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MOST Forum 2010 Announces Program Highlights
The MOST Forum announced a program for this second international conference and exhibition on 23 March 2010 in Frankfurt (Germany). The presentations will offer an insight into the latest and future MOST® (Media Oriented Systems Transport) Technology solutions and studies covering a broad field of topics with a wide range of information. In his keynote speech, Mr. Jens Koetz of Audi AG will present the development and production launch of MOST150 from an OEM's perspective.
Belden Expands its Hirschmann Product Portfolio with a New Media Module for Switches
In addition, the module can also be equipped with an electrical port and an optical transceiver, permitting the connection of other networking components or field devices using twisted-pair cables as well as multi-mode or single mode fibers. The new media module is ideally suitable for use in any data network requiring extremely high real-time capability, such as in measuring technology or drive control. With a software update, available for download free of charge at www.beldensolutions.com, the module can also be used in switches of the MS 20/30 series.
Infineon and Vodafone to Collaborate on Next Generation GSM and EDGE Technologies to Enable Mobile Internet for the Emerging Markets
Infineon Technologies AG today announced its collaboration with Vodafone Group Plc, the world's leading mobile telecommunications company.
Digi Introduces Smart Energy Gateway Family for Europe
Digi International introduced the ConnectPort X Wireless M-Bus gateway family for Smart Metering applications in Europe. Featuring versions with cellular, Ethernet and Wireless M-Bus connectivity, ConnectPort X with Wireless M-Bus gateways can easily and cost effectively connect electricity, gas and water meters to an energy service provider via broadband. The products seamlessly integrate with the iDigi™ Energy wireless M2M solutions bundle which features the hosted software and services necessary to quickly and easily integrate Smart Grid devices into enterprise business applications. With the addition of Wireless M-Bus, Digi now offers gateways that support all major European wireless standards used for Smart Metering applications.
Digi Introduces An Industry First Smart Energy Gateway
Digi International introduced the ConnectPort X2 for Smart Energy gateway. It is a ZigBee Smart Energy certified gateway that easily connects certified ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a Home Area Network (HAN) to an energy service provider via broadband. It is the industry's first gateway that connects, controls, or gathers data from ZigBee Smart Energy devices equally well before or with Smart Meter deployments. When a Smart Meter is present the gateway can make meter information immediately available to any energy management application. As part of iDigi™ Energy, energy service providers can use the ConnectPort X2 for Smart Energy and iDigi platform to easily integrate thermostats, smart meters, in-home displays, load controllers and other ZigBee Smart Energy devices into complete energy management systems.
Dragonwave's European Release Of Horizon Quantum Sets New Industry Standard For Spectral Efficiency
DragonWave Inc, a global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today introduced the Horizon Quantum in Europe, resetting the industry standard for spectral efficiency. Optimized for the rollout of "4G" Long Term Evolution (LTE) services, the DragonWave solution enables service providers to reap up to 2.5 times more capacity from their backhaul spectrum allocations.
EMCCD cameras available from Raptor Photonics
Alrad Imaging has announced Raptor Photonics now offer a newEMCCD camera Merlin EMCCD Camera with a CameraLink or GigE output. The ME247-CL (monochrome) and ME246-CL (colour) cameras offer a standard CameraLink output inside a compact housing, designed for demanding security, industrial or scientific applications. In order to support GigE output, Raptor also offers a standard adaptor box from Pleora, which converts CameraLink data to GigE data.
Spirent Landslide Nominated for Global Mobile Award
Spirent Communications plc., today announced that Spirent Landslide Mobile Packet Performance Test Systems has been nominated for the prestigious GSMA Global Mobile Award in the Best Network Technology Advance category. Spirent's role in enhancing network quality, performance and driving cost reductions in LTE network deployments is the primary reason for its selection as one of the finalist in this year's award.
ADC KRONE Features Expanded Portfolio of FTTX Solutions At 2010 FTTH Council Europe Conference
ADC KRONE announced that it will highlight its fiber leadership through an expanded portfolio of Fiberto- the-X (FTTX) solutions at the 2010 FTTH Council Europe Conference, from 24-25 February at The FIL (Feira Internacional de Lisboa) in Lisbon, Stand 4.
STMicroelectronics’ 3-Axis Digital Gyroscope Brings Motion-Control Realism for Mobile Phones and Gaming Consoles
STMicroelectronics introduced a unique 3-axis digital gyroscope that employs a single sensing structure for motion measurement along all three orthogonal axes2. This innovative design approach significantly increases accuracy and reliability in motion-controlled consumer applications, paving the way to previously unseen levels of realism.
Telegent Announces Third Generation Analogue Mobile TV Receiver
Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, today introduced its third generation analogue mobile TV receiver, the TLG1121. The TLG1121 is the first single-chip analogue mobile TV receiver based on 65nm CMOS process technology, reducing power consumption and solution footprint relative to Telegent's previous generation product. With this chip, Telegent continues to bring innovation and technology leadership to the analogue mobile TV market.
X-Rite Introduces CAPSURE Solution that Gives Painters and Interior Decorators a Powerful, Versatile Way to Select Exact Colour from Any Patterned or Textured Surface
X-Rite Europe GmbH introduced a compact, handheld instrument called CAPSURE™ that gives professional painters, interior decorators, do-it-yourselfers and architects powerful new capabilities to accurately image and measure the colours of walls, carpets or any textured inspiration object and match those colours with an electronic fan deck of tens of thousands of paint chips.
Continuous Computing, picoChip and Cavium Networks deliver first complete LTE femtocell design
Continuous Computing, picoChip and Cavium Networks today announced that they have collaborated to produce the world's first complete Long Term Evolution (LTE) femtocell reference design. Available immediately, this solution helps accelerate time to market for product developers, femtocell access point manufacturers, network equipment vendors and operators. The reference design is the industry's first to include the LTE modem (PHY), radio frequency (RF) and packet processors, protocol software, intelligent router functionality and a complete Evolved Packet Core (EPC) simulator.
Freescale extends Android platform support for i.MX applications processors
A month after joining the Open Handset Alliance, Freescale has introduced a new evaluation kit that speeds and simplifies the development of compelling applications based on the Android platform and Freescale's i.MX51 processor.
HCD helps UK film company win four ‘tech Oscars’
HCD, the contract electronics manufacturer, PCB design house, cable assembler and box build specialist, has made a significant contribution to film processing company, FilmLight winning four Science and Technology Awards from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – commonly referred to as 'Tech Oscars' – providing PCB layout and assembly services to the Soho-based company.
Imagination extends standards supported on ENSIGMA UCCP310 with Wi-Fi and ATSC, demonstrates SoC test chip
Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia chip technologies company, is demonstrating two of Imagination's latest ENSIGMA UCCP310 IP platforms running real time Wi-Fi and ATSC integrated on an advanced SoC test chip at MWC 2010 in Barcelona (15-18 February 2010).
Avago Technologies Reasserts its Strong IP Position in Optical Finger Navigation
Avago Technologies announced its position in the recent lawsuit filed by Pixart Imaging Inc. Avago pioneered development of optical finger navigation technology and over the past several years has built up a substantial patent portfolio that extends from the integrated circuits for use in optical finger navigation (OFN) to end products, including mobile devices that incorporate OFN. These distinct OFN patents extend from Avago's proprietary algorithms in processing to intellectual property in modular systems (e.g., lensing systems) to complete systems like mobile handsets.
Philips Wide-Lite VizorLED Named “Best In Class” In U.S. Department of Energy Competition
Philips Electronics today announced that its VizorLED luminaire, an innovative parking, lowbay and under canopy lighting solution, was named "Best in Class" in the 'Next Generation Luminaires' (NGL) competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers. Developed by Philips Wide-Lite and using LEDs from Philips Lumileds, the new VizorLED is raising expectations for what is possible with LED based solutions by delivering a unique optical solution that minimizes glare, improves volumetric lighting uniformity, maximizes efficiency and perhaps most importantly, creates an inviting and comfortable environment for people to park and walk through.
Agilent Technologies and Silicon Hive to Demonstrate Programmable Digital Radio-Frequency Processing at 2010 Mobile World Congress
Agilent Technologies announced it will demonstrate with Silicon Hive B.V. completely flexible digital radio-frequency processing for UMTS. The demonstration will be at the 2010 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 15-19, hospitality suite 3.1HS115. The demonstration will feature Agilent's vector signal generator and signal analyzer with Silicon Hive's HiveFlex CSP2500-based programmable digital RF processing for UMTS.
