ECN-Electronic Component News articles from January 2006

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from January 2006

FCI Airmax VS[R] connector system.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Scaleable, inverse 2-piece backplane connector based on IMLA; less than 0.5dB through 6.25Gbps and less than 2.0dB through 20.0Gbps insertion loss; low cross-talk [greater than or equal to] 12.5Gb/s; 25mm, 20mm, and 16.7mm configurations....

AVX 2mm hard metric compact PCI connectors.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Current rating 1.0A/contact/70[degrees]C and voltage rating 250V max. Contact resistance 20mo max; contact spacing 2.0mm grid. Oper. temp. -55[degrees]C to +125[degrees]C; 3-pin lengths in 1.5mm increments; three shroud thickness and backplane...

Harting DIN 41612 connectors.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Contact spacing 2.54mm; 16-96 contacts; working current 2 A max; clearance and creepage [greater than or equal to]1.2mm; temp. range -55[degrees]C to +125[degrees]C. Test voltage 1kV; contact resistance [less than or equal to]15mo for wire wrap...

Phoenix contact FL COM server RS-232.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Converts serial RS-232 interface to Ethernet incl. RJ45 shielded female connector and D-SUB-9 male connector. Supply voltage 24 V DC [+ or -]20% and ranges from 19.2 V DC to 28.8 V DC; 3.6 V residual ripple; 100 mA current consumption. Oper...

TYCO/AMP PC/104 and PC/104-plus connectors.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Designed for "flat-rock" press-fit installation; normal resistance 10 milliohms max and insulation resistance 1000 megaohms min. Dielectric withstanding voltage 500 VAC for 1 min, at sea level; oper. temp. 55[degrees]C to 105[degrees]C....

Fresh start.(Editor's View)
January 1, 2006... I'm a morning person. My energy level is usually pretty high at 5 am and the peace and quiet of that time right before sunrise allows me to think more clearly. The interruptions that build up as the day goes on gradually eats away at my focus...

Backplane connector goes to 10 gigs and beyond.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... Tyco Electronics has introduced the Z-PACK MAX connector, an interconnect for backplane applications where high speed, high density and high performance are needed. This backplane connector performs at speeds up to 10 Gbps for applications...

Industrial Panel PC is scalable to fit different size LCDs.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... Apollo Display Technologies has introduced an Industrial Panel PC that features an Intel Pentium 4 CPU, a rugged space-saving enclosure, and drop-in design for plug-and-play use in a variety of applications such as machine automation,...

Full brick DC/DC power converters for board mounting.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... Delta Electronics, Inc. has introduced the F48SA, a 700W single output, full brick converter as part of its Delphi Series of board mounted DC/DC power converters. The F48SA280, a 48V input, single 28V output, isolated DC/DC converter, delivers...

Online configurator generates engineering specifications for configurable power supplies.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... Excelsys has announced the release of the "EXCELerate" on-line configuration tool. The system is used to configure the configurable power supplies from Exclesys' offering of 200W to 1,200W IU high and 300W to 1,000W 2.5" high modular power...

Dual high-voltage TMBS[TM] trench MOS barrier Schottky rectifier.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced Schottky barrier rectifiers based on Trench MOS technology. The five new TMBS[TM] devices are said to feature the lowest forward voltage drop among Schottky rectifiers for their package types. Packaged...

Interface controller provides single board analog/digital interconnection.(Leading Off)
January 1, 2006... The SVH-1920 from Digital View is a multi-sync interface controller that is designed to support the latest generation of high-resolution LCDs and high-definition video FPDs. It provides full screen buffering, multi-panel support and a range of...

Bergquist 5-Wire technology offers a unique difference.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Greater clarity for better readability. In a typical resistive touch screen, the dielectric separator dots used to isolate the conductive layers intensify veiling glare, the scattering of light transmitted through the touch screen. ...

Benchtop and handheld instruments.(PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW)
January 1, 2006... Agilent is now offering an expanded family of digital multimeters and voltmeters. The 34410A and 344110 6.5-digit multimeters provide improved reading speeds and system throughput up to 50X over the Agilent 34401A multimeter. Additional...

