Industrial

April 2019
3-Channel Micropower Management Unit w/ 7 Digital Isolators
The ADP1031 is a high performance, isolated micropower management unit (PMU) that combines an isolated flyback dc-to-dc regulator, an inverting dc-to-dc regulator, and a buck dc-to-dc regulator, providing three isolated power rails. Additionally, the ADP1031 contains four, high speed, serial peripheral interface (S
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04/30/2019
65 A+ Power/Energy Monitor with Integrated Sense Resistor
The LTC2947-65 is a high precision power and energy monitor with an internal sense resistor supporting up to ±65A*. Three internal No Latency Δ∑ ADCs ensure accurate measurement of voltage and current, while highbandwidth analog multiplication of voltage and current provides accurate power measurement in a
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04/30/2019
Cynash's Cybersecurity Sensor is Commercially Available
McLean, VA—Cynash Inc. announces the commercial availability of its SerialTap patented cybersecurity sensor. Units are now ready to ship. “We’re excited to offer an Enterprise version of SerialTap to security professionals charged with protecting our critical infrastructure,” says Cynash CEO Richard Ro
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04/30/2019
Ceramic Disc Capacitors with Industry-High 2 nF Capacitance
MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of radial-leaded high-voltage single layer ceramic disc capacitors in compact sizes. The industry's only such components to deliver high capacitance values of 2 nF, Vishay Roederstein HVCC series capacitors offer guaranteed load life performance
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04/29/2019
Scientists 3D-Print All-Liquid 'Lab on a Chip'

To make the 3D-printable fluidic device, Berkeley Lab researchers designed a specially patterned glass substrate. When two liquids - one containing nanoscale clay particles, another containing polymer particles - are printed onto the substrate, they come together at the interface of the two liquids and within milliseconds form a very thin channel or tube about 1 millimeter in diameter.

Researchers at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have 3D-printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to serve a wide range of applications - from making battery materials to screening drug candidates. "What we demonstrat
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04/26/2019
New Breakthroughs in Research on Super-Batteries

Stefan Freunberger, researcher at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at Graz University of Technology, is one of the world's leading researchers in his field of battery research.

Since 2012, Stefan Freunberger of the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at TU Graz has been working on development of a new generation of batteries with enhanced performance and longer useful lives, and which are also cheaper to produce than current models. He believes that lithium-oxygen batteries ha
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04/26/2019
Semiconductor Device Business Transfer: Panasonic to ROHM
Kyoto and Santa Clara, Calif. – April 26, 2019 –  ROHM today announced the acquisition of a part of the diode and transistor business from Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions Company, a Group Company of Panasonic Corp. The transfer is scheduled for October 2019 with ROHM handling sales of these products to Panasonic’s current customers thereafter. 1. Background and aims of this business acquisition Since the 1960s, ROHM has been developing, producing and selling semiconductor devices as a core business of the ROHM Group and has today the largest shares of the global markets for small signal transistors and diode
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04/26/2019
Connectors Deliver 56G PAM-4 with Roadmap to 112G PAM-4
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- TE Connectivity (TE) announced its new Sliver card edge connectors have been adopted as the standard connector design into the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association) Small Form Factor Technology Work Group's SFF-TA-1002 specification and are the highest-performing card edge connectors in
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04/25/2019
Power Management IC for Mini Applications Processors
Kyoto and Santa Clara, Calif. – ROHM announced the availability of BD71847AMWV, a highly integrated and efficient power management IC (PMIC) optimized for NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX 8M Mini family of application processors, which features exceptional computing, audio, video, and graphics performance. BD71847AMWV is
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04/25/2019
Dual-Die 8Gb DDR3L SDRAMs in 78-Ball, 96-Ball FBGA Packages
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Alliance Memory introduced new dual-die 8Gb DDR3L SDRAMs that are pin-for-pin drop-in replacements for and fully compatible with end-of-life, single-die 8Gb DDR3Ls from Micron Technology Inc. Featuring a DDR architecture, the AS4C1G8D3LA and AS4C512M16D3LA provide speed of 10ns, extremely
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04/25/2019
6 & 10 Watt Chassis-Mount DC/DC Converter Modules
San Jose, Calif. – TRACO POWER announces the addition of the TMDC 06 and TMDC 10 series of 6 and 10 watt products to its TMDC Family of Industrial DC/DC Converter modules. These DC/DC Converter modules are fully encapsulated with terminal strip connections and equipped with integrated filters which limit conducte
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04/24/2019
Wire-to-Board Coaxial Connectors for Industrial Applications
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. – AVX Corporation has released the first wire-to-board RF coaxial IDC connectors for industrial and automotive applications. The initial release of the new 00-6791 Series RF Coaxial IDC Connectors is comprised of two small, single-piece solutions suited to different types of coaxial cable an
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04/24/2019
Nanosized Container with Photoswitches

Chemical structures of the previous (left) and new amphiphile (right). Light irradiation induces a structural change from the open to the closed form of the amphiphile.

