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ELECTRONICSTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
for Electronics Design, Development and Manufacturing Engineers
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ISSN 1475-2913 - Free subscription
Published every Tuesday from the UK.
Issue 83: 1 October 2002
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7533 product announcements and technical articles
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. MCUs drive Flash into cost-sensitive applications
2. All-in SBC features onboard PSU but no fan
3. Handheld network tester takes jitter onboard
4. FireWire controller cuts out the A/V rat's nest
5. Driver ready for Blu-Ray disc lasers
6. Framework redefines remote device management
7. Focused infra-red heating for "gentle" rework
8. Convertors simplify third-generation basestations
9. RFID chips offer choice of memories
10. High-tech kits for electronics assembly
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
Following on from last week's Editorial on recycling, I am indebted to Derek Elder of Electronics Scotland who writes:
"The WEEE Directive is a major issue for member companies of Electronics Scotland (trade body for the whole technology supply chain in Scotland: http://www.electronics-scotland.com).
The producers have no issue about the objectives of the directive - I noted your comment about what the handset makers might say and do when they have end-of-life takeback responsibility, and about recycling and offshore shipment. Industry concerns focus on interpretation and implementation by the regulator, in our case the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which may drive the actual recycling business offshore in the same way that the Packaging Waste Regulations saw most of the waste exported for treatment elsewhere - a lost business opportunity to the UK.
In terms of who pays (all of us) and what is paid for (enforcement), cost that simply pays for process that itself doesn't help to achieve the objective is just another tax on an industry that is still fragile. We are trying very hard to generate and sustain the recycling industry as an accepted component of producers' downstream supply chain although many OEMs/CEMs still see their environmental responsibilities as something that can be outsourced in terms of both service and decision making about that service.
There is strong lobbying position in England being taken by Intellect, the former Federation of Electronics Industries (http://www.intellectuk.org/ ) on how the WEEE Directive is to be brought into national legislation and regulation and we are working with them on a joint position that can help foster and sustain a UK recycling industry - there's no reason why the big (and profitable) recycling operations should be happening in places like Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Singapore with our end-of-life equipment being shipped there".
Ah well Derek, as they say in the North of England, "Where there's muck, there's brass", although in this case there's also gold, lead, cadmium, lithium, nickel, copper etc.
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.
Alternatively, the full stories behind all the summaries and headlines in this newsletter can be retrieved by email alone: see details below.
In the meantime, if you have 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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THIS WEEK'S INDUSTRY NEWS
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OKI SETS UP SHOP IN KOREA
Oki Microelectronics Korea is a new company set up to market Oki's semiconductor products, in particular system LSIs, to the Korean market.
Oki Electric, 30 September 2002
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WINDOWS XP SET TO SPARK BLUETOOTH EXPANSION
The inclusion of Bluetooth support in the latest Windows XP operating system is the most significant step so far towards the technology's mainstream adoption, says Cambridge Silicon Radio.
Cambridge Silicon Radio, 1 October 2002
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INVENTRONICS SECURES FUNDING
Inventronics has accepted a conditional offer from Mercantile Bancorp to provide $3,500,000 of subordinated debenture financing for a five-year term.
Inventronics, 26 September 2002
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NEW FACILITY DEDICATED TO THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Rittal has opened new premises dedicated to manufacturing and testing thermal management products.
Rittal, 27 September 2002
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OPTICAL MEMS DEVICE MAKER RAISES $9 MILLION
Lightconnect has raised $9 million in its third round of financing.
Lightconnect, 25 September 2002
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INNOVATIONS IN WIRELESS DATA TELEMETRY
A new company aims to develop and market a family of wireless technologies and products that will provide flexible, affordable, reliable data collection solutions for industrial applications.
Wireless Innovation, 30 September 2002
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SALES DOWN BUT PROFITS UP FOR TEKTRONIX
Tektronix has reported net sales of $206.3 million and net earnings from continuing operations of $13.5 million or $0.15 per share, for the first quarter ending 31st August 2002.
