Avago Technologies Collaborates with the FAULHABER Group to Develop the World`s Smallest Rotary Encoder
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Rotary Encoder Incorporates Avago`s Miniature Optical Encoder in a Compact
Package to Provide a High-Resolution, Low Power Optical Encoder
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for
communications, industrial and consumer applications, and the FAULHABER Group, a
global leader in the design and development of DC motors, have announced the
successful development and availability of the world`s smallest rotary encoder.
FAULHABER`s PA2-50 low power, high resolution miniature rotary encoder
incorporates Avago`s revolutionary AEDR-8400 optical integrated circuit (IC)
making it ideal for use in a wide range of applications that require miniature
motors.
Leveraging on each other`s industry-leading technologies, engineers at Avago and
MicroMo Electronics, a FAULHABER affiliate in the United States, collaborated to
design the PA2-50, which is the smallest optical encoder in the industry. The
PA2-50 was designed with the AEDR-8400 chip on a flex-circuit to produce a
single compact package with a miniature footprint measuring 3.00mm (L) x 3.28mm
(W) x 1.26mm (H). The motor connections were integrated into the flex circuit to
ensure a compact solution. Additionally, with the miniature AEDR-8400 optical
chip, higher resolution can be achieved to meet the design requirements for a
wide range of applications that require miniature motors with high precision
positioning.
FAULHABER`s PA2-50 rotary encoder, which comes in a compact 6mm diameter
package, uses optical technology to provide high resolution and low power
consumption. The 8 mA at 3 V DC power consumption enables battery-operated
applications to operate longer than the conventional 5-Volt encoders that are
used by most competing brands. The end result is an ultra miniature rotary
encoder solution with higher resolution, a more consistent signal, and higher
efficiency due to lighter codewheel material, while ensuring low current
consumption for a longer lasting battery-assisted operation.
Avago`s AEDR-8400 series are reflective technology encoders that have been
designed with a transmitter and emitter located on the same SMT surface with a
reflective codewheel to reflect, thus enabling the encoder solution to be much
smaller than conventional optical encoders that use transmissive technology.
About MicroMo Electronics, Inc
MicroMo is a member of the FAULHABER Group and specializes in the design,
assembly and application of high precision, miniature DC drive systems,
components, and controls. This includes everything from highly customized DC
motion control systems to our versatile, standardized, off-the-shelf products.
MicroMo maintains a 73,000sqft facility complete with state-of-the-art CNC
machine shop, a class 100,000 clean room for manufacturing and value-added
assembly, and analytical, product and R&D laboratories. Our applications
engineering department provides full customer support for the specification,
design and after sales support for all FAULHABER products. Information about
MicroMo is available at www.micromo.com.
About Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for
communications, industrial and consumer applications. By leveraging its core
competencies in III-V compound and silicon semiconductor design and processing,
the company provides an extensive range of analog, mixed signal and
optoelectronics components and subsystems to approximately 40,000 end customers.
Backed by strong customer service support, the company's products serve four
diverse end markets: industrial and automotive electronics, wired
infrastructure, wireless communications, and consumer and computer peripherals.
Avago has a global employee presence and heritage of technical innovation dating
back 40 years to its Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available
on the Web at www.avagotech.com.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Avago Technologies at +1 800
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Avago Technologies
Alain Dangerfield, +1-408-435-6385
alain.dangerfield@avagotech.com
or
MicroMo Electronics, Inc.
Ken Rusiska, +1-800-807-9166
info@micromo.com
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