Bosch Rexroth will share its automation technology portfolio and expertise for semiconductor manufacturing and printed electronics at SEMICON West 2013, July 9-11 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The drive and control company will be exhibiting in booth 1919 in the South Hall. Rexroth will exhibit several advanced drive and control systems, including its compact…
High-Performance Brushless Servo Systems Tech Tip
Topics covered in this Tech Tip: Comparison of DC servomotors and brushless servomotors Sinusoidal and trapezoidal brushless servos Sinusoidal EMF and sinusoidal current Sinusoidal control for brushless and induction motors Closed-loop control for high performance Sponsored by: Download Design World’s Tech Tips E-Book Please complete the form below to unlock Design World’s Tech Tips E-Book.
How to improve heat dissipation in 3-D microelectronic systems
Heat continues to be a challenge with integrated circuit design. “There is really no good way to address the heat dissipation need with existing technology, and the problem is getting worse because computing power is increasing and the capabilities being put on chips are expanding,” said Yogendra Joshi, a professor in Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School…
Ultra Compact 800-Watt Programmable Power Supply Features Advanced Digital Controls
TDK Corporation announces the expansion of TDK-Lambda’s Z+ Series of programmable power supplies, which now includes the new 800-watt models in addition to the previously released 200, 400…
Sorensen SG 1000V DC Power Supply Extends Capabilities
AMETEK Programmable Power has extended its Sorensen SG Series high-power DC power supply line with the introduction of the new SG 1000V, which can supply up to 1,000V…
RSF’s Newest Small Profile Optical Encoder- MS 14
The new RSF MS 14 encoder system fulfills the need for a small package, high resolution encoder that has a repeatable optical reference mark, along with an easy…
New Automation PC 910 from B&R Developed in Cooperation with Intel
Until now, new processor generations have generally been limited to office and home computers. It often took time for industrial PCs to play catch up in terms of performance and multimedia capabilities. This isn’t the case with the new Automation PC 910 from B&R. This system was developed in close cooperation with the US semiconductor…
Keithley Adds High Power Wafer-Level Testing to Automated Characterization Suite Software
Keithley Instruments announces enhancements to its Automated Characterization Suite (ACS) software that support its expanding family of high power semiconductor characterization solutions. The ACS package is optimized for…
GreenPeak Launches the GP501 ZigBee Radio Chip
GreenPeak Technologies announces the GP501, a new generation of ZigBee transceivers which contains a sophisticated coexistence scheme that allows Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee chips to work side by side in the same device. The GP501 also contains Deep Packet Inspection allowing deep sleep modes of set-top boxes and other host devices by means of Wake-on-LAN…
Vaneaxial Fan For Avionics, Semiconductor, Heat Exchanger And Building Applications
AMETEK Rotron has introduced a vaneaxial fan designed for high performance cooling with powerful airflow. The MAXIAX 9.25 can develop the necessary pressure to deliver 707-944 Liters per second (L/s) [1500 to 2000 cubic feet per minute (cfm)] against a system impedance of 0.99-1.5 kilo Pascals (kPa) [4 to 6 inches of water gauge (iwg)].…
Servo Couplings for High Tech Applications
Edited by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor High tech applications in industries such as medical, semiconductor, solar, packaging, and printing require precision components to maintain a high degree of accuracy and repeatability. The shaft coupling is an important component of such systems, used, for example, to connect servomotors to linear systems. A variety of servo couplings…
Digital Controller Technology for Solid-State Lighting
Ikon Semiconductor’s integrated circuit (IC), for the dimmable LED retrofit market, is designed to meet cost and performance standards for today’s LED lighting products, while enabling greater design simplicity for bulb manufacturers and OEMs. Its IC solutions match the efficiency of comparative two-stage architectures, but with up to 25 percent fewer components. With broad dimmer…
Olson LED Ideal Light Source for Covert Surveillance
The infrared Oslon black SFH 4725S LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors has a wavelength of 940 nanometers, making it nearly invisible to the human eye, and its black package reflects virtually no ambient light. Together with its high optical output power of almost one watt, this infrared LED is the ideal light source for covert…
Semiconductor Sensors for Light and Color Analysis
LED lighting and colorimetry tasks in industry, medicine and cosmetics, and also analytics applications can require special sensing tools. For these requirements and more, MAZeT GmbH developed a…
SIA Partners with Government and Universities to Develop Chip Technology
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced a continued partnership between the semiconductor industry and government to fund critical university research to develop the next generation of microelectronics technology. The Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research network (STARnet) will allocate a total of $194 million over the next five years to 39 universities across the country for leading-edge…
Thyristor, Thyristor, How art thou thyristor?
