Supplier News: Jabil Unites European Facilities, Opens Cleanroom
Jabil Healthcare & Life Sciences (St. Petersburg, FL), which provides design and manufacturing services to the medical device industry, has created a unified European design engineering organization to combine capabilities and streamline processes for OEMs. The organization unites Jabil’s design centers in Hasselt, Belgium; Jena, Germany; and Vienna, Austria, under the leadership of...
TFT LCDs Feature Low Power Consumption
A company has introduced three TFT LCDs, including a new 19-in. diagonal panel, with 1500 nits (cd/m2) brightness, low power consumption, wide operating temperature ranges, and white LED backlights with 100 K hour lifetimes. The 19-in. diagonal Super High Bright TFT LCD features 1280 x 1024 resolution, 1500 cd/m2 brightness, 33.2 W power consumption, a contrast ratio of 800:1, and wide...
Wireless LAN OEM Modules Feature Expanded Frequency Channels
A company's small embedded Wireless LAN OEM modules have an expanded frequency channel range. The products now cover the 5 GHz channels 36–140 compared with the previously used 36–48 channels. With the extended channel range, the company's products now cover the U-NII-1, U-NII-2 and U-NII-2e bands (5.18-5.70 GHz). The added frequency channels will be found in the company's Wireless...
Dc/Dc Converters Designed for High-Power Applications
A company offers a family of 40 W dc/dc converters that provides 40 W of isolated, tightly regulated output power in a compact 2 x 1.6 in. case. The converters are designed for applications requiring high power density, robust performance, and long-term reliability. Seven standard models operate from 48 Vdc (36–75V) inputs, providing single outputs of 1.8, 2.5. 3.3, 5, 12, 15, or 24 Vdc....
Right-Angle USB Adapters Available in Two Exit Styles
A company has introduced right-angle USB adapters. The adapters feature USB type B male to female connectors and USB type mini-B5 male to female connectors. The products allow cables to plug into USB type B and mini-B5 jacks and cables at right angles without causing damaging bends in the cable. The adapters come in two exit styles, allowing the right angle to bend in either direction...
I/O Board Has 32-Bit Counters
A company's PCI Express board features six encoder/timer/counter interfaces, 16 differential analog inputs (18-bit resolution, 100 ksps), eight analog outputs (16-bit resolution), and 48 bidirectional digital I/Os with edge capture. Its six 32-bit counters can operate as conventional timer/counters or in any of several special modes, directly supporting incremental encoders, pulse generation,...
Training Board Features Touch-Screen Controller
A company's new training board has been devised to demonstrate the latest features and test techniques available to users of its ProVision & JTAGLive application development systems. For Altium users the design serves as an example of how to adapt the feature-rich Nano board into a realistic custom design. The JT 2155 featuress an ARM 7TDMI Core NXP processor, Altera Cyclone 3 FPGA, DDR2...
Wireless Voltage Logger Features Large LCD Display
A company has introduced a new wireless logger. The RTR-505V can measure dc voltages from 0 to 22 Vdc with accuracy of ±0.5 mv. This logger can be used to measure voltage directly or from the output of a variety of sensors and instruments. The RTR-505V features a large LCD display, capacity for 16,000 readings, IP64 water resistance, and up to 4 years battery life with the "L"...
Smart Gateway Platform Can Enable New Class of IP Services
A company has released a software platform for the development of smart gateways. Initially targeting the residential gateway market, Wind River Platform for Gateways can address machine-to-machine (M2M) technology needs. The product provides equipment makers with a platform they can use immediately to develop gateways that manage connected devices and services at the network edge. Wind River...
Servo Drive Features Multiple I/O Inputs
A company's high-performance, low-voltage servo drive is designed to support small and large brushed dc or brushless motors. Packed in a high power-density package, LVD is powered from a supply voltage of 12–48 Vdc, and is capable of 7 A RMS continuous and 12 A RMS peak current with CANopen communication interface. LVD offers extensive functionality with multiple I/O inputs and can...
Supplier News: Suntron Celebrates 30 Years, Closing Texas Plant
Suntron Corp. (Phoenix), a contract manufacturer serving the medical electronics market, marked 30 years of being in business with a celebration  at its Tijuana, Mexico, manufacturing facility in October. To mark the milestone, the company held an event featuring speakers, including president and CEO Ed Wheeler and Tijuana mayor Carlos Bustamante Anchondo, and tours of the facility. A second...
Supplier News: VIA Wins Green Products Awards
VIA Technologies (Taipei, Taiwan), a provider of x86 processor platforms, has earned Taiwan Green Classics Awards from the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs for seven of its products. The awards recognize the best green products and services provided by Taiwanese corporations, and VIA won for products including its VIA Quadcore processor and VIA Nano X2 and VIA Eden X2 dual-core processors....
