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Datasheet: Cobra - EBX Single Board Computer

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:45:00 GMT

The RoHS-compliant Cobra belongs to a new class of embedded computers offering higher processing performance with lower power consumption, Intel� Extreme Graphics 2 video, and enhanced ruggedization. Relying on the impressive functionality of the Pentium� M and Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) Celeron� M processors, the advanced design makes it suitable for a wide range of higher-end applications with demanding speed and graphics requirements. In addition, its PC architecture and small footprint make it an excellent choice for traditional embedded applications.

Datasheet: Cougar - PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:42:00 GMT

VersaLogic's new Cougar is a PC/104-Plus single board computer (SBC) targeted at military, homeland security, avionics, and medical applications. The Cougar features an AMD LX 800 processor, fanless extended temperature operation, and high resistance to mechanical and thermal shock while drawing less than five watts of power.

Datasheet: Cheetah - PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:32:00 GMT

The RoHS-compliant Cheetah single board computer reaches a new level of sophistication for embedded product technology, integrating very high performance with an expanded feature set on the compact and rugged PC/104-Plus form factor. The advanced design makes it suitable for a wide range of higher-end applications such as telematics, UAVs, and complex communications equipment.

Application Note: Switch Mode Power Supplies And Their Magnetics

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:29:00 GMT

In today's day and age the most often used topology for electronic power supplies is that of the Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS), which is a major user of magnetics. In some applications the "older type" linear supplies are still used, but in the early 70's SMPS came into being spurred by the development of faster switching transistors.

Current-Sense Transformer Application Design Guidelines

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:23:00 GMT

The standard for precise current measurement in instrumentation and other high reliability equipment applications has been the current sense transformer. They are accurate, easy to implement, and reliable under harsh environmental and thermal conditions. In electronic systems applications such as switch-mode power supplies, current transformers are generally used for control, circuit-protection, and monitoring features. With the increasing availability of OTS (Off-The-Shelf) current transformers, a simple guideline can greatly help in the selection of proper and cost-effective components for many applications.

White Paper: Measuring Transformer Distributed Capacitance

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:18:00 GMT

This article is a general discussion of distributed capacitance, Cd, in transformers with emphasis on measurement. Capacitance in a transformer winding cannot be avoided. The voltage difference between turns, between winding layers, and between windings to core, create these parasitic elements. In general, part of the designers' task is to keep capacitance to a minimum. On rare occasions winding capacitance is increased to reduce ringing in switching transformers.

White Paper: Magnetic Component Alternate Source Strategies

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:53:00 GMT

Due to the complexities of circuit design and the highly customizable nature of magnetic components, such as transformers and inductors, they are often overlooked by OEMs when it comes to alternate or second source strategies. Magnetic components can be difficult to specify in the first place, and once a supplier is in place there is often a concern that bringing in a second source could be a time-consuming and expensive process.

SP Industries - specialty glassware and equipment

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:11:00 GMT

SP Industries, Inc., is a manufacturer of specialty glassware and equipment serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, educational, industrial, and OEM markets. Products are sold under well-known, market leading brand names.

A Practical Guide For Establishing An RF Safety Program

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:57:00 GMT

The topic of RF safety is important to every organization that either uses RF and microwave energy to deliver an end product such as a wireless service or employs it to perform an industrial function such as packaging, cooking, and drying of materials or products. Narda Safety Test Solutions created this RF Safety Guide to provide the basic information needed to create an RF safety program. It is not intended to be a complete treatise on the subject, but rather an overview that covers the element of RF safety necessary to begin the implementation of an RF safety program

Article: Influence Of Concentration And Fill Depth On Product Resistance Of Sucrose During Freeze Drying

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Article: Influence Of Concentration And Fill Depth On Product Resistance Of Sucrose During Freeze Drying

Motorola Radio Asset Management

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:33:00 GMT

The Motorola® Radio Asset Management Solution is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), web-based solution that centralizes asset-tracking and manages workflow, inventory, and reporting processes involved with maintenance activities.

Diamond Nanowire Device Emits Single Photons, Acts As A Nanoscale Antenna

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:36:00 GMT

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.

How Semiconductors Could Be Turned Into Magnets

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:25:00 GMT

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.

Datasheet: Vapor Trap

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:57:00 GMT

FTS Vapor traps are mechanically refrigerated cold traps that protect expensive vacuum pumps from harmful vapors which can shorten their life. The harmful vapors constitute any condensable gases such as water vapor, which, when allowed into the vacuum pump oil, cause it to break down. This results in decreased lubrication and can eventually cause failure of the pump.

Datasheet: Multi-Cool® Bath

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:42:00 GMT

Mechanically Refrigerated Bath by SP Industries, Inc.

Product Sheet: Large Capacity Glassware Washers

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Product Sheet: Large Capacity Glassware Washers

Product Sheet: Large Capacity Glassware Washer Accessories

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Product Sheet: Large Capacity Glassware Washer Accessories

Mitsubishi Electric Develops World's First GaN HEMT Amplifier Exclusive To Satellite Applications

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it has developed four models of gallium nitride high-electron mobility transistor (GaN HEMT) for 4.0 GHz band satellite applications, with output ranging from 2W to 100W. With these products, Mitsubishi Electric will become the first company in the world to market GaN HEMTs engineered exclusively for these particular applications. Sample shipments are scheduled to begin in March 2010

Scatterometry - Measuring Ever-Smaller Chip Production

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:20:00 GMT

As computer chips rapidly continue to evolve, new technologies must be developed to closely monitor the fabrication process and guard against faults at a sub-microscopic level. More than 40 years ago Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted the capacity of computer chips would double every two years for a 10-year period. He was wrong about the time, but right about the rest. Despite frequent reports and predictions of its demise, Moore's law is still going strong today.

