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new products
hardware for moving quickly from concept to market.
The design environment accelerates customer time-to-
market through access to ADI’s EngineerZone® online
technical support community, which hosts customer
support forums, quick-start videos, technical articles,
webcasts and product highlights.
Analog Devices will continue to expand its RadioVerse
design environment through partnerships with
leading power amplifier (PA) suppliers, including NXP
Semiconductors N.V., and Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,
providing customers with test reports for AD9375
DPD with PA products of various output power and
frequencies. Visit the RadioVerse alliance network site
which has rapidly expanded to 20 companies in the
past 12 months, including seven new reference designs
targeting drone, wireless surveillance and software-
defined radio markets.
ON Semiconductor Improves Imaging
Performance for High Resolution Industrial
Applications
ONSemiconductor (Nasdaq:ON), drivingenergyefficient
innovations, is improving performance for industrial
imaging applications that require both high resolution
image capture and maximum image uniformity.
The new29megapixel KAI-29052 image sensor provides
up to twice the imaging sensitivity of the existing KAI-
29050 in the wavelength range of 500 nanometer (nm)
to 1050 nm. This improved performance is particularly
beneficial to applications operating in near-infrared (NIR)
wavelengths, such as 850 nm. This enhanced pixel
design retains isolation of charge from one photodiode
to another, enabling this increase in sensitivity without
any reduction to image sharpness (Modulation Transfer
Function, or MTF). In addition, an improved amplifier
design reduces read noise by 15%, increasing the linear
dynamic range available from the device to 66 decibel
(dB). With these enhancements, the KAI-29052 serves
as a new performance benchmark for high resolution
image capture.
“The evolving needs of industrial imaging applications
such as high end security, machine vision, and
aerial surveillance and mapping require continued
advancements in the portfolio of image sensors serving
this market,” said Herb Erhardt, Vice President and
GM, Industrial Solutions Division, Image Sensor Group
at ON Semiconductor. “The enhanced performance
available from the KAI-29052 is a further demonstration
of ON Semiconductor’s ongoing commitment to provide
the most advanced CCD and CMOS image sensors for
these demanding markets.”
The KAI-29052 is now available in a RoHS-compliant
CPGA-72 package in Monochrome, Bayer Color, and
Sparse Color configurations, and is fully pin compatible
not only with the existing KAI-29050 image sensor but
also a full family of 5.5 micron and 7.4 micron CCD
image sensors, enabling camera manufacturers to
quickly adopt the new device.
Evaluation kits for ON Semiconductor’s full family
of Interline Transfer CCD image sensors are now
available, allowing the performance of devices such as
the KAI-29052 to be examined and reviewed under real-
world conditions. Customers can order an evaluation
kit by contacting their local ON Semiconductor sales
representative or authorized distributor. More information
on the KAI-29052 is available on the company’s blog.
Belden Compliant with Mandatory New EU
Radio Equipment Directive
Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission
solutions for mission-critical applications, confirmed
today its compliance with the new Radio Equipment
Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU. All Hirschmann wireless
solutions fully adhere to the new guidelines, including
the OpenBAT, BAT450-F, BAT867R and BAT-C Industrial
Wireless LAN access points/clients, as well as all OWL
Industrial Cellular Routers.
The new RED replaces the former R&TTE (Radio
and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive
1999/5/EC) after a year-long transition period. All radio
products shipped to the European Union on or after
June 13 must conform with the new directive. While
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