ECN-Electronic Component News articles from August 2003

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from August 2003

Low cost 900 MHz wireless module from MaxStream.
August 1, 2003... MaxStream, Inc. has announced its 9XCite[TM] 900 MHz wireless OEM module. The module has a power output of 1 mW and is pin-for-pin and software compatible with MaxStream's 100 mW 9XStream[TM] 900 MHz transceiver. This compatibility allows OEMs...

Pushbuttons use photo interrupter, not contacts.
August 1, 2003... NKK Switches has introduced the FP01 Series of contactless illuminated pushbuttons for industrial and medical applications. They can be configured for highly visible status indication using LEDs with matching colored actuators in red, green and...

Piezo alarm from Floyd Bell.
August 1, 2003... Floyd Bell's Turbo series alarms are said to be twice as loud and half the size of industry counterparts. A rear mount, push-on, quick-lock attachment ring creates a tamper-proof alarm that is said to assemble five times faster than threaded...

Single-chip MCU for electronic energy metering.
August 1, 2003... Texas Instruments has combined an industry-standard ultra-low-power Flash MCU with an integrated high-performance analog front-end (AFE) on a single-chip to create an SoC microcontroller unit for e-metering. The mixed-signal MSP430FE42x family...

High temperature, high current toroid power inductors.
August 1, 2003... J.W. Miller has introduced the HT Series of high temperature, high current toroid power inductors. The 2100HT, 2200HT and 2300HT inductors are appropriate for any application where intense heat is generated. The through-hole series offers an...

"What of Packards and Jobs".(Editor's View)
August 1, 2003... That was the subject line of an email we received last February from an ECN reader and I can't stop mulling over it. A printout of that email has been hanging on the corkboard in my office ever since. The reader was not talking about antique...

Variable speed motion control takes a bite out of energy waste.(Technological Horizons)
August 1, 2003... Today, much of the electricity on the planet is consumed by woefully inefficient electric motors from a bygone era. It's estimated that over 50 percent of all electricity currently available is directed at powering these tired behemoths that...

SMD low profile shielded power inductors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Frontier Electronics has introduced its SMD Dual Common Mode Chokes SBT205 Series that are available in a of 6.5 mm x 6.0 mm x 3.3 mm package. The series is designed for SMD IR re-flow soldering. Features include impedance from 90[ohm] to...

Precision high voltage dividers.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Caddock has announced its Type HVD Ultra-Precision High Voltage Divider Networks that were developed for use in the most demanding precision analog electronics applications. It is available in three models with max. voltage ratings (total...

Mini ceramic SMT trimmer capacitors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Tusonix has introduced its miniature all-ceramic surface mount trimmer capacitor--the McQ 512 Series--in a size for space-saving applications that demand high Q. This trimmer is suitable for applications that require miniaturized capacitance...

Thick film on steel resistors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... IRC Inc. has introduced its vibration- and shock- resistant thick film-on-steel resistors for a wide range of automotive applications. With the potential to operate at temperatures up to 400[degrees]C, they are suitable for use in controls for...

Metallized-film power capacitors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... A series of heavy-duty, metallized-film power capacitors with current ratings as high as 150A and low self-inductance has been announced by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The Vishay ESTA HDMKP series devices serve as low-cost capacitors for DC...

Solid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE) has announced its SMT solid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor with high ripple current capability and low ESR. Type SPA capacitors have a high ripple current (up to 4.0A) capability and ultra-low ESR....

Mini ceramic SMD resonators.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... AVX Corporation has announced its PBRC/PBRV-MR Series miniature ceramic SMD resonators with built-in load capacitors in a 4.5 mm x 2.0 mm x 1.2 mm package. Available in temperature ranges suitable for both consumer and automotive applications,...

Low profile shielded power inductors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Frontier Electronics has introduced its SMD Data Line EMI Filters SDLF Series. These EMI filters are available in a package of 8.13 mm x 5.03 x 3.94 ram, and they are designed for SMD IR reflow soldering. Key specifications include 5.0 [micro]H...

Small VCXO.(Passive & Discrete Components)
August 1, 2003... Fox has introduced what is said to be the smallest VCXO available on the market. Measuring 5.0 mm x 3.2 rain X 1.2 mm, the model FVS25AXT is appropriate for wireless, portable and handheld applications where size is critical. The device is a...

20 x 4 replacement graphic LCD.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Data Image has introduced the GM123230, 122 x 32 Graphic LCD that provides a graphic replacement to the standard 20 x 4 character display. It has the same viewing area as the company's standard 20 x 4. (76.0 mm X 25.2 mm). It is available...

