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June 2017
Global Motion Control Market Is Returning for Solid Growth
Global Motion Control Market Is Returning for Solid Growth
Shirly Zhu, Analyst, IHS Markit

Following a significant market decline in 2015, the global motion control market regained a concrete growth in 2016, totalling over $10.8 billion hardware revenues, with more than 21 million units shipped. Looking forward, IHS Markit expects the world market for motion control controls to sustain a steady growth tr
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06/30/2017
Wireless Charging: An Integrated Approach is the Way Forward

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Figure 1: Wireless charging offers multiple benefits for users and device manufacturers

Wireless Charging: An Integrated Approach is the Way Forward
Stephan Schächer, Head of Technical & System Marketing, DCDC Milko Paolucci, Senior Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies

Data has been wireless for some time. Now consumers are demanding the ability to charge wirelessly and technology enablers are responding. In this technical article, Infineon will review the current state-of-art and compare the benefits of advanced wireless charging solutions using a totally integrated approach. Background Every electronic device requires power,
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06/29/2017
Who Pays the Piper When A.I. Causes Traffic Deaths?
Who Pays the Piper When A.I. Causes Traffic Deaths?
Jason Lomberg, Editor, North America, PSD

2016 was the most deadly year for motorists in nearly a decade, and human error causes up to 90% of accidents, making self-driving cars seemingly inevitable. This raises a host of questions, not the least of which is ‘what happens when autonomous vehicles cause traffic deaths?’ Who’s at fault? It’s no small matter
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06/28/2017
Emergency eCall – Available When You Need It!

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Table 1. Supercapacitor Comparison vs. Capacitors & Batteries

Emergency eCall – Available When You Need It!
Tony Armstrong, Director of Product Marketing, Power Products, Linear Technology

Electronic systems must continue to remain operational, regardless of its external operating conditions. Said another way, any glitch in its power supply, whether momentary or seconds or even minutes, must be taken into account during its design process. The most common way of dealing with such circumstances is
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06/28/2017
How to Program Slew Rate?

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Figure 1: Typical battery voltage profile for “cold crank”

How to Program Slew Rate?
David Buck, Market Development Manager, TDK-Lambda Europe

Slew rate is defined as rate of change of voltage or current in a period of time.  It is a frequently used term in operational amplifier specifications, but it also applicable when discussing programmable power supplies. When performing repetitive production testing on say a vehicle engine management system, m
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06/28/2017
The Transportation Connected Sensor

Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

The Transportation Connected Sensor
Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

