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Professor Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi, a researcher at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), has developed with his team a new approach to biodiesel production that uses microbes, sewage sludge, and a biofuel byproduct.
Professors Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi and Patrick Drogui, researchers at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), have developed a new approach to biodiesel production that uses microbes, sewage sludge, and a biofuel byproduct.
Biodiesel has multiple environmental benefits, but the use
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02/28/2020
Filled with computing and networking equipment, data centers are central locations that collect, store and process data.
If the world is using more and more data, then it must be using more and more energy, right? Not so, says a comprehensive new analysis.
Researchers at Northwestern University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Koomey Analytics have developed the most detailed model to date of global data center
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02/28/2020
Dean Technology, Inc. announced the introduction of its new SPS series of digital high-voltage power supplies. These are the first products available using the company’s patented technology developed through years of research that drastically improves the performance and capability of high-voltage power supplies.
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02/28/2020
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association announces the publication of JEP180: Guideline for Switching Reliability Evaluation Procedures for Gallium Nitride Power Conversion Devices. Developed by JEDEC’s JC-70 Committee for Wide Bandgap Power Electronic Conversion Semiconductors, JEP180 is available for
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02/28/2020
Hanadi Rifai, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of environmental engineering at the University of Houston, is leading a $4 million project to study low-cost, low-emission electric power.
Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by $4 million in funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, have joined a pilot project testing the use of supercritical CO2, or pressurized carbon dioxide, to produce low-cost, low-emission electric power.
The project,
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02/27/2020
Photo of lightweight flexible CIGS thin film solar cell and its JV characteristics
Korea Institute of Energy Research (President Kim, Jong-nam) found an efficiency improvement mechanism of polymer-substrate flexible CIGS thin-film solar cells* and published the results in 'Nano Energy' (IF: 15.548).
*CIGS thin film solar cell: A kind of next-generation thin-film solar cell
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02/27/2020
Dr. Latifur Khan (left), professor of computer science, and Gbadebo Ayoade MS'14, PhD'19, shown at Ayoade's doctoral hooding ceremony in December, are co-authors of a study that promotes the benefits of crook-sourcing.
Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach developed by University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists actually welcomes them.
The method, called DEEP-Dig (DEcEPtion DIGging), ushers intruders into a decoy site so the computer can learn from hackers' tactics. The information
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02/27/2020
Bel Power Solutions announced the TCP4000 Series of fanless, three-phase 4000 W AC-DC converters, suitable for a variety of industrial applications, including semiconductor lasers and plasma generators, as well as process and control applications.
The TCP4000 Series converts worldwide three-phase
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02/27/2020
Designers of automotive self-driving systems can now enable higher-speed autonomous driving through the industry's fastest and smallest Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Compared to the closest competitive solution, the MAX40026 high-speed comparator and the MAX40660/MAX40661
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02/27/2020
TDK Corporation presents the fully revised Data Book for aluminum electrolytic capacitors with screw terminal, snap-in, axial and single-ended design. In addition to proven products the book also contains many innovations, such as the screw terminal types of the B43707* and B43727* series. These have rated voltages
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02/27/2020
Chip resistors are used for a wide range of applications, power ratings, current levels, and voltages. Previously, chip resistor voltage ratings have been constrained by the limitations of thick film screen printing. Today, Stackpole's UHV Series combines a unique film and deposition process
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02/27/2020
The existing method for adding metals to organic materials is dangerous and laborious. Scientists from Korea have now developed a new method that is simple, safe, and cost-effective. This method, in addition to enabling a host of possibilities, such as ferrofluids, will allow the production of sodium-ion batteries,
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02/26/2020
ON Semiconductor has announced a pair of novel devices that are fully compliant with the USB-C PD 3.0 standard. The FAN6390 adaptive charging controller brings ease of integration of the USB-C PD 3.0 programmable power supply (PPS) standard into systems while the NCP12601 is a highly integrated multi-mode flyback
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02/26/2020
A Purdue University team developed RF coils that are formable and stretchable for medical imaging. (Image provided)
Anyone who has had a mammogram or an MRI knows how uncomfortable and awkward the tests can be. Now, Purdue University researchers have taken technology used in the defense and aerospace industries to create a novel way of doing some medical imaging.
One reason the tests are uncomfortable is that they
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02/26/2020
Bourns, Inc., announced the addition of four new model families to the Bourns Precision Sensor (BPS) line. Based on state-of-the-art Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, the four new BPS310, BPS320, BPS330 and BPS340 series are cost-effective pressure sensor solutions that feature ultra-fast response
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02/26/2020
Diodes Incorporated introduced the AP62600 synchronous DC-DC buck converter for point-of-load (POL) conversion in applications such as TVs, monitors, white goods, home appliances, consumer electronics, and large-scale integrated circuits.
The AP62600 delivers up to 6A of output from a supply
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02/25/2020
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited announced the release of a newintelligent power module, AIM702H50B, specialized for low-power BLDC motor drives system such as fan motors in home appliances and air-conditioners that require highly compact size with reliable and efficient design allowance.
The
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02/25/2020
Power Integrations announced that its BridgeSwitch integrated half-bridge (IHB) motor-driver IC family has been expanded and now supports applications requiring up to 400 W. BridgeSwitch ICs feature high- and low-side advanced FREDFETs (Fast Recovery Diode Field Effect Transistors) with integrated lossless
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02/25/2020
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation extended its position as a global provider of FPGA-based embedded vision solutions with the introduction of the Lattice mVision solutions stack. The complete solutions stack includes the modular hardware development boards, design software, embedded vision IP portfolio, and
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02/25/2020
Bourns, Inc., introduced a new environmental pressure sensor model that provides high accuracy, 3.3 V and ultra-low pressure range capabilities. Bourns Model BPS125 pressure sensors are based on state-of-the-art Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology and deliver precision performance in a miniature
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02/25/2020
SMART Embedded Computing announced a new PCI Express (PCIe) card for voice-over-5G and LTE applications (Vo5G/VoLTE). This media processing accelerator add-in card enables high density voice processing to be integrated into rack mounted servers or other network appliances that have PCIe slots. It is designed
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02/25/2020
KIST researchers developed cathode material of carbon-silicon complex by simply mixing and heating silicon mixed with oil with green ingredients corn and sweet potato starch. If batteries made of this material are installed in electric vehicles, the driving range will more than double.
Dr. Hun-Gi Jung and his research team at the Center for Energy Storage Research of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Lee Byung Gwon) have announced the development of silicon anode materials that can increase battery capacity four-fold in comparison to graphite anode materials and
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02/21/2020
A: Optical image and band diagram of the heterojunction formed by the thickness variation of black phosphorus 2D material. B: Schematic of the tunnel field-effect transistor and the thickness-dependent bandgap. C: Characteristic transfer curve showing steep subthreshold swing and high on-current.
Researchers have reported a black phosphorus transistor that can be used as an alternative ultra-low power switch. A research team led by Professor Sungjae Cho in the KAIST Department of Physics developed a thickness-controlled black phosphorous tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) that shows 10-times lower
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02/21/2020
Dialog Semiconductor and Adesto Technologies Corporation (“Adesto”) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Dialog to acquire all outstanding shares of Adesto.
Adesto accelerates Dialog’s expansion into the growing IIoT
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02/20/2020
Diodes Incorporated introduced a series of USB ReDrivers for the industrial, embedded, and consumer market segments. The PI3EQX1004E and PI3EQX1002E are USB 3.2 compliant, 5Gbps to 10Gbps, 2-Port/1-Port, linear ReDrivers. The devices provide adjustable linear equalization, output swing, and flat gain to optimize
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02/20/2020
Vitrek introduces a new Electrical Safety and Test Equipment product catalog. This comprehensive resource provides detailed information about Vitrek’s electrical safety and test equipment including hipot & ground bond testers, power analyzers, high voltage meters, lighting testing products and more. The
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02/20/2020
For any test and measurement application requiring up to four independent DC power supplies with full flexibility, full functionality, full safety and full connectivity, the R&S NGP800 power supply series will boost the efficiency in any lab or production line. Users benefit from the large 5” high
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02/20/2020
Consumer Energy Alliance joined civic, labor, energy and business groups to launch Affordable Energy for New Jersey, a group working to ensure New Jersey residents continue to have safe, reliable and affordable energy choices in the wake of the recent release of the state’s Energy Master Plan (EMP).
“CEA
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02/20/2020
IMC300 complements the IMC100 series and aims at variable speed drives that require very high application flexibility. Both families, IMC100 and IMC300, share the same implementation of the MCE 2.0 providing ready-to-use motor and, optional, PFC control.
