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POWER FEATURE: 40~100V MOSFETs Ramp OPTO & DISPLAYS Up Performance, p22 TFT LCDs Take A Wider View, p32 FEATURE: COMMS, COMPUTING TEST & MEASUREMENT Ultra-low profile, & CONTROL Test Protocol Assures high current induc- USB High Speed Module Accurate, Comprehensive tors boast high effi- Smart turn encoder Delivers Higher Test, p40 ciency and shape has LED or tactile Connectivity, p36 up in a 6767 case switch room

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Gearing Up For Licence-Free 60GHz CONTENTS HOT on the heels of the re- bending accuracy and re- 4 Comment cent UK regulator OFCOM an- peatability are ±0.15º, unat- nouncement that it has made tainable by hand forming. the 60GHz band available li- Programming is fast too, so 6 NewsLine cence free for fixed wireless the system can be used links, Huber+Suhner says it cost- effectively for prototype 10 Design & Embedded expects a sharp take-up in the evaluation to volume produc- use of this long awaited wire- tion, knowing that output less Ethernet solution. No- will be identical. 16 Active Components tably, the company has been “We are recognised as a supplying its SenCityLink leading specialist in RF cable 22 Power SL60 wireless Ethernet bridge assemblies,” says Applica- technology to many countries tions Engineering Manager already using the 60GHz band and uct variants are on their way, pro- John Woodruff, “not simply because 28 Cables & Connection therefore has already chalked up viding full duplex speeds of 100~ we make all the parts needed but several years of applications experi- 320Mbps over 800m~1.6km. mainly because we are experienced 32 Feature: Opto ence for the UK market. To meet the expected boom in li- in working with customers on the According to Robin George, UK cence free 60GHz, Huber+Suhner design of their assemblies, manu- & Displays SenCity Product Manager, Huber+ has signed up FWA Solutions as a facturing it and then testing the Suhner’s SL60 point to point bridg- specialist distribution partner pro- finished item. This new machine 36 Feature: Comms, ing system will meet a wide variety viding wireless infrastructure for the allows us to speed up manufactur- of fixed wireless requirements in- terrestrial broadband and wireless ing and reduce costs, ensuring Computing & Control cluding LAN extensions, last mile network markets. every finished assembly performs connectivity, temporary applica- Huber+Suhner has also been exactly to specifications.” 40 Test & Measurement tions such as those demanding the busy on another front: installing a  For full editorial 1 utility or emergency services, sport- custom automatic forming machine  ing or entertainment events, disas- to add to its semi-rigid RF cable as- For full editorial 2 44 Distribution Focus ter recovery, campus connectivity sembly capabilities. and redundant access. This new machine gives its cus- Smart Turn 46 Tech Videos “A 60GHz wireless solution tomers fast access to precision, brings many benefits not possible semi-rigid RF coaxial assemblies Encoder Has with other frequencies,” explains that are not just lower in cost than LED Or Tactile George. “With our SL60 Ethernet traditional hand formed assemblies bridges, users get totally secure and but are more accurate. And formed Switch Room reliable connectivity at distances up assemblies, produced to exacting to 1.6km, with immunity against in- tolerances, are highly repeatable terference. In fact, anything possi- whether a one off or in volume. ble with an Ethernet cable can be Soco Ultrabend is the forming so- done with our wireless bridges.” lution, a fully automatic, three pro- ElectronicSpecifier Ltd. Huber+Suhner’s SenCity Link grammable axes machine designed Ellion House, 6 Alexandra Road SL60 Ethernet bridges are small at for popular sizes of semi-rigid RF Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2AA, UK 250x250x50mm, lightweight and coaxial cable including RG402, easy to install. And three new prod- RG405 and RG250. In operation, Editor: John Taylor BA, IEng, MIET Email: [email protected] Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1843 866 607 Low Profile, High Current Inductors Shape Up In 6767 Case Copy Editor: Raj Joshi Email: and power saving solution for [email protected] voltage regulator module and MER 23-20 rotary encoders from dc/dc applications for next gener- knitter-switch, feature a large Advertising: ation mobile devices. hollow enabling an LED or tactile Email: Saturation current ranges from switch to be incorporated within [email protected] 4.3~27.5A and heat rating current the device, making it ideal for Tel: +44 (0) 1732 366 617 is from 5~4 A, with a maximum home multimedia systems, car en- Fax: +44 (0) 1732 366 052 DCR of 2.05~108.46mΩ. tertainment systems and measur- The new inductor handles high ing instrument applications. Publisher: Steve Regnier transient current spikes without Each turn of the encoder is 20 Email: hard saturation. It comes housed pulses and one cycle is 360º clock- [email protected] IHLP low profile, high current in- in a RoHS compliant, 100 % lead- wise followed by a counter-clock- Tel: +44 (0) 1732 366 617 ductors from Vishay come in 6767 free, shielded composite, reduc- wise 360º. A 9x9mm square hole Fax: +44 (0) 1732 366 052 cases and feature an ultra-low, 4mm ing buzz noise to ultra-low levels. in the centre of the encoder facili- profile. IHLP-6767DZ-11 boasts high Operating temperature range is tates an LED and/or tactile switch Subscriptions efficiency with maximum DCR 55~+125 °C and the device ex- placement on the internal PCB.  Subscribe to the Digital Edition down to 2.05mΩ and standard in- hibits a high resistance to ther- With a minimum life of 30,000 cy- of ElectronicSpecifier ductances from 1.0~47µH. mal shock, moisture, mechanical cles Mer 23-20 devices are said to With a frequency range up to shock and vibration. be reliable and robust, operating Distribution Blog  750kHz, IHLP-6767DZ-11 pro-  over -10ºC to +70ºC. Find out what’s happening vides a high performing, space For full editorial in the world of distribution  Datasheet Download  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 3 COMMENT

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Jeopard Looking Semiconductor Good For Real Time Brüel & Kjær Flying Company Award Multi-core Java Retained Jeopard is complete says Sysgo High At Burbank Outstanding EMEA Semicon- with its PikeOS Safe & Secure Vir- ductor Company is Dialog tualisation RTOS demonstrating Semiconductor and accord- its capacity in supporting multi- ingly it snapped up the 2010 core hardware architecture as part Global Semiconductor Alliance of a more general project targeting Award. And it’s the second time real time Java applications. running it has taken this GSA The Jeopard project objectives award first created in 2009. were to provide tools for platform Now in its 15th year, the GSA independent development of pre- awards recognise semiconductor dictable systems that make use of companies that demonstrate hybrid platforms consisting of strength in market leadership/ multi-core MCPs and FPGAs. competition,products, innova- The evaluation of a radar use tion, corporate management and case in the project demonstrated longterm likelihood of success. system benefits and identified GSA President Jodi Shelton possible Jeopard improvement. comments, “Dialog has shown The radar data processing orien- phenomenal growth even during tated tracking application proved Brüel & Kjær’s EMS team has Authority saw a great advantage in the recession, and its European stable with aicas’s JamaicaVM on landed the project to replace the Brüel & Kjær being both the manu- development teams continue to PikeOS and it’s also faster than noise and flight track management facturer of the NMT hardware and be at the forefront of innovation. I with OpenJDK on Linux. And system for the Burbank Glendale software as they were already a had the honour to present the in- with Jeopard, it is possible to use Pasadena Airport Authority. And world recognised leader in micro- augural award to Dialog last year, the power of multi-core micro- the new five year contract includes phone and sound measurement I'm once again delighted to pres- processors for predictable, em- the installation of 20 new Brüel & equipment for more than 60 years.” ent the award to Dialog for its bedded systems without aban- Kjær 3639 noise monitoring termi- The project began in November continued success in 2010.” doning the merit of a platform nals, backed by its airport noise and runs for nine months, and in- “The GSA has been a key independent development. Paral- and operations management sys- cludes all permits, hardware instal- force in ensuring the European lellising an algorithm on multiple tem, ANOMS, and WebTrak, the lation, conversion of legacy system semiconductor industry contin- cores increased the overall pro- widely used public facing flight data, system testing and a year’s ues to punch above its weight,” cessing power without increasing tracking utility. warranty on the NFTMS solution. adds Dr Jalal Bagherli, Dialog’s the processor frequency or electri- “We were more than impressed Once complete, the ANOMS sys- CEO, “and I'm delighted to cal power consumption. with Brüel & Kjær’s technology and tem will be supported by Brüel & round off this year with such a commitment to the airport noise Kjær’s local and global NoiseOffice prestigious recognition. Congrat-  For full editorial and flight tracking industry,” ex- Support Team which manages ulations to the whole Dialog team plains Mark Hardyment, Director of more than 250 airport NFTMS solu- for contributing to this outstand- China Goes With Noise and Environmental Program- tions worldwide. ing achievement.” mes at the Airport Authority. “The The Cadence Flow  For full editorial  For full editorial China’s Semiconductor Manu- facturing International has Partnership Targets Networking AMS To Pursue adopted Cadence Silicon Realisa- Timesys and Freescale Semi- demand for Linux on our develop- Patent Decision tion products for its 65nm Refer- conductor have joined forces in a ment boards,” comments John ence Flow 4.1 design for manufac- strategic alliance covering auto- Weil, Freescale’s Industrial Solu- First instance verdict, says austri- turing and low power technology. motive, consumer, industrial and tions Manager, “and are happy to amicrosystems, in the patent in- Using Cadence Encounter Digital networking markets. And first joint collaborate with Timesys to offer fringement lawsuit against Melexis Implementation System as the decision is the availability of Lin- our customers a proven embedded NV/SA and its German subsidiary foundation, the companies collabo- uxLink for Freescale's TWR- Linux platform for the Tower Sys- Melexis GmbH regarding mag- rated to provide an integrated end MCF5441X and TWR-MPC5125 tem modules. Our customers now netic field encoder products and to end flow for 65nm SoC designs. Tower System modules. have a highly flexible and afford- European Patent EP 0 916 074 B1 “Our mutual customers can Freescale's Tower System pro- able Linux solution that takes full remains valid. At the same time, greatly benefit from the Cadence vides a highly customizable em- advantage of the low cost, recon- the company expects to ultimately contributions to Reference Flow bedded design environment for figurable Tower System.” prevail against this first instance 4.1,” Says SMIC Senior Director developers to mix and match MCU Atul Bansal, Timesys’s CEO decision by the Federal Patent Min Zhu, “which address two im- and peripheral boards to create the adds, “This is strategically signifi- Court in Munich which deems the portant challenges they face at exact development platform that cant for Timesys. We are commit- European Patent EP 0 916 074 B1 65nm: design margins and yields. suits their needs. Similarly, Time- ted to offering customers using covering magnetic field encoder Deploying the full end to end Ca- sys's LinuxLink provides a highly Freescale processors an industry- products and exclusively held by dence Silicon Realisation flow for customizable embedded Linux de- leading, proven Linux develop- austriamicrosystems not digital design, verification, and im- velopment environment that al- ment platform backed by expert, patentable. plementation along with our refer- lows developers to easily mix and live support. Our LinuxLink has austriamicrosystems will appeal ence flow will enable our cus- match kernel, tool chain, packages helped thousands of innovative the court’s decision at the Federal tomers to work more efficiently and and boot loaders to build just the products go to market on schedule, Supreme Court in Karlsruhe and is productively toward improving sili- right Linux distribution for their and we look forward to helping confident to prevail in this next con quality and shrinking time to embedded projects. Freescale customers do the same.” and final instance and to have the “We see a continuously growing patent fully validated by the court. market.”  For full editorial  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Agilent Certifies Sensium Provides EdgeBio As Platform For Service Provider Transantarctic EdgeBio is now a Certified Service Health Monitoring Provider for Agilent’s SureSelect Target Enrichment System for next Toumaz Sensium enabled devices generation sequencing. are being used to monitor the health SureSelect increases the speed of a team of explorers and scientists and cost-efficiency of next genera- in a record breaking expedition tion sequencing workflows by en- across the Antarctic. December 9 abling experiments to focus on ge- saw the 10 man eteam carry out the nomic regions of interest rather than fastest ever vehicle crossing of the sequencing the entire genome. continent. Now it is attempting the EdgeBio achieved SureSelect CSP same for the return journey. status for the Life Technologies The Moon Regan Transantarctic SOLiD 4 sequencing platform after Expedition is using state of the art completing training and demon- technology in its record breaking strating proficiency with the target journey including wireless Sensium enrichment system. enabled vital signs monitors. The “We're very pleased that quality Osram Team Grab Beckurts Prize expedition is being partnered by organisations like EdgeBio are ac- The Beckurts Prize for pioneering devices such as smartphones or scientists from Imperial College Lon- celerating their customers' next-gen work in researching direct green digital cameras. Due to the particu- don and supported by main sponsor sequencing studies while contribut- semiconductor lasers was collected lar beam properties of lasers, these Imperial alumnus Professor Winston ing to SureSelect's momentum in on behalf of the Osram Opto projectors have unlimited depth of Wong Dsc, who has also helped to the genomics community,” declares Semiconductors research team sharpness and extremely high res- develop the technology. Fred P Ernani, Agilent’s SureSelect by Désirée Queren, Stephan Lut- olution, which go even beyond that The team is travelling in six- Business Manager. gen and Adrian Avramescu. And of LED solutions. The low spectral wheeled drive science support ve- The SureSelect portfolio includes seen as a milestone for many appli- bandwidth of semiconductor lasers hicles which function as mobile target enrichment for user specified cations, this laser will open up new enables lifelike colour displays plus laboratories, and the Winston genomic regions, human kinome, markets, for example, in ultra-com- razor sharp contrasts. Wong bio-inspired ice vehicle. The human X chromosome and human pact mobile RGB laser projectors. Osram only started developing research led team have already all exon sequencing. Agilent Sure- The Karl Heinz Beckurts Founda- direct blue laser diodes for RGB achieved two records: first to use Select XT combines sequencing li- tion presents its award annually to laser projection in 2006. Today, bio fuels extensively in Antarctica brary preparation and gDNA prepar- honour outstanding scientific and these are used successfully in the and first bio-fuelled vehicle ever to ative reagents with the proven technical achievements that give first devices on the market. Based reach the South Pole. Agilent SureSelect Target Enrich- rise to discernible impetus for in- on the findings for the blue laser in The researchers aim to collect ment System for unprecedented dustrial innovations in Germany. the InGaN material system, the data including measuring the productivity and convenience. The availability of very small and team managed within a very short body’s response to extreme environ- low-cost red, blue and green semi- time to break through the barrier to mental conditions using wireless  For full editorial conductor lasers is crucial for large- green from a wavelength of 500nm. body monitoring developed by ex- scale diffusion of RGB laser projec- In 2009, they took over the techno- pedition sponsor Toumaz and origi- Giving Back To tion. The laser diodes enable logical leadership in direct green nally pioneered by its CEO Professor The Community... production of low cost, compact laser diodes of >515nm with optical Chris Toumazou who is also Director and efficient pico-projectors, which outputs of more than 50mW. of the Winston Wong Centre for Bio- An industry first for CUI is its initia- can be incorporated into mobile Inspired Technology at Imperial Col-  For full editorial tion of a programme to give back to lege London, and leading the sci- local communities where their man- ence programme for the expedition. ufacturing rep organisations reside. Rohde & Schwarz Flying High  For full editorial A percentage of total revenue gen- erated by CUI's rep network is set With Eurofighter Typhoon aside and donated to each firm on Rohde & Schwarz has grabbed phoon’s VHF/UHF radio equip- Video Prizes an annual basis as a charitable com- another order for VHF/UHF ra- ment. Eurofighter Typhoon ra- Winner of Freescale’s Sense the mission intended to be passed along dios to equip the Eurofighter Ty- dios belong to the R&S M3AR World video contest, snapping up a to the charities of their choosing. To phoon series aircraft. family used in other major proj- $10,000 grand prize, is ‘3D Hand date the programme has given over The company's close involve- ects such as Airbus A400M, the Tracking’, submitted by Oxford, $60,000 to a variety of worthy chari- ment with the project, which military transport aircraft. UK based Victor Adrian Prisacariu ties across the US. began when the series went into Eurofighter Typhoon is a joint and Ian Reid. The video depicts 3D This giving programme, accord- production in 1999, has now development effort between Ger- rigid hand tracking for augmented ing to CUI, has made a significant been extended to the first batch many, Great Britain, Italy and reality applications using impact on several of the participat- of the third production tranche. Spain, and is one of the most ad- Freescale’s ZStar3 development ing rep organisation employees, al- Each of the 88 aircraft ordered in vanced European fighter aircrafts tool and a web camera. lowing them to connect personally this batch will be equipped with in its class. With the start of the Taking second place, and a with causes important to them. two VHF/UHF radios from Rohde third tranche, 472 of the 620 air- $3000 prize was ‘Personal ROV’ “Our rep organisations are a di- & Schwarz. Delivery is sched- craft planned for the four nations submitted by Sebastian Pelan of rect extension of CUI,” comments uled to begin in 2012. involved go into series produc- Koper, Slovenia, with third place in CUI’s Worldwide Sales VP Mark A European consortium in- tion. Rohde & Schwarz also deliv- the contest taken by ‘Xtrinsic Adams, “and it is important to us cluding Rohde & Schwarz and ered the radios for the first Competition Submission’, submit- that they not only represent our its partners Selex Communica- tranche and has started deliveries ted by Gujarat, India based Maulik products, but represent the core tions and Indra Sistemas is re- for the second. Gandhi and Rajdeep Borsaniya values of CUI as well.” sponsible for the Eurofighter Ty- who collected the $2000 prize.  For full editorial  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Paper Wins Prizes What’s In Store Winners of the National Instru- ments NIDays 2010 Graphical Sys- To Drive 2011? tem Design Case Study Contest are Developments in solid state Dr David Keeling and Ali Alazmani drives, the increasing adoption from the School of Mechanical Engi- of cloud computing and the neering at the University of Leeds. need for consumers to change This annual technical paper con- the way they manage and test, now in its fifth year, encourages store data are the key issues and showcase the most innovative for 2011, says John Tu, Presi- uses of virtual instrumentation and dent & Co-Founder of graphical system design in teaching synchronous to the native rhythm, enhance the testing environment so Kingston Technology. or by engineers in industry. around the external surface of the the heart simulator could operate as “With the ever increasing Keeling and Alazmani’s winning heart’s ventricles. a standalone system and run reliably volume of data, “ says Tu, “we paper was presented on behalf of Cyclic ‘squeezing’ augments for prolonged periods of time. expect to see SSD become the colleagues at the University and heart muscle effort, leading to an im- “CompactRIO offered a rugged, prominent form of internal Leeds General Infirmary who devel- proved output for the diseased heart. reliable, standalone platform,” says client storage within the next oped an intelligent, mechanical The team created a hardware in the Keeling, “enabling our team to con- five years, particular in busi- heart simulator or ventricular assist loop heart simulator, combining real duct prolonged testing, which would ness. That said, we also expect device. The simulator is an artificial time software blood flow with a phy- not have been possible on a tradi- SSD and HDD to coexist for muscle wrap that assists a failing sical 3D mechanical heart. NI’s Lab- tional computer.” some time to come on the con- heart by applying compressive force, View and CompactRIO were used to  sumer computing platform For full editorial where migration to the cloud, lying on electronic sensors to ac- for example, may take longer, C-Mac Cooking On Gas & Oil quire real time data in down-hole with SSD driving the perform- Shaping up from C-Mac are new oil tors are undergoing change in the measurements. These electronic ance of boot, OS and high and gas electronics manufacturing demand for high reliability electron- sensors need to be capable of with- usage applications, and HDD services that extend its position in ics, particularly electronics capable standing extremes of vibration and continuing to store data.” the supply of high reliability elec- of surviving extremes of tempera- temperature, which routinely ex- Tu reckons that this year, tronics for harsh environments and ture and vibration, C-Mac made its ceed 200ºC, experienced in deep- as SATA 3.0 becomes more complements its existing busi- move. The change is driven by the hole mining. The failure of a meas- common, SSD technology will nesses in automotive, aerospace five year, threefold increase in wells urement tool whilst drilling a evolve to change the way and defence. These sectors are look- requiring directional drilling. Today, 20,000ft well could readily incur two computer systems are de- ing for high reliability solutions, par- around two-thirds of wells drilled in days delay, equating to a US$1~2 signed forever, particularly in ticularly those incorporating hermet- the world are expected to be drilled million in lost production. the industrial and embedded ically sealed, ceramic based, thick either directionally or horizontally. In C-Mac UK developed its high environments. The integra- film hybrid microcircuits. these complex drilling environ- temperature oil and gas solutions. tion of new SSD form factors Identifying that oil and gas sec- ments, operators are increasingly re-  For full editorial into computerised devices will enable industries such as automotive and manufactur- Lab On Chip To Detect SNPs In DNA ing, and applications such as Panasonic and imec, partners in medical laboratories. Such ATMs and CCTVs, to benefit imec's Human++ programme pre- tests are labour intensive, from increased performance, sented at the International Electron time consuming and expen- reduced failure rates over Devices Meeting in San Francisco sive. Moreover, rather large HDDs and added endurance various critical components of a bio- blood samples are needed. A to extend the lifecycle of the medical lab on chip sensor. These lab on chip device can bring huge patient’s system. enable fast detection of single nu- advantages both to the patient and bed. This is On cloud computing, Tu cleotide polymorphisms, SNPs, in the healthcare system. Such de- very inter- says that despite develop- DNA, such as a miniaturised pump vices enable fast, easy to use, cost- esting for ments in SAP software as a for on-chip generation of high pres- effective test methods which can point of care applications such as service adoption and more ap- sures, a micropillar filter optimised for be performed at regular times in a personalised medicine. plications on the market, con- DNA separation achieving world doctor’s surgery or even near the  For full editorial straints such as data centre record resolution, and an SNP detec- bandwidth and data security tor allowing on-chip detection using need further development be- very small sample volumes. Partnership SuperSpeeds For USB 3.0 fore mass adoption. 2011 will By combining advanced micro- Faster market adoption of Super- protocol layers. As signal speeds in- see a greater need for more vir- electronics with heterogeneous inte- Speed USB 3.0 technology is cen- crease, compliance testing and tualisation as the corporate gration, imec and Panasonic aim to tral to the co-operation agreement debug become more challenging. market continues to see the realise an advanced microfluidic de- between LeCroy and Evatronix LeCroy's solutions for testing high benefits of doing more with vice for SNP detection. covering mutual product develop- speed serial data will enable Eva- less by building out virtual An SNP is a single nucleotide re- ment and USB market investiga- tronix and their customers to per- server environments. placement in a DNA sequence that tion. The partnership will bring form these tests faster, more com- As virtualisation drives for- can result in different reactions by new added value to SuperSpeed prehensively, and at lower cost.” ward, core components like people to pathogens and medicines. USB 3.0 application developers. Evatronix VP Carsten Elgert processing and memory will be Detection of these SNPs is therefore “LeCroy is enthusiastic to co-op- adds, “In USB 3.0 it is the same as high on the agenda as busi- becoming increasingly important erate with Evatronix,” comments with all top notch technologies, in nesses look to create efficient with the move towards more person- LeCroy VP Roberto Petrillo, “with particular if they reflect industry ways to deal with the ever in- alised healthcare. our complete solution for Super standards: there is no company creasing amounts of data. Existing methods to detect SNPs Speed USB compliance testing in- that can do it all by itself.” require many sample processing cluding the physical as well as the   For full editorial For full editorial steps in dedicated medical tools at www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 9 DESIGN & EMBEDDED

