Industry News

March 2017
Analog Devices, Inc. today announced the acquisition of OneTree Microdevices, Inc., a privately held company based in Santa Rosa, California. ADI is a leading supplier of mixed signal solutions for cable access ranging from data converters through clocking and control/power conditioning. With the acquisition of
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03/30/2017
Mouser/Molex-Sponsored IndyCar Takes Checkered Flag at St. Pete

Mouser/Molex-Sponsored IndyCar Takes Checkered Flag at St. Pete

The Mouser-sponsored No. 18 car opened the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series in grand style, capturing a first-place finish in Florida at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg onMarch 12. It was a historic win for driver Sebastien Bourdais, who overcame a last-place start to secure his 36th career IndyCar victory,
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03/27/2017
Downloads of Toolbox App from RS Components exceeds 60,000

Toolbox App from RS Components

RS Components (RS), the global distributor for engineers, today announced that the company’s Toolbox App has reached a cumulative total of more than 60,000 user downloads. Launched at the end of 2013, the app is available for iOS devices including iPhones and iPads, as well as for Windows-based PCs. Availa
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03/27/2017
Danfoss and General Electric join forces in strategic collaboration
Danfoss Silicon Power is establishing production in the US and entering into a collaboration with industrial giant General Electric (GE). The collaboration means that Danfoss Silicon Power will become the world’s leading provider of silicon-carbide (SiC) power modules. The SiC power modules will create sm
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03/27/2017
Wuerth Electronics is proud to have its transformer featured in Texas Instrument’s new high power IEEE802.3bt power over Ethernet connected lighting power supply system. Expecting publication in 2018, the IEEE802.3bt standard, also known as four-Pair PoE, will enable systems capable of delivering power at
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03/27/2017
 Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, and Monolith Semiconductor Inc., a Texas-based start-up company developing silicon carbide technology, today announced demonstrations and other activities planned for their booth (#536) at the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2017), March 26-30, 2017. The theme
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03/27/2017
Mentor Graphics wins Harvey Rosten Award for heatsink optimization

Dr. Robin Bornoff, Dr. John Parry and John Wilson

Mentor Graphics announced that Dr. Robin Bornoff, Dr. John Parry and John Wilson, a team from Mentor Graphics Mechanical Analysis Division, received the Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence in thermal modeling and analysis of electronics. The team received the award for their paper, Subtractive Design: A Novel Ap
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03/20/2017
BeagleBone Blue now at Mouser

BeagleBone Blue

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation, is now stocking the highly anticipated BeagleBone Blue from BeagleBoard.org, a complete robotics controller built around the BeagleBone open hardware single-board computer (SBC). The high-performance BeagleBone Blue co
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03/17/2017
GaN Systems empowers wireless power transfer

A GaN-enabled 250 W wireless power transmitting device running at 6.78 and 13.56 MHz

The demand for high power wireless transfer is surging at an estimated compound annual rate in excess of 60%. The primary applications driving the demand for wireless power transmission (WPT) are integrated solutions for charging individual battery-enabled devices and charging multiple devices simultaneously. Th
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03/17/2017
Powerbox joins the U.N. Global Compact Initiative

Patrick Le Fèvre, C.M.C.O and Martin Sjöstrand, Powerbox’s C.E.O.

Powerbox, a leading power supply company and force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, and actively engaged in the development of sustainable power solutions, has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. As
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03/17/2017
Mouser Electronics, an authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced an expanded, global distribution agreement with Coilcraft, a leading global supplier of magnetic components. In addition to Europe, Asia, South America and Central America, Mouser is now authorized to
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03/16/2017
Analog Devices completes acquisition of Linear Technology

Analog Devices announced the completion of its acquisition of Linear Technology

Analog Devices announced the completion of its acquisition of Linear Technology. The combination creates the premier analog technology company with the industry’s most comprehensive suite of high-performance analog offerings and integrated engineering, manufacturing, sales and support operations that will ac
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03/11/2017
RECOM updates DC/DC book of knowledge

RECOM DC/DC Book of Knowledge

The new edition of the RECOM DC/DC Book of Knowledge has been released, with an additional chapter on magnetics. More than 1,000 online copies have been downloaded by engineers worldwide, in the first few weeks. This shows how valuable this source of in-depth practical power design information is to the power sup
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03/10/2017
Exar, a leading supplier of analog mixed-signal application specific technology solutions serving the industrial, infrastructure, automotive and audio/video markets, will showcase its latest power management and interface products at the Embedded World 2017 conference in Nuremberg Germany March 14-16, 2017. Exa
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03/10/2017
AVX's latest supercapacitor tech now at TTI

AVX Supercapacitors or Double Layer Capacitors

AVX Supercapacitors or Double Layer Capacitors provide a unique combination of characteristics recognised as delivering an excellent compromise between electronic and dielectric capacitors. Available now in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, the technologies de
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03/09/2017
Exxelia to show TCM high-reliability common-mode inductors at APEC

