Notable & Newsworthy

October 2020
A New Spin on Atoms Gives Glimpse into Quantum Weirdness

Artist's rendering of a method of measuring and controlling quantum spins developed at Princeton University.

When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations of computing and other technologies. These interactions in the realm of quantum physics have proven difficult to study experimentally due the basic limitations of optical microscopes. Now a team of
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10/30/2020
AVX Joins the SPE Industrial Partner Network
AVX Corporation has joined the SPE Industrial Partner Network, a global association of companies dedicated to promoting Single-Pair Ethernet technology as the basis for the rapid and effective expansion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) technology is much more than a simple collection of new electronic connectors and cabling solutions. It’s an entirely new architecture for data and power-over-data-line (PoDL) transmission that enables the rapid, reliable, and simultaneous delivery of both remote power and Et
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10/30/2020
Sun is Bright in Alliant Energy's Iowa Clean Energy Blueprint
Today, Alliant Energy introduces the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa, a path for accelerating their transition to cleaner energy for customers. The Blueprint outlines the company’s plans to increase the use of renewable resources, including solar power, add more battery storage and build out the connected en
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10/30/2020
AI Teachers Must Communicate Well to be Accepted
The increase in online education has allowed a new type of teacher to emerge ¬-- an artificial one. But just how accepting students are of an artificial instructor remains to be seen. That's why researchers at the University of Central Florida's Nicholson School of Communication and Media are working to examine
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10/30/2020
ATEN Technology Launches All-in-one Multi-channel AV Mixer
ATEN Technology, Inc., launched the UC9040 StreamLIVE PRO, an all-in-one multi-channel AV mixer. The solution, a more advanced version of its award-winning forerunner, the UC9020, allows users to capture, stream and switch between two full HD video inputs over the Internet, creating a professional, dynamic multi-camera pr
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10/30/2020
Hybrid Car Championship to use Delta Motorsport Battery
The high-profile British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has been a tradition since 1958 and is a great spectacle of 30+ highly-engineered road cars battling to win. In 2022 the championship will add a new dimension and will become the world’s first major touring car championship to feature high-performance mi
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10/30/2020
Transphorm Releases Latest High Voltage GaN Reliability Data
Transphorm, Inc. released updated information regarding its GaN technology’s quality and reliability (Q+R). Currently, Transphorm’s GaN platform offers a FIT rate of < 1 failure per billion hours in real-world applications—indicating very high reliability. The FIT calculation is based on more than 10 bi
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10/30/2020
1200 W AC-DC Power Supplies for Medical Applications
Bel Power Solutions announced the ABE1200 / MBE1200 Series of enclosed AC-DC power supplies. The ABE Series (industrial) and MBE Series (medical) are available in a couple of single output voltages and may be connected in parallel for redundancy and/or higher power. The ABE1200 Series power supplies feature a w
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10/30/2020
First High-Speed EV Charging Hub Comes to Jefferson County
New York State unveiled the first fast-charging hub for electric vehicles (EV) today in Jefferson County. The Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) hub at the Hilton Garden Inn in Watertown is the second set of 150 kW units completed as part of a statewide EVolve NY charging network being installed along key travel corridors and in urban areas to encourage travelers to drive EVs. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) initiative makes charging quick and convenient and helps achieve Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s ambitious statewide clean energy goals that include reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. “Electric vehicles should be a realistic option in every region of New York State and drivers should know they can charge up quickly and get to their destinations on time,” said NYPA President and CEO Gil C. Quiniones. “The installation of high-speed charging stat
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10/30/2020
Single-Gate Logic Devices Target Automotive Applications
Diodes Incorporated announced new additions to its expanding portfolio of automotive-compliant logic devices. The 74AHC1GxxQ (standard CMOS) and 74AHCT1GxxQ (TTL compatible) devices are AEC-Q100 grade 1 qualified, manufactured in IATF 16949 certified facilities, and are PPAP capable. Single-gate logic is used
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10/30/2020
Enginuity E|ONE Engine Achieves Fuel Efficiency Milestone
Enginuity Power Systems announced that its 0.5L natural-gas fuel engine achieved 30% efficiency during third-party testing. The company also announced it is on track to achieve its target of a minimum 38% efficiency, making it the best in its class. The U.S. designed and built engine features Enginuity’s patented
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10/29/2020
Infineon Adds 40 V Device to its Power MOSFET Family
Contemporary power system designs demand high power density levels and small form factors to maximize system-level performance. Infineon Technologies AG tackles this challenge by focusing on system innovation with enhancements on the component level. Adding to the 25 V device introduced in February, Infineon no
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10/29/2020
MCUs for Motor Control, AI Endpoint Predictive Maintenance
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the extension of its microcontroller (MCU) portfolio designed for motor control applications targeting smart homes, industrial automation, and building automation. Featuring a rich set of peripheral functions and AI-based failure detection, the four new RA6T1 Group MCUs ar
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10/28/2020
Miniature Aluminum Capacitors Provide Design Flexibility
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of low impedance, Automotive Grade miniature aluminum electrolytic capacitors that combine high ripple currents up to 3.8 A with high temperature operation to +105 °C and very long useful life up to 10,000 h at +105 °C. Compared to previous-generation solutions
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10/28/2020
AEC-Q101-Qualified 700 and 1200V SiC Schottky Barrier Diode
As vehicle electrification continues rapid growth worldwide, innovative power technologies such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) are required for high-voltage automotive systems ranging from motors to on-board charging and DC/DC converters. Microchip Technology Inc. announced its newly-qualified 700 and 1200V SiC Schottky Bar
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10/28/2020
Health Sensor Platform Reduces Development Time of Wearables
Save at least six months of development time using the Health Sensor Platform 3.0 (HSP 3.0) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Also known as MAXREFDES104#, this ready-to-wear wrist form factor reference design monitors blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate (HR), body temperature an
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10/28/2020
SiTime Enters Resonator Market with Third-Generation MEMS
SiTime Corporation announced that it has entered the $2 billion precision resonator market with the ApexMEMS family of MHz resonators. These new devices are the third-generation of SiTime silicon MEMS technology and are available in a variety of MHz frequencies for high volume electronics. Mobile and IoT applications su
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10/28/2020
Mouser Stocks Texas Instruments' Op Amps and 12-bit ADC
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking TI's TLV915x operational amplifiers (op amps) and ADS7128 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Offering exceptional precision and performance in small form factors, the op amps and ADC work together to support a range of industrial applications, including factory aut
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10/28/2020
New Report Finds US Leading Push for Digital Engineering
A new report by Asite has found the United States is leading the push for the global adoption of digital engineering. Joining its counterparts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the European Union, Hong Kong, and India, the United States has been noted as a driver for the adoption of digital engineering technique
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10/28/2020
Renesas Launches Online Market Place for R-Car SoC
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of its online Market Place, which offers a one-stop source of solutions that help accelerate technical innovation for the future mobility market. Developers can download various solutions designed for Renesas’ R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs) directly fr
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10/27/2020
15W and 20W DC-DC Converters Have 5,000Vac Isolation
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the PXG-M series of medical and industrial 15W and 20W board mount DC-DC converters. Certified to the IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62368-1 standards for Medical and Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment, the series has 5,000Vac reinforced isolation bet
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10/27/2020
U.S. Power Industry Transitions After Energy Demand Losses
The COVID-19 pandemic has had extreme consequences for the U.S. power industry, including a substantial reduction in energy demand and intensified supply-side competition. Combined with the demand losses recorded in 2019, the industry will have shed the equivalent of a decade of growth. And while the industry mi
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10/27/2020
Scout Clean Energy Constructs 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm
Scout Clean Energy has completed construction and successfully closed tax equity funding for the 130 Megawatt (MW) Bitter Ridge Wind Farm located in Jay County, Indiana. Scout is a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners ("Quinbrook"). Scout commenced greenfield development of Bitter
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10/27/2020
Power Integrations' InnoSwitch IC Sales Pass One Billion Units
Power Integrations announced that shipments of the groundbreaking InnoSwitch family of ICs have surpassed one billion units. Launched in 2014, the InnoSwitchfamily was the first to incorporate Power Integrations’ innovative FluxLink communication technology, which provides highly accurate secondary-side control wi
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10/27/2020
Disinfection System Could Neutralize COVID-19 in Minutes

