Industrial

August 2020
Silent Switcher 2 Regulator for SoC, Microprocessor Apps

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Figure 1. VIN = 14 V, VOUT = 1 V, 20 A. fSW = 400 kHz.

Power budgets continually rise for advanced SoC (system on chip) solutions used in industrial and automotive systems. Each successive SoC generation adds power hungry devices and increases data processing speed. These devices require reliable power, including 0.8 V for cores, 1.2 V, and 1.1 V for DDR3 and LPDDR4, an
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08/31/2020
Optical Sensors Help Create a Safer, Touch-Free World

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Figure 1: A matrix type of sensor such as Omron’s D6T 4x4 makes it easy to separate human and background temperatures

No-contact sensors provide the solid basis to solutions for access control and body temperature measurement – both of which provide countermeasures to the Covid-19 threat. Recent developments make these vital devices more dependable and reliable. Such sensors can also replace ‘touch-based’ switches to op
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08/31/2020
Letting Your Remote Sensor Have A Really Deep Sleep

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Figure 1. Remote Soil Moisture Monitor Used in Smart Agriculture

If you can identify with the feeling of “sleeping with one eye on the clock”, you will know how it prevents you from getting that deep sleep needed to maintain your energy levels, leaving you feeling drained for most of the following day. Key to achieving that all-important deep sleep state is emptying your mi
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08/31/2020
Tantalum Capacitors Optimized for Automotive Applications
AVX Corporation released a new series of high-CV resin-molded, surface-mount tantalum chip capacitors with a miniature and low-profile facedown design optimized for automotive electronics applications. The new F98-AJ6 Series capacitors are currently available in miniature 0603 and 0805 chip sizes with maximum he
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08/27/2020
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Increase Design Flexibility
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced two new series of miniature axial aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Offered in 10 compact case sizes ranging from 6.5 mm by 18 mm to 21 mm by 38 mm, the Vishay BCcomponents 125 ALS and 126 ALX series combine operating temperatures up to +125 °C with useful life up to 10
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08/26/2020
Camera Incorporates Machine Vision into PC-Based Systems
Industrial automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas has recently launched a complete machine vision solutions package that can be easily installed on PC-based systems. The new FJ2 cameras feature state-of-the-art complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors, frame rates as fast as 282 fr
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08/26/2020
ebm-papst's Centrifugal Fan Shipping from Sager Electronics
Sager Electronics is now stocking ebm-papst’s new RV45 DC Centrifugal fan.   The RV45 DC Centrifugal fan is remarkably quiet and powerful, offering dynamic air delivery in a compact size for critical respiratory applications as well as a variety of industrial applications. The RV45’s aerodynamics an
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08/25/2020
Microchip's Highest-Density EEPROM w/ 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
Portable consumer and medical devices including fitness trackers, hearing aids and glucose monitors as well as industrial, automotive and other systems often use customer-specific data sets to optimize the consumer experience. These nonvolatile data sets – including calibration constants, background conditions, us
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08/25/2020
Expanded High-Energy Storage, Pulse-Discharge Capacitors
Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. announces a major product expansion of standard and custom high energy storage, pulse-discharge capacitors. These are specialized devices, designed for applications requiring repetitive high energy and high voltage charge/discharge cycles. The capacitor technology is based on
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08/24/2020
Dual Inductor Reduces Board Space Requirements, Components
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new Automotive Grade low profile, high current dual inductor in the 2525 case size. Designed to replace the two inductors required in an automotive Class D audio amplifier with a single device, the Vishay Dale IHLD-2525GG-5A reduces board space requirements and component co
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08/24/2020
Capacitive Accelerometers for Zero-to-Medium Frequency Apps
  Silicon Designs, Inc., announced its high-performance, Model 2276 Series for zero-to-medium frequency aerospace and automotive testing, industrial vibration monitoring and robotics instrumentation applications. Available in eight standard ranges from ±2 g to ±400 g, the single-axis Model 2276 Serie
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08/24/2020
A Novel Four-State Magnetic Tunnel Junction for Spintronics
A tunnel junction is a device consisting of two conducting layers separated by an insulating layer. Classically, the resistance for driving current across an insulating layer is infinite; however, when the insulating layer is thin (~ 1-2 nanometers), charge carriers may tunnel through the insulating layer, due to
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08/24/2020
Murata MYMGK DC/DC Converters In Stock at TTI
TTI, Inc., is stocking the MYMGK family of DC/DC Converters from Murata. The Murata MYMGK family is a miniature non-isolated Point-of-Load (PoL) DC-DC power converters for embedded applications. The MonoBK Series called “Mono Block” are offered in multiple sizes starting at 9.0 x 7.5 x 5.0 mm. These DC/DC
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08/20/2020
N-channel MOSFETs Feature High-Speed Switching
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched two new products of XP22x Series (20 Withstand Voltage) for MOSFETs. The products are general-purpose N-channel MOSFETs with low on-resistance and high-speed switching. They can be used for various applications such as relay circuits and switching circuits. The gate protection di
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08/20/2020
Transphorm's Second 900 V GaN FET is Now in Production
Transphorm Inc. announced its second 900 V GaN FET is now in production. The TP90H050WS offers a typical on-resistance of 50 milliohms with a one kilovolt transient spike rating and is now JEDEC qualified. The primary target markets are broad industrial and renewable energy, including applications such as photovoltaic in
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08/20/2020
Verotec's Versatile EMC and Standard 19
Rack cases are a key building block of rack mounting systems, enabling electronic, electric and electro-mechanical sub-systems and assemblies to be mounted easily in any standard 19” enclosure. For non-adjustable requirements they will be secured directly to the 19” front and rear panel mountings, or if re
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08/19/2020
5/10/25/50 Watt Ultra-Compact AC/DC Power Supplies
TRACO POWER’s new TMPW line of high-density encapsulated AC/DC power supplies cover 4 power levels at 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 watts and are available in either PCB mount or chassis-mount packages. Designed for industrial, IoT / IIoT and household/building applications where small size and an economical price are critical
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08/19/2020
P-Channel MOSFET Offers Industry-Low 1.7 mΩ RDS(ON)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the first-ever -30 V p-channel power MOSFET to offer on-resistance of 1.7 mΩ at 10 V. With its industry-low on-resistance and 6.15 mm by 5.15 mm thermally enhanced PowerPAK SO-8 single package, the Vishay Siliconix TrenchFET Gen IV SiRA99DP is purpose-built to increase po
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08/17/2020
AI Software Enables Real-Time 3D Printing Quality Assessment

