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NXP Semiconductors Announces Developments in Mains Connected LED Driver Solutions

NXP Semiconductors today announced three major developments in its portfolio of mains connected LED driver solutions: the success of its SSL2101 LED driver IC in matching LED lifetimes in an accelerated lifetime test; the introduction of the SSL 2102 integrated dimmable mains LED driver IC for SSL retrofit lamps and modules; and the launch of its online design tool for SSL applications, which makes it easy for engineers to test the behavior of LED lighting applications based on four NXP products.

From NXP Semiconductors 4 Nov 2009

Mindspeed Technologies' CPE Processor Chosen by Hitachi for Ultra-Low-Power Home Gateway

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that the company’s Comcerto customer premise equipment (CPE) processor has been selected by Hitachi to create an ultra-low-power home gateway that features 2Gbps routing performance with concurrent WiFi and carrier-grade Voice-over-IP (VoIP) capabilities. Hitachi’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) gateways are being deployed by Japan’s largest service provider in its rapidly growing FTTH access network.

26 Oct 2009

Ready-to-Use Silicone Conformal Coating Offers Protection to Electronic Circuitry

Moisture-curing silicone conformal coatings are ideally suited as protective coatings for sensitive board components in demanding environments. However, electronic manufacturers avoided the use of silicone coatings in electronic packaging due to their long cure schedule that did not allow rapid assembly.

1 Sep 2009

Highly Efficient Driver Delivers Constant Power Source to LEDs

Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the HV9918, a buck-mode LED driver IC with hysteretic current control and high-side current sensing.

16 Jul 2009

KVH Industries Receives Multi-Million Order for Precision Fiber Optic Gyros from Major Defense Contractor

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) announced today that it has received a new $2.5 million order for its precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs) for use in remote stabilized weapon stations (RWS) from a major defense contractor. Shipment of KVH FOGs for this order is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

16 Jul 2009

Advanced Technologies and Global Market for Nanophotonics

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Nanophotonics- Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2009 - 2014)" report to their offering.

13 Jul 2009

Tower to Manufacture 3PEAKIC's Energy Saving LED Driver ICs

3PEAKIC Microelectronics Inc., a provider of high-end analog and mixed-signal electronic products, and Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSEM)(TASE:TSEM), a leading global specialty foundry, today announced Tower will manufacture 3PEAKIC's energy saving light emitting diode (LED) driver ICs used for backlight LED panels in handheld devices such as cell phones, PDAs and personal navigation devices (PNDs).

13 Jul 2009

HV9961 LED Driver Achieves High Accuracy Without High-Side Current Sensing

Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX) today introduced the HV9961, an average-mode, constant control LED driver integrated circuit (IC) designed to drive LEDs using a buck topology. It is well suited for a variety of solid-state lighting applications.

9 Jul 2009

Uni-Pixel Displays Awarded Contract to Develop Roll to Roll Conductor Patterning Process

Uni-Pixel, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UNXL), the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), today announced that it has joined the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

8 Jul 2009

Collecting Images Like a Camera But Without a Lens

Imagine a soldier's uniform made of a special fabric that allows him to look in all directions and identify threats that are to his side or even behind him. In work that could turn such science fiction into reality, MIT researchers have developed light-detecting fibers that, when weaved into a web, act as a flexible camera.

7 Jul 2009

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