News Overview

HILLSBORO, OR -APRIL 12, 2010 - Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the availability of a new low cost PCI Express development kit for its award winning LatticeECP3™ family of high value, low power FPGAs. Based on a new ECP3 PCI Express solutions board, the kit accelerates development of PCI Express designs. The kit has been developed from the ground up to accelerate the evaluation of Lattice PCI Express technology, demonstrate a range of solutions that match typical application requirements and speed users to design exploration. Lattice will demonstrate the LatticeECP3 PCI Ex ...

HILLSBORO, OR- APRIL 5, 2010- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Service Pack 1 for Version 8.0 of its ispLEVER® FPGA design tool suite. Service Pack 1 is an important update for users of LatticeECP3™ FPGA devices. ...

Temperature measurement, current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging are typical board control functions used in system control designs. Minimize your risk and effort and maximize your design flexibility with Lattice's MachXO Control Development Kit. This complete and flexible development platform is available for only $119 at MSC Gleichmann UK Ltd until May 15, 2010. ...

MSC Vertriebs GmbH presents the Lattice low-cost ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit. This compact platform is designed for evaluating the ispMACH 4000ZE technology, for verifying the data sheet specifications for applications and for learning the device features and operation as well as prototyping an own design. ...

Milton Keynes (UK), March 09, 2010 - Gleichmann Sunrise broadens its product portfolio with four new 8-bit All Flash™ microcontrollers from NEC Electronics, which are specifically designed for single-phase and two-phase electricity meters. ...

The LCD-Pro Evaluation Kit is an advanced FPGA-based LCD video imaging and control solutions platform which enables evaluation and demonstration of the functions of the LCD-Pro Library, a set of flexible, configurable IP cores which can be used to implement versatile and powerful display control, graphics and video applications. The library is based around the industry standard AMBA™ bus architecture, allowing interconnection of the LCD-Pro IP with a wide range of system components compatible with the AMBA™ bus. The LCD-Pro IP cores are targeted to Lattice FPGAs, specially optimized for the La ...

HILLSBORO, OR - MARCH 8, 2010 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped over 200 million ispMACH® 4000 complex programmable logic devices (CPLD).  The Lattice ispMACH 4000 CPLD family provides a variety of design solutions, from glue logic and general purpose I/O expansion to voltage level translation and LED drivers. Engineers around the globe have widely adopted the ispMACH 4000 CPLD as a standard due to its balance of price, power and packaging options. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - FEBRUARY 22, 2010 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that its LatticeECP3™ FPGA family has been chosen from among hundreds of nominations as a Finalist in the 20th Annual EDN Innovation Awards competition. The Innovation Awards honor the people, products and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry over the past year. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) - Twelve new 16-bit All Flash™ microcontrollers with on-chip USB 2.0 controller from NEC Electronics now broaden Gleichmann Sunrise’ product offering. The new MCUs feature a power consumption of just 0.37 µA in stop mode and 6.4 mA at 20 MHz operating frequency. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - FEBRUARY 1, 2010 - Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that eVision Systems GmbH will represent Lattice and its full range of products in the Central European video and surveillance market. ...

Milton Keynes (UK), February 1, 2010 – The new 8-bit-microcontrollers 78K0/FY2-L, 78K0/FA2-L and 78K0/FB2-L from NEC Electronics, featuring a standby power consumption of just 0.65 µA while the watchdog timer is operating, now broaden Gleichmann Sunrise product range. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) - NEC Electronics’ "SENSE IT!" starter kit, now available from Gleichmann Sunrise, is ideally suited for development of low power LCD controls for portable measurement devices. ...

Milton Keynes, Dec.11, 2009 - The EC motor driver E910.87 is now available from Gleichmann Sunrise. Thanks to its particularly flexible configuration options and diverse protection mechanisms, the device is usable in a wide range of automotive and industrial applications.  ...

GE Sunrise announced the immediate availability of eight new reference designs, a low cost development kit for the ProcessorPM POWR605 power manager device and a low cost development kit for the ispMACH 4000ZE CPLD, the ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit. ...

GE Sunrise, Cosgrove - 12 November 2009, introduce Seiko's new Voltage Regulators. The leading edge series S-1142 regulators allow a ground breaking input voltage of up to 50V for a low current CMOS device. Series S-1137 have a soft start output voltage avoiding inrush current. Slow on and quick off can be controlled by the ON/OFF pin. ...

