Products
2- and 4-pole power relays from Finder
Finder has announced an update to its 56 series relays, which now provide enhanced functionality during installation and test. The updated series of 2-pole and 4-pole power relays feature as standard on all models a test button and mechanical indicator for manual operation during test and commissioning.
Keithley Introduces PXI Products for Hybrid Test Systems in Production Applications
Keithley Instruments has introduced a new line of PXI products designed for high speed automated production testing as part of a hybrid test system using precision instruments. Test engineers and designers can combine the high-speed data acquisition and tight trigger synchronization features of the new KPXI products with the precision measurement capabilities in Keithley instruments for a superior hybrid test system architecture. Taking advantage...
Ultra-slim Scrollwheel Input Device for Portables from Avago
Avago Technologies has introduced an easy to use ultra-slim scrollwheel input device for use in mobile phones, portable audio and video players, and entertainment consoles. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications.
Aeroflex enhances the capability of its 5800 Series multi-configuration, multi-function ATE system
Aeroflex has improved the functionality of its 5800 Series multi-configuration, multi-function ATE system with the addition of a Boundary Scan and Q-Test capability along with a PXI software wrapper tool. The Aeroflex 5800 Series is a highly flexible, scalable and modular test environment designed to provide the true re-configurability needed to meet the ever-changing requirements of the rapidly evolving PCB industry.
Aeroflex IQCreator signal generation software now supports WiMAX
Aeroflex has announced IQCreator version 8.3 with significant new features to support the rapidly growing WiMAX 802.16 standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. The new version of IQCreator also adds support for CDMA2000 1xEvDO rev A uplink capabilities. Aeroflex frequently updates its IQCreator software to support the RF signal generation needs of engineers designing and testing the latest consumer wireless devices. It is available free-...
Aeroflex adds WiMAX, 1xEvDO and HSUPA measurement suites to PXI 3000 plaform
Aeroflex has announced that it has added significant new wireless test capabilities to its PXI 3000 Series modular wireless test platform to aid the rapid production testing of the most popular consumer mobile devices. Within a single software-definable PXI modular platform, the Aeroflex PXI 3000 Series now includes support for WiMAX OFDMA, 1xEvDO and HSUPA.
OKI Selects CoWare Processor Designer For Its New Custom DSP
CoWare Inc. has announced that Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan has selected CoWare Processor Designer for its custom processor design development. OKI selected CoWare Processor Designer because it will be instrumental in enabling OKI to differentiate its SoC designs in the marketplace. Prior to this, the company has used commercial, general-purpose digital signal processors (DSPs), but the hardware costs in terms of area and power...
Ramtron pursuing AEC-Q100 automotive qualification
Ramtron International Corporation has announced an AEC-Q100 automotive qualification programme for its FRAM devices. The company is aggressively pursuing plans to qualify its FRAM devices to AEC-Q100 (Automotive Electronic Council’s Stress Test Qualification for Integrated Circuits) standards, and is developing a number of FRAM configurations specified for the Grade 1 (-40 degrees to 125 degrees C) operating range. This qualification programme...
Power Integrations' Expert power supply design software
Power Integrations has introduced a new version of its popular PI Expert power supply design software – plus a new online Rapid Transformer Sample Service (RTSS) for transformer prototyping. PI Expert 6.5 includes PI’s latest TinySwitch-III, PeakSwitch and LinkSwitch-LP products, and automates power supply circuit design, component selection and transformer construction, while RTSS promises to trim days from the construction of transformer de...
Avago's SSR's Give Highest Voltage Insulation in Miniature Packaging
Avago Technologies used electronica to introduce three new families of solid state relays (SSRs) with a claimed industry's highest insulation voltage in a miniature SO-4 package size. Achieving an industry high of 3.75 kV in insulation protection, Avago's expanded family of SSRs with MOSFET outputs enable designers to improve power efficiency, performance and reliability in low- and high-current circuitries often found in telecommunications, cons...