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1 W SMD LEDs
2 November 2005, Communica
Kingbright's XPower KA-1010 and KA-1011 series, are high current SMD LEDs. They feature a package size of 10 x 10 mm and only 1,7 mm thick. At 350 mA they have high luminance up to 30 cd, feature strong ...

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Panel-mount LED indicators
2 November 2005, Altron Arrow
Apem has complemented its range of indicators with a new series combining different sizes, styles and finishes:    * Three diameters: 6, 8 and 14 mm.    * Three bezel styles: prominent, recessed and flush. ...

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Compact photo-couplers
19 October 2005, Communica
Kingbright has introduced a new product - the KB814, KB8141, KB815/6/7, and KB847 series of photo-couplers. These are optically-coupled isolators containing a GaAs light emitting diode and an NPN silicon ...

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Smallest blue chip LED now claimed cost-effective
19 October 2005, Communica
Kingbright has introduced an exceptionally small chip-type blue SMD LED to the market. This ultra thin small 0402 design (1 x 0,5 x 0,5 mm) comes with a GaN blue LED chip which the company claims provides ...

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Edge backlights for displays
19 October 2005, Communica
Edge backlights from Kingbright offer high output backlighting, in colours white, yellow, green, red, blue etc. Used as backlighting for automotive dashboards or for backlighting of the display screens ...

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Photons from flexible plastics
5 October 2005, Siemens South Africa
Konarka's near-term objective is to perfect solar cells that deliver an efficiency of 5%, have a service life of at least three years, and can be manufactured on a commercial scale

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Light pipes available in different configurations
5 October 2005, Communica
Kingbright's light-pipe, manufactured with high transmissive UL94V-0 rated polycarbonate material, is available in single-position, three-position and four-position types in both horizontal and vertical ...

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Tiny LEDs spotlight famous bridge
5 October 2005, EBV Electrolink
Visitors to the Regensburg Festival, which took place in June, were attracted to the town's famous Stone Bridge by a mysterious light. Osram Opto Semiconductors bathed the historic bridge in a magical ...

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Right angle SMD LEDs
5 October 2005, Communica
Kingbright's KA-4040 series (4 x 4 mm) true right-angle white SMD LED with built-in reflector provides high intensity output, 120 mcd (typ) at 20 mA, and wide viewing angle of 90°. This improved SMD right-angle ...

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3 W power LED module for lighting
5 October 2005, Vepac Electronics
BivarOpto has introduced a new 3 W LED module designed for the emerging solid state lighting (SSL) market. The unit can be used in a wide range of lighting and backlighting applications, from portable ...

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LCD options for SBCs
5 October 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
In the past, driving LCDs directly from industrial PCs or single board computers (SBCs) has been difficult. One often had to purchase the LCD, LCD cable, inverter and compatible VGA BIOS from different ...

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Fibre laser claimed to be world's most powerful
5 October 2005
Researchers in the UK announced a major breakthrough in laser technology with the development of a fibre laser having a continuous output power of more than 1 kW in a high-quality beam. It claims to be ...

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Thin and bright SMD LED displays
5 October 2005, Communica
With high demand for compact sized displays worldwide, Kingbright has advanced its state-of-the-art design and developed a new thin and bright SMD LED display. The flat pad design with an inner connection ...

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3 megapixel CMOS image sensor has superior dynamic range
7 September 2005, Altron Arrow
Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a high-quality 3,0 megapixel CMOS image sensor designed to bring digital still camera quality to camera-enabled mobile devices. The new device takes advantage of Cypress' ...

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Inductorless white LED camera flash driver
24 August 2005, Communica
Sipex' new LED driver IC, the SP6685, is a 1x/2x current regulated charge pump that can deliver 700 mA. Intended for camera flash applications in cellphones, it provides two independently-adjustable and ...

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Smallest 4 Mbps FIR infrared transceivers
10 August 2005, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced what it claims is the industry's smallest FIR (fast infrared) IrDA transceivers to date, at only 1,9 mm high and 6 x 3 mm footprint. The new thin TFBS6711 and TFBS6712 ...

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40 GHz 'optical sampler' provides advanced building block for emerging optical networking architectures
27 July 2005
The Centre for Integrated Photonics (CIP) has released a novel component that provides a versatile platform for optical networks employing advanced attributes such as return-to-zero data modulation, pulse ...

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New chip-carrier base design enables low-profile LED units to perform over higher temperatures
27 July 2005, Vepac Electronics
BivarOpto has introduced new surface mount RGB-based devices for optimised control of colour and brightness, including a brilliant-white device with a wide 120° viewing angle, packaged in low-profile, ...

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IrDA SIR transceivers in new small package
29 June 2005, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink
Two IrDA serial infrared (SIR) transceivers, claimed to have the smallest available package dimensions on the market, have been introduced by Vishay Intertechnology. The TFBS4650 and TFBS4652 measure ...

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Full spectrum 1 W LED module backlighting and general illumination
29 June 2005, Vepac Electronics
A 1 W LED module capable of up to 60-lumen output for a wide range of general illumination and specialty lighting applications has been released by Bivar. Immediate uses include safety, signalling, emergency ...

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