Optoelectronics
Optical modules lift 400G yields
Two optical modules have been introduced by Tektronix for its DSA8300 sampling oscilloscope that offer high sensitivity and low noise, enabling manufacturers to increase production capacity and improve yields for 400G designs moving into production.
Latest line-up of high speed signal transmission photorelays
Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the launch of two high speed signal transmission photorelays that offer the industry’s smallest footprint. The TLP3475S features low on-state output resistance (RON) – typically 1.1Ω and offers fast switching times of 0.5ms (ton) and 0.4ms (toff). The device is rated for 60V (VOFF) and a max. current of 0.4A (ION). The device is housed in an S-VSON4 package measuring just 2.00mm x 1....
New innovations make switching to LED lighting even easier
The world leader in lighting, Philips Lighting has announced two new innovations, the Philips TrueForce LED Road and the Philips CorePro LEDtube Universal T8.Philips TrueForce LED Roadis the world’s first ‘plug and play’ replacement SON-T LED lamp for street lighting, making it easy to upgrade existing installations to LED without having to replace the luminaire. The Philips CorePro LEDtube Universal T8 is a breakthrough range o...
Smartphone-based thermal cameras offer high performance
Saelig Company has introduced the Fotric 220 Series Thermal Cameras - cost effective infrared imaging devices that combine infrared technology with smartphone capabilities. These cameras can record up to 1,000 frames of full radiometric video and capture temperature change processes in real time with a user-defined sampling rate of up to 5 frames/sec. Up to 640x480 pixel resolution is available and each pixel represents a temperatu...
Standalone LED driver for in-car lighting
Inova Semiconductors has announced a new standalone smart RGB LED driver and controller, the INLC100Q16. This is the latest member of Inova’s ISELED family, a truly revolutionary concept for in-car LED lighting that substantially reduces costs, simplifies control and enables dynamically changing light. The next generation of in-car ambient lighting will typically comprise of 10 to 30 LEDs mounted on a flexible light strip.
Innovations make switching to LED lighting even easier
Philips Lighting has announced two new innovations, the Philips TrueForce LED Road and the Philips CorePro LEDtube Universal T8. Philips TrueForce LED Road is the world's first 'plug and play' replacement SON-T LED lamp for street lighting, making it easy to upgrade existing installations to LED without having to replace the luminaire. The Philips CorePro LEDtube Universal T8 is a breakthrough range of affordable tubes for trade customers, making...
LED canopy luminaire delivers industry leading performance
Cree has developed the 20K lumen CPY250 LED canopy luminaire (Version B). Delivering a remarkable 140 LPW, the newest Cree’s latest edition of its CPY Series offers even better light experiences and lower operating costs. The result is increased visibility to outperform poor quality LED lighting installations and metal halide lighting options. The high-performing luminaire works as a one-to-one replacement of existing fixtures, or...
Sorting plastics with IR technology
Using components provided by LASER COMPONENTS, a smart student from Lower Saxony developed a method for sorting plastics that could have an effect on the recycling industry. For his project in “Schüler experimentieren” – a popular science competition for German pupils under 15 – Felix Meyer, a student of Osterholz-Scharmbeck Integrated High School, used six IR diodes to distinguish different kinds ...
Data centre routing ASIC with integrated optics
Rockley Photonics has announced that it is demonstrating its in-package-optics platform to select customers and development partners. Rockley has developed the world’s first single-chip L3 routing switch to directly integrate 100G network ports using single-mode fibre. Leveraging Rockley OpticsDirect technology, this platform is among the first of its kind to integrate high-speed optical interconnect with high-scale CMOS digi...
Terabit OTN switching cards for flexible optical networks
Microsemi has announced DIGI-G5, enabling packet optical transport platforms to triple in capacity while slashing power consumption by 50% per port. Fortifying Microsemi as the OTN)processor market leader, the new DIGI-G5 delivers an unprecedented 1.2 Tbps of combined OTN and client interfaces and is first to market with newly standardised 25 GE, 50GE, 200GE, 400GE, FlexO and FlexE with integrated security engine enabling flexible encrypted optic...