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Finisar Receives 2007 Excellence in Technology Alignment Award from Cisco
Finisar Corporation has announced that it has received the Excellence in Technology Alignment award from Cisco. This award honors Finisar’s superior technology offerings and longstanding commitment to Cisco’s business goals. As an ongoing testament to Finisar’s world class manufacturing capabilities and innovative technology vision, Finisar was also honored in 2003 with Cisco’s Optics Supplier of the Year award and again in 2005, with th...
Exar single and dual-channel UARTS with integrated RS232 cut BoM
Nu Horizons Electronics has announced ex-stock availability of the Exar XR20V2170 (single-channel) and XR20V2172 (dual-channel) universal asynchronous receivers and transmitters (UARTs) with integral I2C/SPI interface and RS232 transceivers. The devices reduce bill of materials, component count and cost when connecting microcontroller-based systems to the outside world via RS232 links. The I2C or SPI interface is software selectable and the RS232...
Link Microtek strengthens sales force
Link Microtek, the Basingstoke-based supplier of RF and microwave components, subsystems and instrumentation, has made a significant expansion to its sales force with the appointment of four new personnel. Responding to increased demand for the company’s products and services, Link has appointed three new sales engineers and an internal sales administrator.
Altium Sponsors German University of Applied Sciences
Altium has added the University of Applied Sciences at Fachhochschule Deggendorf in Bavaria to its worldwide electronic engineering student development programme. Altium is providing the new development lab at FH Deggendorf with sponsorship of Altium Designer unified licenses, and full support, totalling a value of over 190,000 euros. Students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Media Technology will use Altium Designer’s unified desi...
Transformers approved for use with Analog Devices high speed transceivers
Murata Power Solutions (formerly C&D Technologies’ Power Electronics Division) has announced a new series of transformers that simplify implementation of isolated RS-485 and RS-422 interfaces based on Analog Devices chipsets by eliminating the need to select, compare and test alternative solutions.
Digital Potentiometers With SPI Interface
Microchip has announced the MCP4141/2 and MCP4241/2 non-volatile digital potentiometers. The new 7- and 8-bit devices have an SPI interface and are specified over an extended temperature range of -40 to +125 degrees Celsius. Unlike mechanical potentiometers, the MCP41XX/42XX devices can be controlled digitally, via an SPI interface. This can increase system accuracy, flexibility and manufacturing throughput, while decreasing manufacturing costs. ...
Digital Transmission Content Protection on MOST
The MOST Cooperation, the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized, presents Digital Transmission Content Protection on MOST. MOST Cooperation has optimized the MOST network for high quality video streaming - MOST150 enables direct isochronous transport of e.g., MPEG video streams without bit-stuffing or transcoding. The MOST standard supports approved content pro...
ACAL Technology and Integration Associates Inc in distribution agreement
A new franchise agreement between ACAL Technology, and Integration Associates Inc., brings ACAL-level design support, on Integration’s wireless, wired and power management ICs, to customers in the UK and France.
EL evaluation kit from Rapid
Electroluminescent wire and panels provide a cost-effective visual alternative to traditional neon lighting. EL products are cheaper to install and operate, cooler to the touch, more energy efficient, easier to manipulate and (almost) unbreakable. Brilliant lighting and display solutions can be provided for customers needing to create special effects in an entertainment environment, or who need to illuminate a dark area for a variety of purposes,...
Evaluate the Wii's motion sensor at Rapid
One of the revolutionary features of the Nintendo Wii games console is its handset. A key component from ST is now available at Rapid. The Wii has a controller that senses motion in the hand, wrist and arm. By moving the controller around it can act as a tennis racket, golf club, sword or steering wheel. Inside the controller sits a 3-axis acceleration sensor using MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology.