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US chip giant Qualcomm eyes Taiwan-based center
August 30, 2010 12:22 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsQualcomm Inc, the world’s leading 3G mobile phone chipset supplier, plans to set up a research and development center in Taiwan to help it tap China’s growing market, a report said yesterday. If realized, the plan would ...
Power To The People: Power Electronics as a Vertical Market Segment
August 30, 2010 10:19 am | by Paul Schimel, International Rectifier | Articles | CommentsTo discuss this subject in broad strokes is no easy task. Power electronics impacts many different areas. My own take on this will be markedly different from the folks that have desk jobs at huge marketing firms that crunch predetermined numbers.
UHS-II PHY IP Core Provides Next-Generation Memory Interface
August 30, 2010 8:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsArasan Chip Systems, a leading provider of Total Semiconductor IP Solutions, announced that it has developed the UHS-II PHY IP core, a next generation memory interface being finalized by the SD Association.
Nanotech Creates Tiny Color Displays
August 30, 2010 7:46 am | News | CommentsIn a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a new type of color filter made of nano-thin sheets of metal with precisely spaced gratings.
Intel on beyond 32nm CMOS and 3D TSV plans
August 30, 2010 7:24 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsThe limit of scaling down CMOS transistors, which are elementary elements of chips, has long been pointed out. But it seems that the limit still cannot be seen according to a recent interview of Nikkei Microdevices with Kelin J Kuhn, Inte's Director of Advanced Device Technology.
Omnivision first company to implement BSI technology on VGA CMOS image sensors
August 30, 2010 7:24 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsOmniVision Technologies recently introduced the OV7727, a top-of-the-line VGA sensor for the high-end ultra-thin notebook market. It is the first VGA sensor built with OmniBSI? backside illumination technology. It combines extremely strong performance and sensitivity with an ultra-compact...
External Linear Programmable Actuator Is RoHS Compliant
August 30, 2010 7:24 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsHaydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduces the Haydon RoHS compliant IDEA external linear programmable actuator. This completes an entire line of fully programmable size 17 stepper motor linear actuators.
External Power Supplies Offered in 62 and 80 Watt Versions
August 30, 2010 7:23 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsTDK-Lambda has released a new range of AC-DC external power supplies with models rated from 62 to 80 watts that are EISA and CEC Level IV and V compliant.
Drones to be equipped with HD cameras?
August 30, 2010 7:17 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsThe Consumer Electronics industry is already discussing glasses-free 3D televisions. But for Airmen monitoring drone feeds, they’re forced to stare at grainy, SD video. Yet according to a piece in the Air Force Times, the times they are a-changin’—the military may soon have HD cameras on drones.
PCI Express Cable Link Boards are Conduction-Cooled
August 30, 2010 6:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsPCI-Systems announced OpenVPX Conduction-Cooled PCI Express Cable Link Boards, enabling accelerated development of rugged conduction cooled embedded systems.
Darnells Power Forum
August 30, 2010 5:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsDarnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’10) has expanded its focus to include the latest developments on GaN power devices, the Smart Grid, Energy Harvesting and Digital Power.
PLC Development Kit Can Support Multiple Modulation and Protocol Standards
August 30, 2010 5:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe PLC Development Kit (TMDSPLCKIT-V2) is based on the industry's only PLC modem solution capable of supporting multiple modulation and protocol standards on a single hardware platform.
DPF 2010 Highlights Cutting-Edge Power Supply Packaging
August 30, 2010 5:28 am | by Linnea Brush | Blogs | CommentsPower electronics technologies are undergoing a more rapid evolution today than at any time in the past 30 years, including new system-on-chip packaging solutions.
Why Betting on 3D?
August 30, 2010 4:21 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsThe continuation of Moore?s Law appears less in doubt than ever. Companies such as Intel, ST, AMD (via GlobalFoundries) and IBM are testing FinFETS and ETSOI and work is being done on the back end to ensure that these new structures can be manufactured with sufficient yield, according to...
Americans Using Less Energy, More Renewables
August 27, 2010 12:21 pm | by PowerPulse.net | News | CommentsAmericans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources. The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. There...
Saft Introduces Li-ion battery Technology for Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Systems
August 27, 2010 12:20 pm | by PowerPulse.net | News | CommentsSaft introduced its advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology which it says offers interesting new possibilities for the creation of highly efficient and cost-effective marine propulsion and auxiliary systems. Saft states that it has a...
Neo Solar Power Corp. Begins Building New Facility
August 27, 2010 12:20 pm | by PowerPulse.net | News | CommentsNeo Solar Power Corp., a solar cell manufacturer, announced the beginning of construction on a southern Taiwan operations hub that is expected to be capable of producing 3.4GW of solar cells a year after...
To boldly go where no dilettante has gone before
August 27, 2010 8:03 am | by Alix Paultre, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsOnce Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites announced the maiden flight of SpaceShipTwo, it was only a matter of time before Virgin Galactic would start selling tickets to space in earnest. This is great news for the development of commercial space, representing the first private steps into a new frontier.
USB Interface for Surge Test Equipment
August 27, 2010 7:22 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsCompliance West USA announces the Defib-5P, the first defib-proof tester on the market utilizing USB connectivity. The feature set of the USB Interface allows for increased flexibility in test setups...
TMDSPLCKIT-V2 Development Kit
August 27, 2010 6:23 am | by texasinstrumentsVlog | Videos | Commentshttp://ti.com/PLC The PLC Development Kit (TMDSPLCKIT-V2) is based on the industry's only PLC modem solution capable of supporting multiple modulation and protocol standards on a single hardware platform. Developers can quickly evaluate the suitability of using PLC-based communications...
Intelligent Automation Increases Energy Efficiency
August 27, 2010 4:40 am | Videos | CommentsSiemens Industry Sector is showcasing the latest energy-efficient technologies for energy management at the SPS/IPC/Drives exhibition in Nuremberg.
Innovnano announces the construction of a new nanomaterials plant
August 27, 2010 1:22 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsInnovnano presented a project for the construction of a new plant for the synthesis of nanomaterials.
GnuBIO acquires exclusive world wide rights to novel microfluidics and emulsion methodologies for DNA sequencing
August 26, 2010 11:22 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsGnuBIO, a pioneer in scalable, solution-based, low cost DNA sequencing announced today that it has obtained an exclusive worldwide license for the use of microfluidics and emulsion based methodologies for nucleic acid analysis.
Nanophase Technologies and Altana AG enter into new supply agreement
August 26, 2010 11:22 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsROMEOVILLE, Ill., Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, announced today that Nanophase and its partner, the German specialty chemical company Altana AG (through its subsidiary BYK Chemie GmbH) have entered into a new...
Nanocomp Technologies awarded phase II critical SBIR contract by United States air force
August 26, 2010 11:22 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsProgram Works to Scale Up Production, Optimize Properties of Large-Format Carbon Nanotube Sheets for Future Use in Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
