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Advanced 2.5 A Output Current IGBT/MOSFET Drive Optocoupler from Fairchild

System design engineers for industrial applications, such as motor control inverter applications and high performance power systems, are looking for highly integrated gate driving and protection features in a single IC package to simplify design and improve efficiency. The newly developed FOD8332 is an advanced 2.5 A output current IGBT/MOSFET drive optocoupler

26 Mar 2014

Over 100,000 Global Movie Theatre Screens Use TI's DLP Cinema Technology

Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that more than 100,000 global movie theatre screens use its DLP Cinema technology. More than 8 out of 10 of the world's screens, from art houses to multiplexes, count on DLP Cinema to enable new possibilities for big screen content and experiences.

25 Mar 2014

Long-Wave Infrared Camera Helps Remotely Detect Dangerous Materials

For most people, infrared technology calls to mind soldiers with night-vision goggles or energy audits that identify where heat escapes from homes during the winter season.

24 Mar 2014

Sentry360 Successfully Deploys Large 360-Degree Surveillance Camera System for Chicago Mass Transit

Sentry360, a USA-based manufacturer of advanced Ultra-HD surveillance cameras and systems, announced today the successful deployment of the largest 360-degree surveillance camera system in mass transit history. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates the nation's second largest public transportation system, servicing the city of Chicago and 35 surrounding suburbs. On an average weekday, approximately 1.7 million rides are taken on the CTA.

24 Mar 2014

Zecotek’s 3D/2D Switchable Optical Imaging System for 3D Display Granted Korean Patent Allowance

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the Korean Intellectual Property Office has granted a Notice of Allowance for its 3D/2D switchable optical imaging system for its glasses-free 3D auto-stereoscopic display system.

From Zecotek Photonics 21 Mar 2014

Photonex Announce Roadshows in Edinburgh and Cambridge

Photonex Roadshows will be visiting two regions in June this year: the Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland (4th June) and Robinson College at the University of Cambridge (18th June).

20 Mar 2014

HiRISE Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals New Gully Channel on Mars

A comparison of images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in November 2010 and May 2013 reveal the formation of a new gully channel on a crater-wall slope in the southern highlands of Mars.

20 Mar 2014

New Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole

Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon’s north polar region. The six-and-a-half feet (two-meters)-per-pixel images cover an area equal to more than one-quarter of the United States.

20 Mar 2014

Optoscribe Expands With Move to New Facilities

Optoscribe, a global supplier of 3D waveguide technology for optical communications, today announced its plans to expand with a move to new facilities.

19 Mar 2014

Growing Demand for Smartphones Drives Optical Coatings Industry

According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research "Optical Coatings Market (Anti-Reflective Coatings, Filter coatings, Transparent Electrodes, Reflective Coatings and Others) For Electronics, Defense/security, Infrastructure, Solar and Others Applications: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019", the global demand for the optical coatings was valued at USD 6.47 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 10.39 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 7.2% between 2013 and 2019.

18 Mar 2014

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