Tektronix, 26 September 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. MCUs drive Flash into cost-sensitive applications
Designers of cost-sensitive embedded systems from light dimmer switches and digital keypads to windscreen wiper motor controllers and washing machine controllers will benefit from lower-cost 8bit Flash microcontrollers from Motorola. The new Nitron series of six small-profile, 68HC08-based Flash MCUs, available in 8- and 16-lead packaging brings designers of consumer electronics, industrial and automotive systems increased flexibility in the development and manufacturing processes, as well as reduced time-to-market and system costs. Because of Motorola's advances in Flash manufacturing technology and high production volumes, the Nitron devices, with a suggested resale price as low as US $0.70, and future derivatives planned under US $0.50, can meet or beat the price of many other vendors' MCUs with on-chip one-time programmable (OTP) memory, and in some cases, read only memory (ROM).
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2. All-in SBC features onboard PSU but no fan
The EC6 is an all-in-one single board computer offering scalable processing power with low power consumption. The EC6 provides a wealth of features such as a low-power Pentium-compatible Geode GX1 processor, compact design, integrated power supply filter, fanless cooling, and PC/104+ extension slots for modular expansion. Its minimal power requirements eliminate the need for expensive power supplies, making it a cost-efficient embedded PC platform for applications, including process and control automation, data acquisition and processing, machine control, test systems, public transportation, digital printers, information systems, and mobile devices.
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3. Handheld network tester takes jitter onboard
NetTest has added jitter test and measurement features to its Lite 3000E handheld network testing instrument for fixed and mobile networks. Future releases will also include pulse shape measurement. The new Lite 3000E releases will allow advanced physical layer measurements on 2Mbit/s, making this the most complete handheld test solution for the installation and maintenance of 2Mbit/s transmission lines, with solutions optimised to meet individual customer needs.
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4. FireWire controller cuts out the A/V rat's nest
A new 1394 FireWire device from Texas Instruments enables the highest quality of sound in consumer A/V equipment and reduces the number of cables needed for high-quality component interconnect from six to one. In the second-generation device from TI's ceLynx family, the TSB43CA43A (also known as iceLynx Micro) transfers high sample-rate digital audio data between A/V receivers and DVD-audio/Super Audio CD players.
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5. Driver ready for Blu-Ray disc lasers
Intersil is claiming a breakthrough with the world's first laser driver designed specifically for the new Blu-Ray disc industry-standard optical disc recording format. Blu-Ray disc is the next-generation recording technology beyond DVD that dramatically increases recording density to a massive 27Gbyte. Blu-Ray is aimed at a variety of high growth applications including archival storage, ultra density optical (UDO) storage drives and consumer video recording (DVRs).
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6. Framework redefines remote device management
The EMIT for Distributed Objects framework is a collection of EMIT software and services that support a broad range of remote device management solutions. This new framework marks a breakthrough for companies that are currently burdened with the high costs of managing and servicing intelligent devices deployed at remote sites. The EMIT for Distributed Objects framework offers companies the most cost-effective and flexible solution for Internet-enabling their intelligent devices. Implementing emWare's solution allows companies can extend remote management, diagnostics and web services to their new and existing devices, and pass highly relevant real-time data back to their enterprise.
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7. Focused infra-red heating for "gentle" rework
PDR's IR-X400 focused IR SMT/BGA rework system incorporates patented focused infra-red (FIR) technology that offers a safe, simple and gentle heating method with precision process control. PDR's patented focused infra-red (FIR) rework system technology has always offered a real alternative to hot air in the choice for equipment to remove and replace those difficult SMT and BGA components.
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8. Convertors simplify third-generation basestations
Three novel convertor-based solutions for wireless applications provide a foundation for software radios in multicarrier and third generation wireless applications. The three devices - the AD6635, AD6652 and AD9786 - can be used within a basestation to reduce cost, size, and complexity. The AD6635 is the industry's first eight-channel receive signal processor (RSP). The AD6652 is an integrated radio receiver with embedded dual ADCs and RSPs. The AD9876 is a 16bit, 400Msample/s DAC that achieves excellent noise and intermodulation distortion performance and provides greater levels of performance for transmit architectures.