Milton Keynes (UK), November 27, 2009 – The 10.4-inch TFT displays G104V1-T03 (VGA)/G104X1-L03(XGA) and the 12.1‑inch panel G121S1-L02 (SVGA) from CMO (Chi Mei Optoelectronics) feature a viewing angle of 88° from all sides, an excellent contrast ratio of up to 1500:1 and a brightness of up to 450 cd/m². The displays are manufactured with the help of MVA (Multi-domain Vertically Aligned) technology. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - NOVEMBER 23, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) and Praesum Communications today announced the availability of the Serial RapidIO 2.1endpoint soft IP core for the LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. The core supports 1x, 2x and 4x lane configurations at up to 3.125Gbps lane speeds, offering the lowest cost, lowest power programmable SRIO solution in the industry. Lattice also announced that it has licensed this IP core from Praesum and has full rights to use and sub-license the Serial RapidIO IP core. ...

GE Sunrise announced the immediate availability of the new MachXO Control Development kit of Lattice Semiconductor in combination with 12 new reference designs, ideal for prototyping system control functions such as temperature and current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging, that are commonly found in telecom infrastructures, servers as well as industrial and medical applications. ...

 HILLSBORO, OR - NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that its mid-range, low power LatticeECP3™ FPGA family has won the highly regarded e-Legacy Awards competition sponsored by Electronic Product Design magazine. Lattice was honored in the coveted Environmental Design category, and was the only programmable logic company to be named a finalist in any of the competition’s award categories.  ...

HILLSBORO, OR - NOVEMBER 16, 2009- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that the LatticeECP3™-150 FPGA, the highest-density device in its award-winning high-value, low-power ECP3 mid-range FPGA family, has been fully qualified and released to volume production.  ...

HILLSBORO, OR - NOVEMBER 10, 2009 -Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced Version 8.0 of its ispLEVER® FPGA design tool suite, which includes many enhancements for the design of high speed double data rate (DDR) interfaces for the LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. These enhancements include automatic interface code generation to increase design productivity and reduce coding errors, as well as enhanced timing analysis that provides more transparency to circuit timing details. ...

 HILLSBORO, OR - NOVEMBER 10, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced it will collaborate with Beyond Semiconductor in the development of compiler tools for Lattice’s soft processors. The collaboration will include updates and performance improvements for Lattice’s embedded processor IP compilers and development tools. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise launched the Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) series TX-3225 and TX-2520. TST Tai Saw Technology two new TCXOs feature outside dimensions of 3,2 × 2,5 x 1,2 mm and 2,5 × 2,0 x 0,8 mm. The TCXOs are available from 10 to 40 MHz in a temperature range of -20 to +70°C or -40 to +85°C. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - OCTOBER 26, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) and Affarii Technologies Limited, a solutions provider for networking and telecommunications applications, today announced that they have developed a complete 3G/4G-based Remote Radio Head (RRH) solution for wireless infrastructure customers. This is the first time a full RRH solution has been made available using low power, low cost FPGAs that allows low power RRHs to be deployed without sacrificing flexibility or performance. ...

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of the new MachXO™ Control Development Kit as well as 12 new reference designs, ideal for prototyping system control functions such as temperature and current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging, that are commonly found in telecom infrastructure, server, industrial and medical applications.  The new kit offers designers of CPLDs and low-density FPGAs a comprehensive suite of board management and system control resources to enable the development of system control designs. ...

From today available at Gleichmann Sunrise is the new edition of TST TAI-SAW Technology data manual “Frequency Devices". ...

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) and Epson Toyocom Corporation today announced a low-cost reference clock solution for SERDES applications. By utilizing Lattice’s ispClock™5400D device and the appropriate SG-710ECK CMOS oscillator from Epson Toyocom, a designer now has a low cost reference clock for SERDES applications such as XAUI or SDI Video. With this solution, SERDES-based designs no longer will require an expensive LVDS or LVPECL high frequency oscillator. XAUI, SDI Video and other SERDES applications can now utilize the ultra low-noise, programmable differential output o ...

We are pleased to announce the MSC/Lattice workshop, held on the 13th October 2009 at MSC-Gleichmann, 2 The Stocks, Cosgrove, Milton Keynes, MK19 7JD. It is aimed to engineers who want an introduction to Lattice FPGA technologies and the Lattice FPGA development tools. ...

