LED family expands
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Cutter Electronics
Cree has expanded its family of XLamp XR-C high-power LEDs to include royal blue, blue, green, amber, red-orange and red.
Embedded module for ARM microcontrollers
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments and ARM have announced the LabVIEW embedded module for ARM microcontrollers, an extension of the LabVIEW graphical system design platform that directly targets the ARM 7, 9 and Cortex-M3 microcontroller families.
Data centre air system
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Rittal Pty Ltd
Rittal has launched a cold aisle containment system that enables data centre managers to increase energy efficiency by optimising the operating temperature of their IT equipment.
Lauterbach processor support
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Embedded Logic Solutions Pty Ltd
Lauterbach has launched Trace32 debugging tool support for the PowerPC 440 processor cores embedded in the Virtex-5 FXT FPGA family.
Inductive components
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Nu Horizons Electronics Asia Pty Ltd
Murata Power has added 10 families of inductive components to its portfolio.
Miniature LEDs
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Tenrod Australia Pty Ltd
Tenrod Australia is now offering a series of miniature SMD LEDs from Dominant. The devices are designed to provide compact, high-power solutions for motor vehicle and industrial applications.
AEC-6905 embedded controller
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
Interworld Electronics has released the AEC-6905 Celeron M 600 MHz/1.5 GHz-based embedded computer, the latest addition to the Boxer S series.
6U VMEbus SBCs
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty Ltd
GE Fanuc has announced the V7768 and V7769 6U VMEbus single board computers.
Low-voltage MCU
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Apex Electronics Ltd
Silicon Laboratories has released what it claims is the first microcontroller capable of operating down to 0.9 V, enabling portable devices to derive power from a single-cell battery.
Reflector LED
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Osram Australia Pty Ltd
The Ceramos reflector LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors gives high brightness and power in a small package and is suitable for backlighting mid-size (5-20") LCDs.
Another step towards GaN power devices
27 June, 2008
IMEC and AIXTRON have demonstrated the growth of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures on 200 mm silicon wafers. This demonstration is another step towards fabricating low-cost GaN power devices for high-efficiency/high-power systems beyond the silicon limits.
Alternative to silicon chip
04 June, 2008
A transistor that uses gallium nitride (GaN) instead of silicon has been invented. It can reduce power consumption and improve the efficiency of power electronics systems in everything from motor drives and hybrid vehicles to house appliances and defence equipment.
Models make transistors more efficient
04 June, 2008
New models of how two types of power transistors perform that will result in more efficient smart electrical circuits, making technologies such as cars and home appliances more reliable and environmentally friendly, have been developed by European researchers.
Chassis for embedded boards
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics Australia
ICP Electronics has launched the EBC-2100 series of micro chassis for EPIC embedded boards. The chassis support industrial embedded EPIC boards from ULV Celeron 400 MHz, AMD GX 466 MHz and LX800 500 MHz up to Pentium M versions.
Vectek electronic switch
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: Vectek Electronics Ltd
An electronic switch has been released by New Zealand company Vectek Electronics. To achieve high reliability it is often necessary to switch to an alternative power supply quickly but without connecting the two supplies together and transferring any fault that may be present.
