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'World's thinnest' high-brightness chip-LED
19 March 2008
Seoul Semiconductor has launched what it claims to be the world’s thinnest chip-LED at 0,17 mm, capable of producing more than two times the brightness of existing chip-LEDs. The new WH108, available ...

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Osram improves white characteristics
19 March 2008, EBV Electrolink
Osram is now offering its warm white and neutral white high-power LEDs with improved quality of light. The lighting specialist is defining the colour coordinates for different sorting grades (binning) ...

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High speed optocouplers for industrial applications
19 March 2008, Altron Arrow
Avago has announced the addition of three new high-speed digital optocouplers with a wide operating temperature range from -40 to +125°C, for use in industrial applications. Housed in a 5-pin surface ...

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Ultra high-speed PIN photodiode arrays
19 March 2008, Hamamatsu Photonics UK
Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced the G9905 series of GaAs PIN photodiode array receivers, which feature very high-speed response of 10 Gbps per element. The high speed, combined with its high sensitivity ...

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Low-light CCD imaging system
19 March 2008
E2V’s L3M216 low-light CCD imaging system is designed for airborne and ground-based surveillance, underwater imaging with an enhanced blue response, driver view enhancement, commander’s night-sight and ...

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More efficient AC-driven light source
5 March 2008, Communica, NuVision Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor announced that it has succeeded in raising the efficiency of the world’s first AC-driven semiconductor lighting source, to 80 lm/W. The company has made significant strides in a ...

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Single-chip imaging sensor
5 March 2008
STMicroelectronics has introduced an ultra-small single-chip camera sensor for mobile applications. The VD6725 is a 2 Megapixel, 1/5-inch optical-format imaging sensor, with an active pixel array of 1600 ...

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Usable light and lumen maintenance
20 February 2008, Future Electronics
The benefits and drawbacks of conventional lighting technology are well known and documented. In contrast, high-power LEDs are an emerging technology, with the potential to offer enormous opportunities ...

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Spectrometer modules for handheld instruments
20 February 2008, Hamamatsu Photonics UK
Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced the new 2,5 centimetre cube miniature spectrometer module, the RC series, suitable for use in small, handheld sensor products and instruments. Applications include visible ...

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LED driver supports block dimming
20 February 2008, ASIC Design Services, NuVision Electronics
austriamicrosystems has co-developed a new high precision LED driver with LG.Philips LCD, a leading provider of LCD displays. Designed for LCD TV backlight applications, the innovative AS3693 allows dimming ...

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LCDs for handheld designs
20 February 2008, Altron Arrow
The new LS022Q8UX05 2,2-inch TFT LCD and LQ025Q3DW02 2,5-inch display from Sharp Microelectronics are primarily aimed at the rapidly growing market for special handhelds. These include small-format industrial ...

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Underwater lighting solution replaces halogen with LEDs
20 February 2008, Future Electronics
Future Lighting Solutions created what is known as the Certified Solutions Partner (CSP) network in 2004 with the aim to accelerate the adoption of Luxeon LEDs in lighting applications. The objective ...

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Cree's new green LEDs are 70% brighter
20 February 2008, Altron Arrow
Cree recently announced commercial availability of green XLamp XR-E LEDs that are 70% brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs. The new green XR-E produces maximum luminous flux of 87,5 Lumens ...

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SMD pyroelectric infrared movement sensor
20 February 2008
Murata’s surface mount pyroelectric infrared (PIR) movement sensor is now available in a surface mount package that is both smaller and lower cost than its through-hole counterpart. The IRS-A200ST01-R1 ...

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Highly integrated CCFL backlight inverter drivers
20 February 2008, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink
Fairchild Semiconductor’s new FAN7316 and FAN7317 are said to eliminate up to 30 external components in four lamp circuit inverter designs compared to similar devices on the market. These highly integrated ...

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High brightness LED driver
6 February 2008
The NCP3065 switching regulator, produced by ON Semiconductor, is designed to efficiently drive high brightness LEDs (HB-LED) typically used in low voltage lighting, landscape path and solar lighting, ...

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LED driver paints 68 billion colours
6 February 2008, NuVision Electronics, ASIC Design Services
austriamicrosystems has expanded its LED driver offering with an LED driver suited for full colour applications such as LED video displays, LCD TV backlighting, indoor/outdoor full-colour LED displays ...

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3-channel HB LED drivers
6 February 2008, CST Electronics
Maxim's new MAX16824 and MAX16825 are 3-channel, high-brightness LED (HB LED) drivers with a 6,5 V to 28 V input voltage range. They feature three 36 V-rated, open-drain, constant-current sink outputs ...

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Highly accurate pattern recognition sensors
23 January 2008
Murata has released four new products in its BS05 series of magnetic pattern recognition sensors. The BS05M1HFAL, BS05M1KFCA, BS05M1KFFA and BS05M1KFBB magneto-resistive sensors are designed for ATMs, ...

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LED drivers support local dimming
23 January 2008, ASIC Design Services, NuVision Electronics
austriamicrosystems has extended its high brightness LED driver portfolio with the AS3693 and AS3694, especially designed to support LED-based LCD backlighting applications. The new LED drivers feature ...

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