Cynerg3 Components Ltd has introduced a new series of high-voltage reed relays, available through AMS Technologies. The series 2 sub-miniature reed relays are suitable for high-voltage isolation in RF applications in the 1–30 MHz range. They use rhodium contacts in a vacuum and offer an isolation voltage of 1.5 kV across contacts, with a contact resistance of 200 mΩ and a lifetime of 109 dry switching cycles. For more details, tel +49 89 89 5770; or e-mail salesinfo@ams.de.
Goodfellow, through the Technical Glass Company, now have available SHAPAL-M soft (aluminium nitride), which is a high-purity, high-strength machinable ceramic with thermal conductivity five times higher than alumina. It has a range of applications including heat sinks and electronically insulating components. Unlike ordinary ceramics it can be machined into complex shapes with high precision and is available as machinable rods and plates in a range of sizes. For more details, e-mail info@goodfellow.com; or see www.goodfellow.com.
Kurt J Lesker are offering a new rugged MEMS Pirani gauge to measure vacuum down to 1 × 10–4 torr. The gauge uses advanced MEMS technology and lock-in AC signal processing in its integrated electronics. It allows for digital field calibration and mounting in any orientation and has an optional rear sensor. For more details, contact tel +1 412 387 9200; e-mail sales@lesker.com; or see www.lesker.com.
ZTEC Instruments has released a major update to its 8, 12, 13 and 14-bit Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) digital oscilloscopes and digitizers, with improved implementation of the embedded input/output controller of its EPICS instruments. The oscilloscopes are available in four series, with different maximum real-time sampling rates and ADC resolution, including the ZT4610 series with 4 GS/s maximum sampling rate and 8-bit ADC resolution. For more details, see www.ztecinstruments.com.