CCTV video webserver 19 June 2002 New on the South African market is a range of convision video webservers being pioneered by Modular Communications. In effect, this new technology is a digital video recorder, which is accessible via ...
An alternative temperature measurement device 8 May 2002, Electrocomp Why not use silicon sensors instead of PTC thermistors? According to Infineon Technologies, its sensors have excellent long-term stability, a linear characteristic, a resistance tolerance at 25°C of 1% ...
Fingerprint biometric sensor development kit for USB 8 May 2002, Electrocomp Infineon Technologies' FingerTIP evaluation kit enables the integration of a miniature fingerprint sensor into a wide variety of end-products including PCs, notebook computers, handheld devices, set-top ...
Pocket-sized smartcard reader 8 May 2002 STMicroelectronics' TouchChip BioSIMKey is claimed to be the first device of its kind to combine a smartcard and fingerprint reader in a single device that can be carried in one's pocket like any other ...
Silicon fingerprint sensor 24 April 2002 The TCS2A fingerprint sensor from STMicroelectronics is one of the company's successful TouchChip range of silicon fingerprint sensors.
This high performance silicon sensor has a compact size and low ...
Pressure sensors in DIP format 24 April 2002, KH Distributors Silicon Microstructures' SM5800 series of OEM pressure sensors combines the company's state-of-the-art pressure sensor technology with signal conditioning to produce a fully signal-conditioned, amplified, ...
Eco-principles turn packaging green 21 November 2001 A new high performance 'green' plastic packaging that has less environmental impact and performs better at high temperatures has been developed by Philips Semiconductors. It says that the development ...
Quarter-brick DC/DC converters set new power density standard 21 November 2001, Vepac Electronics Artesyn Technologies' new high-efficiency quarter-brick DC/DC converter modules produce up to 83 W of output power. Measuring 5,79 x 3,68 x 1,27 cm, the EXQ125 series converters have a power density of ...
Zilog Z80 for the Internet generation 21 November 2001, Electrocomp Just as the Z80 microprocessor revolutionised the semiconductor industry, Zilog says its next generation eZ80 is revolutionising the way that communications are happening today.
This is an elegant system-on-a-chip ...
Fastest FPGA soft processor revealed 21 November 2001 Xilinx has launched its new MicroBlaze processor, which it claims is the world's fastest 32 bit soft processor core developed by an FPGA vendor. Launched at the Embedded Systems Conference, San Franscisco, ...
C3 processor for low-cost computers 21 November 2001 VIA Technologies' latest offering, the VIA C3 processor, is a compact platform with minimal cooling requirements that has been designed for building low-cost PC products. The VIA C3 is socket 370-compatible ...
World's first unlimited read/write FRAM product 21 November 2001, MB Silicon Systems Ramtron introduced a nonvolatile memory which it claims features unlimited endurance. The 256 Kb FM18L08 is a 3 V FRAM product, offering an unlimited number of read and write cycles - a feature never ...
Next-generation image sensors for mini cameras 21 November 2001 The combination of Philips Semiconductors experience in digital imaging and process technologies has led to the development of a dedicated process for cost-effective consumer digital imaging applications. ...
SMD air coil 21 November 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies Neosid's adjustable SMD air coil with pick and place cap, the SM-L1.5, features: Compact design; automatic insertion capability; removable pick and place cap; high Q. Operating temperature range is -40 ...
PCB plug connectors for high currents 21 November 2001, Phoenix Contact The Power Combicon 6 (PC 6) printed-circuit board plug connectors from Phoenix Contact have been specially developed for high-current applications. The use of high conductivity metal alloys gives the ...
Bus plugs with quick connection system 21 November 2001, Phoenix Contact A newcomer in the range of plug connectors with quick connection features from Phoenix Contact is the Quix QC1 bus plug, offered with 5,0 mm pitch. Using this plug it is possible to loop conductors from ...
'All-in-one' modem chips 21 November 2001, Electrocomp TDK-Semiconductor's most popular all-in-one single chip modem solution is the 73M2901. The single-chip modem combines all the controller and data pump functions necessary to implement intelligent V.22bis ...
CAN controller improves network efficiency in vehicles 21 November 2001 OKI's CAN controller MSM9225 is an LSI which speeds communication within internal automobile networks. The chip conforms to the ISO standard controller area network (CAN) Ver.2.0B.
As a multiple master ...
Programmable liquid crystal display buttons with multicolour backlighting 21 November 2001, Brabek LC Trend ScreenKeys has combined a fully programmable, graphic liquid crystal display (LCD) with multicolour backlighting in a programmable pushbutton switch. An integrated ASIC controls the LCD display ...
Small size connector for low voltage halogens 21 November 2001 The outstanding features of Wieland's mini compact connector system, the gesis ST16/2 pole, are functional safety, reliability and easy installation, especially in limited spaces. The manufacturer says ...
