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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 89: 12 November 2002
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8124 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. PSoC controller has designs on LonWorks
2. All-in package simplifies RTOS costing
3. Electronica goes US
4. Microcontroller companion integrates five in one
5. PCI-based emulator speeds through DSP designs
6. Boards and starter kits speed embedded designs
7. Free tools speed Linux Bluetooth development
8. Clear acrylic boards check placement accuracy
9. Relay output card provides speedier switching
10. CMOS camera modules aim for 3G handsets
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
I am sure that every Electronicstalk reader can remember the first battery-powered toy from his or her childhood. Mine was a 1960s vintage drumming monkey that predated the ubiquitous Duracell bunny by at least a couple of decades and required regular replenishment with four-packs of U2 batteries.
Now, as the father of a young child I am allowed once again to gaze in wonder at the shelves of toy departments. And what a change there has been in the last 30 years or so. Not only have low-cost electronic toys taken over the market, but that old chestnut "batteries not included" is hardly to be seen.
And therein lies a serious problem. Take for example the dummy mobile phone I bought for my son last week.
The device is a near-perfect replica of his mother's Nokia 3110, and young Alexander takes great delight in the flashing display and the assortment of ringtones, bleeps and the like that can be produced from pressing the various keys on the keypad.
After a few days' use, the volume of these tones is already starting to decrease - clearly a sign of declining battery power. But when I rather belatedly tried to locate the battery compartment, I was shocked to find there wasn't one. The battery is hard-wired to the toy's PCB, and is clearly not meant to be replaced.
And this device is not alone. Sadly, the siren on his favourite fire engine is now almost inaudible.
Hopefully we will all be able to rely on our children retaining a vivid sense of imagination and wanting to continue to play with their toys long after the hard-wired batteries expire. Don't get me wrong: I'm not being mean about this. After all, none of the toys in question costs more than a couple of pounds.
It's just that I'm dreading him asking me where toys go to when they're recycled under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.
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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INTERSIL FILES COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST AGERE
Intersil has filed patent infringement counterclaims against Agere Systems.
Intersil, 8 November 2002
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ZARLINK LOSSES LESS THAN EXPECTED
Zarlink Semiconductor has released second quarter results for the fiscal 2003 period ended 27th September 2002.
Zarlink Semiconductor, 11 November 2002
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TURNOVER UP AND LOSSES DOWN FOR ID DATA
ID Data has reported its interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2002.
ID Data, 12 November 2002
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NATIONAL AND ARM COLLABORATE TO CUT POWER DRAIN
National Semiconductor and ARM are to jointly develop and market power-efficient systems that will increase the battery life of handheld portable devices in several stages from 25 to 400%.
National Semiconductor, 12 November 2002
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RECORD ORDERS FOR HI-REL PSU MAKER
Following its success in 2001, high-reliability power-supply specialist Celab has had an exceptional Q3, taking the total order book to a new record of GBP 9.5 million.
Celab, 11 November 2002
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. PSoC controller has designs on LonWorks
A new reference design uses Cypress Semiconductor PSoC technology to simplify development of LonWorks nodes for building automation, industrial control, transportation and utility applications. The CY5301 Pioneer Node reference design also incorporates the company's CY7C53120E4 Neuron chip, an intelligent control communications processor for LonWorks control networks. The Pioneer Node reference design includes I/O companion chips that the developer can custom program through a simple Neuron application-programming interface.
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2. All-in package simplifies RTOS costing
Green Hills Software has launched TotalDeveloper, the industry's first royalty-free total solution package featuring affordable subscription pricing, full RTOS source code, and unlimited royalty-free target licenses. Green Hills reckons the TotalDeveloper package provides everything an embedded developer needs to develop the best electronic products in the least time, at the lowest cost. TotalDeveloper is a fully-integrated solution that includes a real-time operating system (RTOS), C/C++ compilers, source level debugger, networking protocols, hardware debug probe, powerful development and analysis tools, on-site engineering services, and premium technical support.
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3. Electronica goes US
In the lead up to Electronica 2002, organiser Messe Muenchen has formed a strategic alliance with CMP Media to produce electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco. The two events will be united to form a unique new event format that will include an exhibition, business events and technical conferences showcasing the latest technologies from all segments of the electronics industry.
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4. Microcontroller companion integrates five in one
The SH3000 MicroBuddy is a microcontroller companion IC that integrates a complete suite of support functions aimed at simplifying system design, lowering system cost, reducing circuit board real-estate, increasing functionality, and dramatically cutting power consumption in most applications. Patents are pending on this unique device, which melds a low-Vdd and power-on reset function, watchdog timer, clock management system, real-time clock, and wake-up timer in a 16-lead microleaded package (MLP) that measures a mere 3 x 3 x 0.9mm.
