Summary A white box server refers to customized servers that are either home built, or built by white box suppliers called ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) such as Supermicro. The term white box simply means that the equipment is unbranded or generic. All parts are purchased separately which helps cut costs as well as provides hobbyists and data center professionals alike more customization to...

Summary A watch battery or button cell is a small single cell battery shaped as a squat cylinder typically 5 to 25 mm in diameter and 1 to 6 mm high—like a button on a garment, hence the name. A metal can forms the bottom body and positive terminal of the cell. The insulated top cap is the negative terminal. Watch batteries are used to power small portable electronics devices such as wrist watch...

Summary A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver, or HT) is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver. Its development during the Second World War has been variously credited to Donald L. Hings, radio engineer Alfred J. Gross, and engineering teams at Motorola. Similar designs were created for other armed forces, and after the war, walkie-talkies spread to public safet...

Summary A voltage-controlled oscillator or VCO is an electronic oscillator whose oscillation frequency is controlled by a voltage input. The applied input voltage determines the instantaneous oscillation frequency. Consequently, modulating signals applied to control input may cause frequency modulation (FM) or phase modulation (PM). A VCO may also be part of a phase-locked loop. Market Segment as ...

Summary A VoIP phone or IP phone uses Voice over IP technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls over an IP network, such as the Internet, instead of the traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN). Market Segment as follows: By Type Video Desktop IP Phone Common Desktop IP Phone By Application Video Desktop IP Phone Common Desktop IP Phone By Company Avay...

Summary A VCXO (voltage controlled crystal oscillator) is a crystal oscillator which includes a varactor diode and associated circuitry allowing the frequency to be changed by application of a voltage across that diode. This can be accomplished in a simple clock or sinewave crystal oscillator, a TCXO (resulting in a TC/VCXOtemperature compensated voltage controlled crystal oscillator), or an oven ...

Summary A typical cable product consists of a wire conductor (typically copper) covered by insulation, and a jacket that encases the insulated wire(s). Insulation is applied over conductors for electrical isolation between conductors or from ground. Jacket is applied over conductor insulation or cable core for mechanical, chemical, or electrical protection. Market Segment as follows: By Type P...

Summary A transponder is a device for receiving and rebroadcasting a signal. Usually, this signal is amplified by the transponder, and can be encoded or modified in other ways. Satellite transponders are a part of the payload of a satellite and are used for receiving and transmission of uplinked signals. The signals transmitted from earth are received by the satellites at very low power level due ...

Summary A toaster, or a toast maker, is an electric small appliance designed to brown sliced bread by exposing it to radiant heat, thus converting it into toast. Toasters can toast multiple types of sliced bread products. Invented in Scotland in 1893, it was developed over the years, with the introduction of an automatic mechanism to stop the toasting and pop the slices up. Market Segment as follo...

Summary A thermal fuse is an emergency device used to prevent electrical appliances from overheating. Like an electrical fuse, a thermal fuse completely burn outs when the machine it is attached to gets beyond its safety level. Unlike an electrical fuse, a thermal fuse is melted by excessive heat instead of shorted out by excessive current. A thermal fuse uses a fusible link--two pieces of metal w...

Summary A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module (SIM) is an integrated circuit that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices. It is also possible to store contact information on many SIM cards. Market Segment as follows: ...

Summary A strain gauge (or strain gage) is a sensor whose resistance varies with applied force; it converts force, pressure, tension, weight, etc., into a change in electrical resistance which can then be measured. When external forces are applied to a stationary object, stress and strain are the result. Stress is defined as the object's internal Strain Gauge forces, and strain is defined as the d...

Summary A storage area network (SAN) switch is a device that connects servers and shared pools of storage devices and is dedicated to moving storage traffic. The SAN switch contains the Director-class switches and Fibre Channel switches.A SAN switch is often a Fibre Channel (FC) switch, which is compatible with the Fibre Channel protocol. The FC switch checks the data packet header, determines the...

Summary A stereo headset is a headset that is capable of playing stereo sound. A headset will include earphones or headphones that go over or in the ear to deliver sound directly to the wearer. In some cases, the headsets may be multi-use devices as well, such as those designed for cell phones, which may include a microphone for having conversations. Market Segment as follows: By Type On-Ear H...

Summary A solar charger employs solar energy to supply electricity to devices or charge batteries. They are generally portable. Solar chargers can charge lead acid or Ni-Cd battery banks up to 48 V and hundreds of ampere-hours (up to 4000 Ah) capacity. Such type of solar charger setups generally use an intelligent charge controllers. These devices have high degree of flexibility and highest effici...

