Industrial

    June 2024
    Pickering Doubles Power Ratings, Expanding High-Spec Options for Popular Reed Relays

    Pickering Doubles Power Ratings, Expanding High-Spec Options for Popular Reed Relays

    ­Leading manufacturer of high performance reed relays, Pickering Electronics has increased the power ratings of four of its most popular relay series – including Series 112, 113 and 116, plus ultra-high density 4mm2 Series 122 – to ensure engineers have more options for higher switching specifications, wi
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    Date:
    06/28/2024
    Würth Elektronik Expands its Range of Digital Isolators

    Würth Elektronik Expands its Range of Digital Isolators

    ­Würth Elektronik is expanding its portfolio of digital isolators with a two-channel version in SOIC 8WB package (5.85 x 11.5 x 2.8 mm). The new design boasts an isolation voltage of 5 kVRMS. This is particularly important for electronic devices operating in environments exposed to high voltages and EMC interference wh
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    Date:
    06/28/2024
    KYOCERA AVX Releases its First Waterproof Poke-Home Connectors

    KYOCERA AVX Releases its First Waterproof Poke-Home Connectors

    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9289-000 Series waterproof wire-to-wire connectors, which are designed to deliver economical, space-saving, user-friendly, and high-reliability IP
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    06/27/2024
    New Single-Position Terminal Blocks Feature Mix-and-Match Color Options

    New Single-Position Terminal Blocks Feature Mix-and-Match Color Options

    ­CUI Devices’ Interconnect Group announced a new range of single-position terminal blocks with blue, green, red, white, and yellow color options that can be intermixed to create color-coded wire connections. The TBL-0014-750, TBL-0015-750, TBL-0016-1000 series are screwless terminal blocks featuring ei
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    06/26/2024
    Intelligent Memory Launches Fully RoHS Compliant DDR5 Memory Modules

    Intelligent Memory Launches Fully RoHS Compliant DDR5 Memory Modules

    ­Intelligent Memory (IM), a manufacturer of industrial-grade memory product solutions, has expanded its family of DDR5 memory modules with fully RoHS-compliant RDIMM, UDIMM and SODIMM DDR5 modules in commercial and industrial temperature ranges. These are available today through IM’s network of distribution pa
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    Date:
    06/26/2024
    GE Vernova Secures Milestone Gas Turbine and Services Order for Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 Power Plants in Saudi Arabia

    GE Vernova Secures Milestone Gas Turbine and Services Order for Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 Power Plants in Saudi Arabia

    ­GE Vernova, Inc. announced it has secured an order for six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7E.03 gas turbines from the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. (SEPCOIII), for two new power plants: Taiba 1 located in the western region of Saudi Arabia, ar
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    06/24/2024
    Infineon Extends its AIROC Wi-Fi 6/6E Portfolio by Introducing the Powerful CYW5591x Family of Connected Microcontrollers

    Infineon has announced the new AIROC™ CYW5591x Connected Microcontroller (MCU) product family.

    Infineon Technologies AG announced the company’s new AIROC™ CYW5591x Connected Microcontroller (MCU) product family. The new family integrates robust, long-range Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth ® Low Energy 5.4 along with a secured and versatile MCU to allow customers to build cost-optimized, power-efficient, sma
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    Date:
    06/24/2024
    Controlling Electronics with Light: The Magnetite Breakthrough

    Physicist Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL

    ­“Some time ago, we showed that it is possible to induce an inverse phase transition in magnetite,” says physicist Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL. “It’s as if you took water and you could turn it into ice by putting energy into it with a laser. This is counterintuitive as normally to freeze water yo
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    06/24/2024
    USTC Integrates Wafer-Scale 2D Materials and Metal Electrodes with van der Waals Contacts

    Illustration of electrode transfer and the all-stacking method.

