Industrial

    March 2024
    TDK Offers DC link Capacitors for +105°C

    TDK Offers DC link Capacitors for +105°C

    ­TDK Corporation presents a new series of EPCOS power capacitors for DC link applications designed for an operating temperature of up to +105 °C. The components with the ordering code B25695E can operate at rated DC voltages from 700 V to 1300 V (voltage derating necessary from +85 °C). Th
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    Date:
    03/28/2024
    Fuses With the Industry's Lowest Current Ratings

    KYOCERA AVX Launches New 0201 Fuses With the Industry's Lowest Current Ratings

    ­KYOCERA AVX extended its Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses with new 0201 case sizes that deliver the industry’s lowest current ratings. Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses utilize thin-film technology to achieve precise control over the components’ physical and electrical characteristics — beyond wh
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    Date:
    03/27/2024
    Würth Elektronik Presents LEDs with Integrated Controllers

    WL-ICLED: Würth Elektronik offers its RGB LEDs integrated with controllers in various designs.

    ­Würth Elektronik now offers WL-ICLED, a new series of RGB LEDs with integrated controller (IC). The components, controllable as pixels, combine a red, green and blue LED with a programmable contoller IC. The intelligent LEDs, available in four designs, are individually controllable in their pixel color and br
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    Date:
    03/27/2024
    Mouser Electronics Stocking Newest Connectivity Solutions from Digi International Inc.

    Mouser Electronics Stocking Newest Connectivity Solutions from Digi International Inc.

    ­Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is an authorized global distributor for Digi International Inc., a global leader in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity pro
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    03/26/2024
    Renesas Introduces Industry's First General-Purpose 32-bit RISC-V MCUs with Internally Developed CPU Core

    Renesas Introduces Industry's First General-Purpose 32-bit RISC-V MCUs with Internally Developed CPU Core

    ­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the industry’s first general-purpose 32-bit RISC-V-based microcontrollers (MCUs) built with an internally developed CPU core. While many MCU providers have recently joined investment alliances to advance the development of RISC-V products, Renesas has already de
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    Date:
    03/26/2024
    Toshiba Releases New Microcontrollers with Expanded Code Flash Memory Capacity to Support Firmware Updates

    Toshiba Releases New Microcontrollers with Expanded Code Flash Memory Capacity to Support Firmware Updates

    ­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) strengthens the line up of low-power 32-bit microcontrollers in its TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class with the addition of sixteen new products with 1MB/512KB flash memory capacity and four types of packages. The newly released devices feature various interface and
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    Date:
    03/26/2024
    Cornell Dubilier Brand of 3-Cell Supercapacitors from Knowles Precision Devices Operate at up to 9 WVDC

    Cornell Dubilier Brand of 3-Cell Supercapacitors from Knowles Precision Devices Operate at up to 9 WVDC

    ­Knowles’ Cornell Dubilier brand, known as Knowles Precision Devices, a segment of Knowles Corporation, announced its latest Electric Double Layer Capacitor (EDLC) modules, or supercapacitor modules, are now available through New Yorker Electronics. Based on Knowles’ Cornell Dubilier brand DGH and DS
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    Date:
    03/26/2024
    Novel Quantum Algorithm for High-Quality Solutions to Combinatorial Optimization Problems

    The proposed algorithm combines variational scheduling with post-processing to achieve near-optimal solutions to combinatorial optimization problems with constraints within the operation time of quantum computers.

