Seiko NPC Develops Thermopile Multi-Element Infrared Sensor Chip With a Built in Amplifier.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 16, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Seiko NPC 1. (complexity) NPC - NP-complete. 2. (architecture) NPC - Next Program Counter. Corporation (Seiko NPC) announced that they had succeeded in making two prototypes [the 64 element (8x8) and 256 (16x16)] of a thermopile thermopile: see thermoelectricity. multi-element infrared sensor with an advanced built in amplifier. The prototypes were made using Seiko NPC's new semiconductor process which combines the infrared sensor with the CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . With this new process, the infrared sensors can be made on to one chip whereas conventional sensors require multiple chips. The new built in amplifier cuts the noise level in half while improving the signal to noise ratio by four-fold. As a result, it is now possible to monitor body temperature with less than 0.2 degrees Celcius margin of error. The new technology reduces the production cost of thermopile multi-element infrared sensors and enables sensors to be used on devices previously considered to be unlikely. Copyright [c] 2007 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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