Industry News (2012/01)

Toshiba TLP700H and TLP701H Miniature Photocouplers Drive IGBTs, MOSFETs

Published:2012/1/30 21:11:00 Author:Amy

The TLP700H and TLP701H can directly drive IGBTs and power MOSFETs and no requirement for external components. The devices can widely be used in digital consumer products, test-and-measurement equipment, industrial-control systems, and induction heating. The TLP700H and TLP701H feature maximum peak output currents of ±2 and ±0.6A, respectively, and a minimum withstand voltage of 5000V rms. They also feature buffer-...   (View)

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IMEC＇s Technology Makes Hyperspectral Imagers Small and Efficient

Published:2012/1/30 21:07:00 Author:Li xiao na

Imec is a micro- and nanoelectronics research center. A micromachining has been used by Imec to show a hyperspectral camera. Every pixel of this sensor is a spectrometer. Different objects, which can not be di...   (View)

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Sharp Mega Zeni LED Modules Are Equal to 50W HID Lamps

Published:2012/1/30 20:10:00 Author:Amy

Intended to replacing 50W HID lamps, the 50W Mega Zeni LED modules have a luminous efficiency of 3590 and 4770 lm, a light output as high as 100 lm/W in standard operating mode, and a service life of 40,000 hours at an operating temperature as high as 90°C. The devices have a forward voltage of 50V and a forward current of 950 mA but can also...   (View)

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ON Semiconductor Introduced a New Family of LVFR

Published:2012/1/30 0:38:00 Author:Phyllis

ON Semiconductor has introduced a new family of 100 volt trench-based low forward voltage Schottky rectifiers (LVFR) for applications like switching power supplies for notebook adapters or flat panel displays, reverse battery protection circuits, and high frequency DC-DC converters. Consists of NTST30100CTG, NTST20100CTG and NTSB2...   (View)

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PLC Protocol is Expected to Open the Smart Grid Market

Published:2012/1/30 0:08:00 Author:Li xiao na

Maxim Integrated Products has developed a powerline communications protocol with French electricity utility ERDF and broadband terminal firm Sagemcom. The PLC has been approved as a low frequency, OFDM-based narrowband PLC standard. The G3-PLC specification is used for connecting smart meters to the power grid, and it supports the IPv6...   (View)

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Large buyers of semiconductors in 2011

Published:2012/1/29 21:59:00 Author:Phyllis

According to latest research from Gartner, Apple has become the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world, followed by Samsung. Compared with 2010, Apple’s spending has jumped 34.6% in 2011 with 17.3 billion dollars, or 5.7% of the total share of chip purchases on semiconductor’s purchases. Samsung spent 16.7 billion dollars, or 5...   (View)

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PolymerVision Rollable Display Technology Shows Animated Images

Published:2012/1/29 21:36:00 Author:Amy

PolymerVision’s rollable 6-in. display technology can display animated images at a 10-Hz refresh rate. Potential applications include ITO replacement, printed TFTs, and printed emissive or reflective displays. These displays enable users to roll an unbreakable large screen from a tightly rolled scroll, plugging the market gap between higher-...   (View)

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AndersDX Touch-dX Introduced Monitors for Industrial, Commercial User Interfaces

Published:2012/1/29 19:55:00 Author:Amy

Adopting the vendor’s ShadowSense technology, the Touch-dX family of midsized monitors provides five touch points and compatibility with ELO Touchsystems’ open-frame monitors. The Touch-dX monitors support finger, glove, and stylus input. The family has a 19-in. unit with a 5-to-4 aspect ratio; a 17-in. unit with a 5-to-4 aspect ratio; and...   (View)

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Cypress Semiconductor Introduced the Gen4 Family

Published:2012/1/17 1:33:00 Author:Phyllis

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced a new Gen4 TrueTouch® controller targeted at the rapidly growing tablet and ultrabook market. The new CY8CTMA1036 device has 65 sense-I/Os, enabling it to deliver flawless touchscreen performance for screens up to 12 inches. Like the smaller-screen Gen4 devices, it offers industry-bes...   (View)

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Kinetis K70 Microcontroller from Freescale Optimizes Human-Machine-Interface Applications

Published:2012/1/17 0:42:00 Author:Amy

Freescale introduced the Cortex-M4-based Kinetis K70 microcontroller targeting applications that demand a graphics-LCD user interface, advanced connectivity, and security. The PEG (portable embedded graphical user interface) supports the family, offering a comprehensive visual-layout and -design tool that speed up design by allowi...   (View)

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Sales of DRAM and Flash Memory in 2012

