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Avago Technologies Announces New Line of FieldBus Optical Fiber Transmitter and Receiver Modules

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced a new line of FieldBus optical fiber transmitter and receiver modules.

12 Nov 2008

New Competitively Priced Single- and Dual-Digit Displays Ideal for Height Constrained Applications

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced a full series of single- and dual-digit seven segment surface mount displays for use in applications where height is constrained.

12 Nov 2008

ON Semiconductor Introduces Two New High-Brightness RGB LED Pixel Drivers

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient silicon solutions has expanded its line of constant-current, LDD(TM) (low dropout driver) products recently acquired from Catalyst Semiconductor, to include two new high-brightness RGB LED pixel drivers. The CAT4103 and CAT4109 are three-channel, linear-based constant-current LED drivers for RGB LED pixel control in emerging high-brightness, high-visual impact LED architectural lighting.

11 Nov 2008

Megapixel Resolution Critical for Wide Field of View Vision Applications

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI) , a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors, today introduced the first megapixel CMOS image sensor designed specifically for advanced automotive vision and sensing systems, the OV9710 in QFP package.

11 Nov 2008

New LED Driver and Color Loop Controller Delivers Breakthrough Color Management

Microsemi Corporation a leading manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, today announced the first public demonstration of its breakthrough color management solution for RGB LED backlighting of LCD displays, at Electronica 2008, Hall A4.525, in Munich.

10 Nov 2008

Device Debuts as the World's Best-Performing Integrated Light/Proximity Sensor

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced the release of the ISL29015 Ambient and Infrared Light to Digital Converter with IR LED Driver.

10 Nov 2008

World Market for Image Sensors Expects to Reach $11.7 Billion by 2012

Growth in the short term will continue to stem from expanding applications in consumer electronics such as Camcorders, Security Cameras, PC Cameras and Portable Communication Devices, and industrial and business applications, such as, Biometrics, Medical, Machine Vision Systems, Broadcasting, and Film Camera, among others.

10 Nov 2008

Intersil's Tiny ISL29020 Features Best-in-Class Low-Light Sensitivity and Ideal Spectral Response

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced one of the industry's best performing and easiest-to-use light-to-digital sensors, the ISL29020.

6 Nov 2008

Tiny Solar Cells as a Power Source for Microscopic Machines

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE), published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), describes an inch-long array of 20 of these cells -- each one about a quarter the size of a lowercase "o" in a standard 12-point font.

6 Nov 2008

Freescale LED Driver ICs Complement Samsung's Advanced LED Backlighting Technology

Freescale Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics, a world leader in display technology, have announced their collaboration to address the burgeoning market for energy-saving and environmentally friendly light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

4 Nov 2008

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics