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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 115: 27 May 2003
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11040 product announcements and technical articles
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
[1] Embedded PC makes most of Low Voltage Pentium
[2] Development kit speeds interactive applications
[3] Single-chip processor shrinks PVR designs
[4] Integrated sensor is key to tyre pressure system
[5] FPGA design flow runs from IP to the PCB
[6] Customisable MCU gains further graphics support
[7] Speedy application for Bluetooth handset chip
[8] Analyser speeds complex Bluetooth development
[9] More scope for handheld instrument range
[10] High efficiency for low-cost solar cell
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We are continually being told that there is usually a simple answer to any problem - it's just a matter of thinking outside the square.
And while I appreciate that an introduction like that will frustrate the non-lateral thinkers among you, I can cite two perfect examples of the phenomenon that I have encountered today.
The first struck me in the bath (that well known breeding ground for good ideas).
I have used this column before to encourage exhibition organisers to embrace the web as a tool rather than as a threat, and indeed some exhibition websites do provide almost as valuable source of information as going to the exhibition itself.
But now, with the dual threats of terrorism and disease, long-distance travel becomes even less inviting, and the organisers of this season's shows such as DAC, Drives and Controls and Nepcon Brighton (to name but a few) will be checking visitor numbers with trepidation.
The argument has always been that the web is great for disseminating data, but exhibitions offer the added advantages of face-to-face meetings and physically seeing the products concerned. So why (I reasoned among the suds) not equip each exhibition booth with at least one webcam, with access regulated via the exhibition website?
The technology involved is now pretty trivial, combining low-cost cameras with wireless networking within the exhibition and web servers to the outside world. Exhibition organisers could charge for the service, and the only viruses the participants might contract would be easily treatable with software!
The second blinding revelation of the day came as the accidental byproduct of a completely unrelated web search.
Regular readers will know that I among that significant minority who cannot obtain broadband coverage short of erecting a satellite earth station in my back garden, and so the news that Skylinc (www.skylinc.co.uk) had devised a new platform for broadband access got my attention is spades.
The company's LIBRA "super-cell" system is capable of providing UK-wide two-way broadband access at fibre-optic speeds with just 18 basestations. The "outside the square" twist is that each of these basestations is tethered to a helium balloon floating 1.5km above the ground.
A similar system has been used for communications by the US military for many years, and yet this is the first instance (to my knowledge) of its use for Internet access. It is a fascinating project, and one that could be replicated in many areas of the world where the existing wired infrastructure cannot handle demand for broadband access.
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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BASEBAND CLOSURE PUTS NATIONAL ON TRACK
National Semiconductor says it is on track in implementing a series of strategic profit-improvement actions that were launched on 20th February 2003.
National Semiconductor, 27 May 2003
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HUMAX SIGNALS ENTRY INTO UK TERRESTRIAL TV MARKET
Humax is set to enter the UK terrestrial TV market after signing a contract with UK-based digital TV software specialist Cabot Communications.
Cabot Communications, 26 May 2003
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CAPITAL FUNDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Acoustic Technologies has closed on $13.8 million in its third round of funding.
Acoustic Technologies, 27 May 2003
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EUREKA GRANT TO AID OLED DEVELOPMENT
CDT has received a grant from the UK Department of Trade and Industry to develop a new, low power multimedia silicon application reference platform for next generation portable consumer products.
Cambridge Display Technology, 27 May 2003
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Embedded PC makes most of Low Voltage Pentium
The Little Board 700 single board computer aims to address the needs of demanding and power-sensitive embedded applications. The Little Board 700 is a full-featured embedded computer using the industry-standard EBX form factor, and is available with a choice of Intel processors: the Low Voltage Intel Pentium III processor with 512Kbyte cache at 933MHz: the Intel Celeron processor at 650MHz: or the Celeron processor at 400MHz.
