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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 86: 22 October 2002
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7843 product announcements and technical articles
on our web site, all fully searchable at
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
1. Transceiver handles non-PC USB uses
2. Low-power-radio chip sniffs to cut consumption
3. Development platform aims for SoCs in half a year
4. Waterproof Ethernet connectors for industrial nets
5. Batteries shrink into IC packages
6. Logic libraries cut silicon costs
7. Toolkit speeds Internet-enabled device design
8. Surface-mount socket puts fuses onboard
9. Transceiver combines IrDA with remote control
10. PCI board provides speedy acquisition
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
Electronica excepted, European trade exhibitions may be losing their gloss, but now comes news of a show I can heartily recommend.
London's Science Museum has begun an exhibition of memorabilia from 40 years of James Bond movies.
So quite apart from providing memories of many a Saturday night spent at the movies (not to mention TV reruns), this is a show which also allows all of us to relive our childhood trips to the Science Museum - certainly my first experience of interactive (almost multimedia) technology.
This is one exhibition that should run and run.
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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GAMECUBE SPARKS 1T-SRAM DEMAND
NEC has shipped more than 25 million 96Mbit high-density 1T-SRAMs in just one year since the launch of the Nintendo GameCube which uses these high-performance custom chips as its main system memory.
MoSys, 18 October 2002
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SALES AND INCOME UP FOR FAIRCHILD
Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for the third quarter 2002.
Fairchild Semiconductor, 21 October 2002
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AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN APPROVED
AMI Semiconductor's operation in Belgium has achieved ISO/TS16949 certification.
AMI Semiconductor, 21 October 2002
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SOLID THIRD QUARTER FOR CADENCE
Cadence Design Systems has reported third quarter pro forma diluted earnings per share of $0.15, down 30% from the third quarter of 2001, on revenue of $327 million.
Cadence Design Systems, 17 October 2002
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STRONG PERFORMANCE FROM TTPCOM
TTP Communications has revealed its interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2002.
TTPCom, 17 October 2002
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NEW PROCESS THROWS MORE COPPER ONBOARD
Speedboard has further increased the effectiveness and quality of its pattern plating capability with the installation of new copper plating chemistry at its Windsor facility.
Speedboard, 21 October 2002
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SMART AWARD TO FUND CHARGER DEVELOPMENT
Lawtronics has won a Smart award to develop a novel method for fast charging nickel metal hydride (NiHM) battery packs.
Lawtronics, 22 October 2002
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DISPLAY SPECIALIST BUYS INTO IN-FLIGHT SYSTEMS
Calibre UK has acquired a 64% stake in IEC In-Flight Systems.
Calibre UK, 22 October 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Transceiver handles non-PC USB uses
The ISP1301 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) On-The-Go (OTG) transceiver chip to enable point-to-point communications between digital devices such as mobile phones, cameras, video recorders and PDAs. The new Philips transceiver can transmit and receive serial data at both full-speed (12Mbit/s) and low-speed (1.5Mbit/s) datarates, allowing a device to adjust data transmission speeds depending on the application, thus saving precious battery power. As the newest addition to the Philips family of USB OTG chips, the ISP1301 transceiver allows digital devices to connect directly to one another, without the use of a PC.
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2. Low-power-radio chip sniffs to cut consumption
The ASTRX2 is a single-chip 433.92MHz narrowband RF link that uses a programmable time between wakeups in Sniff Mode to conserve power. The design has been optimised for low-power applications where long battery life is required, such as implantable medical device applications and automotive applications including remote keyless entry, tyre pressure control and adaptive radio control.
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3. Development platform aims for SoCs in half a year
At the heart of ARC's next-generation SoC development platform is the newest version of the ARCtangent-A5 user-customisable 32bit RISC/DSP microprocessor core. The platform also includes configurable software-development tools, a real-time operating system (RTOS), network-protocol stacks, USB and Ethernet peripherals with device drivers. ARC's next generation SoC platform directly supports the company's mission to provide customers with a single SoC development platform where design cycles of six months or less are critical.