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Chase Joslin uses Peregrine software to monitor and analyze a component being 3D printed at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed artificial intelligence software for powder bed 3D printers that assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterization equipment. The software, named Peregrine, supports the advanced manufacturing "digital thread&qu
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08/17/2020
Calculating Properties of Quantum Materials More Quickly

Intelligent mathematical tools for the simulation of spin systems reduce the computing time required on supercomputers. Some of the fastest supercomputers in the world are currently located at Forschungszentrum Jülich (shown here is JUWELS).

Supercomputers around the world work around the clock on research problems. In principle, even novel materials can be simulated in computers in order to calculate their magnetic and thermal properties as well as their phase transitions. The gold standard for this kind of modelling is known as the quantum Monte Ca
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08/17/2020
Abracon Announces Continuous Voltage SMD Oscillator Family
Abracon announces the availability of a new continuous voltage SMD oscillator family. The ASADV, ASDDV and ASEDV simple packaged crystal oscillator (SPXO) devices are designed for simplicity and optimized for low power consumption while providing low RMS jitter operation at any voltage between 1.60V and 3.60V
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08/14/2020
Industry-First TMR Zero-Loss, Miniature-Size Current Sensor
Crocus Technology Inc., announces the CT220, a contactless current sensor, with high linearity, high-resolution, a wide dynamic range in a small form-factor targeted for multitude of current sensing applications. The CT220 is the newest member of Crocus’ current sensing product family joining the CT110 and CT
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08/13/2020
Pressure-Induced 2D-3D Conversion in Hybrid Lead Perovskite

2D-3D transition in hybrid perovskites.

