Electronics

  • First Look - March 2010
    Spot cure system can control four LED heads simultaneously A new UV LED spot curing system from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering provides a peak irradiance of 9500 mW/cm² with a lifetime of more than 20 000 hours. The OmniCureLX400 can control up to four UV LED heads simult...
    (March, 2010)
  • In Focus on Electronics
    Ceramic Varistor Offers Advanced Performance in Small Footprint A manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions has expanded its zinc oxide (ZnO) varistor series to include an 18-V version with a maximum 1-µA leakage current. The UltraGuard Series multilayer ceramic v...
    (January, 2010)
  • Spotlight
    Motors and Motion Control Products
    (January, 2010)
  • A Biomedical Microelectronics Challenge for Electronics Designers
    Rudy Lauwereins, Vice President Smart Systems Technology Office at IMEC talks about recent improvements to the design of deep brain stimualation electrodes. He describes a recently developed protoype and outlines his next goals.
    (January, 2010)
  • First Look
    Noteworthy new materials, components and equipment suited for medical technology applications
    (January, 2010)
  • Sensors & Transducers
    Process control sensors   A sensor family for process control offers pH, dissolved oxygen and conductivity measurements. The ARC sensors’ built-in electronics convert the low amperage measurement signal and enable several unique sensor functions. Apart from the direct analogue connectiv...
    (December, 2009)
  • Focus on Embedded Systems
    Fujipoly Europe Ltd A thermal gap pad can be used in wearable devices and computer products used in medical applications. The Sarcon NR-c thermal interface material from Fujipoly Europe Ltd (Bletchley, UK; www.fujipoly.com) acts like a traditional gap filler pad but will not lead to silicone contam...
    (December, 2009)
  • A Fresh Look
    Israeli Firm Reportedly Develops World’s Smallest Medical Camera
    (November, 2009)
  • New Possibilities
    Video Camera Records at the Speed of Thought
    (November, 2009)
  • A Higher Power
    Small and Efficient Nuclear Battery Uses Liquid Semiconductor
    (November, 2009)
  • Researchers Devise Bionanoelectronic Transistor
    Industry Intelligence: Reinventing Electronics Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)researchers have developed a versatile hybrid platform that uses lipid-coated nanowires to build prototype bionanoelectronic devices. Mingling b...
    (September, 2009)
  • Patient Protection at Risk in IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition
    Engineers developing medical electrical equipment in accordance with IEC 60601-1 3rd edition are in immediate need of short- and long-term solutions to avoid potentially hazardous designs as a result of misinterpretation of the requirements. Several options are described to ensure consistency and sa...
    (September, 2009)
  • Wired for Success: Tips for Building an Effective Medical Electronics Outsourcing Strategy
    Partnering with an EMS provider can help medical device firms bring innovative new products to market faster while reducing costs
    (September, 2009)
  • Recent Developments in Prototyping
    EQUIPMENT UPDATE Prototype production plant also supports mass manufacture of circuit boards A circuit-board manufacturer has recently opened a new prototype production plant in Rot am See, Germany. A variety of services are offered at the plant including laser direct imagin...
    (May, 2009)
  • Electronic System Components Meet Today’s Demands
    How the performance of ultra compact ultrasound equipment is set to become even better.
    (March, 2009)
  • New literature, CD-ROMs, Videos and Podcasts
    MIXED MEDIA Vibration testing white paper A white paper devoted to vibration testing of load cells has been published by Futek Advanced Sensor Technology. The 16-page document describes how the company was able to satisfy a challenging request from a client sourcing a speciali...
    (March, 2009)
  • Jabil Launches Med-Tech Outsourcing Business
    Industry Intelligence: Keeping the Customers Satisfied “We’re good listeners.” In a nutshell, that is how Jabil (Saint Petersburg, FL, USA), a supplier of medical electronics manufacturing and moulding services, came to establish a Single-Use Device (SUD) business...
    (March, 2009)
  • Differential Pressure Sensors for Respiratory Flow Measurement
    How the latest generation of differential pressure sensors are helping design engineers build accurate and stable respiratory devices.
    (March, 2009)
  • When Conventional Memory is Not Worth Remembering
    The disadvantages of using consumer memory products in medical devices and why specialised memory tokens should be used instead.
    (March, 2009)
  • In and Around France
    News on some suppliers and a launch event.
    (March, 2009)
  • Cables and Connectors
    SPOTLIGHT Electrical connectors An electrical connector consists of a canted-coil spring retained in a metal housing. The Bal Conn is designed to ensure a uniform, reliable electrical connection between the battery and the lead in implantable electronic devices use...
    (January, 2009)
  • RFID in Healthcare: The Next Generation
    Radio-frequency identification technology is not the answer to every logistics challenge, but under the right circumstances, it can add tremendous value to a business process
    (January, 2009)
  • Octal Receivers Combine Image Quality and Low Power Consumption in Ultrasound Systems
    INDUSTRY NEWS To give their products a fighting chance in the marketplace, designers of next-generation portable ultrasound systems must find ways to balance image quality and diagnostic capabilities with a smaller power footprint. Analog Devices Inc. (Munich) has introduced ...
    (January, 2009)
  • Austrian Firm Develops Low- Cost Multifunctional Digital Camera for Diagnostic Use
    The compact instrument is said to offer diagnostic imaging capabilities similar to floor-mounted systems found in hospitals
    (November, 2008)
  • Tiny Biopsy-Needle Sensor Unaffected by Occlusions
    TECHNOLOGY NEWS: ELECTRONICS A company has succeeded in shrinking the size of a six-degrees-of-freedom magnetic sensor to 0.90 mm diam without sacrificing tracking parameters. The sensor is small enough to comfortably fit inside the hollow t...
    (October, 2008)