    ­Combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) have applications in many different fields such as logistics, supply chain management, machine learning, material design and drug discovery, among others, for finding the optimal solution to complex problems. These problems are usually very computationally intensive us
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    03/25/2024
    High Rel Grade 500W DC/DC Converter Offers Superior Thermal Performance

    High Rel Grade 500W DC/DC Converter Offers Superior Thermal Performance

    ­The MGDS-500 Series feature a full range of high density, wide input range DC/DC power modules designed for aerospace, military and high-end industrial applications. With 500W output power, the MGDM-500 Series is particularly suitable for ultra compact power supply design. Standard models are available wit
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    Date:
    03/22/2024
    Heritage Six-Position Voltage Selector Gets Upgrade

    Heritage Six-Position Voltage Selector Gets Upgrade

    ­SCHURTER is pleased to announce an enhancement to its well-known voltage selector series SWZ. By upgrading the plating of the terminals from tin to silver, the six-position selector now features elevated mechanical and electrical performance. Known primarily for use as voltage selectors, the SWZ series is
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    Date:
    03/22/2024
    KYOCERA AVX Releases New Wet Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Qualified to Industrial Endurance Levels

    KYOCERA AVX Releases New Wet Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Qualified to Industrial Endurance Levels

    ­KYOCERA AVX has released the new surface-mount AEF Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for industrial and consumer electronics applications with high-density PCBs and qualified to industrial endurance levels. The series is available in 11 di
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    Date:
    03/20/2024
    STI-CO Industries, LLC Announces Strategic Merger and Technological Investment to Enhance RF Antenna Solutions

    Kyle Swiat, President of STI-CO

    ­STI-CO Industries, LLC (“STI-CO”), a leading provider of RF antenna solutions, is thrilled to announce a strategic merger with Communication Power Companies (“CPC”), an Addison Capital Partners (“ACP”) portfolio company. CPC designs custom broadband power amplifiers for the defe
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    Date:
    03/20/2024
    Switches Unlimited Releases Series of Safety Components from IDEC

    Switches Unlimited Releases Series of Safety Components from IDEC

    ­Industrial automation plays an increasingly important role in creating the manufacturing and engineering processes of the future. IDEC designs and builds products that make the interactions between people and machines safer, more efficient and more productive. Used largely in industrial automation, these series of
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    Date:
    03/19/2024
    Graphite Electrode Market Size is projected to reach USD 13.58 billion by 2031

    Graphite Electrode Market Size is projected to reach USD 13.58 billion by 2031

    ­Large, cylindrical graphite electrodes are typically manufactured with coal tar pitch, premium petroleum needle coke, and a few additives. They convert the power source's electrical energy into heat for melting scrap metal. Due to graphite's high thermal conductivity and low electrical resistance, these electrodes can
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    Date:
    03/19/2024
    SVS-Vistek Launches the World's Fastest High-Resolution SWIR Cameras for Industrial Imaging

    SVS-Vistek Launches the World's Fastest High-Resolution SWIR Cameras for Industrial Imaging

    ­The newest additions to SVS-Vistek's FXO Series of machine vision cameras, the fxo992 and fxo993, are the fastest high-resolution SWIR (Shortwave Infrared) cameras available for industrial inspection on the market. Combining advanced image sensors with high-speed interfaces results in frames-per-second rat
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    Date:
    03/18/2024
    Neutron Experiment at BER II Reveals New Spin Phase in Quantum Materials

    Schematic illustration of a 2D spin-lattice with orthogonal orientation of spin pairs. Bound pair of magnons are represented by the red/blue and green pinwheels.

    ­New states of order can arise in quantum magnetic materials under magnetic fields. An international team has now gained new insights into these special states of matter through experiments at the Berlin neutron source BER II and its High-Field Magnet. BER II served science until the end of 2019 and has since be
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    Date:
    03/18/2024
    A Method has Been Developed to Protect and Manage Personal Data on the Internet

    From left to right, Alexandre Viejo, Jordi Castellà and Cristòfol Dauden, researchers involved in the study.