Hydrostatic pressurization can effectively lead to new and improved material properties. However, most of the novel material properties are only retainable at high-pressure states, and therefore warrant no practical applicability at ambient conditions. Recently, a team of international scientists led by Dr. Li
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08/13/2020
Thru Hole Resistors Withstand Moisture & Humidity
Electronic content has rapidly increased in a wide variety of markets. For applications that reside in humid or unpredictable environmental locations, resistors with robust performance in humidity and under environmental stress is key. Typical anti-moisture resistors are expensive and have limited availability.
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08/13/2020
Power Supplies Designed for High-Volume Machinery
Emerson SolaHD SVL DIN rail power supplies are ideal for high volume, controlled environments where essential power quality technology is required in a compact footprint. Available in a versatile range of 15 to 480 Watts in 5, 12, 24 and 48 Volt combinations, SolaHD SVL power supplies convert AC to DC power in
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08/13/2020
Mouser Offers Texas Instruments' 12-bit SAR ADCs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the ADS7028 and ADS7138 12-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) from Texas Instruments (TI). The 8-channel, multiplexed, successive approximation register (SAR) ADCs provide reliable performance for applications, such as rack servers, AC drive power stage modules, au
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08/12/2020
AC/DC Power Module for Industrial and Medical Applications
COSEL Co, Ltd announced the addition of a 1.2 kW, compact and low profile, onboard AC/DC power module. Designed for demanding worldwide applications, the TUNS1200 has an input voltage range of 85VAC to 305VAC and is certified to meet industrial and medical standards. Packaged in a sealed plastic case with aluminum bas
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08/11/2020
Electronic Components Join to Take 10x Less Space on Chips

Mark Kraman, right, professor Xiuling Li, center, and Mike Yang led a study that integrates the multiple elements needed for the electronic filters found inside wireless devices into a single, self-assembling and space-saving computer chip component.

Electronic filters are essential to the inner workings of our phones and other wireless devices. They eliminate or enhance specific input signals to achieve the desired output signals. They are essential, but take up space on the chips that researchers are on a constant quest to make smaller. A new study demonstrates th
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08/11/2020
How Airplanes Counter St. Elmo's Fire During Thunderstorms
At the height of a thunderstorm, the tips of cell towers, telephone poles, and other tall, electrically conductive structures can spontaneously emit a flash of blue light. This electric glow, known as a corona discharge, is produced when the air surrounding a conductive object is briefly ionized by an electrically ch
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08/11/2020
4-in-1 LED Neon Light Enables More Vivid Colors
Environmental Lights announces the launch of EcoFlex 4-in-1 LED Neon. EcoFlex 4-in-1 LED Neon is an LED-based replacement for traditional neon that provides more color options than standard LED RGB neon. It takes LED neon to the next level by enabling users to mix RGB with one of three different color options.
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08/09/2020
Line Scan Cameras Feature Power over Ethernet Functionality
Omron Automation Americas is releasing an update to its FS Series GigE Vision line scan cameras. Available in 2K, 4K and 8K resolutions and with single-line monochrome and upcoming dual-line monochrome and color formats, these cameras serve as excellent additions to Omron’s already robust and high-performing Gi
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08/07/2020
Cadenza Li-ion Battery Achieves UL Safety Compliance

An example of Cadenza's Li-ion racks and batteries.

Validating the safety features of its patented lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, Cadenza Innovation announced that UL9540A testing verifies that the company’s supercell battery architecture stops propagation when thermal runaway is induced inside the battery itself. By doing so, Cadenza’s technology solves a
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08/06/2020
PSDcast: Zinc Air Batteries and the Future of Energy Storage

