Industrial

    June 2013
    AVX glass-encapsulated varistors provide advanced circuit protection
    AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded both its TransGuard® and Automotive TransGuard® Series multilayer varistors to include
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    06/29/2013
    Microprecision industrial double-break switch available in IP67- ahnd IP68-rated versions
    Microprecision is introducing a variation of its industrial high-current switches of the MP200 series. The new MP220 has a single pole double break electrical circuit, which allows to double break
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    06/27/2013
    Screw-terminal aluminium electrolytic capacitors suit high voltage & high ripple-current apps
    KEMET, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminium, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, has announced the release of its new ALS60/61 Screw Terminal Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors.
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    06/27/2013
    Synchronous buck/boost converter available in high-temp H Grade & high-rel MP Grade
    Linear Technology released high-temperature H-grade (-40°C to 150°C junction temperature) and high-reliability MP-grade (-55°C to 150°C) version of the LTC3115-1 in a 20-lead thermally enhanced TSSOP
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    06/26/2013
    Texas Instruments, in collaboration with Hitex Development Tools, introduced the SafeTI™ Hitex Safety Kit, enabling developers to evaluate SafeTI components for use in their designs requiring compliance
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    06/25/2013
    RS Components now offers StrongIRFET power MOSFETs for industrial applications
    RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a leading distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is now stocking the StrongIRFET™ power MOSFET family from International Rectifier,
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    06/25/2013
    Rutronik now stocks Samsung X7R high-performance capacitors
    Samsung Electro-Mechanics presents the new X7R capacitor with class 2 X7R ceramic, 10μF and a rated voltage of 25V. The MLCC (multilayer ceramic capacitor) in size 0805 targets industrial high capacitance
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    06/25/2013
    Richardson RFPD now carries SiC Six-Pack power module from Cree
    Richardson RFPD announced the availability of the new Silicon Carbide (SiC) six-pack (three phase) power module from Cree. The CCS050M12CM2 is the industry's first commercially available SiC six-pack
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    06/24/2013
    Power electronics specialist Amantys has made a statement of its global business intent with the opening of its first international sales office in Shanghai, China. The company will be promoting the
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    06/24/2013
    Robust linear regulator provides current & temperature monitor outputs
    Linear Technology announced the release of the LT3081, a rugged 1.5A wide input voltage range linear regulator with key usability, monitoring and protection features. The device has an extended safe
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    06/24/2013
    Rugged adjustable voltage regulator accepts up to 30V and handles up to 100mA
    CISSOID, a leader in high-temperature semiconductor solutions, expands its STAR product family with CHT-RIGEL, an adjustable voltage regulator for embedded power supplies in applications that must
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    06/24/2013
    Zone 1 power connectors suit AdvancedTCA systems
    ept offers an ATCA Zone 1 Power Connector with 8 power contacts and 22 or 26 signal contacts. Utilizing a novel selective-plating process, ept maximizes contact reliability with heavy gold over
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    06/24/2013
    Agricultural and industrial robotics to lead Chinas machinery market
    Production of agricultural machinery and industrial robotics in China is projected to expand at a strong rate in the coming years with average yearly growth of 18.1 percent and 18.8 percent, respectively—making
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    06/24/2013
    Vitreous enamel-coated wirewound resistors serve high-power motor & industrial apps
    Stackpole's EWT Series of vitreous enamel-coated tubular wirewounds are a good choice for high power load dump applications. The EWT Series is available in power ratings from 12 watts up to 1300
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    06/22/2013
    Excelsys signs distribution agreement with IMCA Electronics in Turkey
    Excelsys Technologies, leaders in high efficiency power supply design, announced the addition of IMCA Electronics to its global distributor network. IMCA will distribute solutions from Excelsys Technologies
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    06/21/2013
    Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs enable up to 70% power savings
    Altera has introduced its Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs (system-on-chip), offering system developers breakthrough levels of performance and power efficiencies. Generation 10 devices are optimized based
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    06/20/2013
    Power monitor module enables designers to find and kill underperforming code in real time
    Microchip announces the MPLAB® REAL ICE™ Power Monitor Module, which enables designers to identify and eliminate code that consumes high current, in real time. Combined with the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit
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    06/20/2013
    Efficient IGBTs deliver higher power density for motor drive and UPS apps
    International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, introduced a family of rugged 1200V ultra-fast insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) optimized for industrial motor drive and
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    06/19/2013
    Microsemi releases highly-integrated low-power IGLOO2 FPGA
    Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, unveiled its IGLOO®2 field programmable gate array (FPGA) family for industrial,
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    06/18/2013
    Ioxus, a manufacturer of performance ultracapacitor technology for the automotive and transportation industries, introduced a 1200 Farad (F) cell to its portfolio of high performance ultracapacitors.
