Alcatel lights up all-optical cross connect for broadband networksRichard WilsonAlcatel has introduced an optical cross-connect for broadband telecoms networks which it claims will enable operators and service providers to build the next generation of all-optical communications networks that deliver greater capacity at reduced cost.The CrossLight photonic cross-connect routes light through its all-optical switching matrix, eliminating the optical-electrical conversion typical in ...

NEC plans to manufacture more tantalum capacitorsDavid MannersNEC will invest 2 billion Yen ($20m) in its subsidiary NEC Technologies (Thailand) to raise output of tantalum capacitors at the plant by 20 per cent by January 2001. Tantalum capacitors, which are key components used for decoupling in most electronic circuits, have been habitually in short supply from many suppliers for a ...

Sematech and IMEC to tackle sub-100nm semiconductor roadblockRichard WilsonSemiconductor technology organisations in the US and Europe have signed a joint agreement to develop a new gate stack process for sub-100nm semiconductor devices. The multi-million dollar partnership between International Sematech (ISMT) and IMEC, the Belgium-based research centre, represents a major commitment to accelerate by as much as two years efforts to ...

Ericsson licences ARM7 for Bluetooth applicationsDavid MannersEricsson has licensed the ARM7TDMIR processor core allowing the Swedish company to re-use the ARM intellectual property among all its divisions.Johan Tingsborg, vice president and general manager for Datacom ICs said Ericsson would be using the core in applications for Bluetooth and fast Internet access to the home. “By working directly with ARM and ...

UK pen-based display technology gets its big breakSteve BushA UK-developed stylus-input technology is getting its big chance in the market as owner Synaptics signs a deal with US display maker Three-Five Systems. The agreement covers the co-development of stylus-operated displays based on Spiral, the inductive sensing technique originally invented by ASL in Cambridge. Synaptics bought ASL to get Spiral, adding ...

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