    ­A research team led by Prof. ZENG Hualing, Prof. QIAO Zhenhua, and Prof. SHAO Xiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved progress in studying van der Waals (vdW) contacts for two-dimensional (2D) electrical devices. Th
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    Date:
    06/24/2024
    Hybrid Transceiver is an Ideal Space-Saving Solution

    Hybrid Transceiver is an Ideal Space-Saving Solution

    ­Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel Fuse company, and global leader in delivering reliable connectivity solutions, today is launching its highly ruggedized H28-100G-SR4 Transceiver. This new product boasts a BGA mounting bracket and electrical interposer, making it an ideal, space-saving solution for engineers. The four TX a
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    Date:
    06/19/2024
    KYOCERA AVX Launches New Solderless WTB Card-Edge Connectors

    KYOCERA AVX Launches New Solderless WTB Card-Edge Connectors

    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, launched the new 9169-000 Series single-piece wire-to-board card-edge connectors. The new 9169-000 Series wire-to-board card-edge connectors combine two field
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    Date:
    06/19/2024
    Low-Profile 550W AC-DC Power Supplies Offer Convection, Conduction and Fan-Cooled Ratings for Medical and Industrial Applications

    Low-Profile 550W AC-DC Power Supplies Offer Convection, Conduction and Fan-Cooled Ratings for Medical and Industrial Applications

    ­XP Power announces a new series of low profile 550W AC-DC power supplies that are rated for convection cooling, conduction cooling and forced-air cooling. Approved for use in both medical and industrial applications; the new PSUs are suited to a wide range of applications – including sealed enclosure environments. In the medic
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    Date:
    06/19/2024
    Mersen Expands Range of Higher Amperage 1500VDC Helioprotection PV Fuses

    Mersen Expands Range of Higher Amperage 1500VDC Helioprotection PV Fuses

    ­Mersen is excited to announce the extension of its line of new 1500VDC HelioProtection 20x65mm PV fuses. With the addition of 63A and 65A fuses in both ferrule and crimp cap models, Mersen HP15P fuses are now available in ampere ratings from 20A-65A. Mersen’s HP15P Series 1500VDC HelioProtection fuses&nbs
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    Date:
    06/19/2024
    Wärtsilä Introduces New Connector Module for Engine Power Plants

    Wärtsilä Introduces New Connector Module for Engine Power Plants

    Technology group Wärtsilä introduces Wartsila Connector Module, an enhanced engine auxiliary module design for Wartsila’s proven 18V50SG Engine Power Plants. The new Wärtsilä Connector Module is a significant advancement in engineering, offering substantial improvements in the construction, installation, an
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    Date:
    06/17/2024
    Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Highlights System Control Upgrades for Critical Power Equipment

    Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Highlights System Control Upgrades for Critical Power Equipment

    ­Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, highlights its system control upgrades for critical power equipment for enhanced reliability, operational control, and ease-of-maintenance. These upgrades are a cost-effective alternative to
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    Date:
    06/14/2024
    SETI Institute Launches Groundbreaking Technosignature Science and Technology

    New, first-of-its-kind grants program aimed at advancing technosignature science and technology.

    ­The SETI Institute is announcing the launch of a pioneering grants program dedicated to advancing technosignature science. This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to support innovative research addressing criti-cal observational, theoretical, and technical questions in the search for technosig-natures that co
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    Date:
    06/13/2024
    SEGGER Introduces Device Provisioner for Target Device Configuration

    SEGGER Introduces Device Provisioner for Target Device Configuration

    ­SEGGER announces the Device Provisioner for its Flasher family of in-circuit programmers and its J-Link and J-Trace family of market-leading debug and trace probes.  Modern chips require an increasing level of customer- and device-specific configuration. The driving force is securi
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    Date:
    06/12/2024
    New Incremental Encoder Supports Smaller Shaft Sizes from 1 to 6.35 mm

    New Incremental Encoder Supports Smaller Shaft Sizes from 1 to 6.35 mm

    ­CUI Devices’ Motion and Control Group announced the introduction of a new model to its AMT incremental encoder family that supports smaller motor shaft sizes from 1 mm to 6.35 mm (1/4 inch). The AMT12 series, based on CUI Devices' proprietary capacitive ASIC technology, brings the same
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    Date:
    06/11/2024
    WeEn Semiconductors Extends Range of Advanced SiC Technologies with TSPAK Packaging

