13 results found for Eye On Europe, displaying items 1 - 13
August 20, 2009
Infineon, National Semi Claim Firsts On Regulator And Op-Amp Designs
Nearly every new design tries to add functionality while using less power. Recent products from Infineon Technologies, National Semiconductor, Ricoh Europe BV, and Dialog Semiconductor all seek to provide that efficiency. In fact, Infineon and NI claim that their new devices represent benchmarks in power technology.
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Paul Whytock
June 25, 2009
Rugged Power Supplies Endure Hostile Economic Environments
Power supplies not only need to be powerful and efficient, they also must meet performance and reliability requirements for rugged and demanding environments, such as military and medical applications. Two European companies are rising to the occasion, with the SL Power Electronics MINT1110 series and the Powersolve Electronics PSL400BP.
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Paul Whytock
May 21, 2009 Diamonds And Other Technologies Put A Sparkle In The European Market
Despite the global economic slowdown, the electronics sector in Europe is staying quick on its feet. Developments in transistors, communications, and displays are particularly setting the pace. TINY DIAMOND Scientists at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, have developed the world’s smallest diamond transistor. At just 50 nm long, the “gate” of the diamond transistor developed by David Moran of the Department of...
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Paul Whytock
May 1, 2009
European Power Developments Defy Global Downturn
The tight economy is applying pressure on designers with tighter power requirements. A smaller power footprint can go a long way in increasing revenue—both for customers and for the designers themselves. These efforts in eliminating waste are finding results in set-top boxes, organic photovoltaic (PV) devices, and TVS diodes.
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Paul Whytock
February 26, 2009 Worldwide Projects Push Forward In Networking, Security, And VoIP
Europe is experiencing a flurry of technology developments as companies address the growing communications demands of the 21st century—networking technology, fiber-optic security, and power consumption in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications. NETWORK TECHNOLOGY Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center IMEC and Panasonic Corp. have agreed to work together on advanced technologies in the semiconductor,...
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Paul Whytock
February 3, 2009
E-Paper Leaps Forward As Automotive Radar And VME/VXS Hit The Road
As the global economy gets tighter, international companies look to each other to develop the next wave of technological innovation. For example, Nemoptic and Seiko Instruments will examine e-paper technology. Robert Bosch GmbH will take advantage of an Infineon chip to improve its automotive radar systems. And, Concurrent Technologies has turned to Intel’s 45-nm process for VME/VXE advances.
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Paul Whytock