Researchers at Tokyo Tech's Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science have developed a micelle-type nano-container that can be switched between its assembled and disassembled state via simple light irradiation. The light stimulus induces a structural change in the amphiphilic subunits, which closes their integrated bin
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04/24/2019
A Close Look at Lithium Batteries
Batteries with metallic lithium anodes offer enhanced efficiency compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries because of their higher capacity. However, safety concerns and a short lifespan stand in the way. To better analyze the causes of malfunctions and premature failure of such batteries, researchers have de
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04/24/2019
Power Supplies Meet U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Brightworks Technology, Inc., announces the addition of the new Cortina Series of external power supplies as part of a recent global corporate development initiative to meet the demanding requirements of industrial and medical applications. The new Cortina family of isolated AC/DC conve
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04/23/2019
Liquid/Solid Material Detection for Industrial Applications
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced its Material Detection Solution, which can detect materials or liquids easily and cost effectively without sensors by connecting electrodes using Renesas' RX130 capacitive touch-key microcontrollers (MCUs). Replacing the sensors with this electrode approach contributes to lowe
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04/23/2019
PSDcast - Addressing GaN's Myths

Philip Zuk, Vice President, Worldwide Technical Marketing, Transphorm

In this episode of the PSDcast, we talk about several of the myths that have held gallium nitride back from wider market dissemination ...
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04/22/2019
Radiation-Tolerant PWM Controller and GaN FET Driver
The ISL71043M single-ended current mode PWM controller and ISL71040M low-side GaN FET driver are ideal for isolated flyback and half-bridge power stages, and motor control driver circuits in satellite buses and payloads. Private ‘new space’ companies have begun launching smallsats to form large constellations
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04/18/2019
Filter ferrite bead for high frequency, high current applications
As vehicles become more complex and sophisticated and especially as a result of increased image sensing, data communication needs within vehicles have increased significantly. Multiple protocols exists including CAN, LIN, FlexRay and Ethernet and the wiring, along with the associated power cabling, has increased
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04/18/2019
MORNSUN 20W High Isolation Medical Power URH-LP-20WR3 Series
Applications: URH-LP-20WR3 can be widely used in medical equipment and medical products that have direct contact with patients.   Features: • Reinforced I/O isolation test voltage 5000VAC • Ultra-wide 4:1 input voltage range: 9~36VDC,18~75VDC • Operating ambient temperature r
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04/18/2019
RS Components introduces Siemens DIN rail power supply range
Designed for use in distributed power applications in machine control boxes or in small cabinets, the single-phase SITOP PSU6200 power supplies are slim and space-saving, with plug-in terminals that support easy electrical connection. A key feature of the series is its very low power loss across the entire loa
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04/18/2019
ROHM highlights high-performance D/A converter IC
The show will be held at the same time as HIGH END, the trade fair for audio equipment in Munich, Germany (May 09 – 11, 2019).   The increased adoption of high-resolution audio sources has strengthened the demand for high-fidelity audio equipment that can deliver an equally high sound quality. Mo
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04/18/2019
Developers of various infrared applications can be sure that the spectra of emitters and detectors match. All infrared components are available from stock any time, and free samples can be requested.   Infrared light (IR), invisible to the human eye, offers a huge number of possible applications - especial
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04/18/2019
Giving Robots a Better Feel for Object Manipulation
A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots' abilities to mold materials into target shapes and make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids. The system, known as a learning-based particle simulator, could give industrial robots a more refined touch -- and it may have fun
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04/18/2019
Super Junction MOSFETs Enable Improved Energy Savings
Kyoto and Santa Clara, Calif., – ROHM announced a new lineup of its PrestoMOS series, R60xxJNx series, of 600V super junction MOSFETs that includes 30 new models. This series increases design flexibility while maintaining the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time (trr) optimized for EV charging stations an
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04/18/2019
Army Scientists Produce Tools for Engineering Biomolecules

This graphic depicts oppositely charged, synthetic proteins combine to form novel hierarchically assembled symmetrical structures toward biotemplated advanced materials.

