Products of the Year 2004

17 November 2004 Electronics Technology

This article features a round-up of some products, amongst others, that have appeared in Dataweek over this past year, that are either: innovative, novel, best sellers, technically significant, generated particular reader interest, or, have some or other 'claim to fame'!

RabbitCore microprocessor core modules

Extra long life potentiometer

Theft-proof battery racks

Wireless USB modules are easily integrated

Logitech chooses Nordic's 2,4 GHz RF devices for cordless mouse

Access Points for industrial application

Next generation low power wireless chipset released

World's first 1 GHz DSP

Ultra-low microcontroller recognised with technology award

Revolutionary ceramic transformer developed

Precision data converter portfolio integrated with ARM7 core

Industry's first 6-pin microcontrollers

KH Distributors signed to supply electronic design aid

Waterproof SMB connector launched at electronica

Low profile satellite antenna

Enclosure speeds time-to-market for EPIC SBCs

SMD thermistors claimed smallest

World's densest solid-state couplers

Audio amplifier chip delivers 200 W output

Multiphase controller gets 'Best Product Design' award

One-stop-shop ZigBee solution provider

Industry's first 13 GHz realtime oscilloscope and probing measurement system

300 W PSU world's smallest in its class

Technology allows 'interactive' English lessons on handhelds

New version design flow software suite for PCB

Rating doubled for medical applications in proprietary isolation product

LED PAR-style lamps

Small antennas for RFID

Redline's AN-100 receives award

Flexible wireless cable for broadband

Power conversion IC targets wasteful supplies

Faster mixed VHDL and Verilog design

Ultra low-power transmitter chip in swallowable camera capsule

GPS receiver gets aiding functionality

Hybrid choke eliminates two extra components

76 A pluggable PCB mount connector

Further reading:

140 W USB-C PD reference design
Altron Arrow Electronics Technology
The design has a wide input range of 90 to 264 V AC, 50-60 Hz, and supports an output voltage range of 5 to 28 V (USB-PD 3.1 specification).

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Nanometre-precision piezo actuators
RS South Africa Electronics Technology
TDK Corporation has announced two new piezo actuators that are characterised by a wide dynamic range, a high force-to-volume ratio, but with precision in the nanometre range.

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Webinar: The evolving electrification of the power distribution system
Infineon Technologies Electronics Technology
New connected car functionality, along with the necessity to reduce the cost, weight and complexity associated with wire harnesses, has led to the transformation of the power distribution system in automotive engineering.

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Improved MnZn material for power conversion industry
Sivan Electronic Supplies Electronics Technology
Cosmo Ferrites Ltd, a leading manufacturer of soft ferrites, has launched an improved version of CF295 for the power conversion industry.

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Common mode filter for automotive Ethernet
Avnet Abacus Electronics Technology
TDK Corporation has announced the introduction of its new ACT1210E Series common mode filter for automotive Ethernet 10BASE-T1S.

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Energising the industrial edge
Electronics Technology
As if the drive to decarbonise energy as part of sustainability and climate change efforts was not enough, the recent rise in energy prices has brought into sharp contrast the need to re-examine how we generate, distribute, and consume electricity.

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Samsung begins chip production using 3 nm process technology
EBV Electrolink Electronics Technology
The optimised 3 nm process with GAA architecture achieves 45% lower power usage, 23% improved performance and 16% smaller surface area compared to 5 nm process.

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Panasonic releases its updated touch-sensitive knob
Altron Arrow Electronics Technology
Panasonic, in conjunction with Microchip, has launched an update to its existing Magic Knob, a capacitive knob ready for standard touch sensors for use in controlling automotive information displays.

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Microchip’s new IC to replace Hall effect position sensors
Altron Arrow Electronics Technology
The LX34070 IC from Microchip is set to help accelerate the global move away from expensive and less accurate magnet-based solutions for safety-critical EV motor position monitoring.

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A brief history of HBTs
Conical Technologies Electronics Technology
In 1947 the engineers at Bell Labs were tasked with developing a transistor. This development heralded the beginning of the semiconductor industry which changed the world forever. Transistors would have ...

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