News & Analysis

Ramtron International Corporation, a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, has announced that UK-based Energy Optimizers Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of ZigBee and Bluetooth smart energy saving devices, has designed Ramtron’s FM25L512 512-kilobit (Kb) serial F-RAM memory device into its series of Plogg® wireless energy management plugs. F-RAM’s No...

The new eCon 3011 from HARTING is a Fast Ethernet media convertor designed for use in industrial environments. It performs signal conversion between shielded twisted-pair cable and multimode or single mode fibre-optic cable, and also supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Vishay Intertechnology has broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new generation of 850-nm infrared emitters in 5-mm leaded packages. The TSHG5210 and TSHG6210 are available with ±10° viewing angle while the TSHG5410 and TSHG6x10 devices are available with a ±18° viewing angle. They offer extremely high radiant intensity with the industry's lowest forward voltage.

Advanced Power Components has added Teledyne Relays to its product line-up. Teledyne Relays claims to be the world's innovative leader in manufacturing ultra-miniature hermetically sealed RF and solid state switching products, with more than 40 years’ experience in aviation, military, satellite and terrestrial communications and commercial programmes.

Intersil has introduced the ISL22511 and ISL22512, the world’s smallest non-volatile push-button DCPs. These easy-to-use, rugged devices provide designers flexibility, while saving board space and power. The ISL22511/12 come in very small micro-QFN packaging (2.1mm x 1.6mm) and are 25% smaller than their nearest competitor.

The next Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, on 23rd October 2008 and is expected to be the biggest and best event yet.

Sealevel Systems has announced two additions to the popular SeaLINK USB to serial product line, the SeaLINK+4M.SC and SeaLINK+8M.SC. Offering four or eight serial ports that are software configurable for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485, elminating the need to open the enclosure to change jumper settings or dipswitches. The devices maintain their electrical interface settings locally, allowing the host computer to be repaired or upgraded without reconfi...

Focus EDL has announced a series of miniature optical transceivers designed to provide designers of network equipment with a high performance, ultra small solution for Ethernet and fibre channel applications. Produced by Stratos Optical, a product line of Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions, the RJ series provides a complete transceiver module in an RJ-45 package.

Texas Instruments has announced that Polycom has selected TI’s field-proven digital signal processing (DSP) technology to power its new SoundPoint IP 670 desktop phone. Texas Instruments’ DSP technology and Polycom’s software and systems expertise align to create a unique high definition (HD) lifelike voice quality experience for Polycom’s business customers and to further extend Polycom’s innovative family of IP phones. The two compani...

National Instruments has announced its first high-performance dual gigabit Ethernet interface for PXI Express. The NI 8234 module offers two gigabit Ethernet ports with up to 1000 Mb/s transfer speeds per port for high-performance machine vision and dedicated LAN/LXI instrument control networks. The new module features a x4 PCI Express interconnect, providing up to 1 GB/s bandwidth for real-time data streaming from a single PXI Express slot to gi...