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3D@Home Consortium Reaches Membership Milestone
March 2, 2009 10:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe 3D@Home Consortium celebrates that its membership now totals 40 companies as it continues to increase its activity in all phases of 3D content creation, distribution, marketing, education and products. Newest members to the consortium include General Display Technologies, NXP Semiconductor and Micronas. A full list of members is available on the consortium website at www.3DatHome.org.
Micro-miniature Detect Switch Delivers 2 mm Overtravel
March 2, 2009 9:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsC&K Components has developed a micro-miniature, side-actuated, right angle detect switch in a low profile package. Designated the SDS Series, the detect switch sits 2 mm off the PCB while delivering 2 mm overtravel and a low actuation force of 75 g max. In addition to medical and consumer electronics, these detect switches are appropriate for
Power System Includes Battery Management
March 2, 2009 5:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsIncorporating two hot-swap redundant power modules, the ARS24-150 Energy System power shelf from DongAh Elecomm incorporates battery management and a DC distribution panel in a 3U rackmount enclosure. The Ethernet-enabled 24-V 150-A module includes features such as remote sense and enable, AC-OK, DC-OK and active current sharing
Reflective Memory PMC Provides Data Security, Extends Memory Capacity
February 27, 2009 9:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsMEN Micro Inc., offers the P512 reflective memory PMC offering real-time redundant memory storage across multiple computers in a networked system. In addition to high transmission speeds and flexibility, the 32-bit/33 MHz P512 is said to offer increased data security as well as expanded memory capacity, since memory elements can be
Connectors Resistant to Vibration and Drop Shock
February 27, 2009 8:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsConstructed in a pinched contact structure and with a fully-insulated bottom plate, the 5846 Series of low-profile board-to-board connectors from AVX protects the contacts from vibration, drop shock, and short circuits. The 5846 Series connectors are available in 20 to 80 positions with a positive mating contact with audible and tactile “click” feedback. Other specifications include: 0.3 A rated contact current, 50 V rated contact voltage, and an operating temperature range
Oscillators Include Frequency Stability Down to ± 0.5 ppm
February 27, 2009 7:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe JT22G and JT32G, from Jauch, are temperature-compensated oscillators with a frequency stability down to ±0.5 ppm. The oscillators have a standard operating temperature range from -20°C to 70°C and an extended operating temperature range from -30°C to 85°C. Other features include typical frequencies of
Two-Amp Switching Charger IC Serves Feature-Rich Mobile Devices
February 27, 2009 6:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Analogic Technologies Inc. announced the AAT3620, a fully integrated single-cell Lithium-ion battery charger capable of supplying up to 2 A charge current in a 3 × 3 mm TDFN package. This dual mode produce provides a switching charger during Constant Current (CC) and Constant Voltage (CV)mode. To minimize EMI and RFI emission, the device
Converter Includes Power Range up to 10 kW
February 26, 2009 12:50 pm | Product Releases | CommentsUsing planar transformers, a converter from Premo features a power range to 10 kW. This technology includes a high input voltage level (500 V to 1,000 V), and switching frequency can be defined between 70 kHz to 160 kHz. Other examples include: less than 35 W of losses at 100°C, and compliant with standards including IEC 61558 and
Nanocrystalline Cores Used as Common Mode Chokes
February 26, 2009 12:42 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMagnetec Cool Blue nanocrystalline cores from MH&W International are intended for use as common mode chokes. The cores provide a range of permeability of 25,000-90,000 at 10 KHz, and a saturation flux density of 1,200 mT. The smallest core for high power motor applications has an outside diameter of 63 mm and inside diameter of 50 mm. The largest core has a 500 mm OD and 450 mm ID
Solar Company to Build $1B Plant in Tenn.
February 26, 2009 12:04 pm | Product Releases | CommentsWacker Chemie announced Thursday that it will build a $1 billion plant with 500 jobs in southeastern Tennessee to produce hyperpure polycrystalline silicon, a product used to make solar panels and semiconductors. Company executives, Gov. Phil Bredesen and economic development officials said the company has purchased a 550-acre site about 30 miles northeast of Chattanooga.
Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Buffering Scheme
February 26, 2009 11:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsPushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have demonstrated a "quantum buffer," a technique that could be used to control the data flow inside a quantum computer. Quantum computers could potentially speed up or expand
Software Speeds Image Processing
February 26, 2009 11:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsIntended to enhance the workflow for digital line sensors such as the ADS80, Leica XPro line sensor workflow software by Leica Geosystems and North West Geomatics covers the process from data download to image generation. A Downloader Module performs a mass-memory captured-data overview with data extraction or data replication, and a viewer enables quick checking of downloaded images
Switcher IC Supports Energy Star EPS v2.0
February 26, 2009 11:12 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned for applications with up to 3.1 W of output that require Energy Star EPS v2.0 compliance, the LinkSwitch-II LNK632DG switcher IC from Power Integrations enables the creation of power systems with a no-load power consumption of 30 mW or less. The ICs eliminate the need for optocouplers and all secondary-side CV/CC control circuitry, as well as all control-loop compensation and clamping circuitry.
Stereoscopic Display Targets General Apps
February 26, 2009 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsTargeting applications such as photogrammetry, computational chemistry, and virtual simulation, the StereoMirror SD1710 3-D/stereoscopic display from Planar Systems supports 1,280 × 1,024 resolution in stereo. Two LCD monitors separated at a 110° angle with a semitransparent mirror bisecting the space between the two monitors generates stereo separation when used with polarizing glasses. This creates a stereoscopic 3-D image that
Dual-Band MIMO Antennas Address 802.11n Systems
February 26, 2009 7:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating in the 2.4-GHz-to-2.5-GHz and 5.1-GHz-to-5.9-GHz bands, Laird Technologies’ S245112PT directional and S24517PT sector dual-band external MIMO antennas are intended to enhance the latest generation of WLAN technology systems. The devices contain 3 MIMO antenna elements, each of which is connected to the WLAN access point via a low-loss, coax pigtail. The S245112PT targets point-to-point and
