Cations perform a quick change
27 January, 2005
Researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkely Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have shown that for nanocrystals, the doping process in which one type of positively charged atom, or cation, is exchanged for another, takes place at a much faster rate than for crystals of extended size and is fully reversible, something that is virtually forbidden in micro-sized crystals under the same environmental conditions.
LCD screen enhancer
17 January, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.lge.com.au/
LG Electronics has unveiled what it claims is the first picture enhancing chip, the Flatron f Engine designed for LCD monitors.
Dual SiGe mixer
17 January, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.arrowaustralia.com/
Maxim has introduced the MAX9995, claimed to be the industry's highest performance, fully integrated, dual SiGe mixer.
Radiation-hardened, logic-level MOSFETs
17 January, 2005 | Supplied by: International Rectifier
International Rectifier has introduced radiation-hardened (RAD-Hard) logic-level gate drive MOSFETs designed to boost efficiency and performance in circuits that traditionally relied on bipolar transistors.
TL6100 series tactile switches
17 January, 2005 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
E-Switch has introduced the TL6100 series of tactile switches that are process sealed to prevent contamination of the switch contacts during wave soldering or water-wash processes.
MicroCross controller cards
16 January, 2005 | Supplied by: Molex Premise Networks Pty Ltd
The MicroCross advanced digital display 2 cards offer a solution for a compatible digital visual interface interconnection.
Minimising errors in low resistance measurements
05 January, 2005 | Supplied by: Power Parameters Pty Ltd
This article looks at variables in measuring low resistance values and the errors that may occur in making those measurements
Chip growth slows down
21 December, 2004
Worldwide semiconductor revenue growth is starting to slow in the second half of 2004. Although the slowing will affect income mainly during the fourth quarter, the second half of 2004 is still generating strong growth of 10% on top of the increase seen in the first six months of the year, according to a newly-revised outlook from iSuppli's Electronic Components Forecast service.
RF capacitor
06 December, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.soanar.com/
Vishay has released what it claims is the industry's first silicon-based surface mount RF capacitor available in the 0603 case size.
Hot-swap controllers
06 December, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.arrowaustralia.com/
Maxim has introduced the MAX5943/MAX5944, claimed to be the industry's first fully integrated hot-swap controllers for IEEE 1394/FireWire applications.
Motion control
06 December, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.ni.com/oceania
Machine builders and OEMs now can use the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment to create customised motion controllers for any platform with NI SoftMotion technology.
Programmable chip aids medicine
20 November, 2004
An engineer at Sheffield University in Britain is leading a project that could revolutionise the way scientists, medics and others see the world - by allowing the earlier detection of cancer, the instant analysis of medical screening tests, and permitting the emergency and security services to work effectively in murky surroundings.
90 nm processors now available
16 November, 2004
AMD says it is achieving a smooth transition to 90 nm manufacturing and has distributed low-power 90 nm Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors for thin and light notebooks (previously codenamed 'Oakville'.
MAX8720 step-down controller
15 November, 2004 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
Maxim has introduced the MAX8720 step-down controller, featuring dynamically adjustable output, ultra-fast transient response, high DC accuracy and the high efficiency required for CPU-core power supplies.
Electus Distribution DC/DC converters
15 November, 2004 | Supplied by: Electus Distribution
Providing an isolated, low noise and precise ±1% 5 VDC supply is possible with PCB mounted modules from Electus Distribution.
