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e2v Launches 12 bit 1.5GSps Analogue to Digital Converter Demonstration Kit

Building on the performance of its true-single-core high bandwidth family of ADCs with direct RF sampling, e2v has now announced the launch of a demonstration kit for its 12 bit 1.5GSps analogue to digital converter. This Demonstration Kit (DK) allows for faster ADC performance evaluation. It also significantly reduces the R&D costs, design time and design risks for GSPS-speed data acquisition systems.

21 Jan 2013

Laser Microimplant Controls Individual Nerve Cells

Scientists from Freiburg Build a Microimplant that Uses a Laser to Control Individual Nerve Cells

21 Jan 2013

NASA Technology to Monitor Astronauts Finds Use for Cardio-Pulmonary Patients

Technology originally designed by NASA Glenn scientists to monitor the health of astronauts is finding new applications here on Earth that could significantly impact the safety of pilots and the rehabilitation of cardio-pulmonary patients.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 21 Jan 2013

Signal Transmission Solutions Provider, Belden to Exhibit at 2013 BICSI Winter Conference

Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, will be exhibiting at the upcoming 2013 BICSI Winter Conference in Tampa, FL from January 20 through January 24 at the Tampa Convention Center.

From Belden Inc. 19 Jan 2013

Microphone-based System Functions as Automatic Road Traffic Sensor

An EPFL doctoral student has designed a microphone-based system that functions as an automatic road traffic sensor. The technology can determine not just how much traffic there is, but also how fast vehicles are going and even their size. It has already sparked an interest in the Swiss towns of Sion and Martigny.

19 Jan 2013

Imec and PVA Tepla Use GHz SAM Technology to Detect TSV Voids at Wafer-Level

Imec and PVA Tepla present breakthrough results in the detection of TSV voids in 3D stacked IC technology. After having applied Scanning Acoustic Microscopy to temporary wafer (de)bonding inspection, they successfully used new advanced GHz SAM technology to detect TSV voids at wafer-level after TSV Copper plating. Together, they will continue to investigate the applicability of high-frequency scanning acoustic microscopy for non-destructive submicron void detection.

From imec 19 Jan 2013

OmniVision Introduces Dual-Camera Video Sharing Technology

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the Video-in-Video (ViV™) technology, a dual-camera video sharing technology that allows for the combination of video feeds from both the front- and rear-facing cameras into a single video stream.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 18 Jan 2013

ST’s Liege Family of STB Solutions Receives Conax Security Certification

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top player in System-on-Chip solutions for the STB (Set-Top Box) market, has announced that its “Liege” family (STiH207 and derivatives) of cost-effective STB solutions has received the highest possible level of security certification from Conax, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art conditional access solutions for digital TV. Conax Contego™ content protection platform ensures that operators can deliver premium content and services to multiple TVs and devices in homes equipped with ST-enabled STBs.

From STMicroelectronics 18 Jan 2013

ICU Medical to Debut CardioFlo Hemodynamic Monitoring Sensor System at SCCM Congress

ICU Medical, Inc. today announced it will launch the CardioFlo hemodynamic monitoring sensor system at the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Critical Care Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 19-23, 2013.

18 Jan 2013

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System

Lockheed Martin has received a $90.6 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 18 Jan 2013

Japanese Nuclear Power Industry Places Order for Quantum Explosive Trace Detectors

Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced it received multiple contracts for a total of ten additional units of its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors from the Japanese nuclear power industry. There have been a total of five orders from the customer in the last five months.

From L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 18 Jan 2013

Open Sensor System Provider Offers High-Performance Embedded Processing Module

Mercury Systems, Inc., a best-of-breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, has expanded its product line to offer the industry's first embedded processing module using the powerful Intel® 3rd generation Core™ i7 quad-core Ivy Bridge mobile-class processor and dual Mellanox® ConnectX®-3 host adapters for a total of four InfiniBand™ fabric connections.

18 Jan 2013

Zimmer Personalized Knee Surgery Guidance System Receives FDA Clearance

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market iASSIST™ Knee, the Personalized Guidance System™ for knee replacement procedures.

18 Jan 2013

Novel Metamaterial Sensor for Collision Avoidance Systems

Duke University engineers have developed a novel sensor that is more efficient, versatile and cheaper for potential use in such applications as airport security scanners and collision avoidance systems for aircraft, cars or maritime vessels.

18 Jan 2013

Energy Sciences Network Develops New Interactive Map

A new interactive map developed by the Department of Energy’s ESnet (Energy Sciences Network) provides a detailed, up-to-the-minute look at the level of traffic traversing the various sections of the network as it connects 40 research sites around the country.

18 Jan 2013