For decades, process instrumentation specifiers have faced the decision whether to use a mechanical switch or a continuous transmitter for a given application. Either type of instrument can be used to effectively control industrial ...
Tags: Switch, Instrumentation Options, Transmitter, Hybrid
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC has developed a method to grow epitaxial nitride semiconductors on graphene [Neeraj Nepal et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p061003, 2013]. The researchers hope that this could lead to ...
Tags: Graphene, Electrical, Electronics, hot-electron transistors
OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA – says that at its Annual General & ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, solar operations
The Electronic Packaging business unit of SCHOTT technology group of Mainz, Germany and Tesat-Spacecom GmbH of Backnang, Germany (a manufacturer of systems and equipment for telecoms via satellite) have developed a hermetically sealed ...
Tags: power amplifier, Electrical, Electronics, Satellite
LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany, which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes, focusing on compound semiconductor and photovoltaic applications, and Sweden's Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University have jointly ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems) has entered into a broad-based, global distribution agreement for Future Electronics (which distributes ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor
Dialog, a provider of highly integrated power management, audio and short-range wireless technologies, announced that it has acquired iWatt, a leading provider of digital power management integrated circuits (ICs), for a cash payment of ...
Tags: LED Market, iWatt
A new rear-wheel-drive base model, a new eight-speed auto and improved fuel efficiency form three of the major changes to the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. This is the first significant makeover for the current generation of the American ...
The Opel Insignia Country Tourer has been revealed ahead of its world premiere at September’s Frankfurt motor show. Based on the recently facelifted Opel Insignia wagon, the new Opel Insignia Country Tourer aims to add “SUV ...
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The Vuhl 05 supercar has been officially revealed just days before its planned unveiling at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Powered by a 213kW/420Nm version of the turbocharged 2.0-litre Ford EcoBoost engine, the 725kg ...
Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM), has unveiled the new Insignia Country Tourer ahead of its launch at the upcoming 65th International Motor Show to be held in Frankfurt, Germany during 10-22 September 2013. The ...
Tags: Opel, Country Tourer
French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen and German auto-parts maker Bosch are premiering a joint research project called Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution (OpEneR), for electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing International ...
Tags: Peugeot-Citroen, Bosch, Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) says that it is leveraging ...
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In general, a power supply converter is used to change the voltage levels to step-up, step-down, or invert. The best illustration under this subject is the DC-DC converter that has multifarious wide-ranging uses in the electronics industry. ...
Tags: Electronics, Processing Machinery, Converter
Flow meters are utilized to measure totalized volumetric flow rates for fluids. There are several types of industrial flow meters available on the market, however, each of it has its own advantages and is specialized in its own area of use. ...