Eagle Swoops For Video Core IP Price Check & Delivers H.264 MVC Availability Decode & Encode Latest Eagle software from Cad- The PowerVR VXD392 decoder Soft is version 5.11, incorporating and VXE382 encoder from Imagi- new DesignLink functionality and nation Technologies, includes giving design engineers automatic support for H.264 MVC, WebM searching capabilities via element (VP8; decode), S3D (Stereoscopic 14, with on-line price and availabil- 3D) and resolutions up to UltraHD. ity checking too, as well as access PowerVR VXD392 is a low to the latest available data. power, high performance, multi- Set-up and save options are now standard and multi-stream ultra provided for individual order lists HD hardware video decoder IP for schematics, with a simple func- core. It enables widely supported tion to add the list to a shopping Customizable standards of any video IP core and cart. All Eagle manufacturer li- now includes support for WebM braries are now supplied with Module (VP8) as well as the likes of Stereo order codes and users can now 3D and H.264 MVC. VXD392 also transfer quote parameters to ele- Drives Flexibility enables up to 4k x 4k resolutions ment14 for a quote for manufactur- for UltraHD and full resolution top ing an Eagle designed PCB. & Fast Time To Market and bottom or side by side displays Eagle v5.11 has three main ele- First to unveil a customizable, high CANopen DS402 is akso provided. for stereoscopic applications. ments: schematic; layout and au- end motor control module small Basic firmware supporting net- H.264 MVC enables multiple torouter. Additional features in- enough to mount directly on the work connectivity and featuring clude an unlimited undo and redo motor is STMicroelectronics, PWM driving, current loop and function and a ‘follow me’ router providing connection via industrial speed loop execution synchronised Kit Trio Targets that allows router recommenda- Ethernet. This new module is said to fieldbus is also available. The DSP Development tions to be accepted or overwritten. to enable faster delivery of elegant, module supports firmware and logic  cost-effective industrial solutions customization, allowing designers Three new development kits from For full editorial such as multi-axis robotics, con- full control over the motor control al- Xilinx further extend the ability veyors, packaging machines and gorithm and Ethernet fieldbus type. of DSP developers to easily adopt Mentor Acquires process automation equipment. “The SPIMD20 combines custom FPGAs in order to reach the high- CodeSourcery SPIMD20 can drive brushless configurability, high performance, est levels of signal processing per- three phase motors up to 2kW. It’s and the convenience of distributed formance, optimise for cost and Mentor Graphics has acquired ideal for various industrial applica- control for the first time in an off power and relieve system bottle- the assets of CodeSourcery, re-af- tions and has been developed in the shelf module,” comments Mat- necks through co-processing. firming the company’s commit- conjunction with motion control teo Lo Presti, ST’s Group VP & As Xilinx Targeted Design Plat- ment to the future of open source specialist Robox. It combines ST’s General Manager. “This combina- forms are made possible through for embedded development. semiconductor technologies, in- tion of features is a breakthrough in work with industry leading distri- “CodeSourcery and its industry cluding 1200V/40A IGBT power motion control that will enable de- bution, design services, tools and recognised tool chain services and switches and the TD352 gate driver. velopers to reduce engineering hardware partners, the new addi- products significantly increase the Two STM32 MCUs provide powerful costs, cut time to market, and tions to the Xilinx DSP portfolio give value of embedded solutions that processing for motor control and quickly scale their designs as mar- developers the hardware, tools and Mentor Embedded can provide its networking functions. A real time kets and opportunities evolve.” reference designs to ensure a pro- customers, as well as contributions communication interface supports ductive design flow across a di-  For full editorial to the open source community,” says protocols such as EtherCAT and verse range of DSP applications.  Datasheet Download Mentor’s General Manager Glenn “We recognise that the market Perry. “We believe the future of em- demands for DSP and design ap- bedded development depends on Fujitsu Semiconductor Supports the wide availability of open source software and tools. The Mentor Em- Cadence C-to-Silicon Compiler Vocallo MGW bedded group continues to expand Fujitsu Semiconductor now “Our customers want to adopt Supports Iskratel its OSS development team, includ- supports Cadence’s C-to-Silicon high level synthesis based on ing the acquisition of Embedded Compiler for high level synthesis System C in order to increase Transcoding Alley last year for its runtime Linux in ASIC design flows. C-to-Sili- their design and verification pro- Octasic’s Vocallo MGW multi-core and Android offerings, and continu- con Compiler reckons to be the ductivity, and enable wider re- DSP platform has been selected by ing with today’s announcement on only high level synthesis tool use of their IP,” says Fujitsu Iskratel for fast growing conver- CodeSourcery for their tool chain ex- that embeds production RTL Semiconductor General Man- gent networks. Iskratel has inte- pertise. Our position as an inde- synthesis to generate implemen- ager Takashi Hasegawa. “We grated the Vocallo MGW platform pendent embedded solution provider tation ready RTL for the target have carefully evaluated Ca- into the latest version of its SI3000 enables Mentor Embedded to collab- application. dence C-to-Silicon Compiler, SMG signalling and media gate- orate closely with hardware IP and Result is a predictable flow which delivers the capability to way launched in October. SoC ecosystems, as well as the from transaction level to GDSII, handle ECOs at any time, and its Iskratel’s new version includes a broader embedded software ven- with the ability to apply ECO contribution to rapid system de- peripheral blade equipped with Oc- dors. Our mutual end customers patches throughout, effectively velopment. As a result, we have tasic’s Vocallo MGW multi-core reap the benefits via the optimisa- reducing system realisation decided to support its use by our processor for voice and video over IP. tion of resources, leveraging the time. A separate Fujitsu sub- customers, and we are planning Using Iskratel's SI3000 SMG, opera- strengths of the OSS community, sidiary has already begun using to use it internally on a produc- tors can upgrade their infrastructure hardware design community and C-to-Silicon Compiler in produc- tion design.” to a next generation IP network, Mentor Embedded software team.” tion on a large scale design. while still keeping existing equip-  For full editorial ment in place, to offer voice services  For full editorial

10 | January 2011 | electronicspecifier www.electronicspecifier.com DESIGN & EMBEDDED view point television, advanced tion requirements. S3D video imaging and immersive Software Interface Standard “The CMSIS-DSP library extends teleconferencing. The multi-stream the application range of Cortex-M3 VXD architecture is suited to en- Extended With DSP Library and Cortex-M4 processor based mi- abling the two main MVC use crocontrollers into high performance, cases: Stereo High Profile, which Version 2.0 of CMSIS, the Arm Cor- Most algorithms are available in low power signal processing,” com- targets two view stereoscopic 3D tex microcontroller software inter- floating point and various fixed point ments Arm’s Reinhard Keil, Director video and Multiview High Profile, face standard is released. The en- formats and are optimised for the of MCU Tools. “The Cortex-M4 ver- which supports two or more views hanced version of the vendor inde- Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4 proces- sion of the library uses instruction set using both inter-picture and inter- pendent hardware abstraction layer sors. The Cortex-M4 implementation extensions to boost execution speed view prediction. contains extensions for the Cortex uses the Arm DSP Single Instruction by a factor of two for fixed point and a VXD392 delivers significant M4 processor and includes the Multiple Data instruction set and factor of ten for floating point DSP al- bandwidth reduction compared to CMSIS-DSP library of highly opti- floating point hardware to fully en- gorithms. The standardisation of the previous generation technology to mised signal processing algorithms. able the capabilities of the Cortex- optimised CMSIS-DSP library re- give industry leading performance, The CMSIS-DSP library includes M4 processor for signal processing duces software development costs even in the case of artificially ex- vector operations, matrix computing, algorithms. The optimised CMSIS- and provides the ARM ecosystem treme benchmarks such as Allegro. complex arithmetic, filter functions, DSP library is written entirely in C with a foundation for filter design Further enhancements in latency control functions, PID controller, and is delivered with source code utilities and other high level DSP de- tolerance deliver high performance Fourier transforms and many other enabling software programmers to velopment tools.” with minimised system require- frequently used DSP algorithms. adapt algorithms for specific applica-  For full editorial ments - essential for application platform SoCs where there are multiple high bandwidth demands LDRA Supports on the unified memory sub-system. x86 Assembler  For full editorial Certification proaches are broad and have thus LDRA’s tool suite variant supports far worked with TI, Avnet Electron- x86 assembler syntax. And for x86 ics Marketing, MathWorks and assembler platforms, including 4DSP,” says Xilinx Director Tim Er- ASM486/386/286/ 186, Pharlap, javec, “to provide complete devel- MASM and Borland Assembler, this opment platforms that deliver de- LDRA implementation provides sign methodologies aligned to the scalable support for any x86 assem- way developers work. Working to- bler variant. This integration enables gether, we are delivering kits that certification for legacy applications provide developers with the ideal not otherwise certifiable. balance of FPGA, processor and By applying LDRA’s language in- DSP resources for a wide range of dependent representation to assem- DSP applications.” bly code, LDRA has finely tuned the Xilinx Targeted Design Platforms capabilities of its tool suite to include can easily scale, adding new capa- x86 assembler. The integration pro- Development Platform Embeds bilities, standards, features and vides x86 assembler based applica- USB 2.0 Connectivity support. Xilinx, customers, part- tions gain assembly static analysis, ners or other third parties can eas- assembly coverage and artefact and Future Devices Technology In- duino Duemilanove and Uno. This ily deliver enhanced capabilities to report creation consistent with other ternational, FTDI, has unleashed platform enables designers to inte- an existing platform, which in- LDRA tools. Vinculo, an embedded development grate USB 2.0 interfacing via FTDI's creases value for end users and re- platform inspired by the popular Ar- Vinculum II VNC2-64 dual channel  For full editorial duces development and invest- USB host and slave controller with ment schedules. the capability of interfacing to the growing range of I/O application  Fo Deploying Android For r full editorial boards developed by the Arduino with an optimal user experience. Mobile Transactions open source community. “The deployment of soft switch  NXP says it’s the technology partner of choice in providing fast, low VNC2 combines a 16bit, 48MHz based architectures,” notes Matjaž risk, field proven and interoperable solutions for handset manufactur- CPU core with 256KB of Flash mem- Jelen, Iskratel’s Product Manager, “is ers, network operators and service providers that want to deploy An- ory and 16KB of SRAM, providing a growing trend, but like most tele- droid mobile transaction services. Check out the video! support for external UART, FIFO, com operators, our customers have PWM, GPIO and SPI slave and mas- made substantial investments in ter interfaces. The Vinculo platform their network infrastructure and brings together all the hardware and aren’t looking to rebuild from scratch software needed for rapid develop- to match this trend. Using our latest ment of innovative, cost-effective SI3000 SMG, our customers are now embedded systems. able to take full advantage of the As a further enhancement, the new multi-core processing power for Vinculo module integrates an eight wideband codecs, audio transcoding channel, 10bit ADC. It also supports and voice quality enhancement. 38 GPIO connections and USB A With Octasic’s Vocallo MGW multi- and mini B host and device connec- core processors, which bring high tors on a 55.38x68.58mm board. The capacity, low latency audio trans- on-board ADC simplifies connection coding, we can offer an all in one so- to sensors, actuators and other ana- lution that delivers the ultimate in logue devices. network deployment flexibility.”  For full editorial  For full editorial  Datasheet Download www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 11

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DesignWare MIPI IP Portfolio Integrity Secures Expands With DSI Host Controller Virtualisation For Synopsys’s DesignWare IP for the Synopsys's configurable Design- TI’s OMAP 4 Mobile Industry Processor Interface Ware MIPI DSI Host Controller IP Display Serial Interface host con- features a rich feature set that en- troller broadens the DesignWare ables designers to easily incorpo- MIPI IP portfolio consisting of the rate display sub-systems into mo- DigRFSM v3 (2.5G/3.0G) and Di- bile devices through a standard gRFSM v4 (4G), CSI-2, M-PHY and interface. The DesignWare MIPI D-PHY protocols. DSI Host Controller can support up The DesignWare MIPI DSI host to four data lanes at speeds of up to controller is fully compliant with 1Gbps of data per lane, providing a the latest MIPI Alliance specifica- high speed serial interface be- tions for DSI, Display Pixel Interface tween an application processor and (DPI-2), Display Bus Interface (DBI- MIPI DSI compliant display. Inter- 2) and Display Command Set facing to the MIPI D-PHY can be (DCS). Using a single vendor solu- through the PHY Protocol Interface tion for DSI display sub-systems (PPI), as defined in the MIPI Al- Integrity Secure Virtualisation from leading developers of smart- lowers integration risk and cost liance specification for the D-PHY Green Hills Software for TI mul- phones. Related support will be while speeding time to market for (v.1.00.00). ticore OMAP 4 applications available for select customers. The mobile systems on chip.  For full editorial processors are built on Green Hills solution will be distributed across Software's Integrity real time oper- other applicable markets, includ- boards. All the ating system. ISV for the OMAP 4 ing consumer electronics seg- Lattice Into Print functions that platform utilises TI's built-in M- ments, software defined radio and On Power 2 You control various Shield technology based on Arm network security appliances. power rails com- TrustZone technology. As a result, “Mobile devices powered by A hard copy print version of Lattice prise board power ISV creates a bulletproof partition OMAP technology put unparallelled Semiconductor’s Power 2 You book management. between security and real time computing into the hands of users,” is now available, providing designers Designers have critical applications hosted by the says TI’s Robert Tolbert. “With this with 150 pages of technical details traditionally imple- Integrity RTOS and a general pur- benefit comes the challenge of pro- and design considerations for imple- mented each of pose multimedia OS such as An- visioning and managing secure vir- menting common circuit board these functions droid, Meego or Windows. tualisation platforms.” power management functions. The using a set of sin- ISV for OMAP 4 is aimed at author is Srirama Chandra. gle function ICs  For full editorial Modern circuit boards use VLSIs and their associ- such as CPUs, FPGAs and ASICs to ated passive com- Femtocell Base VarioTAP Ported To perform primary processing func- ponents. To select Station App Now FPGA Embedded tions. These VLSIs require multiple these components, a designer must board mounted supplies that should refer to multiple application notes On The Web Softcore be turned on in a specific sequence, and datasheets from various vendors. Pulse’s application based sales Goepel has a dedicated model li- monitored for faults and trimmed for Given the complexity of modern cir- tool for designing a femtocell base brary for Xilinx MicroBlaze softcore voltage accuracy. In addition, the cuit boards, this approach to power station is available on the Pulse architecture that supports the inno- input power to the board requires management has become unwieldy Electronics website. It links key vative emulation technology Vario- redundant power management and and time consuming. components and other products a hot swap function for plug-in TAP. The libraries, described as Var-  For full editorial used in wireless home networking ioTAP models, are structured applications. Details on how to modularly as intelligent IP and en- use the products within the appli- able a complete fusion of Boundary SuperH MCU Targets DSP cation are easily accessed, ensur- Scan test and JTAG emulation.  For motor control, solar and frequency inverter, as well as industrial ing best fit when designing fem- Employing this technology, em- drives applications, Renesas’s SH2A based microcontroller boasts tocell base stations. bedded or external Flash can be in- 320DMIPS performance running directly from flash: no tricks; no wait The tool provides a block dia- system programmed via the native states; just high performance. And with an IRQ response of just six clock gram for the application. When processor function. Furthermore, cycles and a superscalar core, the device, says the company, is not only the user clicks on a specific part VarioTAP supports interlaced bus fit for purpose but is an exceptional device in the market today! in the diagram, a full range of emulation and system emulation products appears with complete tests for extended JTAG and bound- information for each one: from ary scan functionality. there the customer can access “From our point of view,” says data sheets and perform an on- Goepel MD Thomas Wenzel, “the fu- line stock check, simplifying the ture of embedded belongs to FPGA selection process. based systems because of their flex- If the user clicks on LAN compo- ibility and the currently available in- nents, for example, a range of sur- tegration level. Our VarioTAP mod- face mount and through-hole els for Xilinx MicroBlaze support one transformer magnetic options are of the most widely used softcores on displayed, including Ethernet the market. Now we are able for the magnetic transformers and RJ45 first time to execute respective with integrated magnetics, while if hardware configurations and subse- WiFi/cellular is selected, a variety quently implement FPGA central of antenna solutions appear. test and programming strategies.”  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Talus Vortex FX Marki Puts Surface Mount Kit Simplifies Excels In Multi- Medical Device Package Guide On The Web Million Cell Design Wireless Design Talus Vortex FX from Magma De- Zarlink Semiconductor’s new sign Automation is heralded as application development kit helps the first and only IC implementation users speed the design and evalua- solution to fully utilise distributed tion of wireless telemetry systems computing for place and route. linking implanted medical devices Talus Vortex FX is up to three and home monitoring and pro- times faster than Magma's new gramming equipment. Talus 1.2, also just launched and sig- “Customers are designing our nificantly increases productivity and wireless radio technology into ap- provides higher capacity, enabling proved applications,” says Zarlink's designers to implement multi-mil- Steve Swift, “including pacemakers lion cell designs flat and to generate The Surface Mount Package Guide distributor, Admiral Microwaves. and implantable cardiac defibrilla- 2~5million cells/day with crosstalk from Marki Microwave is now The publication is an easy refer- tors, and a widening range of new avoidance, advanced on-chip varia- available on the company website, ence guide providing useful infor- devices such as cardiac monitors tion and multi-mode multi-corner covering the surface mount carrier mation on device footprint, via and neuromodulation systems. Our analysis enabled, using existing options available for a wide range of type, carrier material and maxi- new application development kit of- hardware. Talus Vortex FX is the Marki’s mixers, doublers, amplifier/ mum frequency of operation for fers customers a complete hardware ideal solution for very large, complex doublers and passive components the various carriers to suit differ- and software solution to speed the advanced node designs. for operation up to 30GHz. The ent devices. Embedded links are development of ultra-low power, “Talus Vortex FX catapults Marki Microwave product range included to the product data on highly reliable and standards com- Magma’s place and route technol- plus technical guidance and support the Marki website. pliant medical communication sys- ogy far beyond anything else out is available in the UK from exclusive tems built on Zarlink's proven med-  For full editorial there,” boasts Rajeev Madhavan, ical wireless expertise.” Magma’s CEO. “Our investment in The ZLE70102 ADK supports full Distributed Smart Sync has yielded Development Board speed data test, link statistics and great benefits. It puts Magma in the Simplifies Design power monitoring of end to end position of enabling designers to ac- medical communications telemetry celerate the development cycle of CraneBoard from Mistral Solu- systems enabled by the ZL70102 more complex and differentiated tions is a low cost Arm based de- (Medical Implant Communication products without lengthening de- velopment board providing design- Service) radio platform. The applica- sign cycles, increasing hardware ers with a fully open source PCB and tion development kit enables users costs or adding resources.” a design to reduce development to evaluate wireless performance in costs. It provides a cost-effective, al- a range of environments and adjust  For full editorial ternative development option to TI’s The CraneBoard offers numerous algorithms to reduce overall power AM35x Sitara Arm Cortex-A8 MPU integrated peripherals and provides consumption. Maths Library Now evaluation module, says the com- users with flexible power options  For full editorial Available for HiFi pany, and also utilises support and such as a power over dc wall adapt- resources from the open source er, PoE enabled by TI’s TPS23750 Audio DSPs BeagleBoard community. PoE controller and USB for portabil- Fujitsu ASICs Flow The NatureDSP maths library from Based on TI’s AM35x Sitara Arm ity. An expansion port allows added With Cynthesizer IntegrIT DSP Design House, is Cortex-A8 MPU, CraneBoard pro- functionality such as an LCD panel, now available for Tensilica's HiFi vides features not available on ex- along with wireless and audio capa- Cynthesizer synthesis software from Audio DSPs for SoC design. The isting open source, low cost devel- bilities. This is compatible with Forte Design Systems, has been IntegrIT NatureDSP maths library opment boards, including Power other Arm Cortex-A8 open source selected for use in Fujitsu Semicon- simplifies software development over Ethernet and CAN bus inter- boards and a complete open source ductor's ASIC reference flow for the for design teams that want to port faces for use in industrial applica- board support package for Linux is new 40nm process technologies, their own software codecs to the tions such as HMI, with CAN suit- also available. along with 90 and 65nm processes. hi-fi audio DSP. The IntegrIT Na- able for automotive applications. “Forte continues to prove its value  For full editorial ture DSP Signal+ is a collection of as a provider of high level synthe- signal processing routines needed based universal digital blocks for sis,” remarks Fujitsu’s Takashi for implementation of typical digi- Micrium Adds implementing standard and cus- Hasegawa. “Cynthesizer met or ex- tal signal processing functions RTOS Support tom digital peripherals. ceeded our stringent requirements, which efficiently utilise the hi-fi Micrium's middleware is ideal giving internal and external design audio DSP architecture. It contains To PSoC 5 for the Arm Cortex-M3 based 32bit teams a System C based, high level highly optimised routines for filter- Micrium's uC/OS-III RTOS now applications targeted by the PSoC synthesis tool for register transfer ing, FFT, matrix, trigonometric and supports Cypress's PSoC 5 devel- 5 Cortex-M3 platform. All three level sign-off.” other math operations. opment platform. The programma- technologies complement each Cynthesizer was chosen following “Tensilica's hi-fi audio DSP is ble analogue and digital peripher- other, providing the embedded en- extensive testing using the ad- very popular and in use in every- als in PSoC 5, says Cypress, along gineer with a cadre of development vanced process technology of a thing from cellular phones to digi- with the high performance 32bit tools, M3 debug capabilities, fast 40nm library to ensure high quality tal radio and home entertainment Arm Cortex-M3 processor, position time to prototype, ease of use, and results. It is available to internal and products,” states Dmitry Paroshin, PSoC 5 for demanding applications more. By adding analogue compo- external design teams worldwide for Managing Partner at IntegrIT. such as industrial, medical, auto- nents in a programmable fabric, functional validation and timing for “Now, with this library, developers motive, and consumer equipment. the result is reduced complexity hand-off examples. Forte and Fujitsu will get high performance maths PSoC 5 devices provide indus- and the ability to make changes Semiconductor will jointly develop functions that will speed their de- try leading integrated analogue easily in the field. the high level synthesis library for velopment efforts.” resources and powerful, PLD the latest technology.  For full editorial  For full editorial  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 15 ACTIVE COMPONENTS