Ron MacDonald, the President and CEO of Zinc8 Energy Solutions

It’s no exaggeration to say that more robust batteries will power the future. But how do we reach that new electronic renaissance? Will lithium ion fit the bill or should we consider alternatives?
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08/06/2020
Renesas ICs Onboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that more than 20 of its radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated circuits (ICs) were onboard the July 30 lift off of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter onboard, lau
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08/06/2020
Tantalum Polymer Capacitors for High-Voltage Applications
KEMET, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation, continues to develop and design solutions for alternative energy, industrial/lighting, medical, defense and aerospace, and telecommunications applications with the new Tantalum Stack Polymer (TSP) O 7360-43 and the 82uF/75V rated voltage extension in Polymer Hermetically Seal
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08/06/2020
40 and 60 W railway-approved DC/DC converters
The ultra wide input allows the converter to act as an all-in-one solution if different voltage ranges have to be covered in the same application, resolving the issue of having multiple different converters installed. An internal circuit implemented in these modules helps to extend the hold-up time with ease as it
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08/05/2020
Programmable power supplies get patent for scalable connection
The issued patent protects TDK Lambda’s intellectual property regarding the method used to control and monitor paralleled power supplies connected in a scalable master-slave configuration. “This US patent recognises the years of hard work our GENESYS+ engineering teams have put into developing this unique
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08/05/2020
£1.68M UK government grant for Bizen transistor technology
The transistor process technology will be the foundation for the success of British and worldwide industries in all sectors. The grant has been made by the ‘Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge’ program, part of UKRI’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The aim of the initiative is to position the UK
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08/05/2020
Vitesco Technologies and ROHM cooperate on SiC solutions
Vitesco Technologies, the powertrain business area of Continental, will use SiC components to further increase the efficiency of its power electronics for electric vehicles (EV). Through their higher efficiency SiC semiconductors make better use of the electric energy stored in a vehicle battery. Thus, an EV has a l
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08/05/2020
WiBotic Wireless Charging Solutions Increase Uptime
As robotic fleets reshape logistic, delivery and inspection industries, the demand for more efficient and flexible charging solutions is increasing while the feasibility for these fleets to be managed manually and recharged ad hoc by a 24/7 rotation of personnel is decreasing. The next step is toward enhanced a
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08/05/2020
Robust Connection for Power
The new connectors are available in various blade designs, orientations and dimensions and are intended for current flows up to 16 A and working voltages up to 300 V. Straight or angled contacts in various numbers are available — for the common 6.3 mm blade receptacles but also for the 2.8 mm version. Fo
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08/05/2020
New Video Shows How a Zero Flux Current Transducer Works
The transducers can be used for applications such as power analysers in EV production, medical equipment such as MRI scanners and power supplies for particle accelerators. The video explains zero flux technology, also called ‘fluxgate’ and how it works, including the use of a closed loop which balances opposi
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08/05/2020
Integrated Isolated RS485 + Isolated Power Transceivers Cut Design Time
These new parts provide low radiated emissions and enable solutions that meet EMC compliance with fewer board spins and budget overruns. The transceivers’ simplified PCB layout and small SOIC form factor pack more functionality into space constrained applications than the previous generation as well as current
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08/05/2020
3kW Transient Voltage Suppressor Diode Array Family
The MDA3KP is a 3kW diode family of more than 25 products with different screening levels, polarities and qualification standards. Microchip’s MDA3KP TVS diode array family – the only available technology offering a comprehensive voltage range tested to a high reliability standard and qualified based on the MIL-PRF-1
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08/05/2020
Performance improved and space gained
For safe use in industrial applications, Würth Elektronik has now published a circuit layout with transformers as galvanic isolation. The solution has an isolation of 1.5 kV/60 s and is therefore fully suitable for industrial applications, unlike previous circuits that use two 50 V capacitors as galvanic isolation. Wü
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08/05/2020
Ultracapacitors for IoT devices
NAWA Technologies’ NAWACap ultracapacitors are based on carbon and use a material that is abundant, recyclable and environmentally friendly. The NAWACaps can be packaged into small, flat cells and withstand extremes of temperature and the harshest environments, through deep sea to deep space. They also match i
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08/05/2020
Inexpensive and easy to assemble LIF connector
Small and flexible flat-ribbon cables are widely used in LCD screens, board-to-board connections for medical equipment, test and measurement devices, industrial applications, entertainment electronics, and the broadest conceivable range of other types of devices. In many of these applications, it’s not important
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08/05/2020
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors work up to 150°C
This product lineup is compatible with AEC-Q200, a reliability test qualification standard for automotive passive components. We have sophisticated various types of elemental technologies nurtured by us to improve the temperature characteristics of X7R (operating temperature range: -55 to 125°C) in our  onv
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08/05/2020
New Indicator Buzzers Feature Tight Frequency Tolerances
Thanks to their narrow frequency range, these audio indicators offer added frequency stability that is not affected by temperature or voltage, while providing more consistent tones and sounds in an end application. This makes them a highly reliable solution for medical, smart home, and security applications that req
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08/05/2020
Asymmetrical Output, Isolated Dc-Dc Converters
The PRQ3W-S, PQD10W-D, PQF20W-D, and PRF30W-D are 3 to 30 W, dual regulated, dc-dc converters in SIP & DIP packages. These converters additionally offer wide input ranges, robust operating temperatures, and EN 62368-1 certification. The PRQ3W-S series offers up to 3 W of continuous power, an ultra-wide 4:1 i
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08/05/2020
Renesas introduces High-Accuracy Inductive Position Sensing
The sensor comes in a thin and lightweight form factor, the IPS2200 is ideal for use as an absolute position sensor in a wide range of industrial, medical, and robot applications. The sensor allows customers to cost effectively tailor sensor design for their applications and maximize the performance of the sensor’s accuracy. “Inductive position sen
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08/05/2020
650V devices added to super junction N-Channel MOSFET series
The DTMOSVI series has already gained a lot of market traction thanks to an excellent ratio of on-resistance and support for elevated switching speeds. The 650V-rated TK110N65Z, TK110Z65Z, TK110A65Z, TK125V65Z, TK155A65Z, TK170V65Z, TK190A65Z and TK210V65Z devices all possess highly appealing performance parameters. These MOSFETs present en
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08/05/2020
Nano Cap Power Supply Technology Reduces Capacitances
The technology works even with ultra-small capacitances in the magnitude of nF. The growing awareness for sustainable energy consumption has led to greater electrification in a variety of applications. Especially in the automotive field, the number of electrical components continues to increase due to technological innovations spurred by advances in EVs an
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08/05/2020
Analyzing Pros, Cons of Two Composite Manufacturing Methods

