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ST’s Orly System-on-Chip to Power New Generation of Advanced Set-Top Boxes

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top supplier of set-top box (STB) ICs, has revealed that its Orly system-on-chip (SoC) is powering a new generation of advanced set-top boxes announced on April 17 from NTT Plala Inc., a leading Internet / IPTV service provider in Japan.

From STMicroelectronics 22 Apr 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

Delta to Showcase Faucets with Capacitance Sensing Technology at 2013 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show

Delta Faucet Company has been at the forefront in research and design of touch and hands-free faucet technologies in the home for more than a decade. Since 2008 when the Delta® brand introduced Touch2O® Technology, the first faucet technology of its kind, Delta Faucet has continued to enhance the way consumers interact with their kitchen and bath faucets.

22 Apr 2013

Zivix Optical Fingertip-Sensing Technology Makes Guitars Compatible with the Digital World

Zivix, LLC, a developer leveraging innovative technology through peripherals, real musical instruments and software, today announced the company has partnered with Indiegogo, an international crowdfunding website, to open consumer investment on Friday, April 19 for the widely popular JamStik™, the company's portable, easy-to-use guitar-like instrument for iOS.

22 Apr 2013

Acromag Introduces Remote I/O Modules with Multi-Protocol Ethernet Communication and Dual Network Ports

Acromag's new BusWorks® XT Series Ethernet I/O Modules interface discrete I/O signals directly to an Ethernet/IP, Modbus/TCP or Profinet measurement and control system network. An innovative new module design features dual Ethernet ports, removable front-facing terminal blocks, and support for a rail power bus.

From Acromag Inc. 22 Apr 2013

Remote-Sensing Data Yields Important Information about Wetland Lake Dynamics and Permafrost Degradation

A team of geoscientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) using newly available remote-sensing technology has achieved unprecedented detail in quantifying subtle, long-period changes in the water levels of shallow lakes and ponds in hard-to-reach Arctic wetlands.

From Southwest Research Institute 22 Apr 2013

Nolek Introduces New SniffIT Digital Series of Portable Leak Detectors

In the past five years Nolek has spent considerable sums and time on the development of the proprietary SniffIT Technology®. First an analogue version of the product was released in the marketplace in 2010.

20 Apr 2013

Global Haptic Touchscreens Market Forecast to Grow at 41% CAGR from 2013 to 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Haptic Touchscreen Market (2013 - 2018) By Components (Kinesthetic & Tactile Sensing, Actuators), Touch Technology (Resistive, Capacitive), Devices (Touchscreens, Input Devices), and Applications (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Medical)" report to their offering.

20 Apr 2013

Ball Aerospace Earns Boeing Supplier of the Year Award for F/A-18 and Harpoon Antenna Programs

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been honored by The Boeing Company as a 2012 "Supplier of the Year" for outstanding avionics work, specifically on the F/A-18 and Harpoon antenna programs. The award was presented during a ceremony in San Diego, CA on April 18.

20 Apr 2013

New Ultra High-Speed PCI Express Digitizers from GaGe

GaGe, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance digitizers and oscilloscope cards, today announced the release of its new ultra high-speed PCI Express digitizers.

20 Apr 2013

MEADS Low Frequency Sensor Proves Ability to Cue Multifunction Fire Control Radar

A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Low Frequency Sensor has proven its ability to cue the Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) in a test near Syracuse, N.Y.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 20 Apr 2013

First Secure Data and Voice Call Made using Lockheed Martin’s MUOS On-Orbit Satellite

Military satellite radios have rarely offered secure data communications while on the move. That’s because older communication systems needed terminals that were stationary and in the open—not ideal for missions when mobility is key and time is of the essence. The Mobile User Objective System, a Lockheed Martin satellite communications network for the U.S. Navy, is changing that.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 19 Apr 2013

Renesas to Highlight MCU-based Signal Chain Solutions at DESIGN West

Renesas Electronics America Inc., a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, will showcase its embedded semiconductor expertise at DESIGN West, formerly the Embedded Systemsac Conference Silicon Valley, April 22-25, at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Demonstrations in booth #1507 will highlight the company’s signal chain solutions designed to enable a Smart Society.

19 Apr 2013

Affordable, Sophisticated X-ray Detection Platform for Food Product Inspection

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced an affordable, yet sophisticated and easy-to-use X-ray detection platform, designed to enable food processors to meet the global demand for more thorough inspection for product contamination.

From Thermo Fisher Scientfic ANZ 19 Apr 2013

Sensity Systems Launches New Class of Light Sensory Network

Sensity Systems Inc. today announced the world’s first Light Sensory Network (LSN): a new class of digital sensor network that takes advantage of LED lighting conversions to help light owners enhance energy efficiency while transforming their luminaires into strategic assets.

19 Apr 2013