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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 114: 20 May 2003
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10915 product announcements and technical articles
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
[1] FPGA core aims for PCI-X systems
[2] Deep trench isolation shrinks smart power SoCs
[3] ARM-based SoCs bring multimedia to handhelds
[4] Hardware acceleration speeds through simulation
[5] Boot protects drives in embedded systems
[6] PCB power connectors handle high current safely
[7] Fibre components aim for automotive LANs
[8] Half-brick convertor produces 300W
[9] Radio modules provide transatlantic compliance
[10] Analyser aids optoelectronics characterisation
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
As if to prove my point, last week's comments about the slow adoption of Bluetooth technology drew a highly mixed bag of responses, ranging from total agreement to total disagreement. (But at least nobody gave me the "What is Bluetooth" response I had feared.)
I must at this point acknowledge my colleague Russ Swan, Editor of our sister site Laboratorytalk (www.laboratorytalk.com) who managed to come up with half a dozen technologies that have taken longer to arrive than Bluetooth. But that was not the purpose of my rant.
My basic premise is simply this: can any technology claim to be truly all-pervasive (as Bluetooth's proponents have claimed it will become) without it becoming a household name?
In the interests of balance, though, it is worth recording the comments of the pro-Bluetooth lobby, such as these from David Marsden, PR consultant to Bluetooth specialist Cambridge Silicon Radio. David writes:
"In response to your (perhaps rhetorical) question: "Can there ever have been a technology longer in arriving than Bluetooth?", I would like to offer a response and even suggest that the question should actually be: "Is there any technology standard which is so widely adopted by all the major manufacturers within such a short timeframe as Bluetooth?".
Let me offer some justification for this: Microsoft, Apple, Dell, IBM, Panasonic, Nokia, Ericsson, Sony - a small percentage of the industry leaders which have accepted Bluetooth and already launched Bluetooth products and implemented it into operating systems. Bluetooth, having shipped around 35 million chips in 2002 alone, is a huge growth sector. Even the most conservative growth estimates forecast a year-on-year growth to be 3x (as it was last year).
IEEE802.11b (WiFi) has been around for more than a decade, and yet shipments of WiFi chipsets are still only a fraction of those of Bluetooth, which has only had a few short years to make its mark. In terms of adoption, many of the larger names have still not adopted the standard into their products and many are waiting around for 802.11a or g as WiFi does not support the transmission of voice.
USB was born back in 1993 but did not receive widespread adoption until 1998 with its support in Windows 98. Talk to Apple and it will tell you that USB would have been a flop had the company not adopted it for Macs. Bluetooth support was adopted in an amazingly short time by comparison in both Windows XP and Apple's OSX.
In terms of it being the time to talk to the consumers, I think you are right and the industry is realising this - in terms of the chip companies, it is their job to talk to their customers, the OEMs and product makers. It is the job of the representative body, the Bluetooth SIG, to do the rest and the SIG is now doing this".
Well said David. It has always been the Bluetooth SIG's task to promote the technology to the masses. It's about time we saw some results.
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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JOINT VENTURE AIMS FOR DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS
OSAC Solutions Co is a new Tokyo-based joint-venture semiconductor sales company formed by Oki Electric and Taiwan-based distributor Silicon Application Corp.
Oki Electric, 20 May 2003
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SINGAPORE SUCCESS FOR EMC EXPERT
European EMC Products has pulled in export orders worth GBP 100,000 after visiting the Far East on a trade mission organised by Trade Partners UK.
European EMC Products, 14 May 2003
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CHINESE EXPANSION ANTICIPATES DEMAND
Omron is to significantly expand its component manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China - which it opened in June 2002.
Omron Electronics, 15 May 2003
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MONTEREY SETS UP R AND D IN ARMENIA
Monterey Design Systems has opened a research and development centre at Viasphere Technopark in Yerevan, Armenia under the name of Monterey Arset.
Monterey Design Systems, 14 May 2003
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ABACUS PRODUCES ABOVE-AVERAGE RETURNS
Abacus Group has published interim results for the six months ended 31th March 2003.