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9. RFID chips offer choice of memories
Hitag S is an ultra-low-power radio frequency ID integrated circuit designed to fit the needs of system integrators looking to develop low cost track and trace solutions within the 100 and 140kHz frequency range. Suitable for use in applications as diverse as livestock identification, casino gaming, laundry logistics and waste management, Hitag S chips are available across three different memory options (32, 256 and 2048bit) and in silicon dimensions of less than 1mm2.
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10. High-tech kits for electronics assembly
Henkel Loctite Adhesives has a range of kits designed for the assembly of electronic components onto printed circuit boards. The kits are particularly suited to hand assembly, design and prototype projects or rework, and comprise adhesive, activator and dispensing needles, as required. Supplied in a handy vacuum pack, each kit comes complete with an instruction leaflet.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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PIONEER USE FOR FIREWIRE LINK LAYER CONTROLLER
(Texas Instruments, 26 September 2002)
Pioneer Corp has chosen TI's integrated 1394a-2000 (FireWire) link layer controller for the world's first 1394-enabled DVD player and audio/video receiver.
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AMPLIFIER POWERS BLUETOOTH TO THE MOTHERBOARD
(SiGe Semiconductor, 1 October 2002)
Micro-Star International (MSIT) uses SiGe's PA2423L RangeCharger power amplifier to ensure the performance of its Class 1 Bluetooth products.
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FRIED EGG PROVES CASE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT
(Flomerics, 26 September 2002)
With CPUs already hot enough to fry eggs, Flomerics' predicts that thermal issues will become the limiting factor within Moore's law of chip speed gains.
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SOFTWARE MODELS TELECOMMS CAPACITY
(Adept Scientific, 27 September 2002)
Nortel has used Maple to develop a generic capacity model for its radio products, specifically to model the effect of the introduction of higher bandwidth services to traditional PSTN systems.
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PC/104 COMPONENTS MAKE UP PORTABLE LINUX CLUSTER
(Parvus Corp, 27 September 2002)
Parvus Corp has helped Sandia National Laboratories to develop a portable Linux cluster computer system based on commercial-off-the-shelf PC/104 technology.
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TERMINATION REGULATOR CHIPS CUT COST AND SPACE
(Philips Semiconductors, 25 September 2002)
Philips has developed an advanced double-datarate termination regulator semiconductor family designed to reduce the overall cost of the DDR termination system by as much as 50%.
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ETHERNET OVER SONET MAPPER INTEGRATES MORE
(Agilent Technologies, 26 September 2002)
The HDMP-3002 gigabit Ethernet over Sonet (EoS) mapper chip is the first to integrate serdes, clock data recovery and OC-3 to OC-48 framers.
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REGULATORS SHRINK FOR SUB-1V CONVERSION
(Maxim Integrated Products, 26 September 2002)
Maxim Integrated Products reckons the MAX8515A and MAX8515 are the smallest sub-1V shunt references for optical networks and modules.
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REGISTER READY FOR DDR-II MEMORY MODULES
(Texas Instruments, 27 September 2002)
The SN74SSTU32864 is the industry's first DDR-II logic register for memory module applications.
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MINIATURE PACKAGE POWER SOLUTIONS
(Zetex, 27 September 2002)
Zetex introduces the first of its MPPS miniature package power solutions in a brochure covering 28 different combinations of ultra-high-efficiency bipolar, MOSFET and Schottky devices.
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ASIC TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES SMART POWER SOCs
(AMI Semiconductor, 27 September 2002)
A new ASIC technology enables the delivery of the industry's first 0.35um CMOS smart power SoC solutions for voltages up to 80V.
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REGULATOR SAVES AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY POWER
(Toshiba Electronics Europe, 27 September 2002)
Toshiba reckons its latest voltage regulator IC for automotive applications achieves the world's lowest power consumption in this class of device.
