Industry News (2012/03/13)
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Electric potential sensor detecting at a distance
Published:2012/3/13 22:41:00 Author:Ecco
LEUVEN, Belgium – Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. (Plymouth, England) prepares to sample an electric potential sensor to detect changes in electric field at a distance. The University of Sussex has been developing the sensor for more than eight years. The first Electric Potential Integrated Circuit (EPIC) sensors are optimized for use as ... (View)
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Arrow Develops the Evaluation with Energy Harvesting Radio Boards
Published:2012/3/13 4:13:00 Author:Li xiao na
Self-powered wireless sensors can operate with ambient energy such as solar. Small solar panels and Peltier cells are ideal for the harvesting mechanisms for use in smart building sensor networks. The solar panel is used to assist the batteries of small devices such as calculators and watches. By exploiting the movement of charge carr... (View)
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Ulinx UHR401 and UHR402 USB isolators to withstand industrial environments
Published:2012/3/13 2:03:00 Author:Ecco
B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co. Inc. manufactures its family of USB isolators, which are designed to isolate and protect connected equipment from surges, spikes and electrostatic discharges carried on USB cable. The features of the devices include (1) Level 4 ESD protection (15 kV air, 8 kV contact); (2) 4 kV isolation ... (View)
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ST, ST-Ericsson using SOI for mobile chips
Published:2012/3/13 2:00:00 Author:Ecco
The ST-Ericsson NV has chosen planar fully depleted SOI (FD-SOI) technology for use with future mobile chips. The implementation of the NovaThor mobile application processor and modem on FD-SOI wafers supplied by Soitec (Bernin, France) enables as much as 35 percent lower power consumption at maximum performance. Soitec SA is a supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. NovaThor family has been develope... (View)
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