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02/20/2020
The new devices are all isolating converters providing output power of up to 1W, with no minimum load required.
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02/20/2020
It is ideal for current detection in motors and power supply circuits used in automotive systems and industrial equipment.
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02/20/2020
SIGA Electronics has expanded its business in High Voltage and High Power transformers through the acquisition of the business and assets of Stabilised Transformers.
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02/20/2020
Based on digital control and high energy storage management techniques, the SMM3000A80024C series delivers 2.25kW repetitive peak power to medical lasers with high efficiency. The SMM3000A80024C complies with medical safety standards and for silent
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02/20/2020
The design center will focus on product development and conducting research and development in the areas of analog semiconductor design to deliver Maxim’s innovative solutions across many end markets.
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02/20/2020
The tool enables the quick, easy, and accurate parametric characterization of an extensive range of multilayer ceramic, tantalum, polymer, and niobium oxide surface-mount capacitors, as well as multilayer varistors.
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02/20/2020
The new medium voltage devices cover voltages from 12V to 32V. With that customers now have access to a complete portfolio of different voltage options – covering a 10V to 200V voltage range. These new complementary NMOS/PMOS devices support automotive
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02/20/2020
The sensorless design of the TC78B009FTG does not require Hall effect sensors, making it ideal for applications involving high-velocity fans or impellers in servers, blowers, small pumps, cordless vacuums and robotic cleaners.
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02/20/2020
GaN provides increased efficiency, reduced heat losses and operation a higher-frequencies, allowing the size of magnetics and other components to be reduced. The result is an amazingly-compact 200W external desktop power supply with market leading
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02/20/2020
The accelerometers are ideal for high accuracy, low power motion sensing applications in the industrial equipment and consumer wearable markets.
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02/20/2020
Through Yokogawa’s extensive distribution channels, customers across the UK will now benefit from even easier access to TDK-Lambda’s best-selling range of laboratory power supplies.
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02/20/2020
The reference design includes the Qorvo ACT4751 DC-to-DC buck converter and a Cypress EZ-PD CCG3PA USB Type-C and Power Delivery (PD) controller. The products and reference design support applications such as PC and tablet power adapters, smartphone
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02/20/2020
In Solutions for Robots and Robot Control, engineers and subject matter experts from Mouser and TE offer in-depth articles on the latest robotics technologies in the manufacturing space. The eBook places a special emphasis on the industrial Internet
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02/20/2020
Designed specifically for modern 48 V system applications, the devices are suited to use in boost converters for integrated starter generators (ISG) and LED headlights as well as motor drives, switching regulators and load switches.
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02/20/2020
The option is available on all models ranging from the 1U high half rack GH1.5kW to the 3U high full rack GSP15kW. The industry standard ModBUS-TCP protocol is used for transmission of information between electronic devices for the supervision and
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02/20/2020
The new launch follows the successful completion of the type examination. The DC meters are now available for purchase by manufacturers of charging stations and can be integrated into the designs of their applications.
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02/20/2020
With the MAX22701E isolated gate driver from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM), designers of high-voltage/high-power systems can improve power supply efficiency by up to 4 percentage points over competitive solutions, reducing power loss
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02/20/2020
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd. announced a technology collaboration to enable continuous-time digital calibration of a delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulator and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter circuit.
Designed to boost the performance of ΔΣ A/D converters for stable performance under
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02/19/2020
The visually aided tactile enhancement system, VATES, applied for precise motion control. The ultrathin highly sensitive crack-based sensor, signal acquisition circuit and real-time display system are used to realize the induction of tiny deformations. Ultrathin sensors exceed human skin sensitivity and do not disturb the human skin's tactile sensation. A real-time display can be used as a supplement to assist a person's tactile sensation.
People rely on a highly tuned sense of touch to manipulate objects, but injuries to the skin and the simple act of wearing gloves can impair this ability. Surgeons, for example, find that gloves decrease their ability to manipulate soft tissues. Astronauts are also hampered by heavy spacesuits and find it difficult
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02/19/2020
In the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research Telsa considers the phantom image (left) as a real person and (right) Mobileye 630 PRO autonomous vehicle system considers the image projected on a tree as a real road sign.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have found that they can cause the autopilot on an autonomous vehicle to erroneously apply its brakes in response to "phantom" images projected on a road or billboard.
