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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 144: 16 December 2003
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14085 product announcements and technical articles
on our web site, all fully searchable at
http://www.electronicstalk.com/ - take a look!
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new Products Selection
[1] Upgrade for single-chip Bluetooth solution
[2] Forward error correction chip doubles throughput
[3] FPGA software gains physical synthesis option
[4] Thermal and stress analysis enhances EM design
[5] Connector modules bring power to Ethernet
[6] Optical receivers take more onboard
[7] Bluetooth protocol analyser upgrades to new specs
[8] Radiocommunication analyser adopts software route
[9] Paste-in-hole females need less handling
[10] Flip-chip LEDs boost brightness
* New Technical Articles and Case Studies
* ...And take a look at these stories too...
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Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We all know that you can prove just about anything with statistics. But every now and again the raw data just jumps out and bites you in the backside.
And when we decided (albeit just for fun) to trawl through our own enquiry statistics for the year we all had certain preconceptions about exactly which companies and which products would likely be attracting the most interest from you the readers.
But to say that there are some surprises in the pack is an understatement.
The top three enquiry generating companies in 2003 are all certainly "sexy beasts". But what is surprising is the failure of any of the top five companies in terms of stories on the site to feature on the "enquiries podium".
So take a cyber step forward to accept a virtual award: in third place, Cypress Semiconductor; in second place, Toshiba Electronics; and the star performer, Philips Semiconductor - which receives the accolade as "The most interesting company on Electronicstalk".
Amazingly, when we come to the individual product awards, not one of those companies features. And the real surprise here is that none of the top three products of the year was released in 2003. But then I guess that's one on the beauties of a website compared with a magazine - stories are seldom ripped out and used to wrap fish and chip suppers. So long as they're still valid, they're still on the site.
In third place comes a story about "Free thermal calculation software" from Pfannenberg (UK) at http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/pfa/pfa101.html.
In second place is "CMOS IC catalogue comes on free CD-ROM" from Seiko Instruments at http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sei/sei100.html.
But the most enquired about story on Electronicstalk during 2003 comes from (drum roll please) Jungo Software Technologies for its "Driver toolkit puts USB on Windows NT 4.0" at http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/jun/jun104.html.
Now, I'm not one to cast aspersions, but all three stories involve free software. So maybe that says more about our readers than anything else (only joking).
Next week sees the final Electronicstalk Newsletter of 2003, and we'll conclude our review of the year by handing out a few brickbats to those companies who appear to have lost the plot during the course of the year.
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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NEW OFFICE BOOSTS FAR EASTERN PRESENCE
Connectivity IC specialist Oxford Semiconductor has opened a new office in Taipei to provide local commercial and technical support to the company's rapidly expanding Greater China market.
Oxford Semiconductor, 15 December 2003
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ofo/ofo112.html
INTERSIL MAKES NASDAQ-100 INDEX
Intersil Corp will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index during the 2003 rebalancing that will take effect on 22nd December 2003.
Intersil, 16 December 2003
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ina/ina273.html
ACQUISITION BOOSTS OPTO CAPABILITIES
TT Electronics has acquired US optoelectronics manufacturer Optek Technology from privately held Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp (DKM).
TT Electronics, 12 December 2003
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http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tct/tct100.html
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OUR TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS SELECTION
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1. Upgrade for single-chip Bluetooth solution
Advancing its commitment to deliver cost-effective, power-efficient Bluetooth technology to wireless device manufacturers, Texas Instruments has released its second-generation, single-chip Bluetooth solution. The BRF6150 provides full support for Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2 and leverages TI's power management expertise to deliver the industry's first Bluetooth solution with direct connection to the battery and power shutdown mode. This minimises power consumption and simplifies Bluetooth integration into the device.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tex/tex542.html
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2. Forward error correction chip doubles throughput
The AHA4541 is a Turbo Product Code (TPC) forward error correction (FEC) integrated circuit from Comtech AHA Corp (CAC). The AHA4541 is the first commercially available chip capable of 311Mbit/s payload datarates and channel rates up to 360Mbit/s. The AHA4541 joins other CAC firsts in FEC technology, including production of the first single-chip Reed-Solomon IC and the first commercially available Turbo Product Code hardware.
