A much brighter outlook for high-speed optical links
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Fiber-optic technology is advancing toward PC desktop systems, helped by multimedia and emerging digital video, which as high band-width applications are opening the way to fiber optics growth, despite lingering misperceptions of the technology. The need for greater bandwidth and changes in costs of components and installation are causing more IS managers to consider fiber a viable alternative for high-speed LANs. Meanwhile, copper-wire cable manufacturers have improved, developed and standardized higher data rates on copper links. However, copper links remain susceptible to interference, near-end crosstalk and signal attenuation. Furthermore, prices for copper wire have risen due to a fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) shortage. Nevertheless, fiber optic technology remains hindered by high costs and the perception that it is an exotic means of interconnecting, and a difficult and flashy technology.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1995
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Allen-Bradley shifts into a higher gear
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Allen-Bradley meets the demanding expectations in the industrial control market by retaining loyal customers and ensuring quality products. The company manufactures motor starters, relays, programmable logic controllers and sensors, all considered components in industrial control systems. The company formed in 1903 and acquired in 1985 by Rockwell International Corp. It contributed 30% to Rockwell's 1995 sales of $13 billion, more than any other Rockwell unit. Allen-Bradley is focusing product development efforts on intelligent, solid-state technology where smaller, more efficient products mean fewer production delays and higher up times to customers. The company also places great emphasis on time-to-market and product life cycles, and expects its production design staff to understand customer demands so products that hit the market will meet their expectations.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1996
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Graphics chip vie for a slice of the multimedia pie
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Powerful graphics chips and multimedia applications are transforming the PC into a full-featured multimedia learning and entertainment center. In addition, business uses for multimedia are starting to emerge. The worldwide market for 3D graphics accelerator chips will hit $5 billion in 1998. The future of 3D on the PC will be enhanced further by technological advances from Intel, Microsoft, and other companies. Intel's MMX extension, a set of image processing commands, will significantly lower system costs by executing many of the instructions that produce 3D images. The Video Electronics Standards Association's UMA specification also saves money by using main memory rather than a separate frame buffer to store graphics data.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1996
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