Army scientists have discovered how to build novel synthetic biomolecule complexes that they believe are a critical step towards biotemplated advanced materials. Their work was recently featured in the March issue of Nature Chemistry. A team of researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Comman
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04/16/2019
Could Robots Make a Documentary About a 5K Race?

Researchers involved in the project include Dylan Shell, left, of Texas A&M University, project leader Aaron Becker of the University of Houston, center, and Jason O'Kane of the University of South Carolina

A 5K race can offer both victory and heartbreak, but capturing those moments on video requires both planning ahead and making on-the-spot decisions about where the camera operators should be. A project led by Aaron T. Becker, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Housto
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04/16/2019
A Novel Data-Compression Technique for Faster Programs
A novel technique developed by MIT researchers rethinks hardware data compression to free up more memory used by computers and mobile devices, allowing them to run faster and perform more tasks simultaneously. Data compression leverages redundant data to free up storage capacity, boost computing speeds, and provi
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04/16/2019
MORNSUN 6-16A Non-isolated POL DC/DC Converter K12T Series
The devices’ output voltage can be accurately adjustable from 0.75V to 5.0V. The 6-16A non-isolated POL DC/DC converters can supply a large high speed transient response current for high speed chips such as FPGA, DSP, ASIC to simply its system design, which are suitable for a wide range of industrial appl
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04/15/2019
PSDcast - Hybrid Cloud Computing
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Jeff Kennedy from Eaton about hybrid cloud computing. In recent years, companies have increasingly begun relying on a combination of public and private cloud services known as the hybrid cloud ...
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04/12/2019
IP65-Rated Rocker Activated Switch/Circuit Breaker
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Sager Electronics is now stocking E-T-A’s 3120-N series IP65 rated rocker activated switch/circuit breaker. E-T-A's IP65 rated 3120-N thermal circuit breaker/switch combination unites overcurrent protection and the function of an ON/OFF switch within a single component. The trip element is a t
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04/12/2019
Neutral Zinc-Air Battery with Cathode NiCo/C-N is Promising

NiCo-doped C-N hollow nanotube composites prepared through direct pyrolysis of Ni/Co salt, dicyandiamide and glucose, present excellent performance as the cathode catalysts of neutral Zn-air battery.

In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, a team of researchers from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology have proposed a novel strategy for the synthesis of non-precious metal catalysts in zinc-air batteries that do not compromise its electroac
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04/12/2019
Compact DC/DC Converters from RECOM Now at Rutronik, Inc.
PLANO, TX – Rutronik has announced that the new REC15E-Z Series DC/DC converters from RECOM are available at www.Rutronik24.com. Comprising fully specified 15W devices with wide input voltage ranges, the new REC15E-Z Series converters increase flexibility by accepting several standard bus voltages. With a compact footprint (1”x1”), the converters are suitable for cost sensitive applications where board space is at a premium. Rated for 600 VDC isolation and output currents up to 4A, the new converters show high efficiency of up to 90% and low ripple/noise, with no minimum load. The wide 4:1 input voltage ranges accept 9–36V or 18
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04/11/2019
PSDcast - Galvanic Isolation for Electric Vehicles

John Wilson, Silicon Labs

In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Silicon Labs' John Wilson about signal and power isolation for electric vehicle systems ...
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04/11/2019
Amorphous Materials Used in Medical, Industrial Applications

Top panels: snapshots of the system at the temperature and at different times from start of crystallization: (a) glassy system without the crystallization centers; (b) two-phase state of the system containing crystalline nuclei; (c) polycrystalline system consisting of separate crystalline domains. Bottom panels: -projections of the glassy system (d), the two-phase system (e) and the polycrystalline system (f). Inset to panel (f) shows the diffraction pattern obtained by transmission electron microscopy for polycrystalline foil.

