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GeoMetWatch, AsiaSat Enter Strategic Partnership

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and GeoMetWatch Corp today announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership to host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on board a new satellite planned to be launched by AsiaSat in 2016.

4 Apr 2013

Industry's First Full HD Sensor-to-Processor Receiver from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's first image sensor receiver IC to serve as a dedicated LVDS bridge between image sensors and processors. Compared to existing FPGA-based solutions, the SN65LVDS324 lowers the bill-of-materials (BOM) by 20 percent, reduces system power consumption by more than 10 percent and shrinks package size by 50 percent.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 4 Apr 2013

Non-contact Sensor Provider Lion Precision Announces New Application Notes

Micro displacement measurement at the submicron and nanometer level is the primary application for non-contact capacitive sensors and eddy-current sensors. To help engineers and other users make those measurements with the best possible results, Lion Precision has expanded its growing technical library to include application notes on linear displacment measurements and position measurements for each sensor technology.

From Lion Precision 4 Apr 2013

Peratech, CPI Develop New Ink Formulations for Printing Sensors and Switches

Peratech, the innovator in touch technology, has announced that it is working with The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to develop new formulations for its award-winning QTC™ materials; the work is supported by government funding as a R&D Technology Strategy Board (TSB) project.

From Peratech Ltd 4 Apr 2013

Selex Highlights Surveillance Radar and Platform Agnostic Advanced Sensor Mission Management System at LAAD 2013

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, is attending LAAD 2013, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, from 9th to 12th April 2013, showcasing its products within the Finmeccanica stands in the aerospace area - hall 4, stand G30-, in the Army area - hall 3, stand P48 –, in the naval area - hall 2, stand X16 - and in the outdoor static exhibition, in stand 40, by displaying a number of products which range from airborne to land and naval applications. During the exhibition the company will also introduce a Light ISR system.

3 Apr 2013

Swindon Silicon Systems Target Growth in Europe With New Partnership

SWINDON Silicon Systems, a global leader in high quality, high performance mixed signal Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), announces a new partnership with Redtree Solutions Ltd, a manufacturers’ representative organization covering the EMEA (European, Middle-Eastern and African) markets.

From Swindon Silicon Systems Limited 3 Apr 2013

SonaCare Debuts Ablation System and High Frequency Simulator at EAU Congress

SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, successfully launched two new products at the recent European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan, Italy.

3 Apr 2013

Shanghai Gaojing Acquires Advanced Photonix’s T-Gauge Terahertz Sensor

Advanced Photonix®, the leading supplier of terahertz systems to industry, announced today that it has sold a T-Gauge® terahertz sensor to Shanghai Gaojing in Shanghai, China. The system, equipped with a high-speed line scanner, will be integrated into a new security platform being developed as part of a major national program for security instrumentation.

From Advanced Photonix, Inc. 3 Apr 2013

X- and S-band Radars Acquire and Track Both Stages of Atlas V Rocket Launch

The Raytheon Company - led Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, the powerful X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral and collected all associated data.

From Raytheon Company 3 Apr 2013

Cargotec Hiab Integrates MTS Temposonics Position Sensors into Loader Cranes

MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that Cargotec Hiab has integrated MTS Temposonics® position sensors into the design of its mobile machinery, specifically the safety-related functionality of select truck-mounted loader cranes.

3 Apr 2013

STMicroelectronics STHVDAC-304MF3 Antenna-Tuning Circuit Supports MIPI Alliance RF Front End

The STHVDAC-304MF3 antenna-tuning circuit has a 4-channel output for adjusting up to four tunable BST capacitors in the antenna-matching circuits of multi-band GSM/WCDMA/3G-LTE smartphones. A key feature is support for the MIPI Alliance RF Front End (RFFE), an emerging industry standard that simplifies cellular radio design.

From STMicroelectronics 3 Apr 2013

Senstar Perimeter Intrusion Detection Sensor Receives Government Approval

Senstar is pleased to share two major government approvals of their industry leading perimeter intrusion detection sensors; Senstar’s Intelli-Flex with the United Kingdom’s Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and OmniTrax with the United States Air Force.

From Senstar Corporation 3 Apr 2013

Global Millimeter Wave Market Expected to Grow at 59.10% CAGR to $1.1 Billion in 2018

According to a new market research report "Millimeter Wave (MM Wave) Market - By Technology, Components (Frequency, Imaging, Radio); Products (MM Scanners, MM RADARs, MM Macro/Small Cell Backhaul); Applications (Telecommunication, Healthcare, Automotive)-Analysis & Forecast (2013 - 2018)". Published by MarketsandMarkets, Inc., the total market is expected to reach roughly $1.2 billion by 2018, growing at an explosive CAGR of 59.10% for the period of 2013 to 2018.

2 Apr 2013

Sidense Automotive Grade 1T-OTP Macros Enable Cost-Effective NVM

Sidense Corp., a leading developer of Logic Non-Volatile Memory (LNVM) one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP cores, announced today that the Company's 1T-OTP macros for TSMC's 180nm BCD 1.8/5V/HV and G 1.8/5V processes have met all of TSMC's IP9000 Assessment program requirements.

2 Apr 2013

New African Customer Purchases Seven Quantum Sniffer Handheld Explosives Trace Detectors

Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced it has sold seven Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors to a new customer in Africa. The units are to be deployed for security screening at court buildings and facilities.

From L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 2 Apr 2013