A disinfection system that could neutralize COVID-19 in a few minutes is developed.

Cedrión, a company supported by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has designed a disinfection system that could neutralise COVID-19 in just over ten minutes. The system uses atmospheric plasma to disinfect spaces and surfaces and neutralises almost all airborne bacteria and viruses. The disinfect
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10/27/2020
Ecolab Completes Equipment Installation via Mixed Reality

Ecolab Field Representative Daniel Reed shows off the mixed reality headset that enabled the remotely-guided PURATE installations.

With COVID-19 reducing in-person access to energy plants around the world, Ecolab is using new digital solutions to deliver its water, energy and sanitization solutions. Ecolab used mixed reality to guide the installation of PURATE chlorine dioxide generators at multiple facilities for one of the largest in
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10/26/2020
Stackpole Adds 5 ppm Capability to MLF / MLFM MELFs
Modern electronics have become more complex and their requirements more precise. For those applications that require low TCR, good pulse handling and low self-heating, a MELF resistor is often the best choice. Stackpole's MLF / MLFM Series is a metal film MELF resistor that offers exceptional electrical and e
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10/26/2020
First Highly Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller
The need to reduce size, weight and power (SWaP) on satellites and other space systems continues to challenge the aerospace market. Combining more than 20 commonly used functions into a single chip, Microchip Technology Inc. announced the LX7720 radiation-hardened mixed signal motor controller, the latest addition to
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10/26/2020
NFPA Receives DOE Award to Help Encourage EV Adoption
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help drive community preparedness for electric vehicle (EV) growth in the U.S. NFPA will oversee the three-year project in partnership with the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Ve
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10/26/2020
UnitedSiC Expands Schottky Diode Portfolio
UnitedSiC has announced four new Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes to complement its FET and JFET transistor products. With the industry’s best surge current performance, the UJ3D 1200V and 1700V devices are part of the company’s 3rd generation of SiC Merged-PiN-Schottky (MPS) diodes. Possessing a VF x Qc figu
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10/26/2020
Renesas and Sequans to Collaborate on 5G/4G Cellular IoT
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Sequans Communications will partner to develop IoT modules based on Sequans’ Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT platform. The modules are designed to provide IoT companies with an integrated microcontroller (MCU) plus connectivity platform that streamlines and simplifies IoT system design for
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10/25/2020
EPRI Joins Consortium for Renewable Energy Integration
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) this week joined a major international project, the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST), to help remove technical hurdles to renewable energy integration. As a core G-PST technical team member, EPRI will work closely with several leading energy research or
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10/23/2020
Georgia Smart City, Peachtree Corners, RFP For EV Partners
Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity – announced a new Request for Proposal (RFP) as it seeks out partners that can provide industry-leading electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and network services to businesses (f
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10/23/2020
Ultrasonic Water Meters Install Easily Outside of Pipes
H2O Degree announces the launch of the WM-3000 and WM-3100 Series of ultrasonic water meters. These new products are incredibly versatile, as they do not require any pipe modification for installation. The meter simply clamps around the outside of the pipe and can monitor almost any type of liquid. WM-3000 &
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10/23/2020
PSDcast – Using RFID Tech to Help Fight COVID-19

Dr. Charles Greene, COO and CTO of Powercast.

Powercast’s RFID Temperature Scanning System lets businesses easily monitor their employees’ temperatures as most of us return to the office and some semblance of normalcy.
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10/22/2020
Good Vibrations for New Energy

PhD candidate Mohammad Khorsand and Professor Youhong Tang with the TENG prototype at Flinders University, Tonsley Innovation District in Adelaide, South Australia.

Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body. Australian researchers led by Flinders University are picking up the challenge of 'scavenging' invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the surro
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10/21/2020
Iowa's Newest Solar Garden Tests Battery-Storage Solution
More than 9,500 solar panels now generate clean energy at Alliant Energy’s new Marshalltown Solar Garden. This pilot project combines solar power and a battery to generate, store and deliver electricity to customers.  The Marshalltown Solar Garden sits next to Alliant Energy’s Marshalltown Generatin
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10/21/2020
MEMS Accelerometers Offer Enhanced Low-Noise Performance
Silicon Designs, Inc. announced the global market availability of its Model 2422 Series.   The Model 2422 Series offers low-noise, low-voltage (5 VDC) and low-cost acceleration and vibration sensing within zero-to-medium frequency instrumentation applications. Series models are available in eight standar
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10/21/2020
Eagles to Land First Student Project on Moon
Ahead of the United States’ crewed return to the moon in 2024, the Nova-C Lunar Lander will launch a science and technology payload to a valley in the Ocean of Storms. Just before it reaches the lunar surface in late 2021, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students will capture the world’s ultimate selfie: th
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10/21/2020
80V Bidirectional Buck-Boost, Dual-Phase DC/DC Controllers
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a pair of innovative 80V DC/DC controllers that support the extra voltage margin needed for data center servers, 48V telecom and rugged industrial equipment. The ISL81801 buck-boost controller acts like a “UPS on a chip” by enabling bidirectional current flow (forw
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10/21/2020
Digital I2S Outputs Added to MEMS Microphone Line
CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of digital I2S output models to its comprehensive line of MEMS microphones. The bottom port CMM-3526D-261-I2S-TR and top port CMM-4030D-261-I2S-TR are housed in extremely compact, low profile packages measuring 3.50 x 2.65 x 0.98 mm and 4.00 x 3.00 x 1.25 mm, re
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10/20/2020
PSDcast – Do California Wildfires Emphasize Need for Green Energy?