NEC 10G electro-absorption laser modules.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) has introduced a series of 10G 1550 nm Electro-Absorption MQW-DFB laser diode modules from NEC. Developed for use in DWDM systems and 10G transponders, NEC's NX8560MC Series modules combine laser,...

15" LCD CCTV Monitor.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Matco, Inc. has released its LCD-1500 15" Multi-function LCD CCTV Monitor. The LCD-1500 is capable of displaying images from PCs, VCRs, video games or DVDs with built-in stereo speakers. This high-resolution monitor is capable of 1,024 (R, G,...

5 MP video graphics card for grayscale LCD displays.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Image Systems' Image-5MP is a dual head 10 bit, digital, 5 megapixel, grayscale video graphics card. This card can be used in conjunction with the Image Systems FP2130HBMAX, a 21.3-inch grayscale 5MP AMLCD flat panel display. The Image-5MP has...

Vacuum-encapsulated DV/AC inverter.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... The SE2 from ERG is a fully vacuum-encapsulated, low-profile, DC/AC inverter for LCDs backlit by two cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs). This PC-mountable inverter is less than 0.420" (10.66 mm) high and 0.75" (19.1 mm) wide x 2.98" (75.7...

Surface mount LED available in range of colors.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Designed as a wide-angle, top-view surface-mount LED, the 1104B Series from Stanley Electric is available in an expanded range of colors and luminous intensities to support a wide range of display and indicator applications. The 1104B LED...

LED light engines.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Lamina has released a family of LED light engines that use super-bright LEDs and the company's proprietary Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic on Metal (LTCC-M) technology. The initial two LED light engines feature either a 7-element LED array or...

Bluish green and purple LEDs.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has added bluish green and reddish purple LEDs to its line of high luminosity light emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in automotive instrument panels and other lighting applications. These LEDs,...

Bright MiniLEDs provide brightness up to 120 mcd.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Two series of miniature SMD LEDs designed for demanding automotive and industrial applications were released by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Devices in the TLMx2100 and TLMx2300 MiniLED families are available in all typical wavelengths from 465...

High performance mirrors for Nd:YAG lasers.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
August 1, 2003... Laser Components GmbH is said to have improved the performance of optical coatings for laser applications. The company has accomplished this by using state-of the-art ion sources in its ion-assisted vapor deposition process. Laser [R.sub.max]...

SMD VCO family.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... The VCO 11030 Series is a family of eight SMD packages from 12.7 [mm.sup.2] for existing applications to 5.0 mm x 4.0 mm for applications where small size is important. Frequencies available are 20 MHz to 4,000 MHz in bands with minimum tuning...

Quad-band internal antennas.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... Ethertronics has announced its quad-band wireless LAN internal antennas for global applications using the 802.11 a/b/g standards. These antennas are designed for the 2.4 GHz, 5.2 GHz and 5.8 GHz wireless LAN frequencies as well as the newly...

433 MHz and 868 MHz ETSI/FCC compliant RF modules.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... Xemics' latest RF module reference designs have been developed so that the customer can take the radio design and drop it into their PCB or build a separate module so the radio will meet FCC/CE/ETSI certification. The 915 MHz FCC compliant...

Microwave coaxial assemblies.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... W.L Gore & Associates, Inc. offers a family of custom microwave cable assemblies in frequency ranges from DC through 67 GHz. The company's next generation microwave test assemblies enhance the capabilities of today's vector network analyzer...

Miniature speakers.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... Shogyo International Corporation has introduced miniature speakers that can be used for portable electronic systems such as laptop computers, CRT/LCD monitors, CD/DVD players and LCD TVs. Both speakers contain corner-mounting holes and solder...

Wideband amplifier.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... The Zetex ZAMP wideband amplifier series is said to provide a frequency response that continuously rises across a bandwidth extending from 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz. The current consumption of the three wideband amplifiers is low--12 12 mA, 20 mA and...

Single chip silicon for Bluetooth.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... Cambridge Silicon Radio has launched its third generation single chip silicon, BlueCore3. It is said to be the first complete implementation of the Bluetooth v1.2 standard (including all optional features of the standard), which improves...

Fixed range transmitter.(Microwave & RF Components)
August 1, 2003... The PX831 Series is a durable. fixed range transmitter designed to give long term stable performance in tough environmental and media conditions. The small size and light weight of the series eliminates the need for complicated mounting...

