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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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Photodiode receivers for high-speed data
23 January 2008, Hamamatsu Photonics UK
Hamamatsu has introduced the new G10447 series of 10 Gbps GaAs PIN photodiode receivers mounted in industry standard ROSA (receiver optical sub-assembly) packages. The G10447 series features a very ...

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The light of unlimited possibilities
23 January 2008, EBV Electrolink
No bulb is as small as an LED. That advantage opens up innumerable potential uses and freedom in design. Smaller than a pinhead or a ladybird, LEDs can be varied in arrangement to provide a custom lighting ...

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On-screen-display generator with integrated EEPROM
28 November 2007, CST Electronics
Fulfilling the CCTV security industry's requirement to generate and overlay user-defined text and graphics onto a video image, Maxim has developed the MAX7456, a single-channel, monochrome on-screen-display ...

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High-brightness LED drivers with wide input voltage range
28 November 2007, Altron Arrow
National Semiconductor has added two new LED drivers to its PowerWise energy-efficient product family. The LM3401 and LM3405A power 1 W to 5 W, high-brightness LEDs found in industrial and automotive ...

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3-channel, constant current LED driver family
28 November 2007, Communica
Supertex has released a family of three LED driver ICs, the CL320, CL325, and CL330, each consisting of three channels of constant current output, designed to drive three LED strings at currents of 20 ...

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LED modules operate directly from AC mains voltage
14 November 2007, NuVision Electronics
The Acriche series from Seoul Semiconductor consists of high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs) that operate directly off of 110 or 220 V a.c. household mains circuits, without the need for any additional power ...

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16-channel LED driver with innovative diagnostics function
14 November 2007, NuVision Electronics, ASIC Design Services
austriamicrosystems developed the AS1110 16-channel constant current LED driver with advanced error diagnostics for open and shorted LEDs. The AS1110 uses the serial data input/output lines for the error ...

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LED claimed to be the world's brightest
14 November 2007, NuVision Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor launched an LED product which it claimed was the brightest in the world, designated the P4. This LED emits 240 lumens at 1 A and also features what the manufacturer claimed to be the ...

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Surface mounting infrared sensors
14 November 2007
Said to be the world's first SMD PIR, the IRS-A200ST01-R1 series from Murata provides benefits over and above the obvious for changing to SMD format. The obvious benefits are an immediate reduction of ...

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New LCOS spatial light modulator
31 October 2007, Hamamatsu Photonics UK
Hamamatsu Photonics' new LCOS spatial light modulator, the X10468, features a fill factor of greater than 95%, high diffraction efficiency and high precision phase modulation with high linearity. Compared ...

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LED driver provides high current accuracy
31 October 2007, Communica
Supertex has introduced a new three-channel LED driver IC designed to provide high LED current accuracy through closed loop control of the output currents. It is designed for applications using RGB LED ...

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LCDs offer unique colour combinations
17 October 2007, Altron Arrow
AZ Displays recently announced the availability of a new graphic chip-on-glass (COG) display series AGM1264N. The three standard models have the same dimensions and functions, but differ in background ...

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Ambient light sensor operates under direct sunlight
17 October 2007, Altron Arrow
Avago has developed a new ambient light sensor with a precise, logarithmic output response over a wide range of lighting conditions. The APDS-9007 is designed to cover a wide range of brightness from ...

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