Applications
Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit): Counterfeit Product
January 18, 2010 6:51 am | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsProduct sold over the internet contains controlled substance sibutramine.
On Memory and Disruptive Technology
January 18, 2010 6:32 am | Videos | CommentsECN Editor-in-Chief Alix Paultre looks back at some of the memory technologies rendered obsolete at the beginning of the last decade.
MuscleMaster.com Products Sold on Internet as Dietary Supplements: Recall
January 15, 2010 5:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDietary supplements recalled due to undeclared steroids in products, posing risk of acute liver injury.
Elma Expands LED Light Tube Offering With New Sizes
January 15, 2010 11:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsElma Electronic, a leading designer and manufacturer of rotary components and LEDs, has expanded its M-tube line of LED light tubes with new 5mm and 10mm diameter options. The Elma light tubes’ modular design allows wide range of lengths and shapes.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Over-The-Counter Products: Recall
January 15, 2010 9:51 am | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDecember 2009 recall expanded to multiple products.
Software Makers See a Market in Censorship
January 15, 2010 6:58 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsWhile China's censorship policies are prompting Google to consider quitting its operations in the country, some technology companies see the restrictions as an golden business opportunity.
Burst of Mobile Giving Adds Millions in Relief Funds
January 15, 2010 6:58 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsAmericans are using their cellphones and social media like Facebook to make a donation to the Haiti relief effort.
After Google’s Stand on China, U.S. Treads Lightly
January 15, 2010 6:58 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsThe difficulty of proving that the Chinese government was behind a cyberattack has frozen the U.S. response.
Software Supports Autonomous Ground Robotic System Development
January 15, 2010 6:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsNational Instruments announced LabVIEW Robotics 2009, a new version of its graphical system design software that provides a standard development platform for designing robotic and autonomous control systems.
Epoxy Preform Cures as Fast as Five Minutes at 175°C
January 15, 2010 6:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsUni-form epoxy preforms, manufactured by Multi-Seals, are now available in a low cure-temperature epoxy called DC-202LT. It will cure as fast as five minutes at 175°C (350°F) or at temperatures as low as
Choose a Crafty Solution to Cool LED Lighting Designs
January 15, 2010 6:00 am | by Mick Wilcox, Director of Marketing, Nuventix, www.nuventix.com | Articles | CommentsIn designing an LED lighting application, it is imperative for engineers to consider certain factors in their blueprint. Obvious considerations including lumen output, CRI, system efficacy, size, weight, and cost may be discussed at length, but a suitable cooling solution may be overlooked.
State-of-the-Art Materials Help Keep PCBs, Components Cool
January 15, 2010 5:42 am | by Pratish Patel, President & CEO, Electronic Interconnect | Articles | CommentsLED lighting provides both promise and challenges for virtually every electric lighting application currently served by earlier illumination technologies such as incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has proclaimed that no other lighting technology offers so much potential to save energy over traditional lighting technologies.
Femtocells and Backhaul Issues
January 15, 2010 3:33 am | by Rupert Baines | Blogs | CommentsOne of the questions that often gets asked around femtocells is “What about the backhaul issues?” Indeed, some people have suggested that DSL will need to be upgraded to some carrier-grade Ethernet or xPON service to solve this issue.
Energy Harvesting Applications
January 14, 2010 10:58 am | by Jim Drew, Sr. Applications Engineer, Linear Technology | Videos | CommentsEnergy harvesting applications are finding their way into many remote monitoring applications where utility power is not available.
The future of motion-sensing technology
January 14, 2010 9:51 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | News | CommentsAmong its many virtues, Sci-Fi is very good at predicting real-world technology. The Steven Spielberg film, Minority Report, predicted two recent favorites—E-Ink and multi-touch. Ever since the latter hit theaters, scientists, researchers, engineers, and technophiles have been clamoring to reproduce the film’s futuristic touch screen technology.
Inductive Touch Demonstration
January 14, 2010 7:35 am | Videos | CommentsA Microchip Application engineer gives an overview of the new PICDEM Inductive Touch development kit including the MPLAB mTouch plug in.
LEDs Address Demanding Traffic Applications
January 14, 2010 5:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsMarktech Optoelectronics announced the availability of Toshiba’s TLxK series red and amber LEDs. The TLxK series has color, brightness and radiation patterns that are suited for traffic and sign applications. These include, but are not limited to
20 W AC-DC Power Module is Ultra Compact
January 14, 2010 4:46 am | Product Releases | CommentsRECOM introduced the RAC20-SB AC/DC power module in the medium power range of up to 20-W. This ultra-compact converter measures 52.4 mm x 27.2 mm x 23.5 mm (LxWxH), and is supplied in the
Flexible Cable Assemblies Offer Low VSWR through 18 GHz
January 14, 2010 4:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsElectronic Assembly Manufacturing announced the release of low VSWR flexible cable assemblies featuring Times Microwave Systems T-Flex cable. Three-foot long, 0.141” diameter assemblies, terminated with SMA male connectors, exhibit VSWR characteristics of 1.35:1 from
The Tinker's Toolbox - Prototyping Tools Discussion
January 14, 2010 4:22 am | Podcasts | CommentsThe purpose of the Tinker's Toolbox (TTB) project is to foment passion and positivity within the electronic design engineering community by conducting an industry community project to discuss design and development tools and methodologies.
Interfacing Next-Generation Embedded Systems
January 14, 2010 3:09 am | by Robert A. Burckle, Vice-President WinSystems | Articles | CommentsSimple, low-cost I/O is important. You might say that trying to hang a relay, UART, or other low-speed device on a PCI Express lane is like trying to get a drink of water out of a fire hose! So how do you handle I/O on the chips?
In Google’s Rebuke of China, Focus Falls on Cybersecurity
January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsGoogle’s threat to end its operations in China brought attention to reports of Chinese high-technology espionage stretching back at least a decade.
Google’s Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China
January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsChina heavily censored the news that Google would consider shutting down its operations in the country.
HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and HAPPYBABY Stage 1 & Stage 2 Pouch Meals - Recall
January 13, 2010 2:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsSelected varieties recalled due to packaging defect that could cause possible bacterial contamination.
LG bets on Android to boost phone sales 20 percent
January 13, 2010 11:57 am | News | CommentsLG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase handset sales by 20 percent this year and is pinning its hopes on Google's Android operating system to beef up its smartphone range.
