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Watlow launches ASSURANT high temperature heating jackets
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dvanced industrial electric heater manufacturer Watlow has launched its new ASSURANT HT high-temperature heating
jackets, designed to meet the unique needs of semiconductor processing. Watlow’s ASSURANT heaters are heater jackets made with PTFE-coated fibreglass that maximises thermal uniformity and coverage for gas lines, pump lines, forelines and exhaust lines in semiconductor processing applications. These solutions offer even heating for uniform temperature profiles over the entire heated line. The ASSURANT heater jackets are designed to optimise process tool uptime
and chip yield by providing full coverage to the line, eliminating cold spots that result in particle buildup.
As today’s advanced processes, with new chemistries and applications, require even higher temperature ranges, ASSURANT HT delivers a recommended operating temperature of up to 350°C, making it suitable for the most demanding applications. Watlow’s glass-based technology ensures that ASSURANT HT is SEMI-rated for cleanrooms and flammability, eliminating issues associated with clogging and fouling.
“We are thrilled to introduce the new ASSURANT HT to the market,” said Doug
Schaefer, chief system designer at Watlow. “Our first-generation ASSURANT TC is a reliable heating solution for many
applications, but as industry evolves there is a need for an even higher temperature range. With ASSURANT HT, we are providing our customers with a step change in thermal performance that will help them stay ahead of the curve on challenging processes like titanium nitride. The launch of ASSURANT HT marks a new
era for the ASSURANT line of heaters, designed from the ground up to improve semiconductor processing.”
ASSURANT HT is compatible with all existing controllers, making it a true plug-and- play solution that allows for easy integration with existing equipment.
www.watlow.com AI domain controller SoC selected for next-generation autonomous trucks A
mbarella, an edge AI semiconductor company, and Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous vehicle company focused on
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trucking and defence, have announced that Kodiak selected Ambarella’s CV3-AD685 AI domain control system-on-chip (SoC) as a complete embedded compute solution for its next-generation autonomous vehicles. This SoC provides a complete embedded solution for Kodiak’s multi-sensor perception, fusion and path planning—running neural networks while processing multiple cameras, lidars and radars. Building on the success of the companies’ current partnership, Kodiak has already logged over 300,000 miles on Ambarella’s CV2 AI perception SoC while delivering over
875 loads, demonstrating that Kodiak Driver with help from the Ambarella hardware can withstand the rigorous environment of highway trucking. The CV2 has enabled premium image quality through rain, fog and darkness—ensuring that Kodiak delivers freight for its customers safely and on time. Kodiak’s next-generation self-driving truck platform will utilize the CV3-AD685 SoC to optimize hardware cost, reliability, size and robustness, while improving safety and performance. Designed with Ambarella’s “algorithm first” philosophy, this 5nm SoC is purpose-built to provide a high-performance compute solution in the smallest form factor, which enables Kodiak’s modular autonomous vehicle platform hardware
across a wide variety of environmental conditions.
The Ambarella
CV3-AD685 AI domain controller is said to offer a unique combination of highly efficient AI processing, advanced image signal processing and ultra-low power consumption. Its
next-generation CVflow AI engine includes a neural vector processor engine that is 20x faster than the previous generation of CV2 SoCs, along with a general vector processor
to provide the overall performance needed for full autonomous driving stacks.
www.ambarella.com
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