) by 300% in the last quarter. This is in response to a surge in demand for the company's recently launched Fast VOA 4000 by several leading optical systems manufacturers. With 40dB attenuation range, this latest addition to Lightconnect's Fast VOA product line is able to block the transmission of light when no voltage is applied and reduce the amount of attenuation as the applied voltage is increased, thus providing additional protection for optical networks.
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5. Convertors marry disparate optical standards
A new range of connector convertors on show at ECOC 2002 this week are claimed offer unparalleled levels of performance and reliability. Adamant's convertors, which use its fibre stub technology, meet two urgent industry demands - how to achieve world-class quality standards between legacy and new SFF (small form factor) connectors and also between the SFF connectors themselves.
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6. Software verifies EMC test chamber uniformity
New software from Schaffner will help EMC test laboratories meet the test chamber field uniformity tests specified by IEC61000-4-3. According to Schaffner, the limitations of software currently available on the market, mean that most test laboratories and test houses are unable to meet the requirements of the standard. To address this issue, the company has developed two additional functions for its EMC Compliance 3 software which help engineers check the consistency of field uniformity, and its stability over time.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sca/sca146.html
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7. SBC becomes CE.NET development platform
New from Arcom is a ready-to-run development kit for Windows CE.NET running on the 133MHz AMD SC520 based single board computer. Arcom's award-winning development kit strategy lets customers quickly develop and demonstrate Windows CE.NET based applications using a reliable reference platform. The Pegasus Windows CE.NET development kit offers a preloaded Windows CE.NET image loaded into the resident 16Mbyte Flash drive.
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8. Easy I/O for embedded controller
The TotalControl2 is a compact 586 type processor single board computer (SBC) for embedded applications. Typical uses include instrumentation, data logging and telemetry equipment, vending machines, operator interfaces and information displays. The TotalControl2 incorporates Dexdyne's innovative PanelWiz technology, which greatly simplifies the connection of I/O to the board. The TotalControl2 is a highly compact board, with a 145 x 100mm footprint similar to that of a 3.5in hard disk drive.
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9. High-density front end frees-up 19in rack space
The introduction of the powerful new TL Series of rack-mounted AC/DC front-end power supplies, means that for the first time Lambda is able to offer its customers five 1500W modules housed in a single 2U 19in rack. This results in the user being able to call on 7500W of power while at the same time making a significant saving in valuable rack space. The TL Series is ideal for a range distributed power architecture applications using nominal 24 and 48V buses such as mobile telecomms booster stations and large computer systems, as well as factory automation.
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10. Control-plane and services processors aid comms
Intel Corp has two new processors for communications equipment manufacturers. The Intel IXC1100 control-plane processor, is the company's first to be based on its XScale technology. Both this and the Low-Voltage (LV) Intel Xeon applications and services processor provide optimal performance and integrated technologies with low power consumption for cost-effective, flexible design of feature-rich networking systems.
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CROSSPOINT SWITCH POWERS NOVEL A/V ROUTER
(National Semiconductor, 10 September 2002)
Chyron's Pro-Bel Division is using Fairchild's OCX256 crosspoint switch in its innovative family of routers.
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VERA SPEEDS VERIFICATION OF SONET/SDH CHIP
(Synopsys, 6 September 2002)
NEC Electron Devices has successfully verified its latest Sonet/SDH framer physical layer chip with Synopsys' Vera testbench automation tool.
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TWO-PART PROCESS PRODUCES SOFT-TOUCH HARD CASE
(Toolcraft Plastics (Swindon), 6 September 2002)
Two different materials were used in constructing the case for a novel handheld gas monitor: a tough plastic substrate and a softer rubberised material for a comfortable touch.
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CUSTOM CHARGER DESIGN POWERS NOVEL CYCLE LIGHT
(Lawtronics, 4 September 2002)
The charging electronics for an innovative solar powered cycle light have been specially designed by Lawtronics.
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MONOLITHIC HIGH-POWER TUNABLE LASER AT ECOC
(Bookham Technology, 5 September 2002)
Bookham Technology will present a paper at next week's ECOC 02 describing a novel monolithic high-power tunable laser.
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FLEXIBLE ON-CHIP MEMORY AIDS DSP APPLICATIONS
(LSI Logic Europe, 4 September 2002)
Based on the ZSP400 core, the LSI403LP is designed for cost-sensitive applications requiring low power consumption, high throughput and flexibility.
