Electronic medical devices, especially those that come into contact with the human body, are at risk for electrostatic discharge (ESD.) Inadequate protection may damage the IC or interfere with communications critical to patient care. This article shows how to choose an ESD device that will give the best chance of a successful first pass design. […]

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union Minister for Power today jointly unveiled the guidelines for selection of new solar power projects under the 1000 MW solar power scheme in the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. This would put India in league […]

Air Products announced the addition of xenon difluoride (XeF2) to its portfolio of electronic materials. XeF2 is used as an etching gas, primarily in the Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) market. XeF2 provides manufacturers with a high selectivity to silicon versus SiO2 and other materials. Air Products is uniquely positioned to serve the burgeoning XeF2 […]

When design engineers who need special cable constructions hear the word custom, they often cringe, conjuring up dollar signs and delays. That doesn’t have to be the case anymore. Due to customer feedback and overseas competition, progressive manufacturers have adapted to make custom cable solutions accessible. Conventional manufacturing methods used in the production of wire […]

Aerotech’s ANT130-5-V is a linear-motor-driven wedge-style vertical lift stage that provides the exceptional resolution, accuracy, and in-position stability required in nanopositioning applications, all while offering travel up to 5 mm. It is a precision stage that is perfectly at home in industrial applications. The ANT130-5-V was designed for stand-alone use or can be seamlessly integrated […]

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog, and Flash-IP solutions, offers MCP6401/2/4 Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps), which add to Microchip’s general-purpose op amp portfolio by providing lower power consumption in small packages. Featuring quiescent current of just 45 microamperes with a Gain Bandwidth Product (GBWP) of 1 MHz, the MCP6401/2/4 op amps complement […]

Servoflo Corporation offers the MS5701 low pressure sensor with an I2C or SPI digital interface. Available in either differential or gauge models, the MS5701 can measure as low as ±2.5 in. H2O up to ±10 in. H2O in a differential version. The gauge model comes in ranges from +2 in. H2O to +20 in. H2O […]

Revenues for the second quarter were 55.8 million EUR, an increase of 98% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and an increase of 20% versus the previous quarter. The EUR/USD exchange rate evolution had a positive impact of 2% compared to the previous quarter. Gross margin was 26 million EUR, an increase […]

Crouzet North America, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies, has introduced a new line of single ovoid and double ovoid gearboxes. The new second generation gearboxes offer low speed in a wide range of gear ratios and motor options. All motor options are RoHS compliant and many meet UL and CSA requirements. The single […]

Now microelectromechanical system startup Seikowave (Lexington, Ky.), in cooperation with the Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments at the University of Kentucky, is harnessing MEMS picoprojectors to bring SLI to the mass market. “We’ve been using $30,000 DLP [digital light processor] hardware in the research lab; over 90 percent of the cost of our system […]