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SMC Corporation of America, the world’s largest manufacturer of pneumatic products and filtration equipment has announced the release of their new Series VV061- CUBE manifold which comes with industry enviable 6mm width 3 port valves, which can be used to operate small bore cylinders or as a pilot valve to operate air operated valves.

 The new concept, CUBE Manifold combines Valve, Printed Circuit Board, Base and Fittings as one compact CUBE structured unit for space saving and easy maintenance

 The VV061 manifold is ideal for use in various applications including analytical devices, medical equipment, electronic and semiconductor equipment.

With two voltage options of 24V DC and 12V DC, the 6mm width valve Series V060, consumes 0.55W in standard configuration and 0.23W with power saving circuit and has a response time of 10 ms.

 The CUBE manifold is available in 4 and 8 station configuration. The manifold comes with two types of pipe connections, with barb fitting to accept 4mm OD tubing and with 2mm one touch fitting. The manifold offers ease of maintenance by leaving the piping plate with tubing on the machine.

The valve is available with two optional seal material FKM and HNBR and the whole manifold complies with RoHS, CE, UL and CSA standards

 The standard valve has a Cv of 0.004 (0-100 psi) and 0.008 in low pressure version suitable from vacuum to 44 psi pressure

 The CUBE manifold is available with 300mm, 600mm, and 1000mm connector cable.

For more details about the Series VV061- CUBE Manifold and other related products in providing solution for your automation needs, please contact one of the 24 SMC sales offices near you.

SMC Corporation also manufactures actuators, airline and air preparation equipment, high-purity products, vacuum ejectors, instrumentation, and a host of fittings, tubing and accessories applicable to the machine tool, general machinery and automation industry. 

With their online product specification tool called E-Tech, customers can specify products, validate part numbers, use sizing calculators and download native CAD files to help select suitable products, and verify selection. Subsidiaries and joint ventures of SMC Corporation have been established in 38 countries, with sales having grown to a 20% share of the world market, earning it the acclaimed “Global 500” industry rating.  SMC has a total of 14 production facilities, 3 of which are in North America –Indianapolis, IN, Los Angeles, CA. and Mississauga, Ontario. SMC’s global presence enables to provide best customer service in any part of the world.

For more information on SMC’s CUBE Manifold Series VV061 or to request the catalog ES11-92A, visit our website at www.smcusa.com, or contact Product Manager Balaji Rao at extension 14848

The SM2316DT-PLS2 delivers more than 200 Watts of high torque and continuous shaft power

Animatics Corporation, pioneer of Integrated Servo Technology has taken their top selling Integrated Servos, the SM2315D and SM2315DT and added power and functionality, while lowering the cost. The new products are called the SM2316D-PLS2 and the SM2316DT-PLS2.

As before, these small servomotors are actually complete servo systems with built-in controller, amplifier and encoder, and are so programmable they often control entire machines. The “-PLS2″ versions have undergone many enhancements including:

- Higher encoder resolution (4000cpr) offers smoother velocity and tighter position control.
- Enhanced Trajectory Overshoot Braking Functions stop larger loads – fast.
- New High-Speed Position Capture Input enables < 5 microsecond registration.
- Interrupt Subroutines enhance Error Handling and Input triggered events.
- Programmable Software Over-Travel Limits eliminate cabling.
- Choice of Absolute and Relative CAM Mode with CAM Dwell.
- Added RS-485 port for easy communication with external devices.

More sophisticated drive-stage protection scheme resulting in higher torque available to the user, making the SM2316DT-PLS2 deliver more than 200 Watts of continuous shaft power, far more than any integrated servo of comparable size.

Further enhancements increase performance in coordinated-motion CNC applications utilizing both Animatics’ JenCNC and SMNC host level CNC control Software for Plasma, Laser, and Water Jet cutting as well as CNC Routing and Milling.

Notwithstanding the added features and performance, the SM2316D-PLS2 and the SM2316DT-PLS2 are priced lower than their predecessors, further enabling machine builders to deploy Integrated Servo Technology to lower costs through shortened development times, shortened build times, and lower overall machine size and cost.

About Animatics Corporation
Animatics Corporation is the global leader in integrated motion control. Animatics is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and designs, manufactures, and markets motion control products and systems.
Animatics is Defining the Future of Motion Control!