Cypress and DOEACC Centre Calicut Agree to Set Up New PSoC Laboratory
Cypress Semiconductor and DOEACC Centre Calicut, Kerala, India have agreed to set up a joint PSoC programmable system-on-chip laboratory at DOEACC. As part of the agreement, Cypress will provide hands-on training sessions for the faculty and students of DOEACC, in addition to free hardware and software tools. DOEACC will provide the facilities for the laboratory.
Blue Wonder Communications Uses 4m Wireless LTE Protocol Stack To Complete LTE Reference Platform
Blue Wonder Communications, today announced that it has completed integration of its LTE terminal baseband solution with the 4M Wireless LTE UE protocol stack. This activity marks an important milestone for Blue Wonder in its ability to offer a complete reference platform for the LTE terminal market with its partners. Blue Wonders reference platform BlueGate utilises its advanced baseband solution and the integrated RF transceiver IC (LMS6002) delivered by Lime Microsystems. This follows on from the prior joint development work between the two companies on the implementation of an LTE reference platform. Lime Microsystems' frequency agile transceiver delivers operation at user-selectable frequencies between 375MHz to 4GHz that can be digitally configured to operate in the full range of frequency bands, with 16 user-selectable bandwidths up to 28MHz.
Mobile Solutions launch locator phone based on u-blox GSM/GPS design
Mobile Solutions AG, a Swiss provider of products, concepts and solutions in the field of mobile communications, announces the launch of Creon, a GSM mobile phone with GPS locator capabilities. Based on u-blox' GSM reference design N709Q and u-blox' GPS receiver NEO-5G, the Creon is designed in Switzerland.
NXP Semiconductors Announces High Speed Converter Interoperability / Interworking with Xilinx FPGAs
NXP Semiconductors has announced that its CGV™ series of JESD204A-compliant data converters are now interoperable with Xilinx® high performance Virtex®-6 FPGAs and low-cost Spartan®-6 FPGA families. Assured interoperability and interworking between programmable logic devices and high-speed converters is a critical acceptance criterion for equipment designers, because it eliminates risk and cost associated with project schedules.
NXP Semiconductors Announced High Speed Converter Interoperability / Interworking with Altera FPGAs
NXP Semiconductors has announced that its CGV™ series of JESD204A-compliant data converters are now interoperable with Altera Corporation's Stratix IV GX and Arria II GX FPGA families, and will also be interoperable in the future with the Cyclone IV GX FPGA family. Assured interoperability and interworking between programmable logic devices and high-speed converters is a critical acceptance criterion for equipment designers, because it eliminates risk and cost associated with project schedules.
STMicroelectronics Boosts Realism and Accuracy in Gaming, Robotics and Navigation by Combining Multiple Sensors with Microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics has introduced the first members in its iNEMOfamily of multi-sensor Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) devices. The integration of a variety of motion, magnetic, pressure and temperature sensors with a 32-bit processing unit and dedicated software in one package will lead to leaps in functionality and performance in a wide variety of applications, including Gaming, Human Machine Interface, Robotics, Portable Navigation Devices and Patient Monitoring.
mimoOn Joins Roster of Tensilica's Rapidly Expanding Xtensions Program for Fast LTE/4G Development
Tensilica announced that its ConnX Baseband Engine comes with the broad ecosystem support of Tensilica's Xtensions(TM) Partner Network , including the newest Xtensions member, mimoOn. (see separate press release). Tensilica's Xtensions Partner Program brings its LTE (Long Term Evolution) baseband handset and base station design customers a robust infrastructure of top-tier partners in SOC (system-on-chip) design-critical areas such as LTE physical layer software solutions, system level modeling, real time operating systems emulation, and design services.
CSR showcases Android location-centric platform with connectivity, audio and multimedia at MWC
CSR announced that it is to demonstrate its location, connectivity and audio platforms working in harmony in an open source environment at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2010. For the first time, one can see how CSR's connectivity, location and audio technologies can combine with value added software to create platforms that can significantly enrich the user experience in the next generation of location centric mobile consumer devices.
Leicestershire County and Rutland Community Health Service Go Live With a New Electronic Operating Room Information System
Hospital operations at five sites in the Leicestershire area have recently gone "paper-free" with the launch of a new wireless electronic patient record system driving efficiency and benefiting patient outcome. The new system is based on wireless mobile computing technology supplied by Devlin Medical.
