Resistors compensate and calibrate analog circuits.
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Housed in QFN package, low TC re-adjustable resistors, Rejusters(TM), provide integrated calibration systems for analog circuit designs and production. Units operate at temperatures to 125°C with frequency in excess of 2 GHz and are adjustable to precision levels of 0.1% or better. They require no power to operate in circuit and have no wiper resistance. Rejusters are suited for military, aerospace, industrial, consumer, and medical applications.
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Microbridge Technologies Announces Availability of New Electrically Adjustable Resistor Family
Low Power, Low TC re-adjustable resistors (Rejustors(TM)) Provide Integrated Calibration Systems for Analog Circuit Designs and Production
ROSEMONT, Ill., June 11 /-- SENSORS EXPO & CONFERENCE -- Microbridge Technologies, Inc., the leader in passive, analog precision calibration products (Rejustors), today announced the availability of a new family of low power, Low TC re-adjustable resistors designed to compensate and calibrate precision analog circuits. Microbridge will be demonstrating how to calibrate Rejustors in high volume applications at the Sensors Expo & Conference, booth #726.
Microbridge has previously shown its capability to calibrate individual electronic devices such as voltage references, sensors or circuits needing adjustments with passive, electrically adjustable resistors. Today's demonstration will emphasize how to calibrate devices and circuits for mass production. The new Rejustors can be used with off-the-shelf National Instruments hardware (NI-cDAQ 9172) to calibrate a wide range of circuits in parallel.
"There are numerous solutions on the market to improve accuracy and precision of analog circuits," said Bob Frostholm, vice president, Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Microbridge. "Each existing solution has some set of drawbacks that Rejustors can alleviate such as limited temperature range, limited maximum frequency of operation, requiring power, requiring a laser, and more. Rejustors offer high temperature operation to 125 degrees Celsius or higher, high frequency operation in excess of 2GHz, requires no power to operate in circuit, has no wiper resistance, and is adjustable to precision levels 0.1% or better."
Applications
Microbridge Rejustors have a wide variety of applications. They are suitable for precision analog compensation in military, aerospace and satellite applications. Automotive applications range from optical systems to engine sensors and tire-pressure monitor. As a sealed device, the Rejustor is well suited for operation in harsh and demanding environments. Industrial applications range from simple calibration of power supplies to calibration of sensors of many kinds including photo transistors, pressure sensors and magnetic proximity sensors. Consumer applications include LCD screen adjustments and timing devices. In medical & science, Microbridge calibration techniques are ideal for use in catheter applications. In Semiconductors, Microbridge's CMOS based technology enables integration of Rejustor calibration and compensation devices for designs that require better precision than fuses, digital potentiometers or laser trimming can achieve.
Pricing & Availability
The new devices are available off the shelf through Microbridge's worldwide distributor, Future Electronics. All members of the Low Power family are priced at $0.99 at 1,000 piece quantities. Each QFN package contains two Rejustor elements (R1, R2) making it easier to implement divider networks where the TC of the two resistors must be equally matched. For sales enquire, contact Microbridge at sales@mbridgetech.com.
For more information on Rejustors, please click on mbridgetech.com/resistor-technology/resistor-white-papers.php for a Microbridge technical whitepaper on Rejustors. An applications photo is available at http://www.microbridgetech.com/press/sensorimage.
About Microbridge Technologies
Microbridge Technologies, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and licensor of next step electronic calibration products and solutions in the consumer, automotive, medical and other industries that need to improve manufacturing yields and productivity and enter new markets. Microbridge's resistor calibration products (Rejustor(TM)) and enabling technology are the first integrated calibration and temperature compensation systems for analog circuit designs and production. Microbridge's technology enables product designers to achieve one-step calibration and passive adjustment, is adaptive and adjustable in circuit, and it allows calibration in the analog domain to improve the design of current and future products. Microbridge is a privately held company with headquarters in Montreal, Canada and offices in Boston, Mass and San Jose, Calif. For more information please visit www.mbridgetech.com/.
CONTACT: Sacha Arts of Microbridge Technologies, +1-408-356-3099, s.arts@comcast.net
Web site: http://www.mbridgetech.com/
