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New applications fuel MEMS sensor growth
New applications fuel MEMS sensor growth
Market news |
After a decline during the past couple of years, the MEMS sensor market has found back to its old strength,…
Intrinsically-safe connectors can handle explosive atmospheres
Intrinsically-safe connectors can handle explosive atmospheres
New Products |
The Han Ex range of connectors from Harting meet all the requirements for the implementation of high-quality connectivity solutions in…
Isorg raises funds to ramp printed sensor production
Isorg raises funds to ramp printed sensor production
Business news |
Organic sensor startup Isorg SA (Grenoble, France) has raised €6.4 million (about $8.7 million) to build an industrial-scale production line…
Jacobs, Jha invest in computational photo startup
Jacobs, Jha invest in computational photo startup
Business news |
Qualcomm executive chairman Paul Jacobs and Globalfoundries CEO Sanjay Jha have joined venture capital firms Bessemer Venture Partners and Chalres…

Veeco partners Agnitron to offer refurbished MOCVD systems
Veeco partners Agnitron to offer refurbished MOCVD systems
Business news |
Veeco Instruments Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Agnitron Technology, Inc., a focused compound semiconductor research and development company specializing in the refurbishment and upgrade of Veeco legacy metal…
Voltage controlled oscillator covers 1000 MHz to 2000 MHz
Voltage controlled oscillator covers 1000 MHz to 2000 MHz
New Products |
The CVCO55BE-1000-2000 VCO from Crystek operates from 1000 MHz to 2000 MHz with a control voltage range of 1.0 V to 20 V.
MEMS pioneers invest in force-sensitive touch startup
MEMS pioneers invest in force-sensitive touch startup
Business news |
The Band of Angels, a seed funding organization composed of Silicon Valley executives, and affiliates has invested $500,000 in NextInput Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) to help it commercialize a force-sensitive touch…
Second-generation Raspberry Pi board supports more sensors, I/O options
Second-generation Raspberry Pi board supports more sensors, I/O options
New Products |
Enabling more complex projects, Raspberry Pi B+ is the first major update to the credit-card sized computer, with uprated interfaces and the ability to source more power through the card.
90-W GaN avionics power module
90-W GaN avionics power module
New Products |
M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced the latest entry in its portfolio of GaN in Plastic power module products. Optimized for pulsed avionics applications in the 960 to 1215 MHz band,…
Jaguar Land Rover concept uses entire windscreen as Head-up display
Jaguar Land Rover concept uses entire windscreen as Head-up display
Technology News |
Currently, head-up displays seem to be the must-have technology for carmakers and tier ones. We barely had put online the news piece about Continental introducing Augmented Reality when we learned…
Heavy duty shaft encoder is immune against electric fields
Heavy duty shaft encoder is immune against electric fields
New Products |
In the heavy industry and in offshore installations, frequently loads weighing hundreds of tons have to be moved. Typically large asynchronous motors serve for this task. In the feedback loop,…
Sharp moves to offload European solar cell business
Sharp moves to offload European solar cell business
Business news |
Enel Green Power SpA and Sharp Corporation have reached a deal under which Enel Green Power will assume Sharp's obligations arising from the off-take agreement concerning the output of photovoltaic…
Honda recalls 175.000 hybrids due to software problem
Honda recalls 175.000 hybrids due to software problem
Business news |
For the first time, an automobile company has conceded that a software glitch in electronic control units could cause cars to accelerate suddenly, forcing drivers to scramble to take emergency…
Smart sensors offer haptic feedback
Smart sensors offer haptic feedback
Technology News |
Fraunhofer ISC's Centre for Smart Materials (CeSMa) has demonstrated smart materials that can be used to create intelligent sensors with haptic feedback. …
App note; Water and power in the Internet of Everything
App note; Water and power in the Internet of Everything
Feature articles |
An application note – perhaps better described as a discussion paper – posted by Maxim Integrated contrasts some of the hyperbole about the Internet of Things, with the realities of…
Certification for safety-critical railway applications with C167 MCU
Certification for safety-critical railway applications with C167 MCU
New Products |
Embedded Office, a specialist company for embedded systems that specialises in safety-critical applications, has extended the range of its Cert-Kits and is now offering a component for the µC/OS-II OS,…
Micro sensor monitors condition of liquids
Micro sensor monitors condition of liquids
Technology News |
The Vienna Technical University is developing sensors that can measure the quality of lubricants. The devices utilize a microchip aluminium nitride cantilever that gets caused to vibrate. The mechanical resistance…
Mixed signal scopes add measurement firmware & memory
Mixed signal scopes add measurement firmware & memory
New Products |
Yokogawa's DLM2000 mixed-signal oscilloscope has been enhanced with longer memory capabilities and a number of firmware improvements.
Nanotechnology merger offers speed time to market gains
Nanotechnology merger offers speed time to market gains
Business news |
The two German companies temicon GmbH and holotools GmbH are joining forces to expand their product portfolio in the area of micro and nanotechnologies that address LED, OLED lighting, display…
‘CrispWhite’ COB LED arrays provide retail impact
‘CrispWhite’ COB LED arrays provide retail impact
Technology News |
Philips Lumileds has launched a family of COB LED arrays that the company has termed 'CrispWhite Technology' which have been developed to make whites appear vivid and bright while colors…
Micro sensor monitors conditions of lubricants
Micro sensor monitors conditions of lubricants
Technology News |
The Vienna Technical University is developing sensors that can measure the quality of lubricants. The devices utilize a microchip aluminium nitride cantilever that gets caused to vibrate. The mechanical resistance…
Nanotechnology merger offers time to market gains
Nanotechnology merger offers time to market gains
Business news |
The two German companies temicon GmbH and holotools GmbH are joining forces to expand their product portfolio in the area of micro and nanotechnologies that address LED, OLED lighting, display…
MIT, Fraunhofer research future mobility
MIT, Fraunhofer research future mobility
Business news |
How can mobility be implemented in 2050 - in a world with an estimated population of some 9 billion people? Top research institutes in Germany and the United States have…
‘CrispWhite’ COB LED arrays ideal for retail applications
‘CrispWhite’ COB LED arrays ideal for retail applications
New Products |
Philips Lumileds has launched a family of COB LED arrays that the company has termed 'CrispWhite Technology' which have been developed to make whites appear vivid and bright while colors…
TRW next takeover target? ZF says perhaps
TRW next takeover target? ZF says perhaps
Business news |
German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced that it is in takeover talks with US based tier one TRW Automotive holdings. TRW acknowledges such talks without however providing details as…
Micro sensor monitors properties of liquids
Micro sensor monitors properties of liquids
Technology News |
The Vienna Technical University is developing sensors that can measure the quality of lubricants. The devices utilize a microchip aluminium nitride cantilever that gets caused to vibrate. The mechanical resistance…
MEMS altitude pressure sensor detects 50-cm changes
MEMS altitude pressure sensor detects 50-cm changes
New Products |
A highly-accurate absolute pressure sensor from Omron Electronic Components Europe can detect height differences of as little as 50cm.
Certification kits for safety-critical railway MCU applications
Certification kits for safety-critical railway MCU applications
New Products |
Embedded Office, a specialist company for embedded systems that specialises in safety-critical applications, has extended the range of its Cert-Kits and is now offering a component for the µC/OS-II OS,…


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