    ­Entering a website and accepting cookies is a very common and oft-repeated gesture when navigating the Internet. But this small action, which is often done automatically and without thought, entails security risks: by consenting to cookies, you lose control over your sensitive information, as you cannot review th
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    Date:
    03/18/2024
    KYOCERA AVX Releases New Wet Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors With Commercial-Level Endurance Ratings

    KYOCERA AVX Releases New Wet Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors With Commercial-Level Endurance Ratings

    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released the new surface-mount AEK Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for industrial, commercial DC/DC, and
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    03/14/2024
    TDK Presents New Dual-Die Stray-Field Robust 3D Position Sensor with Analog and Switch Outputs

    TDK Presents New Dual-Die Stray-Field Robust 3D Position Sensor with Analog and Switch Outputs

    ­TDK Corporation further extends its Micronas 3D HAL® position sensor family with the new dual-die sensor HAR 3920-2100* for automotive and industrial applications. It was designed to meet the demand for highly accurate both linear and angular position measurements in the presence of disturbing magnetic st
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    Date:
    03/14/2024
    IP68-Rated Models Added to CUI Devices' DC Fans Line

    IP68-Rated Models Added to CUI Devices' DC Fans Line

    ­CUI Devices’ Thermal Management Group announced the addition of IP68 rated fan models to its line of dc axial fans. These waterproof dc fans offer complete protection against moisture and dust, making them ideal for a range of harsh environments such as refrigeration, HVAC, medical, an
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    Date:
    03/13/2024
    SEGGER and ARTERY Partner to Fully Support the AT32 Series MCU

    SEGGER and ARTERY Partner to Fully Support the AT32 Series MCU

    ­ARTERY and SEGGER announce that SEGGER's J-Link and J-Trace family of market-leading debug and trace probes, plus the Flasher family of in-circuit programmers, fully support the ARTERY AT32 MCUs, increasing the speed and efficiency of development and production. AT32 MCU users can benefit fr
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    Date:
    03/11/2024
    These Tiny Power Converters Run on Vibrational Energy

    Die photograph of the proposed piezoelectric converter

    ­University of California San Diego and CEA-Leti scientists have developed a ground-breaking piezoelectric-based DC-DC converter that unifies all power switches onto a single chip to increase power density. This new power topology, which extends beyond existing topologies, blends the advantages of piezoelectric co
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    Date:
    03/11/2024
    Plasma Scientists Develop Computer Programs That Could Reduce the Cost of Microchips and Stimulate American Manufacturing

    Igor Kaganovich, a principal research physicist who leads the low-temperature modeling group at PPPL

    ­Fashioned from the same element found in sand and covered by intricate patterns, microchips power smartphones, augment appliances and aid the operation of cars and airplanes. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are developing computer simulation co
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    Date:
    03/11/2024
    HP Launches World's First Business PCs to Protect Firmware Against Quantum Computer Hacks

    HP Launches World's First Business PCs to Protect Firmware Against Quantum Computer Hacks

    ­The potential introduction of quantum computers capable of breaking asymmetric cryptography will put the entire digital world at risk and is becoming increasingly plausible every day. This is why HP has announced the world’s first business PCs to protect firmware against quantum co
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    Date:
    03/08/2024
    Taiwan Semiconductor Introduces 400V/600V ESD Withstand-Capable Rectifiers Offering Both Polarity Protection and ESD Protection

    Taiwan Semiconductor Introduces 400V/600V ESD Withstand-Capable Rectifiers Offering Both Polarity Protection and ESD Protection

    ­Taiwan Semiconductor announces its new line of automotive-qualified rectifiers featuring ESD withstand capability. The new TSD Series rectifiers simultaneously provide repetitive peak reverse voltage (VRRM) of up to 600V as well as ESD protection of >10,000V (per IEC-61000-4-2). Devices in the series ha
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    Date:
    03/08/2024
    ADI and the BMW Group Join Forces to Provide Industry-Leading 10Mb Ethernet for Automotive, Enabling Software-Defined Vehicles

    Yasmine King, Vice President, Automotive Cabin Experience at ADI

    ­Analog Devices, Inc. and the BMW Group announced an early adoption of E²B™, ADI's 10BASE-T1S Ethernet to the Edge bus technology within the automotive industry. Automotive Ethernet connectivity is a key enabler of new, zonal architectures in automotive design and supports automotive megatrends such as
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    Date:
    03/07/2024
    STMicroelectronics' High-Side Switches Pack Intelligence and Efficiency in Space-Saving Outline