Summary A smart card, a type of chip card, is a plastic card embedded with a computer chip that stores and transacts data between users. This data is associated with either value or information or both and is stored and processed within the card’s chip, either a memory or microprocessor. The card data is transacted via a reader that is part of a computing system. Smart card-enhanced systems are ...

Summary A Signal Booster (also known as cellular repeater or amplifier), in the cell phone industry, is a device used for boosting the cell phone reception to the local area by the usage of a reception antenna, a signal amplifier, and an internal rebroadcast antenna. These are similar to the cellular broadcast towers used for broadcasting by the network providers, but are much smaller, usually int...

Summary A Set-Top Box (STB) is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV-tuner input and displays output connects to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. They are used in cable television, satellite television, and over-the-air television sy...

Summary A serial port server, also called a serial server or port redirector, is a device that transfers data between a computer serial port (COM port) and an Ethernet local area network (LAN). This makes it possible to use Ethernet in place of serial cables, minimizing workstation clutter and also allowing serial devices to be placed far away from the computers with which they are used.Serial por...

Summary A semiconductor package is a metal, plastic, glass or ceramic casing containing one or more semiconductor electronic components. Market Segment as follows: By Type DIP QFP SiP BGA CSP Others By Application Analog & Mixed Signal Wireless Connectivity Optoelectronic MEMS & Sensor Misc Logic and Memory By Company ASE Amkor SPIL Stat...

Summary A self-balancing scooter or self-balancing two-wheeled board, commonly referred to as a "hoverboard", is a type of portable, rechargeable battery-powered scooter. They typically consist of two wheels arranged side-by-side, with two small platforms between the wheels, on which the rider stands. The device is controlled by the rider's feet, standing on the built-in gyroscopic, sensored pads....

Summary A screen protector is a layer of protective film to avoid scratches, wear, or contamination on the screen surface of an electronic product. Now screen protectors are widely used for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, LCD TVs, handheld video game devices, cameras, GPS unit, e-book readers and other electronic items. Especially after the emergence of intelligent mobile phone, screen protector ...

Summary A Screen Protective Film is a layer of protective film to avoid scratches, wear, or contamination on the screen surface of an electronic product. Now Screen Protective Films are widely used for mobile phones, tablets. Especially after the emergence of intelligent mobile phone, Screen Protective Film has been widely used. Market Segment as follows: By Type PET Tempered Glass Oth...

Summary A rotary encoder is an electromechanical switch used as an angular position sensor. Its output is usually a digital encoding of relative or absolute position, although there are some rotary encoders with sinusoidal outputs. Typically, the rotary encoder is coupled with a microprocessor and can be found in industrial applications (motor control) and various human-computer input devices (com...

Summary A RF Mixer is a non linear component that is used to up-convert or down-convert the frequency of an input signal. RF Mixers mix the frequency of an input signal (RF) with that of a Local Oscillator (LO) to produce two new signals at the sum RF + LO and difference RF – LO of the original frequencies.RF Mixers are primarily used in receivers to down-convert a high RF frequency to a lower f...

Summary A real-time clock (RTC) is a computer clock (most often in the form of an integrated circuit) that keeps track of the current time. Although the term often refers to the devices in personal computers, servers and embedded systems, RTCs are present in almost any electronic device which needs to keep accurate time. Market Segment as follows: By Type Parallel interface Serial interfac...

Summary A radio transmitter is an electronic device which, when connected to an antenna, produces an electromagnetic signal such as in radio and television broadcasting, two way communications or radar. Heating devices, such as a microwave oven, although of similar design, are not usually called transmitters, in that they use the electromagnetic energy locally rather than transmitting it to anothe...

Summary A Public Address & General Alarm System (PAGA) is an electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public, for example for announcements of movements at large and noisy air and rail terminals or at a sports stadium. Some PAGA systems have speakers that cover an entire campus of a college or in...

Summary A projector or image projector is an optical device that projects an image (or moving images) onto a surface, commonly a projection screen. This report covered the DLP projectors, LCD projectors, and other projectors. Market Segment as follows: By Type DLP LCD Others By Application Business Education Home Cinema Others By Company Epson Qisda(BenQ) ...

Summary A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. Components – capacitors, resistors or active devices – are generally soldered on the PCB. PCBA refer to Printed Circuit Board Assembly. In assembly the bare board is popu...