Published:2012/1/17 0:24:00 Author:Phyllis

According to market research firm IC Insights Inc., sales of DRAM will eclipse for the first time in 2012. Flash memory revenue will hit $32.8 billion in 2012, up 11 percent from 2011. Meanwhile, the DRAM sales will slide to $30.3 billion, down 3 percent from 2011 due to softening average selling prices. Capital spending for DRA...   (View)

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Intel Announced Multi-Year Pacts with Motorola and Lenovo

Published:2012/1/12 3:37:00 Author:Phyllis

Intel announced multi-year pacts with Motorola Mobility and Lenovo to develop smartphones and tablets, and said the first Google Android phones using the top chipmaker’s processors would go on sale this year. With mobile processors made by the likes of Texas Instruments Inc and Samsung stealing the show, Intel’s engineers have b...   (View)

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The Detection of Failure in Lithium-ion Batteries

Published:2012/1/12 3:30:00 Author:Li xiao na

A purely electrical test that can warn the impending catastrophic failure in lithium-ion batteries is developed by the US scientists. Researchers’ discovery of an intrinsic relationship between the internal temperature of lithium-ion cells and an easily measured electrical parameter of the cell is the basic of the sensor. Abus...   (View)

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Wavien Presents New LED Back Light LCD Micro Cube

Published:2012/1/12 3:12:00 Author:Amy

Wavien, Inc. recently demonstrated ultra-high brightness with over 7,000 nits LED back light LCD Micro Cube for video wall applications utilizing their proprietary Recycling LED Technology (RLT). These Micro Cubes target for outdoor advertisement with over 7,000 nits of brightness. Two Micro Cubes are being demonstrated at the CES trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 10th - 13th, 2012, booth numbe...   (View)

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Waterproof Piezoelectric Speakers from Murata Feature Small Size and Advanced Design

Published:2012/1/12 2:16:00 Author:Amy

Recently, Murata Electronics North America expanded waterproof piezoelectric speaker product line touting the world’s thinnest. With enhanced sound quality through a slightly wider package (22 mm x 16.5 mm), the new VSLBG2216E1100-T0 is based on the company’s earlier waterproof model. With only 0.9 mm in thickness, the speaker has ver...   (View)

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ST Micro provided smart suit protetype for smart TV

Published:2012/1/11 21:08:00 Author:Phyllis

STMicroelectronics’s latest unveiled “smart” suit prototype include a sewn-in multi-sensor motion co-processor and can recognize complex movements of the wearer’s body and translates them to a digital model. Such body motion reconstruction technology could improve outcomes in clinical and sports medicine applications, as well as enhancing augmented reality where users could. The prototype suit has miniaturi...   (View)

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AVR UC3L, D, and A4 Microcontrollers from Atmel Feature USB Connectivity

Published:2012/1/11 1:47:00 Author:Amy

The AVR UC3L, D, and A4 microcontrollers from Atmel Corporation come with DSP instructions, USB connectivity, secure encryption, and capacitive-touch support. The UC3L only has 165 μA/ MHz consumption in active mode, as little as 600 nA with the RTC running, and as little as 9 nA in deep-sleep mode. The devices also feature 128 or 256 kbytes of flash memory and 32 kbytes of internal SRAM. The UC3D has a RTC with ca...   (View)

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Introduction of the Audio Module with Dual-band 802.11n Connectivity

Published:2012/1/11 1:43:00 Author:Li xiao na

Frontier Silicon was built in the year of 2011, which has been a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor, module and software solutions for digital radio and connected audio systems all over the world. The audio module with dual-band 802.11n connectivity has been released by Frontier Silicon, which operates in the 2.4 and 5GHz bands for wireless (View)

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NXP Introduced LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 Cortex-M0-based Microcontrollers

Published:2012/1/11 1:26:00 Author:Amy

The Cortex-M0-based LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 microcontrollers from NXP adopt LCD drivers to have high contrast and brightness. With the PCF8576D LCD driver, the devices can drive any static or multiplexed LCDs containing four backplanes and 40 segments. Designers can easily cascade these LCD drivers to suit as many as 2560 segments. T...   (View)

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NXP Demonstrates Its New MEMS-based Frequency Synthesizer

Published:2012/1/11 0:51:00 Author:Phyllis

NXP Semiconductors’ new MEMS-based frequency synthesizer presents a compelling alternative to quartz crystal-based timing devices. NXP’s MEMS technology replaces a quartz crystal with a bare silicon die that is more than 20 times smaller than the smallest crystal available today. The MEMS die does not require any dedicated, quartz-like, ceramic or metal-can hermetic package. Instead, it can be merged with other ICs...   (View)

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