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MICROCONTROLLERS TACKLE HIGH-GROWTH MARKETS
(Hitachi Europe, 30 September 2002)
Hitachi will highlight its focus on the high growth industries of smart cards, automotive electronics, mobile communications, Flash microcontrollers and the digital home at Electronica.
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UART BRIDGE BOOSTS SERIAL CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
(Oxford Semiconductor, 30 September 2002)
Oxford Semiconductor has added an embedded compatibility mode to its 16bit PC Card UART bridge IC that allows generic device drivers to access the 15Mbit/s asynchronous UART and a local bus interface.
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MULTIPLEXERS HAVE ALL DSL DATARATES COVERED
(Zarlink Semiconductor, 30 September 2002)
Zarlink Semiconductor has launched three highly reliable inverse multiplexing for ATM processing chips that achieve data throughput of 10Mbit/s - the industry's highest serial DSL rate.
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FRUGAL LDO SAVES BATTERY POWER
(Torex Semiconductor, 1 October 2002)
The XC6206 is a new series of positive voltage regulators that Torex Semiconductor reckons provides an ideal power management solution for handheld battery-powered applications.
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SERIAL EEPROMs ARE MADE FOR BUS SHARING
(Catalyst Semiconductor, 1 October 2002)
The CAT24AC128 is a 128Kbit I2C serial EEPROM organised as 16K x 8bit.
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FERRITES FIX HIGH-FREQUENCY PHENOMENA
(Kemtron, 27 September 2002)
Steward has recently extended its range of ferrites for EMI suppression with the full-line release of its high-frequency 25 material.
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PRICE AND PERFORMANCE FOR ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTICS
(VTM (UK), 27 September 2002)
The new LEL family of capacitors, now available on a pan-European basis from VTM (UK), are a range of aluminium radial electrolytic devices combining low cost with high quality.
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CHIP RESISTORS STAY STABLE OVER TEMPERATURE
(Rohm Electronics (UK), 1 October 2002)
New low-tolerance miniature chip resistors in 0603 (1608) packages exhibit stable, high-precision characteristics across an extended temperature range.
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EVEN-MODE FIELD SOLVERS AID HIGH-SPEED DESIGN
(Polar Instruments, 27 September 2002)
The latest version of the Polar Si6000 industry standard controlled impedance design tool allows users to extract both odd- and even-mode impedance.
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EVENT-BASED TECHNOLOGY BRIDGES DESIGN GAP
(Advantest Europe Corporation, 27 September 2002)
Advantest has unveiled further plans for its new Certimax event-based technology introduced in July at Semicon West 2002.
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BOARD PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR BLACKFIN DEVELOPMENT
(Kane Computing, 27 September 2002)
The Momentum Data Systems Eagle-35 board is a stand-alone evaluation, hardware and software prototyping environment for the Analog Devices ADSP-21535 Blackfin DSP.
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SYSTEM TACKLES MULTIPLE CORES IN EMBEDDED DESIGNS
(Wind River Systems, 30 September 2002)
Wind Power ICE is described as the industry's first true solution for developing and debugging heterogeneous multiprocessing and multicore embedded applications.
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LOGIC BIST REDUCES SOC TEST DATA AND TIME
(Synopsys, 1 October 2002)
Synopsys has entered the logic BIST market with DFT Compiler SoCBIST, offering deterministic logic BIST capabilities.
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HALF-PRICE LICENCE FOR VERIFICATION BUNDLE
(TransEDA, 1 October 2002)
The Emulation Edge verification suite can offer IC designers using hardware-assisted verification platforms faster time-to-market at half the price.
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SWITCH TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES
(GGI International, 27 September 2002)
Following its recent exclusive licensee agreement with Duraswitch Industries, GGI International has released three new switch technologies: PushGate, thiNcoder RT and MagnaMouse.
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LED DISPLAYS RUN FROM 3.3V SUPPLIES
(Agilent Technologies, 1 October 2002)
Agilent has developed the industry's first 3.3V LED dot-matrix alphanumeric "smart" displays to run directly from a 3.3V supply.
