IoT & Smart Cities

    November 2018
    Controllers Provide Enhanced Wireless LED Lighting Control
    SAN DIEGO -- Environmental Lights announced the launch of Mini Bluetooth Mesh Controllers. Mini Bluetooth Mesh Controllers enable users to control LED lights from a mobile app. Available in single color, tunable white, RGB and RGBW, the controllers have a wireless range of up to 45 feet in an ideal env
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    11/29/2018
    San Diego, CA — Express Logic announced that it has integrated its X-Ware IoT Platform with the Infineon TriCore family of 32-bit microcontrollers. The X-Ware IoT Platform is built on the powerful ThreadX RTOS, with more than 6.2 billion deployments, and leverages the small footprint and near wirespeed of Ex
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    11/28/2018
    TOKYO, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced a new IO-Link master development kit to accelerate IO-Link-based application development for industrial networked devices in a smart factory. The development kit includes a board and pre-qualified sample software provided by TMG. The board has eigh
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    11/28/2018
    Low-Power Technology Eliminates the Need for Batteries
    TOKYO, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation unveiled an innovative energy-harvesting embedded controller that can eliminate the need to use or replace batteries in IoT devices. Developed based on Renesas' breakthrough SOTB (silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide) process technology, the new embedded control
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    11/15/2018
    PSDcast - MEMS Oscillators for the Internet of Things

    Piyush Sevalia from SiTime

    In this episode of the PSDcast, we return to one of our favorite topics, the Internet of Things. All electronic products require one or more timing devices, and since size and power are critically important for the IoT, OEMs have begun to consider MEMS oscillators over the traditional quartz-based devices. SiTime co
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    11/15/2018
    Brea, California -- Moxa Inc. and Trend Micro Incorporated announced they have executed a letter of intent relating to the formation of a joint-venture corporation-TXOne Networks-which will focus on the security needs present in the Industrial Internet of Th
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    11/15/2018
    PLEASANTON, Calif. … Power management company Eaton today announced its next generation of miniature power inductors. The MPI25V2 and MPIA25V2 represents many of Eaton’s latest advancements in power magnetics in a compressed 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm package with 1.0 mm and 1.2 mm heights.  MPI25V2
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    11/14/2018
    High-Speed Protector Family With RS-485 Interface Protection
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Bourns, Inc., announced its new Model TBU-DF and TBU-DB-Q high-speed protector (HSP) device families. These extremely fast (react in <1 millisecond), very precise semiconductor-based protectors provide a simple-to-use data line protection solution that offers inherent coordination with pe
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    11/13/2018
    PSMA Energy Mgmt. Technical Committee Leadership Opportunity

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    PSMA Energy Management Technical Committee Leadership Opportunity

    The PSMA Board of Directors is seeking one or more volunteers interested in providing leadership for the Energy Management Technical Committee. The membership in all the PSMA Technical Committees is comprised of individual volunteers from both Member and non-Member Companies who have a technical, business or pers
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    11/10/2018
    CITE 2019 will be held in Shenzhen on April 2019

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    CITE 2019 Press Conference

    On November 8, 2018, the Organizing Committee of the 7th China Electronic Information Exposition (hereinafter referred to as "CITE 2019") held a press conference in Beijing, announcing that the 7th China Electronic Information Exposition will be held in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center from Ap
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    11/08/2018
    Batteryless Smart Devices Closer to Reality

    An RFID tag is modified by cutting out a small part its antenna (silver ribbon) and placing a small light-sensing phototransistor or temperature-responsive resistor (thermistor) on it.

    Researchers at the University of Waterloo have taken a huge step towards making smart devices that do not use batteries or require charging. These battery-free objects, which feature an IP address for internet connectivity, are known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. If an IoT device can operate without a
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    11/08/2018
    The Industry's Smallest Multi-Output MEMS Clock Generator
    CHANDLER, Ariz.— As consumer demand for compact Internet of Things (IoT) and portable electronics devices accelerates, product designers need to find solutions that reduce application size while extending battery life. Timing devices are central to the operation of these products, but clock sources traditional
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    11/06/2018
    10 Watt Encapsulated PCB-Mount AC/DC Power Supplies
    TRACO POWER has announced the release of their TMPS 10 series of 10 watt fully encapsulated pcb-mount power supplies that measure only 1.50 x 1.00 x 0.62" and requires no external components. The TMPS 10 Family offers seven single output models ranging 3.3 - 48 Vout with the latest safety approvals for IT so
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    11/05/2018
    Ultra-high accuracy coreless current sensor supports 60Arms
    The CZ-370x series device meets the UL safety standard UL61800-5-1 for industrial equipment and features a wide current detection lineup from ±5.3 to ±180 App, 60 Arms. The CZ-370x series is intended to be used for many applications including AC motors and general inverters. Features ● Creepage / Cleara
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    11/01/2018
    TI’s TPS650861 Multi-Rail PMICs, Now Shipping at Mouser
    The TPS650861 configurable power management integrated circuit (PMIC) offers flexible power solutions for multiprocessor systems-on-chip (MPSoCs) and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The TI TPS650861 PMIC, available from Mouser Electronics, features three variable-output voltage synchronous step-down
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    11/01/2018
    COSEL announces new R&D Innovation center in Toyama Japan
    In a brand new, purpose built building with a floor space of 8,200 square meters, 250 R&D employees will have access to the most advanced equipment and technologies to design high quality power solutions with a reduced time-to-market. Looking towards future requirements and in order to respond rapidly to ma
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    11/01/2018
    Compact, Efficient 5-20W AC/DC Power Modules
    The modules are designed to offer great light-load efficiency and low standby power. Ideal for industrial controls, IoT infrastructure, smart-building devices, and household appliances, the range comprises 5W, 10W, 15W and 20W options. Built-in filters bring them well within EMC Class B limits with no additional ex
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    11/01/2018
    Highly Reliable 2.5
    PLANO, TX – Rutronik has announced that Swissbit’s high-performance, highly reliable industrial-grade 2.5” SATA Solid State Disks (SSDs) are now available in both the X-60 and X-600 Series at www.Rutronik24.com. The 2.5” SSDs from Swissbit, a leading manufacturer of industrial grade flash memory so
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    Date:
    11/01/2018
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