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Category Archives: Sensors & Transducers

Newest UAV image sensors

Monday, January 28, 2013

by Jim Harrison In case you didn’t see the recent PBS NOVA show on UAVs (The Rise of the Drones) there were some noteworthy facts about a new generation camera called Argus that may or may not be flying in combat zones already. I thought it was interesting that it uses an imaging chip from [...]

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Sensing danger

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

We need to make sure that schools are safe havens for learning, where both adults and children know there is no threat of sudden, life-altering violence. From what I’ve seen, I believe that advances in magnetometer and other sensing technology make it possible….

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Though Apple be small she is fierce

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

By Paul O’Shea Okay, I took some liberty with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – but it still holds true that for a company with only 47,000 employees (compare that to 220,000 for Samsung) it has mindboggling impact on the market. It has financial impact like few others – ahead of the iPhone 5 announcement [...]

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Is a smarter grid all that’s needed?

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

There is no doubt that we need a better, smarter grid for our current and future energy needs. But, “Simply producing a ‘smarter grid’ will not be sufficient to solve the problems with today’s electricity transmission and distribution systems,” stated Jeff Shepard, president of Darnell Group. “Key enablers will include the development of advanced energy [...]

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Doesn’t look good for electronic components

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

By Christina Nickolas According to the IHS iSuppli Components Price Tracker report, pricing for widely used electronic components including capacitors, crystals, filters, magnetics, oscillators and printed circuit boards (PCBs) all are set to decline at above-average rates in the third and fourth quarters. (click on graph for larger view) “Electronic component pricing typically is stronger [...]

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MEMS Congress sees market staying strong

Thursday, November 3, 2011

By Richard Comerford Reports from the MEMS Congress which opened in yesterday in Monterey, CA, indicate that the market for MEMS devices will continue to be strong for the next few years. Attendance at the Congress is up by 25% over last year, and panelist in the opening session were all in agreement that market [...]

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Darnell Smart Grid Forum – day one

Monday, October 24, 2011

by Paul O’Shea The Darnell Smart Grid Forum focuses on the practical impact that the emerging smart grid will have on the design issues, decisions, techniques, devices related to the development and design of electronic equipment. Coverage extends from the smart meter through the building to the end-use equipment. The forum is providing information about [...]

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