The customized readout electronics is able to manage the large pulses originated by the protons backscattered from the target material that would otherwise cause significant degradation of X-ray spectra and marked increase in dead time.
The 4-channel readout electronics is able to continuously digitize and process the signals from each pixel, performing multi-parameter analysis (event arrival time, pulse shape, pulse height, pulse time width, etc).
The new sensor was described by Schiller as being "1/3rd faster," which is a phenomenally vague description, but I'm guessing the onboard electronics are able to offload the image data 30% faster.
Cellphones that could work worldwide; portable computers that use suitable radio frequency and wirelessly, automatically connect to the Internet, or consumer electronics gadgets able to adjust to each new technical standard in digital sights and sounds, offer enormous attractions with upgrades as easy as downloading the latest circuit design from the Internet.
Missions such as satellite deployment and exploration of other planets, i.e. the Juno probe launched to explore Jupiter [1], require electronics that are able to withstand the electron radiation spectrum present in these locations.
How long will the hi-tech electronics industry be able to sustain itself without rethinking the way it uses resources?
As the technology improves, aircraft will find it easier to land in bad weather, and at some point, the electronics will be able to place them on a safe track and bring them in quickly on several runways at the same time.
And so, despite the staggering capital investment, the electronics industry is able to make its gadgets either cheaper or more powerful or both.
And so, despite the staggering capital investment, the electronics industry is able to make its gadgets cheaper, more powerful or both.
When – not if – electronics makers are able to replicate this their product sales technique then we will truly be powerless.
