Osram Soleriq P 9 chip-on-board LED
21 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Osram Australia Pty LtdOsram is offering a chip-on-board LED, the Soleriq P 9, which is suitable for compact powerful spotlights such as the ones used in retail outlets and museums.
PLCs and drives propel offshore vessels to new performance levels
17 March, 2014 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB's modular liquid-cooled drives and PLCs have been included in Vard Electro's application-specific propulsion and thruster power solutions for offshore supply vessels. The electric motor propulsion technology designed by Vard is used on a series of six platform supply vessels (PSVs) - the first two of which are currently being built in Japan.
Diodes AP1694 mains-dimmable LED lamp driver
15 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Future ElectronicsThe Diodes AP1694 is an AC-DC controller providing a universal high-performance driver solution for a variety of mains-dimmable LED lamp designs. Suitable for 120 and 230 VAC inputs while supporting non-isolated buck, buck-boost and isolated flyback topologies, the part enables 10-50% reductions in BOM costs.
Acromag XT1230 and XT1240 analog input ethernet modules
15 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty LtdAcromag has released the XT1230 and XT1240 in the BusWorks XT series of ethernet I/O modules. The models provide a 16-channel interface for single-ended analog current or voltage input signals with EtherNet/IP, Modbus/TCP, Profinet or i2o peer-to-peer communication.
Graphene-copper sandwich to shrink electronics
14 March, 2014A graphene-copper-graphene 'sandwich' strongly enhances the heat-conducting properties of copper and could further help in the downscaling of electronics.
West Control Solutions Pro-EC44 single- and dual-loop temperature controller
14 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Automated Control Pty LtdWest Control Solutions introduces the Pro-EC44, a user-friendly, single- and dual-loop temperature controller. The product has been designed to simplify user operation through an intuitive HMI combined with easy-to-use configuration and simulation software, Blue Control.
Tunable laser to enable bandwidth on demand
13 March, 2014Singapore-based researchers have developed a chip-scale tunable laser that could enable telecommunication providers to deliver bandwidth on demand at higher profit margins.
Axiomtek NA342 network appliance
13 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Braemac Pty LtdAxiomtek has introduced NA342, its 1U-type compact network appliance platform. The product is designed to support the system-on-a-chip 22 nm Intel Atom E3825 1.33 GHz dual-core processor and Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor.
Hard drives of the future
11 March, 2014Data on a hard drive is stored by flipping small magnetic domains. Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have altered the magnetic arrangement in much faster than is possible with today's hard drives.
Roll-up digital screens to soon be a reality
11 March, 2014Researchers from the University of Surrey, along with scientists from Philips, have developed a new technology which could see flexible electronics such as roll-up tablet computers widely available in the near future. So far, this area of electronic design has been hampered by unreliability and complexity of production.
Withdrawing money with Google Glass
10 March, 2014Taking photos with a wink, checking one's calendar with a glance of the eye, reading text messages - Google wants to make it all possible with Google Glass.
MCU that's smaller than a golf ball dimple
03 March, 2014Freescale Semiconductor has introduced Kinetis KL03 MCU, which is said to be the world's smallest and most energy-efficient 32-bit MCU based on ARM technology. The MCU builds on the previous generation Kinetis KL02 device with new features, advanced integration and greater ease of use - all in an even smaller 1.6 x 2.0 mm2 package.
Nanotechnology key to energy storage
03 March, 2014Nanotechnology is expected to bring significant benefits to the energy sector, especially to energy storage and solar energy, finds a recent study by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.
Microchip PIC16F753 8-bit microcontroller
02 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Microchip Technology Hong Kong LimitedThe analog capabilities of the PIC16F753 microcontroller are said to boost system performance and efficiency while reducing system costs. With its integrated Op Amp, slope compensation and core-independent peripherals, the product enables efficient power conversion and provides a versatile platform for adding intelligent sensing and power management to embedded designs.
Advantech ITA-1000 Series industrial PCs for automatic fare collection systems
28 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdITA industrial PCs are specifically targeted towards automatic ticketing and fare collection systems. The rugged computers provide users with intelligent, high-performance operating platforms that can control automatic gate machines, ticket vendors and booking office machines.