CLEANKey Keyboard & Mouse Ideal for Increased Infection Control Compliance in Dental Clinics
Devlin Medical is witnessing great interest in their CleanKey washable keyboard and mouse from dental clinics. This demand has arisen due to the changes in the UK Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-05 dental infection control regulations. These changes have significantly "raised the bar" in terms of the basic infection control compliance standards dental surgeries must adhere to.
PERYTONS has released version 3.0 of its IEEE802.15.4/ZigBEE portfolio of analyzers including extended support for
Among other features, the Perytons MultiChannel model allows to easily monitor and analyze networks using frequency hoping mechanisms and the model with diversity, enables substantial improvements when analyzing networks in harsh RF environments (indoor, having presence of RF interferences, etc.).
Imec, Renesas and M4S report a single-chip reconfigurable multi-standard wireless transceiver in 40nm CMOS
At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and its research partners Renesas Technology Corp. and M4S present a complete transceiver with RF, baseband and data converter circuits in 40nm low-power CMOS. The fully reconfigurable transceiver is compatible with various wireless standards and applications, including the upcoming mobile broadband 3GPP-LTE standard.
Philips Lumileds Receives ISO/TS16949 Certification: Automotive industry quality specification benefits all lighting markets
Philips Lumileds announced today that each of its three design, development and manufacturing sites have received ISO/TS16949 certification highlighting the company's commitment to quality management. All three sites, San Jose, Penang, and Singapore, were certified within weeks of each other with, zero non-conformities, representing an approach and commitment to quality that is consistent throughout the company.
Tekdata invests and increases skilled staff as turnover increases 23%
Tekdata, the UK-based specialist in high-performance interconnects for markets such as defence, aerospace, energy management and space exploration, has announced a 23% increase in turnover for the last financial year and, unlike many businesses today, is increasing staffing to continue improving its performance.
NanoKTN & Leatherhead Food Research Respond to the House of Lord’s Report
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, in conjunction with Leatherhead Food Research, has issued a summary and response to the House of Lord's Science & Technology Committee report on Nanotechnologies and Food. This report was published on 22 Jan 2010 and can be found by following the link: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldsctech.htm
Tensilica and mimoOn Partner for LTE Baseband Handset Solutions
mimoOn, a pioneer in LTE software implementations for programmable radio platforms, and Tensilica® Inc., a leader in programmable and efficient IP cores for advanced mobile wireless SOCs (system-on-chips), today announced a partnership to offer best-in-class LTE solutions for mobile wireless radios based on mimoOn's mi!MobilePHY software and Tensilica's newly announced ConnX Baseband Engine (BBE16) and ConnX Atlas LTE Reference Design.
MAX2203: Industry's most accurate RMS power detector, regardless of modulation
Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX2203 RMS power detector. Designed to operate from 800MHz to 2.0GHz, the MAX2203 accepts an RF signal at the input, and outputs the same voltage regardless of the peak average of the input signal. This RMS power detector is ideal for WCDMA (wideband code-division multiple access), cdma2000(R), and HSDPA/HSUPA (high-speed downlink/uplink packet access).
CUI Inc’s 3D Catalog Now Available Through Digi-Key.com
CUI Inc announced that their 3D catalog is now available on Digi-Key's website for the majority of their 1000+ stocked line items. CUI is the first Digi-Key partner to make this service available to Digi-Key customers. CUI's VP of Marketing, Jeff Schnabel explained, "We are very excited to be the first partner to offer free 3D drawings through Digi-Key.
PREMO to cooperate with the Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg University of Technology and PREMO cooperates in a development project on intelligent implants for osteosynthesis managed by the BG Unfallkrankenhaus (Trauma Center) Hamburg.
CSR connectivity platform powers the latest Sharp handset
CSR announced that its CSR9000 connectivity platform, with integrated Synergy software, provides Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and FM connectivity to the latest handset from Sharp. Synergy, CSR's unique Connectivity Centre software, is a key part of the platform, delivering industry-leading wireless performance.
Trident Microsystems and NXP Complete Transaction to Combine Set-top Box and Television Systems Business Lines
Trident Microsystems, Inc. and NXP Semiconductors today announced the closing of Trident's acquisition of NXP's television systems and set-top box business lines, a transaction first announced on Oct. 5, 2009. The integration of NXP's business lines with Trident immediately creates a global leader in the digital home entertainment segment, establishing Trident as one of the top three providers to both the television and set-top box markets.
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