Ed Khan, the Director of Protection Training at Doble Engineering

As if 2020 couldn’t get any more FUBAR, wildfires have devastated California, with nearly 4 million acres destroyed and 30 deaths. Does this emphasize our need for renewable energy?
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10/20/2020
Production-Intent Antenna-on-Package mmWave Radar Sensors
D3 Engineering announced their DesignCore RS-6843AOP and RS-6843AOPU mmWave Radar Sensors. These miniature sensors enable the implementation of many different mmWave radar algorithms to measure, detect, and track. The production-intent sensors feature a 1-
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10/20/2020
Ethernet Switch for Rapid Development of Custom Solutions
Diamond Systems has unveiled the latest model in its popular line of compact gigabit Ethernet switch modules. The EPSM-10GX4 managed switch offers 24 10/100/1000Mbps copper ports + 4 10Gbps SFI ports and Layer 2+ switching and Layer 3 routing/switching software in the ultra-compact size of 2.2 x 3.3" (55 x 84m
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10/19/2020
Cree to sell LED Business to SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
Cree, Inc. announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its LED Products business unit (“Cree LED”) to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. for up to $300 million, including fixed upfront and deferred payments and contingent consideration. Under the terms of the agreement, which has
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10/19/2020
LED Lamp Speeds Up Adhesive Curing
DELO now offers an LED lamp for curing UV adhesives. The DELOLUX 504, a spotlight lamp, features the latest generation of UV LEDs, achieving three times the intensity of the previous model. This new LED lamp was developed for high-speed production in the electronics and automotive industries that require s
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10/19/2020
Rugged ATR Chassis for VITA 48.4 Flow-Through Cooling
Recognizing the increasing power demands of high-performance embedded systems, Elma Electronic Inc. has released a new rugged ATR chassis compliant with VITA 48.4 for liquid flow-through (LFT) cooling. The new backplane in the chassis is designed for data rates up to 10 Gbps and can handle 300 Watts per slot. Th
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10/19/2020
Bringing Secure Software for Autonomous Battlefield Ops

A soldier hand-launches a drone during operational testing at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army Operational Test Command photo/Tad Browning)

