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Raytheon Successfully Validates GaN MMIC Technology for Space Applications

Satellites may soon carry Raytheon's Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology into Earth orbit. Raytheon Company has successfully validated its GaN Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) technology for use in space-bound equipment.

From Raytheon Company 19 Dec 2014

Connected Wearables Shipments Forecast to Grow at 54.7% CAGR to Reach 168 Million Units in 2019

According to a new report from the research firm Berg Insight, shipments of connected wearables reached 19.0 million in 2014, up from 5.9 million devices in the previous year. Growing at a compound annual growth rate of 54.7 percent, total shipments of smartwatches, smart glasses, fitness & activity trackers, people monitoring & safety devices and medical devices as well as other wearable devices are forecasted to reach 168.2 million units in 2019.

19 Dec 2014

Ecovent to Showcase Smart Thermostat System at 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show

Ecovent, maker of wireless vents and sensors for home heating and cooling systems, will showcase its smart thermostat system at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ecovent solves the problem of having some rooms too hot or too cold for the 74 million U.S. households with central air heating and cooling.

18 Dec 2014

Mobile Image Sensor Market in China Forecast to Grow at 15.35% CAGR

Image sensing technology is used in cameras, camcorders, and all types of imaging devices. Mobile image sensors are devices used for the conversion of an image into an electronic signal in mobile devices. Before the digital era, analog image sensors functioned with video camera tubes. These tubes are now replaced with digital technologies such as charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors.

18 Dec 2014

Vishay Introduces New Surface-Mount Power Metal Strip® Resistor

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip® resistor designed to save space in automotive, industrial, computer, and consumer applications. The Vishay Dale WSHM2818 combines a high 7 W power rating with extremely low resistance values down to 1 mÙ in the compact 2818 case size.

From Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 18 Dec 2014

VivaLnk to Demonstrate eSkin™ Thermometer at 2015 International CES

VivaLnk, Inc. announced today that it will be demonstrating a new innovation, eSkin™ Thermometer, that will transform the way you measure and monitor your body temperature at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics (CES) Show in Las Vegas. VivaLnk’s breakthrough eSkin™ technology enables complex electronic circuitry with embedded tiny sensors on a thin flexible material to adhere comfortably to your skin.

18 Dec 2014

Global Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast to Grow at 9.6% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Fiber Optic Sensor Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

18 Dec 2014

Sophisticated INFICON Leak-Detection Technology for Checking Airbag-Inflator Systems

Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015.

18 Dec 2014

Casio's Freestyle Camera Uses Cypress’ TrueTouch® Capacitive Touchscreen Controller

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that Casio's innovative freestyle camera uses its TrueTouch® capacitive touchscreen controller and static random access memory (SRAM) products. The lens of the Casio EX-FR10 camera can be separated from the touchscreen control section, which gives users newfound flexibility to set the lens down, wear it on a neck strap or hold it at any angle, while being able to view the images on the TrueTouch-powered touchscreen and snap the exact picture they want.

17 Dec 2014

Technology Analysis Report of Samsung Galaxy S5 - Home Button Synaptics Fingerprint Sensor

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Samsung Galaxy S5 - Home Button Synaptics Fingerprint Sensor Technology Analysis" report to their offering.

17 Dec 2014

Mercury Systems Receives Digital Signal Processing Modules Order for SAR and GMTI Radar Applications

Mercury Systems, Inc., a leading high-tech commercial provider of more affordable secure and sensor processing subsystems powering today's critical defense and intelligence applications, announced it received a $2.5 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for high-performance digital signal processing modules for use in unmanned airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) radar applications.

17 Dec 2014

Banner Engineering Debuts EZ-LIGHT® K90 Series Multicolor Indicator Lights with Multi-Direction Capability

Banner Engineering introduces its EZ-LIGHT® K90 Series multicolor indicator lights. Featuring a large, 90-mm indicator housing, the K90 Series delivers extremely bright and uniform illumination from all directions and at longer distances, while a highly visible illuminated dome ensures easy-to-see operator guidance.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 17 Dec 2014

Global Occupancy Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 18.36% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Occupancy Sensor Market by Technology, Network, Components, Application, and Geography - Analysis And Forecast to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering.

17 Dec 2014

Neonode to Showcase Cutting Edge Touch and Proximity Technologies at 2015 International CES

Neonode Inc., the optical touch technology company, today announced it will showcase cutting edge touch and proximity technologies for the PC and Automotive markets at the upcoming 2015 International CES®, January 6-9.

16 Dec 2014

In-Depth Analysis Report on European Magnetostrictive Level Sensor Market

The magnetostrictive level sensor market report defines and segments the concerned market in Europe with an analysis and forecast of the revenue. This market was valued at $109.10 million in 2013 and is expected to reach $128.14 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 2.81% from 2014 to 2019.

16 Dec 2014

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Raytheon Successfully Validates GaN MMIC Technology for Space Applications

Connected Wearables Shipments Forecast to Grow at 54.7% CAGR to Reach 168 Million Units in 2019

Ecovent to Showcase Smart Thermostat System at 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show

Mobile Image Sensor Market in China Forecast to Grow at 15.35% CAGR

Vishay Introduces New Surface-Mount Power Metal Strip® Resistor

VivaLnk to Demonstrate eSkin™ Thermometer at 2015 International CES

Global Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast to Grow at 9.6% CAGR

Sophisticated INFICON Leak-Detection Technology for Checking Airbag-Inflator Systems

Casio's Freestyle Camera Uses Cypress’ TrueTouch® Capacitive Touchscreen Controller

Technology Analysis Report of Samsung Galaxy S5 - Home Button Synaptics Fingerprint Sensor

Mercury Systems Receives Digital Signal Processing Modules Order for SAR and GMTI Radar Applications

Banner Engineering Debuts EZ-LIGHT® K90 Series Multicolor Indicator Lights with Multi-Direction Capability

Global Occupancy Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 18.36% CAGR

Neonode to Showcase Cutting Edge Touch and Proximity Technologies at 2015 International CES

In-Depth Analysis Report on European Magnetostrictive Level Sensor Market

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