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    06/18/2013
    The presentations from the 2013 Power Technology Roadmap are available to PSMA members, both as a PDF of the PowerPoint charts and a movie with the charts and audio including the Q/A discussions.
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    06/18/2013
    PEAK electronics expands mini converter series with 30W, 40W, and 50W models
    PEAK electronics has expanded its proven 2:1 DC/DC converter series with additional 30, 40 and 50 W power types targeting applications in industrial control, electrical power, instrumentation, telecommunications,
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    06/18/2013
    Mesago PCIM GmbH announced their partnership with Messe Frankfurt China to jointly address the growing market of Power Electronics in China. With this new partnership PCIM Asia becomes fully integrated
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    06/18/2013
    Step-down converter touts very low quiescent current
    Linear Technology announces the LT3995, a 3A, 60V step-down switching regulator, requiring only 2.7μA of quiescent current. The LT3995's 4.3V to 60V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive,
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    06/18/2013
    Integrated secure authenticator simplifies interconnect complexity in medical and industrial apps
    Maxim Integrated announced that it is now sampling the DS28E35 DeepCover® Secure Authenticator, a highly secure cryptographic solution for a host controller to authenticate peripherals. The DS28E35
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    06/17/2013
    Cyntech Components offers space-saving circular push-pull connectors from Yamaichi Electronics
    Cyntech Components, a specialist supplier of electro-mechanical components and power supplies, now carries the Y-Circ P connector series from Yamaichi Electronics. This metal-bodied circular connector
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    06/17/2013
    Toshibas latest optocouplers deliver increased isolation in a smaller package
    Toshiba Electronics Europe has released two Triac-output optoocouplers that provide reinforced voltage and electrical noise insulation in an ultra-miniature SO6 double-mould package. The TLP265J and
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    06/17/2013
    Riedon CHR and HVS chip resistors offer high-temperature performance
    Targeting the demanding requirements of medical and aerospace applications and operating in the extreme environments encountered in the oil and gas industries, for magnetic resonance scanners, aircraft
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    06/17/2013
    Murata GA3 reduced-volume safety capacitors now available from TTI
    Murata GA3 series safety capacitors are now available from TTI, a leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. GB, GD and GF versions of the Murata
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    06/17/2013
    Phase-change material simplifies and speeds assembly of heat-generating electronics
    Universal Science, a specialist designer and manufacturer of thermal management materials, has introduced a new phase-change material that has a thermal conductivity of 3.5 W/mk. This high level of
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    06/14/2013
    At the VLSI 2013 Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, imec highlighted new insights into 3D fin shaped field effect transistors (FinFETs) and high mobility channels scaling for the 7nm and 5nm technology node. At
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    06/14/2013
    Master Electronics, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, was honored with the Silver Distributor-of-the-Year Award for the Americas Region from Honeywell
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    06/14/2013
    In this introductory video on switching power supply design, Dr. Ridley
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    06/14/2013
    TDK-Lambda backs winning team in UK student engineering competition
    TDK Corporation is pleased to announce a team of AS-Level pupils at Blundell's School working with TDK-Lambda UK has won this year's South West Engineering Education Scheme (EES) competition. EES
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    06/13/2013
    Temperature Controller offers data retrieval capabilities
    Oven Industries announces the 5R1-1400 AC Temperature Controller with the integrated potentiometers or via a PC through the TTL level UART Communication port. This compact design measuring two and
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    06/13/2013
    Cornell Dubilier Electronics announced its product line expansion of types SPCX and SPSX surface mount aluminum polymer capacitors. Both series are now available with lower ESR and higher capacitance
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    06/13/2013
    Nitronex GaN-on-Silicon discrete HEMT devices handle up to 100 Watts
    Nitronex, a leader in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions for high performance applications in the defense, communications, broadband, and industrial & scientific
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    06/13/2013
    World relays market fell in 2012 but recovery expected this year
    After two years of double-digit growth, the world market for electro-mechanical and solid-state relays contracted by $125 million, or 3.6 percent, to approximately $3.35 billion in 2012, according
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    06/13/2013
    Three-phase MOSFET motor control IC can support load currents in excess of 150A
    The A4915 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 3-phase MOSFET motor control IC that is designed for pulse-width-modulated (PWM) current control of 3-phase brushless DC motors. The A4915 is capable
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    06/12/2013
    DC/DC converter series from CUI powers IGBT gate drivers
    CUI has launched a line of board-mount DC/DC converters for IGBT gate drivers. Devices in the VQA series provide short circuit protection with 3000 Vac input to output isolation (4242 Vdc), and are
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    06/12/2013
    Murata today announced that they have commercialized the world's first 0402-size (1005-size metric 1.0 x 0.5mm) 1μF monolithic ceramic capacitor with a guaranteed operating temperature of 105°C (X6S)
