Industrial

June 2017
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announces a global distribution agreement with ITT Cannon, a world leader in the design and manufacture of highly reliable and innovative connector and interconnect products serving military and commercial customers in the aerospace and defense, medical, energy, transportation, and industrial ma
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06/30/2017
Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method to tightly fix catalyst powders on electrode surfaces. Currently, the high physical stress induced on catalyst films by gas evolving reactions hampers the application of powder based catalysts. The developed technique is potentially interesting fo
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06/30/2017
Industry’s Lowest Power Zero-Drift Op Amp Consumes only 1.3μA

Micropower Zero-Drift Op Amp Achieves 5µV Max VOS at 2µA Max IS

MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA – Analog Devices, Inc. announces the LTC2063 zero-drift op amp which draws just 1.3μA typ (2μA max) on a 1.8V supply. This micropower amplifier maintains uncompromised precision: maximum input offset voltage is 5μV at 25°C, maximum drift is 0.06μV/°C from –40°C to 125°C.
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06/29/2017
Step-Down Switching Regulator Delivers 93% Efficiency at 2MHz & Ultralow EMI/EMC Emissions
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8609S, a 2A (3A Peak), 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. Its unique Silent Switcher 2 architecture uses two internal input capacitors as well as internal BST and INTVCC ca
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06/29/2017
Murata’s IRQ DC-DC Converters Deliver Leading Reliability for Railway & Industrial Applications

Murata’s IRQ DC-DC Converters Deliver Leading Reliability for Railway & Industrial Applications

Murata is introducing the first in a series of encapsulated DC-DC converters designed specifically for industrial and railway applications from Murata Power Solutions. The IRQ series delivers the latest technology in fixed frequency power conversion available in the industry. The advanced electrical and mechanical de
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06/28/2017
Rugged RS485 Transceiver Meets IEC Level 4 ESD Standard
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2862A, an enhanced version of the widely accepted LTC2862 ±60V tolerant RS485/RS422 transceiver that released several years ago. Both of these half-duplex transceivers eliminate field fai
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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”

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

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 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
Hall sensor developed for industrial and automotive applications
Munich, Germany – Development kits for sensors from Infineon are significantly reducing design effort – and thereby development time and system costs. For reliable and fast measurement of speed, Infineon Technologies AG is offering the new Hall sensor TLE4922 as well as the “Speed Senso
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06/26/2017
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
Glassman announces new, highest power unit: GX Series 25kW to 200kW Regulated High Voltage DC Power Supplies boast fast response with low ripple and noise

480VAC 3 phase/380VAC/415VAC input; front panel digital control or analogue remote interface; CE Compliant

Glassman Europe has announced a new range of programmable, DC regulated power supplies, the GX Series, its most powerful to date.  The GX Series is a highly-specified family of 25kW to 200kW fast response, air insulated power supplies, boasting tight regulation combined with low ripple and noise.  Th
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06/22/2017
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
SAN JOSE, California – Elektrobit (EB) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a collaboration to deliver a powerful new development platform that integrates the NXP BlueBox Automated Drive Development Platform and Elektrobit’s EB robinos software framework for highly automated driving systems. This joint solution
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06/21/2017
DC/DC Controller Eliminates Power Inductor & Delivers 500W+ in Non-Isolated Intermediate Bus Converter Applications

72V Fixed Ratio High Power Charge Pump Controller

MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC7820, a high power fixed ratio charge pump DC/DC controller that eliminates the power inductor in a non-isolated intermediate bus converter, allowing up to a 50% reduction in circuit size and up to 4000W/in3 power density.&
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06/20/2017
New Traco Power - DC/DC Converter Series

TDN Series: 1-5 Watt DC/DC converters in most compact cubical package

These fully regulated and 1600 VDC I/O- isolated DC/DC converters come in a cubical package that occupies only 1.2 cm2 on the PCB. The models are available in SMD version or with pins for trough hole mounting. The ultra-wide 4:1 input voltage ranges cover 4.5-18, 9-36 and 18-75 VDC.  With a high efficiency
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06/20/2017
New Report Looks at 6 Key Impact Areas of Shale Oil and Gas Development in Texas
AUSTIN, TX -- Development of shale oil and gas has fundamentally changed the energy sector. This development has resulted in billions of dollars for the state of Texas and thousands of jobs, but it's also had an impact on the state's communities and their land, air, water and infrastructure. A comprehensive review of t
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06/19/2017
Powerbox reveals its high reliability power solution for subsea applications

