Electrical Equipment & Systems

System-on-Chip suits PC cards and mobile devices.

Fully compliant with IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard, Mobile WiMAX SoC integrates 1024 FFT OFDMA PHY and full MAC processors to optimize performance and power consumption using 90 nm process technology. Housed in small-footprint FBGA package, mixed-signal baseband device includes interface for MIMO RF modules as well as adaptive modulation schemes, including 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, and BPSK.

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Laser Power Control IC targets high-definition DVD market.

Intended for HD-DVD or Blu-ray optical recorders and players, Model SP8029 provides power level control of 780, 650, and 405 nm wavelengths. Integrated photodetector combined with 20 GHz BiCMOS process results in circuit with pulse response settling times of less than 5 ns and bandwidths in excess of 100 MHz for high-speed writing operation. Model SP8029 enables support of full-length high...

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Electronic Vibration Switch protects critical equipment.

Electronic Vibration Switch protects critical equipment.

With no moving parts or required mechanical adjustments, microprocessor-controlled 686A Series 2-wire electronic vibration switches combine properties of electronic and mechanical switches in one design. Series includes Magnetic Adjustable Vibration Threshold (MAVT(TM)), which electronically adjusts threshold value while switch is installed on running equipment. This allows for immediate...

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Miniature, 1 W DC/DC Converters feature 3 kV isolation.

Miniature, 1 W DC/DC Converters feature 3 kV isolation.

Supplied in RoHS-compliant package measuring 20 x 8 x 10 mm, DCH01 series provides up to 85% efficiency and meets UL60950 specifications with EN55022 Class B EMC performance. Unregulated dc/dc converters offer point-of-load power conversion and ground loop elimination for noise-sensitive applications. With open-frame design, plug-in power modules operate from 5 V input and provide single voltages...

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Cadence and ARM Introduce First Automated Design and Implementation Flow for the ARM Cortex-A8 Processor

SAN JOSE, California and CAMBRIDGE, England, July 24 -- ARM-certified Encounter RTL Design and Implementation Flow Boosts Productivity, Shortens Time to Market in Next-generation Mobile and Consumer Applications Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and ARM [(LSE: ARM; (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], today announced the joint development of the first automated RTL design and implementation flow for the...

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RGA Device Prevents Floating Roof Tank Fires

BOULDER, Colo., July 21 -- Lightning Eliminators and Consultants, Inc. (LEC, Inc. -- Boulder, CO, USA) announced the increased worldwide availability of its patented Retractable Grounding Assembly (RGA) for floating roof tanks. While shunt systems offer historically unreliable protection, the RGA solves the challenge of providing a consistent positive grounding connection between the tank roof...

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National Brazilian Carrier, GlobeCall, Launches VIPCall with Quintum Tenor VoIP Solutions

July 26th, 2006 Tenor VoIP Capability Provides New Services For Corporate Customers Quintum Technologies, a leading innovator in VoIP technologies, is pleased to announce that GlobeCall, a nationwide telecom carrier in Brazil, has deployed a national VoIP network based on the Quintum Tenor VoIP Switches. Tenor VoIP MultiPath Switches are deployed in its headquarters in Sao Paulo, as well as in...

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Switch supports 10/100 Ethernet optical standards.

Supporting 100BaseFX, 100BaseSX, and 10BaseFL, 3-port Model KSZ8893FQL offers integrated LED driver and post amplifier solution for short wavelength optical applications. Four-level priority queues enable triple or quadruple play services by prioritizing traffic by application. In conjunction with queue-based rate limiting, solution offers traffic shaping on per-application basis. Device comes in...

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STMicroelectronics and China's Dahua Technology Ltd Develop Cable/IP Dual-Mode Set-top Box

Dahua set-top boxes support H.264 HD/SD and MPEG4 P2 SD using ST's industry-first single-chip Cable/IP dual-mode solution Beijing, August 25, 2006 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), the leading supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes (STBs), and Dahua Technology Ltd, China's largest cable and IPTV dual-mode STB provider, announced today that they have successfully designed and manufactured a...

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