New Scale M3-F customizable focus module provides precise lens motion in a fully integrated package for the smallest OEM cameras. It’s about the same size as a fixed lens holder. M3-F modules add precision motorized focus to hand-held cameras, portable biometric systems, surveillance cameras, targeting and medical inspection systems while preserving their compact size advantage. […]
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mPhase smart nanobattery featured in september 2010 Issue of medical products manufacturing news
mPhase Technologies, Inc. (XDSL 0.01, +0.00, +6.86%) , a leader in the development of Smart Surfaces and advanced battery technologies, today announced that its Smart NanoBattery is showcased in the September 2010 issue of Medical Products Manufacturing News. The magazine’s September issue includes a high resolution image of mPhase’s porous silicon membrane, which is a […]
Discera and Si-Ware Systems announce successful delivery of ASIC Technology for next-generation low-power MEMS devices
Si-Ware Systems, a leading semiconductor product design and development solutions provider, announced today the successful delivery of key ASIC technology for Discera’s next-generation low-power MEMS devices. Discera is the leading manufacturer of silicon-based clock and timing products. Si-Ware Systems’ ASIC technology advances the capabilities frontier for Discera’s next generation products by enabling extended temperature range […]
Pixtronix and Hitachi displays announce successful joint development
Pixtronix, Inc., an innovator in the development and licensing of low power multimedia display technologies, today announced the successful joint development with Hitachi Displays, Ltd. of its PerfectLight low power MEMS display technology for mobile multimedia applications. The two companies recently completed the development of prototype displays, which leverage the Pixtronix proprietary technology and were […]
Connectors Designed to Protect Medical Device Circuitry
Hypertronics is featuring their shielded HG connectors designed to protect medical device circuitry from harmful EMI and RFI. The shielded HG circular connectors are a stylish alternative to eliminate any reliability issues commonly associated with commodity-type connector solutions. The contacts are shielded to a minimum of 30 Mhz, offer 15,000 mating cycles, and are shock- […]
RFMD ventures into GaAs foundry services
Specifically, RFMD will offer three distinct GaAs pHEMT technologies maximised for high power, low noise and RF switching products. RFMD’s 0.3µm pHEMT technology offers high power and is optimised for X-band phased array power amplifiers (PAs) and 8-16GHz wideband military electronic warfare jammers. RFMD’s 0.25µm pHEMT technology offers low noise, medium power and high linearity […]
A tracking device that fits on the head of a pin
Optical gyroscopes, also known as rotation sensors, are widely used as a navigational tool in vehicles from ships to airplanes, measuring the rotation rates of a vehicle on three axes to evaluate its exact position and orientation. Prof. Koby Scheuer of Tel Aviv University’s School of Physical Engineering is now scaling down this crucial sensing […]
Northwire introduces industry’s first UL 62-approved HFFR power cord
Northwire Technical Cable has introduced EcoPower, an environmentally friendly power cord that is halogen free flame retardant (HFFR) (PVC free) and UL listed. It is the industry’s first HFFR power cord that is UL 62 approved. EcoPower is flexible, durable and guaranteed to perform in harsh environments. Custom EcoPower Cords and Cables can be designed […]
Encoders Allow Flexibility in Speed and Position Monitoring
To help minimize encoder inventories and their associated costs, Baumer has introduced four new families of programmable incremental encoders that can be quickly and easily programmed using either user-friendly PC software or mechanical DIP switches. Available with either optical or magnetic sensing principles and in various shaft designs, these encoders allow both impulse count and […]
Camera Offers Simultaneous Dual Wavelength Imaging
Hamamatsu Photonics introduces the ORCA-D2, a high-sensitivity camera for simultaneous dual wavelength imaging that features two CCD devices and interchangeable optical blocks. The ORCA-D2 offers exceptional ease of use with optical setup steps, such as image alignment and focusing. As an added advantage over conventional ratio imaging techniques, the ORCA-D2 also provides a wide field […]