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Design engineers looking for a faster, smarter way to specify and select high-reliability transformers and inductors for leading-edge applications will find the new Magnetics Selection Guide & Short Form Catalog from Datatronics Romoland, Inc., saves time and eliminates headaches.

The BUCHANAN .375” centreline JC6 series dual-barrier strip from Tyco Electronics provide convenient termination for wire and cable applications where panel mounting or printed circuit board installation is necessary. The moulded-to-length product is available in 2 through 23 positions and can be configured with accessories such as quick-connect tabs and jumpers. Designers may select from SEMS or binding head screws. .375” centreline JC6 barr...

Schaffner Ltd, the market leader in EMC components, announces the winner of the 2006 Schaffner/University of York award for best EMC project. This year’s winner is Joanne Burch for her “Ground Power Supply Operation during Static Aircraft Trials” project.

Schaffner Ltd, the market leader in EMC components and test systems, announces the sale of its Test Systems business through an MBO to a group of investors led by the present head of the division, Johannes (Johnny) Schmid. The sale of the EMC Test System business, which contributed some £13M to Schaffner group sales in 2004/2005, is the latest phase in Schaffner’s ongoing strategy to refocus the group on the growing and dynamic market for EMC ...

Quantum Research Group, the charge-transfer (QT) capacitive touch company, has landed a deal to supply Remote Solutions of Korea with touch wheel and touch key chips for its innovative RH60 LCD remote control. The touch wheel is driven by the company’s QT511 device and a QT1080 provides six function keys and a wake-up on proximity function that enables the remote control to come to life and light up as the hand of the user approaches it.

Following a year of exceptional growth, Anglia is looking to recruit a further 25 staff to boost its workforce by 10%. Some of the new positions are field-based, while others will be located at the Company’s headquarters in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

In recognition of the important, increasing role MEMS technology is playing within system level electronics, ISLI (The institute for System Level Integration) has joined forces with the University of Paisley's Microscale Sensors Group to research and develop integrated CMOS and piezo MEMS devices. Paisley has formally been accepted as an associate member of ISLI and joins the existing full and associate members which include Edinburgh, Glasgow, H...

The Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) recently received a prestigious visit from His Excellency Mr Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania. As a guest of the British Government and a visitor of the Queen, the President expressed an interest in visiting a research and innovation company during his stay in the UK. Subsequently, the iSLI and Alba Centre, accredited as a Centre of Excellence, were approached to host the Lit...

Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced today an easy-to-use, high-performance ultrasound signal chain demonstration kit that speeds time to market and lowers cost by cutting development time for ultrasound equipment. The demonstration kit provides a complete, eight-channel analog receive signal chain enabling users to process signals from the output of the probe through a high-performance variable gain amplifier and analog-to-digital converter...

Texas Instruments Incorporated announced today full-production release of its new PCI Express x1 physical layer (PHY) device, the XIO1100. The XIO1100 is ideal for markets demanding low-cost PCIe end-point solutions such as data acquisition, industrial, networking and communication, medical and imaging, as well as consumer and video. XIO1100 is compliant with the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 and PHY Interface for the PCI Express Ar...