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May 2017
Detect Power Variations with Analog Devices’ ADE9000 AFE for Power Quality Monitoring, Now at Mouser

Detect Power Variations with Analog Devices’ ADE9000 AFE for Power Quality Monitoring

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the ADE9000 analog front end (AFE) from Analog Devices. The ADE9000 is a highly integrated polyphase AFE with power quality analysis des
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05/31/2017
Arlington, VA, May 31, 2017 -The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today announced that Smart Cities will be a new area of focus at CES, as the show launches a dedicated Marketplace (exhibit area) and a full schedule of related conference programming. Owned and produced by CTA, CES 2018 is the world's gather
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05/31/2017
LEM reinvents the fluxgate technology for high accuracy current measurement with a low noise level, over a wide temperature range

LEM reinvents the fluxgate technology for high accuracy current measurement with a low noise level, over a wide temperature range

LEM reinvents the fluxgate technology, announcing the new IN 2000-S high accuracy current transducer for non-intrusive and isolated measurement of DC, AC and pulsed nominal current of 2000 A. This is the first model of a future family that will cover a range of different primary currents. Click image to
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05/16/2017
Compact, Efficient SCALE-iDriver™ IC Family from Power Integrations Supports 1700 V IGBTs

New gate driver IC targets applications from 400-690 VAC, including three-level topology inverters

Power Integrations, the leader in IGBT and MOSFET driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced an expansion of its SCALE-iDriver™ family of galvanically isolated single-channel gate driver ICs. The new devices support IGBT blocking voltages up to 1700 V, which are generally us
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05/16/2017
Linear LED Drivers from Diodes Incorporated Increase Efficiency in LED Strips

LED Drivers from Diodes Incorporated Increase Efficiency in LED Strips

Appealing to lighting designers, the BCR401U, BCR402U and BCR405U constant current regulators introduced by Diodes Incorporated enable simple driving of low-current LED strips and panels in the commercial and industrial lighting sectors. Targeted at 12V and 24V linear LED strips, these regulators increase light o
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05/11/2017
TRENCHSTOP™ Advanced Isolation package for discrete IGBTs

TRENCHSTOP™ Advanced Isolation package for discrete IGBTs

Infineon Technologies introduces the new package technology TRENCHSTOP™ Advanced Isolation. It is available for TRENCHSTOP and TRENCHSTOP Highspeed 3 IGBTs for best-in-class thermal performance and simpler manufacturing. The two versions are performance optimized to replace both fully insulated packages (FullPA
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05/11/2017
New PIC32 Family of 32-Bit Microcontrollers Optimized for Motor Control and General Purpose Applications

Microchip’s PIC32MK Family is Packed with Analog Peripherals, Dual USB Capabilities and Support for up to Four CAN 2.0 Ports

The newest family of PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP). The PIC32MK family features four highly integrated MCUs for precision dual Motor Control applications (PIC32MK MC) and eight MCUs packed with serial communication modules for General Purpose
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05/11/2017
15dB Gain Differential Amplifier Delivers up to +50dBm OIP3 Linearity and  Low Noise from 100kHz to 1.4GHz

An Ultralow Distortion 15dB Gain Wideband Differential Amplifier Extends Outstanding Dynamic Range to Low Frequencies

Analog Devices announces the LTC6432-15, a wideband fully differential amplifier with 15dB gain, offering linearity of up to +50.3dBm OIP3 (output third-order intercept), very high OP1dB (output 1dB compression point) of +22.7dBm, and 3.2dB noise figure at 150MHz. In addition to its outstanding signal-to-noise
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05/11/2017
Rohde & Schwarz provides quick and easy DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X satellite transmission tests

Rohde & Schwarz provides quick and easy DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X satellite transmission tests

Rohde & Schwarz is extending the functional range of its R&S SMW200A vector signal generator to include the DVB-S2 satellite standard and its extension DVB-S2X. The R&S SMW200A with the new option provides a simple solution for testing components, devices and satellites that support these standards. It is
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05/11/2017
Over the last several years mainstream distribution of U.S. electronics has ended up in the hands of “the Big Three” – two major players in the U.S. and one privately held Canadian company. Concerned that the large semiconductor companies have determined they are not getting the ROI they need from the di
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05/05/2017
This is the busy time of the year for those of us in the Power Electronics Industry. APEC was a great show and PSD held their 8th annual golf tournament along with sponsors, Mouser Electronics and Coilcraft.  Congratulations goes to United Silicon Carbide who proudly was the recipient of the perpetual tro
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05/05/2017
CUI’s 300 W Ac-Dc Power Supply Series Offers High Efficiency in a 3” x 5” Package