Drones and other unmanned machines can save human lives on the battlefield, but adversaries could hack into their artificial intelligence software. Purdue University will be leading research in partnership with Princeton University on ways to protect the software of these autonomous systems by making their mac
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10/19/2020
First Auto-Compliant 40V Dual MOSFET in 3.3mm x 3.3mm Package
Diodes Incorporated announced the industry’s first automotive-compliant 40V dual MOSFET in a 3.3mm x 3.3mm package. The DMT47M2LDVQ can replace two discrete MOSFETs to reduce the board space footprint in many automotive applications, from electric seat control to advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
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10/15/2020
Mouser adds site on resistor-based current sensing
Current sensing is a key requirement for the development of smart motor controls and high-efficiency power supplies. The new site features a range of controllers, resistors, and amplifiers from Microchip and Vishay, offering a single resource for designers seeking reliable resistor-based current-sensing solution
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10/15/2020
Diodes optimizes PNP transistors for automotive LED lighting
These new products provide OEMs with a highly efficient solution for controlling matrix LED light clusters. The automotive industry is migrating to adaptive LED headlights and rapidly adopting dynamic turn signals based on LED technology. This move is creating demand for dense and highly power-optimized tr
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10/15/2020
Highly stable temperature compensated oscillator
TM-2220-C7 is a plug and play temperature compensated frequency reference for applications where reliable and accurate oscillator is needed without frequency jump. Combining minimal foot print (3.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 mm), only 4 connections and outstanding performances with 1.5 µA maximum current consumption ass
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10/15/2020
ADI LT8228 & LTC7871 buck/boost controllers, now at Mouser
Offering bidirectional voltage or current regulation and bidirectional reverse current protection, the LT8228 and LTC7871 controllers provide a simple, reliable power solution for dual-battery automotive and industrial systems. The Analog Devices LT8228, available from Mouser Electronics, is a single-phase
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10/15/2020
Signal transmission with reliable galvanic isolation
These coplanar design optocouplers consist of an infrared LED on the input side and a phototransistor on the output side. They are characterized by a high insulation voltage of 5 kV and a stable current transfer ratio (CTR) over the entire operating temperature range. The WL-OCPT is available in five different THT a
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10/15/2020
Over 200,000 Samtec symbols & footprints
Samtec announces over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its interconnect productsNew Albany, IN and San Francisco, CA (July 28th, 2020) -- Today, Samtec -- a global manufacturer of interconnect solutions -- is announcing that it now has over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its products to accelerate the de
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10/15/2020
IR HiRel marks milestone with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover
This marks the company’s fifth time with power electronics aboard a NASA Mars rover, with heritage in these missions starting with Sojourner in 1997, Opportunity and Spirit in 2004, and Curiosity in 2012. “IR HiRel has been privileged to supply high-reliability power conversion solutions in space programs ove
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10/15/2020
New analytics and AI software helps optimize operations
The ABB Ability Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite is a scalable advanced analytics platform with pre-built, easy-to-use applications and services. It collects, contextualizes and converts operational, engineering and information technology data into actionable insights that help industries improve operations
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10/15/2020
Precision op amp features low input offset voltage and noise
The op amp also features near-zero drift (0.02µV/degree C, typical) over time and temperature. The chopper stabilization also addresses low frequency 1/f noise and offset voltage crossover distortion. Typical applications for the AS2333 include transducers, medical equipment, chemical detectors, and handheld test i
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10/15/2020
Analog Devices acquires HDMI business from INVECAS
This addition will provide ADI with complete audio and video solutions to meet the growing needs of enterprise and consumer markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “HDMI technology is in high demand for business, professional, consumer and automotive video applications,” said Joh
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10/15/2020
Power module for mid-power electric vehicle traction inverters
This six pack module is optimized to deliver an excellent fit of system cost and performance to hybrid and small battery electric vehicles. It combines Infineon’s established EDT2 IGBTs with package technologies for compactness, very good thermal management at reduced material cost, and an easy installation.
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10/15/2020
Dirk Knorr and Josef Wörner appointed general managers at Wurth
The pair have been a part of the management circle of the company for years. Dirk Knorr, a graduate industrial engineer and trained industrial electronics technician, was recently head of international quality and environmental management at Würth Elektronik. The 44-year-old was also responsible for risk mana
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10/15/2020
RS Components stocks full range of Eaton compact contactors
Easy to integrate in a variety of industrial machines and systems, the contactors enable space savings of up to 40%, meaning greater flexibility in design and reduced costs. When installed in a machine’s control panel, five devices take up approximately the same space as three conventional contactors.
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10/15/2020
Renesas adds new RF amplifier for 4G/5G infrastructure systems
The F1490 is a second-generation high-gain, 2-stage RF amplifier that covers the key sub-6 GHz 5G frequency bands from 1.8 GHz to 5.0 GHz. The F1490 benefits designers with simplified product selection for their transmitter (Tx) lineup, elimination of a gain block with better margin, two selectable gain modes fo