HDMI Receivers High Voltage Line Enhance AV DDiiaalloogg BBrriinnggss 33DD TToo Driver Has IO-Link Performance Functionality Smallest, single chip receivers to SSmmaarrttpphhoonneess && ZMD’s cost-effective IO-Link line incorporate HDMI v1.4a support for driver and level shifter IC features a 3D display resolutions and ex- TTaabblleett PPCCss high voltage I/O channel that meets tended colorimetry are ADI's the physical layer requirements of ADV7611 low power, 165MHz re- sensor and actuator systems used ceiver and the ADV7612 225MHz, in factory automation applications. dualport receiver with Xpressview This new line driver is said to be fast switching technology. They ideal for all kinds of sensors and ac- enable AV designers to deliver rich tuators used in the harsh environ- feature sets and HD performance ment of automation applications. It traditionally reserved for higher provides a wide range of config- priced entertainment systems, urable system features. says the company. The IO-Link drivers are fully pro- Compared to the competition, grammable ranging from slew rate, ADV7611 10x10x1.6mm and and current settings to diagnostics ADV7612 14x14x1.6mm devices features. “Since last year's intro- come in a 50% smaller footprint, First real time 2D to 3D video con- lutions, there is no extra load on the duction of the ZIOL2401,” com- with a 25% reduction in power version chip for portable devices in- host application processor and no ments Bernhard Huber, ZMDI’s consumption for designs with 720p cluding smartphones and tablet PCs, external memory requirement. Standard Products Business Line and 1080p resolutions. is DA8223 from Dialog Semicon- “The demand for a 3D experience Manager, “we have seen a lot of in- The receivers extend ADI’s Ad- ductor. The device also integrates a on your smartphone is now here but terest in IO-Link products from the vantiv advanced TV solutions port- parallax barrier screen driver that very little 3D content currently ex- market. Responding to customer folio and are effective for power lets users view 3D content without ists,” says Dialog VP Mark Tyndall. demand, we developed the sensitive, ultra-slim home theatre the need for glasses. “Using the DA8223, our customers ZIOL2211 to complement the in a box systems, projectors, AVRs, This chip analyses each 2D video can, without compromising battery ZIOL2401 and thus enable design- high bit rate TVs, matrix switches frame and creates a layered depth life, create products with immediate ers to achieve the optimum bal- and sound bar speaker systems. map, isolating foreground and back- access to unlimited 3D content. ance of price and performance.”  ground objects. It then maps each DA8223 is the first hardware based  For full editorial original image pixel into left and 2D to 3D conversion technology op- For full editorial  Datasheet 1 Download  Datasheet Download  right eye pixels that, when viewed timised for portable devices. It re- Datasheet 2 Download through a parallax barrier filter on the quires virtually no software develop- display module, renders the 3D ment and uses a fraction of the Multi-Processor Processor Raises image directly. battery and compute power of com- Powers Graphics IP The Bar For DA8223 integrates the complete peting approaches.” 3D conversion which means that PowerVR SGX554 from Imagina-  For full editorial Mobile Design unlike traditional software based so- tion Technologies, is a high per-  Datasheet Download Applications processor enhance- formance graphics core for embed- ments to TI’s OMAP440 deliver ded and mobile applications with full impressive performance improve- Tiny Two Channel ADC multi-processor capability. It can be ments including a x1.25 increase implemented as a high performance, in graphics performance, a 30% Saves Space & Power eight pipe single core or in multi- decrease in web page loading processor configurations of 2~16 time and a twofold increase in Maxim’s Max11645 is heralded as cores or 16~128 pipes. 1080p video playback perform- the industry's smallest two channel The new core is the latest mem- ance. Clock speeds are as fast as ADC. This 12bit I2C device includes ber of Imagination's PowerVR Se- 1.5GHz via the Arm Cortex-A9 an internal reference in a tiny ries5XT family which is poised to MPCore. 1.9x2.2mm wafer level package. A bring new levels of performance to These performance advantages, 0.5mm pitch, 4x3 bump array mobile and embedded graphics. It along with other feature enhance- makes for easy layout on four layer provides full support for DirectX 9 ments, says TI, reaffirm the OMAP PCBs while its slim, 0.64mm height Feature Level 3 with maximum 4 platform's ability to drive coveted makes it ideal for PCB designs with hardware acceleration, making it smartphone and tablet user expe- components on both sides. ideal for tablets, computing devices riences including 1080p stereo- This ADC minimises external comparable solution size. By taking and smartphones. scopic 3D, 1080p video conferenc- component count and total solution advantage of the ADC's high sam- Tony King-Smith, Imagination’s ing and gesture recognition. size, says Maxim. It only requires a ple rate, multiple channels can be Marketing VP says, “This latest “The increased performance 0.1μf ceramic by-pass capacitor on converted in a short period of time. PowerVR Series5XT core will deliver given by the OMAP4440 applica- the supply voltage input. Combin- This allows the device to spend new levels of embedded graphics tions processor illustrates TI’s abil- ing a compact footprint with low more time shutdown, further reduc- capabilities. SGX554 pushes the ity to push mobile computing pos- power dissipation - 18μW at 1ms ing system power consumption. upper boundaries of performance in sibilities with the right processor conversion - Max11645 is suitable Max11645 operates from a single power and cost-constrained embed- architecture enveloped in the right for applications ranging from ener- 2.7~3.6V supply and includes a ded environments, while building on platform,” comments TI VP Remi gy harvesting sensors to portable 2.048V internal reference. This 12bit our unrivalled portfolio of APIs across El-Ouazzane. “We seized an op- consumer electronics and point of device provides up to 70dB SINAD, every significant embedded and portunity to enhance the platform load monitoring. ±1 LSB maximum INL and DNL desktop operating system. What’s capabilities driving the OMAP Max11645 is capable of sample error, plus 0.3ppm/OC gain error more we have been shipping DX9 4430 processor’s success today.” rates up to 94ksamples/s which, temperature drift. level parts for more than three years, says the company, is 28 times faster in millions of units.”  For full editorial  For full editorial than the nearest competitor in a  Datasheet Download  Datasheet Download  For full editorial

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Mars Delivers Longterm Meridian Moves Forward With XMOS High Temperature Reliability  With groundbreaking developments in high performance audio and visual technology, Meridian says it’s out to lose as little as possible Cissoid’s new Planet Mars high example, a 3.3/5V logic signal to a from the original source. And the result is richer, more detailed repro- temperature 30V small signal p- high voltage open source output duction where information is processed beyond the range of the channel MOSFET transistor is suit- with turn on/off times lower than human ear and to the limits of the human eye. able for longterm reliable operation 10ns. With the gate tied to the Programmable DSP has previously been used by Meridian but to over -55~+225°C. With its extreme source, Mars can also perform as a achieve what it needed, many different modules were called for. temperature robustness, its input 30V small current diode for high re- XMOS embedded processors brought the way forward, integrating capacitance of only 14pF and its liability at high temperature. many functions on a single chip and also providing high performance gate leakage limited to 400nA at Mars complements Mercury, the with the low component count. Now XMOS is its choice when creat- 225°C, this 30V transistor is ideal Planet n-channel equivalent for en- ing new products. See why... for high temperature sensor inter- gineers needing reliable, simple faces such as piezoelectric sensors discrete analogue or digital circuits or to implement guard amplifiers. at high temperature such as pre- This logic level p-MOSFET regulators, low drop-out regulators, sources up to 310mA at 225°C and level shifters, CMOS switches or can be used to switch medium or open source/drain logic on a bus. high resistances, converting, for  For full editorial bandwidth and density in data First Optical centres and high performance Module Enables computing applications. Copper in- terconnects present significant Multimode 40Gbps challenges to achieve 40Gbps Avago’s four channel parallel optic bandwidth performance, and their QSFP+ transceiver module for power and size requirements are 40Gbit Ethernet applications en- inefficient for higher bandwidth ap- ables data communication and in- plications. Thus system designers terconnect applications that inte- are making the transition to optical grate four independent 10Gbps interconnects that handle higher data lanes in each direction to pro- bandwidths for longer reach Receiver Chips Into Latin American DTV vide 40Gbps aggregate bandwidth. lengths. They also consume less Siano Mobile Silicon’s SMS2270 transition from analogue to digital AFBR-79E4Z pluggable modules power, improve electromagnetic targets the digital TV markets of TV,” comments Alexandre Gold- are also said to provide an ideal al- noise resistance and provide more Latin America and Japan, support- man of IDC Telecom Research & ternative to copper interconnects flexible cable management than ing ISDB-T HD DTV technology, Consulting. “A necessary condi- for switch and router connections, copper based solutions. also known as ISDB-T full segment. tion for that is the availability of af- data aggregation systems and “Avago has a long history of opti- Following success in the mobile fordable digital TV sets and set-top backplane applications. cal fibre firsts going back to our HP segment of the DTV market in boxes that can be used by the The proliferation of videos and roots,” comments Marketing Man- Latin America, this new Siano mass population in these coun- multimedia files in business envi- ager Tina Ohlhaver, “and we are product now addresses the home tries. Siano’s new receiver prod- ronments is placing a premium on pleased to add this new 40Gbit TV market, car TV, and HD ucts support the increasing de- Ethernet QSFP+ transceiver solu- portable TV applications. mand for a high quality, tion to the list. Avago is positioned “Most countries in Latin Amer- cost-effective front end solution.” ica are pushing to accelerate the to bring such innovative fibreoptics  For full editorial to market with the unmatched reli- ability of our in-house laser tech- nology and our IC know-how.” Silicon TV Tuner Delivers Immunity  For full editorial To Wireless Network Interference  Datasheet Download Integrating immunity to wireless camera solution enables a new network interference from wire- 3D HD Solution Is generation of HD 3D cameras at less LAN and mobile Camera Hot Shot consumer price points and with phones, the TDA18273 Ambarella’s complete 3D cam- outstanding video quality up to hybrid silicon tuner, era solution includes the new S3D 1080p60 resolution,” says Fermi says NXP Semi- video pre-processor. It works with Wang, Ambarella’s CEO, “con- conductors, is par- Ambarella's A5s and A7 camera sumers are finally able to create ticularly important as SoCs to enable full HD 1080p 3D 3D movies and still pictures that a growing number of video recording and high resolu- fully exploit the capabilities of TVs now feature WLAN IP TV and tion 3D photography with excep- their full HD, 3D televisions.” or Google TV capabilities. can be tional image quality. It connects to When combined with Am- TDA18273 supports worldwide used on a two standard CMOS image sen- barella’s A7 HD camera SoC, the analogue and digital TV stan- PCB or in a tuner sors and processes the image S3D enables development of cam- dards, and functions as a single can. By using the data to create a single video eras up to 1080p60 resolution universal tuner platform for terres- TDA18273, system design- stream for the A5s or A7 camera while combining it with Am- trial and cable TV reception. ers can also achieve a small tuner SoCs. It also supports the display barella’s A5s HD camera SoC en- With an extremely low noise size that streamlines the physical of 3D video and still images on the ables resolutions of 1080p30, figure of 4dB, TDA18273 boasts design of LED backlit LCD TVs. camera’s 3D LCD. 1080i60 or 720p60. significant performance improve-  For full editorial “Ambarella’s new S3D based ments over traditional can tuners,  For full editorial  Datasheet Download

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boxes, PVRs, Blu-ray players and PC audio products such as sound Video Receiver cards. It features low power opera- Delivers Low tion and dedicated shutdown con- trol, as well as self-muting to en- Noise, High Output hance the listening experience by RFMD's RFRX8888 video receiver preventing audible pop and click transimpedance amplifies the differ- when external factors cause the ential input from a high perform- supply voltage to dip. ance 1550nm optical wavelength Equipment designs can also be photo detector, delivering high simplified, delivering cost savings, noise performance. Output is linear because the TS4604 integrates low distortion RF over 48~1002 charge pump circuitry supplying MHz. RFRX8888 is said to be ideal negative voltage to the amplifiers. for 1550nm optical wavelength RF Hence only a single 3~4.8V external analogue or digital overlay video Rx Stereo Audio supply is needed to sustain the am- circuitry in xPON FTTP ONT plifier’s output signal which can be triplexer and quadplexer modules. Amp Enhances up to 2Vrms at the line driver output. The device’s first stage features There is also no need for a high integrated bias circuitry simplifying Home Multimedia voltage power supply, says ST, for external to IC end product design Tomorrow's home AV equipment enhanced ownership. the line out circuitry. DC blocking and lowering overall end product and set-top boxes featuring TS4604 TS4604 integrates a 100mW capacitors are also eliminated, sav- assembly cost. Optimised for opera- stereo audio amplifiers, says STMi- stereo headphone output and a ing cost and PCB space. tion from a +12Vdc supply consum- croelectronics, combine several driver for audio line out connection ing just 1.4W, it eliminates the need  For full editorial audio improvements contributing to of LCD and plasma TVs, set-top for a supplemental ONT power sup-  Datasheet Download ply in most xPON applications. RFRX8888’s ultra-low noise per- Serial 128Kb F-RAM Devices Are Automotive Grade formance, combined with high New serial F-RAM devices join F-RAM memory features output power, extends the per- Ramtron‘s V family product NoDelay writes, virtually un- formance and lifetime of wired net- line that meets with stringent limited read/write cycles and works by improving the link mar- AEC-Q100 Grade 3 automotive low power consumption. gin and/or allowing more passive qualification standards. The devices are said to be optical splits. FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G hardware drop-in replace-  are 128Kb, high performance ments for 128Kb serial EE- For full editorial non-volatile F-RAM memories PROMs in automotive, indus- that operate over 2~3.6V in the trial control, metering, Active Star automotive temperature range medical, military, gaming, IC Built To of -40~+85°C. and computing applications. FM24V01, with its serial I2C The devices come in industry FlexRay 2.1 Rev B interface, has a typical active standard 8pin SOICs. AS8223 from austriamicrosys- current of 90µA at 100kHz.  For full editorial tems is the first monolithic FM25V01 performs at 40MHz rent of 2.5mA over a standard se-  Datasheet 1 Download FlexRay Standard V2.1 Rev B full bus speed with an active cur- rial peripheral interface.  Datasheet 2 Download compliant Active Star Device. It manages communication traffic improving transmission distance among four FlexRay branches of Video SerDes Transceiver Eyes and video image quality. the network and is expandable Automotive Rear View Video Safety ISL76321 expands Intersil's port- to more branches through an In- folio to provide a complete rear terstar interface. Intersil’s ISL76321 SerDes inter- data, bi-directional control informa- view camera safety solution in the The four branches of the face IC targets automotive rear tion and power across a single Intersil Techwell display manage- AS8223 operate as a FlexRay re- view safety systems. This single shielded twisted pair. The product ment, LED lighting, ambient light ceiver and transmitter. Addition- chip transceiver solution simplifies allows designers to lower system sensing and power management ally, the AS8223 comes with a system design by sending video costs and simplify designs while device portfolio. It concentrates up host controller interface to achieve to 16bit wide video data and bi-di- active control of the power modes rectional I2C control information on and error diagnosis. An au- a single high speed STP cable, and tonomous mode is entered auto- can transmit data in excess of 20m. matically, in which the device op- Remote control of the far end of the erates without the need for a host link, an attractive feature of the controller. A Communication Con- ISL76321, allows a controller to ac- troller interface is also built into cess an imager via its I2C interface the AS8223, to provide the stan- through which operating modes dard transceiver functionality on and adjustments, such as exposure the ECU using the AS8223. and windowing, can be made. Ulti- AS8223 is tailored for automo- mately this feature facilitates cam- tive gateways with embedded era operation under dynamically FlexRay Active Star functional- changing conditions. Sending con- ity. Connecting several devices trol data over the same cable as the at its Interstar interface enables video data eliminates unnecessary FlexRay branch extensions to complexity in wiring looms and re- suit the needs of applications. duces weight.  For full editorial  For full editorial

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2 SoC Trio Comes In Smaller Packages Hot Swap I C Multiplexers μPD63530, μPD63910 and μPD In addition to a host controller sup- Provide Capacitive Buffering 63911 audio decoder SoCs from porting USB 2.0, the devices inte- Renesas, feature an integrated grate all the functions needed in a LTC4312 and LTC4314, two USB host controller. The SoCs are audio system to decode music in wire bus multiplexers from said to be ideal for use in automo- three popular formats: MP3, Win- Linear Technology pro- tive and consumer products. dows Media Audio and AAC. vide individual enable pins These devices come in 48pin, System features, says Renesas, to connect an upstream I2C low profile quad flatpacks said to will shorten the time needed to bus to any combination of be 88% smaller than existing pack- develop audio systems that play downstream busses or aging. μPD63530, μPD63910 and audio data stored on USB memory cards. The devices are pin μPD63911 allow easy software up- devices or SD cards. selectable multiplexers with grading via external flash memory. bus buffers that reduce com-  For full editorial ponent count while promot- ing ideal I2C signal integrity. level translators. Many I2C and LTC4312 multiplexes two chan- SMBus devices operate at different SoC WiFi, Base Band & Application nels while the LTC4314 multiplexes supply voltage levels but they must four. The devices allow easy I2C ad- communicate in the same applica- Processor Now In Production dress expansion, providing the tion. LTC4312 and LTC4314 sup- TZ1090 Xenif SoCs are now in pro- applications processing, communi- ability to address one of multiple port level translation for bus volt- duction at Toumaz for the latest cations, WiFi and a graphics and identical devices, thus resolving ages over 1.5~5.5V, providing the connected audio product from audio sub-system for high level in- address conflict issues. Bi-direc- ability to power devices from differ- DAB radio supplier Pure whose tegration and performance. The tional capacitive buffering allows ent supply voltages while main- One Flow delivers Internet con- device is an all in one platform for extension of the I2C bus size well taining fully bi-directional commu- nected digital radio with music developing Wi-Fi products. beyond the 400pF I2C bus specifi- nications between all devices in purchase services in a new small TZ1090 Xenif incorporates the cation and prevents I2C signal cor- the system. form factor. I’ts enabled by Tou- 400MHz dual thread Meta HTP ruption during live board insertion Bi-directional buffering keeps maz’s TZ1090 Xenif 32bit proces- 32bit RISC processor from Imagina- or removal. backplane and card capacitances sor based SoC, providing compre- tion Technologies and is capable of Both multiplexers are suitable for isolated, while maintaining low hensive WiFi, DAB and FM inte- running Linux and Imagination’s a wide range of applications in- offsets and high noise margins up gration in a single chip solution. new Flow for cloud connectivity. cluding radial architectures in to 0.3VCC. TZ1090 Xenif brings together telecommunications systems such  For full editorial  For full editorial as ATCA, address expansion and  Datasheet Download ACTIVE COMPONENTS

