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Computers and Cars Drive Up Demand for Higher Efficiency in the Power Sector
Cloud computing and carbon emissions controls will see the extinction of the silicon semiconductor, as the power discretes market demands superior products, according to a new report by business intelligence experts GBI Research.
Rutronik and Renesas expand distribution contract to cover all of Europe
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH will now be distributing the entire Renesas product range throughout Europe. Both companies are working together with particular intensity in the automotive sector: Renesas Electronics has selected Rutronik as its strategic automotive distributor for all of Europe. This means that Rutronik can now also supply automotive customers not previously directly served by Renesas. Other focus markets include Industr...
Avago Technologies Enables Thinner Digital Cameras with New Small-Footprint Auto-Focus Auxiliary Flash LEDs
Avago Technologies today announced two series of compact LEDs that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras. The new ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices are available in one of the market’s thinnest, smallest-footprint packages for LEDs with the brightness needed for auto-focus functionality in dark settings.
MOSFETs in new patented SMD0.2 package drastically reduce system size and weight in HiRel space applications
International Rectifier has launched a family of hermetic radiation hardened (RAD-Hard) 100 V MOSFETs in a new compact, surface mount SMD0.2 package for space applications such as satellite bus power systems and payload power supplies. IR’s new patented, hermetic, compact SMD0.2 package utilizing Aluminum Nitride (AlN) ceramic for enhanced thermal conductivity, is designed specifically for RAD-Hard MOSFETs and addresses the needs of power desig...
Keithley's Ultra-Fast Current-Voltage System Combines Three Essential Characterization Capabilities in One Chassis
Keithley Instruments introduced the Model 4225-PMU Ultra Fast I-V Module, the latest addition to the growing range of instrumentation options for the Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System. It integrates ultra-fast voltage waveform generation and current/voltage measurement capabilities into the Model 4200-SCS’s already powerful test environment to deliver the industry’s broadest dynamic range of voltage, current, and rise/fall/...
Improved SOT23 Voltage Divider for Precision Applications
Providing design engineers with an ultra-stable, compact alternative to discrete resistor matched sets for high reliability divider circuits, TT electronics IRC has enhanced its SOT23 surface mount voltage divider for space-constrained applications. The new DIV23 Series voltage divider utilizes IRC’s patented self-passivating TaNFilm (Tantalum Nitride) on silicon technology and features an extended resistance range to 200K.
Capacity expansion at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors will be significantly stepping up its production output by converting its two chip manufacturing facilities to 6-inch wafers while expanding production at both plants. A new production building is currently under construction in Penang, Malaysia, while in Regensburg, Germany, the existing space is being reallocated. The two facilities will each be converting to the new manufacturing technology, introducing 6-inch wafers ...
Clean Energy Award Helps Create High-Tech US Jobs
Technologies and Devices International, Inc. (TDI), part of the Oxford Instruments Group, today announced it has been awarded $600,000 by the Maryland Energy Administration to help industry expedite the broad adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting, and better position Maryland to become a national solid-state lighting materials and equipment manufacturing leader.
Prestigious Indian institute places multiple orders
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, leader in etch, deposition and growth systems, has recently received an order for three plasma etch and deposition tools from the Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India. The three System100 tools will be situated in the CEN’s state-of-the art nanofabrication facility’s new clean room and consist of two PlasmaPro™ System100 ICP Cobra et...
Toshiba High-brightness, High Reliability White Surface Mount LEDs Provide Excellent Color Uniformity for Backlighting Applications
Marktech has expanded its lineup of Toshiba White surface mount LEDs aimed at general and backlighting applications with the release of the Toshiba TLWxK1109 series. The new 1109 series LEDs are offered in three Lighting Industry standard color temperatures of 3000K, 5000K and 6500K. As with all Toshiba products, the highest level of manufacturing processes are used to insure a very robust LED for use in all lighting applications.