|
 |
| Electronics
News |
21/07/10 |
Applied
Materials dims SunFab, puts focus on LEDs,
crystalline silicon solar
Applied Materials Inc will restructure
its EES (energy and environmental solutions)
business, planning to put a greater focus
on opportunities in crystalline silicon
(c-Si) solar and LEDs while discontinuing
sales to new customers of its turnkey SunFab
lines for manufacturing thin-film solar
panels.
The restructuring is expected to impact
400 to 500 Applied jobs globally and to
lower the company's annual operating expenses
by at least $100 million. The plan is expected
to make EES a profitable segment in Applied's
fiscal 2011. .... >>> |
 |
| Surmounting
Toslink Trouble: Finally A Switch That's
Reliable
Maybe
I’m going prematurely senile. Or maybe
EDN and Google’s search engines are
failing me…along with a content search
of my blog post archive via Windows. Nah…probably
senile… I
could have sworn that a while back, I complained
about the pestilence that is the mechanical
optical S/PDIF (i.e. Toslink) switch, in
the context of a writeup extolling any of
you looking for a project opportunity to
consider designing a more robust alternative.
If I didn’t, I should have. Because
these things are a royal pain in the rump:
Three digital audio inputs, one output.
Inside, if you take one apart (hmmm…maybe
I’ll do a Prying Eyes showcase…),
all you’ll find is a length of optical
fiber extending from the ...>>> |
 |
New
OpenSAFETY Protocol
With openSAFETY,
the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group
(EPSG) believes it has laid the foundation
for the first completely open, safety-related
data communication protocol for all areas
of automation.
With communication cycles in the microsecond
range, the TÜV Rhineland certified
protocol guarantees fast response times
and a high level of machine safety suitable
for use in systems rated up to SIL 3. ...
>>> |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Delta
Elettronica srl
Via Valparaiso, 7/A
20144 Milano - Italy
Tel. +39.02. 4856111
Fax +39.02. 48002967
E-mail: sales@delta-elettronica.it
P.IVA 12303480151
|
|
|
|