In a new research paper, "
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02/19/2020
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the first high power resistors on the market to be offered with the AEC-Q200 automotive qualification. Designed for direct mounting on a heatsink, the Vishay Sfernice LPSA 300, LPSA 600, and LPSA 800 deliver high power dissipation and pulse handling capabilities to help
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02/19/2020
NanoLock Security announced it is joining with Adesto Technologies Corp. to collaborate on flash-based embedded security and management solutions for low-density flash memory devices used in products such as smart meters, sensors and controllers in smart energy, water utilities, industrial facilities and more.
The
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02/19/2020
AVX Corporation launched an updated version of its user-friendly SpiCAT online simulation tool, which enables the quick, easy, and accurate parametric characterization of an extensive range of multilayer ceramic, tantalum, polymer, and niobium oxide surface-mount capacitors, as well as multilayer varistors.
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02/19/2020
A Purdue University team developed technology to use mixed-signal circuits to embed critical information that is suppressed at a lower level.
Security of embedded devices is essential in today’s internet-connected world. Security is typically guaranteed mathematically using a small secret key to encrypt the private messages.
When these computationally secure encryption algorithms are implemented on a physical hardware, they leak critical
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02/19/2020
Artistic view of a junction of different 2D light-emitting materials.
Finding new semi-conductor materials that emit light is essential for developing a wide range of electronic devices. But making artificial structures that emit light tailored to our specific needs is an even more attractive proposition. However, light emission in a semi-conductor only occurs when certain conditions
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02/18/2020
A networked set of agents (denoted as colored nodes) train their individual deep neural nets using locally available data while interacting with neighbor nodes through available communication links (represented using grey edges).
A new algorithm is enabling deep learning that is more collaborative and communication-efficient than traditional methods.
Army researchers developed algorithms that facilitate distributed, decentralized and collaborative learning capabilities among devices, avoiding the need to pool all data at a
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02/18/2020
TDK Corporation announced the new B43707* and B43727* series of EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitors with screw terminals. They are designed for rated voltages of between 400 V DC and 450 V DC and cover a capacitance range from 1800 µF to 18,000 µF. One unique feature of this series is their high CV product,
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02/18/2020
Flex Power Modules introduces new families of miniature DC-DC converters for industrial applications: the PUA-A, PUC-B and PUB-M. The new devices are all isolating converters providing output power of up to 1W, with no minimum load required.
Efficiency is typically 84% (PUA-A), 80% (PUC-B)
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02/18/2020
Active-S Humidity Control Sheets from FiberSource are a more cost-effective method for protecting telecom cabinets and equipment by eliminating the damage, corrosion, rust and component failure caused by condensation. The active humidity control sheets require less physical space, are maintenance-free,
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02/18/2020
ROHM recently announced the availability of shunt resistors, GMR50 series, delivering industry-leading 4W rated power (at electrode temperature TK=90°C) in the compact 5.0mm×2.5mm (2010 type package) size. It is ideal for current detection in motors and power supply circuits used in automotive systems and
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02/18/2020
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has succeeded in commercializing the world's smallest PTC thermistor (commonly known as a resettable fuse) in the 0201 inch size (0.6×0.3×0.3mm) for mobile devices, and has recently begun mass production of this device under the part number PRG03BC181QB6RL.
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02/18/2020
Conversion of energy is a constant process but measuring the efficiency of this conversion is not an easy task. Quantifying the heat emission of the object that absorbs energy has been proven to be a good indicator. Scientists have now devised a technique that can perform this measurement easily and accurately,
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02/17/2020
In addition to connecting every device, vehicle, home, and city in a massive network, the Internet of Things presents a plum target for hackers -- possibly the biggest and most tempting prize ever conceived for cyber criminals. Today’s guest just wrote a
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02/17/2020
Subfractional composition of heavy oil asphaltenes
Despite the large number of existing reagents, research is ongoing in the world to obtain universal catalysts that are distinguished by their efficiency, low cost and neutral impact on the environment. After conducting laboratory studies, KFU scientists were able to create a new type of reagent based on nickel
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02/14/2020
Scientists in Korea are first to observe an unprecedented way in which graphene forms a hybrid layer that prevents copper corrosion
Copper has been essential to human technology since its early days--it was even used to make tools and weapons in ancient times. It is widely used even today, especially in electronic devices that require wiring. But, a challenge with using copper is that its surface oxidizes over time, even under ambient conditions,
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02/14/2020
Yen-Ting Chen at the transmission electron microscope
Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Duisburg-Essen have developed a new method of depositing catalyst particles to tiny electrodes. It is inexpensive, simple and quick to perform. In order to characterize catalysts and test their potential for various applications, researchers
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02/14/2020
Rittal introduced the new AX / KX wall mount enclosures. These new enclosure offerings feature a simpler and faster assembly and component installation, greater flexibility and enhanced safety.