Compared to wafer chip scale packages, DFN1410 boasts lower 15GHz RF Detector cost and reduced manufacturing Speeds Response complexity. The new logic parts are direct replacements for industry Linear Technology’s LTC5564 is standard components and include a precision RF power detector that AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, inver- operates over 600MHz~15GHz, sion and buffering functions. In with an exceptionally fast response SSiinnggllee GGaattee LLooggiicc many applications, these low power time of 7ns from a pulsed RF signal. logic devices draw less than 1µA of The device has an on-chip fast CCoommeess IInn SSmmaallll supply current, making them ideal comparator with a propagation for use in battery powered products. delay of 9ns. DDFFNN PPaacckkaaggee Providing a direct interface with The comparator threshold volt- TTL levels, the 74LVC1GXX family age is user settable, enabling a flex- operates over 1.6~5.5V and the ible trip point. The device's output 74LVCE1GXX over 1.4~5.5V. The may be latched by asserting a latch wide input ranges allow both device enable pin, permitting a fast cap- families to be used for voltage level ture of a short duration, single event shifting. The output drive is ±24mA signal or a fault condition. Its per- at 3.3V. When they are powered formance is said to enable unprece- down, the logic devices' IOFF output dented speed in timing measure- New 74LVC1GXX and 74LVCE1 gate devices complement existing circuitry ensures that outputs are ments, rapid response to fault GXX CMOS logic family versions SOT25 and SOT353 versions and disabled to prevent reverse current detection and RF power measure- from Diodes Incorporated come have been developed primarily for flow and to provide signal isolation. ments in microwave systems. in DFN1410 packages measuring cell phones, smartphones and LTC5564 can measure RF input  For full editorial 1.4x1x0.4mm. These tiny single tablet computers. signals from -24~+16dBm. This dy-  Datasheet Download namic range is provided by a pro- signal isolation with substantial ad- grammable gain output amplifier High Temperature Dual Channel vantages over optocouplers, includ- with four gain settings, which are ing high reliability, lower power, high digitally controlled by two logic Transceiver Delivers 2Mbit/s immunity to dV/dt and operation in input pins that are binary weighed. Rhea is Cissoid’s high temperature extreme temperature conditions.  For full editorial data transmission solution featuring CHT-Rhea is a versatile component  Datasheet Download 2.5kV galvanic isolation and operat- which is useful everywhere a digital ing reliably over -55~+225°C. The signal has to be transmitted with CHT-RHEA is a single chip dual galvanic isolation between two dif- Processor channel, full duplex transceiver. ferent common mode voltage do- Generates Magnetic isolation on each channel mains under extreme temperatures. is ensured by an external tiny pulse At conventional temperatures, Rhea Enhanced DVR transformer, of which the core diam- will ensure outstanding reliability Utilising TI’s TMS320DM8168 eter does not exceed 6mm. and lifetime of the system. DaVinci digital media processor, data rate of 2Mbit/s, with transmis- The complete four channel data  video surveillance products and sion delays and jitter respectively For full editorial transmission requires one instance  solution specialist Hikvision re- of CHT-Rhea on each side of the lower than 100ns and 25ns over the Datasheet Download alised its new generation of DVR pulse transformers. Cissoid has al- full chain. The circuit architecture, products with significant en- ready demonstrated the overall func- the modulation scheme and the Co-Processor Is hancements in compression, tion at board level, including the transformer design have been opti- display and control functionality. transformer on the full temperature mised to provide immunity to ex- Automotive First DM8168 consolidates all of the range. The PCB demonstrator based treme dV/dt, as high as 50kV/µs. SAF356x series flexible digital capture, compression, display on Cissoid components achieves a The solution boasts high digital radio co-processors for car enter- and control functionalities of an tainment systems from NXP HD multi-channel system on to a Semiconductors, support DAB, single chip to continue to meet Chip Powers Into Coffee Breaks DAB+ and T-DMB reception, as the increasing demand for highly well as HD Radio. All standards are integrated, HD video. Designed  Bosch’s new coffee machine uses Arm’s Cortex-M3 processor from supported for single and dual tuner specifically for video security and NXP to advantage. applications. SAF356x is said to be video communications applica- the market's first multi-standard tions, this DaVinci digital media base band processor for digital ter- processor enables extreme inte- restrial radio systems, with soft- gration including a 1GHz Arm ware that can be modified to sup- Cortex-A8, a 1GHz TI C674x DSP port additional features in the core and several programmable future, including standards such as HD video image co-processors. DRM or DRM+. This integrated technology SAF356x is a digital radio proces- developed by TI and imple- sor that demodulates and processes mented on the single chip digital terrestrial radio signals and DM8168 DaVinci digital media outputs the decoded audio and processor reduces board size by data. For HD Radio, it uses the five times and power consump- AM/FM signals from NXP's leading tion by three times, by replacing radio/audio DSPs such as SAF7741 the functionality of more than 10 or its newest RFCMOS based digital discrete components. single chip TEF663x.  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Gain Blocks Are Isolated DC/DC Cellular Optimised 40~100V MOSFETs Converter Is Two new gain block solutions from Industry’s Smallest Avago expand its high perform- Ramp Up Expanding its portfolio of digital ance power amplifier family target- Performance isolation products with the indus- ing cellular infrastructure applica- try's smallest isolated dc/dc con- tions. MGA-31589 and MGA-31689 verter, Analog Devices now has 0.5W gain blocks feature high lin- a 5kVrms isolation rating device in a earity, high gain, superior gain flat- 10×10mm package. ADuM6000 is ness and low power dissipation. a 0.5W converter integrating ADI's MGA-31589 addresses 450~1500 iCoupler digital isolation with its MHz cellular and WiMax wireless isoPower dc/dc converter. base station and other wireless sys- This new digital isolator enables tems and MGA-31689 is for 1500~ designers to free up valuable circuit 3000MHz applications. board space whilst eliminating time MGA-31x89 power amplifiers are consuming securing medical or optimised for frequency and improv- other safety approvals at a fraction ed performance across all major cel- of the cost of alternative devices, in- lular bands including GSM, CDMA, cluding optocouplers. Safety is key and UMTS, as well as next genera- in medical and industrial designs, tion LTE bands. The new gain Expanding its 40~100V automotive subjected to dynamic and static and ADuM6000 protects the device blocks join the 0.25W MGA-31189 qualified MOSFETs to include a part average testing combined and end users from exposure to and MGA-31289 devices and the family of logic level devices is In- with 100% automated wafer level voltage levels that could compro- 0.10W MGA-31389 and MGA-31489 ternational Rectifier. And these visual inspection as part of its au- mise safety and reliability. are for 50~3000MHz applications. new MOSFETs are suitable for tomotive quality initiative target- ADuM6000 enables reduced form heavy load applications in tradi- ing zero defects. factor system modules and can  For full editorial tional internal combustion engine, AEC-Q101 qualification requires even maintain the form with more  Datasheet Download as well as micro and hybrid vehicle no more than a 20% change in features and functions added. With platforms. They are optimised to RDSon after 1000 temperature cy- alternate solutions, such as opto- External Supplies deliver a low RDSon across a range cles of testing. However, in ex- couplers and separate, isolated dc/ of voltages from as low as 8MΩ at tended testing IR’s new devices, dc converters, it may not be possi- Up To Standard 55V. Additionally, the logic level maximum RDSon shift was only ble to add new functionality to ex- MOSFET devices simplify gate 12% at 5000 temperature cycles. isting system modules. drive requirements while saving The new devices are qualified to  For full editorial board space and component count. AEC-Q101 and feature lead-free  This new family is built on AU and RoHS compliant components Datasheet Download Gen 10.2 trench technology. All and materials. IR’s automotive MOSFETs are Controller Ups  For full editorial Efficiency For Dual XP Power’s new, highly efficient, Step-Down Controller Stands-By On 50µA Switch Flyback single output AFM 48 and 60W ex- Linear Technology’s LTC3891 lect continuous, pulse skipping or For a dual switch flyback topology ternal ac/dc power supplies are de- high voltage synchronous step- low ripple burst mode operation to provide higher efficiency and in- signed for a wide range of IT and down dc/dc controller draws just during light loads. The device’s creased energy savings as required medical equipment. They provide 50µA in standby with the output current mode architecture pro- by government regulations, which outputs of 12, 15, 18 and 24Vdc in regulation. 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Current FAN6920MR cost-effectively consumption. AFM45 has a no load from 0.8~24V foldback limits combines PFC and quasi-resonant power consumption of less than at output cur- MOSFET heat PWM controllers resulting in fewer 0.3W, with AFM60 less than 0.5W. rents up to 20A dissipation dur- external components. For PFC, con- AFM supplies also comply with with efficien- ing overload trolled on time provides a regulated the internationally recognised cies as high as conditions. Ad- dc output voltage and to perform safety approval standards for IT and 95% for 12V, ditional fea- natural power factor correction. commercial equipment IEC60950- 24V or 48V au- tures include a With an innovative THD optimiser, 1/UL60950-1/EN60950-1, as well as tomotive, 95ns minimum FAN6920MR reduces input current IEC60601-1/UL60601-1/EN60601-1 heavy equip- on time for high distortion at zero crossing duration, medical safety standards. ment, industrial control, robotics step-down ratios at high frequency, improving THD performance. Multiple input cable interface and telecom applications. up to 99% duty cycle for low volt- For PWM control, FAN6920MR options allow designers to specify LTC3891 features 1.1Ω on-chip age drop-out, an internal LDO that provides functions to enhance C8 option IEC320-C14, C6 or C8 MOSFET gate drivers and oper- powers gate drivers from the input power system performance includ- connectors, providing Class II ates with a selectable fixed fre- voltage or EXTVCC and a power ing extended valley detect up to grounding. quency between 50 and 900kHz. It good signal. the 12th valley cycle. is PLL synchronisable to 75~850   For full editorial For full editorial  For full editorial kHz external clock. Users can se-   Datasheet Download Datasheet Download  Datasheet Download

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High Efficiency Dual Channel LDO Charge Pump Voltage Regulator Saves Power Is Tiny On Semiconductor’s Cat3649, Latest generation of dual channel six channel, high efficiency Quad- CMOS LDO regulators from Torex Mode LED driver is for smartphone is XC6420, It comprises two inde- and other consumer handheld ap- pendent LDO circuits, each able to plications such as digital still cam- deliver 150mA and boasts maxi- eras and portable media players. mum functionality in the smallest The Quad-Mode architecture cou- possible space. pled with content adaptive bright- Housed in the tiny USPN-6 ness control ensures high effi- which measures just 1.3x1.3x ciency in LED backlighting using 0.4mm, XC6420 delivers a high only external capacitors. Power PSRR of 75dB at 1kHz and low Differentiating itself from other drop-out of 190mV at150mA, with devices currently on the market, Supply Has low noise operation making it ideal the Cat3649 has four charge pump for RF and digital applications. modes rather than three and in- Medical & Ultra-fast transient response cludes a x1.33 mode to increase ef- IT Equipment makes for high level output stabil- ficiency by up to 10% compared to ity and each LDO circuit is fully traditional charge pump LED driv- Approvals isolated to ensure no unwanted ers using x1.5 operation. This en- Emerson Network Power’s as in low-power dental and labo- cross-talk between channels dur- ables handhelds to greatly extend NPS63-M is a rugged, small yet ratory equipment. ing load fluctuations. battery life. efficient 12V standard power The 12V output capacity is The device consumes just supply. It supports up to 60W ±20% adjustable with the PSU 55μA/channel and is optimised for  For full editorial with convection cooling and is accepting a wide universal input low power applications. Each out-  Datasheet Download the latest in Emerson’s growing range of 90~264Vac/127~to300 put voltage can be set up inde- portfolio of open frame, low Vdc. Under normal operating pendently within a range of Power Transistors power standard products which conditions, NPS63-M requires 1.2~3.6V in 0.05V steps with a Include 75W includes the recently launched less than 74W input and con- ±2% tolerance. Both channels can NPS20-M and NPS40-M PSUs. sumes less than 300mW under no be controlled independently using Version With a compact 2x4infootprint load conditions. separate EN pins and in stand-by and a height of just 1in, NPS63-M NPS63-M operates at full load mode the current consumption re- has a high typical full load effi- over 0~50OC and up to 80OC with duces to 0.1μA. ciency of 87% and meets Energy derating. It is protected against  For full editorial Star 2.0 Efficiency Level V. overloads and over-voltages and  Datasheet Download Backed by a comprehensive delivers a demonstrated MTBF of set of worldwide IT equipment more than 550,000hr at full load in and non-patient contact and crit- 25OC ambient. An optional enclo- Smallest ical medical safety approvals, the sure kit is also available to ensure Converter Has power supply is also ideal for use maximum component protection. in light industrial, instrumenta- Highest Efficiency  For full editorial tion and process systems as well Swiftly building its Swift power  Datasheet Download RF3932, the RF Micro Devices management ICs, TI’s new 6A 75W, GaN RF unmatched power converter is heralded as the indus- transistor is now in production. It try's smallest and most efficient. delivers superior performance ver- Compact Single TPS54618 is a monolithic syn- sus competing GaAs and silicon Output PSUs chronous switcher with two inte- power technologies, says the com- grated 12mΩ FETs, providing 95% pany, and follows the recent release Deliver 3000W efficiency and low operating cur- of the 140W RF3934, the highest Powersolve’s PAK1500 and rent to 2.95~6V point of load de- output power RFMD UPT device. PAK3000 compact, up to 90% effi- signs for DSP and FPGA based RFMD plans to release a third cient single output PSUs boast communications, test and medical GaN UPT device in Q1 this year. high power outputs and a host of equipment. RFMD's GaN unmatched power features normally found on more TPS54618 is 30% smaller than transistors support green architec- expensive units. Both series com- other 6A devices, says TI, and tures that reduce energy consump- prise five models with outputs of achieves a total solution size of tion, improve thermal manage- 12V, 15V, 24V, 27V or 48Vdc, all 140mm2. The integrated converter ment and optimise network programmable for voltage and provides high performance and re- efficiency for network operators. current via external resistor or make the supply easy to use and liability, including current mode RF3932 operates over a broad fre- voltage input. easy for systems integrators to control, which provides simple ex- quency range of dc~3GHz and de- Voltage can be programmed work with. Included are remote ternal compensation and flexible livers high peak efficiency >65%. over 30~105% and current from sensing, remote on/off, power component selection, especially The device incorporates simple, 40~100%. Both models feature a good signalling and current shar- small ceramic capacitors. optimised matching networks universal input of 90~264Vac, ing in parallel operation, as well as The easy to use and scalable external to the package, provid- 50/60Hz and an active PFC of typ- output short circuit, over-voltage, TPS54618 is pin compatible with ing wideband gain and power ically 0.98. overload, over-temperature and fan other low current Swift synchro- performance advantages in a sin- PAK1500 delivers up to 1500W failure protection. nous buck converters such as the gle amplifier. from a 1.5U profile unit that incor- 3A, 2MHz TPS54318.  For full editorial porates many features designed to  For full editorial  Datasheet Download  For full editorial  Datasheet Download  Datasheet Download

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PKR Series joins Powersolve's range of uninterruptible power sup- plies with eight versions to resolve a wide range of IT and telecoms applications. And Powersolve says that its PKR units can also be used in most back-up situations where constant and reliable power is re- quired for short periods in the event of mains supply failure. PKR UPSs accept a wide input voltage range with models able to 12, five year life batteries as stan- work with either 115Vac or 230Vac dard with 10 year life versions at 50/60Hz. Input power factor is available as an option. DC/DC Converter high at >0.98 and output voltage is PKR Series UPSs use an on-line, either 110/120Vac or 220/230Vac, double conversion design normally ±2%. Battery hold-up times depend found in more expensive units. The Speeds Time To Market on the model selected. main advantage of an on-line UPS PKR units are available to provide is the ability to provide an electrical PKM4116ND is a quarter brick the flexibility to adjust output over 1~10kVA. Battery recharge time is firewall between the mains and dc/dc converter from Ericsson, 23.8~32.8V. fast, achieving a 90% charge in less equipment it protects. In effect, it highly optimised to lower compo- Main application area for than 3hr for the smaller units and provides full protection against all nent count while simultaneously PKM416ND is in radio frequency >4hr 6 and 10kVA models. manner of power quality issues as reducing power losses. It enables power amplifiers and other applica- An automatic by-pass is incor- well as mains failure, with zero systems designers to shorten time tions requiring isolation from the porated into PKR units, switching transfer time when switching to to market and is 100% pin for pin 48V system bus voltage, and pro- over to incoming mains in the battery back-up. compatible with similar products viding a stable output over 24~30V. event of inverter failure. Powersolve  For full editorial on the market. This product is also suitable for uses Yuasa high capacity NPW45-  Datasheet Download PKM4116ND is primarily de- small systems remote feeding signed to power radio applications power architectures such as in- and is optimised for the new gener- door WiFi transmitters. Synchronous DC/DC Integrated ation of microcell transmitters re-  For full editorial MOSFETs For High Efficiency quiring a 100W power module with  Datasheet Download Maxim’s Max15050/MAX15051, pulse skip mode to improve light low voltage, 2.9~5.5V, 4A, synchro- load efficiency, making it ideal for High Frequency Chip Offsets Blu-ray nous dc/dc regulators come in applications such as notebooks and Amplifier Is Price Chipping 2x2mm wafer level packaging. Thee single cell portable devices. tiny step-down regulators integrate The device operates with a High Power Too As mainstream demand for HD MOSFETs to simplify design, min- forced PWM mode, allowing it to BFi OPTiLAS’s new 2100HF high forces down prices of Blu-ray imise EMI and save board space. be used in telecom, networking, power amplifier is a high fre- equipment, STMicroelectronics Operation from a fixed 1MHz and base station applications. quency, high speed, wide band- is helping manufacturers respond switching frequency further reduces Other features include an enable width design for high power appli- to market pressures by introducing total solution size, allowing all ce- input and power good indicator for cations, providing precise control a new chip enabling smaller, lower ramic capacitor designs. With peak power sequencing, adjustable soft of output voltages over 0~±150Vdc cost Blu-ray players and recorders. efficiencies up to 96%, these point of start for controlled turn-on and the or peak ac with an output current STODD01 is a power supply IC load converters minimise power ability to safely start up into a pre- range of 0~±300mA. capable of generating all the volt- losses in applications ranging from biased output. ages needed to operate the player’s portable devices to networking 2100HF is an all solid state de-  For full editorial circuitry, including the high voltage equipment. Max15050 employs a sign for high reliability and low  Datasheet Download noise operation, achieving accu- driver for the blue laser supporting rate output response and high slew HD read and write. It integrates rates, even under highly capacitive three power supplies to drive low MOSFETs Raise Protection loads. Full power frequency re- voltage digital ICs, analogue cir- Stakes For Inductive Loads sponse of the amplifier is essen- cuitry and the laser driver. Using tially flat up to 2MHz and no over- this chip, ST says designers can The IntelliFET range of self-pro- temperature, over-current, over-volt- shoot or instability of the waveform eliminate multiple individual power tected MOSFETs from Diodes In- age and input ESD protection on occurs due to the amplifier's dual supplies from the PCB, reducing corporated is augmented with the each of the two independent and feedback feature. component costs, design complex- addition of the 60V, typically 75mΩ isolated switching channels. Pack- DC to greater than bandwidth ity, time to market and assembly rated single n-channel ZXMS6006 aged in the thermally efficient SM8, capabilities for the ±150V range in- time. The size of the board can also DG/SG and dual n-channel ZXMS it delivers a thermal efficiency 30% clude large signal bandwidth of be reduced, enabling new genera- 6006DT8. They provide thermal better than comparable competing 2.6MHz and a small signal band- tions of compact set-top products shutdown, short circuit, over-volt- SO8 devices, ensuring cooler run- width greater than 3MHz. Indus- and portable HD devices. age, over-current and input ESD ning, more reliable end applications. trial applications include MEMS Each of the STODD01’s power- protection, enabling circuit design- ZXMS6006DG drain connected devices, electro-optic modulators, supply channels benefits from ers to dramatically increase circuit to tab and ZXMS6006SG drain ion beam control, ultrasonics, di- highly efficient switched mode reliability in automotive and indus- connected to source MOSFETs are electric material characterisation, conversion which minimises en- trial applications. These self-pro- cost-effective and come in com- piezo electric driving and control. ergy losses and heat generation. tected MOSFETs are ideal for pact, high power dissipation switching inductive loads. SOT223 packaging.   For full editorial For full editorial ZXMS6006DT8 integrates over-  Datasheet Download  Datasheet Download  For full editorial

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says Dr Horst J Kayser, AEG’s CEO. AEG Completes “The choice of AEG Power Solu- High Voltage Current Sense Amplifier Harmer & tions as our single, worldwide name for all our businesses brings  ADI’s AD8207 high voltage current sense amplifier is first to deliver Simmons more legibility and consistency to a maximum 1μV/OC off-set temperature drift while featuring negative our strategy. Our vision and busi- common mode voltage operation and high bandwidth. The device Consolidation ness model is built on the conver- suits a variety of PWM closed loop current control systems. Consolidating former Harmer & gence between our two major ac- Simmons activities under its sin- tivities, renewable energies and gle, global name, the entire range energy efficiency solutions, into in- of power supply systems and solu- novative power management solu- tions, including high reliability UPS tions for all kinds of demanding ap- systems, industrial chargers and dc plications. Our dc telecom and systems, power controllers or solar embedded power solutions are fully inverters will be marketed world- part of our energy efficiency solu- wide under the AEG Power Solu- tions business which gathers our tions brand. portfolio of reliable, high availability “This marks the final step of our power systems for energy, water, branding strategy which started in transportation and communication 2008, when all new energies activi- infrastructure.” ties and industrial power solutions  For full editorial adopted AEG Power Solutions,”  Datasheet Download

39.4mm. The compact, highly effi- Low Profile PCB Mountable Conduction Cooled cient units, typically 88%, use con- PSUs Suit Tough duction cooling to transfer heat PSUs Move Up To 100W through the chassis. No fans or Environments forced airflow is required for the ECC100 series 100W, single output, unit to operate at full power. base plate cooled, ac/dc power sup- ECC100 comes in five nominal plies from XP Power, are specifi- output versions of +12, +15, +24, +28 cally for sealed boxes and harsh en- and +48Vdc. An optional surge filter vironments where wide temperature module is available to increase pro- variations are commonplace. These tection of incoming ac surges to conduction cooled units suit outdoor level 4 of EN61000-4-5. Comprehen- applications such as wireless com- sive monitoring signals and controls munications, lighting and informa- include remote sensing, combined tion displays, traffic monitoring, cel- ac and dc fail signalling and remote lular base stations and other sealed on/off. A +5V/0.5A stand-by output enclosure installations. is provided as standard. They operate over -40~+75OC  For full editorial and measure up at just 83.8x127x  Datasheet Download

Upping the output power of its These 100W supplies are avail- ZPSA series of compact, PCB able in popular single outputs from mountable ac/dc power supplies, 5~48Vdc, with a typical efficiency of TDK-Lambda has introduced a up to 90%. ZPSA is suitable for con- 100W version. The single output vection or air cooled environments ZPSA100 accepts a wide input volt- of 0~+70°C, with appropriate derat- Smart PDUs Provide age range, has a 26.6mm profile and ing. A green LED indicates power Remote Monitoring & Metering an industry standard footprint of on and standard features such as 127x76.2mm, making it ideal for ap- over-voltage and short circuit pro- plications such as LED signage and tection are included. The supplies lighting, PoS equipment, data- come in open board configuration comms, video and audio routers and with Molex I/O connectors. test and measurement equipment.  For full editorial New rack mounting ac power dis- eight ac loads through IEC 230Vac Green Rectifier Controls 5V Supplies tribution units from UniPower are nominal or NEMA 120Vac nominal For standard and logic level, n- tures and design flexibility said not expected to find wide application connectors. Remote power on and channel MOSFETs used for low- available from traditional diode rec- in mission critical networks. Vigi- off with sequencing can be user voltage, secondary side synchro- tifier solutions. Its micro-sleep cur- lant shapes up at 1U high and is defined to sequence equipment nous rectification, TI’s UCC24610 rent, automatic light load manage- designed for 19in rack systems. It turn-off and turn-on. Green Rectifier power manage- ment and synchronous wake-up is capable of providing ac power Vigilant PDUs also include re- ment controller and driver im- features help maximise efficiency. distribution at rack or system level. mote individual outlet control, user proves power supply efficiency as UCC24610 uses drain to source Each Vigilant PDU can deliver definable alarm thresholds and the much as 5% and reduces primary voltage sensing to support flyback local true RMS current metering ability to set up remote event alerts side power loss in 5V ac/dc and LLC resonant converters, as with remote total power monitoring via e-mail or SNMP. The units also adapters and bias supplies. well as other power architectures, also provided using integrated soft- include alarm traps and provide a The 600kHz UCC24610 Green to give designers greater flexibility. ware. In normal operation, these local audible alarm. Rectifier provides power saving fea- PDUs provide distribution for up to  For full editorial  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 27 CABLES & CONNECTION