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3. FPGA software gains physical synthesis option
Actel has enhanced its Libero integrated design environment (IDE) to include Magma Design Automation's PALACE (Physical And Logical Automatic Compilation Engine) physical synthesis tool. Through a new OEM agreement with Magma, the PALACE software, which can provide an average of 20% higher performance for ProASIC Plus FPGAs, is available from Actel as a stand-alone tool bundled with Actel's Libero IDE. In addition, Actel announced that the Silver and Gold Editions of the Libero v5.1 IDE now provide device support for up to 300,000 gates, delivering support at little or no cost for many of Actel's larger gate count devices.
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4. Thermal and stress analysis enhances EM design
ePhysics is a new software package that expands the capabilities of Ansoft's HFSS and Maxwell 3D. With ePhysics, engineers can now incorporate three-dimensional steady-state thermal, transient thermal and linear stress analysis into their existing electromagnetic-based design flows.
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5. Connector modules bring power to Ethernet
A new PowerJack Series of dedicated integrated connector modules (ICMs) target end-span power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. These are the first dedicated 1x1, 1x2, and 1x4 ICM solutions compliant with IEEE802.3af. The new devices are capable of delivering 15W of power to a remote location, 100m away. This is sufficient to charge a laptop computer or maintain networking devices such as remote security camera equipment, wireless networking systems, remote sensors and transducer devices, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phones.
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6. Optical receivers take more onboard
Zarlink Semiconductor has developed the industry's first integrated optical receivers for highly specialised DTV (digital television) optical broadcast systems. Zarlink's ZL60012 and ZL60013 optical receivers are designed specifically for optical transmission systems and subsystems used by production houses and television studios to transport and process broadcast-quality, uncompressed SDTV (standard digital television) and HDTV (high-definition digital television) signals at distances and speeds beyond the reach of copper cabling.
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7. Bluetooth protocol analyser upgrades to new specs
Merlin II is the newest in the extensive CATC line of expert Bluetooth protocol analysers. Merlin II is the next generation of CATC's award winning Merlin family of products. It is compliant with version 1.2 of the Bluetooth specification and is based on a unique and highly portable form factor. Merlin II enables designers to quickly identify and correct design issues as well as assisting manufacturers to prescreen devices for standards compliance and interoperability.
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8. Radiocommunication analyser adopts software route
Anritsu has upgraded its innovative MT8820A radiocommunication analyser. In response to the market demand for multi-standard measurement solutions, Anritsu has developed the MT8820A to comprise of one piece of hardware and five software applications, enabling the complete evaluation of mobile telephone terminals based on all major 2G to 3G communication standards. The MT8820's single unit design enables cost-efficient development and manufacturing of mobile telephones and terminals - providing complex signalling as well as special test modes and occupies only one-third of the installation space that a conventional test system requires.
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9. Paste-in-hole females need less handling
THTR hm 2.0mm hard metric female connectors from In2Connect can save important time and associated PCB assembly costs. Until now, the most cost-effective means of applying a right-angle female connector was to "press-fit" the connector to the PCB after all the other board components had been placed and reflow soldered. Now, "press-fit" is no longer the solution of choice.
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10. Flip-chip LEDs boost brightness
A novel aluminium indium gallium phosphide (AlInGaP) light-emitting diode is claimed to be three times as bright as existing devices. The new product, developed at SDK's Chichibu Plant, features a flip-chip structure and is expected to fulfil a growing demand for use in outdoor displays, illumination, mobile phones, traffic light and automotive devices. SDK's proprietary flip-chip technology has enabled production of LEDs with transparent substrates and a special electrode structure.
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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BUILT-IN BLUETOOTH KEEPS SAAB DRIVERS' HANDS FREE
(Cambridge Silicon Radio, 11 December 2003)
BlueCore Bluetooth silicon is being used by Saab to apply wireless technology in its 9-3 models.
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MOTOROLA RECONFIGURABLE DEVICE RACES TO TAPEOUT
(Cadence Design Systems, 12 December 2003)
Cadence Design Systems has supported Motorola in successfully delivering one of its most complex integrated circuit designs with more than 62 million transistors.
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RTOS FINDS HOME IN IR CAMERA CORE
(Wind River Systems, 12 December 2003)
BAE Systems has chosen Wind River's VxWorks RTOS as the foundation for its SCC500 Series of infra-red camera cores.
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STATIC LOCATOR FINDS SONY'S HOT SPOTS
(Meech Static Eliminators, 11 December 2003)
Following a seminar at Sony's Bridgend plant, the company's engineers are putting together a "static map" of the whole production process as part of their plan to eliminate static hot spots.
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CONTROLLERS AND SOFTWARE SOLVE 3G TEST PROBLEM
(Adax Europe, 11 December 2003)
Swedish development company Blazar has chosen Adax signalling communications controllers and software for Solver, its testing tool for 2.5G and 3G wireless equipment.
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DRIVES TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY AND SAFETY
(Peak Production Equipment, 12 December 2003)
The latest generation of motor drive systems from Control Techniques are benefiting from sophisticated functional and flash test systems developed by the Peak Group.
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...And take a look at these stories too...
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POWERFUL STUFF FOR DIGITAL AUDIO
(Texas Instruments, 10 December 2003)
A new single-chip 100W digital amplifier power stage will enable manufacturers to reduce system size and costs while improving the listening experience in a variety of consumer audio products.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tex/tex540.html
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DVD RECORDER CHIP INTEGRATES MORE FUNCTIONS
(LSI Logic Europe, 10 December 2003)
LSI Logic has developed a second-generation, single-chip DVD recorder system processor based on its successful and field-proven Domino architecture.
* Read more: http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/lsi/lsi163.html
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SERIAL TRANSCEIVERS TAKE ESD PROTECTION ONBOARD
(Intersil, 10 December 2003)
Three new Intersil Linearlink RS485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL8487E, ISL81487L and ISL81487E, all incorporate ESD protection.
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BUFFERS OFFER REDUNDANT CLOCKING
(IDT, 10 December 2003)
Integrated Device Technology has a new family of industry leading LVDS fanout buffers.
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BLUETOOTH CHIP TAKES IN ALL NEW REVISIONS
(Cambridge Silicon Radio, 11 December 2003)
BlueCore3 incorporates all of the new features included in Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2 (v1.2), adopted by the Bluetooth SIG on 5th November 2003.
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FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION FOR SINGLE-CHIP BLUETOOTH
(Cambridge Silicon Radio, 11 December 2003)
BlueCore3-External is a flexible configuration that supports all optional and all mandatory features of the recently adopted Bluetooth version 1.2 specification, in a single-chip solution.
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CONTROLLERS COMBINE 8051 CORE WITH MUCH MORE
(AMI Semiconductor, 11 December 2003)
A new range of SoCs combines the popular 8051 processor core AMIS I3T80 mixed-signal, high-voltage technology to deliver leading edge devices for automotive, industrial and medical markets.
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BLUETOOTH CHIP RUNS ON 0.18 MICRON RF CMOS PROCESS
(Silicon Wave, 11 December 2003)
UMC's 0.18 micron RF CMOS process technology is being used to manufacture Silicon Wave's single-chip Bluetooth IC, the SiW3500.
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CHIPSET TO SPEED DATA OVER CDMA2000
(Texas Instruments, 12 December 2003)
Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics are developing a standard cdma2000 1xEV-DV (1x evolution for data and voice) solution.
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DECODER RAISES LCD TV PICTURE QUALITY
(Philips Semiconductors, 15 December 2003)
The SAA7154 is billed as the first video decoder, scaler and de-interlacer with picture improvements and memoryless enhanced dependant de-interlacing for use in LCD TVs and monitors.