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4. Waterproof Ethernet connectors for industrial nets
With Ethernet networks now extending from the office onto the factory floor and beyond into external environments, there is a need for a more robust and reliable connection for data applications. The industry standard connector for Ethernet networks, the RJ45, is delicate when faced with the more physical demands of industrial or external environments. Water, dust, oil and chemicals are all hazards, as are the potential for connector and cable abuse in a rough working environment. To meet these demands Bulgin's new Ethernet connector system is based on the tried and tested standard Buccaneer waterproof power connector.
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5. Batteries shrink into IC packages
Cymbet Corp is introducing application specific solid energy technology (ASSET), thin-film rechargeable batteries that can be customised in physical size and energy capacity to fit on or within integrated circuit packages with little or no impact to IC package profile. Because of its slim design, the battery can be custom made to fit virtually any physical size required by the circuit or system design, thereby eliminating the need for bulky battery compartments. The battery can be a stand-alone power source on a flexible or rigid substrate, or fabricated on the circuit or device that it is intended to power, such as on the lid of an integrated circuit, or on the surface of a printed circuit board.
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6. Logic libraries cut silicon costs
Long known as a leader in the embedded memory market, Virage Logic is extending that role to the broader category of semiconductor IP platforms with its first foray into logic components. With its new family of area, speed and power (ASAP) logic products, which includes the ASAP high-speed (HS) metal programmable cell library and the ASAP high-density (HD) standard cell library, Virage Logic is slashing not only the price and power consumption of the overall chip, it is also improving performance.
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7. Toolkit speeds Internet-enabled device design
The EMIT for Distributed Objects Developer Studio offers developers of embedded software a comprehensive development environment for creating fully Internet-enabled intelligent devices. At the heart of the EMIT Developer Studio is the Embedded Network Builder (ENB) - an innovative development tool that automatically generates the code required for networking embedded devices.
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8. Surface-mount socket puts fuses onboard
Wickmann Components has a surface-mount fuse socket designed to accept radial leaded TR5 and TE5 subminiature fuses, providing cost savings of up to 50% compared with other solutions. The 564 series socket permits the surface mounting and easy replacement of fuses rated at up to 250V and with current ratings from 50mA to 6.3A. The socket, which will also accept Wickmann's lower cost range of circuit protectors, will fit on a standard 6125 pad. The holder overcomes the problem of high-temperature soldering processes limiting users to fast-acting fuses, allowing true time-lag fuses to be specified.
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9. Transceiver combines IrDA with remote control
Agilent has developed the industry's first infra-red (IR) transceiver to combine IrDA (Infra-red Data Association) compatibility with infra-red remote control operation. The release of the Agilent HSDL-3002 allows manufacturers to enable consumers to use handheld PDAs and mobile phones to activate and control, at a distance of up to 6m, consumer appliances such as home entertainment systems, DVD players and almost anything else using an infra-red remote control. The new IR transceiver also offers an extended IrDA short-range link distance of up to 50cm.
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10. PCI board provides speedy acquisition
The UltraFast UF3026 transient recorder/oscilloscope PCI board provides a maximum sampling rate of 200Msample/s at 12bit ADC resolution. The board is suppplied with 16Mbyte RAM that can be expanded to 512Mbyte allowing the fastest signals to be recorded for long measurement times. The UF3026 has four analogue input channels, each with its own ADC to achieve simultaneous sampling and measurements free of time-skew errors. Applications for the UF3026 include: radar, lidar, time of flight, nondestructive testing and supersonics.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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SINGLE-CHIP BLUETOOTH DRIVES DOWN HEADSET PRICES
(Microtune, 16 October 2002)
Skypower Wireless used the recent Hong Kong Electronics Fair to unveil its award-winning product lineup, and a breakthrough in Bluetooth pricing to drive mass-market adoption.
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BLUETOOTH PROVIDES WIRELESS PRINTER LINK
(National Semiconductor, 16 October 2002)
Bluetooth wireless technology from National Semiconductor is available for use with the new HP Deskjet 450 mobile printer.