Datasheet: Hotpack Undercounter, Freestanding, And SpaceSaver Glassware Washer Accessories

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:15:00 GMT

Hotpack Under Counter Glassware Washers are engineered for durable, reliable and energy efficient operation. For laboratories with space restraints pick the Space Saver Double Stack Glassware Washer and put two Under Counter Glassware Washers together in a single vertical tower.

Datasheet: Hotpack Undercounter Glassware Washers

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:15:00 GMT

SmartKem Launches New Website Showcasing Innovative SmartKem Technique For Printed Electronics

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:08:00 GMT

SmartKem Ltd, the developer of novel materials and processes that create high resolution microelectronic components directly onto thin flexible materials, today announces the launch of its new website - www.smartkem.com

NXP Licenses ARM Cortex- M4 Processor For 32-Bit Microcontroller Signal Processing Applications

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMT

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

ON Semiconductor Introduces Fixed-Frequency Current-Mode Controller For High Efficiency, Compact Adapter Solutions

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:14:00 GMT

ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions for green electronics, today announced the introduction of the NCP1237, NCP1238 and NCP1288 fixed-frequency, current-mode controller ICs

Laird Technologies Introduces New Q Series Thermostatic Controller For Thermoelectric Assemblies

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:21:00 GMT

Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, recently announced its new Q Series Thermostatic Controller for most Thermoelectric Assemblies (TEAs)

Aries' BGA Switch-A-Pitch Adapters Enable Cost-Effective Use Of 0.40 mm Pitch Devices With 1.00 mm Pitch Boards

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:28:00 GMT

Aries Electronics, an international manufacturer of standard, programmed and custom interconnection products, recently added new BGA Switch-A-Pitch adapters that allow for smaller pitch devices to be used with larger pitch boards. The new adapters in the series adapt 0.40 mm devices to boards with a 1.00 mm pitch

Improving Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities To Advance High-Energy Physics

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT

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.

Chemists Create Molecule With Promising Semiconductor Properties

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:10:00 GMT

A team of chemists from the University of New Hampshire has synthesized the first-ever stable derivative of nonacene, creating a compound that holds significant promise in the manufacture of flexible organic electronics such as large displays, solar cells and radio frequency identification tags.

Service Support

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:41:00 GMT

SP Equipment Service has an expertly staffed Global Service Center to answer your questions regarding your Hull, Hotpack, FTS, Genevac or VirTis equipment. We can also arrange to have one of our factory trained service technicians come and service any of your equipment

Case Study: Old Dominion Fine-Tunes Its Pricing Model, Increases Driver Productivity, And Enhances Its Competitive Position With The Help Of Motorola Mobile Computers

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:05:00 GMT

In the past, Old Dominion drivers used paper manifests and most of the company's pricing decisions were based on averages. "We decided to create a system to capture real-time information about each freight pick up and delivery. The goal was to feed data into our pricing model for greater accuracy and to provide the track-and-trace functionality that customers were coming to expect from a leading carrier like ours," said Craver. By Barry Craver, Director of Freight Processing Applications, Old Dominion

Tutorial: Switch Mode Power Supplies And Their Magnetics

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:54:00 GMT

Many factors must be considered by designers when choosing the magnetic components required in today's electronic power supplies. By Datatronic

White Paper: Transformer Design For Charging Defibrillator Capacitors

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Generating high voltage by means of flyback topology is a common approach. Using the generated voltage to charge a capacitor for a high energy pulse are used in defibrillators, photoflashs, strobes and ignition circuits to name a few. The procedure outlined in this article is useful in the initial transformer design phase for charging a capacitor in a stated time. By Datatronic

Temperature Specmanship And Selecting Power Inductors

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:14:00 GMT

How many datasheets have we, as engineers, reviewed and all of the data we need is there? Well, if your experiences are like mine, very few times if at all. And to compound the problem the data listed that pertains to your project was measured at a temperature not where you are planning to run your board. By Datatronic

Dongbu HiTek To Manufacture Low Frequency (LF) Receiver ICs For Micro Analog Systems Oy

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

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

Energy-Harvesting Rubber Sheets Could Power Pacemakers, Mobile Phones

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:06:00 GMT

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.

Microsemi Partners With MagnaChip On Process Technology Optimized For Its Key Commercial Growth Markets

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:10:00 GMT

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

Berkeley Design Automation And Solido Design Automation Accelerate Nanometer IC Variation Analysis

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification platform (AFS Platform), and Solido Design Automation, provider of Variation Designer, today announced a validated flow for rapid reduction in variation risk in nanometer designs at the transistor level

Unisem Advanced Technologies Develops Stress Buffer To Protect Semiconductor Device Features

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Unisem Advanced Technologies (UAT) announced that it has developed a methodology for creating a stress buffer to protect delicate features of semiconductor devices.

European Collaboration Breakthrough In Developing Graphene

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:04:00 GMT

A collaborative research project has brought the world a step closer to producing a new material on which future nanotechnology could be based. Researchers across Europe, including NPL, have demonstrated how an incredible material, graphene, could hold the key to the future of high-speed electronics, such as micro-chips and touchscreen technology.

Cree And Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement To Serve Global Adoption Of Silicon Carbide-Based Power Electronics

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor components, announces a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. for Cree SiC power products

Precision Analog Microcontrollers Feature On-Chip Data Conversion To Simplify Optical Module Design

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today introduced a pair of highly integrated precision analog microcontrollers featuring on-chip memory, data converters, and other analog peripherals that combine to deliver the highest level of programmability and smallest package size

Watching Crystals Grow Provides Clues To Making Smoother, Defect-Free Thin Films

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:25:00 GMT

To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend to develop bumps and defects - a serious problem for thin-film manufacturing.