News & Analysis

Today, from the AG CONNECT Expo in Orlando, Florida, Hemisphere GPS launched two new Outback Guidance(R) products, the Outback eDriveX hydraulic auto-steering system and the Outback A220 smart GPS antenna.

At Productronica 2009 MYDATA showed SMT manufacturers how to save substantial time in production with MYDATA solutions - specifically designed with lean manufacturing in mind. With unique machine concepts and advanced software tools MYDATA presents the intelligent factory of the future.

Prysmian, a worldwide leading Group in the sector of cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, has been awarded a € 18 million contract by the Danish utility DONG Energy to supply a complete 132 kV export cable system for the second phase of the Walney Offshore Wind Farm project, in the Irish Sea. This project is expected to be completed by summer 2011.

Huawei announced the successful completion of a 100G long-haul transmission field trial with Telefónica in Spain that covered a distance of more than 1000km. The high-speed 100G trial link spanned Valladolid to Zaragoza, a total transmission distance of 1022km, without electrical regeneration.

The i.MX233 applications processor is based on the ARM926EJ-S core and can run at speeds up to 454MHz. It is ideal for cost-sensitive consumer applications, including portable media players, portable navigation devices, HMI, home appliances, security panels, graphical remote controls, digital picture frames, eReaders, audio peripherals and accessories. www.freescale.com/imx

LPCXpresso is a new, low-cost development platform available from NXP. The platform supports ARM-based LPC microcontrollers and includes a simplified Eclipse-based IDE and a low-cost target board combined with a JTAG debug probe called LPC-Link. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, the LPCXpresso IDE will provide software engineers a quick and easy way to develop their applications.

The ATtiny43U is the new ultra low-voltage AVR microcontroller from Atmel. With a built-in boost regulator, this micro overcomes typical voltages of common battery technologies and is able to run off single battery cells, enabling design of smaller and lighter applications.

The new UC3L 32-bit microcontroller from Atmel is the most-efficient MCU in the world. See more at atmel.com/uc3l

IDT, a leading provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, premiers the next generation Hollywood Quality Video (HQV®) Benchmark DVD. The de-facto industry standard test disk has been used by journalists, reviewers and consumers worldwide as a trusted source for evaluating the picture quality, processing and performance of standard definition and high definition products including displays...

Peregrine Semiconductor announced the new PE42556 SPDT (single pole double throw) RF switch. The PE42556, designed on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS silicon-on-sapphire process technology, features excellent broadband RF performance from 9 kHz up to 13.5 GHz without gate or phase lag and insertion loss drift, and ensures fast switch-settling time.