TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION


Free Boundary Scan Workshop


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JTAG is hosting a free boundary scan workshop on Tuesday 21st January 2014 at the St. John’s


Innovation Centre in Cambridge, building on the success of its 2013 global workshop programme. Of interest to engineers in design, development,


test and production, the hands-on session provides a comprehensive introduction to JTAG boundary scan and the IEEE 1149.x standard.In an age where chip and board geometries continue to shrink, working at higher speeds and greater densities, traditional test technology falls short in terms of access and coverage. XJTAG boundary scan provides a cost-effective, non-intrusive test solution that pushes beyond these limitations. See how boundary scan can be used from start to finish, both to improve designs and reduce respins as well as to enhance test coverage, fault diagnosis and production yields on complex BGA-populated circuits.


XJTAG Tel: 01223 223007 Web: www.xjtag.com


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Kontron KTQ67/ Flex-MED


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ontron is - for the first time – introducing a standard Flex-ATX board with two EN60601- 1 compliant isolated Ethernet ports. The Kontron KTQ67/Flex-MED offers a long-term availability of 7 years and in addition to the isolated LANs, it includes 2 DVI interfaces to drive medical imaging tasks on two HD monitors. The performance is scalable across the complete range of the powerful dual core and quad core desktop CPUs from Intel´s 3rd generation Core processors, making it easy to tailor the motherboard to a broad range of individual performance needs.


With the availability of these medical motherboards in volume production, sourcing and configuration for System Integrators and Hospital IT departments become an even easier and more convenient task. To deploy a medical PC,


order to obtain galvanic isolated Gigabit Ethernet


interfaces and EN13485-compliant


manufacturing documentation. Customers can now benefit from a reduced total cost of ownership through the reduced bill of materials and an optimized supply chain management.


Kontron’s first medical motherboard targets


graphics and/or processing intensive medical applications found in nearly all healthcare environments ranging from diagnostic work stations through to computers in operating theatres, at nursing stations and in consulting rooms,


right up to bedside applications. Such systems are often connected to PACS or other hospital information systems (HIS). In OEM equipment this motherboard will be deployed as a


back-end


customers only have to choose an appropriate standard housing to finalize their individual system configuration. There is no longer any need to add an extra add-on card or to cover the cost of a customized board design in


New Increased Sensitivity Thumb-Sized MOEMS Mini-Spectrometer for Visible Light Spectrometry


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uilding on the success of the original C10988MA,


Hamamatsu Photonics


introduce the new C10988MA-01, offering greatly increased sensitivity. At the peak sensitivity of 450nm, the C10988MA-01 offers an increase in sensitivity of over 70% compared to the previous version.


The C10988MA-01 is a unique, ultra- compact spectrometer built using MOEMS technology.


The C10988MA-01 is a


thumb-sized device, measuring only 27.6 x 13 x 16.8 mm, developed for use in portable and hand-held devices, where a standard mini-spectrometer would be too large and consume too much power. Not only small, but the C10988MA-01 is also light, weighing only 9 grams.


To achieve such a small size required the combination of Hamamatsu’s MEMS and image sensor technologies. The new device uses an aberration-corrected concave grating with a very short focal length, and a blazed grating profile for high diffraction efficiency. The grating is replicated onto the top of a convex glass lens using nano-print technology. Directly opposite the grating is placed a dedicated CMOS silicon image sensor with an on-chip slit. This 75 µm x 750 µm slit is formed into the CMOS chip using MEMS technology. The distance between the sensor and slit is only 1 mm, whilst the grating to image sensor distance a mere 8.5 mm.


Through the use of these novel techniques, the C10988MA-01 can offer a spectral resolution of 14 nm in the wavelength range of 340 nm to 750 nm, making it ideal for a range of visible light applications requiring a miniaturised spectrometer head. To aid initial evaluation Hamamatsu offer a dedicated driver board, the C11351, with USB 2.0 connectivity and 16 bit A/D resolution. This is Hamamatsu working at the forefront of today’s MOEMS technologies, to bring unique and exciting products to an ever demanding market.


Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd 40 Tel: 01707 294 888 Web: www.hamamatsu.com America II and


RCD Components Announce Global Distribution Agreement


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largest independent distributors of semiconductors and electronic components, has entered into a global distribution agreement with RCD Components, a manufacturer of standard and custom resistor, capacitor, coil and delay lines. Under terms of the agreement, America II will distribute RCD’s high-precision product lines for the power management, medical, audio,


military, aerospace,


advanced energy, and custom/specialty markets. “As our channel continues to grow, America II is focused on being the market leader,” said Brian Ellison,


President of America II Electronics.


“We’re committed to delivering new lines and strategically growing our product portfolio. Our partnership with RCD Components allows us to deliver some of the most flexible solutions available to our worldwide customers.


America II Electronics Tel: (800) 767-2637 Web: www.americaii.com


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controller for a variety of medical devices including stationary and semi-mobile ultrasound scanners, MRI and CT.


Kontron Tel: +49 (8341) 803-0 Web: www.kontron.com


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