Industrial

June 2022
12W DC/DC Converter in SIP-8 Package w/ 4:1 Input Range

12W DC/DC Converter in SIP-8 Package w/ 4:1 Input Range

­TRACO POWER announces their new TMR 12WI series of 12 Watt DC/DC converters featuring the highest power density of 4.73W/cm³ in a standard SIP-8 package (12 watts in a 0.87” x 0.32” footprint).  The TMR 12WI consists of 24 Models offering 4:1 input ranges of 4.5~18 / 9~36 / 18~75 VDC and output v
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06/30/2022

Touch Controller Family Disrupts Traditional Touchscreen Designs

Touch Controller Family Disrupts Traditional Touchscreen Designs

­Many automotive and industrial touch HMI designers are looking to merge the benefits of a mechanical rotary encoder input with the flexibility of modern multi-touch displays. Microchip Technology Inc. announces the maXTouch Knob on Display (KoD) controller as the first automotive-grade touchscreen co
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Date:
06/30/2022
IIoT Gateways Optimized for Integration with the Azure IoT Edge Computing Platform

Moxa Launches New IIoT Gateways Optimized for Integration with the Azure IoT Edge Computing Platform

­Moxa launched the new AIG-300 Series of IIoT gateways. Optimized for seamless integration with the Microsoft Azure IoT Edge computing platform, AIG-300 gateways provide the stable connectivity needed in distributed and unmanned sites to collect, store, process, and analyze operational data from sensors an
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Date:
06/30/2022
Touch Controller Supports New-Generation AMOLED Energy-Saving Displays

Touch controller from STMicroelectronics supports new-generation AMOLED energy-saving displays

­The FingerTip FTG2-SLP touchscreen controller from STMicroelectronics enables advanced features to support the latest active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays that promise more power saving and extended runtime in smartphones. Low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) AMOLED di
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06/29/2022
Mouser Electronics and Diotec Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement

Mouser Electronics and Diotec Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement

­Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a global distribution agreement with Diotec Semiconductor, designers and manufacturers of discrete semiconductor components. According to the agreement, Mouser will offer customers Di
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06/29/2022
1,000 V AC/DC AEC-Q200 Common Mode Choke Solution for EMI Suppression in Harsh Environments

1,000 V AC/DC AEC-Q200 Common Mode Choke Solution for EMI Suppression in Harsh Environments

­As part of the YAGEO Group and leading global electronic components supplier, KEMET announces its new SCF-XV series of AEC-Q200 qualified common mode chokes. This series fulfills the growing need for high voltage automotive and harsh environment industrial EMI filtering applications. The SCF-XV series offers up
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Date:
06/29/2022
3A Buck Module with Integrated Passives Suitable for Industrial Applications

3A Buck Module with Integrated Passives Suitable for Industrial Applications

­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited announced the release of the AOZ29303QI, a simple-to-use highly integrated buck module. The product is available in a 9mm x 6mm QFN 48-lead exposed pad package with a 3.7mm height. AOZ29303QI can deliver an output current of 3A with input voltage up to 30V and ou
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06/28/2022
University of Houston Research Allows for 3D Printing of 'Organic Electronics'

Mohammad Reza Abidian, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, has introduced a new photosensitive resin doped with an organic semiconductor material to fabricate highly conductive 3D microstructures....

­When looking at the future of production of micro-scale organic electronics, Mohammad Reza Abidian – associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering – sees their potential for use in flexible electronics and bioelectronics, via multiphoton 3-
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06/24/2022
SEGGER announces Flasher Support for Infineon TriCoreTM AURIX

SEGGER announces Flasher Support for Infineon TriCoreTM AURIX

­SEGGER Flashers are a family of professional in-circuit programmers, designed to be used in service environments, prototype programming, and for mass production. They program the flash (non-volatile) memory of microcontrollers and Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) as well as (Q)SPI flashes. They are fast, robust, r
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06/22/2022
Turtle Trackers Fly Drones Out of Sight

Uncrewed aerial systems, or drones, show promise for observing sea turtles to better understand their reproductive behaviors and support conservation. (Embry-Riddle)

­In a first, an uncrewed aircraft system, or drone, operated by an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team has begun searching for threatened and endangered sea turtles beyond visual sight lines. Thanks to a first-ever “beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administr
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06/22/2022
Digital 40A PoL is Efficient and Easy to Configure

