Automotive electro-mobility, one of the hottest automotive topics today, will be a central focus of the upcoming electronica show, which will take place from November 9 to 12, 2010 in Munich, Germany. Organizers have developed a three pillar platform to allow visitors to learn as much as possible about electro-mobility. Pillar 1: At the electronica […]
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Micromachines for a safer world
Tiny sensors known as accelerometers are everywhere. The near-weightless technology can measure the impact of a dangerous tackle on a football player’s helmet, control the flow of highway and runway traffic, analyze a golf pro’s swing, orient the next generation of smart phones, and keeping fighter jets and missiles on target. And as sensing devices […]
Coaxial Resonator Oscillator Has Internal Proprietary Frequency Doubler
Crystek’s CVCO55CXT-6900-6900 coaxial resonator oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler. The CVCO55CXT family’s frequency doubling, 2X fundamental technology reaches new performance levels of lower phase noise and much lower harmonics over the competition, while achieving lower current consumption in the process. The CVCO55CXT-6900-6900 operates at 6,900 MHz with a […]
Panel Mount Toggle Switches Feature One Through Four Pole Configurations
NKK Switches, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, provides S Series toggle switches for 15 to 25 A applications. Designed for easy panel mounting, S300 and S400 Series switches also feature many circuit configurations. Circuit options include single pole through four pole, each available with two and three positions. Maintained and momentary […]
Connector Series Has Size 20 Fixed Contacts
The MDX is a high reliability D-Subminiature connector with size 20 fixed contacts and is available with 9, 15, 25, 37, and 50 contacts. The MDX series utilizes the unique new PosiBand contact system. The PosiBand is a closed entry female contact system that provides lower average insertion force during mating, enhanced reliability, and increased […]
Innovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to “self-calibrate” could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics. The innovation might enable researchers to create a “nose-on-a-chip” for tracking criminal suspects, sensors for identifying hazardous solid or gaseous substances, as well as […]
NIH EUREKA Award Will Enable Design of New Brain Tumor Treatment
The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a EUREKA grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design a new way to treat invasive brain tumors by capturing the migrating cells that spread the disease. The EUREKA — Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration — program helps scientists test new, unconventional ideas or tackle […]
Flexible mechanical encoder series offers over 1,000 configurations
CUI, Inc., and their distributor Digi-Key Corporation, announce the release of a line of flexible mechanical encoders that can be configured into over 1,000 different versions. The 2-bit quadrature ACZ series is available in three sizes: 11 mm (ACZ11), 12 mm (ACZ12), and 16 mm (ACZ16). The encoders have a rotational life of up to […]
Low Power FSK Transceiver Features Simplest Star Network Management
austriamicrosystems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, offers the AS3900 27 MHz FSK low-power transceiver with built-in star network management, the only one in the 27 MHz ISM band. Operation in this band avoids the interference found in the popular but cluttered 2.4 GHz band and results in a lower amount […]
STMicroelectronics reports 2010 second quarter and first half financial results
* Net revenues $2,531 million, up 8.9% sequentially and 27.0% year-over-year * Gross margin of 38.3%; best results in 37 quarters * Net income of $356 million, diluted EPS of $0.39, as reported * Adjusted EPS of $0.18 compared to $0.07 and -$0.28 in the prior and year-ago quarters, respectively* […]