Plastic Bodied Sub-Miniature Ranges Connect All Options Three new Weald Electronics dielectric and mechanical strength ranges of plastic bodied sub-minia- while the spring tempered, phos- ture circular connectors from Lane phor bronze contacts are gold plated Electronics are designed for ap- for low contact resistance, easy sol- plications where space is a pre- dering and proof against corrosion. mium. SM/SMA Series come with For the SM/SMA Series, the blue plastic moulded housings. Single Row, Right one, two or three contacts while plug or socket can be chassis or Typical applications range from Angles Connectors the SMC Series has three. bulkhead mounted and there is a test and measurement, laboratory SM/SMA connectors are rated at 3, choice of six coloured discs for equipment and portable products, Spring Into Action 7 and 12A and the SMC Series is identification. The connector to instrumentation and a wide Mill-Max's 829 series single row, 3A. All three series feature a peak hoods are equally suitable for range of applications in schools, right angled strips are heralded as working voltage of 500Vdc or ac. plugs or sockets and can be sup- colleges, universities and teaching the perfect solution for spring The plastic mouldings give the plied in black or blue. SMC con- establishments. loaded connection applications range high arc resistance and high nectors come in black, white or  For full editorial parallel to the PCB. SLC spring loaded connectors are commonly used as high quality battery inter- Converter Cables Connect Industrial Ethernet Apps face connections and in applica- With M8/M12 circular tacts rated at 2.1A at tions such as board to board and connectors on the other 70°C, and can include blind mating assemblies. This low end of the cable, the Y- covers for IP20 to IP69K profile connector is said to be ideal ConRJ45 converter protection. for the small packaging require- cable assembly from Ya- For M8/M12 inter- ments in handhelds, especially maichi is suitable for faces, various cable and where vertical space is limited. applications such as panel mount male and With all the characteristics of sensors in Industrial female, 90° or 180°, Mill-Max's other spring loaded Ethernet environments. coded or uncoded con- products, 829 connectors feature an The high quality RJ45 nectors are available. increased mid-stroke of 0.045in, cable assembly series All moulded M8/M12 deemed more than double that of has been extended for cable versions include most standard series products. mechanical engineering 360° EMI shielding. The With right angled tails and locat- as well as industrial and metal screw has an au- ing pegs on the insulator, the 829 factory automation use. dible closure ratchet and series is assembled as a through- As a converter cable, Y- features vibration resist- hole component, providing a secure ConRJ45 enables simple cabling connectors and the RJ45 interface is ant locking to ensure the interface connection to the board. These from industrial Ethernet to sensors, via Y-Con connectors. These have does not open during operation. SLCs are suitable for hand, intrusive actuators and encoders. Wiring is up to eight signal contacts and can  For full editorial reflow and wave soldering. via space saving M8/M12 circular include two additional power con-  Datasheet Download  For full editorial  With this two piece hood design, Datasheet Download Hoody Revolution... users can slip the hood and cable New hoods for Harting’s two piece gland on to the cable for speedy DDR3 DIMM Han-Compact industrial connectors assembly, installation and contact Sockets Keep A come with a choice of straight or wiring. The operation is completed angled cable entry. The compact by closing the hood and fastening Very Low Profile metal hoods are suitable for all it with the screws. VLP, very low profile, DDR3 DIMM Han-Compact contact inserts and A separate earth conductor ter- sockets from Tyco are JEDEC stan- include variants with surfaces for minal on the hood enables the use dards designed and feature a maxi- standard and EMC applications. cost-effective, half cable glands for of connectors with higher rated mum latch height of 16mm. And the The outer threads are moulded to a range of cable diameters and an voltages and currents. reduction in the overall height of the the hood. The range also includes Iris spring for shield termination.  For full editorial socket mated with the DIMM mod- ule enables enclosures to be smaller In addition to the or boards to be mounted closer to- Arinc 600 Range Lowers Design Costs contact, a new one gether whilst also eliminating heat Radiall’s NSX Series size 22 socket plug connectors and compatible piece insert further from high end servers. contact helps reduce the cost of with existing PCB layouts. NSX size reduces costs by re- Tyco’s VLP DDR3 DIMM socket Arinc 600 connectors. With the high 22 socket contacts are fully qualified placing the tradi- addresses interconnect require- contact numbers of many Arinc 600 to Arinc 600 specifications. tional two piece de- ments across server, communica- connectors, any reduction in con- The stamped and rolled clip pro- sign and eliminating tions, and notebook platforms. The tact costs can significantly affect the vides low insertion force require- complex manufactur- product can be applied to high end overall connector costs, says the ments and low electrical resistance ing and assembly. In- servers and communications equip- company. Its new contact combines through three point electrical con- serts are supplied filled with ment in a variety of industries in- a stamped and rolled clip inside a tact. The new design also avoids non-removable contacts to cluding consumer/mobile devices, machine turned body. stubbing since the three springs customer specifications: industrial and automotive. The de- Stamped and rolled parts are said centre the pin during mating. Clip empty cavities can also be vice comes with three gold plating to considerably reduce manufactur- members are plated with 50μin of loaded later. The new Radiall NSX options, two latch options (black or ing complexity and therefore cost. gold, with flash gold on the contact contacts are also available in re- white) and is surface mountable. The PC tail contacts are fully inter- body, eliminating tin lead and movable versions. mateable with existing Arinc 600 achieving RoHS compatibility.  For full editorial  For full editorial

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CABLES & CONNECTION

Jack’s Provide Small Is Bountiful SMT Flexibility With its small dimensions, Suyin’s new surface mounting Tyco’s new circular 3.5mm AV 254070FB009XX26XX 8pin SIM jack is surface mounting and card connector suits diverse space boasts enhanced flexibility that critical applications ranging from can be tailored to specific cus- all kinds of miniaturised portable tomer requirements. electronics devices to automotive The flexible platform design navigation systems. features jack versions with or Robust design also makes for without collar, with rectangular or PoS terminals and other stationary round collar, with or without Connector Series Geared system applications. Featuring switch, and more. Its flexibility al- high durability, these connectors lows for wide application in a Up For Tough Environments allow 5000 mating cycles and ad- large number of customer pro- vanced insert moulding result in grammes, not just consumer or for the extremely compact format with mobile devices but also for indus- a width of 19.3mm and a length of trial and automotive. 26.35mm. Height is just 1.7mm. Other features include a min- During card insertion, a push- imised component count and the push locking mechanism automat- use of low cost contacts that make ically ensures reliable latching to it cost-effective whilst enhancing Spec Pak, Sealed Power For Envi- fits include excellent size to power the connector. Pressing the card product quality. ronmental Connections, connec- performance ratio, ease of assem-  For full editorial tors from Anderson Power are bly and practically endless cus- designed for use wherever a tom configurations for the most rugged or waterproof high power, demanding applications. RJ45 Gigabit signal and ground interconnect Spec Pak’s core technology is Ethernet Jacks solution is required. The connec- Powerpole, accommodating wire tor shell seal is rated at IP68, pro- ranging from AWG24 to AWG10 Have Integrated tecting the Powerpole contacts or 0.25~4mm2. With UL1977 Sec- and housings enclosed with the tion 10.2 and colour coded hous- Magnetic Module shell from dust and water. ings finger-proof or standard, New YDS 56F Series 10, 100 and The customer configured Spec Powerpole contacts carry power, 1000 Base-T RJ45 jacks, available Pak connectors are ideal for mass ground and signal. The four posi- from MSC, come in a 12 pin de- transportation, off-road vehicles, tion Spec Pak shell handles up to sign with several internal magnetic factory automation, oil and petro- 25A fully loaded with AWG10 briefly again ejects it. Reliable card module configurations for conven- chemical exploration, solar and wiring and the six position Spec detection is accomplished with the tional and PoE applications. The agricultural equipment applica- Pak shell handles up to 45A. aid of an integrated detect switch. through-hole design is said to be tions. Customer configured bene- Suyin also says that depending  For full editorial ideal for industrial computers, net- on order volume and time require- work equipment, industrial con- ments, it can customise designs trols and all other applications with Smart Card Connectors Click For including additional housing reten- Gigabit Ethernet. PCI-PTS 3.0 Approved Reference Design tion tabs for through-hole mount- All 56F jacks meet IEEE 802.3 ing, contact plating alternatives, including ≥350µH OCL at 8mA and C&K Components has supplied special colours and more. its CCM APS Series of secure  For full editorial smart card connectors to Maxim for its USIPOS device which is now recognised as a PCI-PTS 3.0 ap- Rear Mounting proved reference design. This new Adds Receptacle standard, recently passed by the Payment Card Industry Standards mesh on the top surface of the con- Options Council, further defines security re- nector and on all three walls, as well Latest Binder-USA rear mounting quirements for card based transac- as a contact protection device on potted receptacles join its M8 con- tions, and updates include new the front row of contacts. nector line. Rear mounting, says the specifications for PoS devices. A small contact footprint means company, provides new mounting “When Maxim wanted to design there is a smaller and therefore eas- options. The M8 receptacles and a 3.0 ready PoS terminal, its design ier area to protect. And the area be- connectors are compact and ideal team needed a secure smart card low the connector can house other for industrial sensor applications. connector that already met the ex- active or passive components, help- Series 718 M8 receptacles come pected changes to the existing ing to protect the connector in what with three, four or six gold plated 1500Vrms isolation. They boast low specifications,” explains Jean- is normally a vulnerable spot on any contacts. Each receptacle is insertion loss, low cross talk and a Michel Bourin, C&K’s Product Mar- connector. The base area of the con- pre-wired and potted with 200mm high return loss. keting Director. “They chose the nector is also designed to accept the wire leads. An O-ring provides These connectors are available CCM APS Series because of its se- Maxim security chip which is then IP67 protection between the re- in Tab-Up versions with or without cure design as well as its proven protected by the CCM APS itself as ceptacle housing and panel. For a yellow and green LEDs. Standard durability in high usage devices.” well as its surrounding mesh. This complete connecting system, the operating temperature range is Performance and durability of the design brings the contacts of the male and female receptacles are 0~+70°C and for industrial applica- CCM APS Series match the rugged chip and connector closer than any fully intermateable with M8 tions, -40~+85°C versions can be and secure performance expected other design, and the shorter vias Binder cordsets and field attach- manufactured on request. by Maxim. This is achieved through make the contacts harder to hack. able connectors. design features such as protective  For full editorial  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Affordable Cable Assemblies Step Up Performance Radiall has expanded its extensive range of TestPro RF cable assem- Composites Shake blies with Out The Old For its new, affordable New Space Apps and high performance TestPro 3. Souriau has notched up Euro- The company’s current TestPro pean Space Agency qualification range already boasts excellent per- for microComp, its rectangular Next Generation formance with a frequency range miniature connector range. And Connector Is of dc~20GHz. TestPro 3, however, it’s said to be the perfect replace- with its robust centre contact re- ment for ESA/ESCC D sub-minia- Sealed Hybrid tention, improves even more on ture connectors widely used in performance, providing up to satellite payloads. The micro- Building on the success of its ments in product performance 40GHz for test bench applications. Comp boasts space savings of up CMC connection system, Molex’s while remaining cost competitive. Precision engineered with ad- to 40% and weight reduction CMX second generation sealed, The feature for all new CMX con- vanced materials, TestPro 3 cables down to 60%. hybrid, high density and modular nectors is sophisticated design of are designed for extreme stability Connectors currently used on connector system uses a new CTX the interfacial seal protection, and flexibility. They have been IEC equipment and harnesses of terminal system. The fully pro- which ensures the connector re- 966-1, bending method 2 tested for telecommunication satellites or tected seal boasts the ultimate in mains protected before mating, stability with the results showing scientific missions are of the same sealing performance, making the and during mating and unmating excellent phase stability down to type as those on laptop and home CMX connector design particu- operations.” typically 5O with bending at computers. These D sub-minia- larly suitable for transportation First two circuit sizes in the 40GHz. tures use materials and manufac- power train applications. CMX family are the compact five To meet the requirements for turing processes over 40 years old “Based on our ten years experi- row, 55 circuit version and the stability with handling during and do not take advantage of the ence with the CMC product line,” five row, 65 circuit connector. bench test use, the cables also ex- miniaturisation trend In the elec- notes Selvan Wilhelm, Molex’s Both support low and medium hibit loss stability <0.1dB variation tronics industry. Global Product Manager, “the current using 0.635mm and with bending and 0.03 dB with Reliability is key in the space next generation CMX connection 1.50mm CTX terminals. shaking at the maximum fre- industry: all mounted compo- system offers significant improve-  For full editorial quency of 40GHz. The cable and nents have to be qualified and are connectors are designed for long subject to an extensive manufac- life and are rated for a minimum of turing follow-up with full trace- 20,000 bending cycles and 5000 ability. And for this, Souriau HHiigghh VVoollttaaggee CCoonnnneeccttoorrss mating cycles. worked in partnership with the  For full editorial Agency to develop a complete AArree SSppaaccee EEffffiicciieenntt range of rectangular connectors in composite material for the Volex Into Bed space environment. Composite With Hospital material, says the company, is the best solution for coping with Innovation miniaturisation and mass saving Volex, working with a hospital trends in on-board equipment. bed manufacturer, has engineered a cabling solution for the com-  For full editorial Weald’s BA Series high reliability, pany’s latest bed. The collaboration To make the connection the live robust and low cost high voltage enabled Volex to develop an inter- Piercing TeePlug and neutral wires are placed in connectors, available from Lane connect solution for the next gen- Makes Pointed grooves on the base of the TeePlug. Electronics, are designed for eration hospital bed’s control panel The grooves have piercing spikes space saving applications in port- and hand pendant. Connection which are forced through the wire able equipment and instrumenta- The cable assembly solution is a A quick installation, wire piercing insulation as the top of the TeePlug tion, as well as industrial. first for Volex in hospital bed appli- version joins the Hylec-APL is screwed into place. This creates BA connectors are compact and cations and, it says, indicative of TeePlug weatherproof plug and an IP65 seal around the wires and lightweight plugs and sockets for its on-going expansion in the socket connectors. The wire pierc- as the wire doesn’t need to be use in power, control and commu- healthcare sector. ing TeePlug can be installed at any stripped and no tools are required, nications circuits. Contact current The cables connect handheld point along an electrical cable with it is possible to make a number of rating is up to 13A. They are avail- pendants via a coiled cable and no preparation or tools required. It connections along the same wire able with either seven or 15 non- control panels via a flexible arm to provides up to IP65 protection. in a very short time. rotating 0.062in diameter contacts, the bed’s actuators for smooth bed This TeePlug has been de- Once the socket is connected gold plated to provide low contact movement, minimising patient signed for protected connection to the wire, the plug is fitted resistance. Gold plating also helps discomfort. Volex, working with whilst keeping installation time to using a threaded locking nut to to resist corrosion and makes for the bed manufacturer’s design en- a minimum and is ideal for outside guarantee a secure, waterproof easier soldering. The housing ma- gineers, developed a moulded applications such as decorative connection. The TeePlug comes terial provides high arc resistance strain relief arrangement that al- lighting where many connections with an attached protective cap. as well as high dielectric and me- lows best flexibility of the cable are needed to be made quickly. chanical strength. during its life cycle.  For full editorial  For full editorial  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 31 FEATURE:OPTO & DISPLAYS

LED Lighting Optical Sensor Bridges Old & New Combines More An all white interactive LED light Vishay’s fully integrated proxim- show that plays nightly on the sun- ity and ambient light optical sensor roof of The Bridge of Peace in Tbisli is first to combine an IR emitter, is powered by 1208 custom LED fix- TFT LCDs Take PIN photo diode, ambient light de- tures containing 6040 high power TFT LCDs Take tector, signal processing IC and a Luxeon Rebel LEDs from Philips 16bit ADC in a single, small Lumileds. The fixtures were de- 3.95x3.95x0.75mm leadless SM signed and built by Primo Expo- package. This space saving sures and Rena Electronica, with all VCNL4000 device supports an 4200K colour temperature range easy to use I2C bus communication LEDs supplied by Future Lighting interface and greatly simplifies de- Solutions in just two weeks. AA WWiiddeerr VViieeww signs in a wide variety of con- Rena luminaires in the roof are sumer and industrial applications. based on its Vincent Ledline fixture For mobiles such as smart- design, with five cool white Luxeon phones, touch phones, PDAs, GPS Rebel LEDs per module, a Carclo el- units and digital cameras, in addi- liptical beam optic and a louvre sys- Optrex America’s new range of ever, it still has a colour shift issue tion to computing and industrial tem designed by Primo. TFT LCDs features innovative super when viewed at 45O. Super Wide devices and displays, VCNL4000 Rena’s customisable design en- wide viewing technology for supe- View reduces the amount of light saves power as a proximity sensor abled rapid delivery that met Tbil- rior image quality and wide viewing scattering in the matrix, provides a for touchscreen locking. It also isi’s tight timeline. The small foot- angles, says the company, with super wide viewing angle of serves as an integrated ambient print was enabled by the compact maximum colour accuracy too. greater than 170º, and ensures that light function for display and key- Luxeon Rebel package and propri- Super Wide View solves the colours will be the most accurate pad contrast control and dimming. etary, two wire power/data connec- colour shifting problems inherent when viewed from any direction. Containing all the circuitry for tivity expedited installation. in traditional TN twisted nematic TFT LCDs with Super Wide these applications in one device, Each of the 1208 fixtures in the and VA vertical alignment displays. View are suitable for graphic de- VCNL4000 eliminates the need for sunroof has a dimmable DMX chan- TN displays can suffer from limited signs, medical applications, auto- light barriers and optical alignment nel, programmed via a Rena control viewing angles and colours can motive clusters, centre stack con- of the IR emitter and photo diode. interface. The finished fixtures play shift when viewed off-perpendicu- soles and other applications where The sensor's 16bit effective resolu- four different lighting programmes lar. In the vertical direction, colours accurate and consistent colour re- tion for proximity detection ensures every hour from 90min before sun- will shift when viewed beyond a production with super wide view- excellent cross talk immunity. set until 90min after sunrise. certain viewing angle. VA technol- ing angles is required.  For full editorial ogy improves viewing angle, how-  For full editorial  For full editorial  Datasheet Download longer life and enhanced efficiency. LED Fibreoptic Illuminator Colour TFT LCD This module is a new slim and Module Sheds Medical Light Modules Are lightweight design. The improved backlight reduces the thickness of PerkinElmer’s LED Fibreoptic il- The LED module boasts a usable Bright For Industry the module to 8.8mm and its weight luminator module is designed for life up to 50 times longer than con- Mitsubishi Electric’s 5.7in QVGA to 165g. In addition, the new design easy integration by medical OEMs ventional high intensity discharge colour TFT LCD module is for indus- contains a built-in LED driver to in endoscopy, surgical microscopy designs and additionally it incorpo- trial use. AA057QD01 is equipped achieve a more compact system and headlamp applications. OTFI- rates precision optics, thermal with a built-in LED driver in a slim and better cost-efficiency in cus- 0250 has many advantages for the management and EMI shielding. and lightweight LCD module, with tomer applications while the outline surgical environment including LED backlighting and providing dimensions, mounting position and  For full editorial bright, highly uniform illumination, pin assignments remain compatible allowing surgeons to see images to previous modules. more clearly in the operating room, Light Engine The modules with long life LED leading potentially to better, earlier backlight performance, can be op- detection and diagnoses. Drives 80 LEDs erated without an inverter, unlike The LED module produces virtu- others that use cold cathode fluo- ally no ultraviolet or infrared emis- achieve a total lumen output of rescent lamp backlights. At 25OC, sions. Its superior thermal manage- 3800 including the losses of the the LED backlights have an operat- ment enables both high intensity diffuser. Samsung can also ing life of at least 100,000hr. light output and long life. provide a power supply for  For full editorial “Our new LED fibreoptic illumi- the light engine which is nator module offers medical OEMs available in differ- the latest advances in solid state ent CCT of lighting technology,” says Samsung LED’s ready to use 6.500~3.500K. PerkinElmer VP & General Man- light engine, from Rutronik, is for Binning is ager Joel Falcone, “helping speed 60x60cm and other standard ceil- smaller than a integration, reducing time to mar- ing luminaires. It boasts extremely three step McAdams ellipse, ket, and lowering cost of owner- long life, homogeneous white light achieved by technology transfer ship. We are pleased that our LED distribution and high light output. from the backlighting of a TV LCD module is both an environmentally- The light engine is based on 80 panel. The light engine was de- friendly product as well as one that off 0,5W LEDs on a 259x259mm signed to achieve over 50,000hr, delivers bright, uniform light for PCB designed with a CRI higher with an MTTF of 70%, at 50OC am- aiding surgical procedures and di- than 80. Four light engines are put bient rather than 25OC. into one complete luminaire and agnoses.”  For full editorial

