$275 billion sales for 2001 global chip market
06 February, 2002Worldwide sales of semiconductors in the fourth quarter 2001 were unchanged from the third quarter at $60 billion, ending three quarters of double digit declines.
Indium phosphide chips hit 80Gbps
05 February, 2002Inphi Corporation has announced that it has demonstrated demultiplexers running at a data rate of greater than 80 gigabits per second (Gbps).
Silicon chips posses multi-faceted properties
28 January, 2002Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that silicon wafers can be easily made into tiny explosives that could be used to chemically analyse samples in the field or serve as power sources for tiny electronic sensors the size of a speck of dust.
Sapphire technology to improve chip efficiency
25 January, 2002Using light beams in place of metal wires, engineers at Johns Hopkins University, US, have devised a cost-effective method to speed up the way microchips talk to each other.
Surface Mount Inductors
22 January, 2002 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn ElectronicsGowanda Electronics has introduced a series of surface mount toroid inductors. The SMT35A series uses a core and package, and a 2-in-1 construction, that offers versatility and efficiency for power supply applications.
Intel processors boost performance
22 January, 2002Intel have just announced seven new mobile processors built on Intel's industry leading 0.13-micron fabrication process.
Fast Dual Comparator
22 January, 2002 | Supplied by: Soanar LimitedLinear Technology Corporation has announced the LT1715, a dual comparator. With 150 MHz toggle frequency and 4 ns propagation delay, the device meets or exceeds the performance requirements of a wide range of high-speed applications.
Embedded memory to grow
14 January, 2002Worldwide revenues for high-complexity, cell-based designs, containing at least one or more blocks of embedded flash, are forecast to experience a compound annual growth rate of 26% from 2000 to 2005, according to Cahners In-Stat.
Molecular switches that assemble themselves
05 January, 2002"Smaller means faster and more efficient" is the maxim of the electronics industry as it strives towards the greater miniaturisation. Conventional fabrication methods are reaching their limits, with the production of components around 100 nm in size
Tiny fans to cool electronics
20 December, 2001Research engineers at Purdue University are developing tiny, quiet fans that wiggle back and forth to help cool future laptop computers and other portable electronic gear.
Optical amplifiers poised for growth in 2003
17 December, 2001Hi-tech research firm, Cahners In-Stat Group anticipates that the total market for optical amplifiers used as linear amplifiers on long haul and metropolitan area network (MAN) applications will increase from approximately $6.6 billion in 2001 to $9.4 billion in 2006.
Charger MOSFETs
11 December, 2001 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty LtdFour PowerPAK 1212-8 MOSFET devices designed for battery charger switching and protection applications have been announced by Siliconix.
Switching Amplifiers
11 December, 2001 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty LtdTurck has announced MK13-222Ex0-R two channel switching amplifiers - compact devices that incorporate 1 NAMUR DIN 19234 sensor, or one dry contact, per input channel and provide one single pole single throw relay per output channel.
Low Profile PCI Boards
11 December, 2001 | Supplied by: http://www.ieci.com.au/Interworld Electronics has released a series of low profile PCI, RS-232 serial boards in one, two and four port versions.
Linux Board
11 December, 2001 | Supplied by: Allied Data Systems Pty LtdCompuLab has introduced a Linux installation image for the 586CORE single board computer. The Kernel integrates the 586CORE module with additional drivers to support the onboard functions to create an embedded computer with capabilities usually offered only by much larger boards.
