Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced PicoScope 9211A – a new, economical instrument specifically designed for time- domain reflectometry, providing a low-cost method of analyzing the real-world functionality of cables, connectors, circuit boards and IC packages.

PicoScope 9211A stimulates a device under test using two independently programmable 100-ps rise-time step generators, and builds up an accurate performance picture from a sequence of reflected or transmitted pulses via its 12 GHz sampling inputs. The results can be usefully displayed as volts, ohms or reflection coefficient against time or distance – and at a cost far less than previously available.

As well as time-domain reflectometry (TDR) and time- domain transmissometry (TDT) analysis, PicoScope 9211A can also be used for mask- limit testing communications standards such as Ethernet, InfiniBand 2.5G and 5.0G, XAUI, ITU G.703, ANSI T1/102, RapidIO 1.25G and 3.125G, G.984.2, PCI Express 2.5G and 3.0G, and Serial ATA 1.5G and 3.0G. Over 150 industry-standard masks are included.

PicoScope 9211A features three trigger inputs: a DC to 1 GHz direct trigger, a 1 to 10 GHz prescaled trigger, and a 12.3 Mbps to 2.7 Gbps clock- recovery trigger – as well as an internal 10 Gbps software pattern sync trigger for averaging Eye- diagrams.

Unlike traditional, bulky bench-top instruments, PicoScope 9211A takes up very little bench space. The analyzer connects to a Windows PC via its USB 2.0 port, but an Ethernet port is also provided for remote operation over a network.

PicoScope 9211A is available now at $10,999.00 from Saelig Company Inc. Pittsford NY, and includes all necessary calibrated cables, filters, power splitters and adaptors. For detailed specifications, free technical assistance, or additional information, please contact Saelig (toll free in the US) 1-888-7SAELIG, via email: info@saelig.com, or visit www.saelig.com

Edinburgh, UK / Taipei, Taiwan, June 1 2010 – Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that its advanced power management and audio solution, the WM8352, has been selected by HelloSoft for inclusion in its Android version of the ultra low power VoIP WiFi phone reference design.

Incorporating Wolfson’s world-leading WM8352 power management and audio solution, together with HelloSoft’s ground-breaking HS100 IP Convergence Processor, the reference design provides up to an outstanding 15 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time, which HelloSoft state is among the world’s lowest power wireless devices. The reference design is available as a turn-key VoIP over WiFi low cost phone reference design and also as a 4G wireless phone, and provides approximately 3 to 5 times longer battery life than other wireless VoIP solutions on the market.

While the solution is provided as a WiFi phone reference design, it can also be incorporated into a wide range of WiFi-enabled consumer devices including mobile phones, digital photo frames, wireless remote controls and wireless audio speakers.

Part of Wolfson’s successful family of world-leading power management solutions, the WM8352 delivers high performance audio, extended battery life and reduced system cost for portable consumer electronics devices.

Dr Jess Brown, Wolfson’s Product Line Manager for Power Management, said: “We are delighted to integrate our world-leading WM8352 power management and audio solution into Hellosoft’s wireless VoIP reference design, which delivers exceptional performance at a competitive cost.  The prevalence of WiFi is driving a new category of low power consumer devices which talk to both people and other connected devices. As a result, VoIP is now moving rapidly into all kinds of wireless devices and Wolfson’s AudioPlus solutions bring world-class power and audio performance to these wireless VoIP and audio devices.  This wireless VoIP phone reference design combines Wolfson’s audio and power management technology with HelloSoft’s Ultra Low Power SmartWLAN™ IP, as well as the world’s leading VoIP and convergence software, to provide an ideal starting point to design these types of devices.”

Allan Johnson, HelloSoft’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development says, “This design is a complete state-of-the-art WiFi phone reference design available with Android or Linux and all software for both the enterprise and consumer markets, including HelloSoft’s award winning VoIP and convergence software.  Our criteria for this reference design was to provide ultra-low power in-built WiFi, ultra-low power high quality audio and very low BOM cost. We wanted a flexible turn-key design that provides ODMs/OEMs with a complete solution that they can use in a wide range of devices. We selected Wolfson as our ideal partner of choice due to their long track record of providing high performance audio and PMIC solutions together with an attractive price/performance.”