 HILLSBORO, OR – SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of eight new reference designs, a $49 development kit for the ProcessorPM™ POWR605 power manager device and a $69 development kit for the ispMACH® 4000ZE CPLD, the ispMACH 4000ZE Pico Development Kit. The new kits are ideal for prototyping high volume, cost sensitive, low power, space constrained applications.  ...

Milton Keynes, September 07, 2009 – Gleichmann Sunrise expands its product portfolio with the immediate availability of Elmos’ I/O-Link transceiver E981.10. This component allows the continuous transmission of process, parameter and diagnostic data reaching down to the lowest automation level. ...

HILLSBORO, OR – AUGUST 31, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the release of LCD-Pro, an advanced FPGA-based LCD video imaging and control solutions platform. Developed by Lattice partner Exor International, the LCD-Pro evaluation platform is based on the low cost LatticeECP2™ and LatticeXP2™ FPGA devices, and the UltiLogic family of graphics Intellectual Property (IP) Cores from Exor International.  ...

HILLSBORO, OR - AUGUST 24, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that samples of the LatticeECP3™-150 FPGA, the highest-density device in its high-value, low-power ECP3 mid-range FPGA family, are now generally available. Samples have already been shipping to select customers since July of this year.  ...

HILLSBORO, OR - AUGUST 3, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Version 1.3 of its ispLEVER® Classic design tool suite. Version 1.3 includes updated support for Lattice CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices), including the widely popular ispMACH® 4000 device family. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) - Gleichmann Sunrise expands its product portfolio with fifteen new 32‑bit All Flash™ V850E/Ix4 microcontrollers. The new MCUs, which are specifically designed for inverter control applications such as air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, factory automation equipment and photovoltaic power systems, feature a high clock frequency of up to 100 MHz, up to 480 Kbytes of on-chip flash memory and 24 Kbytes RAM. ...

The new VX-501 dual VCXO (available at Gleichmann Sunrise) has two independent, selectable output frequencies from 20 to 700 MHz and the tightest phase noise available of any miniature 9 x 14 mm VCXO on the market today.  ...

Stutensee (Germany) - Thanks to the official support by NEC Electronics Europe, users of the 78K0R 16-bit microcontroller series and the 32-bit V850 MCU family, which are distributed by Gleichmann Electronics, can now also use the license-free real-time operating system, FreeRTOS™, in the development of their application. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) - NEC Electronics Europe’s NP28N10SDE and NP36N10SDE PowerMOSFETs, which were specifically designed for automotive applications, feature a high breakdown voltage of 100 V, low values for RDS(on) of 41 mΩ and 27 mΩ respectively, a gate charge of just 72nC and a low input capacitance of 3500 pF. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - JUNE 29, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of a new 0.8-mm pitch 256-pin Chip-Array BGA (caBGA256) package for its popular MachXO™ PLD family that provides designers with a broader range of package options for implementing cost-sensitive, board space constrained designs. ...

Milton Keynes (UK), June 29, 2009 – Gleichmann Sunrise now makes available fully certified software libraries - approved by the VDE (German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) Testing and Certification Institute - for NEC Electronics Europe’s 8-bit and 16-bit 78K0/78K0R microcontroller families. The software libraries considerably simplify the testing and end product approval for compliance with the requirements of the IEC 60730-1/60335-1, Class B safety standards. ...

HILLSBORO, OR- JUNE 15, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Service Pack 2 for Version 7.2 of its ispLEVER® FPGA design tool suite. SP2 is a particularly important update for users of LatticeECP3™ devices, and also includes support for new LatticeXP2™ devices. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise announces immediate availability of Elmos’ E910.69 motor control IC together with an evaluation board. The E910.69 was specifically designed by Elmos for the operation of brushless motors as well as the full bridge and half bridge control of DC motors. ...

Automotive Processing Capability Now Available in a Single-Chip Solution with the Industry’s Smallest FPGA Footprint HILLSBORO, OR - JUNE 8, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the availability of automotive temperature qualified (AEC-Q100) low-cost Chip Scale 132 BGA (ball grid array) packaging for the non-volatile LatticeXP2™ FPGA family. Based on Lattice’s 90 nanometer hybrid flexiFLASH™ technology, the XP2 family’s new Chip Scale packaging enables realization of design requirements in the tightest form-factor automotive applications such as automotive camera module ...