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10/15/2020
Panasonic presents new compact TPS series capacitors
The POSCAP TPS series capacitors feature sintered tantalum as an anode and highly conductive polymer as the cathode. Unique to the TPS series is a compact design of only 3.5x2.8.x1.1mm and a high temperature rating of 105°C for up to 2.000 hours. The new capacitors benefit from a rated voltage of 2.5V to 6,3V and
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10/15/2020
Pre-Switch announces Andre Willis as VP Engineering
Previously a founder of HiQ Solar, the designers and developers of award-winning SiC inverter solutions, Willis is an inventor and creator with over 30 years power design experience. He joins Pre-Switch to provide the expertise necessary to take the company’s EV products through the commercialization phase fro
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10/15/2020
Renesas’ ICs blast off on Mars mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter onboard, launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. While on the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover will flight test the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, search for
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10/15/2020
1.2 kW high-density, low-profile, onboard AC/DC power module
The TUNS1200 has an input voltage range of 85VAC to 305VAC and is certified to meet industrial and medical standards. Packaged in a sealed plastic case with aluminum baseplate the TUNS1200 has a height of just 12.7 mm (0.5”) and weighs less than 280 grams. Compared to existing 1kW onboard AC/DC modules, the TUNS12
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10/15/2020
KEMET releases new tantalum polymer capacitors
The TSP series is designed to provide the highest capacitance/voltage (CV) ratings in surface mount device (SMD) capacitors with its innovative stacking construction. These new capacitors are well suited and sized for use in high voltage power management applications such as buck boost converters, filtering, hold-up
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10/15/2020
USB-C Power Delivery solutions cut development time
As portable devices add new technologies such as 5G connectivity and 4K video, many are changing from single-cell to two-series (2S) cell architectures. With this change, comes the need for higher power delivery via USB-C PD and higher-power charging (25W or higher). With the MAX77958 USB-C PD controller, designers
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10/15/2020
Now at Mouser: TI’s ADS7028 and ADS7138 12-bit SAR ADCs
The 8-channel, multiplexed, successive approximation register (SAR) ADCs provide reliable performance for applications, such as rack servers, AC drive power stage modules, automotive center information displays, and mobile robot CPU boards. The TI ADS7028 and ADS7138 ADCs, available from Mouser Electronics, featur
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10/15/2020
Class II 36W external medical power supplies
    The supplies are also compliant to EN 60601-1-2 Edition 4 for EMC, the products have a Class II input requiring no earth ground. The DTM36-C8 also meets the EU Tier 2 and DoE Level VI efficiency standards. The series is highly suited for home healthcare, hospital, clinical, dental and l
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10/15/2020
Infineon and Fingerprint Cards join forces on biometric cards
The world leaders for security controller in contactless payment and for fingerprint sensors incl. their related software aim to provide card makers with biometric semiconductor solutions which make integration particularly cost-efficient and scalable. The fingerprint information is stored on the card’s embedded s
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10/15/2020
Würth Elektronik WE-CST EE4.4 current sense transformers
An innovative manufacturing process not only makes these current sense transformers extremely small (4.7 x 4.65, 3.55 mm), but also provides better insulation. Their insulation voltage of 750 VAC, is 50 percent higher than that of market competitors. The WE-CST series type EE4.4 is suitable for a broad
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10/15/2020
Compact low ON-resistance N-channel automotive MOSFETs
The new products are based on the company’s advanced U-MOSVIII-H process technology. The XPN3R804NC and XPN7R104NC both have 40V voltage ratings, while the XPN6R706NC and XPN12006NC support 60V operation. They all exhibit extremely low ON-resistance values, reaching down to 3.8mΩ (for the XPN3R804NC at 1
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10/15/2020
HARTING Han 1A receives iF DESIGN AWARD 2020
The winning product, HARTING's Han 1A connector series, won in the discipline "Product" (in the category "Electrical Connector"). Each year, the world’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF DESIGN AWARD. The Han 1A won
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10/15/2020
Patent trends mirror the Li-ion market
As the demand for Li-ion batteries grow, so too does the importance of performance and cost improvements. Alongside this growth is the fact that current Li-ion batteries are beginning to reach their performance limits, so that improvements to battery technology could prove lucrative. Certainly, competition between
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10/15/2020
No compromise DIN-Rail power supplies offer cost advantages
The series is for applications that require only require a basic power supply so that customers do not have to pay for unnecessary control and communication facilities. The new PULS PIANO-PIM series offer a cost effective, space-saving, efficient, reliable and durable DIN-Rail mounted AC/DC converters. The 1
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10/15/2020
EPC doubles performance of 200 V eGaN FET family
The applications for these leading-edge devices include class D audio, synchronous rectification, solar MPPTs (maximum power point tracker), DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and multilevel high voltage converters. The EPC2215 (8 mΩ, 162 Apulsed) and the EPC2207 (22 mΩ, 54 Apulsed) are abo
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10/15/2020
Photorelays with low trigger current
The new products feature a low trigger LED current of 1mA, which reduces input side power loss by increasing the sensitivity of the photodiode array. Using these photorelays for ON/OFF control in battery-powered security devices and various sensors, contributes to lower power consumption and longer operating life
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10/15/2020
Powering hydrogen production