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REVERSE POLARITY SMB BULKHEAD CRIMP CONNECTOR
(RF Industries, 27 September 2002)
Today's digital cellular PCN, GPS, 802.11 and wireless LAN systems require connections which satisfy FCC Part 15 compliance and the evolving wireless market.
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TIPS PROVIDE CONSISTENT BRUSH DEPOSITS
(Intertronics, 26 September 2002)
A full range of I and J Fisnar dispensing brush tips is available from Intertronics.
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SYSTEM SUPPORTS FIVE SOLDERING TOOLS AT ONCE
(JBC Industrias, 27 September 2002)
The MS 9000 multitool system allows up to five different benchtop tools to be connected simultaneously.
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DISPENSER FOR WHIRLWIND-SPEED POTTING
(Sealant Equipment & Engineering, 1 October 2002)
The programmable servo-driven Servo-Flo 302 dispensing system is designed to facilitate quick, clean and cost-effective potting operations.
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DIFFRACTION GRATINGS FOR TELECOMMS APPLICATIONS
(Jobin Yvon, 26 September 2002)
Jobin Yvon has updated its range of holographic and ruled diffraction gratings for telecomms applications.
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10Gbit/s RECEIVERS CONFORM TO MSA SPECS
(Oki Electric, 27 September 2002)
Oki Electric has released its new OD9241N 10Gbit/s surface-mount optical receiver modules designed in compliance with its multisource agreement with Agere Systems and Nortel Networks.
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COMPACT CONVERTORS TAKE FILTERS ONBOARD
(Superworld Electronics (Europe), 25 September 2002)
The new SME and SMA series of 1W miniature unregulated DC/DC convertors from Superworld Electronics feature built-in input and output filtering circuitry.
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COMPACT SWITCHERS PRODUCE HIGH-CURRENT PULSES
(HiTek Power, 27 September 2002)
The HT9827 Series of 100W switching power supplies features high output current pulse capability and a compact U-channel package.
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ONBOARD PSU INTELLIGENCE PUTS DESIGNERS IN CONTROL
(Lambda, 27 September 2002)
With the new Vega Smartplus, Lambda has taken the design of configurable switch mode power supplies another significant step forward by introducing customer configurable 'firmware'.
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COMPACTPCI BOARD TAKES TWO XEONS ONBOARD
(Adlink Technology, 1 October 2002)
The cPCI-6860 is the world's first dual Low Voltage Intel Xeon processor based 6U CompactPCI single-board computer.
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SCALABLE MANAGEMENT FOR DIGITAL TV SYSTEMS
(Tektronix, 27 September 2002)
Tektronix has developed a next-generation MPEG transport stream monitor for broadcasters, network operators, and system integrators who need a scalable solution to detect signal degradation.
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FULL COMPLIANCE TESTING FOR SMART CARD TERMINALS
(TUV Product Service, 27 September 2002)
At Cartes 2002, TUV Product Service demonstrates its type approval services for manufacturers of smart card terminals.
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LCD TESTER SWITCHES TO OLED DISPLAYS
(Advantest Europe Corporation, 30 September 2002)
A new option for the Advantest T6300 series of LCD driver test systems vastly improves testing functionality for the driver ICs used in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays.
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MODULE PRODUCES SPEEDY 16BIT PXI ANALOGUE OUTPUT
(National Instruments, 30 September 2002)
National Instruments has extended its high-speed data acquisition product line and support of real-time data acquisition hardware with its fastest 16bit analogue output module for PXI.
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SYSTEM RUNS REAL-TIME I/O OVER STANDARD ETHERNET
(United Electronic Industries, 30 September 2002)
PowerDNA (which refers to distributed, networked automation and control) is a system that sets new benchmarks for hard real-time I/O using standard Ethernet cabling.
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ONE-BOX TESTER DOES IT ALL FOR 3GPP
(Anritsu (UK), 30 September 2002)
The MT8820A is the first single box tester with comprehensive test capability, which also features call processing conforming to 3GPP standards.
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