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| | Cummins Centinel... | |
Managing the addition of oil to a diesel engine's fuel-oil mix turns out to be a tricky problem. Here's one design that worked well.
Welcome to the first edition of Inside Look, a periodic column that takes an in-depth look a... |
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| | Auto makers wield technology to reduce collisions... | |
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Auto makers and suppliers have unveiled a technology that could launch a new era in safety for the auto industry. The technology not only detects imminent danger, but could one day override the driver and actively... |
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| | MEMS: amazing little machines... | |
Developments in the field of semiconductors are leading to integrated circuits with three-dimensional features and even moving parts. Such devices, called microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), can resolve many problems that a microproces... |
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| | Smart helmets monitor football injuries... | |
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Every year at this time, as visions of sugarplums give way to bone-crushing bowl game tackles, college athletic trainers fret about the effects of head injuries to football players.
This year, however, Virginia Tech U... |
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| | Airbags inflate need for a parts redesign... | |
Chicago — It will take new types of processors and a better breed of sensors to meet the demands of a proposed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standard that addresses side-impact car crashes. Manufacturers of automotive... |
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| | Turn a kid on to embedded systems... | |
This country will always need engineers—great engineers. So why not get the next generation interested in embedded systems design?
In February I wrote about the difficulty kids have in learning about electronics and embedded systems an... |
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| | Analog adds 3-Axis MEMS Accelerometer with low power... | |
Analog Devices, Inc. has added the ADXL330 three-axis accelerometer to its iMEMS family of motion devices featuring a power consumption of only 200 microamps at 2.0 V.
Designed for handheld and embedded consumer electronics and mobile phone... |
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| | Accelerometer touts sensitivity, low cost... | |
Gaithersburg, Md. — Wilcoxon Research has introduced a new low-cost, general-purpose accelerometer with a sensitivity of 100 mV/g and a tight +10 percent tolerance.
The new 788A sensor is said to combine the optimum combination of price... |
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| | Sun's SPOT, Squawk VM and wireless embedded sensor devices... | |
At the 2006 Java One in San Francisco, Calif., in mid-May, Sun
Microsystems revealed more details on a long-term wireless sensor
effort it calls the Small Programmable Object Technology (SPOT)
project.
The introduction was almost unnoticed a... |
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| | Analog chips save power over DSPs in microsensor role ... | |
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Taking a cue from the movie Back to the Future, designers at startup GTronix Inc. have developed analog signal-processing circuits that deliver higher performance at lower power levels and much smaller silicon areas than most ... |
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| | Tactile switches offer plenty of options... | |
Scottsdale, Ariz. — NKK Switches offers a complete family of tactile switches that provide design engineers with a variety of sizes and feature options. These include the HP series, CB series, JB series and JF series switches.
The HP series of... |
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| | 3-axis accelerometer ICs spin smaller, smarter designs... | |
Lexington, Mass.—STMicroelectronics' first two devices in its LIS302 family of low-g linear accelerometers tout extremely small form factor and low power consumption for a variety of motion-sensor applications.
These 3-axis devices measure jus... |
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| | Connector saves space in servomotors... | |
Santa Ana, Calif. — Providing designers with a space-saving motor connector, the CmX series servomotor interconnect system from ITT, Electronic Components may replace two traditional circular connectors for a wide range of servomotor sizes. The... |
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| | Cable connector system adds more choices... | |
Midlothian, Va. — ERNI has expanded its single-row cable connector system with a pitch of 1.27 mm (0.050 inches). Originally launched in a 4-pin version, additional variants are also available with 2, 3, 6 and 8 poles.
Designed for board-to-c... |
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| | MEMS bids to crack consumer space... | |
Munich, Germany -- Emerging consumer applications combined with strides in manufacturing, testing and packaging could transform microelectromechanical systems from last year's trendy technology into a viable market.
There is little agreement on ... |
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| | Connectors target higher power servomotors... | |
Santa Ana, Calif. — ITT, Electronic Components has developed a space-saving connector capable of handling up to 40 A for medium and large servomotors. The low-profile Cm5 connector is designed for servomotors with a flange size less than 150 mm... |
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| | High-end mouse is Revolutionary... | |
To view an on-demand seminar featuring the Logitech MX Revolution mouse, click here.
On the surface, it may look like any other mouse. But once you really understand all the engineering that went into Logitech's MX Revolution mouse, you can bette... |
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| | MEMS gyroscopes eye projected CE windfall... | |
SAN FRANCISCO — Gyroscopes may soon give accelerometers a run for their money as the microelectromechanical systems of choice in a new breed of consumer gadgets, thanks to the advent of low-cost gyros from a MEMS startup. The development add... |
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| | MEMS: Yesterday to tomorrow at Analog Devices... | |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, startup companies are touting microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as a new growth area for integrated circuits (ICs). According to Analog Devices Inc., however, ADI has been pioneering MEMS chips since before their f... |
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| | Accelerometers deliver zero-g detect for mobile devices... | |
Austin, Tex. — Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled three highly sensitive XYZ-axis accelerometers for smart mobile devices at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 in Las Vegas. The MMA7360L, MMA7340L and MMA7330L triple-axis accelerometers provi... |
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| | Linear potentiometer delivers 10 million cycle life... | |
Grass Valley, Calif. — Spectrum Sensors and Controls offers a linear potentiometer with a 0.5-inch diameter and 2.5-inch length. Featuring ball rod ends, the linear potentiometer may be used in aerospace applications including as an aircraft ac... |
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| | Accelerometer delivers high accuracy measurements... | |
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. — Endevco Corporation has introduced its Model 7285 low-cost piezoresistive accelerometer for vehicle crash, crush zone and impact testing. With a weight of less than 1 gram and a 2000 g full-scale range, the 7285 is... |
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| | 3-axis accelerometer miniaturizes motion sensing... | |
Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has added a power- and cost-optimized 3-axis accelerometer to its family of ultra-compact low-g linear accelerometers. Targeting customer demand for miniaturized motion sensing in portable electronic dev... |
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