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ARTiSAN Software Tools has announced that BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) has chosen ARTiSAN Studio as its preferred tool for the implementation of its OMG SysML-based systems engineering processes. BAE Systems’ choice of ARTiSAN Studio follows a far-reaching investigation into the potential benefits of adopting OMG SysML to underpin its overall systems engineering methodology and an extensive evaluation of the available Sys...

Nu Horizons Electronics has signed a UK franchise deal with Rochester Electronics that gives the company access to 1.5 billion discontinued semiconductor devices, 8 billion silicon die for such devices and fabrication services for aftermarket parts. All parts and wafers are sourced directly from manufacturers’ factories with complete traceability and, where appropriate, military certifications. Where ready-made parts are not available, Rocheste...

A wide common mode input voltage range, from ground to within 2V of the supply voltage, ensures that the ZXCT1050 current monitor from Zetex Semiconductors will continue to provide accurate current measurement even if the load is short circuited. Its current output topology and very low offset voltage increases its versatility and allows it to be optimised for low in-line voltage drop. Able to operate on both high and low sides of the load, t...

Now available from RF and microwave component specialist Link Microtek are three new connectorised hermetic mixer modules that are ideal for military, space, wideband telecom, industrial, microwave radio and test equipment applications from 4 to 38GHz. Manufactured by Hittite Microwave Corporation, these GaAs MMIC-based modules all feature removable SMA connectors, which can be detached to allow direct connection of the module’s I/O pins to a ...

Avago Technologies has announced an innovative input device module that combines a navigation pad module with a motion sense and interface integrated circuit to provide a mouse-like pointing solution for use in a wide range of handheld and gaming devices, computer peripherals, and remote controls for set-top box and multi-media PC applications. This new compact input device module from Avago is the first in the industry to incorporate a 5-way roc...

Electric Cloud has announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to further support the growing Symbian ecosystem with Electric Cloud's award-winning software production management solutions. Electric Cloud's technology is designed to accelerate software builds, enabling Symbian smartphone manufacturers to deliver new phones to market faster with pre-integrated, high-quality applications.

Electric Cloud, the provider of software production management solutions, is expanding its operations internationally with the establishment of a direct presence in Europe. The company has set up its European headquarters in Oxford, UK and has appointed Andrew Patterson its European business director. The move reflects the growing interest and demand from European software development organisations for Electric Cloud’s innovative, award-winnin...

Yamaichi's latest USB stick meets the high protection requirements needed in the industrial sector. The Y-ConUSB-Stick-1 has a USB high-speed interface to USB 2.0 standard and a total storage capacity of 512 MB (up to 2GB on request) and, like the whole Y-Con series, meets the requirements of IP67/68/69K.

Tundra Semiconductor will exhibit and demonstrate its comprehensive line of leading System Interconnect products at the Freescale Technology Forum in Orlando, June 25-28, at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Conference Centre. Tundra's Chief Technology Officer, Benny Chang, will participate in a panel discussion entitled Trends in High Speed Interconnects on Wednesday June 27 at 1:45pm.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its family of white LEDs with a new device that can provide a typical flux of 30lumens (lm) from a driving current of 250mA. The new TL12W01-D surface mount LED has dimensions of just 7.0mm x 5.0mm x 2.1mm and will be ideal for many domestic and commercial lighting applications that have conventionally used incandescent bulbs. In addition, it is anticipated that designers will choose these compact devices f...