Covers up to 102 percent of the NTSC color space: Milton Keynes (UK), June 08, 2009 – Gleichmann Sunrise expands its product portfolio with new 22-, 24- and 26-inch widescreen panels from LG Display. These new panels, designed for industrial use, set new standards in achievable color space. ...

HILLSBORO,OR - JUNE 2, 2009 - Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that industrial temperature-qualified versions of all its non-volatile LatticeXP2™ FPGAs have been released to volume production. Based on Lattice’s 90 nanometer hybrid flexiFLASH™ technology, the XP2 family’s volume production availability in industrial temperature-qualified devices enables realization of design requirements in a multitude of industrial applications such as medical imaging, robotics, human machine interface (HMI) systems, motor control and industrial displays. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise presents three new LCD modules with more optimized white LED backlight: Milton Keynes (UK),May 28, 2009 - Gleichmann Sunrise has now added NEC Electronics’ NL8060BC31-47D - 12.1-inch TFT LCD -, one of the first displays with long-life LEDs, to its product portfolio. ...

Shine It! kit makes hardware and software design of demanding drive applications easy for developers Milton Keynes (UK) – The Shine it! tool kit - now available from Gleichmann Sunrise - not only helps to more easily and quickly implement lighting applications with multiple LEDs, but also controls of stepping motors, solenoids or switched-mode power supplies. ...

HILLSBORO, OR – APRIL 27, 2009 – Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced a new member of its award-winning Power Manager II family, the ProcessorPM™ device, a programmable, single chip solution for the reset generation, watchdog timer and voltage supervision functions found in virtually every microprocessor or DSP design. While priced competitively with off-the-shelf three-supply supervisor ICs, the ProcessorPM device integrates the functions of reset generator ICs with variable pulse stretch timing, watchdog timer ICs running up to two minutes, and six-supply supervisor ICs. ...

Learning packet with hardware, software and many application examples: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise now offers the 78K Primer Kit, a complete learning packet, for just 120 Euros. The 78K Primer Kit is designed to help and educate engineers and students that want to learn more about NEC Electronics’ popular 78K 8-bit and 16-bit microcontroller families. ...

22-inch TFT with 178° horizontal and vertical viewing angles: Milton Keynes (UK) – Following recent announcements by many manufacturers of the discontinuation of their 20.1-inch and 23-inch displays, it would appear that 22-inch displays with 16:10 format are now establishing themselves as the new industry standard. ...

78K0R development platform - Spin it! simplifies efficient control of low voltage motors: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrisse now offers designers a comfortable development environment - NEC Electronics’ 78K0R - Spin it! kit - for the control of brushless DC (BLDC) motors. ...

Now available in an all-black package for improved on-off contrast! Gleichmann Sunrise Led presents the new Power Top View LED from the renowned manufacturer Everlight Electronics. Because of this LED’s all-black package, this LED is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications including indication lights, backlights for all kinds of displays, and particularly for large format video displays owing to the high on-off contrast. ...

Ideally suited for use in portable devices and DC/DC converters: Milton Keynes (UK) -  Gleichmann Sunrise expands its product portfolio with four new low-voltage PowerMOSFETs, type numbers N0100P, N0301P, N0302P and N0301N, from NEC Electronics. Package heights of the new MOSFETs are reduced by 0.1 mm compared to devices in normal SOT‑23 packages. ...

HILLSBORO, OR - MARCH 2, 2009- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the availability of a low cost programmable PCI Express-to-High Speed Serial (HSS) bridge for the CAP12-120, a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) Voice Over IP (VOIP) platform running on Intel® architecture. This bridge design has been implemented in the award-winning LatticeECP2M™ FPGA. The solution utilizes the LatticeECP2M’s low power, high-performance SERDES and a Lattice PCI Express Intellectual Property (IP) core.  ...

If you are designer that has ever had anything to do with LEDs then you know the importance of consulting competence and in-depth technical knowledge in this field. A LED is not just a LED; this field is especially subject to tremendous technology dynamics. A rash decision for the wrong card and in the end you are left with huge misery. ...

SuperJunction1 technology reduces gate charge by more   than 30% despite extremely low on-resistance: Milton Keynes (UK) - Gleichmann Sunrise has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of new low-voltage-PowerMOSFETs from NEC Electronics. The devices, NP110N04PUJ and NP110N055PUJ, feature a gate charge of just 150 nC with an extremely low RDS(on) of 1.8 mΩ and 2.4 mΩ respectively. ...