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POWER AMP ENABLES COMPACT BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVER
(SiGe Semiconductor, 22 October 2002)
AvantWave has chosen SiGe's RangeCharger PA2423L power amplifier for its BTR100 Bluetooth transceiver module.
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LIGHTNING PROTECTOR GUARDS ETHERNET BRIDGE
(Smiths Interconnect - Transtector Systems, 21 October 2002)
Smiths Interconnect - Transtector Systems has been selected as the approved lightning protection component to accompany Proxim Corp's Tsunami brand of high-speed wireless network products.
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NETWORK PROCESSOR SUPPORTS SECURE PROCESSING
(Intel Corporation, 16 October 2002)
A new network processor helps lower the cost and simplify the development of communications equipment designed to improve the security of information travelling over a network.
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DRIVER RUNS TWO EL BACKLIGHTS IN ONE
(Supertex, 16 October 2002)
The high-voltage HV831 dual electroluminescent (EL) driver IC can drive two separate or concurrent EL lamps with a combined area up to 3.5in2.
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COMMS PROCESSOR ENTERS THE NEXT GENERATION
(Motorola SPS, 17 October 2002)
The new generation of PowerQUICC II processors deliver higher performance and lower power, together with feature enhancements and a new package option.
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HIGH-POWER TRANSISTORS SWITCH TWICE AS QUICKLY
(Rohm Electronics (UK), 17 October 2002)
Rohm has expanded its family of ultraminiature high-speed high-power transistors with four new devices that are twice as fast as previous devices in the same packages.
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WORLD'S SMALLEST CLAIM FOR SERIAL EEPROMs
(Toshiba Electronics Europe, 21 October 2002)
Toshiba reckons the TC9WMB1FK and TC9WMB2FK are the world's smallest and thinnest two-wire serial interface (I2C bus) 1 and 2Kbit E2PROMs.
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BETTER ACCURACY FROM LASER DIODE BIAS CONTROLLER
(Xicor, 21 October 2002)
The X9530 laser diode bias controller for Gigabit fibre-optic transceivers incorporates dual temperature-compensated current sources for accurate overall temperature compensation.
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MORE DENSITY FOR IP COPROCESSOR
(IDT, 22 October 2002)
IDT has begun shipping the industry's highest-density, highest-performance full-ternary Internet protocol coprocessor.
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LINBUS INTERFACE TRANSCEIVER TAKES POWER ONBOARD
(Arizona Microchip Technology, 22 October 2002)
Microchip's new LINbus interface transceiver provides an integrated voltage regulator, eliminating the need for an external regulator IC.
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OUTPUT FILTERS DRIVE RELIABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
(Schaffner EMC, 18 October 2002)
Schaffner has developed a novel sinusoidal output filter solution based on its proprietary "Sinus Plus" concept.
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COMPACT SURGE PROTECTORS COVER LOW-CURRENT USES
(Smiths Interconnect - Transtector Systems, 18 October 2002)
Now available from Transtector Systems is the I2R ICP series of surge suppressors.
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TRANSFORMERS AID PSU DESIGN
(Almag, 21 October 2002)
Almag is now offering a range of high-quality low-cost transformers and chokes from German power conversion specialist Hartu, for use with DOL flyback power supplies.
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SYSTEMC MODELLING FOR OCP-BASED SOC DESIGN
(Synopsys, 16 October 2002)
Synopsys and Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) have developed a SystemC modelling methodology for OCP-based SoCs.
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CAPACITY AND ACCURACY BOOST RTL-TO-GDSII SOLUTION
(Monterey Design Systems, 16 October 2002)
Dolphin RTL is a second-generation RTL-to-GDSII solution, and the culmination of an 18-month collaborative effort between Monterey and Synplicity.
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SOFTWARE GETS TO GRIPS WITH MAGNETICS DESIGN
(Ansoft Corporation Europe, 16 October 2002)
PExprt is a new software tool that helps optimise and speed the design of transformers and inductors.
