Archive for May, 2010
Panasonic Electric Works releases new 3D image sensor
Posted by admin in Elctronic Stuff on May 31, 2010
OSAKA, JAPAN: Panasonic Electric Works, a global leader in sensor technology, has released its new time-of-flight 3D Image Sensor, the “D-IMager”.
Years of internal research lead to the development of a unique range imaging technology aimed at various gesture control applications. It is ideally suited for markets like out-of-home entertainment, immersive multi-media, interactive digital signage and video arcade games. It also has potential for movement based industrial machines and security markets using shape or anti-tailgating detection.
“We strongly believe that 3D sensing is the key to develop a new way of daily life interaction in the future,” says Ken Omori, General Manager at Panasonic Electric Works. “Our technology has the highest performance commercially available for volume production and we are confident in our capacity to help create new gesture controlled systems on a large scale starting now.”
Panasonic’s D-IMager enables precise motion capture of spatial objects with wide field-of-view by processing high precision (pixel by pixel) data.
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Microsemi demos LED backlighting technology for Edge-Lit LCD TV displays
Posted by admin in Elctronic Stuff on May 28, 2010
IRVINE, USA: Microsemi Corp. is demonstrating a family of LED backlight controllers for ultra-thin edge-lit LCD TV displays at the SID International Symposium, today through May 28 in Booth #317 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
Microsemi’s K2 family includes the LX23204 backlight controller, which supports long, high-voltage LED string configurations (up to 300V) for edge-lit backlighting configurations.
The device integrates two DC-DC pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers to support an industry-leading four LED strings with a single device. It uses external MOSFETs with PWM duty-cycle control to turn the LED strings on and off for brightness adjustment. The K2 controller family provides options to support both analog and digital PWM dimming frequencies to 2kHz.
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Active-Semi intros two new energy efficient green power products
Posted by admin in Elctronic Stuff on May 28, 2010
SAN JOSE, USA: Active-Semi International has released two new green power devices, the ACT361/330 and the ACT4515.
The ACT361 and ACT330 are energy efficient charger and adapter solutions, with the 361 implementing 150mW standby power and the 330 30mW standby power. Both devices provide Energy Star 2.0 and CEC Level 5 efficiency with a Universal AC Input Range of 85-264VAC. Both provide a programmable constant output current of 7W maximum, and proprietary fast turn-on (< 0.3S at 90Vac input) technology (US patent pending).
Each requires very few external components and comes in small SOT23-6 packages. The ACT361 and ACT330 use primary side regulator (PSR) CV/CC control technique, which reduces component count by 20 percent compared to the traditional secondary side CV/CC control scheme.
“This year we anticipate a 35 percent increase in sales, capturing 10 percent of the total mobile phone charger market. With total shipment of over 250 million chips in 2010, Active-Semi is very pleased to continue to take a leadership position in green technology.”