Supplier News: Lumen Dynamics Divests Brand
Lumen Dynamics Group (Mississauga, ON, Canada), a provider of light delivery solutions for the life sciences and medical device markets, has sold its Burleigh product line. Thorlabs (Newton, NJ), a provider of photonics equipment, purchased the line of piezoelectric micromanipulators and microscope mounting systems. Lumen Dynamics plans to focus on its core business, including its X-Cite,...
Supplier News: SGS Opens Testing Center
SGS Consumer Testing Services (Fairfield, NJ), a provider of verification, testing, and certification services, has opened an electrical and electronics (E&E) testing center in Atlanta. The facility will provide wireless and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing for products including medical devices, and features a 10-m EMC testing chamber. Other services offered include preliminary...
Supplier News: PWI to Move into Medical
PWI Inc. (Wichita, KS), a supplier of coil windings and lighting systems for the aircraft industry, plans to begin contract manufacturing electronics for use in medical devices. President Robi Lorik says PWI already has the knowledge and equipment, including pick-and-place machinery and reflow ovens, to move into manufacturing medical electronics used in applications such as hospital beds, test...
Streamlined Through-Hole Rotary Position Sensor Suitable for Medical Device Applications
Suitable for use in medical device applications, a streamlined through-hole rotary position sensor combines a through-shaft design with 360° absolute-position feedback in a thin package. The small-form-factor PST-360 sensor incorporates a proprietary ring magnet with a fully sealed Hall ASIC as the sensor element and a durable noncontact design that does not rely on gears or other...
Electronics Manufacturing Services Provider Adds Test Equipment
 A provider of electronics manufacturing services has expanded its capabilities. The on-shore contract manufacturer acquired new flying probe test equipment and new automated optical inspection equipment, which it added to its in-house development, test, and manufacturing operations. According to the firm, the new equipment enables it to provide a complete suite of test services. The company...
RTL Power Model Can Optimize Ultralow-Power Electronics
 A register-transfer-language (RTL) power model is designed to optimize a range of power-sensitive applications, such as ultralow-power electronics. RPM bridges the power gap between RTL design and physical implementation. The technology predicts integrated circuit (IC) power behavior at the RTL level with consideration for how the design is physically implemented. As a result, chip power...
Connectors Designed for Critical High-Density Applications
 A series of wire-to-board crimp style disconnectable connectors has been designed for critical high-density applications. The GVH Series offer subminiature size and reliable contact construction, making them suitable for such applications. The SMT connectors feature 1.25-mm pitch and top and side entry. They are polarized and have a positive locking feature when mating headers, including an...
Miniature Coin-Cell Holders Can Be Used in Handheld and Portable Medical Devices
A coin-cell battery holder is designed for use with CR2032 batteries. The BU2032SM-JJ-MINI-GTR has a height of less than 2 mm, including the battery, saving almost 3 mm in board height, in comparison with the PCB-mounted holders typically used for this type of battery. Height savings are achieved via a hole in the PCB surface in which the coin-cell holder is placed; side shoulders...
Backlights Designed for Equipment Displays
A company supplies lamps to medical device OEMs for such applications as defibrillators, ventilators, and EKG equipment. Lamp assemblies designed for easy installation are available in single- and dual-lamp models, and the assemblies can interface with a variety of power sources and accessories. In addition, the company can accommodate design changes and configuration updates. JKL Components Corp...
Supplier News: VTI Technologies Sold to Murata Manufacturing
Electronics component provider Murata Manufacturing Co. (Kyoto, Japan) has acquired VTI Technologies (Vantaa, Finland), a supplier of motion sensors for medical applications.     Murata Manufacturing bought the company from EQT III, under whose ownership VTI, a supplier of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for pacemakers, increased its sales by more than 75%.  ...
Low-Profile Membrane Switches Are Adaptable to Many Designs
A manufacturer of industrial switches and joysticks offers a range of customized membrane switches for use in medical devices. Available in a variety of design, color, and illumination combinations, the ergonomically designed low-profile switches require little space and are thus adaptable to essentially any device design. Configured for either nontactile use or with tactile feedback using sound...
Inverters Are Vacuum-Encapsulated to Provide Reliability and Resistance to Shock, Vibration, and Humidity
A series of inverters is vacuum-encapsulated to provide performance reliability and resistance to shock, vibration, and humidity. The low-profile SE/SE2 and compact E200II inverters can power cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL)–backlit LCDs in devices such as medical diagnostic equipment. The inverters are suitable for single- and dual-lamp applications in which compact size, high...
Supplier News: Smith Metal Products Building New Facility
Smith Metal Products (Lindstrom, MN), which manufactures metal and ceramic components for implants, surgical devices, and electronics, has begun construction of a manufacturing facility in Center City, MN.     The 60,000-sq-ft building will be located three miles from the company’s current headquarters and is expected to be complete in spring or summer of 2012. The new site...