News & Analysis

Schaffner has announced that Farnell is the winner of its distributor of the year award for 2007. The award recognises sales performance and the close cooperation between the two companies on the introduction of new products, in which Farnell has played a key role in the all important design phase.

Focus EDL announces that it has been appointed by MUSIC Semiconductors. The agreement, which covers the UK and Ireland, has immediate effect. Established more than 15 years ago, MUSIC Semiconductors is recognized as a technology leading developer of devices that improve the performance of both internet and wireless networks.

Cherry Electrical Products was awarded the Automotive Lean Manufacturing Award in Germany last month for its successful implementation of an efficient production system. The award, presented by the German trade journal Automobil-Produktion, rewards businesses that employ lean processes to combine cost efficiency and quality in production, based on the Toyota Production System. This philosophy allowed Toyota to greatly reduce lead time and cost w...

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of its newest DSP-based carrier infrastructure processor with exceptional voice and video processing capabilities, setting the stage for converged multimedia services over both fixed line and mobile applications. TI's newest infrastructure platform offers unmatched features to carriers and OEMs, providing them a high-performance product at the lowest total cost of ownership while offering the best ...

Omnetics has opened a new European sales headquarters in Portsmouth, UK to support a growing market presence and increase penetration in markets such as mil/aero, medical, petrochemical, telecoms, instrumentation and other sectors that require highly rugged and reliable, yet miniature and innovative solutions.

Designed and developed in Germany, Data Modul has tailored an AD board which is ready made for industrial customers. Based on the Pixelworks PW131, the board offers high quality scaling functions in combination with an attractive price. The P1 supports up to 8bit Displays with UXGA resolution, highly convenient auto adjust, display recognition and auto configuration offering a high level of support for the production.

VITEC Multimedia has introduced two new versions of the VMM Family. These Multi-channel capture and compression boards are designed for industrial and professional video applications like: Video surveillance, Digital video recording, live video streaming over IP and video servers.

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...