“While WiFi phones first appeared quite some time ago, early phones were hampered by limited battery life and lower quality audio. However the latest generation of WiFi phones using our reference design have outstanding audio quality and better battery life than many cordless phones. We are now seeing a resurgence in replacing cordless phones both in the business environment and in consumers’ homes and pockets with full-featured VoIP WiFi handsets. This is being driven by leading broadband service providers and a sea-change in the industry toward bringing the internet and broadband and the ubiquity of WiFi into the handset, including web browsers, home portals, TV guides, enterprise directory lookup services and video streaming – features that are impossible on existing cordless phones.  A new generation of devices with bigger screens, full featured OSs like Android are being born. These bridge the gap from low cost phones to internet tablets and are set to revolutionize the consumer experience.”

About Wolfson Microelectronics

Wolfson Microelectronics is a global leader in the supply of high performance, mixed-signal semiconductor solutions to the consumer electronics market. In the home, in the office and on the move, Wolfson’s innovative technology can be found at the heart of many of the world’s leading digital consumer goods, including premier hi-fi equipment, mobile phones, MP3 players, flat panel TVs, digital still cameras and portable navigation devices.

The company’s headquarters is located in Edinburgh, UK. Wolfson’s customers are located worldwide, and so is Wolfson, with design centers, sales offices, applications teams and engineering expertise across Europe, the US andAsia.  Wolfson Microelectronics plc is listed on the London stock exchange (LSE: WLF.L).

For more information about Wolfson Microelectronics, please visit: http://www.wolfsonmicro.com 

About HelloSoft (www.hellosoft.com)

HelloSoft is the world’s leading provider of ultra-low power WiFi IP and VoIP and Convergence Technologies. The company enables mass deployment of low-cost, power-efficient, full-featured multi-mode wireline and wireless devices though its IP, convergence chip and highly optimized and comprehensive VOIP, IMS, VCC and DSC software products with superior voice quality, QoS, and efficient call/data session switching specifically designed for next generation end-points. Their comprehensive portfolio of award winning products enables OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver convergence products with a short time to market schedule.

HelloSoft is headquartered in San Jose, California with an R&D facility in Hyderabad, India. HelloSoft’s customers include top semiconductor manufacturers, Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) globally, including Skype, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Accton, Toshiba, Wistron NeWeb Corp, Panasonic, Orange, Jajah, BenQ and 5V Technologies. HelloSoft’s partners include Sonus, Tango, Newstep, ARC, ARM, Texas Instruments, Intel, Microsoft and Symbian. www.hellosoft.com

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today expanded its Infiniium oscilloscope application portfolio with a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) protocol decode and triggering application. Agilent’s Infiniium Series is the first oscilloscope family to support JTAG triggering and protocol decode.

Until now, when development teams needed to get JTAG visibility at the protocol layer, they had to take physical-level measurements and manually decode the JTAG signals, a time-consuming and error-prone process. The N8817A JTAG decode application performs the decode in real time, enabling teams to develop higher-quality products more quickly.

 JTAG, an industry standard also known as IEEE 1149.1, is used on virtually all of today’s printed circuit boards and integrated circuits. JTAG scan chains are used extensively for manufacturing tests and for communication with IC subsystems. Often, JTAG is the only interface to these subsystems, and correct JTAG operation is critical to device development

Electronic design and test teams in almost all electronics industries, including the computer, communications, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, automotive and wireless industries, continue to produce increasingly sophisticated hardware designs. Oscilloscopes are the primary tool engineers use to test and debug their designs, and increasingly broad measurement capability is critical for engineers to deliver robust products on time.

To provide easily understood JTAG protocol on chains with multiple devices, the application imports critical information contained in industry-standard BSDL (boundary scan description language) files. The application provides real-time, at-speed, protocol decode and flags error conditions. 

The N8817A JTAG decode application is supported on Agilent’s Infiniium 9000, 90000, and 90000 X-Series oscilloscopes. The Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope family includes the fastest real-time oscilloscopes with industry-leading, real-time bandwidth of 32 GHz. These new scopes deliver the lowest noise and have the lowest jitter measurement floor in the industry, ensuring superior measurement accuracy.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

The N8817A JTAG triggering and decode application is priced at $1,800 and will be available later this month. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/9000-JTAG. Product images can be found at www.agilent.com/find/9000-JTAG_images.

Additional information on Agilent’s new Infiniium Series oscilloscopes, ranging from 600 MHz to 32 GHz bandwidths, and the company’s complete line of oscilloscope applications is available at www.agilent.com/find/scopes

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 16,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available on the Web atwww.agilent.com.