    WeEn Semiconductors Extends Range of Advanced SiC Technologies with TSPAK Packaging

    ­WeEn Semiconductors, specialists in developing and manufacturing advanced power semiconductor products, has unveiled new families of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) in TSPAK packaging at this year’s PCIM Europe exhibition and conference.  WeEn Semiconduct
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    Date:
    06/11/2024
    Ruggedized 30 and 40 Watt DC/DC Converters Designed for Railway and Harsh Industrial Applications

    Ruggedized 30 and 40 Watt DC/DC Converters Designed for Railway and Harsh Industrial Applications

    ­TRACO Power is proud to announce the release of the new TEN 30UIR & TEN 40UIR series of 30 & 40 Watt full-featured DC/DC Converters with ultra-wide 9-75 or 14-160 VDC Input ranges. The TEN 30UIR comes in a compact 2 x 1” package and the TEN 40UIR comes in a 2 x 1.6" package including a pre
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    Date:
    06/11/2024
    Optimized Tests on Test Benches With New Execution Platform

    The VN8917 base unit with piggybacks Image rights: Vector Informatik GmbH

    ­Vector introduces the real-time execution platform VN8917. The platform, which consists of a high-performance base device and various interface plug-in modules, optimizes tests with complex MATLAB simulations or CANoe configurations. The VN8917 base unit with integrated 11th generation Intel XEON processor
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    Date:
    06/10/2024
    STMicroelectronics Launches STeID Java Card Solutions for Trusted e-Identity and e-Government Applications

    STMicroelectronics Launches STeID Java Card Solutions for Trusted e-Identity and e-Government Applications

    ­STMicroelectronics has revealed the STeID Java Card smartcard platform that meets state-of-the-art requirements for electronic identity (eID) and eGovernment use cases. As eID documents using secure microcontrollers continue gaining importance in the fight against identity fraud, the STeID platform now accelerates th
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    Date:
    06/10/2024
    Researchers Make Big Strides with Superman-Inspired Imager Chip

    Researchers, including electrical engineering graduate student Walter Sosa Portillo BS’21 (left) and Dr. Kenneth K. O, have made advances to miniaturize an imager chip inspired by Superman’s X-ray vision for handheld mobile devices.

    ­Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Seoul National University have developed an imager chip inspired by Superman’s X-ray vision that could be used in mobile devices to make it possible to detect objects inside packages or behind walls. Chip-enabled cellphones might be used to find stud
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    Date:
    06/10/2024
    Sugar Land, Texas, Begins Approval Process for $146M 'Rapid Start' Power Plant to Enhance Grid Resilience

    Sugar Land, Texas Mayor Joe Zimmerman

    ­Sugar Land, Texas, has approved a land lease to start the process of building a $146M power generation plant with an output capacity of at least 135 megawatts, designed to restore lost power within minutes, regardless of weather. Facilitated by Sugar Land Economic Development and Tourism (SLOEDT), the devel
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    Date:
    06/06/2024
    Ruggedized 10 Watt DC/DC Converters Designed for Railway and Harsh Industrial Applications

    Ruggedized 10 Watt DC/DC Converters Designed for Railway and Harsh Industrial Applications

    ­TRACO Power is proud to announce the releases of the new THN 10UIR series of 10 Watt full-featured DC/DC Converters with ultra-wide 9-75 or 14-160 VDC input ranges in a compact 1 x 1” footprint. This new series are high-performance DC/DC converters with an ultra-wide 12:1 input voltage range with dedic
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    Date:
    06/05/2024
    Advances in Capacitors for Logic-Level to Medium-Power Applications

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    Figure 1: This graph illustrates how reduced inductance impacts capacitor performance

    ­Semiconductors aren’t the only components that made significant strides in recent years. Capacitors — including multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), tantalum polymer capacitors, and supercapacitors — have also made impressive and impactful improvements that can greatly affect power delivery and conversion as
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
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