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IEEE ComSoc lauded for corporate standards development

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:20 GMT

January 8,2010 --

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) was recently honored for its “Outstanding Contribution to Corporate Standards Development” by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA).

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Presenters sought for major 2010 electronics conferences, tradeshows

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:30:50 GMT

December 17,2009 --

IPC APEX EXPO (April 6-9; Las Vegas) and SMTA International (October 24-28; Orlando, FL) are both now accepting paper abstracts for their tradeshow technical conference programs.

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The road to 12-Gbit/sec high-density SAS connectors

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:40 GMT

November 24,2009 --

Throughout the standardization process, the SCSI Trade Association has been committed to enabling Serial ATA connectivity with SAS.

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Omnetics achieves AS9100 certification

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:55:10 GMT

November 11,2009 --

The manufacturer of miniature high-rel connectors announced that its design, production and QA systems have been certified to the ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 Revision B, International Quality System standards.

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Offshore-made cables still fail on fire safety, says CCCA; new quality measures are pending

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:15:30 GMT

November 2,2009 --

The CCCA says the prevalence of offshore-manufactured communications cable products which fail to meet industry fire safety requirements continues to plague the marketplace.

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BIRNS, Inc. achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:10 GMT

October 30,2009 --

BIRNS' is a maker of connectors, penetrators and cable assemblies for exceptionally rigorous applications such as nuclear reactors, oceanic deep submergence and diving decompression usage.

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Counterfeit electronic components standard issued by SAE International

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:05:20 GMT

October 26,2009 --

The standard, already adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense, addresses the risks caused by the increasing volume of counterfeit parts entering the aerospace supply chain.

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IEC bestows Kelvin Award upon fiber-optics expert Hanson

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:10:10 GMT

October 23,2009 --

Tom Hanson received the recognition for more than 25 years of effort developing standards for telecom applications.

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SATA-IO to develop mini interface connector spec

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:09:00 GMT

September 29,2009 --The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) is developing a specification for a mini-SATA (mSATA) interface connector. The new low-profile connector will enable more effective SATA integration in small form factor applications.....

Cicoil earns UL certification

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:09:00 GMT

September 8,2009 --September 8, 2009 -- Cicoil announced that its line of high-flex silicone jacketed cables and cable assemblies are now listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as UL-Recognized components.....

DSM, Telcordia team for fiber/cable microbending specification

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:09:00 GMT

September 8,2009 --September 8, 2009 -- DSM Desotech, a developer and supplier of UV-curable fiber-optic materials, has announced a plan to work with Telcordia Technologies Inc. to drive standardization for the characterization of microbending performance in .......

CommScope lauds inauguration of OM4 fiber standard

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:08:00 GMT

August 28,2009 --August 28, 2009 -- CommScope Enterprise Solutions is praising the publication authorization of a new standard for optical fiber suitable for manufacturing OM4 cables used in data center applications and local area networks. The performance .......

HDMI 1.4 spec detailed

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:05:00 GMT

May 28,2009 --May 28, 2009 -- According to HDMI Licensing, LLC, enhancements to the specification include networking, audio return channel, 3D capability, an automotive connection system, and new connectors.....

IEEE, NATO sign technical co-operation agreement

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT

May 21,2009 --May 21, 2009 -- The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the NATO Standardisation Agency (NSA) have signed a technical co-operation agreement (TCA) in order to exchange information about ongoing standards development activities in the e.......

3M connector selected for draft PICMG 2.30 standard

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT

May 19,2009 --May 19, 2009--The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) has selected 3M's recently introduced Ultra Hard Metric (UHM) Socket Connector for the upcoming PICMG 2.30 CompactPCI PlusIO standard.....

IEEE working group completes first draft version of BPL standard

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT

May 18,2009 --May 18, 2009 -- The IEEE Standards Association announced that the IEEE P1901 working group, in its March meeting, completed a preliminary version of the draft standard it is developing, IEEE P1901, "Standard for Broadband over Power Line Ne.......

PICMG enhances MicroTCA embedded computing platform

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:05:00 GMT

May 15,2009 --May 15, 2009 -- The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) has announced another specification in the MicroTCA family of open specifications. The Air Cooled Rugged MicroTCA specification extends temperature, shock and vibration.......