Graphene gives gold ‘snowflakes’
09 March, 2010
In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a discovery - gold ‘snowflakes’ on graphene.
Polymer microneedles for blood extraction
09 March, 2010
Imec has made hollow, out-of-plane microneedles with a height of 1540 µm and an aspect ratio exceeding 100. The needles are made from a polymer (SU-8) and the process is repeatable.
Marvell Armada family of processors
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
Marvell has announced the Armada family of processors designed specifically for next-generation ARM instruction set smartphones, smartbooks, consumer and embedded devices and displays.
Microchip Technology 32-bit MCU families
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Microchip Technology Australia
Microchip Technology has released three new families of microcontrollers that provide up to 128 KB of RAM and various connectivity options, including 10/100 Mbps ethernet, two CAN2.0b controllers, USB host, device and OTG, and six UART, five I2C and four SPI ports.
MEN XM1L ESMexpress board
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Dominion Electronics
The XM1L is MEN’s latest ESMexpress board. It is controlled by the Atom XL processor, which is qualified for the industrial temperature range.
ABB E250 range of latching relays
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
The E250 range of latching relays is suitable for applications where a simple method of sequencing is required and offers a changeover of contact position after an impulse signal from a pushbutton.
Powerbox PB315 high-efficiency converter
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
Powerbox has designed a high-efficiency converter to supply locomotive headlights. The dual output PB315 replaces dropping resistors currently used to dim incandescent headlights on locomotives.
IEI AFL-F08A 8-inch flat-bezel panel PC
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
IEI’s 8″ panel is a full-flat surface touch-screen PC that includes all necessary input/output interfaces to control any subsystem or automation hardware. The AFL-F08A can be integrated into any environment. The front panel is IP64 compliant.
MEN F11S single board computer
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Dominion Electronics
MEN has extended its 3U CompactPCI by another single board computer, the F11S, claimed to be the first CompactPCI board with both Intel Atom and FPGA.
Linear LTC3855 synchronous step-down DC/DC controller
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: element14
Linear has introduced the LTC3855, a dual-output high-efficiency (up to 95%) synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with multiphase operation, differential output voltage sensing and integrated phase-lock loop (PLL) synchronisation.
Semikron low-inductance 1200 V Semitrans IGBT module
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Semikron Danfoss
Semikron has introduced its latest low-inductance 1200 V Semitrans IGBT module series for use in AC/DC converters in the 20-300 kW power range.
Multicard Australia multi-application card
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Multicard Australia
Multicard Australia has launched a combination of different high-frequency contactless technologies on a single IC.
Freescale Semiconductor peripheral modules for the Tower System
26 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
Freescale Semiconductor has announced two interchangeable peripheral modules and 8- and 32-bit microcontroller modules for the Tower System.
Freescale QorIQ P1012 and P1021 processors
26 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
Freescale has introduced its first processors based on its QorIQ communications platform that also incorporate QUICC engine multiprotocol technology.
Freescale Semiconductor integrated MPC8308 processor
26 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
Freescale Semiconductor is using PowerQUICC II Pro technology to introduce a processor with high performance, low power consumption and a rich set of peripherals.