With more electronics in the vehicles than ever before, we’re seeing the industry move from a basic set of electronics applications, with some automation for safety and road assistance, to high and full automation and complete comfort driving. To make this work, the transportation industry is capitalizing on
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06/28/2017
Mouser and PRECI-DIP sign global distribution agreement
Mouser and PRECI-DIP sign global distribution agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with PRECI-DIP, a leading manufacturer of high-quality, precision-machined interconnect products. The PRECI-DIP product line available from Mouser Electronics includes a rich variety of headers, sockets, and spring-loaded connectors as well a
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06/27/2017
Dual output buck regulator incorporates a constant-frequency, peak-current-mode architecture
Dual output buck regulator incorporates a constant-frequency, peak-current-mode architecture
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc. announces the LTC7124, a high efficiency, 4MHz synchronous dual output buck regulator that incorporates a constant frequency, peak current mode architecture. Optional spread spectrum frequency modulation is integrated for reducing radiated and conductive EM
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06/27/2017
Thick film chip resistors deliver increased accuracy while saving space and reducing component counts
Thick film chip resistors deliver increased accuracy while saving space and reducing component counts
MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of thick film surface-mount chip resistors featuring four-terminal Kelvin connections and high power ratings of 0.33 W in the compact 0306 case size. Offering a power density over 3.3x higher than standard devices in the 0603 footprint, Vishay Da
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06/26/2017
Santa Clara event parking includes electric vehicle charging stations
Santa Clara event parking includes electric vehicle charging stations
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Heading to an event at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Levi's Stadium, or California's Great America theme park and running low on your electric vehicle (EV) charge? There are no worries in Santa Clara as the city has one of the largest public multi-standard EV charging facilities in Cali
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06/23/2017
Microcontroller family serves low-power, entry-level IoT applications
Microcontroller family serves low-power, entry-level IoT applications
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – NXP Semiconductors N.V. introduced the LPC84x family, the latest addition to its rapidly expanding LPC800 series of 32-bit ARM 30 MHz Cortex-M0+ based microcontrollers. The family, designed to balance power, performance and price, addresses the growing demand to simplify and speed developme
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06/22/2017
Boost Converter Drives Portable Power Management Applications
Boost Converter Drives Portable Power Management Applications
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the TPS61253A 4A boost converter from Texas Instruments (TI). The TPS61253A delivers a variety of features that enable the device to drive a multitude of portable power management applications, such as smartphones and USB charging ports, requiring fewer external components th
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06/20/2017
Power Splitter Designed for Mid- and High-End Smartphones and Tablet PCs
Power Splitter Designed for Mid- and High-End Smartphones and Tablet PCs
Santa Clara, California – Silego Technology Inc. (Silego) announced the introduction of the SLG59H1302C – a very robust single-input, dual-output power splitter designed for mid- and high-end smartphones and tablet PCs. Any integrated circuit (IC) product designed for consumer electronics and operating in the v
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06/20/2017
Touch Sense Solution Intended for IoT Applications
Touch Sense Solution Intended for IoT Applications
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – NXP Semiconductors N.V. is launching its new NXP Touch solution. This solution combines specialised touch software with the Touch Sense Interface (TSI) module available on the Kinetis KE15Z MCU along with a complete set of tools enabling designers to easily add touch to user interface d
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06/20/2017
Family of Wireless ICs Targets Wearables, Smart Controllers, Smart Medical Detectors, Secure Payment Equipment, and More
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – CEVA, Inc. announced that Shanghai Frequen Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Freqchip) has licensed and deployed CEVA’s RivieraWaves Bluetooth low energy technology in its new FR801x family of wireless integrated circuits (ICs). Building on Freqchip’s proven expertise in low power wirele
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06/19/2017
Finland has the World's Most Energy-Saving Supermarket
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Savings are also being achieved by levelling out power consumption peaks. Under VTT's leadership, Finland has the world's most energy-efficient supermarket, which consumes only 40% of the energy of a normal grocery store. A new solution is saving the retailer around EUR 180,000 in energy costs. The technology
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06/13/2017
Feather-light metal cathodes for stable lithium-oxygen batteries
Lithium-oxygen systems could someday outperform today's lithium-ion batteries because of their potential for high energy density. However, a number of important issues, such as their poor electrochemical stability must be addressed before these systems can successfully compete with current rechargeable batteries. Tod
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06/12/2017
Safety and thermal management

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

Safety and thermal management
Srivatsa Raghunath, Infineon Technologies

When designing a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) operating losses and the ability to dissipate heat are critical selection criteria for MOSFETs. This is especially critical in the area of intelligent solid-state lighting systems, as the cramped environment and limited ventilation opportunities can significantly im
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06/11/2017
Molex Technology Makes Keypad Backlighting on Curved Surfaces a Reality

PEDOT Clear Conductive Sensors expand realm of possibility for capacitive user interface panels.

Molex Technology Makes Keypad Backlighting on Curved Surfaces a Reality
Molex has solved the challenge of backlighting capacitive keys on a curved surface for user-interface designers. Molex PEDOT Clear Conductive Sensors are flexible translucent conductive circuits printed on a polyester substrate that can be implemented on three-dimensional surfaces, allowing for more elaborate designs and greater design freedom. Translucent PEDOT sensors can be used in sp
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Date:
06/11/2017
IoT can use WPT

Wireless Power Transfer from a Primary Transmit Coil (Tx) to a Secondary Receive Coil (Rx), Including the LTC4120

IoT can use WPT
Tony Armstrong, Director of Product Marketing, Power Products, Linear Technology

Background & Introduction The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) refers to the ongoing trend to connect not only people and computers, but all sorts of “things” to the Internet and each other. By way of example, consider if you will applications such as industrial manufacturing facilities or large infr
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06/10/2017
Silego Introduces Next “Flexible Power Islands” Device with Low Drop-out Regulators
– Silego Technology announces the introduction of SLG46580, further expanding the GreenPAKTM (GPAK) family of Programmable Mixedsignal Integrated Circuits (CMICs). This newest GPAK is targeted to support power systems in wearable and handheld market segments. This device is both highly integrated and highly fl
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06/07/2017
Flexible Power Islands Solve Difficult Power Problems in Mobile Devices
Nathan John, Director of Marketing, Silego Technology

Power system design in the age of mobile devices, and especially wearable devices, is more challenging than it has ever been.  The end users of these devices want them to continue to get smaller, lighter and cheaper, while at the same time having bigger screens and longer battery life.  These opposing go
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06/05/2017
Ally Winning joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as European Editor
  It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the appointment of Ally Winning as European Editor, PSD. Ally’s background brings a wealth of knowledge and experience relevant to PSD and our market position. Click image to enlarge Ally W
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Date:
06/03/2017
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