Optimally suited for audio and navigation applications: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise presents in Hall 9, Stand 235 at embedded world 2009 the first nine MCUs of the new V850E/Sx3‑Hä family from NEC Electronics. These 32-bit microcontrollers with 1.5Mbytes of integrated flash memory are ideally suited for audio and navigation applications. ...

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Recent press reports relating to NEC LCD products may have created the wrong impression or caused concern for some customers and Gleichmann Sunrise would like to clarify the situation and confirm the company’s ongoing support for these products. ...

GE Vision Catalog 2009: Stutensee (Germany), February 03, 2009 – The GE Vision product catalog 2009 contains detailed technical information on more than 120 standard LCD modules from 1 x 8 characters up to panels with 320 x 240 pixels. This catalog is available immediately free of charge from Gleichmann Electronics. Most of the customer-specific modifiable displays are available in all popular LCD technologies. In addition, 22 models are offered with RGB backlight. Furthermore, many graphic modules are also available at attractive prices as a standard product with analog resistive touchscreen. ...

AU Optronics and Gleichmann Electronics launch product offensive: Stutensee (Germany), 30. January – In addition to approximately 20 percent less power consumption, TFT displays with LED backlight also have further indisputable benefits compared to models with cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL). For example, they do not require a backlight inverter and therewith also no high voltage, which in turn reduces EMI radiation. ...

Ideally suited for displaying in video applications exposed to extreme ambient light conditions: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise presents for the first time a new 7-inch TFT video module HV7011A1 from Hexa-Chain in Hall 9, Stand 235 at embedded world 2009. The display is equipped with LED backlight and features brightness in excess of 1000 cd/m² over the screen surface. ...

Standby current of just 1.2 μA when LCD function is activated: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise presents 12 new 16-bit All FlashTM microcontrollers (MCUs) with integrated LCD driver in Hall 9, Stand 235 at embedded world 2009. These MCUs are ideally suited for use in battery-operated handheld medical diagnostic instruments, building utility meters for gas, water and electricity as well as applications in factory automation. ...

For more design flexibility and higher performance: Milton Keynes (UK) – The 36 new 16-bit microcontrollers of the 78K0R/Fx3 series from NEC Electronics (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise) were specifically designed for cost-sensitive automotive body electronics applications such as window, seat and door modules or HVAC systems. ...

Gleichmann Electronics presents Samsung’s new S3F401F 16/32-bit microcontroller (MCU) in Hall 9, Booth 235 at embedded world 2009. The S3F401F MCU is ideally suited for simple and cost sensitive motor control applications.  ...

Designed specifically for use in fluorescent and LED lighting devices: Milton Keynes (UK) – The 14 new 8-bit all flash microcontrollers of the 78K0/lx2-family from NEC Electronics, designed specifically for fluorescent and LED lighting applications, enable a significant reduction in system and energy costs. Gleichmann Sunrise will present these devices for the first time in Hall 9, Stand 235 at embedded world 2009. ...

Sunlight readable displays from 10.4-inch to 52-inch diagonal screen: Milton Keynes (UK) - With immediate effect, Gleichmann & Co. Electronics is appointed official central European distribution partner for the sunlight readable displays from Daewon Europa, headquartered in Milan (Italy). ...

Topics such as current battery technologies and chemicals, reliability and lifespan of batteries, charger technologies, laws and standards, UN transport regulations for lithium batteries, battery test equipment, safety of large rechargeable batteries, protection circuits (switching regulator ICs, safety and connection techniques), battery drives and power management for electric and hybrid vehicles, photovoltaic, fuel cells as well as research and development in the field of mobile power supplies are the focus of the 3-day Entwicklerforum Akkutechnologien (Developer Forum Battery Technologies) ...

Ideally suited for battery-operated systems: Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise presents six new derivatives of the 78K0/KY2-L and 78K0/KA2-L 8-bit microcontroller families and six extremely low power consumption 16-bit MCUs of the 78K0R-KF3-L and 78K0R/KG3-L series in Hall 9, Stand 235 at embedded world 2009. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise expands its LCD display portfolio: Milton Keynes (UK) - Gleichmann Sunrise will benefit from an agreement which makes Gleichmann & Co. Electronics GmbH the first official pan-European distributor of Hong Kong headquartered RCL Display Limited. During a management meeting in Stutensee (Germany), Managing Director Norman Wong and Thomas Klein, Managing Director of Gleichmann Electronics, signed corresponding agreements. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise introduces the new EHP-AX08Sxxx series of 1 watt & 2 watt HIGH POWER LEDs. The prominent feature of these LEDs is their 360° lateral light emission. The emitted light is uniformly distributed, predominantly at an angle of approximately 80°. ...