Powerstax’ own Drake brand of high-power transformer rectifiers which have been powering electro-chemical reactions since 1965 and provide equipment for electro-chlorination in water treatment, electro-phoretic painting, surface finishing applications including anodising and electroplating and impressed curre
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10/15/2020
3W high isolation DC/DC converters
Packaged in a Single In Line (SIP) type 8, the COSEL MH3 series has a reinforce isolation of 3kVAC, 4.2KVDC, complies with medical isolation standard (2MOOP (250VAC)) and ruggedized for industrial applications that might implies differential In/OUT voltage. Three input voltages (4.5V-18V ; 9V – 36V and 18V -76
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10/15/2020
Würth Electronic Components 2020 catalogue
The 184-page catalogue presents new products and services in the area of passive components, optoelectronics, and power modules. Separate special catalogues are available for many other product categories of Würth Elektronik. All products in the new catalogue are available ex stock. Würth Elektronik is glad to
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10/15/2020
High-density 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
This capacity doubles the 2 Mbit density designers previously were limited to. Until now developers have used lower-cost NOR Flash integrated circuits (ICs) for any 2 Mbit+ nonvolatile data set application. Because EEPROM offers performance advantages over NOR Flash, Microchip has responded to customer requests by
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10/15/2020
General Electric to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030
General Electric (GE) announced it is setting a goal to achieve carbon neutrality for its facilities and operational greenhouse emissions by 2030. However, this commitment does not address the emissions associated with its products (Scope 3). GE has recently announced that it is pursuing an exit from the new bu
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10/15/2020
Multiphase Controllers and Smart Power Stages for the IoT
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced its 2nd generation of 15 new digital multiphase controllers and six smart power stages that support 10A up to 1000A+ digital computing loads for advanced CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs and artificial intelligence (AI) ASICs addressing IoT infrastructure systems. The ISL6822x, ISL6823x, RA
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10/15/2020
Varistors for Overvoltage Protection and Enhanced Monitoring
TDK Corporation presents two new series of ThermoFuse varistors, which are equipped with monitor outputs and integrated thermal protective components for overvoltage protection. The MT25 series (B72225M*) currently covers a voltage range from 150 VRMS to 385 VRMS, and its maximum surge current capability is 20 kA at a pu
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10/15/2020
Software Streamlines Battery Test Lab Management
NH Research Inc. (NHR) announces a new enterprise battery test lab management solution, Enerlab. Enerlab lab management software is a top level enterprise software solution that monitors, controls and manages battery test stations using Enerchron. Enerlab empowers the executive, manager and engineer to improv
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10/15/2020
Bringing a Power Tool from Math into Quantum Computing
The Fourier transform is a mathematical operation essential to virtually all fields of physics and engineering. Although there already exists an algorithm that computes the Fourier transform in quantum computers, it is not versatile enough for many practical applications. In a recent study, scientists from Tokyo Un
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10/15/2020
High-Temperature Surface-Mount Resettable PPTC Fuses
Bel Fuse announces their 0ZT Series of high-temperature SMD resettable PPTC fuses for automotive, ethernet, and other applications which require a high operating temperature range of -40°C to 125°C. The 0ZT Series include five different chip sizes: 0ZTF (2920), 0ZTG (1812), 0ZTH (1210), 0ZTJ (1206) and 0ZTK (0805)
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10/14/2020
Bel Magnetic Solutions Introduces Single--Port 60W PoE ICMs
Bel Magnetic Solutions introduces 10GBASE-T single port 60W, 4-pair PoE (Power over Ethernet) MagJack ICMs that are designed for those looking to upgrade their product performance for maximum speed at 60W of power over standard Ethernet cable. The 60W PoE specification doubles the amount of power products
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10/13/2020
DOE's $65 Million Opportunity to Improve Building Efficiency
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette has announced a $65 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity for technologies that allow energy-efficient buildings to interact with one another and the electric grid, to reduce emissions and improve grid flexibility. "I thank EPRI for hosting t
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10/13/2020
ABB Improves Reliability with Integritas Battery Charger
In industrial and utility applications, uptime is often one of the most critical aspects of operations – right after safety. ABB is helping to ensure reliable, efficient power in these mission critical industries with its new Integritas industrial battery charger. The wall-mounted system features switch-mode
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10/13/2020
Rad Hard eGaN Power Transistor Die on Ceramic Adaptors
EPC Space announced a family of Rad Hard enhancement mode power transistors on ceramic adaptorsspanning a range of 40 Volts to 300 Volts, and 4 Amperes to 30 Amperes. These products demonstrate significant performance advantages over competitive silicon-based Rad Hard power MOSFETs. The lower resistance and ga
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10/13/2020
Commercial Space Revenue Climbs to $336.89 Billion in 2019
In the newest quarterly issue of The Space Report, Space Foundation announced that space investment in Q3 2020 gained strength with more than $6 billion gained through acquisitions, buyouts, and private equity financing. Acquisitions and buyouts in Q3 totaled more than $3.3 billion in disclosed value across 17
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10/13/2020
Silicon Labs Strengthens Isolated Gate Driver Portfolio
Silicon Labs introduces new Si823Hx/825xx isolated gate drivers offering an uncontested combination of faster and safer switching, low latency and high noise immunity capabilities that enable a compact PCB design for closer placement of the device to power transistors. New advancements in these gate drivers hel
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10/13/2020
Engineers Print Wearable Sensors Directly on Skin w/out Heat

