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ams’ New Current-Sensing Solution for Battery Management Systems Requires No Shunt Resistor

ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, has introduced a reference design board which measures current to an accuracy of ±1% by monitoring the voltage drop across a copper track on a PCB.

26 Apr 2014

Injectable MRI Sensor Helps Track State of Tumors

Unlike healthy cells, cancer cells thrive when deprived of oxygen. Tumors in low-oxygen environments tend to be more resistant to therapy and spread more aggressively to other parts of the body.

26 Apr 2014

SG Micro Launches New HDMI Interface Product with Load Switch and Logic Level Translator

SG Micro Corp, a high-performance high-quality analog IC provider, has introduced a new HDMI interface product with load switch and logic level translator.

25 Apr 2014

Toyota Motor Selects Logicalis Cloud-Based Backup-as-a-Service

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has shifted to a Logicalis cloud-based backup-as-a-service (BaaS) to to gain a whole new range of operational efficiencies and risk mitigation. Previously, IT operations were being run across four different backup technology platforms.

25 Apr 2014

Teledyne RESON Introduces New Training Course Programs

In response to an increasing demand for high quality training, Teledyne RESON has announced a new training course program called the Teledyne RESON Academy, which includes open style training at global strategic locations and new training courses.

25 Apr 2014

Kistler Offers Discount for Piezoelectric Force Measurement Seminar Bookings

Kistler Instruments are offering a 25% discount on all bookings made before the 31st August for its one day seminars held on the 7th October at Corsham, Wiltshire and the 9th October at Gaydon, Warwickshire.

From Kistler Instrumente AG 25 Apr 2014

Micro-Epsilon Introduces New Turbocharger Speed and Temperature Sensor System

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a new turbocharger speed and temperature sensor system that can be used in both test cell environments and for on-vehicle testing of turbochargers.

From Micro-Epsilon 25 Apr 2014

Rocket to Launch on May 6, 2014 Built with Liquid Flow Sensor from Sensirion AG

On May 6, a rocket will lift off bound for the International Space Station (ISS).

From Sensirion AG 23 Apr 2014

Forza Introduces 100+ MP CAM Platform Featuring a Customizable CMOS Image Sensor

Forza Silicon, a leader of advanced image sensor and mixed-signal IC designs for digital camera applications, introduces the unprecedented Forza 100+ MP CAM Platform featuring a customizable CMOS image sensor operating at 60 frames per second (fps) and supporting multiple camera resolutions.

From Forza Silicon 23 Apr 2014

Lion Precision Now Offers Factory Calibration in Japan For its Line of Noncontact Displacement Sensors

Lion Precision’s line of precise noncontact displacement sensors can now be factory calibrated in Japan.

From Lion Precision 23 Apr 2014

Michell Instruments Gains IECEx Certification for Exd Range of Analyzers

Michell Instruments has recently gained IECEx certification for its Exd range of moisture, hydrocarbon dew-point, oxygen and binary gas analyzers. Adding this certification to the range means the analyzers now have approvals for installation in hazardous areas around the world.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 23 Apr 2014

TI Introduces Bluetooth Integrated Wireless Microcontroller for Smartphone and Wire-Replacement Applications

Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® low energy CC2541-Q1, a highly-integrated wireless microcontroller (MCU) that delivers low power, low cost, and simplified automotive connectivity to emerging smartphone-controlled and wire-replacement applications.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 23 Apr 2014

Altera Integrates Hardened IEEE 754-Compliant Floating-Point Operators in FPGAs

Altera Corporation today changed the game as it relates to floating-point DSP performance in an FPGA. Altera is the first programmable logic company to integrate hardened IEEE 754-compliant, floating-point operators in an FPGA, delivering unparalleled levels of DSP performance, designer productivity and logic efficiency.

23 Apr 2014

Libelium New Bluetooth Low Energy Module Connects Waspmote Sensor Nodes to Smartphones

At the Internet of Things Asia Conference today, Libelium launched a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module that connects Waspmote sensor nodes to smartphones, tablets, and all other BLE compatible iOS and Android devices.

From Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas S.L. 23 Apr 2014

Sensors Integrated into Prosthesis Can Help Improve Medical Diagnosis

The task was to develop intelligent prosthetic joints that, via sensors, are capable of detecting early failure long before a patient suffers. EPFL researchers have taken up the challenge.

23 Apr 2014