CTS Corporation Piezoelectric Transformer Named Finalist In EDN Magazine's Innovations of the Year Product Competition.Business Editors ELKHART, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2000 A new patented piezoelectric The property of certain crystals that causes them to produce voltage when a mechanical pressure is applied to them such as sound vibrations. This technique is used to build crystal microphones, phonograph cartridges and strain gauges, all of which turn mechanical movement into voltage. transformer, developed by CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . Wireless Components, has been named a &uot;finalist&uot; product in EDN Magazine's 1999 Innovator/Innovation of the Year Awards Contest. Open to any individual or company, the annual competition recognizes the most innovative people and products that can make an enormous impact on the electronics industry. A panel of EDN (an electronics industry engineering and management publication of the Cahners Business Information Group) editors selected three finalists in each of nine technology categories. The winner in each category will be chosen by a vote of the publication's readers and announced in the upcoming April issue. The CTS entry, entitled &uot;Piezoelectric Transformer,&uot; and submitted for consideration in the Components, Hardware and Interconnect category, was developed by an interdisciplinary team interdisciplinary team, n a group that consists of specialists from several fields combining skills and resources to present guidance and information. which included experts in materials, device physics, electronics, manufacturing and technology management. The CTS Wireless team, headed by Jim Phillips, Senior Member Technical Staff, developed a patented piezoelectric material, patented device structure, patented drive circuits and proprietary manufacturing methods. A key improvement of the CTS device over alternative piezoelectric transformers is the method of keeping the inverter (1) A logic gate that converts the input to the opposite state for output. If the input is true, the output is false, and vice versa. An inverter performs the Boolean logic NOT operation. (2) A circuit that converts DC current into AC current. Contrast with rectifier. operating at the resonance of the piezo "Piezo", derived from the Greek piezein, which means to squeeze or press, is a prefix used in:
The CTS Piezoelectric Transformer is used with its unique inverter circuitry to convert low DC voltages of 5 to 20 volts to high AC voltages of 1200 to 2500 VAC (Volts Alternating Current) See volt and AC. peak. One primary application is to provide AC drive voltages for cold cathode florescent flo·res·cence n. A condition, time, or period of flowering. See Synonyms at bloom1. [New Latin fl lamps used as backlights for LCDs in portable applications such as laptop and notebook computers, cellular phones, personal digital assistant's (PDAs), point-of-sale terminals and portable electronics. Other versions can be designed to work at other voltages. The winners of each of the nine technology categories as well as the Innovator of the Year will be announced in the April 27, 2000, issue of EDN Magazine. For additional specification information on the CTS Piezoelectric Transformer, or to discuss a specific application, contact Jim Phillips, CTS Corporation, Wireless Components, 4800 Alameda Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87113, Phone: 505-348-4286, or E-mail: jim.phillips@ctswireless1.com. CTS Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTS) designs, manufactures and sells a broad line of electronic components and custom electronic assemblies for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers primarily in the communications equipment, automotive and computer equipment markets worldwide. CTS operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Scotland, Singapore, Taiwan and China. For additional information, visit our website at www.ctscorp.com. |
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