For many applications, it is recommended to replace conventional ceramic pressure sensors with stainless steel pressure sensors. The piezoresistive pressure sensors, which are made from stainless steel in a monolithic design, excel with high burst pressure even under high pressure ranges.
It offers high robustness when exposed to vibrations and requires little space for installation. There are a lot of reasons why Metallux AG is using contact-free Hall Effect Technology in joysticks in addition to the standard Conductive Plastic and MetaPot technologies.
MALVERN, PA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced a new Power Metal Strip® battery shunt resistor featuring a molded enclosure with a four-pin connector. Providing easy PCB connection to the shunt resistor assembly, the WSBM8518 allows design engineers to focus on circuit development instead of PCB connection issues.Built using proprietary processing techniques, the WSBM8518 combines a high 36 W power capability in the 8518 package size with
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) (together with its subsidiaries, "NXP") today announced the extension of the expiration time (the "Expiration Time") of the previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") by NXP B.V. for up to $500 million in cash of outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the "Notes"), jointly and severally issued by NXP B.V. and NXP
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/20/12 — Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX: ET) will release its second quarter fiscal year 2013 financial results on December 4, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. (EST).The Company will hold a conference call with financial analysts to discuss the results on December 4, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (EST). Media and other interested parties are invited to join the conference call in listen-only mode. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 416-849-6166 or Tol
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — (Marketwire) — 11/20/12 — Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that President and CEO, Bruce Barclay, is scheduled to present at the 24th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference. The conference is being held November 27-28, 2012, at the New York Palace Hotel, in New York, NY. Hansen Medical is scheduled to present on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.Hansen Medical will provide a live webca
WEST WARWICK, RI — (Marketwire) — 11/20/12 — Rhode Island-based electronics manufacturer Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) reports Net Sales of $20,562,000 and Net Income of $1,308,000, equal to 18 cents per diluted share for the Third Quarter ended October 27, 2012. Unfavorable foreign exchange rates decreased this year-s Third Quarter Sales by approximately $204,000, or 1.0%. For the corresponding period of the prior year, the Company reported Net Sales of $19,569,000 and Net Income of $800,0
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MERCERVILLE, NJ — (Marketwire) — 11/20/12 — Laser Energetics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LNGT) today announced that they received an initial order for Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs and accessories. This order was received from the Country of Jordan, another of the several International Countries to order Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs. The Jordanian Government has looked into Optical Distractor systems for integration into their Military and have decided to move forward with our Dazer Laser® GUARDIANs t
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS — (Marketwire) — 11/20/12 — Semiconductor Ideas to the Market (ItoM) B.V. announced today that it has dismissed Texas Instruments and Honeywell from its patent infringement lawsuit pending in the Eastern District of Texas. ItoM and Texas Instruments entered into a Settlement and License Agreement the terms of which are confidential. The patent lawsuit alleged that many companies in the mobile telecommunications space have infringed two of ItoM-s patents covering i