News & Analysis

Link Microtek has introduced an in-line millimetre-wave swivel joint that offers a wide operating bandwidth of 26.5 to 40GHz. Utilising WR28-size aluminium waveguide, the new device features an internal construction consisting of a series of cascaded steps that enable the end flanges to be rotated by up to 90 degrees relative to each other.

STMicroelectronics has announced its first highly-integrated light and color-sensing IC intended for a wide range of optical feedback and sensing applications, including mobile phones, notebook PCs, and LCD TVs. The new VM6101 is the first product in the market to offer both color and ambient light sensing, with an embedded system interface that needs no external components – a cost-saving feature for manufacturers. The VM6101 is ideal for auto...

Intersil, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analogue semiconductors, has announced it was selected as one of eight finalists in CMP Technology's EE Times Third Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards in the Ultimate Products of the Year category, ‘Logic, Interface and Programmable Logic’. Intersil’s ISL317XE family of 3.3V RS-485/RS-422 transceivers save 50-70% of valuable board space and delivers the i...

Altium has announced that its unified electronic product development solution - Altium Designer 6 - has been awarded a prestigious International Engineering Consortium's (IEC) DesignVision Award at DesignCon 2007. Altium Designer was selected from a competitive field of finalists judged to be the most unique, innovative and beneficial to the industry.

Now available from the Crompton Electric Motors brand from Tyco Electronics are customised private labelled AC and DC motors ranging from 5 to 1000W. Using its experience, advanced application engineering skills, state of the art computer aided design and approved manufacturing facilities in emerging countries, the Crompton Electric Motors brand from Tyco Electronics offers OEMs significant cost reductions for customised motor solutions, whilst m...

Connector and cable specialist GTK are expanding their sales group with the inauguration of a new office in Glasgow to support Scottish OEMs with design support and local consignment stock. Scottish Sales Executive Derek Parker, in association Customer Service and Development Executive Leanne McComb will be managing the office, which has been fully operational since January 2nd.

Innovative Silicon Inc. (ISi), the developer of Z-RAM high density memory intellectual property, today announced that Daniel LaBouve has joined the company as vice president of engineering. Reporting to ISi CEO, Mark-Eric Jones, LaBouve will be responsible for managing and building the company’s engineering team and driving product development programs.

Tundra Semiconductor Corporation and Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET), the leading provider of RapidIO software and tools, announced today that FET has acquired the business and operations of RIOLAB, the RapidIO Interoperability testing facility.

Texas Instruments and Mouser Electronics, Inc. will present a live Analog eLabT Webcast for designers entitled The Analog eLab Design Center Introduces SwitcherProT on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CST (18:00 hrs CET). TI Analog expert Bill Klein, P.E. will host the Webcast. Analog eLab Design Center manager, Mike Caruso will provide viewers with a tour of the Website and an overview of the tools available online. Klein and eLab pan...

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced two new families of high-performance low-noise Hall-effect current sensors featuring an isolation voltage of 2100 V RMS. Each device is available in ±5 A, ±20 A or ±30 A versions, with corresponding sensitivity levels of 185, 100 or 66 mV/A.