Abacus Group, 16 May 2003
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RESEARCH AIMS TO IMPROVE PROPAGATION
A team led by ERA Technology has won a one-year, GBP 0.5 million plus contract from the Radiocommunications Agency to evaluate affordable techniques for improving radio reception in buildings.
ERA Technology, 19 May 2003
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SALES BOOST FOR PHILIPPINES-BASED MANUFACTURER
Philippines-based electronics manufacturing service company Integrated Microelectronics has posted US $23 million in consolidated sales revenues in the first quarter of this year.
Integrated Microelectronics, 20 May 2003
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS UK REDUNDANCY FEARS
UK redundancy fears are rising rapidly according to recent research from GoJobsite, the UK's leading online recruitment service.
GoJobsite, 20 May 2003
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. FPGA core aims for PCI-X systems
The latest IP building block optimised for the high-speed Actel Axcelerator FPGA family is a 133MHz PCI-X IP core. Developed, verified and supported by Actel, the new CorePCIX DirectCore solution speeds time to market and reduces design and system costs, making it suitable for high-performance applications such as servers and workstations, as well as network and test equipment. The company has also introduced a CorePCIX evaluation board to help simplify design integration and test.
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2. Deep trench isolation shrinks smart power SoCs
A new high-voltage, mixed-signal technology from AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) reduces component count and cost and delivers high-density ASICs with chip areas that are up to 40% smaller than previous SoC solutions. The new I3T50 smart power technology will simplify the implementation of designs requiring high-performance, compact and robust ASICs and ASSPs and operation up to 50V. As a result, the technology is ideal for sensor interface applications targeted at automotive and industrial systems, computer peripherals and consumer equipment.
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3. ARM-based SoCs bring multimedia to handhelds
The Katana family of ARM-based application processors is designed to run high-impact multimedia on handheld devices such as PDAs and cellular handsets. The new application processors boost performance and reduce the power consumption needed to run data-intensive applications. As a result, the new chips greatly improve the handheld user's experience by accelerating gaming and improving image capture and Java processing, among other applications.
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4. Hardware acceleration speeds through simulation
Riviera-IPT is a unified, assertion-based hardware acceleration platform that maximises simulation performance and accelerates ASIC and FPGA design verification by 10-50x over traditional methods. Because it is based on Aldec's industry-proven VHDL and Verilog common kernel mixed-language simulator and hardware acceleration technology, Riviera-IPT is ideal for the newest devices made in 180nm technology and below and for multi-million gate system-on-chip designs. Riviera-IPT will be demonstrated next month at the Design Automation Conference.
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5. Boot protects drives in embedded systems
The Parvus IDE Drive Boot is a novel solution that enhances the reliability and durability of data storage for 2.5in ATA spinning media hard drives used in PC/104 embedded computer systems. The product is designed to fit on Parvus' PC/104 CompactFlash and IDE adapter module and is priced at $89 each in orders of 100+ units. Made of Silastic silicone rubber, Parvus' IDE Drive Boot effectively isolates harmful shock and vibration energies that normally limit the use of many conventional magnetic disk drives in mobile and/or rugged embedded computing applications.
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6. PCB power connectors handle high current safely
Two new PCB power connectors from Weidmuller's Powermate range - the SV/BV and SU/BU - offer easy high power wiring (up to 54A) with built-in safety features to prevent incorrect connections and resist strong vibration. With a choice of variants, pitches and security features, the SV/BV and SU/BU connectors can be configured to the requirements of a wide range of heavy duty industrial applications such as servo motors, frequency inverters, transport and machine control systems.
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7. Fibre components aim for automotive LANs
Toshiba has developed a new fibre-optic transmitter/receiver pair specifically for the demanding environment of automotive LANs. The new Toslink transmitter and receiver devices operate at temperatures ranging from -40 to +85C, and deliver data at a rate of 125Mbit/s (optional specification of 150Mbit/s) - more than three times faster than current optical transmitters and receivers for automotive LAN applications. These high-end capabilities open the way to LAN systems capable of supporting advanced, high-speed entertainment systems in future generations of vehicles.