The latest additions to the Rittal enclosure portfolio offer improved features and new opportunities for
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02/14/2020
ABSOPULSE Electronics has released the HVI 5K-3U7 series of high input voltage industrial DC-DC converters that deliver up to 5kW output power. A built-in redundancy diode allows for parallel connection of a number of 5kW converter units to create a 10kW, 15kW, or higher DC-power solution, and N+1 operation.
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02/14/2020
Thanks to the simple CAN bus transmission and wiring, as well as the strong anti-interference ability, CAN bus has become the preferred communication protocol for the automotive electronics industry.
Mornsun released a new automotive CAN transceiver module series CTD-CAN. From design, verification
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02/13/2020
Flex Power Modules introduces a new version of its BMR480 digital DC-DC converter, optimized for telecom applications that require input voltage down to 36Vin.
The converter, called the BMR480 0113/034, provides an extended input voltage range below 40Vin, as required for telecom power conversion
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02/13/2020
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The P9235A-RB-EVK Evaluation Board
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Panthronics AG jointly announced they are collaborating to bring best-in-class solutions to the consumer, industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. The collaboration realizes technical leadership in performance, size reduction, lower BOM and power consumption, while
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02/13/2020
Mit Eigenschaften wie einfacher Aufbau, umfassende Funktionalität, hohe Störsicherheit und schnelle Datenübertragung ist der CAN-Bus das bevorzugte Kommunikations-Netzwerk für elektronische Komponenten im Bereich Automotive. Mornsun unterstützt diese Technologie
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02/13/2020
Scientists recorded the formation of laser-induced graphene made with a small laser mounted to a scanning electron microscope.
You don't need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using a very small visible beam to burn the foamy form of carbon into microscopic patterns.
The labs of
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02/12/2020
From left - NTU Singapore scientists Assoc Prof Baile Zhang, Prof Qijie Wang, Assoc Prof Yidong Chong, and Dr Yongquan Zeng, who worked with their collaborators at the University of Leeds, UK, to develop the first electrically-driven topological laser.
Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in the UK have created the first electrically-driven 'topological' laser, which has the ability to route light particles around corners - and to cope with defects in the manufacture of the device.
Electrically-driven
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02/12/2020
Researchers working on an Army project developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing and heat management of buildings.
The journal Nature Nanotechnology published an Army-funded study from University
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02/12/2020
U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.
"The Army is interested in autonomous technology because if they can reduce
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02/12/2020
Will robots and AI respond appropriately to an elderly gay couple? Researchers say it's important to make design decisions now to make certain that technology is inclusive.
In a new short paper in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence, Roger A. Søraa from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and co-authors Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from Leiden University in the Netherlands, and Adam Poulsen from Charles Sturt University in Australia discuss what a queering
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02/12/2020
Electronics designers are driven to downsize circuitry to make products lighter, smaller, more efficient and to allow for added features. Downsizing takes place in all aspects of the circuit design including the power control and delivery. This can be challenging since it isn’t always possible
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02/12/2020
Dominion Energy announced a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, joining the ranks of at least 17 other U.S. utilities setting net-zero targets. Significantly, Dominion’s goal applies to both its electric and natural gas businesses in the 18 states where it operates.
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02/12/2020
In microcontroller (MCU) based system design, software is often the bottleneck for both time to market and system performance. By offloading many software tasks to hardware, Microchip Technology Inc.’s next generation PIC18-Q43 family helps developers bring higher performing solutions to market faster.
The
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02/12/2020
Linear Systems announces the re-release of their most popular part, the LSK389 Series, Ultra-Low Noise, Monolithic Dual, N-Channel JFET, now 100% tested to meet or exceed noise specifications.
