Further benefits include a less crowded panel, fewer wiring connections, fewer
discrete components, and better thermal-loop monitoring with error reporting than those of comparable systems.
Moreover, the design minimizes the number of
discrete components, thereby reducing inventory and labor-intensity; manufacturing costs dropped over 50%, while system performance increased.
The use of a single device rather than
discrete components to split signals in CATV applications is a relatively new development.
"From the moment CAD files were transferred, the total process--all the way through post-machining--took only 20 days." He also recognized the foundry's diligence in stretching the capability of the plaster cast process by minimizing the
discrete components of the molds.
They also probed the circuit board using an online schematic diagram of the board to measure voltages at component pins and the values of
discrete components.
Thin film manufacturers, used to dealing in
discrete components, test each component separately and then re-test them following assembly.
Although made from
discrete components, the new device influences electromagnetic waves as if it were a continuous material, the researchers say.
With the global market for FPD forecast to grow from $14bn last year to $29bn in 2004, Pixelworks claims to be in a leading position with its single-chip display controller, which it says is far cheaper than the alternative of several
discrete components.
The Talyrond 265 is built around a modular concept with fewer
discrete components. All versions are CNC programmable for full automatic operation and come with either a 300mm or 500mm measuring column, manual or automatic center and leveling, positioning or measuring horizontal axis.
Rather than pulling together several hundred
discrete components in order to build an individual balance, we figured that if we could build a limited number of modules, each containing several built-in functions or features, we could greatly simplify manufacturing - and everything that was required to support it.