A thyristor is like a diode; it can pass electricity in a forward direction but, blocks it in a reverse direction. The difference between a diode and a thyristor is that the thyristor is a three terminal device consisting of an anode, cathode and gate, which will also block current flow in the forward direction […]
NI Releases Automated Test Outlook 2013
National Instruments released its Automated Test Outlook 2013 highlighting the company’s research into the latest test and measurement technologies and methodologies. The report examines trends affecting industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, semiconductor, telecommunications and transportation. Engineers and managers can use the report to take advantage of the latest strategies and best…
Fairchild Semiconductor’s Dual Cool™ Package for DC-DC power
Designers of DC-DC conversion applications are challenged with improving power density while saving board space and reducing thermal resistance. Fairchild Semiconductor’s mid-voltage PowerTrench® MOSFETs with Dual Cool™ packaging technology are well suited to help with these design challenges. Fairchild has expanded and improved its Dual Cool packaging portfolio, an industry-standard pin-out package with top-side cooling, […]
Materials meet the demands of smaller electronic devices
As consumer electronic devices become smaller, thinner and more versatile, the space available within these devices for electronic components, such as micro-potentiometers, is also shrinking. The materials chosen for these applications must exhibit a balance of characteristics. These include self-extinguishing behavior upon exposure to flame, dimensional stability, creep resistance at high temperatures, sufficient mechanical and…
Avoid Problems in Magnetic Sensor Layouts
In this Frank Talk About Sensors, Michael Stanley and Talat Ozyagcilar from Freescale Semiconductor explain a new tool developed by Freescale to Sensor Tips’ Senior Editor Randy Frank. Provided as a service to customers designing in magnetic sensor…
If Detroit goes bankrupt, then the semiconductor industry goes bankrupt
In this election session, we have been inundated with numbers, percentages, statistics, plans, promises, mud-slinging, accurate and inaccurate data. One of the most discussed topics is the economy and what industries can bring the country out of the longest recessions in American history. During the campaign stump, I have heard the concept of allowing certain […]
Power MOSFETs basics for the learning engineer
This powerpoint presentation discusses the fundamentals of power MOSFETS. Used mostly in integrated circuits, power MOSFETS is widely popular for its ability to handle high power levels. From diodes (the simplest form of a semiconductor), to parasitic …
Qualtera launches Silicondash to speed up semiconductor yield, product and test engineering
Qualtera has unveiled Silicondash, an automated Decision Support System (DSS) for semiconductor test data analysis. Silicondash provides a complete solution to rapidly identify, analyze, and react to test, quality and yield issues. Compared to existing approaches Silicondash brings an exceptional improvement in engineering productivity. Silicondash is currently used in high-volume beta trials with major European…
Closed loop wind tunnel tests semiconductor components
In some semiconductor applications, it is required to test components in hot air to meet certain standards. The CLWT-115 research quality closed-loop wind tunnel provides an accurate and convenient system for thermally characterizing PCBs, heat sinks and components at controlled temperatures from ambient to 85°C (185°F). The wind tunnel produces air flows up to 5…
Scale Effect
The subtle effects of Scale Effect are sometimes missed. When you have to deal with measurement and processes at extreme ends of the scale, it gets very complicated. One manifestation is just size and weight of parts. Obviously, when things get big, there are consequences. A simple structural element that appears to be perfectly straight […]