SAN JOSE, CA, – Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET) and Best Electronics & Components Co. (Best) are pleased to announce that the two companies have signed a joint venture partnership agreement to provide packaging turnkey services to US customers.

    JCET, based in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, China, is currently one of China’s largest semiconductor assembly and test companies which translates to over 3 Billion units per month. Along with its subsidiary, Jiangsu Changjiang Advanced Packaging Co.(JCAP), JCET provides a wide range of packaging services from wafer bumping, WL-CSP, leadframe and laminate packaging and testing. Its current customer base includes several prominent US IDMs and design houses. JCET wanted to support US customers better by providing  local US technical and customer support. After researching several companies JCET choose to work with Best.

Best was chosen because of their expertise and established presence in Silicon Valley.
The joint venture will enable JCET to provide closer, broader and timely support to the U.S. semiconductor market as well as the World Market.  Best, has had 25 years of experience marketing semiconductor assembly and test services focusing on the semiconductor test development – instruments, software and hardware. Specifically in wafer sort, final test and tape and reel services; specialize in testing of analog and mixed signal semiconductors including: Mosfets, power discrete, precision temperature sensors, voltage reference, A/D converters, OpAmps & linear devices.
 
    “JCET is looking forward to a successful joint venture with Best and closer ties between the two companies in the future,” says Dr. Bill Li, General Manager of JCET North America Operations.
About JCET
Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (JCET) is the leading semiconductor packaging company in China. It provides a wide range of packaging assembly and test services for various integrated circuits and discrete devices. JCET is a public company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchang. In 2007, JCET ranked among the top 100 electronics companies in China and was named among the Top 10 Most Innovative Hi-Tech Companies in China.

About Best
Established in 1992, Best Electronics & Components Co. offers total parametric and functional test solutions for analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. USEA is specifically configured for low cost, high volume, wafer sorting and final electrical testing of chip scale and packaged circuits. This allows customers to have additional capital available for design of new products or reserve capital for other needs. Best provides a complete spectrum of engineering and manufacturing services to support these products, i.e., test program development & conversion, wafer back-lapping and electrical sorting, sawing, assembly, final electrical test, data collection & analysis, tape & reel, and drop shipments to end customers.

For more information please visit www.usea.com

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Owens Design Inc. announces it has expanded its design & manufacturing capabilities to support the growing production equipment needs of the solar industry.  Best known for their expertise in contract design and manufacturing of complex semiconductor capital equipment, Owens Design has expanded upon that expertise by designing and delivering production tools for the solar equipment market during the last twelve months.  To date, Owens Design has designed and manufactured production equipment for multiple companies producing solar photovoltaic products.

Along with the new and growing solar equipment market, Owens Design has organized a growing team of dedicated design and manufacturing experts who average over 20 years of capital equipment industry experience. Whether the requirement is for multi-layer thin film (i.e. CdTe, CIGS) or silicon substrate based processes, Owens Design can provide the high efficiency and high yield manufacturing equipment needed to produce a product for the lowest cost per watt.

“Owens Design understands that the solar energy industry’s demanding manufacturing requirements require innovative approaches to process automation, material handling, and high yield solutions. Global competition for alternative energy requires that successful companies ramp to high volumes quickly while maintaining relentless focus on reducing the cost per watt. Rapidly evolving silicon based and thin film technologies require an equally rapid evolution of the automated manufacturing equipment.” says John Apgar, President of Owens Design. “
Owens Design’s Engineering and Manufacturing Solar Capital Equipment capabilities including:

Wafer Based Crystalline:  Successful handling of ultra thin photovoltaic (PV) silicon wafers requires the necessary automation tool design experience for robust and reliable wafer handling.  As PV wafers become thinner and thinner, the equipment to correctly handle these substrates will continue to require new and innovative approaches. Owens Design has the experience to handle these very thin and fragile wafers under very high speed processing conditions.  Owens Design can work with your staff to deliver continuous manufacturing equipment solutions that will produce product at the highest yield and quality.  As expected, these solutions must be rapidly scalable to high volume manufacturing while keeping the cost of equipment to an acceptable level.

Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV): Automating the manufacture of concentrating photovoltaics requires a systems level approach to design for manufacturability, system design, and cost reduction. The integration of the added optical components in the concentrating design must be assembled and aligned with highly customized automated equipment. By clearly understanding the tradeoffs in system complexity, cost, and performance, Owens Design can work with your staff to design the optimum production tool for your application.

Thin Film Solutions: Emerging multi-layer thin film designs (i.e. CdTe and CIGS) require a new approach in continuous manufacturing equipment. Pre-deposition substrate preparation, post-deposition processes  and test must be customized for the continuous nature of the process. Final assembly, automated vision inspection, load / unload automation, and high throughput are all necessary elements in a successful design.

About Owens Design
Owens Design Inc., founded in 1982 provides capital equipment design and manufacturing services  to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the semiconductor, solar, data storage, and emerging technology companies. Owens Design combines its expertise in complex electro-mechanical design, motion control and program management to create innovative systems that meet the demanding expectations of its customers.

Reynard Corporation, a leading global supplier of optical components and custom thin film coatings announces the addition of polished and coated indium arsenide (InAs) to its list of manufacturing capabilities.

InAs combines the refractive index profile of silicon with a short-wavelength blocking range broader than germanium.  Reynard Corporation routinely manufactures InAs windows with surface qualities approaching 10-5 per MIL-PRF-13830.  Substrates can be coated and verified to meet any customer spectral requirement from room temperature to 80K.  Coatings are routinely verified to pass the adhesion, humidity, and moderate abrasion requirements of MIL-C-48497A.

Key characteristics:
. Transmission edge is 3.1um at 80K (cryogenic)
. Transmission edge is 3.8um at 298K (room temperature)
. Refractive index is comparable to silicon in the 3-5 ?m and 8-12?m spectral bands
. Complete blocking below 3.0um due to natural material absorption

Applications:
. Cryogenic filters for remote sensing
. Laser limiter
. IR imaging, single band and multi band

The benefit of InAs is that it enables infrared optical system designers to explore the trade space between improved system performance and allowable manufacturing tolerances.  The extended blocking range offered by InAs enables the production of high performance, fully-blocked filters in the 3-5um and 8-12um spectral bands. In comparison to classical approaches, InAs based thin-film coatings require fewer layers to meet out-of-band blocking specifications while maintaining superior in-band transmission.

“Using InAs instead of the more commonly known IR materials can reduce optical component production costs which results in lower system costs with improved optical performance” says Forrest Reynard, President of Reynard Corporation.

Eliminating “dig” defects is of paramount importance for filters used above focal plane arrays (FPA’s) as such defects render blind any underlying pixels.  Samples manufactured by Reynard Corporation have been verified to approach 10-5 per MIL-PRF-13830.
About Reynard Corporation
Established in 1984, Reynard Corporation designs and manufactures precision thin film optical products for a global customer base, both military and commercial.  In-house operation capabilities include design, fabrication, photolithography, coating, and sub-assembly for a one-stop solution.  Contact our Sales Department for further information  (949)366-8866 , info@reynardcorp.com or for a free optical reference and product catalog, or visit our webpage for online ordering and reference at http://www.reynardcorp.com

A new addition to Chiral Photonics’ fiber-optic sensing line underscores its unique ability to address harsh conditions

Pine Brook, New Jersey – Chiral Photonics is proud to announce the newest addition to its Helica™ products – a robust fiber optic temperature sensor designed for the most demanding industrial and R&D applications that require stability to 1000 °C.

The sensor was designed for applications ranging from weld monitoring and control to turbine engine service and design. The sensing element is a monolithic glass fiber and is as stable as the silica glass. It is not reliant on any moving parts or coatings and the sensor packaging can be tailored to suit the application needs..

The Helica Temperature Sensor is based on Chiral Photonics’ patented chiral grating, which is fabricated by twisting, or microforming, the fiber as it is passed through a miniature heat zone to produce a distinct dip in the transmission spectrum. The spectral position of the dip in this chiral fiber changes with temperature allowing it to be used as a temperature sensor.

“Customers have been enthusiastic about this monolithic glass solution which does not rely on photoinduced gratings or coatings or moving parts, thereby offering the reliability inherent to glass,” states Dan Neugroschl, Chiral Photonics’ CEO.