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8. Half-brick convertor produces 300W
Lambda has raised power density of its PAH family of half-brick DC/DC power modules with the introduction of the new PAH300S48 with output voltages of 28 or 12V DC and 300W of power from a single output. The new PAH300S48 is ideal for a host of base station and telecommunication applications, computing and distributed power architectures. With 12V emerging as an industry-standard intermediate bus voltage, the PAH300S48 is ideal for use in conjunction with point-of-load, nonisolated converters.
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9. Radio modules provide transatlantic compliance
Low Power Radio Solutions has expanded its novel Easy-Radio range of licence-exempt radio modules with the addition of a matched transmitter and receiver pair that can be used for "global" product designs. The ER900TS transmitter and ER900RS receiver are capable of operation between 860 and 920MHz, and so are suitable for use in both the pan-European 868-970MHz band and the US-approved 902-928MHz band.
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10. Analyser aids optoelectronics characterisation
Anritsu's Microwave Measurement Division has developed a test solution consisting of its Lightning vector network analyser (VNA), a characterised photodiode standard and a laser source that provides an extremely cost-effective and accurate method to characterise domain-transfer devices such as optical modulators, direct modulated lasers, integrated transmitters, photodiodes and photoreceivers. The integration of the Lightning VNA, with frequency coverage up to 65GHz, enables the configuration to analyse accurately devices used in 2.5, 10 and 40Gbit/s transmission systems, making the solution both flexible and affordable.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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CONTACTLESS CARDS TO GO LIVE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
(Philips Semiconductors, 19 May 2003)
Mifare contactless smart card technology has been selected by Metro Transit in Minneapolis/St Paul for the USA's first seamless, contactless automatic fare collection system.
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COMPILER SPEEDS CHIPSET TO MARKET
(Cadence Design Systems, 19 May 2003)
The Cadence RTL Compiler has helped Teradiant Networks to accelerate the development of its TeraPacket chipset, which comprises a network processing engine and traffic manager.
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SIGNAL-INTEGRITY TOOLS SPEED GRAPHICS CHIP DESIGN
(Sequence Design, 20 May 2003)
Faced with the need to create a series of the world's most advanced graphics chipsets, and meet time to market deadlines, Nvidia Corp has revved up its design flow with Sequence's PhysicalStudio.
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ANALYSERS SWEEP THROUGH TRANSATLANTIC CABLE
(EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, 19 May 2003)
Polarisation-mode dispersion and chromatic dispersion analysers have been successfully used to characterise a 5513km undersea optical network belonging to Hibernia Atlantic.
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CONTROLLERS CUT ISOLATED CONVERTOR SIZE AND COST
(Maxim Integrated Products, 14 May 2003)
The MAX8540 is a current-mode PWM controller and the MAX8541 a voltage-mode PWM controller for isolated forward and flyback DC/DC convertor modules.
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MCUs HIT THE ROAD WITH LIN-COMPATIBLE UARTs
(Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe, 14 May 2003)
The MB89210 series of 8bit F2MC controllers includes UART capabilities that support the Local Interconnect Network (LIN).
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LED DRIVER SAVES ON SPACE AND POWER
(Semtech, 14 May 2003)
The SC603 supplies regulated LED power for camera flash or backlight for colour LCDs and keypads in cellphones, PDAs and other portable electronics.
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SYNC SEPARATOR IS A FIRST FOR HDTV
(Intersil, 16 May 2003)
The Elantec EL4511 is the world's first IC capable of separating synchronisation signals in high definition television systems.
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SIMPLE SOLUTION TO DRIVING STEPPERS
(Allegro MicroSystems Europe, 16 May 2003)
The SLA7051M is a constant-current two-phase unipolar stepper-motor driver ICs with built-in translator circuitry for ease of operation in office automation or industrial applications.