CUI’s 300 W Ac-Dc Power Supply Series Offers High Efficiency in a 3” x 5” Package

CUI’s Power Group expands its VOF ac-dc power supply family with the introduction of a compact 300 W series. The VOF-300 series, available in open frame and metal enclosed packages, is a higher-power addition to CUI’s general purpose ac-dc power supply portfolio currently ranging from 6 W to 280 W. Of
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Date:
05/05/2017
The world has a bottomless appetite for energy – and electrical energy is no exception.  Of the electricity generated, it’s estimated that approximately 45% of electricity is used to power motors. Compare this to lighting, which accounts for about 19%, even with LED lighting making a significant impact in
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Date:
05/05/2017
Still keeping your hybrid power systems indoors?  It’s time for change

eSITE from Flexenclosure

Mobile telecommunications network equipment is expected to work without issue 24/7.  There is no compromise on this, which is why transmission equipment, BTS systems, RF equipment, etc., are designed, tested and built for operation in the most demanding of environmental conditions. Click image to enlarg
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05/05/2017
Riedon Expands its DC Current Shunt Resistor Portfolio with Current Ranges from 1 Amp to 10,000 Amps

DC Current Shunt Resistors

Riedon, a specialist manufacturer of cutting-edge power and precision resistors, has expanded its portfolio of precision current shunts to provide one of the broadest range of current ratings available today. Responding to increases in the output levels from renewable energy sources, higher capacity batteries that req
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05/04/2017
Designing Batteryless Devices for Industrial and IoT Applications

Batteryless EPD (Source: Toppan Printing)

The IoT has a battery problem. IoT implementations require large numbers of small devices deployed in areas without easy access to mains power. These devices therefore need to be low power and battery powered. But battery-powered devices present challenges. Batteries need to be recharged or replaced regularly, an
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05/03/2017
Balancing energy efficiency and ease-of-use in a world of high power demands

Schematic drawing of conventional HV planar MOSFET and SJ MOSFET

We are surrounded by electrically powered devices. The mobile phones in our pockets, the laptop computers we use on the job, the television in our living rooms, the servers powering the Internet, or even the EV car in our garage - all require electricity to operate and drive the demand for power supplies which ar
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Date:
05/02/2017
Power quality monitoring technology - helping industrial equipment stay healthy

See the different sources of power quality problems in the United States (left) and Europe (right). Source: Melhorn et al., 2005, McNulty et al., 2002, Manson & Targosz, 2008

According to a recent study published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), large industrial facilities in the US lose over $100 billion every year due to power problems including power supply variations and voltage disturbances.  When the lights flicker at home, it’s an annoyance. But when po
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Date:
05/02/2017
Avoiding Voltage Rail Blind Spots

LTC3886 Schematic Converting 48VIN to 5V/15A & 12V/15A

Knowing the condition and operating status of a voltage regulator is perhaps the last remaining blind spots in today’s modern electronic systems since they do not normally have the means for directly configuring or remotely monitoring key operating parameters. It’s usually critical for reliable operation wh
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05/02/2017
Unleashing SiC MOSFETs to Extract their Maximum Performance in Power Converter Designs

Dynamic characterization platform

Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs switch up to five to ten times faster than silicon (Si) IGBTs and can operate at higher junction temperatures. Because they can switch on and off so quickly, they enable higher switching frequencies and therefore allow those designing inverters and other power converters to shrink th
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Date:
05/02/2017
Small Leadless-SMD Packages Replacing Large Modules for High Power GaN and SiC Products

μMaxPak Smart Single-Switch Cross-Section

Power WBG Package Requirements The power Wide Band Gap (WBG) market is ramping with SiC and GaN devices replacing Si FETs and IGBTs for higher power and higher voltage products. These WBG materials will not only provide far superior performance and speed, but provide higher power densities, efficiency, rel
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Date:
05/02/2017
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