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Lockheed Martin Clinches Production Contract for Arrowhead

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $60 million production contract for the Arrowhead or Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 4 Aug 2011

Iteris Accomplishes Sale of Vehicle Sensors Business to Bendix

Iteris, a provider of traffic management solutions, has sold its vehicle sensors business to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems with an amount of $2 million subjected to adjustments and holdbacks on the basis of the working capital at the closing.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Agilent and UC Davis to Advance Millimeter Wave Technology Used in Radars and Sensors

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the University of California, Davis, today announced they will establish the Davis Millimeter Wave Research Center. The DMRC will focus on advancing technology in millimeter wave and THz systems for radar, imaging systems, sensors, communications and integrated passive devices found in electromagnetic metamaterials and antennae.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 4 Aug 2011

3eTI Unveils New EnergyGuard Wireless Monitoring and Control System

3e Technologies International (3eTI) has launched a new wireless platform called EnergyGuard, which has been developed to provide extra precise systems control over energy consumption management.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Fiber Optic Systems Technology to Offer Corrosion Monitoring Systems for a Pipeline Industry Project

Fiber Optic Systems Technology, a developer and producer of patented non-intrusive sensor products, has declared that it will offer corrosion monitoring systems for an important technology development project for the key energy sector backed by the Government of Alberta.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Sensor-NITE Shares Acquired by Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holding has declared the completion of the formerly announced acquisition from Elex Group, the shares of Sensor-NITE Group.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011

National Semiconductor Introduces Seven New Sensor Analog Front-Ends

National Semiconductor (NSM) has expanded its portfolio of sensor AFE systems with the addition of seven new 16-bit and 24-bit sensor analog front-ends (AFE), which would offer system designers more options to choose, ranging from low cost to high performance sensors.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011

Frost + Sullivan’ New Analysis Throws Light on Satellite-Based EO Market in the Asia Pacific Region

Frost & Sullivan has conducted a new analysis for the Asia Pacific Satellite- based Earth Observation Market. In 2010, revenues earned for this market were more than US$70.1 million and it is estimated that it would cross US$220.5 million by the year 2018.

From Frost & Sullivan 3 Aug 2011

Dongbu HiTek Begins Volume Production of HDR CMOS Image Sensor Chips

Dongbu HiTek has commenced mass manufacturing of high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips for a Chinese manufacturer, BYD Microelectronics. BYD image sensors would initially focus on door monitoring systems and other security surveillance applications.

From DB HiTek 3 Aug 2011

Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Tablet PC Introduced with AuthenTec’ Smart Sensor for Enhanced Security

AuthenTec, a company, which deals with identity management and security solutions, has proclaimed that their AES2660 smart sensor has been incorporated on the back of Fujitsu’s new STYLISTIC Q550 tablet PC, for providing one-touch security.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011

A Novel Ground-Based GPS System from Locata

Locata Corporation has developed small ground based transmitters that help cars locate their position with high accuracy.

From Locata Corporation Ltd. 2 Aug 2011

Lockheed Martin Bags Apache Sensor Upgrade Contract

Lockheed Martin has bagged a $60 million contract from the US Army to develop a night vision sensor for the Apache attack helicopter. The sensors are called Combat-Proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors or simply Arrowhead.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 2 Aug 2011

New Biomedical Sensor from University of Cincinnati Detects Heavy Metals

University of Cincinnati researchers have come up with a sensor that can rapidly detect dangerous Heavy Metal levels in human beings. The sensor that they have created provides fast feedback to the presence of heavy metals in general and manganese in particular.

By Andy Choi 2 Aug 2011

Hiden Introduce Fully Integrated System for Measuring Atmopsheric Plasma Reactive Processes

The Hiden HPR60-EQP is a fully-integrated system configured specifically for measurement of atmospheric and near-atmospheric plasma and reactive processes in applications including analysis of atmospheric plasma jets (APD), dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) and flame chemistry.

From Hiden Analytical 2 Aug 2011

An Early Warning Sensor System for Bridge Failures

A researcher from the University of Maryland, Mehdi Kalantari, has come up with an early warning system that could help avert major bridge disasters. Many old or faulty bridges are too costly to monitor or to fix and bridge collapses are quite common in these cases.

By Andy Choi 1 Aug 2011

Sensors News

Lockheed Martin Clinches Production Contract for Arrowhead

Iteris Accomplishes Sale of Vehicle Sensors Business to Bendix

Agilent and UC Davis to Advance Millimeter Wave Technology Used in Radars and Sensors

3eTI Unveils New EnergyGuard Wireless Monitoring and Control System

Fiber Optic Systems Technology to Offer Corrosion Monitoring Systems for a Pipeline Industry Project

Sensor-NITE Shares Acquired by Sensata Technologies

National Semiconductor Introduces Seven New Sensor Analog Front-Ends

Frost + Sullivan’ New Analysis Throws Light on Satellite-Based EO Market in the Asia Pacific Region

Dongbu HiTek Begins Volume Production of HDR CMOS Image Sensor Chips

Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Tablet PC Introduced with AuthenTec’ Smart Sensor for Enhanced Security

A Novel Ground-Based GPS System from Locata

Lockheed Martin Bags Apache Sensor Upgrade Contract

New Biomedical Sensor from University of Cincinnati Detects Heavy Metals

Hiden Introduce Fully Integrated System for Measuring Atmopsheric Plasma Reactive Processes

An Early Warning Sensor System for Bridge Failures

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