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Philips Announces Breakthrough In Fully Digital Light Detection Technology
Royal Philips Electronics today announced that its scientists have developed a highly innovative digital silicon photomultiplier technology that will allow faster and more accurate photon (the basic quantum unit of light) counting in a wide range of applications where ultra-low light levels need to be measured.
NanoKTN Invited to Promote Innovation in Nanoscale Technologies at Innovate 09
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has been invited to support a seminar at this year’s Innovate 09 which will see the launch of the Technology Strategy Board’s UK Nanotechnology Strategy.
ON Semiconductor Introduces New 256-Tap Digital Potentiometers for Control of Up to 16 Devices on One Bus
ON Semiconductor has announced the availability of two new Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP) ICs suitable for high accuracy and stability for variable resistance adjustment applications in a wide range of industrial and consumer products. The CAT5270 and CAT5271 are dual-channel digital potentiometers with 256 resistor taps for fine resolution adjustment and an I2C-compatible interface for maximum interoperability.
FireKeepers Casino Selects FutureLogic’s GEN2 Printers
FutureLogic, Inc. announced today that its GEN2 printers have been selected by FireKeepers Casino . The new $300 million gaming property, which opened in August in Battle Creek, Michigan, has installed the GEN2 printers on all of the casino's 2,680 TITO games. After previously deploying FutureLogic's GEN2 printers at other properties, FireKeepers credited the printers' features, flexibility and reliability provided as the basis of this exclusive ...
LEM sets new benchmark for accuracy in Rogowski coil sensors
LEM has announced the introduction of the first AC current sensors family of components based on patent-pending Perfect Loop Technology. After calibration, the new RT series achieves absolute accuracy of better than 0.65% - including the position error - making them the first split-core Rogowski coils to be suitable for use in Class 1 power devices.
MOST150 Series Adoption is happening
The MOST Cooperation - the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized - announces that the newest Specification Rev. 3.0 is on its way to production. Various car makers have already started with first series projects implementing this latest MOST Technology. MOST150 enables the use of a higher bandwidth of 150 Mbps, an isochronous transport mechanism to support ext...
NXP’s SmartMX Chip Powers Egyptian Welfare Scheme
NXP Semiconductors today announced that its SmartMX contact security chip has been chosen by the Egyptian government to power its Family Card – a welfare scheme which offers subsidies on goods such as food to low-income families. The joint project, which is run by the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Ministry of Administrative Development, is working with card manufacturer Misr Security Systems, to introduce smart card technology to deploy...
NXP and Virage Logic Strategic Alliance Accelerates NXP’s Move to High Performance Mixed Signal Leadership and Further Establishes Virage Logic as an IP Power House
NXP Semiconductors and Virage Logic Corporation today announced a strategic agreement that accelerates NXP’s move to high performance mixed signal leadership and further broadens Virage Logic’s extensive semiconductor IP portfolio. The agreement calls for the transfer of a part of NXP’s advanced CMOS intellectual property rights and certain engineering talent and equipment to Virage Logic.
STMicroelectronics Unveils Mobile-Phone 5M-pixel Camera Roadmap Utilizing Latest Innovations in CMOS Image-Sensor Technology
STMicroelectronics has unveiled details of its roadmap for new 5M-pixel CMOS image sensors in the standard quarter-inch optical format commonly used in camera-phone handsets. ST’s latest leading-edge sensors offer a choice of features creating the richest choice of sensors at the 5-megapixel resolution.
Atmel Appoints Joerg Strughold Vice President of European Sales
Atmel has announced the appointment of Joerg Strughold as Vice President of European Sales. In his new role, Joerg will be responsible for growing sales revenue in the European region. He reports directly to Rob Valiton, vice president of the Americas & EMEA Sales and Global Sales Operations.