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SINGLE-CHIP BLUETOOTH SOLUTION MEETS V1.2
(Silicon Wave, 15 December 2003)
The SiW3000 UltimateBlue chip and HCI software solution has received certification for the newly released Version 1.2 of the Bluetooth specification.
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BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVERS OPTIMISED FOR HANDHELDS
(National Semiconductor, 15 December 2003)
A new Bluetooth product family from National Semiconductor complies with the recently ratified Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2.
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SMALL-FOOTPRINT MCUS SAVE MORE POWER
(Arizona Microchip Technology, 15 December 2003)
The PIC12F683, PIC16F684 and PIC16F688 microcontrollers offer up to 7Kbyte of Flash program memory, making use of Microchip's PEEC Flash technology offering one million erase/write cycles.
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BUCK CONTROLLER JOINS WITH TWO LDOS
(Arques Technology, 15 December 2003)
The AQ9220 is a highly integrated three-output voltage controller.
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BRIDGE CHIPS EXPAND COMMS RANGE
(Ultimate Renaissance, 15 December 2003)
Ultimate Renaissance has added the PLX Technology range of PCI-to-PCI bridges to its extensive portfolio of communications products.
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CONVERTOR, LDO AND RESET COME TOGETHER
(Torex Semiconductor, 15 December 2003)
The new XC9508/09 series from Torex Semiconductor marks the company's entry into the fully integrated power IC arena.
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PWM CONTROLLERS BOOST CONVERTOR EFFICIENCY
(Texas Instruments, 15 December 2003)
Four new PWM controllers significantly simplify implementation of active clamp/reset topologies for high-efficiency switching power supplies.
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NOVEL CELL TECHNOLOGY SHRINKS FLASH DIE SIZE
(Renesas Technology Europe, 15 December 2003)
Hitachi and Renesas Technology have developed a basic Flash memory cell technology that achieves the world's smallest cell area of 0.016um2 and fastest programming speed of 10Mbyte/s.
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STANDARDS-COMPLIANT TIMING MODULE CRAMS MORE IN
(Zarlink Semiconductor, 15 December 2003)
The ZL30461 is billed as the industry's smallest, most fully featured timing product for central timing cards in Sonet/SDH systems that provide clocking frequencies up to 155.52MHz.
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MULTIMEDIA PROCESSOR MIGRATES DOWN TO 90NM
(Texas Instruments, 16 December 2003)
The OMAP1710 is the first multimedia applications processor developed using TI's advanced 90nm process technology, offering up to 40% improvement in performance at half the power drain.
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BUDGET PRICING FOR WIRELESS USB CHIPS
(Cypress Semiconductor, 16 December 2003)
Available now in volume, WirelessUSB LS is dubbed the industry's most-affordable 2.4GHz radio SoC.
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NEW PROCESS BOOSTS POWER MOSFET SPECS
(Sunrise Electronics, 16 December 2003)
The new NP-series of power MOSFETs combines NEC's innovative trench technology with an advanced packaging solution to achieve much higher current ratings.
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EIGHT VGAS IN ONE AIM FOR PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
(Texas Instruments, 16 December 2003)
A new eight-channel, low-noise variable gain amplifier is designed specifically for medical and industrial imaging applications, such as portable ultrasound and industrial scanning.
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PWM CONTROLLERS AIM FOR DISTRIBUTED BRICKS
(Intersil, 16 December 2003)
The Endura ISL6740 and ISL6741 are double-ended PWM controllers designed to improve performance while reducing system costs for telecomms and datacomms power supplies.
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MMIC HIGH-POWER AMP SIMPLIFIES SUBSYSTEM DESIGN
(Link Microtek, 16 December 2003)
A novel high-power MMIC amplifier provides a simpler alternative to multichip modules, thus helping to reduce the complexity and cost of communication subsystem designs.
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ESD PROTECTION DIODES CUT SIZE AND CAPACITANCE
(Philips Semiconductors, 10 December 2003)
A new series of ESD protection diodes can protect consumer and communications applications from electrostatic discharge and other voltage induced transient pulses.