Specifications:
- Temperature Range: Up to 1000°C
- Accuracy: 1%
- Sensitivity : 0.01 nm/°C (nominal)
- Probe (metal sheathing) Length: 300 mm standard – Other lengths available upon request
- Sensor/Grating Length: 15 mm – Other lengths available upon request
- Sensor Placement: 25 mm from probe tip – Other configurations available upon request
- Connector Type: FC/APC – Other connectors available upon request
For details please visit our website :  www.chiralphotonics.com/web/1000Ctempsensor.html

About Chiral Photonics, Inc.
Chiral Photonics, Inc. is the world-leading provider of in-fiber photonics. Chiral Photonics fulfills the photonic world’s demand for performance and ease of integration by uniting the unparalleled functionality of optical fiber with low-cost, high-volume manufacturing across a full array of sensor, filter and laser products.

Chiral Photonics is headquartered in Pine Brook, NJ. More information on Chiral Photonics can be found on the company’s web site: www.chiralphotonics.com.

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SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a leading wafer foundry provider, officially received the 2009 South East Asia Technology Implementation Award from Frost & Sullivan, an independent industrial research and consulting firm. The award is a timely recognition and endorsement of SilTerra’s leadership and accomplishment in our engineering and manufacturing capabilities for High Voltage Technology. The Award Steering Committee of Frost and Sullivan chose SilTerra because of its significant contributions in building advanced CMOS technology capability in Malaysia and in raising Malaysia’s international profile in the global semiconductor industry.
 
SilTerra is one of the market leaders in High Voltage Technology for the small and medium TFT display driver integrated circuit (IC) market. Currently, it is shipping more than 150 millions IC’s a year to world-class fabless IC design houses worldwide. The display driver is a critical component in the display panel of mobile electronic devices such as Mobile phone, MP3, Digital Camera, Portable Media Player and etc. The function of each display driver is to process the video image signals and convert to rich colors (eg. 262K or 16M colors) and high pixel resolutions used in the TFT panel such as QVGA (Quarter Video Graphic Array), HVGA (Half VGA) or WVGA (Wide VGA).   
 
“We would like to thank Frost & Sullivan for this award. For the Silterra team, this is a huge honour and a solid recognition of both our engineering capabilities to build innovative technology and our manufacturing capabilities to mass produce advanced technology in hundreds of millions of parts with consistently high yield and quality.  We are committed to this market and will continue to accelerate our leadership in this technology with more innovative breakthroughs and more design wins with world-class customers especially in the high-definition and energy-efficient driver IC market,” said Dr. Kamarulzaman Zin, the Executive Committee Chairman of Silterra Malaysia.
 
“At SilTerra, we have been growing our High Voltage wafer foundry business since 2002, starting from 220nm technology node until today’s 130nm technology. We will be rolling out 0.11u and 90nm technology soon,” he added.
About SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd:
Market driven, SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a semiconductor wafer foundry offering major foundry compatible CMOS logic, high-voltage and mixed-signal/RF technologies down to 90nm  feature size. The broad choice of mature technologies and IP’s, flexibility and capabilities enable Silterra to serve broad range of customers from fabless to IDM in highly dynamic consumer electronics and communication applications. SilTerra’s wafer fab has a designed capacity of 40,000 eight-inch wafers per month. 

Environmentally vigilant, SilTerra delivers award winning, world-class performance to its customers seeking flexible capacity, competitive advantages and around the clock customer support. SilTerra is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified. Founded in 1995, the company’s headquarters and factory are located in Malaysia’s Kulim High-Tech Park, and SilTerra has sales and marketing offices in San Jose (California) and Hsinchu (Taiwan). 

For additional information on SilTerra or its services, please visit www.silterra.com.

Silterra Wins an Award

San Clemente, CA – Reynard Corporation, a leading global supplier of optical components and custom thin film coatings announces thin film-based environmental gauges.