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DIFFERENTIAL AMP DRIVES FOR WIRELESS
(Analog Devices, 4 September 2002)
Analog Devices claims to have developed the first single-chip low-distortion fully differential amplifier able to drive high-resolution ADCs at high speed.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/anc/anc160.html
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POWER CUT MAKES 8bit MCUs MORE BATTERY FRIENDLY
(Philips Semiconductors, 4 September 2002)
A new family of 8bit microcontrollers requires 50% less power than competing devices, making them ideal for handheld portable devices.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/phi/phi162.html
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PLATFORM PROVIDES FASTER ROUTE TO CUSTOM CIRCUITS
(LSI Logic Europe, 6 September 2002)
Redefining the custom semiconductor market that it was instrumental in creating, LSI Logic has introduced a new semiconductor platform called RapidChip.
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USB SWITCH SHRINKS BUT STILL PROTECTS
(Maxim Integrated Products, 6 September 2002)
The MAX1946 is a 500mA single current-limited switch in a 3 x 3mm QFN package with autoreset and fault blanking for universal serial bus (USB) applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/max/max106.html
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DUAL-AXIS ACCELEROMETER CLAIMS BIG SAVINGS
(Memsic, 6 September 2002)
Memsic is now offering an accelerometer with sensitivity compensation over temperature that is pin compatible with Analog Devices' 14-lead CERPAK.
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CARDBUS CONTROLLER COVERS MULTIPLE FLASH MEDIA
(Texas Instruments, 9 September 2002)
A new device reads multiple types of Flash media without costly adapters as well as providing smart card functionality for security and e-commerce applications.
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PREAMP HAS NEAR-THEORETICAL NOISE PERFORMANCE
(Texas Instruments, 9 September 2002)
A novel low-noise, low-distortion microphone preamplifier targets low-level audio signals in professional microphone and transducer amplifier applications.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tex/tex317.html
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BLUETOOTH SoCs TAKE MORE ONBOARD
(Cambridge Silicon Radio, 10 September 2002)
Cambridge Silicon Radio has launched a new series of BlueCore2, its world-leading single-chip Bluetooth solution, for low-cost high-volume applications.
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SUBSYSTEM PUTS USB ON-THE-GO ON THE SoC MENU
(inSilicon Corp, 10 September 2002)
inSilicon has rolled out its USB On-The-Go (OTG) controller subsystem for consumer electronics and PC peripherals.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ins/ins117.html
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SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR MOTOROLA PROCESSORS
(ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies, 4 September 2002)
ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, has ported its revolutionary smARTspeak XG speech recognition solution to leading processors from Motorola.
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ENHANCED DRIVERS GO THROUGH LATEST WINDOWS
(Jungo, 5 September 2002)
Jungo Software Technologies has released Version 5.20 of its driver development suite.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/jun/jun107.html
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FULL DESIGN SUPPORT FOR XILINX VIRTEX-II PRO
(Parallel Systems, 9 September 2002)
Parallel Systems can provide full design support for Xilinx's new Virtex-II Pro devices.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/par/par100.html
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SECURE SYSTEM PROVISIONING FOR MOBILE DEVICES
(Insignia Solutions, 10 September 2002)
Insignia Solutions has demonstrated its secure system provisioning solution for mobile devices.
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EDGE SOLUTION BUILDS ON STRONG GSM PROTOCOL STACK
(TTPCom, 10 September 2002)
TTPCom is opening its Cambridge, UK and Boston, USA laboratories to demonstrate Edge (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) technology to potential clients.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ttp/ttp137.html
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METHODOLOGY FOR VERIFICATION COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT
(Verisity Design, 10 September 2002)
Verisity has developed a new methodology for developing reusable verification components.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/vrs/vrs104.html
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I/O PROCESSOR CHIPSET GAINS RTOS SUPPORT
(LynuxWorks, 10 September 2002)
LynuxWorks has produced a version of its LynxOS real-time operating system for the Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset based on the Intel XScale technology.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/lyn/lyn127.html
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GEL MOUNTS DAMP DOWN BAD VIBES
(Gel-Mec UK, 5 September 2002)
Gel-Mec UK has developed a novel series of small high-performance low-load gel mounts.
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HEAVY DUTY GRP ENCLOSURES
(Hammond Electronics, 9 September 2002)
Hammond Electronics has a new family of IP65 sealed heavy duty watertight glass reinforced polyester enclosures.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ham/ham112.html
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HINGES OPEN UP ENCLOSURE APPLICATIONS
(EMKA UK, 9 September 2002)
A complete system of external hinges comprising over 70 types is available from EMKA (UK) specifically designed for the specialist enclosure and panel manufacturer.
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EIGHT-WIRE RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER
(eGalax, 9 September 2002)
eGalax has developed an eight-wire resistive touch panel controller supporting RS232, USB and PS2 interfaces.
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ORTHOGONAL ARRANGEMENT BOOSTS BACKPLANE SPEED
(3M Electronics & Interconnect Solutions, 9 September 2002)
Apart from being the highest-density backplane connectors on the market, the HSHM series also has dramatic implications for the speed and density of interconnect that is possible.
