Development of Industry’s First Lever-Type Two-Way Detector Switch with Female Connector Terminal
Alps Electric has announced the development of SSCL Series two-way detector switch with female connector terminal ideal for applications such as door lock and latch detection in vehicles, industry’s first for lever-type detector switch. The new product is ideal for door latch detection. The switch is simply installed and connected by plugging it in with support for automated assembly. Read more
Development of Super Tough Power Inductors for High Temperature Automotive Applications
TDK has released a new series of SMD power inductors with heat resistance characteristics for automotive applications. The new CLF7045-D power inductors can withstand temperature of up to 150 degrees Celsius making them ideal for extreme operating temperatures such as power supply circuits in the automotive applications. The new CLF7045-D power inductors come with a high quality baseless and solderless design thanks to automated process which was adopted for the coil winding and connecting lines. Read more
Development of High Reliability SMT Type Inductors for Automotive Electronics
TDK has released a new SMT type inductors offering 30% more saturation current than standard series type. The saturation current for the new inductor is between 1.05 A to 38.0 A at inductance values from 0.82 to 1000 uH. Also, the DC resistance is between 5.0 milliohm and 1.35 ohm. The new inductors come in a footprint of 12.5 x 12.5 mm2 and a maximum insertion height of 8.5 mm. They feature magnetic shielding, making possible to place the inductors in direct proximity to other components on circuit board. With operating temperature of between -55 to +150 degrees Celsius, the new B82477R series of inductors can satisfy the rigorous requirements of automotive electronics and are qualified to AEC-Q200. Read more
Development of Revolutionary Ball Bearing Design Helping to Reduce Rotational Torque by 80% in Automotive Transmission System
NTN has announced the development of “Self-formed Seal Torque Deep Groove Ball Bearing “ for automotive transmission, capable of reducing rotational torque by up to 80% through self-forming minute gaps, helping to reduce fuel consumption while reducing CO2 emissions. The new ball bearing features a newly developed seal that self-forms minute gaps between the inner ring and seal. The end of the seal which comes in contact with the inner ring is of non-contact type seal which cannot be manufactured using machining or molding processes, as these seals form minute gaps at the initial stages of bearing operation. Read more
Development of a New High-Performance SoC for e-Paper Applications by Epson
Epson has unveiled its brand new high performance SoC for E-Ink display panels. The new SoC is targeting various active E-Ink e-paper applications such as e-books, e-tablets, as well as e-notepads. The new S1D13M01 comes with MIPS-24Kef CPU core and Epson’s multi-pipeline e-paper display (EPD) controller, which has been optimized for E-Ink display panels. The new S1D13M01 has been deigned to speed up display rendering with the help of a hardware JPEG engine, PNG decoder engine, color space conversion engine as well as 2D graphics engine. EPSON has optimized the performance of EPD controller by optimizing memory controller interface in achieving smooth EPD display. The new SoC has been co-developed with Taiwanese multimedia SoC company, Magic Pixel Inc., a spun out division of Macronix International Co, Ltd.
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Development of High Speed mSATA Type Solid Sate Drive for Cloud Computing System
TDK has announced the development of high speed mSATA type Solid-Sate Drive (SSD) achieving 170 MB/s read and 70 MB/s write speeds. The new SMG3B series which support 3Gbps serial ATA measures only 30 mm x 50 mm and offers storage capacities of up to 64 GB. The new series uses TDK original SSD controller GBDriver RS3, which features powerful error correction expandable to 44-bit ECC. The new SMG3B series also comes with improved data reliability thanks to its power interruption data preservation algorithm as well as auto refresh functionality. In addition to this the SMG3B series comes with data randomizer which varies data patterns during writing in order to reduce the risk of bit errors. Read more
Development of a New LED-Based Cultivation Method for Increase the Amount of Harvest
Show Denko K.K. (SDK) and Yamaguchi University have jointly developed a LED-based cultivation method for plant growth facilities, which significantly shortens the shipment cycle while increasing the amount of harvest through the irradiation of light which has been optimized for plant growth. The choice of Led lighting is mainly due to its narrow wavelength range enabling selective irradiation of light with suitable wavelengths resulting in efficient cultivation of plants. SDK has developed a specialized LED chips capable of emitting red light with wavelength of 660 nm, with highest luminous efficiency in the world according to SDK. Read more
Development of Mass Production Technology for “Any Layer Interstitial Via Hole” paving the way for development of thinner and lighter mobile terminals
Panasonic has announced the development of a new mass production technology for “Any Layer Interstitial Via Hole” (ALIVH-F) resin circuit board using polyimide film, enabling the manufacturing of thin, lightweight and high density circuit boards. By reducing thickness by around 30%, Weight by 35% and the inter-layer via hole diameter by 25%, it is possible to increase the circuit density of the board, resulting in higher functionality mobile terminals, such as smartphones and tablet PCs plus it will contribute to an increase in battery capacity. Read more
Development of Professional Digital Photo Printer for printing ID and Passport Photos
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has recently launched a new professional digital photo printer targeting ID and passport photos though simple operation. The new DS-ID400 printer is targeted not only at traditional retail stores but various portrait studios, office products as well as packs & ship locations where ID and passport photos are printed. Read more
Development of World’s First Flexible Organic Transistor, Paving the way for Implantable Devices
Group of Japanese researchers at Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has succeeded in manufacturing on polymeric film the world’s first sterilizable flexible organic transistor featuring a high thermostability at 150 degrees Celsius and low driving voltage at 2V. The new transistor is durable enough to be subjected to high temperature medical sterilization process. The major key in achieving heat resistance organic transistor is in forming technique of an ultrathin insulator film which is based on developing a technique to form extraordinary densely packed self-assembled monolayer (SAM) films with thickness as small as 2 nanometers on a polymeric film. Read more
