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At the 3rd annual National Instruments Military & Aerospace Solutions Conference held at the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre at Loughborough University, keynote speakers Ian Bell and Darcy Dement introduced conference delegates from across the military and aerospace industry in the UK & Ireland to the “Tipping Point”. The concept was first introduced by Malcolm Gladwell in his book of the same name published in 2000. To quote the autho...

Silicon Laboratories has announced an extension of the ProSLIC programmable subscriber line interface (SLIC) family, the Si3226 Dual ProSLIC, a fully-integrated dual-channel SLIC and codec in a single chip. The Si3226 ProSLIC leverages Silicon Labs’ patented digital SLIC architecture to achieve a globally-compliant, carrier-grade SLIC complete with extensive remote diagnostic capabilities, low power consumption and the industry’s clearest voi...

TestWorks has recently announced the launch of a specific initiative focusing on the bespoke manufacturing test solutions market. Key to the success of this venture is a growing relationship between TestWorks and National Instruments, a leader in computer-based measurement and automation. In 2006, TestWorks joined the National Instruments Alliance Partner program, a worldwide network of more than 600 consultants, system integrators, developers...

Texas Instruments has announced what it says is the industry's first floating point digital signal controllers. The new TMS320F2833x devices provide 300 million floating point instructions per second (MFLOPS) performance at 150 MHz while providing the lower costs typically associated with fixed point processors. Simplified software development common to floating-point processors and the performance boost allows solar power inverters to more effic...

Intersil Corporation has introduced the ISL51002, the industry’s most sophisticated 10-bit video digitizer. This device combines ease-of-use and high-resolution video performance to create the ideal choice for digitizing analogue YPbPr video from HDTV tuners, set-top boxes, SD and HD DVDs, as well as RGB graphics signals from personal computers and workstations.

3M has signed a new distribution agreement with Elatec Vertriebs GmbH to reach new customers in selected East Central Europe markets. Elatec will market 3M’s comprehensive range of touch products to customers in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, providing in-depth technical support for their application specific requirements.

picoChip has won the Chip Design, Industry Innovation and Industry Choice Awards at the Best of WiMAX World Awards 2007, taking home 50% of the awards available. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies.

Anglia has a signed a distribution agreement with Cree to sell and support Cree XLamp power LEDs in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Cree XLamp LEDs are the highest performance LEDs in the industry today. The product line includes both the award winning XLamp XR-E LED, which is the first commercially available power LED that is as efficient as fluorescent sources, and the newly released XLamp XR-C LED, which provides high performance at a lower c...

Designed to withstand the rigours of tough environments whether used in a shopping mall kiosk or for running demanding process control applications, the ACS-2630 Box PC system from Datasound Laboratories provides up to 1.7GHz of processing power housed in a rugged, self contained, fanless case.

Yuasa Battery has completely updated its website at www.yuasa-battery.co.uk to provide detailed information on the company’s wide range of products including lead acid batteries for industrial, security and telecom applications; batteries for automotive and leisure applications; Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium cells; battery chargers and test equipment. Yuasa is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of valve r...