Optoelectronics

Hamamatsu Photonics introduce a new digital RGB colour sensor Photo IC, the S11012-01CR. This new device features a monolithic CMOS IC with three 12-bit digital registers, allowing simultaneous ...

TDK Corporation is extending its TDK-Lambda Z+ Series of programmable DC power supplies with the addition of the lower power Z+200 range. These new 200W units address the need for high quality bench-top power supplies for the R&D environment, as well as being suited for ATE and OEM rack mounted or integrated applications such as Test & Measurement, Semiconductor Burn-in, Component Test, Laser Diode, Heater Supplies, RF Amplifiers and Electromagnets.

Vishay Intertechnology has unveiled a new fully integrated proximity and ambient light optical sensor with a height of just 0.8 mm. The VCNL4020 combines an IR emitter, a photo-pin-diode for proximity, light detector, a signal processing IC, and a 16-bit ADC in one small 4.8 mm x 2.3 mm x 0.8 mm rectangular leadless (LLP) package an ambient.

Vishay Intertechnology is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of two infrared (IR) receivers developed specifically for universal 3D TV glasses.  The new TSMP6000 and TSMP77000 are surface-mount IR receivers designed to receive any infrared signal used for 3D TV synchronization, and this capability will help to simplify the design of universal 3D TV eyewear.

Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced a new streak camera with sensitivity in the near infrared region up to 1650 nm that is many orders of magnitude higher than previously available. Like other streak cameras, the new C11293 model is able to simultaneously record intensity vs. time vs. position (or wavelength) with very high temporal resolution.

Spurred on, in no small part, by the runaway success of Apple’s iPhone and iPad, shipments of touch screen displays in devices like smartphones and media tablets are booming. According to new research the market for touch controller integrated circuits (ICs) is set to almost triple in size during a five year span. Shipments of touch controller ICs are set to reach 2.4 billion units in 2015, up from 865 million in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli.

Addressing the high cost and lack of interoperability of active 3D glasses, Vishay Intertechnology has released two infrared receivers developed specifically to be compliant with the Consumer Electronics Association"s CEA-2038 standard for IR synchronization of active eyewear used with 3D TV sets.

TT electronics Optoelectronics Business Unit has announced that the OPI1268S has become the industry’s only high-voltage optoisolator to carry all four of the UL, VDE, ATEX/IECex and IP65 certifications for operation in harsh and potentially hazardous environments. Featuring 20KV isolation and less than 50ns propagation delay, the OPI1268S is suitanble for metering equipment, transportation systems, hybrid vehicles, medical devices, and industrial control/safety systems.

Renesas Electronics Europe is making available two new high-performance optocouplers, the PS9324 and the PS9123, for industrial and motor control applications. Theses new devices have been designed for 10 megabits per second (Mbps) high-speed operation over an extended temperature range: between -40°C and 100°C for the PS9123 series and up to 110°C for the PS9324 series.

Maxim Integrated Products new MAX44000 is a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that is able to detect light like a human eye. Designed using the company’s proprietary BiCMOS technology, this IC integrates three optical sensors, two ADCs, and digital functionality into a 2mm x 2mm x 0.6mm package. This integration saves board space while delivering optical fusion and impressive light-sensing performance.