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OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTOR WITHSTANDS BIGGER SURGES
(ON Semiconductor, 11 December 2003)
The NCP346 is a novel overvoltage protection circuit optimised for applications with an external AC/DC adapter, a car charger accessory and/or a battery recharger.
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HIGH-FREQUENCY VCXO RUNS UP TO 600MHZ
(Fox Electronics, 11 December 2003)
The VCP Series voltage controlled crystal oscillator is ideal for high-end applications in the 120 to 600MHz frequency range, including Sonet, ATM/SDH, and other optical comms equipment.
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X2 CAPS COVER WIDE SUPPRESSION RANGE
(Young-ECC Electronics, 12 December 2003)
The Arcotronics MKP R.46 X2 class of suppression capacitors provides a wide choice of capacitance, fast response times and cost effective performance, suitable for a plethora of applications.
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INTERSTAGE FILTER CUTS DIODES FROM HANDSET DESIGNS
(Epcos, 16 December 2003)
A new high-performance SAW filter aims for applications in mobile phones and data cards operating in the PCS band with code division multiple access (CDMA).
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FULL RANGE DISTILLED INTO 20 PAGES
(Finder, 16 December 2003)
Finder has published a useful product profile brochure covering its whole product range.
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KIT OFFERS FREE TRIAL FOR ROYALTY-FREE CORE
(Cambridge Consultants, 11 December 2003)
Cambridge Consultants has developed a web-downloadable toolkit for its royalty-free RISC processor core, the XAP2.
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RTOS MAKES THE MOST OF LATEST COMMS PROCESSOR
(Enea Embedded Technology, 11 December 2003)
OSE RTOS technology is now available for Motorola's PowerQUICC III communications architecture.
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PROCESS SIMULATOR REACHES ATOMIC LEVELS
(Synopsys, 12 December 2003)
Taurus Process Atomistic is a novel process simulation tool for sub-90nm semiconductor device manufacturing.
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"ROCK-SOLID" RTOS RUNS ON ARM-BASED CORES
(Technical Solutions, 12 December 2003)
Techsol has ported Kadak's AMX RTOS to the Aeroflex family of ARM-based processors.
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FULL-CHIP EXTRACTOR WORKS ON TSMC 90NM PROCESS
(Cadence Design Systems, 12 December 2003)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has validated Cadence Fire and Ice QXC for the company's Nexsys process.
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SERVICES GROUP TO SUPPORT LINUX APPLICATIONS
(Wind River Systems, 15 December 2003)
Wind River Professional Services is extending its support to customers developing embedded systems based on the Linux operating system.
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CHARACTERISATION PACKAGE GOES FURTHER
(Keithley Instruments, 15 December 2003)
New from Keithley Instruments is the Model 4200-SCS semiconductor characterisation system with its integral Keithley Test Environment-Interactive (KTEI) v5.0 software.
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TRY OUT ELECTRONICS PLM TOOLS ONLINE
(Pragmax, 16 December 2003)
Visitors to the Pragmax website can now experiment with iPartExplorer PLM tools using a standard web browser.
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LCDS AIM FOR FACTORY, KIOSK, MEDICAL AND EPOS USES
(Toshiba Electronics Europe, 11 December 2003)
Two new 12.1in colour SVGA LCD modules combine high luminance and wide viewing angles with built-in long-life backlights.
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LED LAMPS COVER FULL RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
(Components Bureau, 11 December 2003)
Four new ranges of oval and flat-top through-hole LED lamps are ideal for use in a wide range of applications.
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NOVEL PROCESS FOR SHORT-RUN PLASTIC ENCLOSURES
(Gatehouse Enclosures, 12 December 2003)
Smartboxx has developed a novel process for producing low-cost custom plastic enclosures without the need for expensive moulds and tooling.
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CONTROLLER ADDS HIGH-END GRAPHICS ON A BUDGET
(Reach Technology, 15 December 2003)
The SLCD controller board enables inexpensive processor based systems to provide a modern looking GUI (graphical user interface).