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CONSTRAINTS MANAGER BOOSTS DESKTOP PCB DESIGN
(Zuken, 17 October 2002)
The latest version of Cadstar incorporates an innovative constraints manager to reduce design iterations and significantly improve productivity in high-speed designs.
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EMBEDDED OS TO SUPPORT CARRIER GRADE LINUX
(LynuxWorks, 22 October 2002)
LynuxWorks is to support the Open Source Development Lab's Carrier-Grade Linux specification (CGL) v1.0.
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CUSTOM ALUMINIUM ENCLOSURES SOLVE DESIGN DILEMMAS
(Norse Precision Castings, 17 October 2002)
The heat transfer characteristics of aluminium, the electrical conductivity, and the economies of sand castings combine to present some very useful benefits in the design of enclosures and chassis.
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BRILLIANT ILLUMINATION FROM MINIATURE SWITCH
(Quiller Electronics, 18 October 2002)
The UB2 is a miniature low-profile illuminated switch from NKK that is designed for use in any application that requires a compact, brilliantly illuminated switch design.
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A CASE FOR MOUNTING OPTIONS
(Gaurang Electronic Industries, 21 October 2002)
The Tri-Mount plastic modular case offers packaging for a wide range of applications from the automotive industry to home and building automation.
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FIVE-WIRE TOUCHSCREENS TAKE THE TOUGH LIFE
(The Bergquist Company, 21 October 2002)
Five-wire resistive touchscreens from Bergquist bring a wide range of benefits to applications that encounter heavy usage in varied temperature, harsh environments.
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cPCI CHASSIS CRAMS A LOT INTO 2U
(Elma Electronic UK, 21 October 2002)
Elma has extended its CompactPCI chassis family with a complete, off-the-shelf subsystem including a four-slot PICMG 2.0 R3.0 backplane.
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HUB AND SUBSCRIBER ANTENNAS FOR THE UNII BAND
(Smiths Interconnect - Radio Waves, 18 October 2002)
Smiths Interconnect - Radio Waves reckons it now manufactures the broadest line of hub and subscriber antennas for the UNII band of 5.25 to 5.85GHs.
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NOVEL LID TOPS OFF HIGH-FREQUENCY TEST SOCKETS
(Aries Electronics, 22 October 2002)
Aries Electronics now offers its line of high-frequency test sockets with a new cam lid that helps eliminate damage to package pads.
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MPU-CONTROLLED SYSTEM PROVIDES GENTLER SOLDERING
(JBC Industrias, 16 October 2002)
JBC has developed a microprocessor-driven heating system that provides very fast heat recovery so that soldering systems can operate at lower temperatures than previously possible.
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RADIO DESIGN COURSE CRAMS IN SRD TECHNOLOGY
(Low Power Radio Association, 17 October 2002)
Very few one-day courses contain as much useful information as the annual radio design course held at the Radio Solutions conference and exhibition.
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COMPACT FANLESS PENTIUM 3 MODULE FILLS HDD SLOT
(Arbor Technology Co, 16 October 2002)
The EmCore-v611 is a 3.5in miniboard that is designed to meet the size, power consumption, temperature range and reliability demands of embedded system applications.
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COMPACT DRIVE BRINGS DVD-R TO LAPTOP MANUFACTURERS
(Toshiba Europe Storage Device Division, 16 October 2002)
New from Toshiba's Storage Device Division is the SD-R6012 slim combination drive, the industry's first combination DVD/CD recordable drive for mobile computers.
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REFERENCE DESIGN FOR NETWORKING AND COMMS
(Force Computers, 21 October 2002)
The Everest reference design processor PCI mezzanine card (PrPMC) is based on the Broadcom BCM1250 (SiByte) embedded processor.
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MONITOR KEEPS TRACK OF RF EMISSIONS
(Link Microtek, 22 October 2002)
The new 2600 area monitor system from Link Microtek enables continuous remote monitoring of RF radiation levels in the vicinity of mobile phone basestations and other communications antenna sites.
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