The LSK389 is the lowest noise Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) in its class and has been used in
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02/11/2020
These silver, wiggling lines are strings of atoms in tellurium behaving like DNA. Researchers have not seen this behavior in any other material.
Computer chips use billions of tiny switches, called transistors, to process information. The more transistors on a chip, the faster the computer.
A material shaped like a one-dimensional DNA helix might further push the limits on a transistor's size. The material comes from a rare earth element called
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02/10/2020
High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP) has added two new high pressure gauges to its ASTRAGAUGE line of highly accurate and reliable bourdon-tube style gauges. Model 6PG20C has a pressure range from 0 to 20,000 psi and model 6PG30C from 0 to 30,000 psi. These new surface mount C Series gauges feature a six-inch
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02/10/2020
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced that it now offers a 0.13 micron BCD process with improved performance to help automotive power semiconductor designers build more competitive products.
BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) is a process technology that combines three different process technologies
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02/10/2020
SemiQ recently announced the release to production of its new 3rd generation SiC Diode Family featuring blocking voltages of 650V, 1200V and 1700V with forward-current starting at 8 amps up to 50 A per chip. Packages include TO-220-2L, TO-220-3L, TO-247-2L, TO-247-3L, SOT-227, TO-263 as well as bare die.
These
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02/10/2020
Bourns, Inc., further expanded the company's SinglFuse product line with new automotive grade SMD fuse families. The five new SF-1206SA-W, SF-2410FPA-W, SF-2410FA-W, SF-0603HIA-M and SF-1206HIA-M model families are fully compliant with Bourns' internal AEC-Q200 equivalent test procedures to ensure rugged performance
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02/10/2020
Sager Electronics announced its support for the FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics team at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School in Southeastern Massachusetts.
The FIRST Robotics competition combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science
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02/10/2020
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new -30 V p-channel TrenchFET Gen IV power MOSFET that offers industry-low on-resistance of 3.5 mΩ at 10 V in the 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm thermally enhanced PowerPAK 1212-8S package, in addition to best in class on-resistance times gate charge — a critical figure of merit
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02/10/2020
The upcoming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 represent a big opportunity for governments to promote a healthy lifestyle and sports, and the turn of the decade is a great opportunity to showcase how recent technological developments can be used to help us understand human motion during sports. In this
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Date:
02/10/2020
GoSun's Portable Solar Oven.
Today’s guest on the PSDcast spent his career living off-the-grid, and his company, GoSun, develops off-grid, solar solutions for cooking, cooling, phone charging, lighting and they’re now developing products for water purification and shelter.
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02/10/2020
Nano Dimension Ltd., announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 2,333,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), at a price per ADS to the public of $1.50. The gross proceeds to the Company from this offering were $3,499,500, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions
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02/09/2020
Autotalks announced that its chipset was selected for a mass production C-V2X program in China, one of the first to be deployed in the huge Chinese market. This is the first mass-production C-V2X program for Autotalks, which consists of a Telematics Control Unit (TCU) with C-V2X powered by Autotalks' chipset,
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Date:
02/06/2020
Asite has been appointed as the Electronic Project Management Solution for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City.
Following a competitive tender process,
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Date:
02/06/2020
mophie, a ZAGG Brands company, unveiled three new universal power solutions designed to charge iPhone at the fastest speed possible, available at Apple.com and select Apple stores. The powerstation, powerstation plus, and powerstation plus XL feature 18W fast charge, a Lightning input, and the ability to charge
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Date:
02/06/2020
Diodes Incorporated announced the introduction of the APR348 secondary-side, multi-mode synchronous rectification MOSFET driver, designed for AC-DC rectification circuits in general consumer applications, notebooks, and USB adapters.
The APR348 is capable of driving the external MOSFET in both high-side
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Date:
02/06/2020
Ben Madsen, one of the Principle Executives with Midstate Energy
Today’s PSDcast is on a topic we’re happy to return to whenever given the chance. Midstate Energy just partnered with Flagstaff Unified School District (out of Flagstaff, Arizona) to provide infrastructure and lighting upgrades, leading to improved energy
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Date:
02/06/2020
With the new year upon us, we’d like to try our hand at some predictions -- some forecasting, if you will. One of the more interesting developments is this idea of vehicles becoming their own data centers. And just like regular data centers, vehicular data centers need to mind their thermal management. That
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Date:
02/05/2020
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Partha Dutta, a professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, envisions a not-so-distant future where even the most remote parts of the world would have access to clean and renewable energy. His vision wouldn’t require a large power grid or expensive technology.
