News & Analysis
Avago Technologies Provides Critical IP to Enable Juniper Networks’ Development of High-Performance Silicon
Avago Technologies today announced that it provided critical IP to Juniper Networks to enable the development of the company’s high-performance silicon devices. These new Juniper designs are part of the Junos Trio chipset that enables the delivery of Juniper’s MX-3D platforms.
Imagination licences Internet radio portal platform to O2
Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia chip technologies company, reports that connected radio portal technologies developed initially for the internet-connected products of its PURE division will enable new radio features on the O2 Joggler. The O2 Joggler is an electronic hub for the home featuring digital photo viewer, news, weather and traffic reports, music and video player and calendar. A subset of the Lounge internet radio service (...
Ismosys Takes Mellanox Connectivity Technology Back To Home Market
Ismosys, officially launched in March 09 as a new demand creation vehicle of the Spectrum Electronics Group has expanded its existing partnership with end-to-end connectivity solutions specialist Mellanox Technologies to include Israel. The agreement builds on Ismosys’ existing partnership with Mellanox in Benelux, France, Iberia, Italy, Turkey and the UK & Ireland. Previously Mellanox products were not actively marketed in Israel despite the f...
MES3 series - CUI Devices Introduces World’s Smallest Optical Encoder
CUI Devices announces the release of the MES3 series, the latest in their line of high performance micro optical encoders. Claimed to be the world’s smallest shaft-type optical encoder, the MES3 has a 5 mm body diameter and a 1.5 mm shaft diameter. The series is ideal for use in medical and robotics applications where size is critical.
Cypress's New Auto-Tuning Solution said to Revolutionize Touch-Sensing Design
Cypress Semiconductor today announced an automatic tuning solution for its CapSense capacitive touch-sensing devices. While existing solutions require engineers to perform time-consuming calibrations for up to 15 capacitive-sensing parameters, the new patent-pending SmartSense™ solution sets these automatically during the design process, significantly reducing development time. The solution dynamically optimizes the baseline and detection thres...
STMicroelectronics, in Close Cooperation with LG Display, Unveils New Advanced Interface Standard for LCD TVs
STMicroelectronics in collaboration with LG Display today announced submission of their proposed iDP (Internal DisplayPort) interface standard aimed at replacing the current LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) standard to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) TV Panel Task Group.
Agilent Technologies' Next-Generation-Sequencing Human Exome Target Enrichment Portfolio Now Available for SOLiD(tm)
Agilent Technologies today announced that its SureSelect Human All Exon Kit is now available for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD System. Applied Biosystems is part of Life Technologies Corp. The kit enables target enrichment prior to next-generation DNA sequencing.
Perforce Software Launches Instructor-led Online Courses Starting December 2009
Perforce Software is offering its most popular software configuration management (SCM) classes in an online format. The new virtual learning environment eliminates the time and expense of travel and provides attendees a high quality learning experience by blending live instructor lectures with student discussions and a virtual lab environment.
Top British Nanofirms win Business Innovation Awards
Three top British nanotechnology firms whose innovations make solar cells more efficient, help in the fight against heart disease, and improve the production of fine chemical compounds won Business Innovation Awards today at the UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies Conference 2009.
productronica 2009 - Very positive signs for next week's event
Back in spring it was anticipated that productronica 2009 would attract around 1,000 exhibitors. However, 1,150 companies will now actually present their products and innovations during the world’s leading trade fair for innovative electronics production at the New Munich Trade Fair Center from November 10 to 13, 2009. 1,126 exhibitors and 24 additionally represented firms from 30 countries are expected.