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A surface mount pyroelectric infrared sensor offering dramatically reduced footprint, easy automatic PCB mounting and lower cost, has been announced by Murata. The IRS-A200ST is a highly stable and highly sensitive device ideal for home, industrial, security and lighting applications.

Using Fairchild Semiconductor's μSerDes technology, the second-generation FIN324C μSerDes-uLP series offers the industry’s lowest current consumption (~4mA @ 5.44MHz), eliminates the need for external timing reference devices and supports dual-displays—helping designers to save battery power, increase design flexibility and reduce part count in the latest cell phones, MP3 players and other small form-factor display applications. The...

DT Electronics is to distribute a comprehensive range of components and modules for low-cost, industrial wireless networks as a result of landing the UK franchise for RF Monolithics of Dallas, Texas. With 25 years in low power sensor networks and high performance RF components, RF Monolithics acquired Cirronet and Aleier in September 2006, enabling the company to supply a complete family of end-to-end industrial wireless sensors, including Zigbee...

Microtune has announced that it has surpassed the milestone of shipping more than fifty-million MicroTuner chips. This achievement is said by the company to reconfirm it’s market position as a world-leading supplier of single-chip silicon TV tuners.

ARTiSAN Software Tools has announced that the first equipment developed by the Siemens Automation and Drives Group (Siemens A&D) using ARTiSAN Studio is a new range of devices launched recently as part of its market-leading ASI-safe product portfolio.

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.