Development of Special Technology capable of Joining Steel to Aluminum
Automobile manufactures around the globe constantly looking for ways to reduce vehicles weight in order to improve fuel efficiency while improving dynamic performance. Honda Motor is no stranger in this area by announcing the development of new technology that is capable of joining steel to aluminum. Read more
Development of CMOS Image Sensor with Double the performance for Small and Low Power Applications
Toshiba today has unveiled its latest CMOS image sensor featuring a small area and low power pixel readout circuits offering double the performance of conventional CMOS image sensors. The low power pixel readout circuits in CMOS image sensors are needed for their noise reducing correlated double sampling (CDS), and are accompanied with a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) and an analog to digital converter (ADC). Read more
Development of High Acceleration Megatorque Motor by NSK
NSK has announced the development of new Megatorque motor ™ PX Series which dramatically reduce positioning time and enhances precision, helping to improve productivity fir LEDs and automotive ICs. The new motor will help reducing the positioning when transferring light items such as electronic components helping to improve reliability in inspection equipment for LEDs and automotive ICs. Double acceleration and deceleration in this newly developed motor has been achieved by reducing the moment of inertia of moving element (rotor) of the motor significantly. Read more
Development of Industry’s Smallest Batter Connector by OMRON
Omron has recently announced the successful development of industry’s smallest battery connector measuring only 2mm pitch and 2.6mm depth. The new super compact XD2B battery connector is compatible with batteries used in smartphones and other mobile devices. The new XD2B’s contact is much stronger than commercially available pressed materials, while its spring contact configuration fits tightly to the battery contact pad improving contact force, resulting in greater resistance against momentary power outages caused by drop impacts. Read more
Development of Highly Functional Painting Technology helping to Eliminate Middle Coating Process by HONDA
Honda Motor has developed the “Honda Smart Ecological Paint (Honda S.E. Paint)” process a painting technology which would eliminate a middle coating process from conventionally used 4-coat/3-bake auto body painting process, resulting in a 3-coat/2-bake water-based painting process. Eliminating the middle coating process would normally limit the paint colors which can be used, but Honda has solved this problem by developing a new material for color base coat in the final coating process, making it possible to use any exterior paint color, industry’s first for a 3-coat/2-bake process. Read more
Development of Industry’s Most Sensitive CMOS Image Sensor by Toshiba
Toshiba has released industry’s most sensitive 20MP BSI CMOS image sensor helping to boost image quality in digital still cameras. The new TCM5115CL CMOS offers industry’s highest resolution in 1/2.3 inch optical format using backside illumination technology (BSI) helping to improve sensitivity and imaging performance. Read more
Development of Low-Melting Glass to be used as Low Temperature Sealant
Hitachi and Hitachi Chemical have jointly developed a 220-300 degrees Celsius, low-melting temperature glass (“low-melting glass”). The glass has been developed as a low temperature sealant which does not contain regulated materials such as lead or halogens such as fluorine or iodine. The new product is relatively inexpensive in comparison to gold-tin solder, a conventional low-temperature sealant, while providing better sealant properties than adhesive resins against air and moisture. Read more
Development of Four Legged ROBOT by Toshiba
As the recovery works continue at crippled Fukushima No.1 Nuclear power plant the officials in charge of the investigation and recover work are working hard to find a way to minimize the risk for individuals working at the plant which makes use of robots as an indispensable solution to carry out this operations. One company which has been involved in developing such solution is Toshiba which has developed a tetrapod (four-legged) robot to carry out such type of missions. The new robot comes with an integrated camera and dosimeter capable of investigating the condition of nuclear power plants by remote-controlled operation. Read more
Development of Battery-Free Display RFID Device by Toppan
Toppan Printing has successfully developed a battery-free display RFID device capable of displaying text and images. The new 2.7 inch dot-matrix electronic paper display is capable of changing its display contents without the use of battery power. All information on the device can be read and written and displayed using only the power supply from the read/writer. Read more
World’s First Li-ion Battery Monitoring Chip Set capable monitoring up to 16 Cells
Toshiba has announced the development of battery monitoring chipset for automotive applications capable of monitoring up to 16 cells per 1 IC, industry’ first. This capability would help to reduce the number of components while providing a simple and low cost battery monitoring systems. The new chip set which combines battery monitoring IC and microcontroller is capable of detecting the remaining charge level where it will balance it among cells (cell balancing) in addition to detecting faulty battery status. Read more