LED manufacturers like Harvatek rely more and more on chip-on-board technology in order to save the user additional space, power and cost.However, what is so special about this technology? ...

21.3-inch TFT LCD module with luminance of 900 cd/m2, UXGA resolution and a contrast ratio of 1100:1 Milton Keynes (UK) - NEC LCD Technologies’ 21.3-inch color LCD module, part number NL160120AC27-22B, which is ideally suited for use in medical applications, immediately broadens the product portfolio of Gleichmann Sunrise.  ...

In the display sector, if it’s a matter of progress, innovative energy and top service it is not only size and level of awareness of a company that counts, to the contrary: the better choice here is often smaller middle-sized, owner-managed companies. This is because, as a rule due to their company structure, they are able to react much quicker and far more flexibly to specific customer needs. An excellent example of this is Clover Display Limited. The company was founded in 1983 by C.L.Chou and is currently celebrating its 25th birthday. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise presents 18 extremely low-power all flash 8-bit microcontrollers: Milton Keynes (UK) – NEC Electronics’ 18 new All Flash 8-bit microcontrollers of the 78K0/Kx2-L family, which are ideally suited for controlling small battery powered systems, immediately broaden the product portfolio of Gleichmann Sunrise. ...

It is just half a year since we presented the first edition of our GE Vision catalog. The response to it was overwhelming, not least because of the unique wide range of products and modification possibilities. Because of this overwhelming response, we decided to once again expand the product portfolio in the best interest of our customers. ...

176 degrees horizontal and vertical viewing angles Milton Keynes (UK) – The 9.0-inch WVGA TFT LCD module, part number NL8048BC24-04 (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise), was specifically designed for applications in which an ultra-wide viewing angle and color consistency are important. ...

How time flies! It seems like only yesterday that the office was opened. Thereby, Gleichmann Electronics in Turkey is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the opening of its office. ...

Economical, compact and highly resistant to shock and vibration: Milton Keynes (UK) – NEC LCD Technologies’ (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise) 5.7-inch TFT LCD modules, NL6448BC18-01 and NL6448BC18-01F, consume approximately 50 percent less power compared to displays with cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight systems. These TFT LCD modules will – in the future – enhance the product portfolio of Gleichmann Sunrise. ...

Two different power LDMOS FETs in one package Dornach (Germany) – The LDMOS FET NE55410GR from NEC Electronics (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise) combines two field effect transistors with 2 W and 10 W power output on one die, manufactured using NEWMOS technology. ...

Pushbuttons, switches, switch panels and connectors are now also in product portfolio: Stuttgart (Germany) / Portsmouth (UK) – Effective from September 1, 2008, ITW Switches, headquartered in Portsmouth (UK), has assigned Europe-wide distribution rights for its complete product portfolio to Gleichmann Electronics which includes its UK company Gleichmann Sunrise. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise offers software tool free of charge to download Milton Keynes (UK) – Gleichmann Sunrise offers immediate availability of free of charge to download building block configuration software for the latest generation 78K0 8-bit microcontrollers as well as the 78K0R 16-bit series of microcontrollers and the V850 32-bit microcontroller family. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise offers a high power light engine on a COB basis with the dimensions of 58,5mm x 29,7mm and with 160 LED dies on board. Carrier material for the board, which is deliverable in cold white and warm white, is ceramic/metal. This product has a optimized heat distribution due to direct mounting onto aluminium base. This light engine has a very high reliability due to the matrix interconnection system. Because of the high packing density it generates a homogeneous high-performance Light output with up to 800lm at a power consumption of 10Watt. The price of the light engine is very  ...

Karlstein (Germany) – To safely and efficiently utilize the continually increasing energy density and power density of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in electric vehicles - this is the goal set by our partner BMZ Batterien-Montage- Zentrum together with the University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg and the lift truck manufacturer Linde.  ...