    STMicroelectronics' High-Side Switches Pack Intelligence and Efficiency in Space-Saving Outline

    ­New octal high-side switches from STMicroelectronics combine intelligent features and flexibility, with only 110mΩ RDS(on) (typical) per channel to preserve system efficiency, in a compact outline that saves PCB space. The 0.7A IPS8200HQ and 1.0A IPS8200HQ-1 control capacitive, resistive, or induct
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    Date:
    03/06/2024
    Datakey RUGGEDrive Line Expands with Industrial UFX Models

    Datakey RUGGEDrive Line Expands with Industrial UFX Models

    ­ATEK Access Technologies (ATEK) announced the recent addition of the Industrial UFX Series to its Datakey RUGGEDrive line of memory tokens. This series of RUGGEDrive memory tokens provides USB flash drive functionality with industrial temperature operation and optional pSLC NAND flash. Datakey Industri
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    Date:
    03/06/2024
    Mouser Electronics Expands its Offerings of Industrial Automation Products from Industry-Leading Manufacturers

    Mouser Electronics Expands its Offerings of Industrial Automation Products from Industry-Leading Manufacturers

    Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components, continues to expand its line card of industrial automation products from world-class manufacturers and solution delivery partners, helping to speed design for its customers. Demand for these new industrial products is
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    Date:
    03/06/2024
    KYOCERA AVX Releases New 9159-600 Series Card-Edge Connectors

    KYOCERA AVX Releases New 9159-600 Series Card-Edge Connectors

    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has further expanded its line of single-piece card-edge connectors with the release of the new 9159-600 Series dual-row, inverted through-board card-edge co
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    Date:
    03/06/2024
    PSoC Automotive 4100S Max Supports Fifth-Generation CAPSENSE Technology with Higher Performance

    Infineon Technologies presents the Automotive PSoC 4100S Max family, which provides higher flash densities, GPIOs, CAN-FD, and HW-Security to expand its portfolio of CAPSENSE enabled HMI solutions for automotive body/HVAC and steering wheel applications.

    ­Infineon Technologies AG has launched the new Automotive PSoC™ 4100S Max family. This microcontroller device family expands Infineon’s portfolio of CAPSENSE™ enabled Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions for automotive body/HVAC and steering wheel applications by delivering higher flash densities, GPI
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    Date:
    03/06/2024
    Nexperia Unveils Next Gen Low-Voltage Analog Switches

    Nexperia Unveils Next Gen Low-Voltage Analog Switches

    ­Nexperia introduced a new series of 4- and 8-channel analog switches designed to monitor and protect 1.8 V electronic systems. This series of multiplexers includes AEC-Q100 qualified variants intended for use in automotive applications as well as standard versions suitable for a broader range of consumer an
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    Date:
    03/05/2024
    Switching Regulator Noise Reduction with an LC Filter

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    Figure 1. Buck regulator to power noise sensitive loads with an LC filter on the output

    Different filtering techniques can be used to reduce the noise of a switching regulator. One that works especially well is an LC filter with an inductor in series with the power flow and a capacitor from the filtered voltage to ground. This type of LC filter creates a double pole in the frequency domain. Dependi
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    Date:
    03/01/2024
    Power Supplies – Still Better to Buy

    Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

    ­The merchant power supply market, valued at USD 35.78 billion in 2022, is projected to reach USD 50.22 Billion by 2030 – a CAGR of 5.13 percent. The merchant power supply market refers to the industry that produces devices and systems responsible for providing electrical power to electronic devices and sys
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    Date:
    03/01/2024
    ACF in a GaN World

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    Figure 1. Traditional QR flyback converter with protective RCD clamp

    ­Flyback topologies are often chosen for AC/DC conversion in low- to medium-power applications such as USB adapters and battery chargers. Among their inherent strengths, the transformer-based design provides galvanic isolation and facilitates a wide input voltage range. Moreover, the simplicity of the topology and
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    Date:
    03/01/2024
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