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Broadcasters Show Daily 2 3 Monday, April 8, 2019 corporations requiring multi-million dollar systems. Air Comm features a wide range of Motorola and Titan Radio products. Air Comm's customers, which include numer- ous Fortune 500 companies, rely on Air Comm's premier customer service and competitive pricing for their day-to-day radio communication requirements. Air Comm's most popular radios for its production industry customers are the Titan Radio products. Titan Radio's pop- ularity is due in large part to Titan Radio's innovative 18 bank charger. Titan Radio is the exclusive manufactur- er of the economic and efficient 18 bank charger, which allows customers to easily transport and charge up to 18 radios. Titan Radio also offers six and 12 bank Air Comm (Cont'd. from p. 1) packages, including one accessory per radio and carrying case, starting at $1,399. Visit booth #C8848 to see why Titan Radio products are the choice of many production companies. Many customers also choose to take advantage of Air Comm's radio rental options. Several musical artists and bands rent radios from Air Comm's large rental fleet, but you do not have to be a large touring group to benefit from Air Comm's competitive rentals. Air Comm rents any number of radios for a range of short term and long term contracts. Rental radios start at only $1.00 per day. For more information and to take advan- tage of the company's special Titan Radio "Buy One Get One Free" offer, visit booth #C8848. high-end creative strengths to our base. I see tremendous opportunities ahead for our team and our customers." OWC's Woodstock facility will serve as worldwide headquarters for all OWC brands including Akitio, and the Akitio California and international teams will remain and continue onboard at their current locations. Management was quick to announce that customer support will remain first class for all existing lines, including the award-winning sup- port now behind Akitio brand products. All warranties will be honored as provid- ed in the original purchase. "The new combined organization brings unique market strengths, excellent geographic coverage, an outstanding engineering team, and exceptional design and product development capabilities," OWC (Cont'd. from p. 1) said Tommy Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Akitio. "OWC has developed an incredible reputation in the market for delivering products that are lightning fast, high-performance and reliable, and our entire team is proud to join OWC and take that reputation even higher." Celebrating 30 years in business, OWC helps tech enthusiasts and industry professionals do more and reach higher. Its trusted storage, connectivity, software and expansion solutions enable creative professionals, producers, educators and government entities to get the most out of their technology investments, protect valuable digital assets and expand their hardware's capabilities to keep up with the demands and evolution of today's most demanding workflows. For more information, visit booth #C3647. Murata Develops World's Smallest 32.768 kHz MEMS Resonator Murata Americas announced that it has developed the world's smallest 32.768kHz MEMS resonator, measuring just 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.3mm. With its miniatur- ized footprint, it is expected to make a significant contribution in reducing the size of IoT devices, wearables and health- care devices. These applications demand longer operating times, reduced power consumption and an extended battery life – all of which this solution delivers. In addition to being 50 percent smaller than competing products, it also features excellent frequency accuracy as well. The resonator is based on Murata's proprietary MEMS technology, which has lower ESR and provides the potential for lower power consumption in battery operated applications. Since it is equipped with built-in load capacitors that reduce external parasitic capacitance and mounting space, it enables greater flexibility in circuit design. Also, with a silicon-based wafer-level chip scale packaging (WLCSP), the resonator can be packaged with an IC to eliminate the need for any external low-frequency clock references. As such, the solution is ideally suited for use in medical patch type devices, smart cards, modules with communi- cation functions, wear- able devices, wireless earphones, and other small and low-profile devices. "Murata continually leverages its technology leadership to innovate prod- ucts for the consumer electronics market. Customers rely on us to provide solutions that solve some of their most perplexing design challenges. Our new MEMS Resonator achieves exactly that, making tomorrow's devices a reality today," said Jonathan Davis, General Manager Capacitor, EMI, Inductor and Timing Products, Murata Americas. About Murata Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based pas- sive electronic components and solutions, communica- tion modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-den- sity modules. The company has employ- ees and manufacturing facilities through- out the world. For more information, go to www .murata.com. My Geko Gear – The New Digital Dash Cam Mirror Perfect for Trailer & Trucks My Geko Gear is an up-and-coming brand in the dash cam market. The brand strives to bring new and high-quality dash cams with a user-friendly experi- ence. When designing the dash cams, My Geko Gear takes every detail into consid- eration, from design to production to cre- ating a dash cam that fits the user's needs. My Geko Gear ensures that all the hardware and specifications of the dash cams are industry leading, and most importantly, affordable. There is no need to drive with an obstructed view anymore. The InfiniView is a digital dash cam mirror that also serves as a backup camera that will clip onto your already existing mir- ror. With this 9.7-inch fully touchscreen mirror, users will have easy access to see their rear. This rear camera will help with drivers who have blind spots caused by car pillars, dark tints or blind spots that naturally occur in large trucks. Once you put the car in reverse, the mirror will automatically change to backup view and users can scroll the mirror up and down to make sure nothing is in the way. Since it is very important to have a dash cam in this day and age, this mirror has a dash cam that slides out on the right side to always record when the vehicle is in motion. The rear cam is IPX7 water- proof, so users can place the rear cam outside and not have to worry about it malfunctioning or having visibility issues. Along with a standard 20-foot cable, a 65-foot cable is provided in this kit for an extension for large trucks and to hook up trailers. The Infiniview strives to give drivers peace of mind while on the road. For more information, email marketing @papagousa.com. Waterproof Electronics: A Fairy Tale? Once upon a time, it was commonly known that the only way your mobile phone could possibly survive being dropped in water was to immediately turn it off, remove the battery and then place the phone in a bowl of rice overnight to dry it out. Flash forward several years and "waterproof" phones are the new standard. How can a device with so many openings and fragile electrical compo- nents possibly be waterproof? Smartphone manufacturers use a variety of sealing techniques to make sure all potential points of least resistance are watertight. Sometimes sealing is as straight forward as strategically using glue in the connection ports or to secure the glass to the phone. Areas like the cable connectors may use rubber gaskets, while headphone jacks and charging ports use rubber rings to seal the enclo- sures. Smartphone buttons often have a silicon rubber boot to separate the button from the electrical contacts within the phone. On areas that need to keep water out but let air pass through, like micro- phones and speakers, manufacturers use a water-resistant breathable mesh fabric membrane to act as a pressure vent. Sometimes ports, like the charging port, can be protected from water electronical- ly by being made of corrosion resistant metals and programmed to automatically shut off when not in use. These seals all need to go through rigorous quality testing. The most impor- tant type of testing for the waterproofing process is leak testing. Waterproof smart- phone manufacturers have dozens of leak testers, like ATEQ's F28 lite, throughout their production lines to test the phone at various points during the assem- bly process. As each port is added to the phone, it can be leak tested with a differential pressure decay leak tester. This technology pres- surizes the part with compressed air and measures the pressure drop, which would signify the air leak rate in that port. Once the phone is completely assembled and the screen is secured, it can be leak tested with ATEQ's sealed component ingress leak testing method. By putting the com- pleted sealed phone into an airtight chamber, the chamber can be pressurized with compressed air and the leak tester can measure if any air sinks into the phone. If a leak amount that is below the manufacturer-specified leak rate sinks in, the phone can be considered airtight enough to be classified as being "water- proof." So are waterproof phones really the fairy tale they seem to be? Depends on your fairy tale. There are limitations to the term "waterproof." Typically it means the phone can sur- vive droplets of water and being gently submerged in a few feet of fresh water for a decent amount of time. Degrees of waterproofness vary depending on pres- sure and corrosive chemicals. So while you can now confidently finish emails in the rain, listen to podcasts in the shower and release your fears of the previously-treacherous toilet drop, don't plan on tweeting while scuba div- ing deep in the salty ocean. For more information, go to www .atequsa.com, call 734.838.3100 or email leaktestsales@atequsa.com.