TCM series of common-mode inductors

Exxelia, a leadingdesigner and manufacturer of highly engineered passive components and high-end electromechanical solutions, will introduce the new TCM series of common-mode inductors at 2017 Applied Power Electronics Conference, Tampa, FL, from March 27-30. Designed and qualified to be compatible with aerospace an
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03/09/2017
At the embedded world Exhibition and Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (March 14-16, 2017), Maxim Integrated Products will empower design innovation by demonstrating leading-edge analog technology for industrial, healthcare, internet of things (IoT), and embedded security applications. Highlights at Maxim’s boot
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03/09/2017
Mouser Electronics is again a major sponsor of the Create the Future Design Contest, a challenge to engineers and students worldwide to create the next great thing. Mouser’s valued suppliers Intel and Analog Devices, Inc. are once again joining Mouser in sponsoring the 15th annual contest, produced by Te
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03/09/2017
USC researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the next wave of rechargeable batteries. In a paper published in the January issue of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Sri Narayan and Derek Moy of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute outline how they
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03/08/2017
The investment trend in the photovoltaics industry (PV industry) is carrying through into 2017: Numerous PV manufacturers are set to build new production facilities or retrofit existing capacity this year. Innovative technologies are increasing the efficiency of solar cells, and at the same time, reducing manufacturing co
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03/08/2017
Parker Chomerics to showcase at Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

Parker Chomerics’ thermal management materials meet battery cooling requirements of electric vehicles

Parker Chomerics is showcasing its latest thermal management materials for battery cooling at Electric & Hybrid Europe including a range of thermal gels. The company will also be exhibiting its wider integrated solutions for the automotive industry on stand 404. The growing popularity of electric and e
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03/08/2017
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Packaging Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2017 titled, “Component, Reliability and Manufacturing Innovations for 3D Power Packaging.” Featuring speakers from leading industry and research organizations, the session will present an up-to-date lo
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03/08/2017
Renesas announces executive changes

Hiroto Nitta

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced changes in its Corporate Officers. Hiroto Nitta is now Senior Vice President of Renesas Electronics and President of Renesas Electronics America, Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Global Sales Unit, Renesas Electronics, an
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03/03/2017
Maxim’s single-chip MAX2769C universal GNSS receiver for GPS, satnav, and RF apps now at Mouser

Maxim MAX2769C Universal GNSS Receiver

Mouser Electronics, a leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the MAX2769C universal global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver from Maxim Integrated. Touted as one of the industry's first universal, single-chip GNS
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03/03/2017
Smart renewable energy exhibit comes to Intersolar Europe

Energy Lab 2.0

One of the major challenges of the energy transition involves making the use of increasing amounts of energy generated by fluctuating renewable sources, such as the sun and wind, both efficient and affordable, while also guaranteeing the necessary grid stability and supply safety. As a “real-life laboratory” an
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03/03/2017
The 15th annual "Create the Future" Design Contest is now open for submissions and runs through July 1, 2017. Contestants are asked to submit innovative product design ideas that benefit society and the economy for the opportunity to receive global recognition and win a cash prize of $20,000 USD. The "Cre
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03/03/2017
Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, is now shipping the Keysight Technologies Ultra-Low Cost Oscilloscope Series. The range has 50 to 100 MHz models delivering professional-level functionality, industry-leading software analysis and 6-in-1 instrument integration, giving users even more value for mo
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03/03/2017
Texas Instruments, a leader in power-management integrated circuits, will give design engineers the “Power to Do Anything” through a series of demonstrations and presentations at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), March 26-30, in Tampa, Florida. Find TI power experts in booth No. 701, as t
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03/02/2017
Mouser Electronics, the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation, extends a warm welcome to all visitors to the Embedded World event – March 14-16, Nuremburg – to join the company on booth 4A, Stand 101. Once again, Mouser will be emphasizing how it supports the design process in a nu
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Date:
03/02/2017
Wuerth Elektronik eiSos at Embedded World 2017

At embedded world, Wuerth Elektronik eiSos will present the WE-MAPI SMD storage choke, the world’s smallest wrapped metal alloy power inductor.

Wuerth Elektronik eiSos, one of the leading European suppliers of electronic and electromechanical components, is taking the stage at the embedded world exhibition in Nuremberg (14 to 16 March 2017). The focus of the presentation at Stand 3-359 in Hall 3 will be on miniature components for embedded applications. Th
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03/02/2017
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association’s (PSMA) Energy Efficiency Committee is sponsoring an “Energy Management - Smart Microgrid” Industry Session at APEC 2017. Consisting of presentations by seven industry experts, Session IS20 will be held on Thurs., March 30th, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. at the Ta
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Date:
03/01/2017
E.ON announces Texas energy storage projects

Texas Waves to be co-located with West Texas wind farms

E.ON North America announced today its Texas Waves energy storage projects will be co-located at the existing E.ON Pyron and Inadale wind farms in West Texas. Texas Waves consists of two 9.9 megawatt (MW) short duration energy storage projects using lithium-ion battery technology. E.ON North America's Texas Wave
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Date:
03/01/2017
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