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CEM OFFERS ULTRA-CLEAN OPTION
(Surtech Interconnection, 4 September 2002)
Surtech Interconnection has invested in automatic washing facilities linked with high-accuracy monitoring systems to meet the demands of customers requiring ultra-clean circuit boards.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sue/sue106.html
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DESOLDERING GUNS KEEP WORK STATIC SAFE
(TBA Electro Conductive Products, 5 September 2002)
TBA Electro Conductive Products has a new range of professional quality desoldering guns (DSGs) including models designed for solder removal operations in static sensitive environments.
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LASER DELIVERY SYSTEM PROVIDES SPEEDY DICING
(NanoVia, 10 September 2002)
NanoVia has developed a novel optical beam delivery system specifically tailored to improving the throughput of laser-based semiconductor wafer dicing processes.
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INTEGRATED EVOA ARRAY TO BE UNVEILED AT ECOC
(OpsiTech, 4 September 2002)
OpsiTech has developed a range of high-port electrically tunable variable optical attenuator (EVOA) arrays which will be on show next week at ECOC 2002.
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OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS BOOST NETWORK PORT DENSITY
(Finisar Corp, 6 September 2002)
Finisar Corp has a new line of coarse wave division multiplexing (CWDM) optical transceivers, the FWDM-1621 and FWDM-1619.
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IR TRANSCEIVER COVERS LATEST INTERFACE SPECS
(Agilent Technologies, 6 September 2002)
The Agilent HSDL-3210 is the industry's first infra-red transceiver to support the IrDA serial transceiver control (STC) bus used in ultra-slim cellular phones and PDAs.
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FIBRE BRAGG GRATINGS PASS TELCORDIA ASSESSMENT
(Southampton Photonics, 9 September 2002)
Southampton Photonics has completed an independent conformance analysis performed by Telcordia Technologies for its family of fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs).
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FLEXIBLE CHANNEL SPACING FOR OPTICAL FILTER
(Cypress Semiconductor, 10 September 2002)
Silicon Light Machines has developed a reconfigurable blocking filter that provides dynamic wavelength management capabilities for dense wave-division multiplexing optical networks.
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STANDBY BATTERIES PROVIDE UP TO 200AH
(IBT Power, 9 September 2002)
IBT Power has extended its BT range of valve regulated lead acid batteries.
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CURRENT DOPPLER RECTIFIER BOOSTS PSU EFFICIENCY
(APW Electronics, 9 September 2002)
APW Electronic Solutions has a new 550W pluggable power convertor for telecomms-based CompactPCI applications.
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HIGH-EFFICIENCY CPU BOARD BOOSTS EMBEDDED VME
(Crellon Microsystems, 4 September 2002)
Crellon Microsystems has a VME embedded processing board that supports full 264Mbyte throughput across the local PCI interface without compromising CPU memory access.
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CHANNEL EQUALISER TAKES CONTROL OF OPTICAL NETS
(NetTest, 6 September 2002)
According to NetTest, its new DynaMics channel equaliser allows system designers to control all-optical networks more accurately.
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MODULE FIRST WITH IXC1100 CONTROL PLANE PROCESSOR
(Motorola Computer Group, 6 September 2002)
The PrPMC1100 is the first processor PCI mezzanine card (PrPMC) designed for the recently announced Intel IXC1100 control plane processor.
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FLEXIBLE LINECARD INTEGRATES TUNABLE LASER
(Lightscape Networks, 9 September 2002)
Lightscape has integrated a novel tunable laser from Agility Communications into its optical networking solution offerings.
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RFID TECHNOLOGY MOVES TO ACCESS CONTROL
(Texas Instruments, 9 September 2002)
Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid) Systems has a new range of 13.56MHz RFID card and reader systems for access control and security applications.
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WIRELESS EXTENSION AIDS ACQUISITION
(Amplicon Liveline, 9 September 2002)
Amplicon has recently configured and tested a roaming serial communications solution for the automation, production and test markets.
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FLYING-LEAD TESTER TAKES ON SMALL-BATCH QA
(Polar Instruments, 6 September 2002)
Prototypes, new product introductions and low volume PCB assemblies, present a challenge to manufacturing test engineers.
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FUNCTIONAL TESTER RANGES UP FROM BOARDS
(Peak Production Equipment, 9 September 2002)
Peak has introduced a new generation of functional test systems which use the company's proprietary test software, TestMaster, to interface a wide variety of hardware modules to the unit under test.
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PAIR TAKE ON FULL SET OF VOICE NETWORK TESTS
(Megger, 10 September 2002)
Two new compact and instruments from Megger offer a comprehensive and economical solution for monitoring and troubleshooting any voice telecommunication network.
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