Powerbox reveals its high reliability power solution for subsea applications

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, has announced a new technology platform to power industrial applications requiring high reliability and resilience in extreme environments. Designed to power su
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06/16/2017
Cloud-Based Management Tool Designed for Intelligent High-Power Systems
Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the PowerPro cloud-based management tool for its iHP series intelligent, configurable high power systems. This high-level software graphical user interface enables users to control and monitor all functions on one or multiple iHP systems using a standard web browser and in
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06/15/2017
KEMET, a leading supplier of electronic components, has introduced the industry’s first COTS grade polymer electrolytic capacitor with a 1,000-hour life test option. The new option, also known as the “Biased Humidity Test,” provides capacitors qualified at 85 degrees Celsius with 85% relative humidity at
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06/15/2017
Time-of-Flight Chipset and Development Kit Enables Future-Proof Design of 3D Vision Solutions
Tessenderlo, Belgium - Melexis announces a new Time-of-Flight (ToF) chipset and development kit that enables simple, modular and future proof design of 3D vision solutions. Previously available only as part of a development system, the chipset is now available to designers everywhere. The newly available chipset in
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06/15/2017
MEMS Accelerometer and Inclinometer Delivers Exceptional Stability, Reliability and Low Noise
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the SCA3300-D01 three-axis accelerometer and inclinometer from Murata. The surface-mount MEMS sensor provides user-selectable measurement range and extensive self-diagnostics features. The Murata SCA3300-D01 three-axis accelerometer and inclinometer, available from Mous
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06/14/2017
Angle Sensor Offers a Guaranteed Accuracy of ±0.2°
World's highest accuracy of angle error* of just ±0.05° Guaranteed accuracy of angle error** of ±0.2°over lifetime to meet the performance requirements for automotive applications Low calibration burden and high compensation of system errors due to integrated automatic correction function Com
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06/13/2017
Mouser Electronics and Amphenol SGX Sensortech Sign Global Agreement to Distribute Gas Sensors
Mouser Electronics, Inc., announces a global distribution agreement with Amphenol SGX Sensortech, a market leader in innovative sensor and detector devices. Through the agreement, Mouser will add SGX Sensortech’s robust environmental sensors to its sensor linecard. The Amphenol SGX Sensortech product line avai
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06/13/2017
Microcontroller Portfolio Targets a Wide Range of Sensing and Measurement Applications
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the MSP430FR599x and MSP430FR596x microcontrollers, the latest MSP430 microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI). The ultra-low-power, ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) microcontroller portfolio targets a wide range of sensing and measurement applications. The TI MSP430
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06/13/2017
AC/DC Power Supplies Include Both Industrial and Medical Safety Approvals in a Small U-channel Footprint
XP Power has announced the UCP225 series of high power density, very low profile 225W AC/DC power supplies with both industrial and medical safety approvals in a small U-channel footprint.   The UCP225 series provides a high power density, low profile, compact, rugged U-channel power solution with very high
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06/13/2017
DC/DC Converter Delivers 92% Efficiency at 2MHz & Operates from 3.0V to 42V Inputs
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8606, a 350mA, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique synchronous rectification topology delivers 92% efficiency while switching at 2MHz, enabling designers to av
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Date:
06/13/2017
Angle sensors:TMR angle sensor with digital output

TMR angle sensor TAD2141 with digital output

TDK Corporation presents the new TMR angle sensor TAD2141 with digital output. The new sensor offers a guaranteed accuracy of ±0.2° and at room temperature achieves the industry’s highest accuracy*** for angle error of only ±0.05°. The sensor is capable of contactless sensing 360° within a temperature range of -
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06/13/2017
FPGA Enables Energy-Efficient Embedded Vision Systems at the Edge
PORTLAND, OR and SHANGHAI, CHINA – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the implementation of its ECP5 FPGA into embedded vision applications for smart surveillance and automotive applications at the Edge. Reinforcing Lattice’s commitment to the industrial and automotive markets, the company’s ECP
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06/12/2017
Low Noise Buck-Boost Charge Pump Saves Space and Reduces EMI
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc. announces the LTC3246, a compact, low noise buck-boost charge pump with integrated watchdog timer capable of up to 500mA of output current. The LTC3246 uses multimode switched capacitor conversion to maintain regulation over a wide 2.7V to 38V input voltage ra
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Date:
06/12/2017
Controlling high-speed motors with an FPGA

An FPGA-based motor control system (Source: Altera)

The increasing use of electric motors spinning at up to 100,000 rpm, in applications ranging from electric turbochargers to surgical instruments, is creating new challenges in the design of control circuits. The IGBT switches used in many power converters cannot switch quickly or efficiently enough to match
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06/11/2017
Tailor made solutions in capacitor markets

Performance Inverters used in Railway Applications

More and more customers in different markets require customized solutions for power electronic capacitors. Last generation of high performance inverters used in Railway, (See Figure 1) Renewable Energy, Heavy Industry applications, to name a few, need more and more customized capacitors to satisfy their hi
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Date:
06/11/2017
The Main Causes of Power Supply Failure – And How to Avoid It

The CoolX 600 Series fanless power supply offers very high input and surge-withstand built in.

Power supplies are the underpinning of any electronic system. This article presents the five main reasons power supplies fail. It also describes the necessary precautions design engineers should take to avoid systems failures. The article is based on data spanning all markets and applications, from industrial, me
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Date:
06/11/2017
Smart Building energy disaggregation Submeter with LEM Split-core CT (ATO)

LEM ATO split core current transformers

Industrial companies, factories, multi-tenant commercial and residential building owners install submetering equipment for the purpose of real-time in-house metering. This allows for accurate allocation of costs, calculation of internal billing and enables the implementation of new energy efficiency measure
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Date:
06/10/2017
IoT can use WPT

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

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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Date:
06/10/2017
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. announced support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Greengrass in select system-on-chips (SoCs) designed to help manufacturers accelerate development of IoT products with edge processing capabilities using the new AWS Software Solution. Manufacturers expected to commercialize solutions runn
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06/08/2017
– 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
N-Channel MOSFET Driver Provides 100% Duty Cycle Capability
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - June 7, 2017 - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC7000/-1, a high speed, high side N-channel MOSFET driver that operates up to a 150V supply voltage. Its internal charge pump fully enhances an external N-channel MOSFET swi
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06/07/2017
CCD Image Sensor Combines High Resolution With Enhanced Imaging Performance
PHOENIX, AZ – June 06, 2017 –ON Semiconductor is improving performance for industrial imaging applications that require both high resolution image capture and maximum image uniformity. The new 29 megapixel KAI-29052 image sensor provides up to twice the imaging sensitivity of the existing KAI-29050 in
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Date:
06/06/2017
  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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