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SASY Busbars minimise the number of busbar supports needed
The double-T profile bars used in Eaton’s new Moeller SASY 60i modular busbar system not only dissipate heat efficiently, allowing current ratings up to 1600A to be offered by exceptionally compact assemblies, they also minimise the number of busbar supports needed to achieve high peak current ratings, thereby saving even more valuable panel space.
RF Engines Ltd presented with Queen’s Award for Innovation 2009
RF Engines Limited (RFEL), who specialise in high performance electronic signal processing design work, has been presented with the 2009 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category by the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Major General Martin White CB CBE DL, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen.
Atmel and Cryptography Research Announce License Agreement for Differential Power Analysis Countermeasures Patents
Atmel and Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI) announced today an agreement regarding the use of CRI’s patents to enhance the security of Atmel’s tamper-resistant chips against Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and related attacks. Under the agreement, Atmel receives the freedom to use CRI's patents as part of its strategy to develop and enhance its security chips used in smart cards and other applications. The license also covers software exec...
Texas Instruments and Optisense Network combine to produce complete smart grid solution
Providing utility companies with a reliable, accurate and energy-efficient smart grid solution for electricity line monitoring, Optisense Network, Inc. has selected Texas Instruments embedded processing and analog technology as the preferred solution for its primary measuring units (PMU). TI’s TMS320C2000 microcontroller and high-performance analog technology enables a complete monitoring solution that gives utilities real-time visibility of pr...
Lattice FPGA Family Named Finalist in e-Legacy Awards Competition
Lattice Semiconductor today announced that its mid-range, low power LatticeECP3 FPGA family has been named a finalist in the highly regarded e-Legacy Awards competition sponsored by Electronic Product Design magazine. Lattice is one of six finalists for the coveted Environmental Design award, and is the only programmable logic company to be named a finalist in any of the competition's award categories.
Dolan DNA Learning Center Adopts Agilent Lab-on-a-Chip System to Teach DNA Techniques to Teachers and Students
Agilent Technologies has announced that Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) has adopted the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer system to teach high school students and teachers how to analyze DNA. The Bioanalyzer uses miniaturized lab-on-a-chip technology to replace traditional slab gel electrophoresis techniques, greatly speeding up the process, improving consistency of results and reducing use of hazardous chemicals associat...
Agilent Technologies' SMM Mode Wins R&D 100 Award
Agilent Technologies has announced that its Scanning Microwave Microscopy Mode (SMM Mode) for use with its 5420 and 5600 atomic force microscopes (AFM) has been named an R&D 100 Award winner. Recipients of these prestigious awards are selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine in recognition of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace during the past year. Agilent SMM Mode is ...
Agilent Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Agilent Technologies Inc. today reported revenues of $1.06 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2009, 27 percent below one year ago. Third quarter GAAP net loss was $19 million, or ($0.06) per diluted share. Last year's third quarter GAAP net income was $169 million, or $0.45 per share.
Spirent Validates Cisco’s Medianet in Largest Public 1GigE and 10GigE IPTV Test
Spirent Communications plc has successfully supported the industry’s largest public IPTV test by validating the resiliency and video quality of Cisco’s medianet solution. Medianet Megatest, the independent benchmarking of Cisco’s IP video service delivery network equipment conducted by the European Advanced Networking Test Center AG (EANTC), demonstrated that Spirent is the foremost provider of test and measurement solutions suited to valid...
Spirent Validates Video Performance of Industry’s First Live Global Interconnection Demonstration
Spirent Communications plc, in its continuing role as a leader in network, services and device testing, played a critical part in the industry’s first live interconnection carrier Ethernet demonstration conducted at the Ethernet Expo: Europe 2009 Conference and Expo.