Products of the Year

16 November 2005 News

T&M products win high recognition

First 16-bit DAC to achieve a sample rate of 1 Gsaps

u-blox delivers millionth GPS receiver

SBC lineup includes small embedded motherboard form factor

MCU is a 'tiny' dynamo

Radical new architecture for CPLDs

Record function density for microcontroller

SAW resonators two-in-one for increased safety

Third-generation devices move flash into the mainstream

New digital signal controller family launched

Single-piece surface mount NVSRAM module has integrated realtime clock

World's highest density FPGA claimed

Single choke coil does the job of three components

Single cycle 8051 core provides performance boost

New high-voltage power transistors set records

World's smallest dual axis accelerometer with I²C interface

Ultracompact GSM/GPRS and GPS combined module

Multidiscrete modules save space

Single-package ZigBee solution said to be a first

GPS signal tracking technology is indoor-capable

Full spectrum 1 W LED module backlighting and general illumination

Complete 10Gig-Ethernet over copper cabling solution

Relays entered fifteenth year of continuous testing without single failure

Second-generation ZigBee solution speeds time-to-market

Rotary position sensor with 360° electrical angle

New compression coax board-to-board RF connector

Adding speech and voice recognition to any product made easy

Lead-free manual soldering easier with underheating

World's smallest Ethernet controller

Innovative silent 10 A relay

New ceramic capacitors have reduced short-circuit risk

Innovative 15 kV relay reduces cost and size for 30-75 A applications

FM broadcast radio tuner is exceptionally small

Soft termination system for components guards against crack failures

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