After the fire during the night of August 20, 2008, which caused tens of millions of Euros of damage, the management of Batterien-Montage-Zentrum GmbH in Karlstein (Germany) - our supplier of rechargeable batteries - in the meantime, assumes that the destruction of a production area and a warehouse will definitely not mean any long-term losses for its customers. “As matters currently stand, by November we will have processed all production backlogs and subsequently return to normal business,” says Sven Bauer, Managing Director of BMZ after completion of the preliminary damage analysis. ...

Milton Keynes (UK) – The 22 new 16-bit All FlashTM microcontrollers of the 78K0R/Kx3-L series from NEC Electronics (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise) feature ultra-low power and high performance. First samples will be available at the end of September 2008. ...

Analog and Power ICs, Sensor Products (MEMs) and Mixed Signal ASICs: Stuttgart & Dortmund (Germany) – Effective from August 1, 2008, Elmos Semiconductor AG, headquartered in Dortmund (Germany) has assigned Gleichmann & Co. Electronics GmbH - as the first Europe-wide components distributor - distribution rights for its complete semiconductor product portfolio. In the UK, that means Gleichmann Sunrise of Milton Keynes is the approved distributor. ...

Getting started quickly: Milton Keynes (UK) – In order to simplify the experimentation and development for users with NEC Electronics  extremely low-power V850ES/Jx3-L All Flash™ 32-bit microcontroller family, Gleichmann Sunrise now offers an immediately ready-to-use starter kit including application examples. ...

SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 Exhibition and Conference for Electric Automation Technology, Systems and Components (trade fair and congress) in Nuremberg, November 25th to 27th, 2008 ...

Improved throughput capability, higher quality of transmission: Milton Keynes (UK) – NEC Electronics’ µPD720180A device wire adapter (DWA), which immediately broadens the Gleichmann Sunrise product portfolio, was specifically designed for wireless communication between Wireless USB 2.0 compatible PCs or other Wireless USB 2.0 host systems and compatible peripheral and multimedia devices. ...

µPD720171 Wireless USB host controller enables wireless data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbits/s in a range of 3 meters ...

Embedded CEC function reduces current consumption by a factor of 1,000: Milton Keynes (UK) – NEC Electronics (Distribution by Gleichmann Sunrise) has presented its first four 16-bit All Flash microcontrollers with integrated consumer electronics control (CEC) unit and remote control receiver unit. ...

Gleichmann Sunrise presents additional complete solution from NEC Electronics: Milton Keynes UK – A complete Say it! Demonstration Kit, which includes all the essential hardware and software components to demonstrate voice synthesis functions, is available immediately from Gleichmann Sunrise. ...

Equally powerful as GaAs switches, but lower in cost and more efficient: Milton Keynes UK - The three CMOS 4 x 2 matrix HF switches from NEC Electronics, which immediately complement the Gleichmann Sunrise product portfolio, are comparable in performance to GaAs switches, although lower cost and - especially in multi-switch circuits - more space-saving. ...

Immediately available from Gleichmann Sunrise: Milton Keynes UK – Gleichmann Sunrise expands its product portfolio with the immediate availability of the GE-Oxxxx series of chip-on-glass (COG) LCD modules. The LCD modules are available in different sizes and LCD technologies.  ...

Universal 16-bit CPU interface and low power technology facilitate versatile use: Milton Keynes, UK – NEC Electronics’ µPD720150 integrated USB 2.0 controller, which immediately broadens the Gleichmann Sunrise product portfolio, enables data transfers at rates up to 480 megabits per second. ...

Milton Keynes – 12 new 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) from NEC Electronics, which immediately complement the Gleichmann Sunrise product portfolio, execute USB 2.0 data transfers at speeds of up to 12 megabits per second (Mbps). Four of the devices, derivatives in the V850ES/JG3-U and V850ES/JH3-U lineup, provide full USB host and USB endpoint functionality. The eight devices in the V850ES/JG3-H and V850ES/JH3 lineup, are low cost versions, providing only USB endpoint functions. Additionally, some of the devices are equipped with a CAN interface. ...

Milton Keynes – The 22 new 16-bit All Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) of the 78K0R/Kx3-L series from NEC Electronics (Distribution: Gleichmann Sunrise) require only 1.5 milliwatts (mW) per million instructions per second (Dhrystone 1.1) and therefore, currently offer the industry’s highest power/performance ratio. The new MCUs are based on NEC Electronics' high-performance 16-bit 78K0R CPU core. ...

