Military, Aerospace & Hi-Rel

December 2016

IR HiRel radiation-hardened MOSFET

Infineon HiRel launches MOSFETs for space apps

IR HiRel, an Infineon Technologies company, has launched its first radiation-hardened MOSFETs based on the proprietary N-channel R9 technology platform. Compared to previous technologies it is offering size, weight and power improvements. This is significant in systems such as high-throughput satellites, where th

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12/26/2016

Ever-higher speeds and HF designs also place high demands on printed circuit board technology

AT&S to present at Nepcon 2017 in Tokyo

At Nepcon 2017 (18-20 January 2017) in Tokyo, AT&S will be presenting innovative technologies as a response to current challenges in telecommunication, automotive electronics, wearables and medical electronics. Advancing miniaturisation, high data rates and/or high frequencies, power electronics with increasing cur

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12/16/2016

TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors

AVX expands and upgrades polymer chip cap series

AVX, a leading manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended and upgraded its TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors with new case sizes, capacitance values, and voltage ratings, a higher maximum operating temperature, enhanced performance capabilities in

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12/12/2016

DC/DC Converters for Railway, Transportation, Airborne and Military applications

Gaia Converter releases family of ultra wide input converters target rail, trans and mil/aero apps

Gaia Converter released a new family of ultra wide input voltage range DC/DC Converters targeting Railway, Transportation, Airborne and Military applications. Uniquely wide, the MGDDI-06 Series 12-160V input voltage range is ideal to cover all typical battery/bus voltages at once (24V, 28V, 36V, 48V, 72V, 96V, 1

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12/09/2016

TCS Series COTS Plus polymer solid electrolytic multianode chip capacitors

AVX's COTS Plus polymer solid electrolytic multianode chip caps tout robustness

AVX, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released the new high-reliability TCS Series COTS Plus polymer solid electrolytic multianode chip capacitors. Designed for demanding, long-lifetime DC/DC converter applications in telecommunications, industrial, and avionics electronics, TCS

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12/08/2016

Dynamic power scaling

Bruce Petipas, Analog Devices

In today’s data acquisition systems (DAQs), performance boundaries are continually being pushed. System designers require higher speed, lower noise, and better total harmonic distortion (THD) performance; all of which are possible but none of which are free. These performance improvements typically co

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12/07/2016

NREL scientist Matt Reese holds a substrate with the solar cells removed to minimize the weight of the solar cell

Lightening soldiers' loads with flexible PV cells

Two thousand years ago, Roman legionnaires lugged 100-pound packs into battle. A lot has changed since then, but technology hasn't really reduced an infantryman's load. On the battlefield, mobility is critical—but a typical, modern Marine may shoulder an 80-pound backpack containing 20 pounds of back-up batteries for

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Date:

12/07/2016

The creepage distance is the shortest path between two conductors along the surface of an isolator (typically a PCB)

Safety vs. performance

Srivatsa Raghunath, Infineon Technologies

When designing a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) operating losses and the ability to dissipate heat are critical selection criteria for MOSFETs. The standard TO-220 package is generally good at dissipating heat and the wide range of heatsinks and forced-air cooling options available can easily improve this. Le

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12/04/2016

Selco expands cable and wire harness capabilities

Selco Products has been manufacturing custom cable and wire harnesses assemblies for many years for large OEM customers, and recently expanded its harness capabilities to meet custom designs from new and existing OEM customers. This has enabled Selco to support these customers from engineering design to rapid pr

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Date:

12/02/2016