Gao Comm Inc of Toronto,Canada has launched an Extreme-compatible 10GBASE-SR XENPAK transceiver,which can be used in switches and modules that support XENPAK transceivers. The model C018XX01 is a fully integrated 10.3Gb/s optical ...
Tags: Gao Comm Inc, Transceiver, VCSEL, InGaAs, semiconductor
24 May 2012 EVG jumps from 15th to 4th in VLSIresearch’s ranking of chip-making equipment suppliers EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical ...
ZIgBee wireless technology makes a modest Lightfair impression,but in general,proprietary remains the norm in the lighting-control schemes that are vital to SSL uptake.Leading into the Lightfair International(LFI)conference,it appeared ...
Tags: ZIgBee, wireless technology, Lightfair International(LFI)conference
Today we have a post from a guest blogger,Jason Schanta. The 2012 Lightfair International over all:Lightfair this year was by far one of the more exciting in the past three to five years.Manufacturers have really stepped up their ...
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Lumex announces the global launch of its QuasarBrite High-Temperature Surface-Mount(SMD)Seven-Segment numeric LED Display technology capable of providing bright,crisp display performance in market-leading temperature ranges up to ...
Tags: Lumex, High-Temperature Surface-Mount, QuasarBrite, Seven-Segment numeric
iC-LO is a triangulation sensor from German fabless chip company iC-Haus. For use in diffuse reflective photoelectric sensors, the IC includes a linear array of 129 photodiodes, signal conditioning circuitry, a 1.2A LED driver, and a ...
Plasma etch, deposition and thermal processing equipment maker SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK says that its Sigma fxP physical vapor deposition (PVD) system had been selected by a Chinese foundry dedicated to producing RF ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has appointed Eliot Parkinson as general manager of its III-V facility in Cardiff. Parkinson takes over from Adrian Meldrum, who has been acting as interim general ...
Tags: facility, director, manufacturing
Texas Instruments Incorporated(TI)has introduced a new LED controller with constant power regulation.The LM3447 AC/DC LED driver includes a dimmer detect,phase decoder and adjustable hold current circuits to provide smooth and flicker free ...
Sales of CMOS image sensors will grow 8%this year to$6.3bn compared to$5.8bn in 2011,when the market climbed 29%from$4.5bn in 2010,says IC Insights. The 2011 increase pushed CMOS image sensor sales above the previous record of$4.6bn set ...
Tags: CMOS, image sensors, IC Insights
Solar market imbalance to last through 2013,says Motech CEO Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei[Thursday 10 May 2012]The solar industry has been suffering the current downturn for over a year and has not yet seen the end of the tunnel and market ...
Tags: Solar market, Motech CEO, The solar industry, equilibrium
Marvell has teamed up with Cree on new LED lamp joint reference design.The new A19 60-watt dimmable LED lamp reference design combines the Cree®XLamp®LEDs and Marvell®88EM8183 deep-dimming TRIAC LED driver integrated ...
Tags: New LED Lamp, Marvell Cooperates, integrated circuit, dimmers
Las Vegas–LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL–Texas Instruments Incorporated(TI)TXN-0.10%today introduced a new LED controller with constant power regulation.The LM3447 AC/DC LED driver includes a dimmer detect,phase decoder and adjustable ...
Tags: TI, LED controller, constant power regulation, Las Vegas
In Hall 12,booth 404 at the PCIM Europe 2012 trade show in Nuremberg,Germany(8-10 May),power semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies has launched its new CoolSiC 1200V silicon carbide(SiC)JFET family which,the firm says,takes ...
Tags: Infineon, SiC JFETs, Solar inverters, CoolSiC technology
Light-Based Technologies(LBT)today announced the appointment of Michael Holt,former Chief Executive Officer of Philips Lumileds Lighting,to its board of directors. "We are extremely pleased to have someone with the experience and ...
Tags: Mike Holt, Philips Lumileds Lighting, LBT, Board of Directors