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CMOS Board Level Camera LED Lightstrips Perform Longer Delivers 2.8Mpixels Resolution CrimpFlex FFC LED Lightstrips or female connectors and has the combine Nicomatic’s capabilities option of a double ended connector Hamamatsu’s new C11440-50B in manufacturing flat flexible harness for easy daisychaining or board level camera for OEM scien- cable, CrimpFlex Connectors and pre-applied PSA adhesive strips for tific and industrial applications has UltraThin SMD LEDs. They can be peel&stick placement. Nicomatic a scientific CMOS sensor and is used alone or connected together, can also provide discreet round designed to deliver high perform- making it easy to configure light- wire mateability. ance and cost-effective imaging in ing solutions for channel and re- Solid state design renders LEDs a small, board level format. verse channel letters, signs, dis- impervious to shock, vibration, fre- The device is ideal for a wide va- plays, under the counter and quent switching and environmen- riety of scientific and industrial ap- architectural applications. tal extremes. plications including semiconductor Available continuous or cut to With an average life span of inspection, failure analysis, x-ray It has a wide dynamic range of length, these lightstrips feature any over 100,000hr, LED lamps oper- scintillator readout, fluorescence 4500:1, enabling high quality colour and configuration using Ul- ate more than 20 times longer microscopy and high speed and image at fast speed capture, even traThin red, yellow, green, orange, than equivalent incandescent high resolution imaging. in low light conditions. blue or white LEDs. The density of lamps, producing virtually no heat C11440-50B delivers 45 frames/s product is to callout and multiple and requiring 80~90% less operat-  For full editorial at full 1920x1440 pixels resolution. colour options are available. ing power.  Datasheet Download Each length of FFC lightstrip can  For full editorial be terminated with CrimpFlex male LEDs Shine Really Green  Datasheet Download face. The new sensors expand on Pre-production green LEDs based This progression has been Image Sensors 1.3Mpixel Vita 1300 and 25Mpixel on the Ostar platform from Osram made possible, says Osram, by Suit Security & Vita 25K capabilities. Opto Semiconductors, are twice brightness increase in its LEDs. Vita 2000 can provide 1920x as bright as predecessors and The prototype with a single chip Machine Vision 1080 HD outputs for the security have a uniform luminous surface. achieves 410lm and emits at New 2.3Mpixel Vita 2000 and market and 4:3 format, 1600x1200 This single chip LED benefits from 553nm wavelength. Since a 5.3Mpixel Vita 5000 image sen- outputs for machine vision. The the latest chip technology and a greater proportion of green than sors from Cypress Semicon- sensor array has a standard 2/3in green phosphor converter, says red or blue is needed in a projector ductor are ideal for machine vi- optical format lens with four par- the company. Initial samples are to produce white light, the in- sion, high end security, 2D allel LVDS channels. now available and Osram is work- crease in the brightness of the barcode and intelligent traffic ap- Vita 5000 has a standard 1in ing with partners to develop ap- green LED significantly affects plications. They boast an array of optical format with monochrome propriate LED data projectors such overall system brightness. sophisticated features including or colour digital output. The as those used in the office and ed- With these LED prototypes, sys- pipelined and triggered global pipelined global shutter capabil- ucation markets. Osram expects tems with an overall brightness of shutter modes and a conventional ity enables exposure during read- the LED to be widely available to 2000lm can be produced and LED rolling shutter mode, and speeds out to reduce motion blur. The projector manufacturers in the projectors will soon be powerful of up to 92 frames/s for Vita 2000 sensor also works in a rolling summer this year. enough for screen sizes of more and 75 for Vita 5000. shutter mode with correlated Now that RGB LEDs have al- than 2m. Until now, such applica- Also incorporated are 10bit double sampling to reduce noise ready been established as the tions have only been possible with ADCs with either parallel or seri- and increase dynamic range. It dominant technology to drive se- projectors using conventional light alised outputs up to 620Mbps. provides eight parallel LVDS quential colour pico projectors, the sources such as high intensity dis- Programmable registers control channels. next segment of growth is data charge lamps. different operating modes, config-  For full editorial projectors, says Osram. urable over a standard SPI inter-  For full editorial  Datasheet Download home built together by Cree and World’s First All Habitat Durham. In addition to Ambient Light LED Habitat Home the local partnership in Durham Sensor Is High NC, Cree also previously an- Complete nounced a three year, US$1.5 mil- Performer The world's first Habitat for Hu- lion pledge to provide its high effi- Maxim’s Max9635 is a fully inte- manity house lit entirely with LED ciency LED downlights for all new grated digital ambient light sensor fixtures and bulbs has been com- Habitat homes built in the US. with adaptive gain block. It’s BiC- pleted with more than a little help “We’re pleased to not only pro- MOS designed, integrating two from Cree. The LED manufacturer vide energy efficient LED lighting photodiodes, an ADC and all nec- sponsored the construction which products to Habitat for Humanity essary digital functionality in a tiny was assisted by Cree employee homes across the US but also to 2x2mm package. Ambient light sensors are in- volunteers. The house includes help build a sustainable and af- Max9635 saves space in tight creasingly used in a variety of dis- Cree's CR6 LED downlight and fordable home for one of our home enclosures, delivers high perform- play and lighting applications to other LED products featuring Cree town families,” explains Chuck ance and consumes, says Maxim, save power and improve the user LEDs from MSi and TESS. Swoboda, Cree’s Chairman & 100 times less power than its near- experience. Designers can auto- This, the 251st house built by CEO. “The Rahlan-Ksor family can est competitor, extending battery matically adjust display brightness Habitat for Humanity of Durham, now enjoy home ownership with life. Additionally, it delivers a 4mil- based on the amount of ambient North Carolina, is now the home lower electricity costs than a stan- lion:1 dynamic range to ensure light and since backlighting ac- of the Rahlan-Ksor family, origi- dard home, and even if they use ultra-precise lux readings in all am- counts for a significant portion of a nally from Vietnam, who previ- the LED lights six hours a day, bient light conditions. The device system's power budget, dynamic ously lived in a one bedroom they shouldn’t need to change suits tablet and notebook PCs, brightness control can translate apartment. Located in Southwest them for the next two decades.” smartphones, TVs, digital lighting into substantial power savings. Central Durham, it is the first management systems, and light in-  For full editorial  For full editorial tensity monitoring applications.  Datasheet Download www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 33 FEATURE:OPTO & DISPLAYS

Capacitive Smart Touch Multi-Touch Is Modules Are True Single Layer Ready To Go First true single layer, multi-touch Anders Smart Touch Modules are projected capacitive touchscreen small to medium sized TFT dis- technology for screen sizes up to plays, pre-integrated with touch- 5in comes from Integrated De- screen, driving electronics and vice Technology, joining its TTFFTT MMaakkeess FFoorr backlight drivers, ready to be con- PureTouch family, streamlining nected via a standard serial port to touchscreen sensor manufacturing EEaassyy VViieewwiinngg the device host processor with min- and eliminating multi-touch ghost- imal integration overhead. ing common in self-capacitive These low cost, off the shelf multi-layer solutions. modules come in nine screen sizes IDT’s single layer multi-touch with resolutions from 3.5in QVGA sensor design needs no additional to 10.4in XGA, in both 4:3 and 16:9 masking for sensor cross-over point Tired of TFT displays with limited suitable for use in medical equip- aspect ratios. The modules are OS insulation and sensor matrix line viewing angles and poor colour re- ment, retail devices, web tablets agnostic, working with any host bridging. By eliminating additional production? GPEG says it has the and larger handheld products. operating system and even with- indium tin oxide layers, IDT’s solu- solution with its 9.7in in-plane Exceptional black levels, com- out a host OS. They feature a real tion improves the transmittance of switching TFT display. bined with improved display trans- time clock, battery, buzzer and a light, streamlines the fabrication of In-plane switching ensures that mittance, helps to provide contrast USB port for updating the graphics touch screen sensors, and reduces information displayed on the ratios of up to 600:1. These charac- library. A complementary UI soft- the overall cost for touch screen screen is easily read from all view- teristics, says GPEG, also mean that ware tool is available to enable manufacturers. These benefits are ing angles, without any impact on the high brightness can be achiev- rapid and simple implementation delivered without compromising colour or image consistency. This ed without increasing the power of a GUI which is then stored performance or the capability to de- 9.7in display also incorporates XGA consumption of the backlight. within the on-board flash memory. tect multi-finger gestures. 1024x768 resolution, making it Featuring simple, low overhead  For full editorial mechanical and technical integra-  For full editorial tion, Smart Touch Modules are suitable for low to medium produc- LED Driver Is Tops tion, enabling device manufactur- On Dimming ers to bring their next generation products to market extremely Performance quickly and cost-effectively, mak- Boasting the industry's best phase ing it ideal for developers working based dimming performance for with TFT’s and touchscreens for high brightness LED applications the first time as well as for experi- is LM3450 from National Semi- enced developers. conductor. This LED driver inte-  For full editorial grates active power factor correc-  tion and phase dimming decoding TToouucchh SSeennssoorrss RReeaalliissee Datasheet Download to provide uniform, flicker-free illu- mination across a wide, program- HHiigghh SSttrreeeett DDiissppllaayyss Compact Display mable dimming range. Is Durable For Residential and commercial light- ing applications that interface with Industry phase based dimmers require cir- With 50,000 hours of service life at cuitry that can correctly decode a a working temperature of -20~ phase chopped waveform for LED 70°C, new 3.5in LQ035Q3 DG03 dimming. Dimmable LED drivers TFT LCDs from Sharp are exactly available today don’t always meet right for industry. minimum current requirements for With a minute installation depth forward phase or TRIAC based dim- Zytronic and Australian systems day or night. Available in self-as- of 4.7mm and edge lengths of mers, says the company, causing integration partner JEA Tech- sembly kits, these units are suit- 76.9x63.9mm, these display are the dimmer to shut off or misfire nologies have collaborated to able for deployment in supermar- easy to integrate no matter what, during operation. This causes inac- bring heavy duty touchscreen kets, car dealerships, real estate says the company, from portable curate decoding of the phase angle functionality to the J-Vue series agencies and bank branches, en- testing and measurement devices resulting in flicker, particularly at of interactive displays. JEA uses abling a higher degree of cus- to industrial handhelds and factory very low dimming levels. Zytronic touch sensing products tomer interactivity. equipment status displays. The National Semiconductor ap- based on its projected capacitive Each unit features a high bright- Delivering 6million colours with a proach in solving this issue is technology. ness LCD panel capable of produc- resolution of 320x240 pixels makes LM3450 which integrates hold cir- Serving as a powerful tool allow- ing 700nit indoors. They have full it possible to accurately display an cuitry to dynamically adjust the ing marketers to engage interac- HD resolution and integrate a 42in enormous variety of detailed infor- current through the phase dimmer. tively with customers, the easy to Zybrid touchscreen linked to the mation. LQ035Q3DG03 is compact The dynamic hold circuitry, cou- install J-Vue units are said to have recently introduced ZXY100 high and delivering 450cd/m² is very pled with a programmable, intelli- the potential to add a new dimen- performance touch controller. bright, such that even under diffi- gent dimming decoder, ensures sion to how consumers browse, The touch sensing mechanism cult light conditions outdoors in di- smooth, consistent illumination select and purchase goods and en- comprises a matrix of micro-fine rect sunlight, it can still be used to across the full dimming range. able vendors to promote their capacitor elements embedded into good effect. A contrast ratio of 300:1 services and gather invaluable a laminated substrate. ensures excellent readability.  For full editorial marketing data at all hours of the  Datasheet Download  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Colour Module LED Panel Light Is Cool & Even Gives High Moving into technology pastures mercial and industrial to residen- new, GlacialLight lifted the lid tial applications, Pollux LED Performance on Pollux its totally new LED panel lights can be recessed or GTK’s new 27 colour, negative panel light series. Designed to hung, placed on ceilings or walls, mode field sequential LCD module be fashionable and functional, and provide users with excep- is fully customisable and boasts ex- first Pollux LED panel lights are tional versatility. ceptional performance including a ideal as traditional tube or grid With the environment in mind 200:1 contrast ratio, 7ms response light replacements. GlacialLight says it designed Pol- and wide viewing angles. It has an terms of R&D and programming. Pollux LED panel lights boast lux to contain no hazardous chem- integral RGB backlight and in full “We believe we are the first com- evenly distributed, cool white icals or harmful radiation emis- colour, operates over 0~+70OC. If pany in Europe to launch this prod- light emitting diodes for perfect, sions, making it more eco-friendly used in four colour mode, tempera- uct,” comments Clive Dickinson, easy on the eye lighting. Con- than traditional tube or grid lights. ture range extends to -20~+80OC. GTK’s Business Manager. “The suming only 50W of power while Pollux LED panel lights are eco- This new technology is said to be technology is ideal for a number of providing 3400lm of light these nomical, consuming less power extremely cost-effective in compari- diverse applications and we have light panels are bright, energy ef- while providing more light, than son to traditional TFT technology, already seen interest from cus- ficient and can be used in a vari- traditional lighting products. and is ideal for use where full graph- tomers who consider this an entry- ety of indoor settings. From com- ical display is not required. Unit level colour product, enabling them  For full editorial costs for this product are typically to upgrade their display technology 50% lower than traditional colour without all the costs associated Touchscreen TFT technology and there are sig- with TFT technology.” nificant additional cost savings in Vending Machines  For full editorial Are Smokin’... 3M’s slim, compact and highly Image Processing Enhancements durable touchscreen displays are Take Medical Applications To HD being incorporated in tobacco vend- ing machines installed in hotels, Enhancements to Plextek’s dress the many special chal- bars and restaurants worldwide. image processing suite are de- lenges that arise when introduc- Azkoyen Industrial is integrating signed to help medical device ing HD into medical imaging 17in 3M MicroTouch Display manufacturers overcome the applications. These include C1700SS enclosure monitors into its C1700SS has a rugged metal enclo- technical challenges involved in image compression, power con- advanced Argenta In-Touch 88 Se- sure which provides a stable developing mega-pixel video so- sumption, managing and stor- ries, allowing promotional videos to mount and protects the LCD from lutions for medical applications. ing images, data bandwidth for be played whilst the machines are damage. Relying on 3M’s surface These enhancements allow med- real time video transmission idle and providing a robust, yet capacitive technology, a preferred ical device manufacturers to cre- and camera miniaturisation. friendly, interface for customers. all glass touch solution for self-ser- ate more affordable, efficient and Standard techniques such as The screen is used not only to vice applications, the C1700SS is intelligent HD video imaging so- MPEG2 and H.264 fail to address select the desired tobacco product, said to be ideal for all public access lutions that are better tailored to image compression require- but also for delivering focused environments concerned with individual medical use cases. ments for medical applications, campaigns and front panel adver- durability. The thin profile with Drawing on its strong capa- so Plextek developed adaptive tisements. In addition, technical multiple mounting options display bility in video imaging, includ- processing, applying different operators can interact with the is also unaffected by UV light and ing extensive image processing levels of compression to different graphical interface in order to up- provides 91.5% light transmission, software and hardware design parts of an image based on spe- date product selections, promos which is important in bar and expertise, Plextek boasts the cific parameters. and video content. restaurant environments. skill and experience to help ad-  For full editorial 3M MicroTouch Display  For full editorial Flat Panel PC Cold White LED Power Modules Is Robust Have High Colour Range Datasound’s new Arm9 based Vishay’s two metal core based, core, single sided PCB with a cop- compact and robust flat panel PCs cold white LED power modules per thickness >0.75µm. Each are ideal for automotive, logistics, are assembled with 12, 24, or 36 module includes a conductive top materials handling and kiosk appli- high brightness LEDs. VLSL40 layer with a minimum copper of cations. These new fanless AHM xxA is designed for flexible use 18µm and a 63µm prepreg 1080 6xx0 PCs have moulded plastic utilising optional special reflectors FR4 type isolation layer. NEMA4 IP65 compliant 5.7, 8, 10.4 to adjust emission characteristics. VLSL40xxA is available with or 12in front panels with an op- The VLSL50xxA features a clear the VLSL-REFL01 aluminium tional resistive touchscreen. silicone lens for a butterfly shaped alloy reflector. By using different AHM 6xx0 is built around Sam- radiation characteristic. reflector combinations, the emis- sung’s S3C2440A-40 400MHz CPU Optimised for illumination in sion in one direction can be ad- and an SI SM502 graphics con- 0~50OC and features a wide range streetlights, internal building justed in a typical range of troller. It incorporates 128MB of of user interfaces, most of which lighting, tunnel lights, and general 120~55O. The clear silicone lens of SDRAM and 16MB of video mem- are brought out via downward fac- lighting applications, the VLSL the VLSL50xxA allows for a ±55O ory, together with an SD/SDHC ing connectors on the rear of the 40xxA and VLSL50xxA exhibit a vertical and ±60O horizontal plug&play card slot for up to 32GB unit. These comprise a thee pin colour temperature range of angle of half intensity. of additional storage capacity. 9~32Vdc input, two DB9 com 5000~7000K. Both devices feature With its plastic front bezel, steel ports, two USB 1.1 host ports, a sin-  For full editorial a shiny white surface and a metal chassis and VESA mounting provi- gle RJ45 LAN port and line out.  Datasheet Download sion, AHM 6xx0 operates over  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 35 FEATURE:COMMS, COMPUTING & CONTROL

USB High Speed Module 16bit MCU Drives Four Steppers Delivers Higher  See the new 16bit S12XHYmicrocontroller which is capable of di- Connectivity rectly driving four stepper motors, features stall detection and a 160 segment LCD, as well as up to 256KB of flash and a maximum bus speed of 40MHz

Future Technology Devices In- ternational, FTDI, is easing the FT4232H also features four serial in- integration of USB into existing terfaces that can be configured for electronic systems with its either asynchronous or synchronous FT4232H USB serial/hub module. operation, two with the option to be Designed to connect to the com- independently configured via an pany's V2DIPx modules, as well as MPSSE engine, allowing the any USB host interface, this prod- FT4232H to function as two uct greatly expands the number of UART/bit-bang ports, plus two interfaces that can be accessed MPSSE engines that can be used to downstream from the host. emulate JTAG, SPI, I2C, bit-bang or Implemented on a compact other synchronous serial modes. 75.04x23.37mm PCB, the module The module’s GL850G USB 2.0 has an FTDI FT4232H USB 2.0 Hi- hub controller chip supports indi- Speed to UART/MPSSE chip, sup- vidual and gang power manage- SFP Transceiver Module porting data rates of 40Mb/s and ment modes. It can be optionally taking care of all USB signalling customised using an EEPROM Is 3Com Compatible and protocols. This new module memory located on the module, en- has three external downstream abling customisation of PID/VID 3CSFP93 is an SFP transceiver for use in DWDM links. USB ports, two via a dual USB con- and other more complex settings. module from GAO Fibre Optics 3CSFP93 has a maximum cable nector and another via the 0.1in and the hot pluggable I/O device length of 100m for 1000Base-T SFP  For full editorial pitch, DIL connector pins. The  plugs straight into module sockets. module copper connections and Datasheet Download This 3Com compatible 1000base-T enables a wide variety of 10Gbit transceiver connects the electrical Ethernet connectivity options for Differential Pressure Sensor circuitry of the module with optical data centres, enterprise wiring or copper network and connects closets and service provider trans- Extends To Medical Ventilation patch cords with computer or UPC port applications. Sensirion’s SDP2108-R high qual- a range of 0~4V. The root square connectors. Equipped with a wide range SFP ity sensor solution measures air- output enables very accurate The transceiver is specially de- based module, this hot pluggable flows in medical ventilation appli- measurements at small differential signed for 10Gbit/s SONET/SDH, transceiver is fully compatible with cations. This differential pressure pressure levels, while at the same fibre channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 its equivalent 3Com device. Gigabit Ethernet applications and sensor combines high speed and time allowing the sensor to cover a  For full editorial accuracy with an extended meas- wide dynamic measuring range. uring range of 0~3500Pa. The high precision sensor SDP2108-R is based on the utilises thermal flow measurement Embedded Mini-ITX Motherboard Is proven SDP1108-R which covers a to achieve outstanding sensitivity Optimised For Graphics Performance smaller measuring range of and accuracy even with extremely 0~500Pa, having similar mechani- small differential pressures. Unlike Kontron’s KT690/mITX is a BGA over 0~+60°C and include new cal, electrical and physical charac- membrane differential pressure version of its embedded Mini-ITX solid state capacitors, integrated to teristics. The differential pressure sensors, SDP2108-R exhibits very motherboard with increased ro- increase longterm stability for relia- sensor is fully calibrated and tem- high stability and freedom from bustness and improved cost/per- bility and cost efficiency. perature compensated and also zero point drift. formance. Applications benefit Total cost of ownership is re- features a fast response of 8ms, from outstanding reliability in de- duced with the stated long  For full editorial with an analogue output signal and manding environ- life of the mother-  Datasheet Download mental condi- board, tool and tions, software readi- New Brochure Focuses On optimised total ness as well cost of ownership as Kon- Semiconductor Industrial Solutions and software to tron's care On Semiconductor’s new In- The publication gives detailed speed time to market. in revision control dustrial Solutions brochure de- technical specifications for driver KT690/mITX comes to ensure ease of plat- scribes a wide range of analogue, ICs, dc/dc controllers, power line with soldered AMD single form maintenance and support. power management and circuit communications modems, motor core Sempron 210U or AMD dual KT690/mITX suits a wide range protection products for use in controllers, MOSFETs, Power over core Turion Neo X2 L325 proces- of cost sensitive embedded appli- rugged and uncompromising in- Ethernet controllers, surge protec- sors. For individual projects in large cations, primarily in gaming, dig- dustrial environments. Applica- tion devices and CAN trans- quantities the motherboards are ital signage, PoS/PoI, medical tions range from HVAC controls ceivers. It also provides useful available with up to eight different technology and industrial and and lighting systems to alarm sys- background information to assist processors which can be selected panel PCs. to suit customer specific needs. All tems, ventilation equipment, engineers develop fully optimised  For full editorial versions are designed for operation smoke detections systems and system designs.  Datasheet Download motion control.  For full editorial

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Ten Turn Hall Pico-ITX Board Is Connected For Embedded Effect Sensor Has Via’s EPIA-P830 Pico-ITX board for complete Pico-ITX board on the advanced portable and network market with great HD video per- Mounting Options connected embedded applications formance and a variety of display First multi-turn sensor featuring features the company’s Nano E-Se- and network connectivity options.” non-contacting technology comes ries processor and its latest VX900 EPIA-P830 extends the Pico-ITX from Vishay. And the ten turns 34 media system processor with addi- form factor further, using low profile THE Hall effect sensor is available tional support for dual Mini-PCIe expansion boards to provide easy with servo or bushing mounts, opti- modules, bringing a wealth of 3G on-board access to VGA, RJ45 and mised for harsh environment appli- and wireless connectivity options. two USB ports plus dual Mini-PCie cations requiring long life sensors. “Modern enterprise environ- slots ideal for accommodating a The Hall effect 34 THE performs ments in healthcare, logistics and range of Mini-PCIe modules. in HF vibration conditions up to fleet management require more Latest microprocessor platform forms boast extended longevity 20G and shocks up to 50G. The de- connected and portable devices from Via is tailor made for embed- support of up to seven years, en- vice boasts a life of 50 million cy- that don't hold back on multimedia ded applications featuring the abling compelling low power mi- cles with servo and 10 million with ability,” comments Via VP Daniel Nano E-Series processor and croprocessor designs. bushing mounts, said to be at least Wu. “The Via EPIA-P830 addresses VX900 media system processor.  For full editorial ten times longer than wire wound these needs, creating the most Via’s embedded processor plat-  Datasheet Download multi-turn sensors. The long life of the device makes it ideal for servo high availability Base Interface. control of steering wheels in ma- ATCA Base Switch The aTCA-3150 is ideal for rine and off-road applications. Blade Integrates ATCA platform adopters who re- Vishay can provide any specific quire high speed and high band- angle on request up to 3600° maxi- FastPath Software width data transport interconnects mum, and various output signal AdLink’s aTCA-3150 is a 24 port for packet switching and highly types depending on customer re- GbE AdvancedTCA multi-layer flexible external I/O access. It quirements. The sensor features base switch blade based on Broad- meets the bandwidth intensive accurate linearity down to ±0.5%. com’s BCM56312 switch silicon. It switching requirements for appli- Available with single and redun- supports up to 13 GbE ports for a cations such as IP multimedia sub- dant signals, the size 09, 22.2mm 14 slot PICMG 3.0 ATCA system, systems servers, media gateways, device features analogue, PWM or with six egress GbE ports and two 3G wireless, network monitoring, SPI output, and provides continu- 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports via front Unified Threat Management ous performance for the life of the panel access. It incorporates Broad- servers, packet inspection servers device with no drift of linearity. com's FastPath networking soft- and enterprise media servers. ware and is designed for ATCA ity, Gigabit layer 3 switching, a  For full editorial  For full editorial adopters requiring AMC modular- scalable control plane engine and a  Datasheet Download  Datasheet Download new families of Hall Effect current starting as low as 4mA. The device designed for full mechanical and 2000A Current transducers. The primary currents has a wide input supply, symmetri- functional compatibility with in- Sensor Has range from as low as 10A to as cal voltage to allow power supplies dustry standards. The zero current high as 2000A with the new HCT- from 15 to 24V then simplifying the offset can be software trimmed 0.2% Accuracy 2000LF. need of dc voltage regulators and and compensated and the HCT Following its introduction of the These new closed loop Hall effect matching the most common dc 2000 LF is a quick, pin to pin com- highest precision and linear cur- current transducers from Premo are supply bus standards in power con- patible direct replacement for most rent sensors in the industry, the largest in its portfolio. HCT- trol electronics. known types on long lead times. Premo is increasing its current 2000LF has an accuracy of 0.2% Highly tolerant to noise and dis-  For full editorial sensor portfolio with as many as 35 and linearity of 0.1%, with a range turbance, HCT-2000LF has been  Datasheet Download ETHERNET TO SERIAL

