Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. announced a family of 600V DTMOS II superjunction MOSFETs that contribute to higher efficiency of switched-mode power supplies, such as AC adapters in notebook and desktop computers, servers, flat panel displays, and ballasts used in lighting, due to lower on-state resistance (and faster switching characteristics. Toshiba refined the superjunction structure with the company's second generation DTMOS technology.
The release of a new video-processing IC designed for low cost format-conversion applications in STB, DVD, AVR, and Blu-ray player/recorders, called the ABT1030, has been announced today by Anchor Bay.
THX Ltd. announced that it has developed new testing techniques to measure the effectiveness of gray projection screens to improve visual performance in home theater environments with varied lighting conditions. Stewart's GrayHawk was the industry's first gray reference screen and has become popular with custom installers and systems integrators. The new GrayHawk G3 material uses an ultra-fine optical coating that is designed and optimized specifically for 1080p source material. The G3 optical coating improves uniformity for consistent brightness across the entire screen.
