Single-chip imaging sensor 5 March 2008 STMicroelectronics has introduced an ultra-small single-chip camera sensor for mobile applications. The VD6725 is a 2 Megapixel, 1/5-inch optical-format imaging sensor, with an active pixel array of 1600 ...
Usable light and lumen maintenance 20 February 2008, Future Electronics The benefits and drawbacks of conventional lighting technology are well known and documented. In contrast, high-power LEDs are an emerging technology, with the potential to offer enormous opportunities ...
Spectrometer modules for handheld instruments 20 February 2008, Hamamatsu Photonics UK Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced the new 2,5 centimetre cube miniature spectrometer module, the RC series, suitable for use in small, handheld sensor products and instruments. Applications include visible ...
LED driver supports block dimming 20 February 2008, ASIC Design Services, NuVision Electronics austriamicrosystems has co-developed a new high precision LED driver with LG.Philips LCD, a leading provider of LCD displays. Designed for LCD TV backlight applications, the innovative AS3693 allows dimming ...
LCDs for handheld designs 20 February 2008, Altron Arrow The new LS022Q8UX05 2,2-inch TFT LCD and LQ025Q3DW02 2,5-inch display from Sharp Microelectronics are primarily aimed at the rapidly growing market for special handhelds. These include small-format industrial ...
Underwater lighting solution replaces halogen with LEDs 20 February 2008, Future Electronics Future Lighting Solutions created what is known as the Certified Solutions Partner (CSP) network in 2004 with the aim to accelerate the adoption of Luxeon LEDs in lighting applications.
The objective ...
Cree's new green LEDs are 70% brighter 20 February 2008, Altron Arrow Cree recently announced commercial availability of green XLamp XR-E LEDs that are 70% brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs. The new green XR-E produces maximum luminous flux of 87,5 Lumens ...
SMD pyroelectric infrared movement sensor 20 February 2008 Murata’s surface mount pyroelectric infrared (PIR) movement sensor is now available in a surface mount package that is both smaller and lower cost than its through-hole counterpart. The IRS-A200ST01-R1 ...
Highly integrated CCFL backlight inverter drivers 20 February 2008, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink Fairchild Semiconductor’s new FAN7316 and FAN7317 are said to eliminate up to 30 external components in four lamp circuit inverter designs compared to similar devices on the market. These highly integrated ...
High brightness LED driver 6 February 2008 The NCP3065 switching regulator, produced by ON Semiconductor, is designed to efficiently drive high brightness LEDs (HB-LED) typically used in low voltage lighting, landscape path and solar lighting, ...
LED driver paints 68 billion colours 6 February 2008, NuVision Electronics, ASIC Design Services austriamicrosystems has expanded its LED driver offering with an LED driver suited for full colour applications such as LED video displays, LCD TV backlighting, indoor/outdoor full-colour LED displays ...
3-channel HB LED drivers 6 February 2008, CST Electronics Maxim's new MAX16824 and MAX16825 are 3-channel, high-brightness LED (HB LED) drivers with a 6,5 V to 28 V input voltage range. They feature three 36 V-rated, open-drain, constant-current sink outputs ...
Highly accurate pattern recognition sensors 23 January 2008 Murata has released four new products in its BS05 series of magnetic pattern recognition sensors. The BS05M1HFAL, BS05M1KFCA, BS05M1KFFA and BS05M1KFBB magneto-resistive sensors are designed for ATMs, ...
LED drivers support local dimming 23 January 2008, ASIC Design Services, NuVision Electronics austriamicrosystems has extended its high brightness LED driver portfolio with the AS3693 and AS3694, especially designed to support LED-based LCD backlighting applications.
The new LED drivers feature ...
Photodiode receivers for high-speed data 23 January 2008, Hamamatsu Photonics UK Hamamatsu has introduced the new G10447 series of 10 Gbps GaAs PIN photodiode receivers mounted in industry standard ROSA (receiver optical sub-assembly) packages.
The G10447 series features a very ...
The light of unlimited possibilities 23 January 2008, EBV Electrolink No bulb is as small as an LED. That advantage opens up innumerable potential uses and freedom in design. Smaller than a pinhead or a ladybird, LEDs can be varied in arrangement to provide a custom lighting ...
On-screen-display generator with integrated EEPROM 28 November 2007, CST Electronics Fulfilling the CCTV security industry's requirement to generate and overlay user-defined text and graphics onto a video image, Maxim has developed the MAX7456, a single-channel, monochrome on-screen-display ...
High-brightness LED drivers with wide input voltage range 28 November 2007, Altron Arrow National Semiconductor has added two new LED drivers to its PowerWise energy-efficient product family. The LM3401 and LM3405A power 1 W to 5 W, high-brightness LEDs found in industrial and automotive ...
3-channel, constant current LED driver family 28 November 2007, Communica Supertex has released a family of three LED driver ICs, the CL320, CL325, and CL330, each consisting of three channels of constant current output, designed to drive three LED strings at currents of 20 ...
LED modules operate directly from AC mains voltage 14 November 2007, NuVision Electronics The Acriche series from Seoul Semiconductor consists of high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs) that operate directly off of 110 or 220 V a.c. household mains circuits, without the need for any additional power ...