Amorphous solids have an internal structure made of interconnected structural blocks. These blocks can be similar to the basic structural units found in the corresponding crystalline phase of the same compound. Almost all known systems, including water or metallic alloys, can become amorphous under certain conditions. In
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04/09/2019
New G-Ranges to Low-Cost MEMS Inertial Accelerometer Family
Kirkland, Washington, USA - Silicon Designs, Inc. announced that additional new g-ranges and end-user enhancements have been added to its Model 2227 MEMS inertial accelerometer series.   Initially launched in October 2018 as a strictly ±25-g product, the Series is now offered in both ±10 g and ±50 g
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04/08/2019
TTI Now Stocking the Woodhead LED Stringlights from Molex
Fort Worth, Texas – TTI, Inc., is now stocking Woodhead LED Stringlights from Molex. Woodhead LED Stringlights are designed for temporary use and to reduce operational costs, infrastructure requirements, and maintenance costs in commercial and industrial applications. They are energy efficient and offer high-p
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04/08/2019
Multilayer Varistor Voltage Suppressors Rated for 175°C
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. – AVX Corporation released the industry’s first multilayer varistor (MLV) transient voltage suppression (TVS) devices rated for 175°C operation. The new TransGuard VT Series high-temperature MLVs provide extremely reliable bidirectional overvoltage protection across operating temperatures ex
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04/08/2019
Battery Charger Converts 3-Phase AC Voltage to DC Voltage
Bel Power Solutions announced the BCN25-700-8, a 25 kW on-board battery charger that converts 3-phase AC voltage to DC voltage. The enclosure is made of aluminum alloy and is liquid-cooled. Providing 25 kW of output power for a single unit, and up to 100 kW of output power for 4 units, the BCN25 has high efficiency an
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04/08/2019
Distributed Gap Cores for High Frequency Switch-Mode Power
Micrometals is proud to introduce its new series of PQ distributed gap cores.  The rectangular geometry of the PQ body is ideal for surface mount applications while the round center post readily accepts helical flat wire coils, or bobbins with round wire.  The cores are offered in six industry standard ge
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04/08/2019
TTI Stocks Bourns MEMS Series Environmental Sensors
Fort Worth, Texas – TTI, Inc., now stocks Bourns MEMS Series Precision Sensors. Developed for medical and industrial markets where high sensitivity and low total error band (TEB) are essential, Bourns Precision Sensors provide quality, performance, and reliability across the entire spectrum of environmen
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04/05/2019
IO-Link Transceiver with Integrated DC-DC Buck Regulator
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Designers can now enable smarter digital factories with the MAX22513 surge-protected, dual-driver IO-Link device transceiver with integrated DC-DC buck regulator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. As the industry’s smallest, most power-efficient and robust IO-Link device transceiver, it is
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04/05/2019
Touch-Free UI Solutions with Capacitive Microcontrollers
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced two touch-free user interface (UI) solutions to simplify the design of 2D and 3D control-based applications. Based on Renesas’ capacitive sensor microcontrollers (MCUs), the new solutions support the development of UI that allows users to operate home
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04/04/2019
PFC is Critical to Achieving Energy Efficiency Goals

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Figure 1: Voltage (blue) and current (red) for a reactive load (left) and non-linear load (right)

Almost everyone is aware of the need for optimal efficiency, from consumers and business operators seeking to constrain costs in times of high energy prices, through to designers looking to meet the requirements of an increasingly complex and numerous set of standards. If not already motivated by the high cost of
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04/03/2019
A Focus on Industry
It’s always a relief to get the first event of the year out of the way. As I mentioned last month, I had to travel to Embedded World in Nuremberg this past February. It was also my first event of last year, and in 2018, it took me three days to get home because of the weather. This year couldn’t have been
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04/03/2019
The Industrial Side of the House
If you weren’t fortunate enough to attend the most important power show of the year, APEC, be sure to check out our editorial that covers the wide-bandgap highlights from the ground floor in Anaheim. Meanwhile, we close out the first quarter of 2019 with a deep dive into the industrial side of the house. M
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04/03/2019
Split-Phase AC-Output Frequency Converters Deliver 1kVA
ABSOPULSE Electronics has recently released the FCP 1K-F7W Series of compact, AC-AC frequency converters designed for rugged industrial applications that require universal AC-input voltage and split-phase AC-output with pure sine-wave output voltage. The frequency converters use field-proven, microprocessor-controlled FC
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04/03/2019
Reference Designs Simplify Battery Charging Applications
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced two new reference designs that simplify and speed the development of USB Power Delivery (PD3.0) and USB-C battery charging applications such as USB-C computing hubs, power banks, car chargers, SSD enclosures, point of sale (POS) printers, and desktop dis
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04/03/2019
Blue and True Green Ultrabright LEDs in Compact Packages
MALVERN, Pa. — The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has introduced a new series of blue and true green ultrabright LEDs in compact untinted surface-mount packages with dome lenses. Utilizing the latest advanced InGaN / sapphire chip technology and offering a narrow emission angle of ± 9°
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04/02/2019
High SOA MOSFET for Hot-Swap Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited introduced at the 2019 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in Anaheim, CA (held March 18th - 20th)  the AONS32100. This new device delivers low Rdson with a high Safe Operating Area (SOA) capabilities ideally suited for demanding applicati
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04/02/2019
The IIoT Starts with Sensors