Mid-year semiconductor outlook.(Editor at Large)
August 1, 2003... Halfway through 2003 the semiconductor industry is still battling towards a sustainable recovery. Worldwide semiconductor revenues have increased on a monthly year-over-year-basis each for the first four months of the year. This monthly trend...

Designing with embedded USB host.(Special report: embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Since its creation in 1995, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has developed into a de-facto standard for connecting peripheral devices to personal computers. The widespread adoption of USB makes it highly attractive as an external bus expansion...

USB 2.0 hub controllers.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... NEC Electronics America, Inc. has announced its second-generation Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 hub controller LSI. The hub controllers (parts uPD720112 and uPD720113), which fully comply with the high-speed USB 2.0 standard, are designed to...

USB 9-in-1 flash media controller.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Standard Microsystems Corporation has announced its USB97C223 bus powered USB 2.0 memory card controller. Certified as Hi-Speed by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), it is targeted for the USB 2.0 flash media card reader market and enables...

USB 2.0 Pen Drive and Link Adapter.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Sinhon Technologies has launched a USB 2.0 Pen Drive and Link Adapter, a driverless information network that delivers a host-to-host communication link to empower corporate users to directly connect PCs and mobile computing devices to instantly...

Thin hi-speed hub.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... IOGEAR has introduced its USB' 2.0 MicroHub. Said to allow users to access 40 times faster connection speeds than standard USB 1.1 devices, this four-port hub provides faster data connection rates of up to 480 Mbps, all within a device that is...

USB-to-12C adapter for PCs.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Saelig Company, Inc. has announced the UCA93LV, a fully-featured USB to 12C-Bus communications adapter made by CalibreUK. It supports all 12C-Bus-compliant protocols including master and slave in 8-bit and 10-bit extended addressing formats in...

USB-based measurement device.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Measurement Computing Corporation has announced its USB-based PMD-1208LS and PMD-1024LS that are PC-based analog and digital I/Os. They are fully compatible with USB 1.1 as well as USB 2.0, and are supported by the Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP...

USB connectors in single and stacked styles.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Kycon has released two series of low-profile USB connectors. Available in single and stacked styles, the KUSBL-SMT and KUSBL provide space-saving benefits to designers of USB hubs, computer laptop and desktop systems, keyboards and scanners....

Mini USB type A SMT PCB receptacle.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Lumberg, Inc. has introduced its 2487 Series mini USB 2.0 type A surface mount (SMT) right angle PCB receptacle. In compliance with the USB-IF standards committee, the 2487 Series supports data transmission speeds up to 480 Mbps and provides a...

Evaluation board.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... This IDE bridge board from Oxford Semiconductor provides 'plug and go" evaluation of the OXUF922 bridge chip in USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 compliant hard disk drive applications. By connecting the EV-OXUF922-139B800 board into an ATA/ATAPI drive...

USB DataPump for developing USB peripherals.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Accelerated Technology, Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics Corporation and MCCI, has announced the integration of the MCCI Universal Serial Bus (USB) DataPump with the Nucleus Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). Nucleus-based system...

Hi-speed USB analyzer.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) has announced its USBMobile HS, an analyzer in PC-card format that is able to detect, capture, decode, analyze and display all USB speeds (1.5 Mbps, 12 Mbps and 480 Mbps). It is a non-intrusive...

Modules for USB 2.0 capability.(Special report: ECN embedded series: STD & Universal Serial Bus)
August 1, 2003... Ampro Computers, Inc. has introduced three MiniModule PC/104-Plus expansion boards that are said to provide high-speed USB 2.0 capability. The MiniModule USB2 module connects the PC1/104-Pins bus to a high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB)...

SFP 1000Base-T adapter.(Boards & Modules)
August 1, 2003... Gigabit Ethernet data can be transmitted with the SFP RJ-45 1000Base-T transceiver adapter module from Molex[R] Incorporated. The adapter provides an integrated, high-performance, full-duplex data link for communication over unshielded twisted...

EmbeddedATX motherboard.(Boards & Modules)
August 1, 2003... Micro Industries has announced its mTG855 motherboard. Its EmbeddedATX [TL2] motherboard standard provides long-term stability and support in high-performance applications. Volume OEM pricing for products with the Pentium M processor start at...

Corrugated cables.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Andrew has introduced Coral[TM] (CORrugated ALuminum), a rugged, multi-purpose corrugated cable. Coral connectors have captivated pins and offer simple twist and crimp installation. Coral cable is available in 0.400", and a type N male...

Closure caps.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Turck has introduced a line of Closure Caps for its minifast products. Closure caps are used to protect unused ports on junction boxes or cordsets. The 7/8-16UN threaded closure caps are available in nickel-plated brass or stainless steel, with...