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2. Development kit speeds interactive applications
Mercator is the first 'out-of-the-box' MHEG-5 development kit to help set-top box and interactive digital TV manufacturers keep pace with the fast-evolving UK MHEG-5 digital standard and bring products to market more quickly, with a greater range of interactive applications. Cabot Communications believes Mercator will help manufacturers respond to rapidly growing consumer demand for the Freeview digital terrestrial platform, which is based on the MHEG-5 standard for interactive services and digital teletext.
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3. Single-chip processor shrinks PVR designs
Zarlink Semiconductor has launched the industry's first fully integrated processing chips for terrestrial digital TV PVRs. With Zarlink's ZL10320/321 chips, consumer electronics companies can build personal video recorders in boxes about the size of a VHS cassette tape - 60% smaller than today's PVR models. PVRs, also known as DVRs (digital video recorders), are a category of digital set-top boxes that allow viewers to simultaneously receive, record to hard disk, and manipulate two digital TV channels.
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4. Integrated sensor is key to tyre pressure system
The new MPXY8020A pressure sensor has the potential to help reduce blowouts, extend tyre life and improve petrol consumption. The MPXY8020A helps drivers maintain proper tyre pressure by notifying them when tyre pressure is not at the optimal pressure level. The sensor is available with microcontrollers and a radio frequency (RF) communication device, offering a comprehensive Motorola chipset for automotive engineers and helping automotive manufacturers address safety demands that have emerged in recent years.
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5. FPGA design flow runs from IP to the PCB
Mentor Graphics has developed a comprehensive FPGA design flow that expands traditional FPGA tools with new technologies to address emerging challenges of complex FPGA designs. The three-part flow, which extends from high-level FPGA design to PCB design, includes existing and future technologies for the design and verification of the FPGAs, embedded systems, and PCBs containing FPGAs. The combination of large, complex IP blocks, memories, high speed IO, hard and soft embedded processors and embedded software on a single FPGA, exacerbated by the soaring system gate counts and packaging requirements, taxes the capabilities of traditional design methodologies.
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6. Customisable MCU gains further graphics support
Triscend Corp has formed a strategic partnership with Casio Computer Company to further extend the reach of the Triscend E5 customisable microcontroller into the liquid crystal display (LCD) market. Triscend will collaborate with Casio in providing customers with pre-engineered support for Casio's graphics LCDs, including touchscreen panels. As the industry's only 8bit microcontroller family that interfaces directly to graphics LCDs, the E5 devices simplify design of end products leveraging LCDs, reducing OEM design costs and speeding time to market.
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7. Speedy application for Bluetooth handset chip
BlueCore2-Gateway is designed to reduce the complexity of adding Bluetooth onto the motherboard of mobile phones and also enables low-cost retrofit Bluetooth adapters for older handsets. To accompany the new chip, Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) is making available a full example design for a "fast attach" Bluetooth solution. The ultra-low-cost design with an innovative circuit gives OEMs the ability to make one basic design that will connect to any phone.
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8. Analyser speeds complex Bluetooth development
Mobiwave reckons its BPA-D12 protocol analyser is an effective and indispensable tool in the development of devices conforming to draft specification released by the Bluetooth SIG. The new device has been extensively tested with major silicon developers by actively participating in industry events throughout the SIG standardisation process.
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9. More scope for handheld instrument range
Fluke has upgraded its dual-input, colour, handheld oscilloscopes with enhanced sensitivity and a new troubleshooting feature, and has launched four new colour and monochrome models for engineers servicing medical imaging and high-resolution video equipment. With the speed, performance and analysis power usually found only on high-end bench oscilloscopes, and with safety certification to 1000V CAT II and 600V CAT III, Fluke ScopeMeters help users to solve virtually all electronics measurement problems encountered in the field.
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10. High efficiency for low-cost solar cell
SunPower Corp is sampling a device it claims to be the world's most-efficient, low-cost silicon solar cell. Based on a novel rear-contact design which maximises the working cell area, hides unsightly wires and makes automated production easier, the A-300 achieves over 20% efficiency, compared with currently available cells in the 12-15% range. The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has verified 20.4% conversion efficiency for the A-300. The 125mm, single-crystal A-300 cell generates 3W of electricity providing the most efficient cost-per-watt solution in the photovoltaic (PV) industry.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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MORPHY RICHARDS TAKES QUICK ROUTE TO DAB MARKET
(RadioScape, 22 May 2003)
Morphy Richards is set to enter the digital audio broadcast marketplace with its first range of DAB radios, which will all be based on the RadioScape RS200 module.
