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Vishay Intertechnology has announced a new series of power surface-mount LEDs that deliver a significant advance in heat dissipation and brightness. The new VLMx32.. devices feature a PLCC 4 package with a lead frame optimized to provide very low thermal resistance down to 290 K/W and power dissipation up to 200 mW, which in turn enables high drive currents up to 70 mA for twice the brightness of Vishay’s high-intensity SMD LEDs in the PLCC 2 p...

Texas Instruments Incorporated, today announced that NICE Systems has selected TI’s TMS320DM6467 digital media processor based on DaVinci™ technology for its next-generation NiceVision Net edge devices as part of its complete end-to-end solution for IP video surveillance. The programmable DM6467 performs advanced encoding and compression, as well as video streaming and analytics to a central location.

Emerson Network Power has published a new 2008 shortform catalogue that covers all standard Astec and Artesyn power conversion products. Containing 64 information-packed pages, the catalogue is an invaluable source of reference data for electronics engineers and system developers.

AdvancedIO® Systems today announced that it is entering the emerging billion dollar Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) market by creating intelligent interface technology for communications subsystem and software providers. With network connectivity becoming an essential part of the social and business fabric of the world’s population, the infrastructure and equipment for mobile and wired networks is challenged to meet greater security demands and m...

Texas Instruments Incorporated announced today that TI has joined the newly formed RF4CE (Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics) Consortium. This consortium is designed to create a new protocol that will enable development of radio frequency remote controls which replace IR remote controls, deliver richer communications, increase reliability and improve flexibility. As a key contributor to this technology, TI will provide both hardware and sof...

3M today announced the expansion of its Touch Systems sales team in Europe with the appointment of Fernando Fandiño Oliver. As Sales Manager – Spain and Portugal, Fernando will be responsible for day-to-day account management of existing and prospective customers in the gaming, banking and finance, and industrial markets.

Pressplan Travel has announced that it is offering special accommodation and travel arrangements to Electronica 2008 which is being staged in Munich between Tuesday 11 and Friday 14 November.

electronica 2008, which is being held at the New Munich Trade Fair Center from November 11 to 14, 2008, will feature a separate platform for miniature electronic components during the 'electronica micronano-systems' forum in Hall A2. Microelectronics is one of the most important driving-forces behind innovation for a large number of industries including automobile manufacturers, biomedical technology, telecommunications, automation technology...

IDT has announced the availability of a new member of the IDT family of central packet switches (CPS). The new device provides IDT customers with the opportunity for more bandwidth, productivity and performance than existing CPS family members by offering up to ten 4x ports of 10G connectivity. The resulting increase in throughput provides system advantages in high-bandwidth-intensive applications ranging from 3.5G and 4G wireless infrastructures...

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it has acquired Florida-based Innovative Design Solutions (IDS) for its expertise in developing analog chips and integrated solutions. The acquisition reinforces TI’s analog focus and strengthens the company’s ability to meet customer requirements for high-performance analog products.