Fiber Optic Connectors.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... The 3M[TM] 8308 SC and the 8208 FC Ultra High Temperature Hot Melt Fiber Optic Connectors are easy-on field mount connectors designed to meet environmental tests required by Telcordia GR326-CORE issue 3 single-mode specifications and the...

Card-Edge connectors.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Tyco Electronics announced a version of its High-Current Card-Edge connectors designed for use with removable Voltage Regulator Modules (VRMs). These connectors allow a continuous 105 A of DC current to pass through the connector while...

Micro Wire Saddle.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Richco has introduced its Micro Wire Saddle with Locking Top on Base (MWSLTB). This wire saddle has a hinged locking top that can be opened easily to allow insertion of wire or fiber. Then, closing and snapping the top locks the wire or fiber...

One-part diamond-filled epoxy adhesive.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Tra-Con's Tra-Bond LX10038 is appropriate for applications that require high thermal conductivity. This one-part, diamond-filled epoxy adhesive is ideal for sensitive projects including semiconductor die-attach and other microelectronic...

Plug-in connectors.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Phoenix Contact has introduced the Heavycon Advance rectangular plug-in connector housing with screw-type locking. Heavycon Advance is suitable for applications where the connection is typically not plugged. The housings are compatible with all...

Epoxy system approved for NASA low outgassing specs.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Master Bond epoxy system EP30LTE-LO featuring low shrinkage, high dimensional stability and an exceptionally low coefficient of thermal expansion has passed ASTM 595 for low outgassing. EP30LTE-LO is being used in applications requiring vacuum...

Finger Proof Connector.(Packaging & Interconnects)
August 1, 2003... Anderson Power Products has introduced its Powerpole[R] 15/45 Finger Proof Connector. The connector is designed for use in applications where end user access to the energized connector is not otherwise protected. The Powerpole's flat-wiping...

Single port serial to USB adapters.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... The OMG-USB-232-1 and OMG-USB-485-1 USB to serial I/O adapters from Omega provide a single USB to RS-232 serial port (OMG-USB-232-1) or a single USB to RS-422/485/530 serial port (OMG-USB-485-1), providing USB connectivity to legacy or non-USB...

PICMG[R] 2.16-compliant signaling blade offers stability.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... Performance Technologies has announced enhancements to its Ipnexus[TM] 5500 Signaling Blade that will provide desirable scalability in its SS7 capabilities. Its features will allow for on board protocol conversion as well as the ability to host...

Touch-sensitive keyboard for industrial and public use.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... EAO Switch has introduced a touch-sensitive keyboard suitable for the rugged and abrasive use for industrial and public use. This keyboard mounts underneath any non-conductive substrate such as glass, plastic, ceramic or even wood up to 10 mm...

Dual channel 2 Gb/s conduction cooled PMC fibre channel NIC.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... Data Device Corp. has announced the introduction of its FibreAccess[TM] Series of 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel Network Interface Controllers, designed for military applications. Fibre Access NICs feature a dual redundant architecture with autonomous...

VMEbus computers.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... Themis Computer has announced its USPIIIi VMEbus computers that incorporate Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC IIIi processors and a system architecture that provides better computing speed, graphics and I/O capabilities. The unit is a multi-slot VME...

Embedded PC guide.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
August 1, 2003... WinSystems has released its 2003 Embedded PCs Catalog, which provides an overview of x86-based, PC-compatible single board computers (SBCs), EBX, PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and STD bus boards. The catalog features CPUs, analog and digital I/O, video...

Trench MOSFETs for efficient DC/DC converters.(Semiconductor monthly: discrete semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... Facing a demand for more efficient power-supply designs in all market segments, engineers have eagerly anticipated the evolution of fast-switching, [low-r.sub.Ds(on)] power MOSFETs. Though Trench-gated structures and ultra-high-cell-density...

VRD/VRM-10 power chipset.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... Maxim Integrated Products has introduced its high performance VRD/VRM-10 power chipset consisting of the MAX8525 interleaved two-to-eight phase, scalable, PWM controller and the MAX8523 high-current, high-speed, dual-phase gate driver. The...

Small-signal switching and Schottky diodes.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... Comchip has introduced lead-free, small-signal switching and Schottky diodes that meet 2005 Japan and 2006 EU lead-free mandates. They are made from high-temperature molding compounds to ensure conformance to the higher temperature profiles...

