Release of High Performance ARM Based Microcontroller for Industrial Application by Fujitsu Semiconductor
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe has released series of microcontrollers that are designed for industrial applications such as health care sector as well as medical technology. The newly developed FM3 microcontrollers are based on ARM® Cortex TM-M3 core with special peripheral functions. In addition to peripheral functions, the new FM3 series benefit from number of improvements in its peripheral macros such as dedicated encoder inputs for determining rotor position resulting in a reduced load on the CPU. Read more
Release of Industry’s Smallest Chip Resistors by ROHM
Rohm has unveiled its new ultra-compact MCR004 series chip resistors featuring a reduced mounting area and volume by 56% and 72% respectively, in comparison to previous series. The compact form factor is an achievement through use of high precision manufacturing equipment which has been developed in-house, resulting in mounting reliability of a resistor. The new MCR004 comes with rated power of 1/32W (0.031W) and a maximum element voltage of 15V, plus an operating temperature of -55 to 125 degrees Celsius. Read more
Development of High-Voltage, Low Power Consumption MOSFET for LCD TVs and PC Servers by Renesas Electronics
Renesas Electronics has released a new high voltage N-channel power metal-oxide semiconductor filed-effect-transistor (MOSFET) product, featuring low power consumption for such equipment as communication base stations, solar power generation systems, and LCD TVs and PC servers. The newly released RJK60S5DPK power MOSFET is suited for use in the primary power switching circuit of a power supply unit, converting AC to DC current. The new RJK60S5DPK power MOSFET employs a high-precision super junction structure, which unlike the conventional planar structure, is capable of lowering on-resistance without reducing the voltage tolerance of the device, resulting in reduction of on-resistance per unit of area. Introduction of high-precision super junction, will achieve a figure of merit (FOM), a key overall performance index for power MOSFET devices which has been improved by around 90% in comparison to the Renesas existing products. The new RJK60S5DPK power MOSFET offers a high speed switching, making to boost the power conversion efficiency. Read more
Development of High-Precision Angular Contact Ball Bearings for Machine Tool Application by NSK
NSK has released of small-bore, angular contact ball bearings with seals which has been designed specifically for use in the main spindles of machine tools. The new angular contact ball bearings have an inner diameter of 6 to 25 mm. The new product incorporates specially designed non-contact seals plus a low vibration cage. Read more
Development of High Precision Brightness Sensor IC by MITSUMI
Mitsumi Electronic has developed a nearness sensor/brightness sensor offering high precision detection with low LED drive current. The new MM3457 sensor IC comes with 2 optical sensors, capable of detecting the brightness of the surroundings with its brightness sensor and automatically adjusting the backlight of display resulting in an improved power saving and ease of viewing the screen. The new MM3457 is capable of distinguishing between the talking state and standby state to control the display in preventing operation error and achieving reduction in power consumption. Read more
Development of high Precision Temperature Sensing device by MURATA
With miniaturization of electronic equipment and with their increasing mounting density, temperature control is becoming an ever vital issue to tackle. Also use of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries as the energy source for electronic equipment such as note-size PCs and electronic tools and HEVs is becoming more common creating a stronger demand for overheat detection of their battery cells. To address this need Murata manufacturing has developed and commercialized “Thermo-String” a tiny high-precision temperature sensing device which uses Chip POSISTOR or a chip NTC thermistor as the detector element. Read more
Development of Full High Definition 50-inch 3D PDP and High Precision Active Shuter Glasses by Panasonic
Panasonic just made an announcement on development of 50-inch size full high definition 3D plasma display panel plus a high-precision active shutter glasses which company claims will bring the true to life 3D images to your living room. The new PDP display has been developed based on Panasonic’s world first full HD 3D plasma Home Theater system which was developed and unveiled back in 2008 which was comprised of 103-inch PDP and Blu-ray Disc player. Why Panasonic decreased the size of its display, well according to the company it seems to be the most popular size for the home theater system. The newly developed PDP comes with Panasonic’s high speed 3D drive technology with capability of rapid illumination of pixels while maintaining the brightness; it also has incorporated the crosstalk reduction technology aimed at reducing the image ghosting which occurs when left and right eye images are alternately displayed. PDP were selected as the display technology due to their self illuminating characteristics with full motion picture resolution capable of fast response time making them ideal for display of fast moving images. Read more
