High-performance, organic nanowire phototransistors open the way for optoelectronic device miniaturisation
02 April, 2013A research team from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, has developed high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on single-crystalline, n-channel organic nanowires.
ams AS3649 intelligent flash LED driver
02 April, 2013 | Supplied by: Braemac Pty Ltdams has launched an intelligent LED driver for mobile phone cameras that maximises the brightness of the flash without causing the phone’s battery to fall below its minimum operating voltage.
Kontron CPS3003-SA 3U CompactPCI Serial processor board
27 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Kontron Australia Pty LtdThe Kontron CPS3003-SA 3U CompactPCI Serial (CPCI-S.0) processor board comes equipped with the latest 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processors and, for the first time, offers PCI Express Gen 3.0, USB 3.0, SATA 6G and gigabit ethernet over backplane.
Paint-on plastic electronics
27 March, 2013Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but University of Michigan engineers have developed a new method for getting them in line that could pave the way for cheaper, greener, ‘paint-on’ plastic electronics.
Crystek CVCO55CXT-4812-4812 coaxial resonator oscillator (CRO)
27 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Wireless ComponentsCrystek’s CVCO55CXT-4812-4812 coaxial resonator oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler.
Neousys Nuvo-1300af i7 fanless embedded controller
26 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Madison TechnologiesThe Neousys Nuvo-1300af from Madison Technologies is claimed to be the world’s first i7 fanless embedded controller with integrated gigabit PoE ports.
TDK B84773 and B84776 series IEC inlet filters
21 March, 2013 | Supplied by: TDK AustraliaTDK Corporation has expanded the EPCOS B84771 IEC inlet filter series with two series: the B84773 series features an integrated fuse, while the B84776 series has both a switch and a fuse.
LF noise research
20 March, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerGraphene has played a major role in providing an answer to an almost century-old problem of pink and flicker noise.
Turck RI360P-QR24 non-contact inductive universal encoder
20 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty LtdThe Turck RI360P-QR24 is a non-contact inductive universal encoder with high-resolution, wear-free operation, which is at the same time immune to magnetic fields.
ON Semiconductor tunable RF components (TRFC)
19 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty LtdON Semiconductor has introduced a family of tunable RF components (TRFC) that address the design challenges faced by engineers developing the latest generation smartphones.
Phoenix Contact ELR 50xx IP PN distributed motor starters
18 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Phoenix Contact Pty LtdThe single- or two-channel motor reversing starters are available with power ratings of 0.06-1.5 kW and 1.5-3.0 kW.
Fourfold increase in TV screen resolution
18 March, 2013A new video standard enables a fourfold increase in the resolution of TV screens, and an MIT chip was the first to handle it in real time.
Magnetic soliton created
15 March, 2013Researchers have successfully created a magnetic soliton - a nano-sized, spinning droplet that was first theorised 35 years ago. These solitons have implications for the creation of magnetic, spin-based computers.
MEN Mikro Elektronik G22 CompactPCI serial SBC
15 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Dominion ElectronicsThe G22 combines the latest Intel Quad Core technology with the features of the CompactPCI serial standard: fast serial data transfer and full mesh capability without additional configuration overhead.
Nordic Semiconductor nRF51822 2.4 GHz SoC
15 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Nu Horizons Electronics Asia Pty LtdNordic Semiconductor has produced a lower cost variant of its nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy and proprietary 2.4 GHz SoC (system-on-chip) that will offer an identical feature, peripherals and performance set but half the flash memory at 128 KB and be based on the same nRF51 Series technology platform.
