News & Analysis
AWS Group believes momentum for SC21 as ‘flagship vehicle for change’ in defence and aerospace sectors is growing
During a recent address to the A|D|S Quality Conference at RAF Cosford, Mike Berridge, Director of Business Improvement for AWS Group - one of the UK’s leading independent Electronic Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) providers - gave his views on the SC21 program, highlighting significant challenges for the defence and aerospace sector. AWS is one of only 16 companies out of 7000 suppliers to the aerospace industry to have been accredited with ...
Viper Aid To Acoustic Positioning
Applied Acoustics Easytrak Portable acoustic navigation system uses Eurotech’s VIPER single board computer to play a key communications role. Easytrak can undertake a wide range of tracking and positioning tasks for seabed mapping, towfish tracking and controlling robotic vehicles. It is also used to locate subsea divers, so is critical to the safety of personnel.
Renesas Technology Introduces Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) Family Designed for Multi-Layer Packet Processing
Renesas Technology Europe today introduced a high-performance TCAM (Ternary CAM) Series, comprising a portfolio of TCAM memory products to enable high speed packet processing for networking equipment such as routers and switches. The first product in the series is the R8A20410BG TCAM, which has a capacity of 20Mbits and delivers industry-leading high-speed search performance of up to 360 MSPS/Table. Sample shipments will begin in December 2009.
X-Ray inspection system’s Productronica debut attracts wide interest
YESTech’s Vision Award winning Automated X-Ray Inspection (AXI) equipment attracted wide interest and many visitors to their booth at Productronica this year. Also popular were their UV and new version AOI systems.
Analog Devices Enables HD Image Acquisition With Single-Chip Solutions For Medical, Industrial And Scientific Designs
As medical, industrial and scientific markets increasingly adopt high-definition (HD) image acquisition systems, designers of such systems must confront a host of signal-processing complexities in order to accurately capture and record high-resolution images. To address these challenges, Analog Devices has introduced two high-performance, highly integrated 14-bit HD image signal processors: the 75 MSPS dual-channel AD9978A--the industry’s f...
Vitesse Expands Deployment of Magma's Talus 1.1 Digital Implementation System
Magma Design Automation has announced that Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, expanded deployment of Magma's Talus(R) 1.1 RTL-to-GDSII IC implementation software. A longtime Magma user, Vitesse utilizes the Talus platform to incorporate more functionality into ICs while reducing power consumption, turnaround time and development costs.
China Mobile Completes 'The Green Roof of the World' Project
China Mobile, the world's leading telecommunication operator, completed 'The Green Roof of the World' project. Solar energy and wind power are available now in at least 1,000 power sites in western China, at an average height of 4,000 meters above sea level. Compared with coal-fired power plants, 4400 tons of standard coal are saved each year with a corresponding reduction of SO2 92.8 tons, 14504 tons of CO2 emissions, and 1080 tons of soot.
Digi's Spectrum Design Solutions Collaborates with Qualcomm to Promote Wireless M2M Designs Incorporating Gobi Technology
Digi International has announced that Spectrum Design Solutions, Digi's wireless consulting group and a leading embedded cellular integrator, is developing machine-to-machine (M2M) designs using Qualcomm's Gobi™ modules and working with Qualcomm to promote such M2M designs and Qualcomm's Gobi technology. Gobi technology provides global, multi-mode 3G connectivity for High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) networks i...
PROMISE Technology Strengthens Leadership in Storage Industry with Introduction of SuperTrak 6G RAID Solution
PROMISE TechnologyInc., a leading supplier of versatile RAID storage solutions catering to customers fromenterprise to consumer, announced today its SuperTrak 6G SAS RAID controller cards with enterprise-level features for use in the entry, SMB and OEM markets. According to a recent research report published by Gartner in August1, “RAID systems have become pervasive for data storage and are recognized as a ‘needed’ feature rather than an...
6WIND Adds Industry Veteran Charlie Ashton as Vice President of Marketing and US Business Development
6WIND today announced the appointment of Charlie Ashton as Vice President of Marketing and United States Business Development. With the addition of Ashton to guide global marketing and US business development efforts, 6WIND is expanding its leadership team as part of continued investments that have resulted in significant business growth during 2009, despite the challenging economic conditions worldwide.