With a novel layer to help the metallic components of the sensor bond, an international team of researchers printed sensors directly on human skin.

Wearable sensors are evolving from watches and electrodes to bendable devices that provide far more precise biometric measurements and comfort for users. Now, an international team of researchers has taken the evolution one step further by printing sensors directly on human skin without the use of heat. Led by Huanyu
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10/12/2020
eGaN FETs Feature 98% Efficiency for High-Density Computing
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9148 and EPC9153 demonstration boards for 48 V DC-DC conversion.  The EPC9153 is a 250 W, extremely thin, power module using a simple, low-cost synchronous buck configuration delivering a 98.2% peak efficiency with a maximum component height of 6.5 mm.  The EP
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10/12/2020
Power Sonic Lithium Batteries Shipping from Sager
Sager Electronics is now stocking Power Sonic’s PSL-SC Series lithium batteries.   The Power Sonic PSL-SC range delivers a lithium battery that lasts longer, weighs less, and charges quicker than the equivalent lead-acid battery. The PSL-SC series features an intelligent battery management system th
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10/12/2020
Current Sense Resistors Now Available in 0.2 Milliohm Values
Today's high current power supplies demand high efficiency and accuracy. This can be difficult because typically low resistance values can not offer low TCR. Stackpole’s CSS2725 is a surface mount 4 watt all-metal current sense resistor that is now available in resistance values down to 0.2 milliohm in 100
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10/12/2020
Making Disorder for an Ideal Battery

Three-dimensional surface of sodium ion diffusion in a hydroborate crystal. This new material forms a disordered yet highly symmetrical structure, allowing a mobility of sodium comparable to that of lithium in commercial battery.

The lithium batteries that power our electronic devices and electric vehicles have a number of drawbacks. The electrolyte - the medium that enables electrons and positive charges to move between the electrodes - is a flammable liquid. What's more, the lithium they're made of is a limited resource that is the focu
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10/12/2020
Energy Toolbase Integrates Software w/ BYD's Batteries
Energy Toolbase has integrated its energy storage controls software with BYD (Build Your Dreams). As part of the integration Energy Toolbase will add BYD to its sales and modeling platform, enabling renewable energy developers to seamlessly analyze and propose the economics of BYD energy storage projects, either st
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10/09/2020
Module Protects Ultra-Low-Voltage Designs from Overvoltage
Advanced Linear Devices Inc. (ALD) announced a first-to-market low power, low voltage, high-precision voltage-clamp module. The SABMBOVP family is an ideal clamping solution forcritical mission applications deployed in business, safety, and security products that are 5V or below. When these systems fail or are in
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10/09/2020
A Cost-Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Production

Schematic diagram of the step-by-step synthesis process for the preparation of Ti.MoP.