GPS receiver module and cellular wireless modem.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... GPS Features * Lassen GPS receiver module provides position, velocity, and time data * TSIP, TAIP, and NEMA 0183 protocols * Very low power requirement * External powered antenna connection via a standard SMA connector ...

Command-based intelligent data acquisition module.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... * Onboard processor handles all scheduling, mode selection, calibration control, and data buffer management * Eight Analog Input Ranges: 01.25V, 0-2.5V, 0-5V, 0-10V, [+ or -]1.25V, [+ or -]2.5V, [+ or -]5V, and [+ or -]10V * 16-bit...

Web-server modules: modules ease network connections.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... Many systems use Ethernet, and in particular the TCP/IP to communicate with other devices, a host computer or remote networks. Instead of trying to master the intricacies of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) and...

Flash ICs: embedding memory in next-generation handset designs.(SEMICONDUCTOR HIGHLIGHT)
January 1, 2006... As today's cellular networks transition to 3G and stage for even more robust environments such as 4G, a new set of challenges is emerging for handset designers. Color screens, embedded cameras, Internet access, streaming media, e-mail, instant...

Consumer electronics: small displays on the move.(INDUSTRY FOCUS)
January 1, 2006... Today's liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) offer performance and image quality that was only dreamed of just a few years ago, and they continue to evolve on several inter-related fronts. Nowhere is this more true than in small LCDs. Here, fierce...

FPGAs: processors drop into FPGAs.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2006... Sometimes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a microprocessor, or a microcontroller on its own cannot do a given job. Perhaps an engineering team overestimated performance or marketing managers added too many extra features. In such...

PCI board is RoHS-compliant.(BOARDS & MODULES)
January 1, 2006... Sealevel Systems has announced its RoHS-compliant multi-interface PCI serial I/O card, the Ultra 530.LPCI that offers a selectable RS-232/422/485/530 interface and is MD1 low profile and universal bus compatible (3.3V or 5V). Designed using the...

PC/104-Plus Video module for embedded applications.(BOARDS & MODULES)
January 1, 2006... VersaLogic's EPM-VID-3 PC/104-Plus Video module offers add-on video output for embedded applications using the ATi Rage Mobility M1 graphics controller. It supports desktop/CRT displays, LVDS flat panels and NTSC video monitors as well as...

EPIC-footprint expansion card commands high I/O signal count.(BOARDS & MODULES)
January 1, 2006... Micro/sys has introduced its EPC182 expansion card with 64 lines of isolated inputs capable of handling 3V DC to 50V DC, and an additional 16 relays for isolated I/O signaling with a switching capacity of 2A. This high density I/O count is made...

Digital I/O modules equipped with JAVA web page.(BOARDS & MODULES)
January 1, 2006... The ADAM-6050W, ADAM-6051W, and ADAM-6060W from Advantech meet diverse applications such as building automation, environmental monitoring, production monitoring and facility management because they are equipped with features and functions known...

EPIC Celeron/Pentium III computer board with GUI and dual Ethernet.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The new SBC4685 from Micro/sys, with an Ultra-Low Voltage Celeron core, provides a powerful, multimedia controller in a 4.5" x 6.5" EPIC-standard footprint. The color VGA interface supports TTL and LVDS flat panels, and CRTs. The AC97 audio...

Compact 486/586 computer with super VGA and Ethernet operates at extended temperatures.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The new SBC1495ET from Micro/sys, based on a high-performance 486/586 core, provides a powerful controller in a PC/104 (3.55" x 3.775") footprint that will operate from--40[degrees]C to +85[degrees]C. In addition to PC-compatible features such...

Small 486/586 computer rich with SuperVGA, analog I/O, digital I/O, and 10/100 Ethernet.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The new SBC0489 from Micro/sys is based on a high-performance 486/586 core and packs a large amount of industrial I/O in a 5" x 5" footprint. In addition to all expected PC features, such as SVGA and disk controllers, the new model also...

Pentium EBX computer synchronizes data acquisition with GPS.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The new SBC2596 from Micro/sys, with a flexible Pentium core, provides a feature-rich controller in the popular 8" x 5.75" EBX standard. Up to 32 channels of 16-bit A/D and four channels of 14-bit D/A provide a highly accurate...