Thin film-based environmental gauges are manufactured by depositing environmentally susceptible coating materials onto an inert substrate.  Coating materials are typically deposited in a custom defined quasi-grid pattern of lines.  Redundant traces, matched in length and size, can be implemented to monitor environmental changes over a small region, such as for rising gas or fluid conditions, or to provide damage protection when used in abrasive conditions.  Unmatched lines allow for the variable open-space monitoring of increasing corrosion levels, or for the monitoring of different types of corrosive elements.  Grid configurations are designed for specific operational environments and can utilize a combination of matched and unmatched lines to achieve the required electrical characteristics.

The detection of environmental caused degradation is accomplished by monitoring the change in electrical characteristics from one side, or zone, of the environmental gauge to another.  Photolithography techniques are utilized to achieve repeatable, high-precision transmission characteristics in confined areas to meet your system requirements. “Environmental gauges are a unique way of monitoring corrosive environments” says Forrest Reynard, President of Reynard Corporation.
Materials such as Copper, Silver, Aluminum, Iron, and Zinc are commonly used for these lines, although other materials, or dopants, required for specific applications can also be deposited.  Traces can be added to most any substrate type, even to flexible substrates such as MelinexR.

Reynard Corporation’s thin film engineers will work closely with you to ensure product key characteristics are properly defined and the highest reliability product is delivered on-time to meet the demands of your custom application.

Key Characteristics:
. Custom grid line configurations
. Photolithography based precision and repeatability
. Materials to match your application

About Reynard Corporation
Established in 1984, Reynard Corporation designs and manufactures precision thin film optical products for a global customer base, both military and commercial.  In-house operation capabilities include design, fabrication, photolithography, coating, and sub-assembly for a one-stop solution.  Contact our Sales Department for further information  (949)366-8866 , info@reynardcorp.com or for a free optical reference and product catalog, or visit our webpage for online ordering and reference at http://www.reynardcorp.com

iPedal sensor is the market’s first true USB pedal force sensor.

Fremont, California – Loadstar Sensors Inc. today announced the availability of its iPedal brake testing solution, which stands alone as the only true USB solution of its kind in the marketplace. The brake testing solution includes a sensor and an interface with optional application software.

The iPedal sensors offer unprecedented ease of use with Digital USB or Analog 0-5V DC output. The iPedal sensors are designed to measure brake force at accuracies up to 1%, minimize error due to off-axis loads and improve brake testing efficiency. The iPedal sensors incorporate Loadstar’s breakthrough Plug and Sense simplicity by integrating signal conditioning and communications into the sensor itself. The iPedal Digital sensor is offered with Loadstar’s DS-3000U Display & Controller to provide real time readings and the ability to connect to a PC via USB uplink. The iPedal Digital and the DS-3000U work seamlessly with Loadstar’s LoadVUE software which lets users log data and export to an excel file for plotting and further analysis.

For users who require analog output, Loadstar offers the iPedal Analog which outputs a linear, 0.5-4.5V DC signal proportional to the applied load. Additionally, the iPedal Analog is offered with Loadstar?s BG-300 Bargraph Display Module which provides a clear and simple way to monitor brake force without the need for external data acquisition and/or a PC.

The iPedal solutions provide many key features in order to simplify the process of building a brake testing measurement system:

• Flexible output options-either Digital USB or Analog 0.5V-4.5V DC
• Accuracies from ±1%
• Aluminum construction
• Mounting plate for easy attachment to brake pedal
• Low profile design and lightweight
• Available displays offer real time data
• 300 lb or 500 lb capacity
• Optional LoadVUE software allows user to log and plot data

“The new iPedal solutions provide unprecedented integration of sensing and measurement electronics to simplify brake force measurements,” says Div Harish, Co-Founder & CEO of Loadstar Sensors, Inc.

The new iPedal features a practical design that makes it easy to mount to a brake pedal. Rugged cable strain relief assures that the sensor can handle harsh environments and extensive repeated use.

For more information about the iPedal Force Sensor, please visit www.loadstarsensors.com or call 510-623-9600.

About Loadstar Sensors, Inc.
Established in 2004, Loadstar Sensors, Inc. is a leader in the design and manufacture of capacitive sensors for automotive, aerospace, medical device, industrial and consumer applications. We currently sell capacitive load (force/weight) sensors that offer high sensitivities in an easy to use, mechanically robust, low profile package. We partner with leading OEMs to incorporate load sensors into mass market products where existing load measurement solutions were neither reliable nor economically feasible.