Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

December 2013
The 2014 International CES will spotlight the promise, power and future of technology through innovative startups and entrepreneurs. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced new areas and events at CES dedicated to the startup community, including the Indiegogo Zone and UP Global LIVE Stage. Owned an
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12/31/2013
Rochester adds QEGOO Technology as distributor for the Asia-Pacific region

Rochester Electronics semiconductors

Rochester Electronics has added QEGOO Technology (Shenzhen) as an authorized distributor for Rochester-manufactured semiconductors. As an industry-leading professional network platform service supplier, QEGOO has become the preferred platform provider in the electronics industry throughout China. In additi
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12/31/2013
Texas Instruments introduced TI Designs, presented as the industry’s most extensive reference design library, spanning TI’s broad portfolio of analog, embedded processor and connectivity products for industrial, automotive, consumer, communications and computing applications, among others. TI Designs are co
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12/30/2013
At the 2014 CES Robotics TechZone, Las Vegas Convention Center and World Trade Center (LVCC), South Hall 1, there will be an array of robots using the latest technologies. These robots and other automata, addressing applications from entertainment to life-augmentation, represent the leading edge in a continuously-developing ma
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12/23/2013
Isolated monolithic flyback regulator delivers up to 15 Watts

LT8302 monolithic flyback regulator

Linear Technology announced the LT8302, a monolithic flyback regulator that can significantly simplify the design of isolated DC/DC converters. By sampling the isolated output voltage directly from the primary-side flyback waveform, the part requires no opto-isolator or third winding for regulation. The LT8302 ope
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12/20/2013
Carnegie Mellon researchers find novel biological sources for battery materials

The marine cuttlefish may be the next best source of electrode materials

The squirmy marine cuttlefish may be the next best source of electrode materials for batteries to power edible medical devices. Carnegie Mellon University's Chris Bettinger and Jay Whitacre have found that ink from the cuttlefish, a close relative of the squid, provides the perfect chemistry and nanostructure to power t
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12/13/2013
MELFs from Stackpole exhibit lower heat rise vs. SMT flat chip resistors

Stackpole’s SMT metal film MELFs, the MLF / MLFM Series

Stackpole’s surface-mount (SMT) metal film MELFs, the MLF / MLFM Series offer cooler operating temperatures at full rated power. The cylindrical shape provides a termination that is far more thermally efficient than comparable size flat chip resistors. The solderable end caps do an excellent job of transferring the
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12/12/2013
VARTA Microbattery releases hydrogen-gas-generating button cells

Varta H2 family of hydrogen-gas-generating cells

VARTA Microbattery, a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of an extensive variety of high-technology rechargeable and primary batteries for the industrial, medical and communications industries, has released the H2 family of hydrogen-gas-generating cells. The button cells offer an energy-independent solution for
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12/10/2013
Battery gas gauge from Linear operates to 20V
Linear Technology introduced the LTC2943 multicell battery gas gauge, which makes direct measurements of 3.6V to 20V battery stacks. Absolutely no level shifting circuitry on the supply and measurement pins is required to interface with multicell voltages, so total current consumption is minimized and measurement ac
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Date:
12/04/2013
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