Fast network PC/104 computer with low-power ARM processor.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Based on a high-performance ARM core, the SBC1625 from Micro/sys provides a powerful controller in a PC/104 (3.55" x 3.775") footprint that will operate from -40[degrees]C to +85[degrees]C. The CPU has dual network processing engines to drive...

Slide switch is RoHS compliant.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... NKK Switches has announced its RoHS compliant slide switches designed for tight dimensional applications. The SM Series of ultra-miniature slide switches is 10 mm long x 2.5 mm wide, and 6.4 mm high of the board. These dimensions allow for high...

Cold capillary controls feature universal fit.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Selco has introduced its complete line of cold capillary thermostats designed to provide precise cold temperature control for a variety of applications such as refrigeration, freezer, display case coolers and automobile air conditioning....

Multiline Fans.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Continental's Multiline Fans offer a blade for each application; axial, centrifugal and mixed flow impellers, each mounted in a common housing. This allows for the tailoring of performance to custom specifications, regardless of pressure or...

Dual-channel PMC card.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & NETWORKS)
January 1, 2006... Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the PGE2, a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) PMC card. Powered by an Intel 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the PGE2 is fully compatible with legacy 10/100BASE-TX networks. This...

Ethernet-enabled transceivers.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & NETWORKS)
January 1, 2006... AeroComm's ConnexNet line of Ethernet-enabled plug-and play transceivers merge the company's RF protocol with the Digi Connect ME[R] embedded device server to facilitate networking virtually around the world. It provides the hardware and...

Development Kit supports VxWorks RTOS.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & NETWORKS)
January 1, 2006... Arcom has launched a board support package Development Kit to support Wind River's VxWorks 5.5 real-time operating system (RTOS), enabling users to create VxWorks-based applications using a reference platform and a production-ready product. The...

Industry's first 1A-rated wire-wound "choke coil" chip inductors in 1210 case size.(NEW PRODUCTS from Taiyo Yuden)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The CBC3225-4R7MR is the industry's first 4.7 [micro]H wire-wound chip inductor with a 1A (1000 mA) current rating in an EIA standard 1210 case size. Designed specifically for space-critical DC/DC converter choke coil applications in...

1.2mm-height wire-wound power inductors complete low-profile product offering for portable designs.(NEW PRODUCTS from Taiyo Yuden)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... The new NR3012 series of 1.2mm-height 3 x 3mm power inductors completes TAIYO YUDEN's extensive offering of low profile wire-wound inductors for power-circuit applications in battery-powered portable electronic equipment. Now available in 65...

Flash disk controller family.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
January 1, 2006... The SST55LC100 CompactFlash Card Controller from Silicon Storage Technologies (SST) recognizes the control, address, and data signals on the CompactFlash bus and translates them into memory accesses to the standard NAND-type flash media. The...

64 MB Flash device.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
January 1, 2006... White Electronic Designs offers a 64 MB Flash MCP available in commercial, industrial and military temperature ranges. The 64 MB Flash is in a 13 mm X 22 mm, 159 plastic ball grid array (PBGA) 286 [mm.sup.2]. Organized as 8M X 64, the flash...

8.40 VGA TFT LCD technology for industrial use.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
January 1, 2006... NEC Electronics America, Inc., has announced the availability of samples of an 8.40 video graphics array (VGA), amorphous silicon, thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) module (part number NL6448BC26-08D). This module features...

Auto-focus auxiliary LED flash for digital still cameras.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
January 1, 2006... Agilent has introduced a high-brightness LED (light-emitting diode) designed to provide the illumination required to operate the automatic focus function of a digital still camera under low-light conditions, and at a range up to 3m. With a...

LED Light Strips offer continuous-run arrays.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
January 1, 2006... American Bright Optoelectronics has announced a family of LED-based Light Strip assemblies provided with three styles of surface-mounted, dome or flat-lens PLCC LED devices assembled onto narrow PCB strips. This alternative to incandescent...

Thin film flat chip resistors have TCR from 25 ppm/[degrees]K to 10 ppm/[degrees]K.(PASSIVE & DISCRETE COMPONENTS)
January 1, 2006... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has extended its family of Vishay Beyschlag thin film flat chip resistors by introducing devices in 0402, 0603, 0805 and 1206 packages. They are aimed at applications that require extended value ranges with high...