Digital 40A PoL is Efficient and Easy to Configure

­Flex Power Modules is announcing their BMR473 digital Point of Load converter packaged in a space-saving SIP or horizontal mount format. The product is rated at 40 A continuous and up to four can be paralleled for up to 160 A, with synchronization and phase spreading for minimum EMI. Excellent thermal performance, a
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Date:
06/14/2022
System on Chip Features Flexibility, Low Power, and High-Performance Connectivity

System on Chip Features Flexibility, Low Power, and High-Performance Connectivity

­Infineon Technologies AG is adding the AIROC CYW20820 Bluetooth & Bluetooth LE (low energy) system on chip (SoC) to its AIROC Bluetooth Portfolio. The AIROC CYW20820 Bluetooth & Bluetooth LE SoC is a Bluetooth 5.2 core spec compliant device tailor made for IoT applications. It is designed to
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Date:
06/14/2022
Vishay VCNL3036X01 High-Resolution Proximity Sensors at TTI

Vishay VCNL3036X01 High-Resolution Proximity Sensors

­TTI, Inc., is now stocking VCNL3036X01 Proximity Sensors from Vishay. These sensors are targeted to meet the requirements of various medical, process automation and industrial sensing applications. Vishay’s VCNL3036X01 integrates a proximity sensor (PS), a mux and a driver for up to three external IREDs int
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Date:
06/09/2022
PSDcast – TE's AI Cup Helps Solve Real-World Challenges

The founder of the TE AI Cup and Vice President Technology, TE Global Operations, Dr. Roberto Lu.

­Held annually since 2018, the TE AI Cup connects talent from Asia, North America and Europe to help solve real-world challenges, and on the line to discuss this is the founder of the TE AI Cup and Vice President Technology, TE Global Operations, Dr. Roberto Lu.
Date:
06/09/2022
First SOSA-Aligned PowerPC SBC for Real-time Data Processing in Military and Defense Applications

The U-C9140

­Aitech Systems now offers the low power U-C9140, a PowerPC-based 3U VPX single board computer (SBC) that is aligned to The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard, Edition 1.0, providing for fast integration, improved time-to-market and lower risk. Military and defense
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06/07/2022
Motor Control MPU Enables Fast, High-Precision Control of Servo Motors

RZ/T2M Motor Control MPU

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced Renesas’ highest-performance RZ/T2M motor control microprocessor units (MPUs) for applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M combines fast and highly precise real-time motor control capabilities and the latest industrial Ethernet on a
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Date:
06/07/2022
New Processors Make Edge AI More Accessible While Cutting Power Consumption in Half

New Processors Make Edge AI More Accessible While Cutting Power Consumption in Half

­Expanding on its history of delivering highly integrated processors, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced new Sitara AM62 processors that help expand edge artificial intelligence (AI) processing into next-generation applications. The low-power design of the new processors enables support for dual-screen displays an
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Date:
06/03/2022
Custom Voltage Transformers Extend Broad Applications

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­As governments and regulatory bodies strive to improve safety and reduce environmental impact, custom transformers are increasingly used to meet increasingly exacting performance and regulatory requirements. Approvals for these transformers need to run from design, development, and manufacture through to installation an
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Date:
06/01/2022
Five Essential Types of Industrial Lighting Solutions

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Figure 1: High-bay LED lighting at a Walmart fresh food distribution warehouse center in Balzac, Canada. (Photo courtesy of Walmart per CC BY 2.0.)

­Ample lighting is essential to productivity, product quality and employee health and safety. In industrial environments like factories and warehouses, lighting can be used for illumination, indication and even communication. Five essential types of industrial lighting are overhead lighting, assembly, inspection an
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Date:
06/01/2022
Gesture Recognition from Dream to Reality

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Figure 1: Typical methods of interacting with high-tech equipment

­Some may remember the 2002 film Minority Report with Tom Cruise, where the main character uses special gloves to control an interface. Some years later, Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 manipulated and analyzed holographic renditions of various environments using hand gestures and voice commands. Many have dreamed ab
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Date:
06/01/2022
5 Ways Better Lighting Improves Steel Plant Safety & Sustainability

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Figure 1. Dialight SafeSite LED High Bay hazardous location-certified fixture

­Over the past few years, we’ve seen a major push toward implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives in industrial settings that focus on providing a safer environment for people and the planet. Because of health concerns and staff shortages related to COVID-19, companies have implemented a
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Date:
06/01/2022
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