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PoE Modules Gateway Connects Suit Building Remote Devices In & Automation Harsh Environments Power over Ethernet touchscreen Digi International’s Connect- panel PCs from American Indus- Port X3 H is a rugged programma- trial Systems, AIS, come in 5.7, ble cellular gateway for monitoring 7, and 10.1 compact form factor remote assets in harsh environ- sizes. The units support the latest ments. It features advanced bat- POE standard IEEE 802.3at for up tery power and a NEMA 4X/IP66 to 25.5W transmission over a stan- enclosure to protect the gateway dard cat5 cable. from water, dust and dirt. Connect- AIS PoE wall mount touchscreen Port X3 H is ideal for tank monitor- terminals provide a cost-effective Rad-Tolerant ing, pipeline, agriculture, utility solution by bringing power and and other rugged applications. data transfer via a standard PMC Delivers Gigabit The ConnectPort X3 H is inte- twisted pair Ethernet cabling in a grated with the iDigi cloud platform, network for building automation, Ethernet Data Transport making it easy to remotely manage remote maintenance, remote diag- devices and integrate device infor- nostics and testing equipment. S750 from Aitech Defence Sys- 3U CompactPCI S950 SBC, the hall- mation into back-end systems. AIS’s web based PoE Ethernet tems, is the space industry's first mark of space flown SBCs, users ConnectPort X3 H provides I/O modules provide remote logic COTS, radiation tolerant, Layer 2 can initiate managed switch func- global connectivity to remote de- control and monitoring solutions to Gigabit Ethernet switch PCI mezza- tions, such as statically and dy- vices and device/sensor networks various industrial applications. The nine card, PMC, that quickly and re- namically configurable GbE packet via GSM GPRS cellular networks. It module is user friendly with an in- liably transfers Ethernet data to and transfers, port management and is Class 1, Division 2 certified and tuitive web interface that allows from GbE NIC end points and the multiple power saving options, de- features multiple power options in- users to implement If Then Else host. With on-board memory and pending on application require- cluding mains power, battery control logic on controllers just a key function redundancy imple- ments to match many types of mis- power or battery power with solar few clicks away, with no program- mented in a rad-hard FPGA, this sion profiles. In tandem with the charger panel for harsh environ- ming required. new PMC is specifically designed S750 TMR triple modular redun- ments where power may not be for harsh space environments in- dancy FPGA architecture, S950 available. It has advanced power  For full editorial cluding low earth orbit, Mars terres- also delivers on-board Flash and management features including a trial and geostationary earth orbit. SDRAM memory redundancy to sleep function which shuts down Picochip Extends S750 features up to four ensure low latency Ethernet trans- the device when it is not running To LUH & LUB 100/1000BaseT, full duplex Ether- fers and outstanding data integrity. to conserve battery power. net ports and one emulated virtual Enabled immediately at power-  For full editorial Picochip is adding support for Iub network port for network access to up, the S750/S950 mated pair allows network architectures to its re- the SBC network stack via the local the space rated SBC to quickly cently launched picoXcell PC333 PCI bus. 1000Base-X is available as manage GbE switch ports and data Full HD 3DTV HSPA+ device and also announc- an option. via the SBC’s RS422 UART console Video Gateway Is ing plans for an optimised dual Because the PMC operates on port and the virtual port. mode LTE/HSPA+ base station. By Aitech’s premier PowerPC based 40nm SoC Solution  For full editorial supporting the lub standard asso- Broadcom is sampling a new ciated with traditional cellular net- ultra-high performance dual HD work architectures and picocells, USB Optical Mouse Sensor set-top box SoC video gateway so- in addition to the Iuh standard lution with more than double the adopted for femtocells, Picochip SoC Is World’s Smallest performance of previous genera- continues to drive the progression tions. BCM7422 is designed in of its high volume SoC technology Avago’s new optical sensor SoC precision optical alignment, facili- 40nm CMOS silicon technology into the enterprise and public ac- boasts the market's smallest pin tating high volume as- and boasts breakthrough levels of cess space. Meanwhile, plans for a count for mice, trackballs and sembly. On-chip OTP performance and integration, re- dual mode platform supporting other HMI devices. The compact, memory enables de- ducing power consumption and both LTE and HSPA+ will allow op- highly integrated ADNS-2700 LED signers to pro- lowering overall costs to meet the erators to deploy small cells that based sensors eliminate the need gram their need for the next generation con- are ready for the move to LTE. for an exter- own product nected home experience. “Many carriers and vendors are nal MCU and vendor BCM7422 is the first SoC to com- attracted by the cost advantages of and re- identifica- bine a 1.3GHz multi-threaded MIPS femtocells,” comments Dimitris quire tion infor- processor with the latest transmis- Mavrakis, Senior Analyst at Informa fewer pas- mation and to sion efficient H.264/MPEG scalable Telecoms & Media, “and wish to sive com- select the resolu- video coding and multi-view video benefit from the economies of scale ponents, tion setting and sensor coding standards for enabling enabled by standard silicon SoC, deliver- orientation without any need for a 1080p60/50 content distribution but also want to continue to support ing ease of design and lower over- software driver, providing stream- and full resolution HD 3DTV. their centrally managed Iub archi- all system costs. lined customisation. Complementing this new level of tecture for public access base sta- ADNS-2700 contains an image ADNS-2700 optical sensors pro- application software and visual per- tions. With the PC333 SoC and sup- acquisition system, DSP and a USB vide precise, high speed tracking for formance is a 1Gpixel/s OpenGL ES port for Iub, Picochip can address stream output, all in a small foot- mice with motion detection up to 2.0 3D GPU for advanced 3D graph- that desire. Moving to address the print, 8pin DIP. With an integrated 30in/s and 8g acceleration detection. ics acceleration, as well as integrat- public access market is a logical oscillator and pull-up resistor, the The programmable resolution ranges ed whole home connectivity func- next step for Picochip, and the fem- device further reduces external from 250 up to 1250cpi for highly ac- tionality including MoCA and tocell ecosystem as a whole.” component count. curate, sensitive navigation. DLNA support. 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Captaucom Universal USB Controller Achieves Its Objectives Has 50 I/O Pins The Captaucom programme, Saelig’s IO-Warrior56 is a universal the I/O pins. To connect simple launched in 2005, has now USB controller that allows easy ac- devices to a computer, like relays, achieved its objectives: three self- cess to input or output functions switches, keypad, or a small dis- powered communicating prototype via a USB bus. It features 50 play is simple. Working with USB devices developed for the three generic I/O lines and is also an used to mean specific code had to manufacturers involved in the pro- I2C/SPI master for interfacing with be developed for a USB enabled gramme, the SEB Group, Somfy a wide range of ICs. MCU, says Saelig, developing a and NTN-SNR. The development IO-Warrior56 enables simple ac- special driver with lots of docu- was carried out in partnership with cess to the USB since it has been mentation and using expensive range of industrial standard inter- CEA-LETI, CEA-LITEN, CSEM, designed as a generic HID device: development systems. faces such as I2C and SPI to sim- MIND, CETIM and Thésame. the protocol is all in the IO-War- Now driving LCDs, LEDs, or plify interfacing to chips, modules, The five year Captaucom project rior56 chip. Only a few simple keypads from USB is easy with IO- or displays. Warrior56 which also supports a brought together the three manu- lines of code are needed to access  For full editorial facturing companies, two research organisations, two centres of excel- lence and one technology network, Load Sensor Is Smart to work on the development of self- powered communicating sensors. Sensor Technology’s LoadSense sensor that can be integrated with The three manufacturers have smart load sensor provides all the in- a crane hook, fork lift or other han- each been able to benefit from the formation needed to optimise effi- dling device. It has an on-board, latest technological advances in ciency and increase profitability in a single chip computer for recording, the miniaturisation and reduced wide range of operations. It allows analysing and archiving readings, power consumption of electronic weighing processes to be fully inte- and wireless communications ca- components, together with the re- grated with handling operations and pability which can transfer data in cent development of micro energy all live data is captured in real time real time to a host computer. and can be transferred to a data- recovery devices.  For full editorial base, stored, totalised and analysed.   Datasheet 1 Download For full editorial LoadSense is an intelligent load  Datasheet 2 Download Transducers Save uct Marketing VP Thomas Nigg. Lisa 3G Modules Optimised For M2M Energy In Lighting “These modems are capable of u-blox has extended its Lisa 3.6Mb/s download and 384 LPRS has established itself as a wireless module family to in- kb/s upload speeds which are major supplier of transducers used clude two new members: sufficient for the vast majority in energy saving lighting systems Lisa-H100 is for the USA and of M2M applications.” manufactured by Ex-Or, including, Lisa-H110 is for Europe and The new Lisa-H modems presence detection, lighting man- Asia. The UMTS/HSDPA data are an extension of the previ- agement, architectural dimming modems are dedicated to ously announced LISA-U and scene setting and emergency telematics and telemetry ap- family of full speed HSPA lighting testing system applications. plications that typically re- 3.75G modules. The Lisa-H Ex-Or systems help customers quire only data and not the and Lisa-U families together achieve energy savings, reduce fuel full 3G bandwidth. They are back- ing, fleet management and remote provide a complete range of bills, and create an optimum envi- wards compatible with 2G sensor monitoring. wireless modems optimised for ronment for staff or visitors. GPRS/Edge networks and applica- “The two new Lisa family mem- lower speed M2M as well as high LPRS began supplying ultrasonic tions include automatic meter bers are optimised for speeds typi- speed Internet, voice and multi- transducers and 40kHz crystals to reading, PoS terminals, remote cally found in remote monitoring media applications. Ex-Or in 1986 when it was then In- monitoring and control, asset track- applications,” notes u-blox’s Prod-  For full editorial line Electronics. The devices were used in sensor operated lighting to of the LPS001WP, the same devices turn off lights when no movement Pressure Sensor Pinpoints Height would be able to identify the pre- was detected after a preset period. From 750m below ground to the cations is the enhancement of cise location in all three dimen- As energy costs have increased and top of Everest, STMicroelectron- portable devices equipped with sions, allowing, for example, a mo- the need for ‘green’ solutions has ics says smartphones and other traditional GPS functions that can bile phone to send a call to an grown, so has the market for such portables will soon be able to pin- only identify location of a device in emergency fire, medical or police lighting automation systems. point their height variation relative two dimensions. With the addition service that identified not only the to sea level to better than location of the building but  For full editorial 1m using its most recent also the particular floor. MEMS sensor. LPS001WP has an operat- LPS001WP is a tiny sil- ing pressure range of icon pressure sensor that 300~1100mbar, correspon- uses innovative technol- ding to the atmospheric ogy to provide extremely pressures between -750~ high resolution measure- +9000m relative to sea level. ments of pressure and It can detect pressure thus altitude. It comes in changes down to 0.065mbar an ultra-compact and or 80cm of altitude. thin package.  For full editorial One of the first appli-  Datasheet Download www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 39 TEST & MEASUREMENT

Spirent Takes 2010 4GWE LTE Visionary Award Spirent's eAirAccess wireless network emulator has landed the company the 2010 LTE Visionary Award, presented by Technology Marketing Corporation in conjunc- New Standard Set Test Protocol Assures tion with Crossfire Media. eAirAc- For SIM Spy Tools Accurate, Comprehensive Test cess is a true multi-radio access technology network emulator for MiniMove responded to the testing Selecting proper fault models, continuously updates its test testing mobile devices. Its real needs of card and handset manu- methodologies, implementation equipment and installs the same time state machine emulates an facturers, application developers techniques and test facilities ap- model machines used by the orig- entire post-deployment environ- and network operators with a small, propriate for each of today's IC inal manufacturer. In applying ment including LTE, WCDMA, USB powered quality trace tool that chips is complex says Rochester’s Original Engineering- GSM, HSPA, CDMA, EV-DO and helps to ensure interoperability be- Rochester Electronics. Its Driven Test Protocol, its engineers evolved high rate packet data serv- tween individual components in- Original Engineering Driven test use the manufacturer’s factory- ices, with multiple cells available volved with the (U)SIM interface. protocol is founded on continu- approved test programmes or, per technology. MiniMove detects communica- ing manufacturing agreements when appropriate, upgrade those “Spirent’s eAirAccess is de- tion errors between handsets and with original semiconductor programmes or even develop new signed to address the complexity SmartCards and analyses them ac- manufacturers and the advanced ones. The ultimate goal is always around handovers between radio cordingly. Measuring up at 82x116x expertise of Rochester's dedi- to perform the most comprehen- access technologies, especially 31mm and weighing 310g, Mini- cated test engineers. sive testing. since LTE deployment will need to Move is smaller than most spy tools Heralded as the world’s largest When original test programmes coexist with legacy networks such existing today, says Comprion. authorised manufacturer and dis- and/or test systems are unavail- as CDMA/EV-DO or UMTS/HSPA As the tool requires little energy, tributor of end of life and mature able from the original manufac- for many years,” comments Hes- the tracer can be powered by the semiconductors, Rochester ac- turer, Rochester’s dedicated test ham ElHamahmy, Spirent’s wireless PC via USB. Thus, the freedom and quires IP from the original semi- engineers develop new test pro- division VP. “The eAirAccess solu- flexibility to test anytime, any- conductor manufacturer through grammes based on the latest revi- tion has already found commercial where has never been higher, mak- continuing manufacturing agree- sions of the data sheets. Because success and it’s an honour to now ing MiniMove the ultimate tool for ments, including proprietary test- the test process is relied upon to be recognised by the industry.” testing in the field, development ing techniques, test programmes, prevent defective components  testing in the lab, technical sup- tooling, and test equipment re- being shipping to customers as For full editorial port tasks and interoperability test- quired for precise and compre- ‘good’ devices, it is critical to cor- ing for quality assurance. hensive testing of the semicon- rectly match the proper test tech- Test Case Wizard  For full editorial ductor devices. niques with the overall compo- Performs LTE To guarantee the most accurate nent/system requirements. testing available, the company Magic LCR Concept  For full editorial Rohde & Schwarz’s LTE test case Interfaces High wizard dramatically eases the task Sounding Out EMC of generating correct signals for Performance Test Significantly improving its in- specific R&S LTE base station test Multitest's board division has house capabilities, Oxley Devel- scenarios. An operator of a signal introduced a new LCR concept opments has installed a £100,000 generator only has to select the ap- for high pin count BGA applica- EMC test chamber at its Ulver- propriate test case and the wizard tions. Board customers can now ston HQ. The 4m long anechoic will configure the R&S LTE signal, benefit from significant cost sav- chamber is designed to absorb interferers, AWGN and fading. Wiz- ings without sacrificing perform- electromagnetic waves and also ard functionality also includes auto- ance. And with the new LCR screen out external noise. It has matic selection of the correct R&S concept, the layer count of stan- been installed in the company’s LTE reference measurement chan- dard pitch BGA boards can be Design and Development Test Fa- frequency levels for emissions nel, setting of the required R&S LTE reduced by up to 40%. cility at the Priory Park site where testing up to 40GHz and also test- resource block allocations and con- Board thickness often is a me- all new Oxley products are devel- ing very high radiated fields for figuration of the interfering signals. chanical issue in terms of dock- oped and tested. susceptibility. All power levels of the different sig- ing height and/or connector re- The chamber is used by Oxley Although there are plenty of ex- nal components automatically con- quirements. Other approaches to test compatibility of different ternal test labs where the work form to the test specification. used to slim down boards, such types of electrical equipment op- could be carried out, Oxley says A new feature for any of three as using thinner cores, are lim- erating in the same environment there are none in the north of Rohde & Schwarz vector signal ited due to manufacturability in order to minimise the effects of England capable of testing to the generators, the LTE Test Case Wiz- and performance. EMI which can adversely affect high levels many Oxley products ard was created to implement easy With its design to delivery PCB performance. have to meet. “We’ve been spend- signal generation for conformance services, Multitest takes advan- All Oxley products for defence ing a lot of time and money travel- testing of LTE base stations. The tage of its board fabrication site platforms have to be tested to mil- ling to suppliers to carry out our test cases are in line with the 3GPP capabilities and design expert- itary standards, which are far EMC tests,” says Oxley’s Techni- technical specification 36.141 and ise. Design for manufacture more stringent than commercial cal Manager Mark Jordan, “So comprise test signals for transmitter, guidelines have been developed, or industrial EMC testing. The getting our own EMC test facility receiver and performance tests. A allowing board designers to re- company typically tests to Mil- up and running is something I’ve graphical display of the test signal duce both the signal layers and Std-461, RTCA/DO-160 and Def been pushing for and it will be a scenario helps the user to keep track the necessary ground planes. Stan 59-411, all involving accurate huge asset for Oxley.” of the signal generation at all times.  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Bluetooth Audio Testing Is Faster & Easier World's first complete audio test system for Bluetooth devices is Prism Sound's dScope Series III audio analyser which now sup- Chassis ports audio streaming directly be- manufacturing or verification tween test system and Bluetooth testing environments, says Prism. Deliver PXI device, enabling real time, closed dScope Series III integrates loop testing of Bluetooth audio analogue, digital, electronic, elec- Performance systems. tro-acoustic and Bluetooth meas- Until now, audio engineers had urement capabilities in a single Two new PXI Express chassis from of a PXI Express chassis, the PXIe- to test Bluetooth devices using a instrument, eliminating the need National Instruments, deliver 1078 includes one more module range of analogue, digital, elec- for time consuming signal gener- added value and performance to slot than the same priced PXI-1042 tronic and electro-acoustic audio ation and analysis in external soft- automated test and control applica- standard eight slot chassis. With a test equipment, plus software ware. And Bluetooth audio devel- tions at the same price as similar depth of 214.2mm, the PXIe-1078 based signal generation and opment, compliance testing and PXI chassis. Engineers can use the also delivers higher slot counts to analysis tools. Time consuming manufacturing are now faster and nine slot NI PXIe-1078 and four slot applications with tight space re- and cumbersome, this did not easier than ever before. NI PXIe-1071 chassis to take ad- quirements. easily translate to automated  For full editorial vantage of the latest PXI Express PXIe-1071 four slot chassis enable modules and controllers with the 3GB/s total system bandwidth, ac- current information in standards flexibility of backwards compatibil- cepting up to a four slot wide con- On-Line Centre like USB, SATA, PCI Express, ity with existing PXI modules. troller in one slot, with three slots Provides Digital HDMI, DisplayPort and memory. Its PXIe-1078 nine slot chassis fea- available for PXI Express or PXI on-line centre was created to assist ture 1GB/s total system bandwidth, modules. This chassis boasts more Testing Expertise in the design of the latest in life- accepting up to a four slot wide than 20 times the bandwidth of the The new Agilent Digital Test So- style electronics. embedded controller in one slot same priced PXI-1031 standard four lutions and Expertise On-line Cen- Agilent's solutions for digital and up to eight peripheral PXI Ex- slot PXI chassis. Both chassis fea- tre gives its customers a range of applications are driven and sup- press slots, with five slots compati- ture a compact form factor and tem- essential tools on high speed digi- ported by Agilent experts who are ble with both PXI Express and PXI perature range of 0~50OC. tal test, including USB 3.0, Display- involved in various international modules. In addition to the benefits Port and HDMI, SATA/SAS, PCI standards committees.  For full editorial Express, MIPI and memory. Experts from the Agilent Digital The highly competitive environ- Test Standards Programme are Tektronix Widens ‘Scope On ment for computer and consumer active in the JEDEC, PCI-SIG, electronics companies requires ex- VESA, SATA-IO, SCSI, USB-IF, Price & Performance tremely fast new product creation, MIPI Alliance, Ethernet EEE MSO/DPO5000 Series mixed signal products in a broad range of indus- says Agilent, utilising more ad- 802.3, Optical Internetworking oscilloscopes together with tries and applications. Across the vanced devices. To be successful, Forum and others. TPP1000 and TPP0500 high band- board, consumer and industrial design engineers require the most  For full editorial width and low capacitance passive products are becoming more intelli- voltage probes with breakthrough gent with more advanced embed- performance are unveiled by Tek- ded electronics that include many Custom OFDM Waveform Creation tronix. Taken together, the new components connected by chip to  SystemVue generates custom OFDM communications signals that instruments and probes give em- chip buses, wired and wireless net- can be used in test equipment as well as simulation to test Layer 1 bedded systems design engineers works, complex energy manage- PHY architectures. Take this video tour and see how easy it is to work unmatched performance and ment schemes, image displays and with the latest wireless and military communications formats. analysis tools for complex compo- sophisticated user interfaces. nent and system level debugging “With on-going economic chal- and validation tasks, all at highly lenges,” states Tektronix’s General competitive price points. Manager Roy Siegel, our customers Oscilloscopes ranging from have even less time to design prod- 350MHz~2GHz are the single most ucts than before and they must popular segment for developing work with a growing range of ap- plications, requiring ever more ca- pable testing solutions. With our new oscilloscope platform we are giving engineers the analysis func- tionality and performance they need for many applications in one instrument, available at a low breakthrough price point. Our goal is to help our customers save time by simplifying test. And no com- petitor comes close to matching the performance of our new high bandwidth and low capacitance passive probes.”  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 41 TEST & MEASUREMENT