Wideband MMIC VCO covers 8 GHz to 12.5 GHz.(PASSIVE & DISCRETE COMPONENTS)
January 1, 2006... Hittite offers a wideband MMIC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for industrial/medical test and measurement equipment, military communications, electronic warfare (EW) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) applications from 8 GHz to 12.5 GHz....

Discover KOA Speer ... you'll find a steady stream of new products all backed by our award winning team.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... You may think of us as the resistor company. Maybe with tantalum capacitors and some inductors. Take another look because there's a whole lot more to KOA Speer than meets the eye! In the past several years we've launched over 200 new products,...

Card Edge Connector for PCI Express Architecture.(PACKAGING & INTERCONNECTS)
January 1, 2006... Tyco Electronics has designed a 1 mm centerline Card Edge Connector to meet the high performance point-to-point full duplex I/O Bus standard for PCI Express Architecture. The PCI Express standard was introduced to allow customers to reach a...

Adapter allows fast connection of AS-Interface cables.(PACKAGING & INTERCONNECTS)
January 1, 2006... Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced its compact, low-profile VAZ-2FK-B3 AS-Interface Flat-to-Flat adapter that facilitates the fast, simple connection of two AS-Interface cables or two 24V DC auxiliary power cables. Typical applications include...

Modular power systems in a 1U package.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced four modules and two mainframes to its modular power system that extend its range to 1,200W in 1U rack-mountable systems. The N6700 has applications in test systems in the aerospace/defense, consumer...

0-350 watt 4" x 8" Power Supplies meet medical / ITE Applications.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... GlobTek's GT(M)200P350 series delivers up to 350W of Continuous Output Power Design has Regulated Output Voltages Ranging from: 3.3V to 48V in 0.1V increments with Remote Sense Available. This High Efficiency, 85% typ., Series of Power Supplies...

Interchangeable blade power supplies meet RoHS & Energy Star standards.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... GlobTek's GT-41052 series of Wall-Plug-In North America, Europe, U.K., Australia Class II, Double-Enforced Insulation Mechanical Configurations, Regulated Outputs voltage from: 5V to 24V dc in 0.1V increments, up to 15W of continuous output...

"GlobTek" Desk-Top/Wall Plug-In/open frame switching power supplies, 36-50 watt single-output series; medical IEC 606-1.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... GlobTek Inc.'s improved single-output family, GTM21097(CC) series is a Desk-Top Class I, Protective Ground, Double-Enforced Insulation Mechanical Configuration series. Output voltage from: 3.3V to 48V in 0.1V increments, from 36W to 50W maximum...

Combo circuit breaker and AC inlet are enhanced.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Schurter has announced an enhanced version of its circuit breaker and AC inlet combination. The DF11 and DF12DF series offer a recessed switch to prevent accidental actuation. The DF11 is offered in both screw-on and snap-in mounting, while the...

Intelligent power switches for automotive applications.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... International Rectifier's IPS10xx family of low-side intelligent power switches (IPS) are qualified to Q100, making them suitable for harsh automotive environments. The IPS line includes a 13 mW device in a D-Pak that enables circuit designers...

Accessory Power modules with Filtered Sheet F Outlet.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Interpower Components Ltd. has introduced its Filtered Sheet F Outlet Accessory Power modules for computer, medical, general purpose, and/or custom indoor type equipment applications where the combination of filtering and AC power entry for...

DC/DC converters are RoHS compliant.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Power Sources Unlimited has introduced the Tracopower Ten-30WI Series of 30W DC/DC converters that are fully compliant to the new RoHS Directive. A wide 4:1 input allows operation in a variety of mobile, battery powered or DC Power System...

Pulizzi engineering.
January 1, 2006... New Products [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cable Restraint System Keep Your Connactions Secure * Secure cables to prevent accidental disconnects * Design integrates PDU, cable and rack into a secure...

Isolation transformer is short circuit proof.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Foster Transformer has announced its model 15633 isolation transformer that simplifies international compliance. UL listed, C-UL and TUV Certified, the 15633 transformer is suited to adapting equipment originally designed for the North American...