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5. PCI-based emulator speeds through DSP designs
The latest addition to the Analog Devices Crosscore family of DSP development tools is a high-performance PCI-based emulator for the company's JTAG DSPs, which include all Blackfin, SHARC, TigerSHARC and ADSP-219x devices. The new high performance PCI-based emulator offers code download speeds of up to 2.2Mbyte/s, with the JTAG interface clocked five times faster than its predecessor, and adds seamless exchange of real-time data from the host to the target application. The new emulator is tightly integrated with ADI's VisualDSP++ integrated development environment, offering programmers seamless and rapid transition from development in a simulation environment to target hardware debugging.
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6. Boards and starter kits speed embedded designs
Micro-Robotics has designed a range of application boards and a complete starter kit for the new VM-1 credit-card-sized embedded control computer introduced earlier this year. The VM-1 is used with Venom-SC, the latest version of the popular, object-oriented, control-system language first developed at Micro-Robotics, to handle analogue and digital I/O, graphical user interfaces, communication protocols, data and text files and numerous other functions. One of the most important strengths of the VM-1 control system is the power and ease of use of the new Venom-SC software.
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7. Free tools speed Linux Bluetooth development
New from Rococo Software, Impronto Developer Kit for Linux is a Bluetooth development environment that makes building Bluetooth applications in Linux faster and easier. Impronto Developer Kit for Linux is available free of charge for noncommercial use from Rococo's website.
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8. Clear acrylic boards check placement accuracy
TopLine clear acrylic visual placement inspection boards from Kaisertech enable alignment checks of surface mount components such as BGAs, micro BGAs, CSPs and flip chips to be made without X-ray or placement camera systems. The 100 x 140mm boards are 1.6mm thick and have a sticky surface, with peel-off protective cover, so that components can be temporarily placed without soldering. Turning the board over shows the accuracy of the component placement and if all the solder balls are aligned on the pads.
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9. Relay output card provides speedier switching
New from Adlink Technology, the PCI-7258 is a 32-channel photo-MOS relay output card for ATE, instrumentation, telecomms and medical applications where high speed and reliable switching is required. The PCI-7258 features 32 channels with photo-MOS form A type relays (SPST), capable of switching up to 350V AC or DC with a continuous load current 0.12A, and is designed with a 1500V AC isolated I/O voltage protection circuit to prevent it from being damaged from high-voltage surges.
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10. CMOS camera modules aim for 3G handsets
Dialog Semiconductor has launched the first two products of a new family of standard CMOS image sensing modules. The DA3510 and DA3520 will enable high quality photo imaging and video capabilities to be embedded into next generation mobile phones and PDA products. Key features include the unique XDR (extended dynamic range) technology, ensuring clear images are captured under widely contrasting ambient light, and best of class performance in low light conditions.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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CHIP COMBINATION SPEEDS SONET BACKPLANES
(Lattice Semiconductor UK, 12 November 2002)
Lattice Semiconductor and Velio Communications have demonstrated complete interoperability between Velio's VC2002 and Lattice's ORSO82G5 programmable backplane field programmable system chip (FPSC).
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POWER FACTOR CORRECTION INCREASES PLANT EFFICIENCY
(PFC Engineering, 6 November 2002)
Although the Perkins Engines plant at Peterborough has always had power factor correction equipment, a survey of its substations found that, typically, the power factor was 0.8.
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SMALLEST HARD DRIVE CONNECTS A BIG FUTURE
(Fujikura DDK (Europe), 7 November 2002)
Working with engineers from Toshiba, Fujikura DDK has developed a novel range of connectors which are an integral part of the world's smallest hard disk drives.
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WIRELESS WHEEL ALIGNMENT CUTS THE UMBILICAL
(Aerocomm, 7 November 2002)
AeroComm has developed a wireless system for use in wheel alignment applications that removes cumbersome umbilical cables from the workplace while simplifying and speeding up the process.
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INTERFACE TERMINAL SIMPLIFIES 1553 POWER SUPPLIES
(DDC United Kingdom, 6 November 2002)
Data Device Corporation (DDC) has expanded its Enhanced Mini-Ace series of products with the world's first 3.3V fully integrated MIL-STD-1553 BC/RT/MT terminal.
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SPACE-SAVING MOSFETs HANDLE AUTOMOTIVE TEMPERATURE
(Rohm Electronics (UK), 6 November 2002)
Designed to save space in high-speed switching applications, the new RK7002A and SM6K2 surface mount MOSFETs from Rohm are miniature 60V devices offering single- and dual-transistor configurations.
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COMPLEMENTARY BIPOLAR SiGe PROCESS MAKES AMPS FLY
(Texas Instruments, 7 November 2002)
Texas Instruments has released the first products in a new family of high-performance fixed-gain amplifiers it claims increase speed threefold over comparable devices.
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LEADLESS FET IMPROVES BASESTATION PERFORMANCE
(Agilent Technologies, 7 November 2002)
Agilent Technologies has developed a miniature enhancement-mode pseudomorphic high electron mobility FET that combines exceptional RF performance, power efficiency and reliability.
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MICROCONTROLLERS CUT POWER FOR MOBILE DEVICES
(Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe, 7 November 2002)
New from Fujitsu is the FRLite series of microcontrollers.
