Fibre optics poised to reach new heights
03 October, 2006
In an effort to provide safer and more reliable components for aircraft, researchers have invented a fibre-optic on/off switch that can replace electrical wiring for controlling elevators, rudders and other flight systems on aircraft.
Data handling modem
06 September, 2006 | Supplied by: RF Modules Australia
The 19600, from Radiometrix, is a 9600 Bps half-duplex serial modem controller, which is suitable for use with wideband receivers, transmitters and transceiver systems.
Research into new light source for general illumination
06 September, 2006
Osram is intensifying its research and development work on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) with the aim of applying this technology also to general illumination.
New market report on polymers in electronics
06 September, 2006
Designers of electrical and electronic components have a wide choice of polymers at their disposal.
Engineers set record for world's fastest transistor
22 August, 2006
Engineers at the School of Electronics and Computer Science have developed a method to make bipolar transistors that work twice as fast as current devices.
Hybrid assembly integrates optical devices
15 August, 2006
The Centre for Integrated Photonics (CIP) in England has announced a novel hybrid assembly technique that offers a simple yet reliable method of integrating optical devices.
UL certification granted for COMs
03 August, 2006
Until recently, UL certificates that were primarily accepted in the US, Canada and in other parts of the world were mainly available for systems. Now, with the implementation of UL certification for computer-on-modules (COMs), Kontron now provides OEMs with more security in selecting appropriate COMs and simplifies the procedure for its own UL certification.
Standard clock oscillators
03 August, 2006 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic Solutions
Cardinal Components Inc. introduces new low phase noise, low jitter, high frequency, RoHS compliant programmable, LVPECL, LVDS, VCXO's and Standard Clock Oscillators.
SMT 5 W resistors
03 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.active-components.com.au
Now available from Active Components is the Phoenix Passives SEW5 series of 5 W wirewound SMT resistors, available in values from 0R47 to 4K7 with a 5% tol. (10% up to IR5). They have a temperature coefficient of ±100 ppm/°C and an insulation voltage >2000.
Power quality relay
03 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.westek.com.au
The PQ1 single-phase power quality sensor/relay from Power Standards Lab is a phase-to-neutral or phase-to-phase monitor suitable for a large range of industrial control applications.
Bipolar transistors
04 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.ampec.com.au/
Combining complementary NPN and PNP transistors in the SOT236 package, the ZXTC2045E6 from Zetex Semiconductors produces the drive requirement needed to switch high power MOSFETs and IGBTs in power supply designs.
Faster optical communications coming down the line
04 July, 2006
Monash University researchers have won the $100,000 Peter Doherty Prize for Innovation, at the Commercialisation Expo 2006, for their work in faster optical communications.
Growth of GaN high-electron mobility transistors on 150 mm silicon demonstrated
20 June, 2006
Growing low sheet resistivity transistors on 150 mm silicon wafers has been achieved by a European research group and presented at the 13th International Conference on Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy in Japan.
Plug-and-play fibre
01 June, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.molex.com/
Molex has released the redesigned ModLink system - the end-to-end, factory terminated, plug and play solution.
Metal strip resistor
01 June, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.adilam.com.au/
Vishay has announced a power metal strip resistor that offers 5 W capability in the small 2818 package.
