• DocumentCode
    1207838
  • Title

    Applications ´90: industrial electronics

  • Author

    Kaplan, G.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    Advances in industrial electronics during 1989 are described. These include: the use of X-ray scanning-beam laminography to check solder joints on printed-circuit boards; pressure microsensors based on changing resonance frequency by applied force; emergence of the service industry as a market for robots; a computerized facility that allows rapid acquisitions of manufactured parts; and increased use of modular integrated power functions in power electronics systems.<>
  • Keywords
    electric sensing devices; manufacturing data processing; printed circuit testing; robots; AD 1989; X-ray scanning-beam laminography; industrial electronics; manufactured part acquisition computer facility; modular integrated power functions; power electronics systems; pressure microsensors; printed-circuit boards; service industry robots; solder joint checking; Application software; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Electronics industry; Industrial electronics; Manufacturing industries; Microsensors; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Soldering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.45078
  • Filename
    45078