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ANTENNA GETS FAST FIX INSIDE VEHICLES
(Sarantel, 10 December 2003)
A new miniature GPS antenna can acquire GPS signals inside a vehicle or truck as efficiently as a traditional external device.
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INDUSTRIAL CONNECTOR GAINS FIBRE OPTION
(Harting, 15 December 2003)
Harting has added a fibre-optic module to its Han Modular family of industrial connectors.
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FILMS PROTECT ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS
(InteliCoat Technologies, 11 December 2003)
The StratFX range of optically clear hardcoated polyester films is designed for protective surface applications such as electronic displays and touch-screens for medical devices.
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FILM LASTS LONGER ON KEYPADS
(InteliCoat Technologies, 11 December 2003)
Reflex hardcoated graphic overlay film has been specifically designed to meet the high performance requirements of both manufacturers and end users of membrane touch switches.
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PMC DOUBLES THE DENSITY OF VIDEO/GRAPHICS SYSTEMS
(Dy 4 Systems, 10 December 2003)
The PMC-704 is the first graphics PMC to provide two independent channels, each with video input, overlay and display capability.
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GRAPHICS CONTROLLER HAS MULTIDISPLAY CAPABILITIES
(MEN Mikro Elektronik, 10 December 2003)
The P17 is a double-width PC-MIP module incorporating a 235MHz 24bit RAMDAC offering a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixel, coupled with enhanced multidisplay capabilities.
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FM MODULES ALLOW EASY RADIO SETUP
(RF Solutions, 11 December 2003)
The FM-RTFQ2 and FM-RRFQ2 transmitter and receiver modules provide an economical, high-performance FM radio datalink in a wide range of applications.
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EMBEDDED CONTROLLER GAINS INTERFACE BOARD
(Micro-Robotics, 12 December 2003)
New from Micro-Robotics is a QVGA LCD and touch screen driver for the company's highly popular VM-1 credit-card-sized, embedded control computer.
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GIGABIT ETHERNET PMCS BLOW HOT AND COLD
(SBS Technologies, 12 December 2003)
Two new COTS PMCs feature dual copper Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and rear panel I/O access.
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MORE POWER TO RF MODEMS
(RF Neulink, Division of RF Industries, 16 December 2003)
The NL6000 range of RF modems are now available with a 6W continuous duty cycle option.
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NEW STANDARDS FOR WIRELESS LANS IN CHINA
(Siemic Laboratories, 12 December 2003)
China has officially implemented new standards for wireless LAN equipment (GB15629.11 and GB15629.1102), with a transition period of 6 months.
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OTDR MAKES FAULT-FINDING QUICK AND EASY
(Arden Photonics, 12 December 2003)
Arden Photonics has been chosen by Megger to distribute its XC-850 multimode OTDR.
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SOFTWARE UPGRADES AUDIO TESTERS
(TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), 15 December 2003)
Audio Precision has introduced a new control software package for its 2700 Series family of audio test instruments.
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PARAELLEL ARCHITECTURE SPEEDS HANDSET TESTING
(Willtek Communications, 15 December 2003)
A new solution aims to increase the throughput in repair centres without the need for additional manpower or instruments.
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BLUETOOTH VERIFICATION BROUGHT UP TO DATE
(Nohau UK, 15 December 2003)
New software for the BTTracer/Trainer, CATC's industry-leading Bluetooth design and verification test system, upgrades the unit to the recently approved Bluetooth V1.2 specification.
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MEASUREMENT AND AUTOMATION CATALOGUE GOES ONLINE
(National Instruments, 15 December 2003)
The NI "Measurement and automation catalogue 2004" is a leading resource for engineers and scientists seeking innovative virtual instrumentation solutions, and is available both in print and online.
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MASS INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS EXPAND PXI VERSATILITY
(Peak Test Services, 16 December 2003)
The Gemini family of mass interconnect products from Virginia Panel Corp allows rapid connectivity of PXI test instrumentation to devices under test.
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