Compact power supply with DIN rail mount.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc. has introduced its modular DIN rail mount CSD2 power supply that has a "universal" rated input voltage of 120V AC to 240V AC, making it suitable for use in equipment worldwide. The CSD2 is a Class 2...

Compact DC/DC converters provide 10W of output power.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... MicroPower Direct has announced its A1100RW Series, a family of single and dual output 10W DC/DC converters. The series provides 10W of output power from a compact DIP package without any sacrifice of performance or field reliability. They are...

Step-up DC/DC converter has integrated synchronous rectifier.(POWER SOURCES & CONDITIONING DEVICES)
January 1, 2006... austriamicrosystems' AS1320 step-up DC/DC converter with fully integrated synchronous rectifier eliminates the need for external transistors. With a supply voltage of 1.5V to 3.5V, it is capable of providing a 200 mA output current at a 3.3V...

Pressure transmitter.(SENSORS & ACTUATORS)
January 1, 2006... HBM has announced the one-piece steel P2V pressure transmitter. The design of the pressure transmitter eliminates welded seams and clamped connections to the measurement medium. With an accuracy class of 0.2, the P2V Series comprises six models...

Magnetostrictive liquid level sensor.(SENSORS & ACTUATORS)
January 1, 2006... MTS Systems Corp. Sensors Division has developed a magnetostrictive liquid-level C-Series sensor based on its Temposonics[R] technology. The sensor's electronics fit completely inside a 36 mm (1.4") x 23 mm (0.91") cylindrical package. The...

Waterproof audio alerts.(SENSORS & ACTUATORS)
January 1, 2006... Transducers USA has announced the release of its Series TRIP-365 waterproof panel mount piezo audio alerts which meets or exceeds IP65 environmental conditions. Its features include selective output of the device in either a pulsed or...

Controller characterizes cold plate and heat sink cooling performance.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Advanced Thermal Solutions has introduced the HFC-100[TM] heat flux controller for characterizing the cooling capacity of cold plates and heat sinks. The HFC-100 can measure and control the level of heat within a cooling device to precisely...

Micro-probe for light measurement.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Gigahertz-Optik has introduced the LDC-319 Micro-Probe for use in medical and photobiological applications as well as general radiometry. The micro-probe measures 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm x 20 mm enabling it to operate in remote limited space...

Device for testing 66-pin DDR TSOP Chips.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Innoventions, Inc. has announced the 66-pin DDR TSOP Chip Converter for its RAMCheck DDR Pro memory tester. With this converter, RAMCheck DDR Pro can test and identify 66-pin DDR chips with speeds up to 466 MHz. One or two identical chips can...

Digital radio test set adds direct mode test option.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Aeroflex has announced the Tetra Direct Mode option that provides the Aeroflex 3900 Series with direct mode call setup and parametric testing capabilities. Complementing the Tetra MS Trunked mode option the direct mode option extends the...

Eight-channel temperature loggers.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Measurement Computing Corporation has announced the release of two temperature loggers. The USB-5203 logs data from thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors, and semiconductor temperature sensors, while the USB-5201 logs data from thermocouples only....

Strip recorders series.(TEST & MEASUREMENT)
January 1, 2006... Omega has introduced its RD-87 Series which consists of six strip chart recorders for monitoring J thermocouple readings, temperature, temperature/humidity, voltage, current, or 4 mA to 20 mA input. All have an LCD display and record on a 100...

RoHS compliance: perspectives of reed editors from around the world.(GLOBAL CIRCUITS)
January 1, 2006... China Whether manufactured or imported, electronic products targeted at China's local consumption are required to specify deadlines for safety use, name and amount of harmful substance, and labeling to display recycling information....

January's issue: speaking informally.(PEER to PEER)
January 1, 2006... Technology companies, be they semiconductor manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, or technical services providers, all depend on the efficient and effective flow of information between various departments and engineering disciplines. Decades...

Start something.(PEER to PEER)
January 1, 2006... In an Editor's View column I wrote last year, I mentioned that I was being uh... ahem... encouraged to start a blog. To briefly recap, I stated that while there were over 60 million blogs, there were few within the technical community, and...