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Contrinex has developed the ‘Series E’ range of miniature sensors that can withstand up to 20bar continuously on the front face. Available in 4mm, M5, 6.5mm and M8 sizes, these devices can be embedded in pressurised systems to detect moving elements or targets.

Aerco is now supplying into the UK a range of single and two-pole, high-performance, thermal-magnetic circuit breakers from E-T-A. All breakers in the new E-T-A 3120-F7 series are supplied with rocker switch actuation and provide single-pole with thermal-magnetic protection, double-pole switching with thermal-magnetic protection on one pole and thermal protection on the other and double-pole switching with thermal-magnetic protection on one pole ...

IDT™ (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), a leading provider of low-power, mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, announces its second generation pre-processing switch, the PPS Gen 2, an innovative, off-the-shelf solution that addresses the interconnect and acceleration needs of 3G and beyond. Leveraging the serial RapidIO® (sRIO) interconnect standard, and offering a reduced port count together with a richer feature set, the PPS Gen 2 is opti...

Developing higher performance autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) that are smaller and less complex, Team SONIA, comprised of students from the École de technologie supérieure (ETS) in Quebec, Canada, have integrated Texas Instruments Incorporated’s TMS320F28x digital signal controller (DSC) technology into their new vehicle, which will compete in the 10th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition in San Diego, ...

Aeroflex and the Beijing StarPoint Telecommunication Software Company have announced an agreement to jointly develop the first, full TD-SCDMA protocol conformance test system. TD-SCDMA is the 3G technology standard being developed by the Chinese Academy of Telecommunication Technology (CATT) that is expected to be the primary 3G technology in use during the forthcoming Beijing Olympics.

At INCOSE 2007 – the 17th international symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering to be held in San Diego, USA 24th-28th June 2007 – ARTiSAN Software Tools will demonstrate its comprehensive support for OMG SysML in ARTiSAN Studio, its UML 2 and SysML-based real-time systems and software modelling tool suite. SysML is the internationally recognised, general purpose graphical modelling language for developing complex syste...

Now available through TTI, Inc., the world’s leading authorized specialist distributor of passive, connector and electromechanical components, Bourns’ recently introduced SRP series high current power inductors are targeted at applications that require higher power, such as motion control and motor drivers.

RP International (RPI), non-profit fighting Retinitis Pigmentosa and other blinding degenerative eye diseases, announced it will honor Texas Instruments for its many contributions to the organization and technology developments that assist the blind. Beginning with a speech recognition computer donated to the organization years ago, TI has since supported RPI and its cause through technology development and research. The award will be presented...

A steady increase in sales performance has necessitated a move for digital signage specialist ONELAN to a larger establishment in Henley-on-Thames. The new 2500 sq ft commercial trading location accommodates not only ONELAN’s current needs, in terms of space and facilities, but also offers great expansion potential for future manufacturing.

Anglia Designs, part of Anglia Components, has opened a £500,000, 2,500 square feet (232 square metres) technology centre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Sir Robin Saxby, President of the IET and Emeritus Chairman of ARM, officially opened the facility on Friday 8th, June. It has a fully equipped laboratory, a wet room that includes a PCB etching, drilling and environmental chamber, and a custom-built EMC test chamber designed to help Anglia custo...