Current Probes Data Acquisition Clamp Down To AAnnaavviieeww IInnvveessttss IInn Cards Provide 1mA Measurement ddSSccooppee SSeerriieess IIIIII High ENOB GMC-I PROSyS has extended its Performance CP3 range of ac/dc, non-invasive, current measurement probes, now The new GaGe CS1250X from providing measurement sensitivity Thurlby Thandar is a range of into the milliamp range. And with 12bit, single and two channel resolution of 1mA, the range pro- 500MS/s digitiser cards with vides engineers with probes that 350MHz of input analogue band- are ideal for detecting and measur- width. Designed for high speed ing leakage currents in automotive data acquisition applications, systems, or verifying correct opera- these cards provide the highest tion in process control signal loops. available ENOB performance at CP3 probes single handedly high signal frequencies that is clamp-on: the user opens the probe available on the market. jaws, closes it around the conduc- CS1250X delivers this ENOB tor carrying the current to be Swedish technology house sarily sound good. In order to find a performance at high frequency measured and immediately gets a Anaview specialises in provid- way to methodically design a good without sacrificing flexibility of the calibrated voltage output that di- ing OEM electronics for the audio sounding amplifier one has to have established GaGe CompuScope rectly represents the current to be industry and is the latest Euro- a measurement system where the signal conditioning front end. It measured. The probes use com- pean company to purchase a input signal and the performed provides six separate input ranges, pensated Hall Effect to detect the dScope Series III analogue and measurements can be fully con- a choice of ac/dc coupling, user se- magnetic field generated by the digital audio analyser from Prism trolled by the user.” lectable 70MHz low pass filters and measured current, allowing ac and Sound. Anaview is using the Prism Sound’s dScope Series III user dc off-set control. dc currents to be monitored by the ‘scope for testing distortion, instrument includes precision High fidelity front end signal same probe. When measuring ac, bandwidth, noise and multi-tone analogue and highly optimised conditioning is a core competence frequency response extends to inter-modulation products in the digital outputs and inputs. Precise of GaGe’s parent company, Dy- 100kHz. development of switch mode am- and automatic gain ranging al- namicSignals Engineering LLC. plifiers. It’s an exacting task. lows high resolution measure- The design features the low noise  For full editorial “Perceived sound quality is a ments over a massive range, from conversion of input single ended complex topic,” says Anaview’s a few micro-volts to more than signals to carefully balanced on- Predictor & CEO Patrik Bostrom. “An amplifier 150Vrms, and from less than 1Hz to board differential signals in addi- LimA Software that performs well on the typically over 90kHz. tion to innovative clocking distri- presented graphs does not neces- bution and phase alignment.  For full editorial Integrated  Environmental noise mapping For full editorial is now simpler for consultants Spectrum Analysers Ease CDMA & LTE and authorities with Bruel & Network Installation & Servicing Tektronix Solution Kjaer's new Predictor-LimA Puts PCIe 3.0 software suite. This combined R&S FSH4 and R&S FSH8 hand- base station signals. They measure version integrates the Predictor held spectrum analysers from power, determine the ratio of peak To The Test and LimA tools into a powerful Rohde & Schwarz incorporate power to average power and dis- Latest addition to the Tek- and intuitive software suite useful new functions for installing play characteristic parameters tronix PCI Express 3.0 range that is simple to use. The suite and servicing CDMA and LTE mo- such as power in the pilot channel provides physical layer trans- also models real life quickly and bile radio networks. In their basic and the synchronisation channel, mission verification, debugging, accurately, even in complex sit- configuration, these analysers can the carrier frequency off-set, com- characterisation and compliance uations, enabling even infre- now perform measurements in the posite error vector and Rho. testing using its DPO/DSA/MSO quent users to work efficiently. spectral range. They can, for exam- The FSH-K46E option has been 70000 Series oscilloscopes. With The noise modelling tool has a ple, detect spurious emissions and designed for more in-depth analysis this release, Tektronix now multi-model view and allows un- display the associated limit values. and can also perform code domain boasts the broadest and most limited undo and redo function- With their 20MHz bandwidth, the power measurements. These meas- complete set of physical and ality. Depending on version, all analysers are suitable for analysing urements provide the information protocol layer measurement ca- UK applicable calculation meth- LTE signals and using two new op- needed for graphically displaying pabilities for PCI Express. ods are available, including BS- tions, R&S FSH-K46 and K46E, these the power in all occupied and unoc- The PCIe 3.0 architecture 5228:2009, CRN, CRTN and ISO- analysers are also capable of cupied channels, for example. provides low cost, high per- 9613. Bruel & Kjaer’s basic analysing CDMA2000 signals. Additional new measurement formance I/O technology that version also supports British The new R&S functions have been incorpo- includes a new 128b/130b en- Standard Code of Practice BS- FSH-K46 and rated including the ability coding scheme and a data rate 5228:2009 and ISO-9613. R&S FSH-K46E to measure spurious emis- of 8GT/s, doubling the intercon- The LimA section is powerful software options sions that might interfere nect bandwidth over PCIe 2.0. and highly flexible, allowing provide all the with the adjacent trans- Based on the same FR4 board easy integration with external functions that mit signal. Predefined material and connectors as pre- data sets and calculation com- service and in- masks allow the user vious generations, PCIe 3.0 rep- ponents from other systems. It stallation tech- to measure the spec- resents a more difficult chal- includes macro functionality nicians need to trum emission lenge with smaller margins and with automated data manipula- check the oper- mask quickly, with new jitter measurements re- tion and advanced geometric ationally rele- minimum operat- quired to account for increased handling. vant parame- ing effort. signal loss in the channel. ters of  For full editorial  For full  CDMA2000 For full editorial editorial

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Typically, microchannel plates show fast response characteristics Software but are easily saturated due to their Automates high resistivity. Conversely, an elec- tron multiplier exhibits wider dy- ICT Reporting namic range but slower response. Agilent’s N1194A ATCC, test High Speed Ion However, by combining a micro- coverage consultant software channel plate with Hamamatsu’s performs two significant tasks. Detector Is metal channel dynode structure, a Firstly, it measures the test Ultra-Compact detector with a 1ns rise time and a coverage of a product after the response of 2ns FWHM has been tests have been developed and created. In addition, the metal chan- secondly, it quickly predicts nel dynode structure provides for the test coverage of a product excellent count rate linearity charac- based only on the CAD layout teristics up to 50 million counts/s, files. These two capabilities The M2 Ion Detector from Hama- fast response and wide dynamic compared to 10 million for a two allow engineers to estimate matsu is for mass spectrometry range within a small and compact stage micro-channel plate assembly. test coverage early in the applications. This thumb sized de- package through the combination The high speed and wide dy- product life cycle, when only vice, measures just 28x24mm, with of a micro-channel plate and a namic range of the M2 Ion Detector the CAD layout file is avail- an 8mm diameter effective area. It metal channel dynode from a pho- suit it to Q-MS and TOS-MS. able. ATCC software also can has been developed to achieve a tomultiplier tube.  For full editorial work as a test strategy analy- sis tool by assisting the test tions include an input impedance of manager in optimising the Probes Put Dense Circuits To The Test 1MΩ in parallel with 0.9pF, a meas- manufacturing test coverage The two new Tetris probes from Tetris probes maintain a high uring range of ±8V, attenuation of using a portfolio of available Pico Technology deliver high input impedance into the GHz 10:1 ±5%, 1.3m cable length and test platforms. bandwidth in a compact and light- range. This enables the accurate probe weight of 96g. “The ATCC can save days in weight housing for testing densely display of pulses with sub- The probe heads are T shaped in engineering by automating packed, high speed circuits. With nanosecond rise times. cross-section, enabling side by side the currently manual test cov- active circuitry, the probes boast The Tetris probes are compatible stacking close enough to probe ad- erage analysis process, which significant performance improve- with all standard high bandwidth jacent pins on a 0.1in IC package. may lead to faster time to mar- ment over passive probes and oscilloscopes with 50Ω BNC inputs The probes are supplied with a ket in today's fast paced pro- while the input capacitance of a such as the PicoScope 6000 Series. comprehensive accessory pack and duction,” comments Adrian passive probe loads the signal The Tetris 1000 has a probe band- a universal mains power supply is Cheong, Agilent's Technical source even at frequencies below width of 1GHz, while the Tetris 1500 also included. Marketing Manager for in-cir- 1MHz, causing distortion, the is rated at 1.5GHz. Other specifica-  For full editorial cuit and functional test. “With the ability to analyse the cov- erage based on user selec- Measurement Studio Software Uprated table, Agilent in-circuit test Measurement Studio 2010 from Studio 2010 also provides support features, as well as the use of National Instruments has new for test and measurement applica- PCOLA-SOQ metrics, engi- support for Microsoft Visual Studio tion development using Visual neers can make a more com- 2010 .net. The new software ver- Basic .net or Visual C#. plete test coverage report.” sion fully integrates into Visual Stu- Measurement Studio 2010 in- When used during prototyp- dio 2010/2008/2005 and provides cludes a new Windows Forms .net ing, ATCC helps engineers esti- tools designed specifically for data Intensity Graph which uses colour mate how well their product acquisition, signal processing, to display 3D data on a 2D plot area. can be tested during mass pro- analysis and visualisation. With this control, user interface de- duction. Engineers now have Microsoft Visual Studio develop- velopers more easily can display the time they need to adjust the ers using Measurement Studio pattern data, such as RF, power test strategy to ensure the best 2010 can create Windows Forms spectrum, weather or terrain pat- coverage is achieved and that and Web Forms applications in a terns, and customise the appear- the best quality products are shorter amount of time with in- ance using colour mapping tools. with the introduction of inte- produced. creased productivity tools, such as The new version delivers im- grated code snippets for user in- code generation assistants and proved development productivity terface control classes.  For full editorial managed .net APIs. Measurement for user interface development  For full editorial Software Upgrade... analogue debugging. Teseq’s new Compliance 5 test LogicStudio Enhanced Like most logic analysers, Logic- software along with dedicated ap- Studio can capture and display dig- plications automate commercial LeCroy’s new LogicStudio soft- 3.75ns glitch capture and serial ital and serial signals. However, and military testing. DO160 aero- ware enhances oscilloscope con- protocol analysis of LogicStudio LogicStudio goes a step further and space packages are imminent and nectivity to LogicStudio 16 provid- can now combine with the ana- provides a communication link to a automotive packages will be ing support for not only the LeCroy logue channels from a wide range wide range of oscilloscopes turning launched in the near future. The WaveJet oscilloscope but also sev- of oscilloscopes including the the PC into a true mixed signal software is available for download eral popular oscilloscopes from Tek- LeCroy WaveJet, six Tektronix debug environment. The commu- from the RF software support tronix and Agilent. product lines or three Agilent prod- nication from the LogicStudio soft- pages. Existing users of Compli- This new software adds flexibil- uct lines. ware to the oscilloscope will allow ance 3 who have a current support ity to the LogicStudio, enabling The lively, dynamic waveform for configuring the trigger and agreement can upgrade freely via users a wide range of oscilloscopes display with a smart, intuitive user transferring data, presenting all the [email protected] for an up- from 40MHz~1GHz, turning their interface is said to be now more digital, serial and analogue data in grade code. PCs into MSOs. The 16 digital powerful than ever, providing a a single display. channels, 1GS/s sample rate, deep toolset for digital, serial and  For full editorial  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 43 DISTRIBUTION FOCUS

Partnership Extends To Nordic Region Rutronik On The Avnet Abacus has extended its Pulse In Germany distribution agreement with Molex to cover Denmark, Sweden Best German Distributor says and Finland. Pulse is Rutronik and promptly “Molex is a world leader with an gave the distributor its award for outstanding reputation for reliable, generating the top sales in Ger- high quality and competitively many in 2010. The two companies priced interconnection products,” have been working together suc- says Alan Jermyn, Avnet Abacus’s cessfully in Germany and France Marketing VP. “We are excited since as far back as 1993. product managers and business about this opportunity to offer the Rutronik achieved strong sales development department. full portfolio of interconnect prod- with Pulse Power and LAN prod- “Thanks to the strong presence ucts to our Nordic customers, and ucts in the prime target automotive and proven expertise of Rutronik,” backed by a significant investment and consumer markets. Design-in says Pulse’s Sales Manager André in inventory, we are well positioned products accounted for over 60% of Resties, “we have been working to- to support these customers on the sales generated, with the suc- gether successfully for quite some Molex products.” Abacus is highly focussed in pro- cess founded on comprehensive time. We are very pleased to be able Martin Pfeil, Molex’s Distribution viding and supporting Molex inter- on-site support from the distribu- to present this award.” Corporate Account Manager, adds, connect solutions to the European tor’s field application engineers,  For full editorial “We made the decision to extend marketplace. We have a stable and our relationship with Avnet Abacus very strong relationship with Avnet to the Nordic region based on the Abacus and look forward to busi- LED Modules In Stock At Digi-Key very high levels of service and ness growth together in the Nordic Now in stock at Digi-Key is by providing fixture makers ready technical support that Avnet Aba- region.” Cree’s LMR4 LED module based on access to the latest LED lighting cus provides to customers. Avnet  Cree’s TrueWhite Technology, with technology.” For full editorial versions also featuring Cree Easy- The LMR4 integrates driver elec- White solutions. tronics, optics, and primary thermal Farnell Gives Asia Pacific Access To IR “We are pleased to extend Digi- management: it’s compact and element14 has strengthened its the region for efficient power man- Key’s inventory of Cree products to drop-in ready. Designed to last partnership with International agement solutions,” comments include the LMR4 module family,” 35,000hr while consuming just 12W, Rectifier to provide the latest IR David Poon, International Recti- notes Cree VP Mark Despotes. “As a it delivers 700 lumens at a variety products across the Asia Pacific re- fier’s Asia Sales VP, “and through trusted resource for the electronics of colour temperatures from gion. Performance PQFN, new to our strong partnership with ele- community, Digi-Key can help accel- 2700~4000K. the IR range of Hexfet power MOS- ment14, we expect this high- erate the LED Lighting Revolution  For full editorial FETs addresses 40~250V applica- growth trend to continue over the tions in high performance 5×6mm next few quarters. Collaborating sign engineers, says RS, with a QFN packaging. The IR silicon strategically with global leaders like Microsite Aids Test comprehensive range of market technology solution stands just element14 enables us to consis- & Instrumentation leading electromechanical prod- 0.9mm high, delivering a high cur- tently provide our worldwide cus- ucts for demanding test require- rent rating and low RDSon for tomer base with the most innova- There’s a new support programme ments. Included are components higher efficiency, power density tive and cutting edge solutions from RS Components for design from the likes of Tyco Electronics, and reliability for switching appli- through element14’s customer-cen- engineers developing test and in- Phihong, IMS Connector Systems, cations with limited board space. tric initiatives and multi-channel strumentation applications. Over Crydom and Telegartner. “We have already seen tremen- distribution systems.” 500 new products have been Highlights of the range include a dous growth over the last year in added to its range, along with a large number of products suitable  For full editorial dedicated microsite. for RF signals. This new initiative provides de-  Ruggedised LEDs For full editorial Suit Tough Appli- Microsite Powers cations Solid State Full colour spectrum LEDs from L3 Electrodynamics are now avail- Lighting Solutions able from Aerco. Rear mounting There’s a new lighting microsite ML1631E and front mounting that’s worth a look, providing com- ML2031E LED based indicators prehensive solutions and resources boast clear advantages over seg- for engineers to develop solid state mented tri-colour alternatives. Vir- lighting projects. The new Avnet tually unlimited colours, says Abacus website covers intercon- Aerco, can be obtained by using nection, device control, thermal mensions,” says Alan Jermyn, Avnet either different resistor combina- nications, and transportation in- management, power and protection Abacus’s Marketing VP. “Creating a tions or pulse width modulation. dustries. components, assisting engineers to successful lighting design depends Designed to Mil-Std-202, these Both LEDs have a black an- select the right components for spe- on selecting the right support com- devices provide high protection odised front bezel, a clear chromate cific projects and deliver complete, ponents as well as the LED. The against vibration, shock, humidity, case, providing a conductive sur- market ready solutions for solid state Avnet Abacus lighting microsite has altitude and salt spray, making face for EMI protection, and fluo- lighting applications. been designed to provide the appro- them ideal for fault and status indi- rosilicone O-ring panel sealing. “Solid state lighting has grown priate information covering product cation in harsh environments, in They operate over -40~+85°C and significantly on the benefits of its data, key component suppliers, ap- equipment applications such as storage temperature range is strong green credentials, as well as plication examples and technical ar- defence, aerospace, industrial, -55°C to +100°C. its long operating lifetimes, ease of ticles to achieve this.” avionics, manufacturing, commu- control and compact mechanical di-  For full editorial  For full editorial

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Farnell Europe Director Mike Distribution Deal Buffham, “we always require a New Agreement Covers MEMs comprehensive suite of products for Centres on iCom our customers, especially design Sensors engineers interested in purchasing Alpha Micro is expanding its in- Sensonor Technologies has product at the beginning of the dustrial automation portfolio follow- signed up Premier Farnell to product life cycle, to offer them a ing a new distribution agreement distribute its precision MEMS broader cost-competitive choice with Advantech. technology globally. Sensonor’s lat- from one source. We are delighted Alpha Micro Components has est MEMS sensors are for high pre- with the agreement with Sensonor signed up with Advantech in a cision applications. Pressure sen- Technologies, leaders in high preci- new iCom agreement, with Alpha sors, accelerometers and gyro sion MEMS technology, providing Micro now focussing on Advan- sensors including pressure sensor an ideal partnership that is in line tech’s industrial wireless and in- bare dies for application with lim- with our strategy to provide our dustrial Ethernet switches. ited space and OEM designs, all customers with exceptional time to Advantech, founded in 1983 by port the IEEE802.11b/g/n stan- join the Premier Farnell’s portfolio. market technology and superior three former HP engineers has dards long before any of its com- “As a global player in the elec- product support service.” grown to now boast offices petitors. With its iCom product tronics distribution sector,” explains throughout the world, employing range Alpha Micro will focus on  For full editorial over 4000 and achieving a 2010 industrial Ethernet solutions in in- deployment planned for a Q3 2011 turnover exceeding $650m. dustrial control, factory automa- Picochip Now At launch in Turkey, making Argela Advantech is committed to in- tion, power, energy and intelligent Argela’s Core the first Iuh based femtocell access novation, engineering its indus- transportation. point in the market. trial wireless applications to sup-  For full editorial Argela has selected Picochip as Argela’s femtocell products and the core technology supplier for its solutions include residential, enter- femtocell developments for cus- prise, and outdoor femtocells as well Avnet Wins In Renesas Reshaping tomers around the world. The com- as femtozone applications and serv- Renesas Electronics has The company expects to pany is in the process of developing ices that can be added via its APPs- signed up Avnet Memec to strengthen its position as it de- a line of femtocell products includ- on Femto Application Server. Its res- distribute the entire portfolio of livers the expanded range of Re- ing innovative residential femtocells idential femtocell products include a Renesas microcontrollers and nesas Electronics products to with home zone applications, as standalone, UMTS, Iuh standard system on chip, analogue and its customers. well as femtocell solutions for enter- compliant femtocell access point power products throughout Eu- Avnet Memec marks its fifth prise, metro and rural deployments. and a home gateway that integrates rope, the Middle East and anniversary this year, and is Argela has been chosen by mo- several wireless technologies. Africa . The move follows on looking forward to celebrating bile operator Avea for its femtocell from the merger between Rene- with the launch of Renesas’s five  For full editorial sas Technology Corporation and core microcontroller strategy. NEC Electronics. This strategy unifies the Re- RS Adds Tek Benchtop DC PSUs Having partnered with NEC nesas microcontroller technolo- Tektronix’s new PWS2000 and Electronics for over 25 years, gies spanning 8~32bit processor PWS4000 dc power supply fami- Avnet Memec says it sees the architectures and supporting lies join the RS Components new agreement as recognition numerous microcontroller pe- portfolio, adding to the distribu- of its successful performance, ripheral functions, connectivity tor’s broad selection of benchtop penetrating key vertical markets options, low voltage and low instruments. The portfolio now such as industrial automation, power variants, as well as pack- covers competitively priced, entry building & home automation, age configurations. level models to equipment sup- and telecommunications.  For porting advanced electronic tech- full editorial nologies and protocols. The new struments in our portfolio,” com- Tektronix dc power supplies boast ments Fred Knowles, RS’s Head of Mouser One of The consistent quality, ease of use and Electronics Product Management. Few For Phoenix familiar operation. “Also offering proven reliability at “This important new range of competitive price points, these Mouser‘s distribution agreement power supplies offers advanced units equip our customers to solve with Phoenix Contact now features and integrates smoothly tough engineering challenges.” widens to include Europe, making with other Tektronix bench top in-  For full editorial Mouser one of the few European catalogue distributors for Phoenix high levels of expertise and energy, Contact. Phoenix Contact is a TTI First Up For while servicing Molex distribution worldwide leader in the develop- New Molex Award customers globally. Distribution ment and manufacture of electri- partners like TTI play a key role in cal connection, electrical inter- Molex’s inaugural 2010 Global Dis- helping Molex not only bring prod- face, and industrial automation Our customers benefit from tributor of the Year award goes to ucts to customers, but deliver ex- technology solutions. Mouser’s well aligned catalogue TTI for its demonstrable financial, ceptional service and support.” “After having already signed a and on-line product ordering pro- operational and executive manage- TTI’s CEO Paul Andrews com- distribution agreement for the cedures which are well orientated ment excellence during the year. ments, “We are honoured to receive North America region, Phoenix to the needs of the design com- “This award is an opportunity for this award. The recognition right- Contact is now also pleased to co- munity. Mouser’s broad customer us to thank TTI for its outstanding fully belongs to the talented indi- operate with Mouser in EMEA,” base and speed to market, com- contribution to our distribution net- viduals working worldwide on this says Frank Stuehrenberg, Phoenix bined with our quality and inno- work which exceeded our expecta- team. We look forward to 2011 as Contact Executive Global Sales vative range of products, allow tions,” says Molex’s Vice Chairman we help propel Molex designs and VP. “Mouser provides valuable both Mouser Electronics and & CEO Martin Slark. “From the ex- solutions deeper into the global services which include product Phoenix Contact to expand our ecutive team to branch level man- marketplace.” selection and availability, on time market opportunities.” agement, TTI provides consistent delivery, and high responsiveness.  For full editorial  For full editorial www.electronicspecifier.com electronicspecifier | January 2011 | 45 TECH VIDEOS

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Lifting The Lid On ClearNAND Altium Routes Fast FPGA Design Micron's new ClearNAND embeds its NAND management IP and ECC Modern FPGAs, enabling selection from a wide range of I/O standards algorithms on a controller built into the NAND package itself. NAND and controlling pin assignment for best layout, is time consuming and marketing strategist Kevin Kilbuck explains why this is necessary and hence expensive. Not with Altium Designer it’s not! how it will help extend the useful life of NAND as a storage technology.

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