Request InfoINFICONInfineon Technologies AG's system-on-a-chip read-channel integrated circuit can be configured as a stand-alone device or an integration-ready core. The Santa Cruz, designed to boost the capacity and retrieval speed of hard disk drives, incorporates a CMOS read channel, microcontroller, customer ASIC and embedded DRAM. The device supports access speeds up to 500 Mb/s from a 0.25-µm CMOS device, features trellis coding to improve the bit error rate, and produces signal-to-noise ratio gains of 1.5 dB over uncoded extended partial response equalization channels.See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaWEBINARSPhotonics.com 6/30/2021European Photonics Manufacturing Services Funded by ECThis event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...Photonics.com 7/20/2023Motorized and Calibrated Lenses for Machine Vision ApplicationsMany applications have benefited from motorized varifocal lenses that allow automatic or remote adjustment of focus distance and field of view. Applications may need to change the focal length or...Photonics.com 7/22/2021STANDARDS UPDATE: Vision Standards: An Overview of Global and A3 DevelopmentsStandards play a key role in the vision and imaging industry by ensuring interoperability of components, increasing market size, and shortening the time it takes to get new products to market. As the...Photonics.com 10/27/2021Fiber Optic Solutions for Medical DevicesSteve Allen provides a brief overview and examples of procedures that continue to push adoption and proliferation of optical fiber-based medical devices. From cosmetic surgery to cutting-edge sensing...