Comparing bulk and frontal polymerization.

Airplane wings, wind turbine blades, and other large parts are typically created using bulk polymerization in composite manufacturing facilities. They are heated and cured in enormous autoclaves and heated molds as big as the finished part. Frontal polymerization is a new out-of-autoclave method for composite ma
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08/05/2020
DSAs Feature Industry-Leading Attenuation Accuracy
pSemi Corporation announces the expansion of its digital step attenuator (DSA) portfolio with two new high-performance DSAs, PE43610 and PE43614. Featuring industry-leading attenuation accuracy, the PE43610 and PE43614 DSAs support the entire 9 kHz–13 GHz and 9 kHz–45 GHz frequency ranges, respectively. Idea
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08/05/2020
Controller Enables Power-Optimized Enterprise NVMe SSDs
Microchip Technology Inc. announced its newest member of the Flashtec family, the Flashtec NVMe 3108 PCIe Gen 4 enterprise NVMe SSD controller. The 8-channel Flashtec NVMe 3108 complements the 16-channel Flashtec NVMe 3016 and provides a full suite of PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD solutions to support a comprehensive se
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08/05/2020
Digi-Key Launches Marketplace Initiative for U.S. Customers
Digi-Key Electronics is pleased to formally announce the next level of providing a single source for all aspects of technology innovation with the launching of the Digi-Key Marketplace initiative. The Digi-Key Marketplace now gives customers access well beyond that – including bare PCB boards, industrial automatio
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08/04/2020
Bourns Introduces AEC-Q200 Compliant CANbus Inductor Series
Bourns, Inc., introduced a new CANbus Common Mode Chip Inductor series. The new AEC-Q200 compliant inductors feature a ferrite core with a bifilar-wound construction that provides high impedance over a broad frequency range to suppress unwanted incoming or outgoing EMI signals. Offered in a compact form fact
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08/03/2020
'Drawn-on-Skin' Electronics for Wearable Monitor Breakthrough

A new form of electronics known as "drawn-on-skin electronics" allows multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen.

A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics known as "drawn-on-skin electronics," allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen. The advance,
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08/03/2020
Low Resistance Ohmmeter Delivers Reliable Results
Megger now offers a digital low resistance ohmmeter that can deliver reliable results when using long test leads. The DLRO2, a 2 Amp handheld tester, is ideal for use in production line testing and industrial applications. This robust and intuitive handheld instrument offers a ‘difference meter’ that allows fo
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08/03/2020
Surveillance Camera Reference Design for Object Detection
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced an ultra-high-definition (UHD)  surveillance camera reference design to address today’s high-accuracy object detection and recognition needs for video security and surveillance systems. Developed in collaboration with Novatek Microelectronics Corporation and designed by S
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Date:
08/03/2020
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