Semiconductors News

RSS

Dblur Announces Groundbreaking Software Lens Technology

Dblur, the developer of Software Lens(TM) Technology, today announced the availability of a stand-alone chip that integrates Dblur's groundbreaking Software Lens(TM) Technology.

7 Feb 2008

New Fluorogen Activating Proteins Become Key Component for Biosensor Technology

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University’s Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center have developed new “fluorogen activating proteins” (FAPs) that will become a key component of novel molecular biosensor technology being created at Carnegie Mellon.

6 Feb 2008

Simultaneous Optical and Electronic Measurements on Same Molecule

In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule.

6 Feb 2008

Transparent Electrodes from Carbon Nanotubes

One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics-a relatively low CNT concentration can dramatically change the polymer's electrical conductivity by orders of magnitude, from an insulator to a conductor.

6 Feb 2008

Active Array Holds Key to Through-the-Wall Imaging

Two researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have created a send/receive chip that functions as an active array, sending out a matrix of 49 simultaneous ultrawideband radar probe beams and picking up the returned beam reflections.

4 Feb 2008

Industry's First 2Amp LED Driver in a Single Chip Solution

Exar Corporation has released the SP7600 LED driver capable of driving high power LEDs up to 2Amps.

4 Feb 2008

Better Pictures from a Smaller Sensor

Eastman Kodak Company is enabling a new level of performance in consumer imaging devices by redesigning the basic building blocks used to collect light and is incorporating that technology into a brand-new sensor.

4 Feb 2008

T-Rays to Detect Explosives and Poisons

A new generation of sensors for detecting explosives and poisons could be developed following new research into a type of radiation known as T-rays, published today (3 February) in Nature Photonics.

4 Feb 2008

New Device Drives Up to 10 White LEDs

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc., a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, announced today the AAT1239-1, a high frequency, high efficiency constant current boost converter capable of driving up to 10 white LEDs (WLEDs) connected in series.

31 Jan 2008

World Smallest Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor

FISO Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Roctest Ltd and a leading manufacturer of high-quality fiber optic sensors and measurement systems for challenging and demanding applications, announces the introduction of the FOP-F125 pressure sensor at MD&M West, a major exhibition in the medical market.

30 Jan 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