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of optical navigation sensors for a host of applications, including mobile platforms.”
He added that the order is a vindication of the company’s decision to increase its development in this area.
The firm specialises in the production of III-V compound and silicon semiconductor technology, as well as analogue, mixed- signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems.
Its products have a range of applications - predominantly in the fields of wireless communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive electronics and consumer and computing peripherals.
Advantech Introduces Wireless Miniature GaN Power Amplifiers
2010-04-16
Ku-band products last 80k hours and are claimed to be the smallest in the world
Canadian based firm Advantech which specializes in wireless networking solutions, today reveals its new range of solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block-Up Converters (BUCs or SSPBs) which use GaN technology. Feedback from the first customers using the G series is said to be extremely positive.
GaN amplifiers offer considerably better performance and efficiency than their conventional GaAs based counterparts. They are claimed to have a better reliability and are also lighter and more compact. Due to the core device parameters (such as operating temperature and voltages) capable in GaN based devices, the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) for the Ku-band is an impressive 80,000 hours. GaN amplifiers also offer better gain and power over extremely broadbands.
Advantech claim that the new line comprising 50W, 100W and 250W versions are the
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smallest ever. Due to the margins that their designers have been able to reserve between the operational and maximum specified parameters for the core devices (such as operating temperature and voltages),
“Advantech prides itself on bringing the latest technologies to market,” says Vagan Shakhgildian, President and Chief Operating Officer of Advantech. “After much research and development, we can now say that we have harnessed the power of this technology and can deliver the benefits to our customers.”
As winner of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program for three consecutive years and winner of the Best Overall Company of the Year and the best R&D company in Quebec (PME) at the Mercuriades Award, the Advantech’s R&D program has benchmarked some of the industry’s most innovative products.
Unique AC powered Acriche LED reaches new peaks
2010-04-15
Seoul Semiconductor 100 lumens/watt LED is in mass production and 150 lm/w version will follow by end of 2010
Seoul Semiconductor has announced its latest development in its Acriche, the only semiconductor light source that can be driven by an alternating current power source without the need for an AC-DC converter. The result is a significant reduction in cost and energy when compared to standard DC LED technology.
In addition, in the case of some LEDs, using the AC-DC converter may lead to a reduced life for the bulb if the converter has a shorter average life than the LED.
The Acriche also claims to offer a reduction in the environmental impact of lighting, reducing carbon dioxide emissions without a compromise in brightness or quality of light and
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