Hamamatsu Photonics Unveils a CMOS based High-Sensitivity Digital Camera
Hamamatsu Photonics has made an announcement on development of ORCA-Flash 2.8, the company’s first high sensitivity digital camera which has been developed based on CMOS image sensor technology. The newly developed ORCA-Flash 2.8, has been designed for low-light imaging application, offers its users a cost effective way in capturing high resolution images at high frame rates and low noise. Read more
Development of New Technology for Embedding High-Performance IC Chip by DNP
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has successfully developed a technology for manufacturing world’s first Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) with embedded wire-bonded high performance IC chip. The newly developed PWBs contain approximately 40-pin components which are mounted using soldering.Through use of this technology, it is possible to embed over 700-pin components, in addition of meeting a lower profile and higher density. Read more
World’s Smallest 25V Monolithic Ceramic Capacitor by MURATA Manufacturing
Miniaturization of notebook PCs , LCD TVs as well as mobile phones, along with their power hungry applications has increased a demand for small and high capacity monolithic ceramic capacitors for LED backlight of LCD TVs and mobile phone displays. Read more
Development of HiFi Sound Processors for Automobile Audio System by ROHM
Rohm has developed High Fidelity sound processors for car audio system. The newly developed BD375 ** series is a 18 models and all with different input/output channels as well as tuning functions, designed to be compatible with different audio sources, cabin interiors, entertainment systems, and customer preferences. The new processors comes with Rohm’s advanced switching technology capable of eliminating instantaneous disconnections causing shock noise, which occurs during adjustment, smoothing out the signal waveform during the period of adjustment resulting in virtually no shock noise. Read more
Development of a New Method in Transmitting Electrical Signals Via Insulators
Years ago during one of my trips to US;I had a chance to discuss a theory of boosting/regenerating optical signals via the optical cables sheath with a professor from Michigan University who happen to sit next to me. An idea, that would have saved millions of dollars in equipment cost mainly cost of Regeneration equipments, then used, to boost optical signals in long haul network architecture. Well, today I had read a news that a group of researchers led by Professor Eiji Saitoh at Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University in JAPAN has succeeded in developing a method, capable of transmitting electrical signals through its insulators using electron spin technology. Read more
Development of World’s Smallest and Thinnest Surface Mount Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor by MURATA Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing made an announcement on development of world’s smallest and thinnest (4.7×4.7×2.4mm) surface mount pyroelectric infrared sensor, “IRS-B series”. The newly developed infrared sensor was response to mass production and cost reduction of reflow surface mount type sensors. Furthermore, it will pave the way for introduction of the human presence sensor for consumer equipment, while contributing in overall reduction of equipment size. Read more
Development of Multi-Camera Analog Interface IC for Automobile Application by EPSON
Seiko Epson Corporation made an announcement today on development of new four-channel car camera interface IC ,capable of combining images from multiple sides of the vehicle, helping to eliminate blind spot, resulting in higher level of driving safety, according to the company. The newly developed S2D13P04 is equipped with four NTSC/PAL decoders, allowing it to connect to up to four analog cameras and concurrently decode the four video channels. Read more
A New Rolling process for Manufacture of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy by AIST
Magnesium alloys are inherently light weight structural materials, all due to their high specific strength, high specific stiffness, and not to forget their abundance of resources. Their utilization is expanding into areas of automobiles and consumer electronics industries such as laptop PC and mobile phones, however, rolled magnesium alloy sheets exhibit poor room temperature formability, forcing the press-forming process to be carried out at an elevated temperature above 250 degrees Celsius, where installation of additional equipment for heating the magnesium sheet and dies are required, resulting in significant cost increase in manufacturing. In response to lowering manufacturing cost of magnesium alloy sheet, AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) in Japan has developed a new rolling process for commercial magnesium alloy sheet with high room temperature formability. Read more
Development of Ultra-Thin Fluid Conveyance Pump for Fuel Cells by MURATA
Miniaturization of mobile equipment, created a demand for even smaller batteries with higher capacities, where direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is expected to satisfy this need, however, up to now, peripheral circuits miniaturization, including pumps and decreasing power consumption has hampered its commercialization. To overcome these obstacles, Murata Manufacturing has developed an ultra-thin fluid conveyance device, “Micro-pump MZP Series” capable of being used in fuel cells for mobile equipment such as mobile phones and laptop computers. Read more
Development of New energy Saving Cooling Fan by SANYO DENKI
Sanyo Denki does it again beating their own record in energy saving, by introducing yet another low power consumption cooling fan targeted for such application as server, storage, communication equipment, power supply. The power consumption in this newly developed “San Ace 80” has been reduced by approximately 20% and the sound pressure has been reduced by approximately 2dB (A) compared to company’s previous fan. Read more