Processor family includes fast and low cost options.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The Blackfin[R] family of processors from Analog Devices includes two devices: The ADSP-BF533 is a 600 MHz/1.2 billion multiply accumulate operations per second processor with power consumption of 280 mW. The low-cost ADSP-BF531 operates at 300...

Power MOSFETs built on TrenchFET[R] technology.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The Vishay Siliconix WFET power MOSFETs use a thicker gate oxide at the bottom of the silicon trench to enable a two-thirds reduction in [C.sub.rss] with minimal impact on on-resistance performance. The MOSFETs released are designed to provide...

High switching speed diode array.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The CMEDA-6i Quad Diode Array consists of a monolithic chip with four, 60V, 250 mA isolated high speed switching diodes in an eight-lead SOT-28 surface mount package. With a DVF matching of 30 mV (max.), low capacitance of 3 pF and a switching...

Gate arrays increase memory and I/0.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The 0.18[micro] CX5000 family is offered in eight options from the 189-pad CX50041 with 44K gates and 64 Kbits fast SRAM/ROM to the 1089-pad CX51761 with 1.8M gates and 2.6 Mbits memory. The Memory Pig line features 4 versions in combinations...

Plastic encapsulated semiconductors.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... Austin Semiconductor has announced two 3.3V versions of ruggedized plastic packaging for its 512K x 8 and 128K x 8 SRAMs. The COTS compliant plastic packages are compatible with the current ceramic 36-pin and 32-pin SOJ package offering. They...

Chipset supports Pentium 4.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The VIA PT800 chipset, designed for the Pentium 4 processor platform, supports 800 MHz FSB and Intel Hyper-Threading technology and fegatures Fast-Stream64 DDR400 memory controller and AGP8X graphics port in a synchronized north bridge...

Pre-driver IC drives wide range of MOSFETs.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The A3940 power MOSFET pre-driver IC is designed for large brush DC motors in the automotive and industrial markets, High-current gate-drive outputs can drive a range of power N-Channel MOSFETs. Bootstrap capacitors provide above-battery supply...

Boost converter drives five white LEDs.(ECN Exclusive)
August 1, 2003... ON Semiconductor has announced a white LED boost converter that drives up to five white LEDs in series to provide uniform illumination for backlighting color LCD displays used in digital cameras, cell phones and PDAs. The NCP5007 is optimized...

Ethernet transceiver ported to new process.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... TDK Semiconductor has ported its 78Q2120 family of Ethernet transceivers to a CMOS semiconductor process that requires less power. The devices include an integrated Media Independent Interface, ENDECs, scrambler/descrambler, dual-speed clock...

Multi-function interface improves throughput.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... Oxford Semiconductor's OXmPC1954 Quad UART and 3.3V PCI interface handles serial data rates up to 15Mbps in asynchronous mode and 60Mbps in synchronous mode. The device integrates font high-performance UART channels, a 3.3 V PCI interface and a...

High density SSRAM devices.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... White Electronic Designs has introduced two NBL Synchronous SRAM devices, one with a 72Mbit density organized as 1M x 72 and the other an x 72 device with 36Mbit density organized as 512K x 72. The JEDEC pin compatible Pipeline NBL devices are...

Dual signal microcontroller.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The C8051F060 mixed-signal flash microcontroller features two ultra-low power 16-bit one msps. A/D converters. The devices have a 25MIPS 8051 CPU, 64 Kbytes Flash memory, 4352 bytes RAM and are packaged in either a 100-pin or 64-pin TQFP....

SONET/SDH Framer Chip Family supports multiple data rates.(Semiconductors)
August 1, 2003... The Multi-Channel Tethys SONET/SDH Framer Chip Family from Infineon are single-chip devices that integrate functions that previously required up to five separate components, including aggregation of up to 16 channels of traffic,...

Audio Products Catalog.(Sensors & Actuators)
August 1, 2003... EHM Technology has introduced its 28-page Audio Products Catalog. This line of Audio Products features piezo transducers and indicators, electro-mechanical transducers and indicators, micro-speakers and receivers, and electric condenser...

Miniature ICP[R] accelerometer.(Sensors & Actuators)
August 1, 2003... PCB Piezotronics has released Model 352B01 miniature ICP[R] accelerometer for shock testing and stress screening of PCBs, disc drive mechanisms, cell phones and PDAs. It weighs 0.7g and occupies 0.32" x 0.24" for minimal mass loading of the...

Position sensor.(Sensors & Actuators)
August 1, 2003... Duncan Electronics has developed a sealed, harsh environment rotary position sensor that can be used in both position feedback and operator input applications. The device is rated to meet the requirements of International Electro-Technical...