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imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation Unveiled World's First Multi-standard Radio Frequency (RF) Receiver at VLSI Circuits Symposium in Kyoto 2013

At this week’s VLSI circuits Symposium in Kyoto (Japan) (June 12-14, 2013), imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions unveiled the world’s first multi-standard radio frequency (RF) receiver in 28nm CMOS technology, and a 28nm analog-to-digital converter (ADC) targeting wide-bandwidth standards such as LTE-advanced and next-generation WiFi.

From imec 14 Jun 2013

New Competitively Priced Single Axis Accelerometer by Kistler Instruments

The new, competitively priced Type 8315 single axis accelerometer from Kistler Instruments is especially suited to low frequency applications, including automobile ride quality, wind tunnel investigations and aerospace testing where structural vibration and dynamics are used to assess performance, reliability and integrity parameters.

From Kistler Instrumente AG 13 Jun 2013

Scientists Miniaturise GPS Tracking Collars to Track Domestic Cats

Scientists who designed GPS tracking collars to study hunting cheetahs in Botswana have miniaturised them to track 50 domestic cats in a Surrey village for a BBC programme. The BBC also deployed cat-cams which were turned on by the collar’s activity sensor when the cat was moving. ‘The Secret Life of The Cat’ is broadcast on BBC Two Horizon on Thursday June 13th 2013 at 21:00.

13 Jun 2013

imec Presented Important Findings on Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) Operation at VLSI 2013 Technology Symposium 2013

At this week’s VLSI 2013 Technology Symposium 2013 (Kyoto, Japan, June 11-13, 2013), imec presented important findings increasing the understanding into the stochastic nature of Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) operation.

From imec 13 Jun 2013

Master Electronics Honored with Silver Distributor-of-the-Year Award

Master Electronics, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, was honored with the Silver Distributor-of-the-Year Award for the Americas Region from Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C).

13 Jun 2013

XMOS Introduces New Reference Design for xCORE Multicore Microcontroller Products

XMOS today announced a new reference design for its xCORE multicore microcontroller products that brings Ethernet AVB (Audio Visual Bridging) technology to more cost-sensitive audio transport and time sensitive networking applications in which latency and timing are critical.

13 Jun 2013

Ramp to Volume Production Announced for CMOSIS’ 12 MP CMV12000 Image Sensors

CMOSIS, a leading independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced the ramp to volume production for CMOSIS’ 12-megapixel CMV12000, following the very successful volume production of its CMV products.

From TowerJazz USA 13 Jun 2013

Organic CMOS Image Sensor Technology Developed by FUJIFILM and Panasonic

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) and Panasonic Corporation (President: Kazuhiro Tsuga) have developed organic CMOS image sensor technology that uses an organic photoelectric conversion layer with a photoelectric conversion property at the light receiving section of an image sensor to achieve performance beyond that of conventional image sensors.

13 Jun 2013

New Report on Global Torque Sensor Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Torque Sensor Market - By Technology (Rotary, Static/Reaction, Magnetoelastic, IR, SAW, Optical), Application (Automotive, Industrial, Test & Measurement, Aerospace & Defense, Medical) and Geography, Global Forecast & Analysis (2013-2018)" report to their offering.

13 Jun 2013

SPADnet Project’s First Results to be Presented at London Image Sensors 2013

“Fully Networked, Digital Components for Photon-starved Biomedical Imaging Systems” – is a collaborative research project funded by the European Union within the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Theme of its Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7).

13 Jun 2013

New Fully-organic Photodetector Array by imec and Holst Centre

At this week’s International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW 2013, Snowbird, US, June 12-16 2013), imec and Holst Centre present a large-area fully-organic photodetector array fabricated on a flexible substrate.

From imec 12 Jun 2013

Locata Non - GPS Based Positioning System to be Integrated on White Sands Missile Range

Locata Corporation announced today that the US Air Force 746th Test Squadron (746 TS) recently awarded New Mexico based TMC Design Corporation a contract to install and integrate the Locata Non]GPS Based Positioning System (NGBPS) on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).

From Locata Corporation Ltd. 12 Jun 2013

Tiny Push-Button Reset Controllers for Power-Sensitive Applications from TI

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two tiny push-button reset controllers for space-constrained, power-sensitive applications such as pedometers, fitness bands, cell phones and tablets. The dual-channel TPS3420 and TPS3421 feature low power consumption and a selectable reset time delay to improve system stability.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 12 Jun 2013

Novel Coating Holds Promise for Implantable Sensors

New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body.

12 Jun 2013

ABB’s Azimuth Lever Earns red dot award 2013

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been named a winner of the prestigious “red dot award” 2013 for product design in recognition of its innovative Azimuth lever that steers its Azipod XO marine propulsion unit.

From ABB Level Measurement Products 12 Jun 2013