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Date:
02/05/2020
Growth in demand for high-temperature automotive and industrial circuitry has sparked Sumida to greatly expand its lineup of AEC-Q200 qualified SMD inductors. In early 2019, Sumida introduced the CDRH50D28B/T150 Series of high temperature shielded drum and ring core inductors, for a range of automotive
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Date:
02/05/2020
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has joined the Climate Smart Communities program, an interagency effort to encourage and assist local governments in taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change. A total of 291 local governments around New York State have
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Date:
02/05/2020
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CUI Inc. announced the addition of two GaN desktop ac-dc power supply series to its SDI product family. The SDI200G-U and SDI200G-UD offer 200 W of continuous power from a compact desktop package. These ac-dc supplies have been designed for a wide range of portable industrial and consumer products, where efficient
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Date:
02/05/2020
Murata announced the expansion of its D1U54 Series with the 2000W rated D1U54-x-2000-12, the latest in a line of slim, redundant, AC-DC and DC-DC Front End power supplies by Murata Power Solutions. In an industry standard 1U x 2.15" x 12.65” (1U x 54.5 x 321.5mm), this Series provides 2000W
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Date:
02/05/2020
THine announced the high-volume availability of their new GPIO / LVCMOS transceiver IC, THCS251.
This new IC allows engineers to aggregate up to 37 lines of different data rates into just 4 lines that can be received and transmitted in the same IC! With the THCS251, manufacturers can lower cost, reduce
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Date:
02/04/2020
TRACO POWER announces the release of the TMDC-H family of chassis-mount DC-DC converter modules covering 5 power levels ranging from 6~60 watts featuring 80~160 VDC input ranges and 3kVAC reinforced I/O isolation making them ideal for rugged environments and industrial applications.
The TMDC-H modules
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Date:
02/04/2020
Hirose has produced the world’s lowest profile Push-Push MicroSD connector. Featuring a profile of only 1.15 mm, the miniature DM3NW Series MicroSD connector enables smaller consumer electronic designs by reducing the volumetric space by up to 15% compared to competing products on the market.
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Date:
02/04/2020
An artist's illustration shows activity from the sun contributing to space weather conditions that can ultimately affect Earth and its infrastructure.
Usually, the Earth's magnetic field shields us from the misadventures of our nearest star, the mighty sun.
But it failed on Sept. 2, 1859.
Known as the Carrington Event, the most powerful solar storm on record burst through the magnetic field and pummeled telegraph wires throughout the
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Date:
02/03/2020
An image of the newly developed environmentally-friendly radio-frequency identification tag.
As part of the new £8 million ESRC investment in Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, University of Sussex academics and an innovative SME have teamed up with the world's largest retail company to understand how quantum digital technology could revolutionise employment in the retail sector and significantly
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Date:
02/03/2020
Consumer electronics, especially portable electronic devices, continue to trend towards faster speeds and lower power. This means in many cases circuitry can be simplified and downsized, including the power control and delivery platform. Lower operating currents and lower voltages mean large
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Date:
02/03/2020
NeoPhotonics Corporation announced that it is sampling high-power Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) and Narrow Linewidth (NLW) Distributed Feedback Lasers (DFB) lasers for long range automotive Lidar (“light detection and ranging”) applications.
NeoPhotonics SOAs and NLW lasers operate in
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Date:
02/03/2020
ROHM recently announced the availability of a highly integrated and efficient power management IC (PMIC), BD71850MWV, optimized for NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX 8M Nano family of application processors, which features exceptional computing, and audio performance. It is the latest addition to ROHM’s
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Date:
02/03/2020
Theoretical physicists from Trinity College Dublin have found a deep link between one of the most striking features of quantum mechanics - quantum entanglement - and thermalisation, which is the process in which something comes into thermal equilibrium with its surroundings.
Their results are published
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Date:
02/02/2020
Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have proposed a way to use data from ultra-high energy neutrinos to study interactions beyond the standard model of particle physics. The 'Zee burst' model leverages new data from large neutrino telescopes such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica
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Date:
02/02/2020
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