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CONTROLLER TAKES CHARGE OF QUASIRESONANT SWITCHERS
(ON Semiconductor, 20 May 2003)
The NCP1207 is a pulsewidth modulated current-mode controller with quasiresonant switching capability that reduces power consumption and component count.
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NEW PROCESS PROVIDES ULTRA-STABLE REFERENCES
(Xicor, 20 May 2003)
A new floating gate analogue technology is being used for the development of a family of ultra-low-power precision voltage references.
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COMPACT CRYSTALS SAVE SPACE IN HANDHELD KIT
(Euroquartz, 16 May 2003)
A new range of ultraminiature surface mount crystals is designed for use in a wide range of handheld communications applications.
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TO-220 POWER RESISTORS DELIVER THERMAL EFFICIENCY
(TT Electronics Welwyn Components, 19 May 2003)
A new TO220-style power resistor uses a highly reliable, economical copper thick film to provide design engineers with superior heat dissipation in a standard industry-recognised package.
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FORUM TARGETS ASIC, SOC AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
(First EDA, 16 May 2003)
A free-to-attend post-DAC technical forum will be held on Wednesday 11th June at the Holiday Inn, Heathrow, London.
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PARALLEL PROCESSING SPEEDS NANOMETRE DESIGN
(Mentor Graphics UK, 19 May 2003)
MTflex is an innovation in parallel processing for the Calibre design-to-silicon platform.
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FREE ONLINE TRAINING IN SYSTEMC
(Forte Design Systems, 19 May 2003)
Forte Design Systems is offering free online SystemC training.
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IP STACKS WORK WITH HIGH-LEVEL RTOS
(Green Hills Software, 19 May 2003)
Two dual-mode IPv4/v6 Internet protocol stacks are now available for Green Hills Software's Integrity real-time operating system.
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SPRING FINGER EMI GASKETS SHIELD CPCI ENCLOSURES
(Chomerics Europe, 14 May 2003)
A new range of metal spring finger gaskets is ideal for EMI shielding of faceplate interfaces on high frequency CompactPCI industrial computing and communications systems.
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NOVEL VGA CABLE SAVES WEIGHT AND SPACE
(Hall Research Technologies, 14 May 2003)
Hall Research Technologies (HRT) will release a new range of ultrathin VGA cables at InfoComm 2003.
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PCB SPACERS COMBINE TO FORM HINGES
(Heyco, 15 May 2003)
When used as a pair, the SHCBS and SRF series of nylon circuit board spacers provide a secure hinging mechanism for a mounted PCB.
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ALIGNMENT SYSTEM TAKES CONTROL OF FIBRE ASSEMBLY
(Alfautomazione, 16 May 2003)
The AlFibre3000 fibre optics alignment system is configurable for fibre-to-device, multifibre-to-device and multifibre-to-device-to-multifibre alignment processes.
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KIT CHECKS OUT PICK AND PLACE MACHINES
(Practical Components, 20 May 2003)
Practical Components has a new test board and kit made in an effort to equally evaluate pick and place machines.
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MAINBOARD FEATURES LATEST INTEL CHIPSET
(Legend QDI, 19 May 2003)
The P4I875P mainboard for high-end desktop and servers uses the new i875P (Canterwood) chipset from Intel and further endorses the partnering arrangement between the two companies.
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LONG-LIFE MOTHERBOARDS GAIN NEW OPTIONS
(Radisys, 19 May 2003)
Radisys has released five new Intel processor-based motherboards: four using dual Xeon processors and the other based on the Pentium 4.
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TEST SET SPEEDS OSCILLATOR CALIBRATION
(Temex, 14 May 2003)
Temex has developed a low-cost, portable, picosecond-resolution test kit to significantly reduce the time and effort taken to accurately calibrate reference sources.
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NEW APPROACH ADDS ACCURACY TO CABLE FAULT LOCATION
(Nanotronix, 19 May 2003)
Nanotronix has developed an ultrafine time measurement technology that can accurately measure length and pinpoint faults in cable networks.
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