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    06/12/2013
    RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a leading distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is stocking the latest devices in the Super J-MOS MOSFET series from Fuji Electric. The
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    06/12/2013
    ABB, a leading power and automation technology provider, has released the schedule for its 2013 Protective Relay School webinar series. Now in its third season, this webinar series has become a
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    06/12/2013
    Low-noise LDO offers programmable current limit & diagnostic information
    Linear Technology released the LT3055, a high voltage, low noise, low dropout voltage linear regulator offering precision, programmable current limit and diagnostic capability. The device delivers
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    06/11/2013
    EPCOS reduced-volume film capacitors now available at Mouser Electronics
    EPCOS B3267xP Metallized Polypropylene (MKP) Film Capacitors are 40% smaller than the current product and offer other significant features including very high ripple and peak current, high frequency
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    06/10/2013
    Ideal diode bridge controller minimizes rectifier heat & voltage loss
    Linear Technology introduced the LT4320 ideal diode bridge controller for 9V to 72V systems, replacing each of the four diodes in a full-wave bridge rectifier with a low loss N-channel MOSFET to significantly
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    06/10/2013
    In this video, George T. Hilliard, applications engineer at WinSystems, describes
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    06/10/2013
    The number of mobile broadband subscriptions has grown by around 45% year-on-year reaching 1.7 billion in 2012, according to data released in the latest Ericsson Mobility Report . In addition to this growth, there also is steady progress in the amount of data usage per subscription. The changing habits of people an
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    06/10/2013
    Gen2 650-V ultrafast diodes reduce switching losses
    Vishay Intertechnology released 11 new Gen2 650 V FRED Pt® Ultrafast diodes. The "H" family of bare die devices, suitable for applications working above 40 kHz, combine extremely fast and soft recovery
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    06/07/2013
    Rugged 50W power transistor touts extreme-environment performance
    Nitronex, a leader in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions for high performance applications in the defense, communications, cable TV, and industrial & scientific
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    06/07/2013
    Mersen NH-Switchgear for arctic temperatures safe at minus 40 degrees Celsius
    Very low temperature can lead to embrittlement of plastics and metals, restrict the functionality of switches and fusegear or make them unsafe. This may even render them inoperable and they can become
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    06/06/2013
    Vicor announced the strategic expansion of its sales and support network in India via a partnership with leading sales representative CoreEL Technologies and the opening of a Vicor Technical Support
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    06/06/2013
    Compact universal drive interface module targets traditional +/-10V command servo drives
    ACS Motion Control, a leading international provider of advanced multi-axis motion and machine control solutions, has developed a compact universal drive interface module for traditional +/-10V command
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    06/05/2013
    For the first time, the entire production process for printed electronics will be demonstrated live at a trade fair. The OE-A Working Group 'Upscaling Production' has set up a production line at LOPE-C
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    06/05/2013
    Telit Wireless Solutions, a provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services, announced that the company's GL865-DUAL, smallest GSM/GPRS dual-band 900/1800 wireless
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    06/05/2013
    Paultre on Power - the digital energy megatrend (Podcast)
    In this podcast Alix talks to Brian MacCleery, Principal Product Manager for Clean Energy Technology at National Instruments, about the digital energy megatrend, the migration of power electronics
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    06/05/2013
    IGBT devices tout expanded current ratings and efficient high-speed switching capabilities
    ON Semiconductor, driving innovation in energy efficiency, continues to expand its portfolio of high performance IGBTs targeted at high performance power conversion (HPPC) consumer appliance and industrial
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    06/04/2013
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    06/04/2013
    Farsens releases battery-free pressure sensor tag
    The Vortex1 from Farsens is a battery-free RFID sensor tag capable of transmitting a unique identifier and the associated pressure data to a commercial EPC C1G2 reader without the need of a battery
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    06/03/2013
    Eltek, a leader in high efficiency power systems for telecommunications, industrial applications and renewable energy projects, announced the availability of the Flatpack S, a new high-efficiency
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    06/03/2013
    Sorensen SG 1000V DC power supply extends capabilities to high-voltage apps
    A leader in programmable AC and DC power test solutions, AMETEK Programmable Power, has extended its Sorensen SG Series high-power DC power supply line with the introduction of the new SG 1000V, which
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    06/03/2013
    100mA synchronous buck converter handles up to 150V  input  & uses 12A quiescent current
    Linear Technology released the LTC3639, a 150V input-capable synchronous buck converter that delivers up to 100mA of continuous output current. It operates from an input voltage range of 4.5V to 150V,
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    06/03/2013
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