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NXP Licenses ARM Cortex- M4 Processor For 32-Bit Microcontroller Signal Processing Applications
2/22/2010
NXP Semiconductors today announced it is one of the first ARM partners to license the latest ARM Cortex-M4 processor. The Cortex-M4 processor is a highly efficient solution for digital signal control (DSC) applications, while maintaining the industry leading capabilities of the ARM Cortex-M family of processors for advanced microcontroller (MCU) applications
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Diamond Nanowire Device Emits Single Photons, Acts As A Nanoscale Antenna
2/18/2010
Diamonds are renowned for their seemingly flawless physical beauty and their interplay with light.Now researchers are taking advantage of the mineral's imperfections to control that light at the atomic scale, generating one photon at a time.
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How Semiconductors Could Be Turned Into Magnets
2/16/2010
Just as the heartbeats of today's electronic devices depend on the ability to switch the flow of electricity in semiconductors on and off with lightning speed, the viability of the "spintronic" devices of the future -- technologies that manipulate both the flow and magnetic "spin" of electrons -- will require similarly precise control over semiconductor magnetism.
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Improving Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities To Advance High-Energy Physics
2/12/2010
Sibener and Lance Cooley, AB'86, of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, are working to improve the efficiency of superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities made of niobium to accelerate beams of subatomic particles in the next generation of high-energy physics experiments.
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Energy-Harvesting Rubber Sheets Could Power Pacemakers, Mobile Phones
2/1/2010
Power-generating rubber films developed by Princeton University engineers could harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers, mobile phones and other electronic devices.
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Dongbu HiTek To Manufacture Low Frequency (LF) Receiver ICs For Micro Analog Systems Oy
1/28/2010
Dongbu HiTek recently announced that it will manufacture a Low Frequency (LF) receiver ICs for Micro Analog Systems Oy (MAS), a fabless analog semiconductor company based in Espoo, Finland. Serving as a core component in global radio controlled time-signal application, the LF receiver chips will be manufactured at Dongbu HiTek's world class wafer fab using a specialized BCDMOS process at the 0.35-micron node
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Microsemi Partners With MagnaChip On Process Technology Optimized For Its Key Commercial Growth Markets
1/28/2010
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, today announced it has partnered with specialty foundry provider MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC to develop advanced mixed-signal process technology that is optimized for products in Microsemi's key commercial growth markets
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Vishay Enhances 101/102 PHR-ST Screw-Terminal Power Aluminum Capacitors With Three Large Case Sizes To 90 mm By 220 mm, And 13-mm Terminals
1/28/2010
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. recently announced that it has enhanced its 101/102 PHR-ST screw-terminal power aluminum capacitors with larger 90-mm by 146-mm, 76-mm by 220-mm, and 90-mm by 220-mm case sizes, and 13-mm terminals
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Cole Hersee Showcases SureStart LVD Switch 48513, LVD Switch 48510, And Smart Battery Isolator 48525 At Work Truck Show 2010
1/28/2010
Cole Hersee will be showcasing the SureStart Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD) Switch 48513, LVD Switch 48510, and Smart Battery Isolator 48525 at the Work Truck Show 2010 March 9 - 10, 2010 at America's Center in St. Louis, MO
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Hermetic Switch Introduces New Proximity Sensors
1/28/2010
Hermetic Switch, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of reed switches, proximity sensors and other switch technologies, has introduced two new cylindrical (tubular) proximity sensors. Hermetic's PRX+3800 (Form B) and PRX+3900 (Form C) magnetic sensors deliver all the advantages of reed switch sensing technology but with smaller physical dimensions than previously available
