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Microchip's dsPIC Digital Signal Controller offers a performance of 30 MIPS, self-programming capable Flash memory, and industrial and extended temperature ranges. The dsPIC30F6015 features an advanced pulse-width modulation peripheral designed for power-conversion, motor-control and lighting applications, a 1-million samples per second (MSPS) 10-bit analogue-to-digital (A/D) converter, 144 Kbytes of Flash program memory and operation at full...

Microtune's tuner technology was built into a variety of products that enabled avid fans of the World Cup to watch their favorite team on-the-go­ from mobile TV phones, in cars and on laptops. By providing the core technology that lets consumer devices receive live digital TV broadcasts, Microtune is helping usher in the era of mobile TV - one that was "kick"-started by the 2006 World Cup event.

VITEC Multimedia, a provider of leading edge digital video products and technology since 1988, has introduced its VMC-5400, a capture and compression board designed for developers and integrators of mission critical video-based equipment and video broadcast applications.

New from microwave and RF component specialist Link Microtek is the latest catalogue from L-3 Narda West, which contains detailed information on the company's wide range of active and passive microwave components and subsystems.

Lee-Dickens has introduced the BD940, a signal converter that will add or subtract between two and four scaleable input mA or Voltage signals and one internal scaleable constant. The BD940 then converts the result into an isolated standard transmission voltage or current signal.

Esterel Technologies, the leading worldwide provider of development tools for safety-critical software and GosNIIAS, one of the most prestigious Russian Aerospace institutes, today unveil their strategic partnership.

Garland Partners Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of a new, H264 and WM9 low cost encoder for high quality video streaming. The new MV401EXP (encoder) and MV410EXP (decoder) systems use real-time Windows Media 9 or H264 compression technologies that allow users to transmit several times more channels over the same network or satellite bandwidth than currently used for MPEG2.

A totally new concept in magnet design and construction has enabled Geeplus to develop a voice coil motor which develops between 30 and 40% more force than devices using a similar coil.

Quantum Research is to license its patented charge-transfer sensing IP to microcontroller manufacturers for the first time. The company has appointed Hans van der Linde to head up a new business unit for licensing and partnerships with some of the world's leading microcontroller makers will be announced within the next few weeks.

picoChip has announced that it has signed a development partnership agreement with China GrenTech. Based on picoChip WiMAX software-upgradeable technology, China GrenTech will develop radio frequency solutions. The two companies will work together in the joint development of complete WiMAX solutions targeted at the wideband wireless access market.