The key to promoting the hydrogen economy represented by hydrogen vehicles is to produce hydrogen for electricity generation at an affordable price. Hydrogen production methods include capturing by-product hydrogen, reforming fossil fuel, and electrolyzing water. Water electrolysis in particular is an eco-friendly me
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10/09/2020
How Stress and Corrosion Cracks Start in Aircraft Components
One small crack in an aircraft component can lead to major problems. The cracks can grow fast and damage metal components to the point of failure, but they are often hard to detect. In an effort to stop this problem as it starts, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently awarded UCF aerospace engineeri
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10/09/2020
What Tiny Surfing Robots Teach us About Surface Tension

Flow pattern around a chemically active Marangoni surfer.

Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you're likely to notice water striders -- long-legged insects that dimple the surface of the water as they skate across. Or, dip one side of a toothpick in dish detergent before placing it in a bowl of water, and impress your grade schooler as the toothpick gently sta
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10/09/2020
Building Nano-Thermometers for Temperature Imaging

These prototype nanoparticle cores for thermometry are 35 nm in diameter.

Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possible and more, someday, thanks to an ambitious new project underway at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST researchers are in the early stages of a massive undertaking to design
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10/09/2020
Class II Power Supplies w/ Wide Operating Temperatures
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the KPSB6 series of 5 to 6W and the KPSB25 series of 20 to 25W board mount AC-DC power supplies. Certified to the IEC 62368-1 standard for Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment, the products have a Class II input requiring no earth ground. The
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10/08/2020
Expanded Motor Control Offering for Automotive Applications
As electric motors proliferate across a growing range of system applications, developers need products and tools that ensure systems run as efficiently as possible while reducing board size, component count and energy consumption. Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has expanded its motor control offering wi
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10/08/2020
Single-Pair Ethernet PHY Extends Reach of Automation
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a new Ethernet physical layer (PHY) capable of transmitting 10-Mbps Ethernet signals up to 1.7 km through a single pair of twisted wires. The extended cable reach of the DP83TD510E is 1.5 km more than the 200-m requirement of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I
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10/07/2020
TVS Diode Arrays Safeguard Consumer Electronics
Littelfuse, Inc. announced a new series of 50 A unidirectional TVS Diode Arrays (SPA Diodes). Compared to solutions currently available on the market, the SP1250-01ETG 50 A unidirectional TVS diode arrays provides superior protection via lower clamping voltage and low leakage current, all in a PCB space-saving fo
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10/07/2020
Helsinki Energy Challenge Received Hundreds of Proposals
The application phase of the Helsinki Energy Challenge ended on 30 September. The competition inspired 252 teams from 35 countries from around the world to participate. The participating teams presented their proposals on how Helsinki can stop using coal for heat production as sustainably as possible by 2029
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10/06/2020
5V to 28V, 12.5A Output Models for DC-DC Converter Series
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of 12.5A 300W rated models to the i7C series of non-isolated DC-DC converters. The output voltage of these step-up and step-down converters can be adjusted from 5 to 28V and they accept a wide range input voltage of 9 to 53V. The converters seamlessly transition from bu
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10/06/2020
NTC Thermistor Delivers Fast, High-Accuracy Measurement
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new epoxy-coated NTC thermistor with long PEEK-insulated, nickel-iron (NiFe) leads and a low thermal gradient for fast, high accuracy temperature measurement, sensing, and control in automotive and industrial applications. The NiFe alloy of the Vishay BCcomponents NTCLE317E
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10/05/2020
Dialight Launches Vigilant Bulkhead for Euro, Asia Markets
Dialight announced the launch of the Vigilant Bulkhead, a new addition to the already successful bulkhead line for the APAC and EMEA markets. The new CE Bulkhead offers significant improvement to product performance whilst maintaining all the features that have made the DuroSite Bulkhead popular. Engineered from the
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10/05/2020
Space-Level Qualified Enhancement-Mode GaN Power Transistors
EPC Space announced a family of Rad Hard enhancement mode power transistors spanning a range of 40 Volts to 300 Volts, and 4 Amperes to 30 Amperes. These power transistors demonstrate significant performance advantages over competitive silicon-based Rad Hard power MOSFETs. EPC Space technology produces devices th
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10/05/2020
New managing director at ROHM Semiconductor Europe

Wolfram Harnack is the new Managing Director of ROHM Semiconductor Europe GmbH

​​​​​​​As of October 1st 2020, Wolfram Harnack is the new Managing Director of ROHM Semiconductor Europe GmbH. He reports directly to the President of the company Toshimitsu Suzuki. ​​​​​​​As of October 1st 2020, Wolfram Harnack is the new Managing Director of ROHM Semiconductor Europe GmbH. He rep
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10/01/2020
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