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PLATFORM SPEEDS CAMERAS TO MARKET
(ARC International, 22 May 2003)
Altek has licensed a highly integrated development platform for use in the development of advanced digital stills cameras.
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MIXED-SIGNAL PROCESS AIDS MEMS INTERFACING
(AMI Semiconductor, 26 May 2003)
BAE Systems has chosen a new high-voltage mixed-signal semiconductor technology to develop an ASIC for use with its next generation of solid-state MEMS gyroscopes.
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PLATFORM TACKLES AUSTRALIAN ASIC BUGS
(Emulation and Verification Engineering (EVE), 26 May 2003)
Canon Information System Research of Australia has chosen the ZeBu verification platform to verify and debug a new line of ASICs.
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FRACTAL-BASED ANTENNAS AID WARSHIP COMMUNICATIONS
(Fractus, 26 May 2003)
Warship builder Izar is to use a novel design of antenna from Fractus in its latest projects due for deployment in 2004.
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NETWORK CARD ENABLES INDUSTRIAL PRINTERS
(NetSilicon, 27 May 2003)
The NetSilicon DPO4000 is is a key part of Datamax's I- and W -Class industrial label printers.
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AMPS AIM FOR IF APPLICATIONS
(Agilent Technologies, 21 May 2003)
Agilent Technologies has developed three new economical and easy-to-use general-purpose silicon bipolar Darlington RFIC gain block amplifiers, housed in compact SOT-343 surface-mount packages.
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CONVERTOR STEPS DOWN LITHIUM-ION CELLS TO 0.75V
(Maxim Integrated Products, 22 May 2003)
The MAX1572 is the first 800mA PWM step-down convertor capable of delivering low output voltages.
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SINGLE-CHIP SOLUTION AIDS FLEXIBLE IP TELEPHONY
(Texas Instruments, 23 May 2003)
The TNETV1050 IP phone processor provides the superior processing horsepower needed to support current and evolving IP phone standards, as well as the addition of advanced functionality.
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FURTHER FUNCTIONS FOR HIGH-DENSITY NOR FLASH
(Silicon Storage Technology, 26 May 2003)
Expanding on the success of its current Multi-Purpose Flash product family, SST's MPF+ products include four major new features critical for mobile phones and set-top boxes.
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AUTOMOTIVE TRANSCEIVERS TAKE POWER ONBOARD
(Allegro MicroSystems Europe, 26 May 2003)
A family of LIN bus transceivers with integrated voltage regulators has been developed by Allegro MicroSystems.
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TINY FOOTPRINT SHOWS MERIT OF MOSFET
(Fairchild Semiconductor, 26 May 2003)
The FDZ299P is a low-voltage P-channel MOSFET in BGA packaging that provides top performance and up to 75% size reduction in battery management applications.
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REFERENCE DESIGN PUTS POWERPC IN SET TOP BOXES
(Sony Business Europe - Semiconductor Division, 27 May 2003)
A complete set-top box reference design platform for digital TV targets both terrestrial and satellite standards.
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HOT-SWAP CONTROLLERS PROTECT LOW-VOLTAGE RAILS
(Intersil, 27 May 2003)
The new Endura ISL6117 and ISL6120 low-voltage hot-swap controllers allow boards to be safely inserted and removed from live backplanes.
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IEGTs PROMISE LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE
(Toshiba Electronics Europe, 27 May 2003)
Toshiba has combined trench gate semiconductor structure with ultra thin wafer technology to produce a new generation of ultra-efficient high-performance 1200V injection enhancement gate transistors.
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IGBT MODULES AIM FOR HIGH-RELIABILITY APPLICATIONS
(Dynex Semiconductor, 27 May 2003)
Three new IGBT module product ranges rated at 1200, 1700 and 3500V in single, half-bridge, chopper and dual switch circuit configurations are designed for high-reliability applications.
