Electric and Magnetic Sensor News

RSS

Researchers Develop Innovative Multi-Core Clamp Sensor for Monitoring Electricity Usage

A single device could enable us to find out which parts of our homes are the most energy-hungry without installing plug-in power monitors on each individual appliance, thanks to a new technology for monitoring home electricity use developed by engineers at the University of Southampton.

31 May 2013

Hall Sensor Provider Micronas Establishes TO92UP Package Line at Freiburg Production Site

Micronas, known and recognized in the automotive and industrial business as a global partner for intelligent, sensor-based system solutions, today announces the successful start-up of the TO92UP package line at the production site in Freiburg.

30 May 2013

Innovative Multi-Core Clamp Sensor for Monitoring Electricity

A single device designed by ECS engineers could enable us to find out which parts of our homes are the most energy-hungry without installing plug-in power monitors on each individual appliance.

27 May 2013

TowerJazz to Utilize Crocus’ Magnetic Logic Unit Process Technology in Embedded SoC Applications

Crocus Technology, a leading provider of magnetically enhanced semiconductors, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced a licensing and joint promotion agreement for the use of Crocus’ Magnetic Logic Unit™ (MLU) process technology by TowerJazz in its customers’ embedded System-On-Chip (SoC) applications.

From TowerJazz USA 24 May 2013

Vishay Intertechnology Enhances Precision Thin Film Chip Resistor Arrays

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that the company has enhanced its ACAS 0606 AT and ACAS 0612 AT precision thin film chip resistor arrays with tighter absolute tolerance, relative tolerance, and relative TCR for the new S, T, and U accuracy grades.

From Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 18 May 2013

VFR’s Bulk Metal Foil Resistors Provide Reliability and Stability for Control and Monitoring Applications

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) Bulk Metal® Foil commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) resistors are increasingly in demand to meet the needs for high reliability and long-term stability in control and monitoring applications.

From Vishay Precision Group, Inc. 17 May 2013

St. Jude Medical Receives CE Mark Approval for High Voltage Therapy ICDs and CRT-Ds

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of its next-generation Ellipse™ and SJM Assura™ portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The new portfolio is designed to lower the risk for lead abrasion and to ensure high voltage therapy delivery.

10 May 2013

BinMaster Develop Bendable Capacitance Probe for Confined Spaces

BinMaster Level Controls has developed a bendable capacitance probe designed to fit in tight spaces or in vessels where obstructions prevent the installation of a straight probe.

From BinMaster 7 May 2013

Durable Regulator of Excess Current Flow during a Surge through the Power Grid

A local power failure in Ohio ten years ago caused a series of cascading power failures that resulted in a massive blackout that affected 50 million people and caused billions of dollars in damage and lost revenue.

22 Apr 2013

Vishay Precision Releases Ultra-High-Precision Z-Foil Surface-Mount Current Sensing Chip Resistor

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has released a new ultra-high-precision Z-Foil surface-mount current sensing chip resistor that is the industry’s first such device to combine a high power rating of 1 W at +70°C and low TCR of ±0.2 ppm/°C typical from -55°C to +125°C, +25°C ref.

From Vishay Precision Group, Inc. 16 Apr 2013

Highlights