Industrial

    May 2022
    Meeting Power Management Enhanced Efficiency, Reliability and Safety Requirements

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    Figure 1. General Block Diagram of a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)

    ­Power conversion, isolation and accurate current measurement along with overvoltage/overcurrent circuit protection are necessary elements in a power supply design. Not only are these component solutions needed to help enhance reliability, but they are also required for regulatory compliance to help increase safe
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    Date:
    05/31/2022
    First Microcontroller Integrated w/ a Secure Subsystem and Arm TrustZone Technology

    Application example for the PIC32CM LS60

    ­Security threats are growing in complexity and causing product development challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT), consumer, industrial, medical and other markets. It is imperative that these products have strong embedded security while also offering low power consumption for longer battery life. Microchip Te
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    Date:
    05/26/2022
    Industry-First Safe, SOSA-Aligned Mission Computer
    ­Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the new Avionics Modular Mission Platform (AMMP), the industry’s first and only SOSA aligned, DAL-certifiable, 3U OpenVPX™ mission computer. Featuring the latest Intel Core i7 safety-certifiable processors, AMMP delivers up to 40x more performance than current-generation av
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    Date:
    05/16/2022
    High-Power Density 350 V GaN Half Bridge IPM is 60% Smaller Than Silicon Solutions
    ­Reducing size and cost were key concerns of Sensitron when designing their latest generation GaN power modules. By replacing traditional silicon FETs with EPC’s 350 V, EPC2050 GaN FET, Sensitron was able to reduce the size of their solution by 60% while also improving the module’s already excellent ju
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    Date:
    05/16/2022
    ORv3-Compliant Power Shelf Delivers Industry-Leading Efficiency
    ­Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. launched its latest Open Compute Project (OCP) Open Rack version 3 (ORv3) compliant high-density AC-DC power shelf with industry-leading power efficiency. Fully compatible with the latest ORv3 1OU 21” open rack standard, the Advanced Energy Artesyn power shelf supports the ev
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    Date:
    05/12/2022
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