News & Analysis
ECI Telecom selects PMC-Sierra’s Wireless Backhaul Transport Architecture
PMC-Sierra has announced that ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure solutions, has selected PMC-Sierra’s ADM 622, ARROW 2488, TEMAP 84FDL and HDLIU 32 devices for its BroadGate (BG) Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP) family, including the BG-20 and BG-30. ECI’s BG family has helped position the company as the number-one ranked transmission equipment vendor in India for the past three consecutive years according ...
Finder extends range of override and status modules for building management systems
Finder has announced new additions to its 19 Series of 35mm DIN rail modules, adding override and status monitoring modules to the series. Building management system (BMS) designers, panel builders and installers will find the new override modules essential for providing a manual override of a BMS controller or programmable logic controller, in an emergency situation or during maintenance.
LDRA tool suite supports integration with Lauterbach debugger
LDRA, provider of the most complete automated software testing technology with tools covering the eight essential areas of the software development lifecycle, has integrated the LDRA tool suite with Lauterbach’s TRACE32 debugger. By providing software testing features such as traceability, verification, and code and quality review, LDRA assists users of the Lauterbach’s TRACE32 debugger in fully automating the software testing process with th...
Smart Sensor for smooth running machinery
Just announced by Aspen Electronics, is a solid state viscometer suitable for a wide range of industrial, environmental and process control applications. Manufactured in the US to world-class semiconductor specifications, by the SenGenuity division of Vectron International, the ViSmart is a low shear, threaded bolt viscosity sensor.
HARTING develops switching technology to bring Ethernet to the field level
As a key element in its aims of creating an Ethernet communications platform for the full range of applications in converging industrial networks, HARTING has developed a new switching technology which integrates Ethernet automation protocols into the Automation IT communications platform.
picoChip ranked 17th Fastest Growing Technology Company by Deloitte Technology
picoChip is ranked 17th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, during which picoChip grew 4483 percent.
Analog Devices’ iSensor Multi-Axis Motion Sensor Wins 2008 Elektra Award
Analog Devices' ADIS16355 iSensor multi-axis motion sensor has won the 2008 Elektra Award as semiconductor product of the year. The semiconductor product of the year category is judged on the criteria of innovative design, performance, and meeting a customer need. The ADIS16355 was recognised for allowing industrial designers to equip their systems, for the first time, with sophisticated motion analysis and navigational dead reckoning functions...
Avalue Unveils High-Performance, High-Secure Gaming Platform
Avalue has developed a gaming board powered by Intel dual-core GM45 technology, supporting dual views and complied security components and unique I/O interfaces that gaming systems request, such as CC Talk and JAMMA. ACP-GM45 is a high-leveled Mini-ITX form factor gaming mainboard that features strong expandability and delivers exceptional graphics and 3-D processing functions to provide gaming system integrators a multifunctional gaming platform...
conga-QA space-saving module from congatec
congatec AG has announced the successful testing of its recently launched conga-QA computer module with the new Hypervisor Software 2.0 from Real-Time Systems (RTS). The Qseven embedded PC module conga-QA now allows any two operating systems to be run in parallel – independently from one another and with real-time capability – even where space is at a premium.
NEC Electronics and ELMOS announce IO-Link one-chip-solution for Industrial Automation sensors and actuators
NEC Electronics and ELMOS Semiconductor AG have announced that they have developed the world’s first IO-Link one-chip solution for sensors and actuators used in industrial automation networks. The two companies announced a partnership in September 2008, and this solution is the first product in their shared roadmap for IO-Link solutions.