HONG KONG: National Semiconductor Corp. announced the addition of WEBENCH LED Architect to its award-winning portfolio of online WEBENCH Designer tools.

The first of its kind, WEBENCH LED Architect enables both novice and expert designers to perform real-time comparisons and optimize complex lighting systems for performance, size and cost in minutes.

To start a design, the designer enters desired light output (lumens) and adjusts the design with the unique WEBENCH Optimizer Dial, evaluating size, conversion efficiency and cost trade-offs.

The designer can order components for prototyping, share the complete system with others, or easily print a complete project report including schematics, bill of materials (BOM) and performance characteristics. Read the rest of this entry »

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SAN JOSE, USA: Aptina, the leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, announced the availability of its new feature-rich 8MP CCS8140 imaging solution.

Leveraging the company’s pixel, processing and packaging innovations, the CCS8140 solution combines a high-quality MT9E013 8MP CMOS image sensor with an Aptina MT9E311 imaging co-processor while maintaining speeds similar to a standalone image processor.

The fully tuned, Aptina CCS8140 complete camera solution offers best-in-class image quality while requiring only minimal tuning and sensor adjustments to complete the final product design. The solution affords mobile handset OEMs and camera module integrators not only shorter design time and improved performance advantages, but also lower development and overall systems costs.

Aptina’s CCS8140 solution offers digital still camera (DSC) image quality and advanced functionality, such as face and scene detection, and enabling new applications such as visual search. The CCS8140 solution offers up to 250MP/second throughput processing, enabling low latency, low shutter lag, and fast 1080p/30fps high-definition (HD) video recording. Aptina’s CCS8140 complete camera solution supports two-lane MIPI output for easy integration with downstream processors.

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HAWTHORNE, USA: OSI Systems Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, announced that OSI Optoelectronics, a business within its Optoelectronic and Manufacturing division, has received orders valued at approximately $4 million from a major aerospace company for optical sensors used in inertial guidance systems.

These systems are utilized for precision guidance and control for military and commercial aircrafts, helicopters, cruise missiles, satellites, space launch and military ground vehicles.

OSI Systems CEO, Deepak Chopra stated, “OSI has provided key components in critical guidance applications for over 20 years and we are proud to develop photo sensor technology utilized in critical aerospace and defense applications.” Read the rest of this entry »

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