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MEMS Process Pioneer Acquired by Silicon Laboratories

The Silicon Valley-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) process technology pioneer Silicon Clocks has been acquired by Silicon Laboratories.

4 May 2010

TI Bluetooth Enabled Microcontrollers for Embedded Wireless Applications

Texas Instruments (TI) has recently integrated the CC2560, its seventh generation offering of Bluetooth and an embedded stack of Bluetooth running on its MSP430 ultra low power microcontroller (MCU).

3 May 2010

Semtech Sensors Track Four Temperature Zones in IT Systems

The leading mixed and analog signal semiconductors vendor Semtech has recently released the eight-pin device SX8743 that integrates a temperature sensor and associated monitoring electronics for connecting directly with three external temperature diodes.

29 Apr 2010

Fraunhofer Institute’s Sensor Transponder for Corrosion Measurement

Experts from the Duisburg, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS have developed a transponder that is capable of identifying corrosion due to rust during the initial phase.

28 Apr 2010

OKI Sensor Device Increases Reed Switches Production

OKI Sensor Device, a completely owned subsidiary of OKI Electric Industry, which is designing, producing, and selling reed switches, is integrating its two production facilities in Yamanashi Prefecture into one facility at Kofu City.

24 Apr 2010

MATECH Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor for Solving the U.S. Infrastructure Crises

A bridge collapses every week in the U.S. despite a sum of $400 million being spent every year for inspection.

24 Apr 2010

Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor from MATECH Detects Infrastructure Cracks

MATECH’s electrochemical fatigue sensor (EFS) system, the only non-destructive type of technology that detects growing cracks as minute as 0.01 inches in metal structures and bridges, offers enhanced objective reporting capability for securing the U.S. infrastructure and preventing a humanitarian and economic catastrophe.

21 Apr 2010

MEMS-Based Sensors for Civil Engineering Applications

Researchers have developed two types of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based wireless sensors that are capable of monitoring moisture and temperature inside concrete structures.

15 Apr 2010

Semtech Integrated Platform for Capacitive Sensing Applications

Semtech, a leading mixed-signal and analog semiconductors vendor, has introduced recently the SX864x platform for the capacitive sensing ICs.

12 Apr 2010

University of Wisconsin’s Passive Magnetic Detectors Analyze Fetal Heart Rhythm

A magnetic detector, among the most powerful in the world, is facilitating the screening of pregnant patients at high-risk suffering from very serious and rare fetal heart rhythm problems. This ultrasonic magnetic detector is able to measure magnetic signals transmitted due the tiny heart beats of fetuses.

8 Apr 2010