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Over the last few decades, industrial automation has made it possible for manufacturers and process companies to reduce costs and deliver increased value to their customers. With real-time networks in place, robots, conveyors and process equipment can communicate their status to each other to ensure operations ru
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04/02/2019
Advancing Power Density for Hi-Rel Applications
Designing power systems is never easy. With today’s pressures on power density and efficiency - especially in battery-driven devices - even designing a power supply for general applications takes a lot of effort. High-reliability, military and aerospace applications, add extra demands such as the need for ex
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04/02/2019
Boosting Operational Efficiency and Predictive Maintenance

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Figure 1. Mobile robots like Omron’s LD series provide a much more flexible means for connecting various production modules together without obstructing traffic throughout the plant.

Flexibility is the defining factor of today’s manufacturing world. How can companies build exactly what consumers are looking for – and change course immediately in response to changing consumer needs – without sacrificing throughput and quality? Despite the obvious benefits, flexibility can hamper th
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04/02/2019
Embedded Hardware Evolution Needs New Software Standards

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Figure 1. A sampling of the many software APIs

High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) has evolved tremendously in the last twenty years. Two decades ago, embedded real-time processing for system modeling, simulation, image and signal processing often utilized scaled-down supercomputer architectures--a homogenous array of identical processors interconnected in
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04/02/2019
Circuit Protection for Industrial Applications

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Figure 1. Reference table on voltage class requirements from the IEC61000-4-5

Industrial applications today face a serious challenge from improper circuit protection, costing money and lost time. Also, a negative brand image is often tied to system down time. Companies are better served, in terms of real dollars and perceived brand image, by avoiding product recalls. Proper circuit protect
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04/02/2019
Ethernet Invades the Industrial Space

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Figure 1: Ethernet PHY Connection with MAC and Physical Medium

Ethernet is rapidly becoming the predominant networking technology within the industrial environment, with a number of recent IEEE 802 Ethernet sub-standards covering the mechanisms required to support real-time communication. With the growing number of factory systems using Ethernet equipment, designers must en
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04/02/2019
15 Watt Cost-Optimized, High-Efficiency DC/DC Converters
San Jose, Calif. - TRACO POWER has announced the release of their THL 15WI family of 15 watt DC/DC converters that are designed for industrial, mobile, instrumentation, and communication markets or any application where size, cost and quality are critical factors. The THL 15WI series 15 Watt DC/DC converters
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04/02/2019
Four Drivers Automating Industrial Applications

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Figure 1. Delta-Q’s ICL Series is designed to optimally charge lithium battery systems with any lithium-ion chemistry

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across a number of sectors are feeling increasing pressure to electrify and automate industrial applications in order to adhere to evolving environmental, economic and regulatory factors. One readily available automation option noteworthy to OEMs is the adoption of electric ba
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04/02/2019
Pressure Sensors for Harsh Industrial Applications

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Figure 1. An illustration of the compact sensor form factors that are available today

Electronic components have found their way into many mechanical applications. Mechanical designs previously used multiple modules to manage multiple functions or used simple electrical controls such as switches. Now, these applications are becoming increasingly complex. Adding to their complexity, users also ex
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Date:
04/02/2019
Powering Industrial Systems

Kevin Parmenter, Field Applications Manger, Taiwan Semiconductor

There is much discussion in Industrial electronics, namely “Industry 4.0”. The first wave of revolution in industrial system was mechanical – steam power, the second was electricity and electric motors and the mass production assembly line the third was CNC, computers and automation and the 4th wave
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Date:
04/01/2019
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