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DSP PROVIDES MORE MMACS FOR YOUR MONEY
(Texas Instruments, 8 November 2002)
Texas Instruments is sampling a DSP it claims offers the industry's most millions of multiply accumulates per dollar and per watt.
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400MHz DDR MODULES SPEED PC MEMORY ACCESS
(Simpletech Europe, 11 November 2002)
Available now from Simpletech, the PC3200 family of low-profile DDR DIMM modules is the fastest DDR technology available on the market today.
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METAL FILM RESISTORS HAVE MEDICAL PRECISION
(TT Electronics Welwyn Components, 7 November 2002)
The RC series of precision metal film resistors is available with commercial or CECC release approved with low TCRs over a wide resistance range.
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DIODE ARRAY PROTECTS COMMS INTERFACES FROM ESD
(Hunter Electronic Components, 8 November 2002)
Now available exclusively in the UK from Hunter Electronics, the ProTek Devices ET108 is a low-capacitance steering diode array for common-mode transient protection.
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CRYSTALS CUT COST, SIZE AND WEIGHT
(Advanced Crystal Technology, 11 November 2002)
Advanced Crystal Technology has further reduced the size of surface mount crystals with the launch of the ACT711S.
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RULE SET ENFORCES IP RE-USE GUIDELINES
(Atrenta, 6 November 2002)
SpyGlass Predictive Analyzer now includes the new STARC policy, an extensive set of analyses based on the widely used HDL Design Style Guide by HD Lab.
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FPGA TOOLS GAIN INTERACTIVE TIMING ANALYSIS
(Synplicity, 6 November 2002)
Synplicity has enhanced its Synplify Pro FPGA synthesis software to further address the critical challenges confronting designers of highly complex programmable logic devices (PLDs).
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SBC TAKES WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED DEVELOPMENT ONBOARD
(Arcom Control Systems, 7 November 2002)
Arcom has released another rapid application development kit for Windows XP Embedded.
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SIGN UP FOR PREVIEW OF LATEST MATHCAD VERSION
(Adept Scientific, 11 November 2002)
Adept Scientific is to host a special preview of the forthcoming release of Mathcad 11.
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UPGRADED PCI DRIVERS SPEED I/O ACCELERATORS
(PLX Technology Europe, 11 November 2002)
The latest software development kit from PLX Technology dramatically boosts performance - up to 42 times - in Linux and Microsoft Windows XP drivers for all PLX I/O accelerator devices.
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JVM OUTSTRIPS HARDWARE ACCELERATION
(Esmertec, 12 November 2002)
The latest version of the Esmertec Jbed Micro Edition (ME) provides full support for the new MIDP 2.0 specification.
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LCD HAS HIGH RESOLUTION WHICH EVER WAY YOU LOOK
(Trident Displays, 12 November 2002)
Fujitsu's TFT LCD product range is a high-end one - starting at 15in XGA and climbing to 23.1in UXGA.
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COMPACT POWER ROCKER SWITCH HANDLES 20A
(Cherry Electrical Products, 12 November 2002)
New from Cherry Electrical Products, the CR Series power rocker switch has a 20A switching capability.
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SEVEN-SEGMENT DISPLAYS INTERLOCK WITH NO PCB
(Forge Europa, 12 November 2002)
Forge Europa has expanded its range of interlocking seven-segment displays.
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WORLD'S SMALLEST CLAIM FOR BLUETOOTH ANTENNA
(Furukawa Electric Europe, 11 November 2002)
Furukawa is set to unveil the world's smallest Bluetooth chip antenna this week at Electronica.
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D-SUBS TAKE ON RUGGED ENVIRONMENTS
(IQC International, 12 November 2002)
New from connector specialist IQC International is a high-density D-type subminiature connector for use in rugged environments.
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PRESS-FIT POWER CONTACTS SIMPLIFY PCB MOUNTING
(Raycon Technology, 12 November 2002)
Raycon Technology has developed a new line of high-power, press-fit DIN power contacts for use in 2mm hard metric type L, M, and N connector modules.
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IONISERS GAIN THE AMD SEAL OF APPROVAL
(Meech Static Eliminators, 12 November 2002)
AMD Corp has tested and approved the Series 200 range of ionisers designed specifically for the electronics and semiconductor industry from Meech Static Eliminators.
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SUPPLIES CUT DOWN ON TRANSIENTS
(Puls UK, 11 November 2002)
Five new 480W power supplies feature a novel input circuit to reduce transient currents during cold-start operations.
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ACQUISITION BOARDS BOAST BIG SOFTWARE BUNDLE
(IPC Systems, 8 November 2002)
The Daqboard range of PCI data acquisition boards offers six different model types with different analogue and digital I/O options.
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BALL-CONTACT PROBES WITHSTAND LATERAL STRESSES
(Peak Test Services, 8 November 2002)
A new type of spring-contact test probe replaces the conventional contact surface based on a moving head and plunger construction with a spring-loaded ball.
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TETRA TESTER BREAKS DRIVE-BY SPEED LIMIT
(Multiple Access Communications, 12 November 2002)
Multiple Access Communications has doubled the maximum sample rate of its ground-breaking CatchAll measurement receiver.
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