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POLYPHASE DFT CORES READY FOR FPGA USE
(RF Engines, 22 May 2003)
RF Engines has added high-speed polyphase DFT (discrete Fourier transform) cores to its extensive range of digital signal processing technologies.
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SOFTWARE PROMISES COST-EFFECTIVE PVRS
(Cabot Communications, 26 May 2003)
A novel personal video recorder software development kit will help set-top box and iDTV manufacturers build competitively priced PVR products for the rapidly growing free-to-air terrestrial market.
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OPTIMISATION PACKAGE TURNS TO LEAKAGE CURRENT
(Sequence Design, 26 May 2003)
Sequence Design has launched a joint development effort with Toshiba Corp to optimise power and reduce wasted power consumption in semiconductors.
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SOFTWARE TOOLS SPEED DESIGN AND CUT C CODE VOLUMES
(Future Design Automation, 26 May 2003)
SystemCenter is a novel suite of codevelopment software tools for high-level software and hardware design and verification.
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COMPACT RUGGEDISED CHASSIS HITS THE ROAD
(Aicsys, 21 May 2003)
The WMC-403 is a six-slot wall- or bench-mount ruggedised industrial chassis.
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STANDARD GASKETS FOR NONSTANDARD HOUSINGS
(Emka UK, 27 May 2003)
The Emka 1011 series of standard profiles offers some 30 different types to suit all sorts of cabinet and housing applications for OEMs and specialist manufacturers.
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CONNECTORS BRING HEAVY CABLES ONBOARD
(Phoenix Contact, 26 May 2003)
Solid cables of up to 35mm2 cross-section now can be connected to PCBs easily, reliably and cost-effectively with the new Power Combicon range of connectors.
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UPGRADED PERFORMANCE FOR SINGLE-MODE FIBRE
(Pirelli, TLC Cables and Optical Fibres, 26 May 2003)
SM Light is a new, improved single-mode fibre product from Pirelli Telecom Cables and Systems.
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UNDER-SCREEN CLEANING SOLUTIONS BANISH IPA
(DEK, 22 May 2003)
To address both cleaning effectiveness and environmental issues, DEK has launched two new under-screen cleaning products.
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FULL ADJUSTMENT FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SUPPLIES
(Glassman High Voltage, 21 May 2003)
The low-height LQ series of power supplies offers models from 1-12kV that provides a fully adjustable output voltage and current range.
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FOUR-OUTPUT SUPPLY CRAMS A CLEAN 300W INTO 1U
(Gresham Power Electronics, 26 May 2003)
The eF306 is an ultra-compact quad-output 300W power supply claimed to redefine power density by packing 10W/in3 into a 1U high chassis.
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RADIO MODULE REFERENCE DESIGNS PROMISE COMPLIANCE
(Xemics, 22 May 2003)
New RF module reference designs allow OEMs to take the radio design and drop it right into their PCB or build a separate module, with the confidence that the radio will meet FCC/CE/ETSI certification.
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SOFT APPROACH TO WI-FI ACCESS POINTS
(PCTEL, 23 May 2003)
The Segue SAM is a soft access point module for Wi-Fi networks.
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NEW SAR TESTER MEETS LATEST REQUIREMENTS
(Radio Frequency Investigation, 21 May 2003)
RFI has upgraded its SAR test platform to meet developing standards.
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PLATFORM PROVIDES FULL SET OF TESTS FOR W-CDMA
(Cetecom Spain, 23 May 2003)
Cetecom Spain has a fresh new family of test platforms for mobile communications.
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TECHNICAL GUIDES TO POWER MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY
(Livingston UK, 26 May 2003)
Two new technical guides provide vital information on power management and power quality.
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Engineering vacancies on the internet
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Engineers Online: http://www.engineers-online.co.uk/
GoJobsite: http://www.gojobsite.co.uk/
Jimfinder.com: http://www.jimfinder.com/
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