Solomon Systech has introduced the SSD1961 graphic controller for mobile applications including smartphones and portable media players (PMPs), but also for energy sensitive applications such as room temperature controllers or controls for window blinds. The SSD1961 supports resolutions of up to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) at up to 18-bit colour depth. Furthermore, key product features of the device include 675 Kbytes of embedded display SRAM, which serves as frame buffer between the host processor and the LCD display. ...

Gleichmann Ultratec signs Europe-wide distribution agreement with KDS Daishinku Volketswil, Switzerland – KDS Daishinku, a Japanese manufacturer of quartz, and Gleichmann Ultratec, a Swiss daughter company of Gleichmann Electronics (part of the international MSC Group), have signed a European-wide distribution agreement. ...

Transmission speeds of up to 10 Mbits/s at operating temperatures up to 110°C: Stutensee, Germany - NEC Electronics has newly introduced the IGBT drive optocoupler PS9301 and the high-speed couplers PS8302, PS9303, PS9313 and PS9317 (Distribution: Gleichmann Electronics) in a 6-pin SDIP (Shrink Dual Inline Package) with pin pitch of 1.27 mm. The 6‑pin SDIP occupies about 50% less mounting area on the PCB than a comparable 8-pin DIP. ...

Stuttgart, Germany - Gleichmann Electronics, one of the leading European distributors of displays and optoelectronic components, also provides immediately the complete product portfolio of Solomon Systech. A pan European distribution agreement was recently signed by representatives of both companies in Stuttgart. ...

Stuttgart, Germany – Gleichmann Electronics presents 19 new 16-bit All Flash™ microcontrollers (MCUs) in NEC Electronics’ 78K0R/Ix3 lineup. The new MCUs are built around a 78K0R CPU core that executes 13 million instructions per second (MIPS) at a clock speed of 20 MHz. The power consumption is only 1.8 mW per MIPS. Available on-chip memory configurations include 16 to 64 Kbytes of internal flash memory and 1 to 3 Kbytes of internal RAM. ...

NEC Electronics today announced a new line of 16-bit All Flash™ microcontrollers (MCUs) for inverter control applications. Built around NEC Electronics’ fast and efficient 78K0R CPU core, the 19 MCUs in the 78K0R/Ix3 lineup are designed to enable a new generation of intelligent and eco-friendly appliances and motor drives. All devices in the lineup feature integrated inverter control circuits and deliver best-of-class power performance. ...

Stuttgart, Germany – Gleichmann Electronics will present NEC Electronics' new V850ES/Jx3-L 32‑bit microcontroller family in Hall 9, Booth 235 at embedded world 2008 in Nuremberg, Germany, 26-28 February 2008. This new family is a further enhancement to NEC Electronics' All Flash microcontroller line-up and offers new levels of energy saving to power-sensitive applications such as multi-phase electricity meters, high-end blood glucose meters, ZigBee routers, gateways, point of sale terminals or test and measurement equipment. ...

The new devices, which are part of the NP series, feature 40-volt (V) and 55V VDSS (voltage drain source short) ratings, two ID (drain current) (DC) ratings of 90 and 100 amperes and logic-/non-logic-type gate drives. The improved ruggedness is achieved by the recently developed UMOS-2R process, an enhancement of NEC Electronics' UMOS-2 trench process with a 0.5-micron design rule. This process results in a maximum repetitive avalanche energy rating of 1000 megajoules (mJ) and supports a maximum channel temperature of 200 degrees Celsius. Typical values for RDS(on) range from 2.9 milliohms (mΩ ...

NEC Electronics’ PS9587 series enables transfer of data of up to 10 Mbit/s speed ...

Stutensee, Germany – There are very few large manufacturers of LCD modules that address the needs of small to medium-sized customers and when they do, it is normally expensive. To be able to offer reasonably priced LCD modules with customer specific modifications in small batches starting with a minimum of approximately 500 pieces, Gleichmann Electronics has brought into being its own brand, namely GE Vision. “As one of the leading European distributors of displays and optoelectronic components, we strive to address the individual product and service needs of our customers, also for small quan ...

Stutensee, Germany – Gleichmann Electronics has expanded its product offering with the addition of two new innovative 15-inch (38 cm diagonal) thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules. The NEC LCD Technologies’ modules, part number NL10276BC30-32 and NL10276BC30-33, are suited for use in industrial equipment such as factory automation controllers, measuring instruments, automatic teller machine (ATM) terminals, kiosks and point-of-sale (POS) systems. ...