Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

September 2017
Powerbox’s battery backup unit system reduces railway modernization times

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Powerbox’s battery backup unit system reduces railway modernization times

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, has announced the launch of its second generation Battery Backup Unit System (BBU-S) to support the modernization of railway networks and industrial applications th
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09/26/2017
Intelligent Battery Monitoring

Figure 1. Typical charge characteristics of Li-ion (Source: www.batteryuniversity.com)

In our electrified world, we have become accustomed to continuity. If an airline scheduling system goes down due to a power outage or our electric vehicle runs out of charge unexpectedly, we’re outraged. Battery systems providing backup and motive power should have guaranteed availability; but how is this en
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09/26/2017
Changing Demands for the Power Industry

Figure 1. Medical power supply OFM225 used as pilot case for C2C simulation

Due to its very nature, the power supply industry has been on a never-ending quest searching for new technologies to improve energy efficiency, safety, and miniaturization.  Step by step - sometimes small ones, sometimes big – the industry has created power architectures that reduce energy consumption an
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09/26/2017
TTI, Inc., has announced that it has signed a franchise distribution agreement with ITT for their Cannon and VEAM brands covering the whole Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region. ITT is a leading global manufacturer of connector products serving international customers in the aerospace and defense, transportation, in
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09/25/2017
Transistor Helps Speed RF Power Design with 65V LDMOS Technology
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the MRFX1K80 HLDMOS transistor from NXP Semiconductors. The MRFX1K80H is part of the MRFX series of radio frequency (RF) MOSFET transistors that incorporate a new laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) technology. The LDMOS technology found in the MRFX1K80H he
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09/25/2017
Prototype Fitness and Health-Tracking Designs with Dialog’s SmartBond Wearables Dev Kit
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the SmartBond DA14681 wearable development kit from Dialog Semiconductor. The flexible kit provides the hardware and software required to help manufacturers minimize time to market when creating next-generation wearable devices. The Dialog SmartBond DA14681 wearable
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09/20/2017
Miniature, Lightweight Hybrid Sensors Designed for Force, Displacement, Pressure, Strain, and Acceleration Measurements
Malvern, PA, USA – The Micro-Measurements brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has introduced a new range of miniature, lightweight hybrid sensors, offering cost-effective force, displacement, pressure, strain and acceleration measurements within high-volume OEM and test applications.   Design of the new Micro-Measureme
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Date:
09/20/2017
Mouser Electronics Now Shipping TDK EPCOS PowerHap Actuators with Haptic Feedback for HMIs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking PowerHap piezo actuators from TDK EPCOS. These new piezo actuators with integrated sensor functionality feature exceptional acceleration, force and response time performance to offer an outstanding quality of haptic feedback for human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in vehicles, sm
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Date:
09/18/2017
Embedded Vision Dev Kit Enables Flexible Mobile Image Processing
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the Embedded Vision Development Kit from Lattice Semiconductor. The new development kit is optimized for mobile-influenced system designs in the industrial, consumer, and automotive markets that require flexible, low-cost, and low-power image-processing architectures.
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Date:
09/15/2017
Bluetooth 4.2 Host Controller Interface Module Features Integrated Chip Antenna
London– Telit announced the BL871E2-HI, a dual-mode Bluetooth 4.2 host controller interface module with embedded chip antenna and audio support. The ultra-compact component is optimized for efficiency and simplicity in end-device design, delivering reliable Bluetooth functionalities with robust endpoint security,
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Date:
09/07/2017
Plug-and-Play Development Boards Allow Users to Quickly Prototype Temperature, RH, and Pressure Designs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking Measurement Specialties Grove system development boards from TE Connectivity (TE). These small, plug-and-play development boards allow designers to incorporate TE’s environmental sensors with the Seeed Grove prototyping system, which features standardized four-pin co
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09/07/2017
High-Efficiency 750W AC-DC Power Supplies Achieve Industrial and Medical Approvals
XP Power unveiled the GSP750 series of 750 W AC-DC power supply units, offering high efficiency, a peak power capability of 900 W, single outputs, intelligent fan cooling, and industrial and medical safety approvals. The GSP750 series come in a low-profile 1U-high chassis and 4 x 10-inch footprint unit, and is a
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Date:
09/07/2017
OEM Lasers Designed For Use in Levelling, Alignment, and Positioning
Elk Grove Village, IL - BEA Lasers has announced the availability of its OEM line of lasers for demanding applications, ideal for use in Medical and other OEM applications.  Quality BEA lasers are designed for use in levelling, alignment and positioning. BEA lasers are provided with packaging to suit cus
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Date:
09/07/2017
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. - WiSilica, Inc. announced its support for the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) mesh networking standard for emerging applications in building automation, sensor networks and asset tracking. WiSilica’s Bluetooth Mesh solutions include all the required components
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Date:
09/07/2017
Low-Voltage 64 Megabit Serial Quad I/O Memory Improves Power Consumption in Battery-Powered Devices
CHANDLER, Ariz. — A new 1.8V Serial Quad I/O SuperFlash memory device is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The SST26WF064C, a low-voltage 64 megabit device, combines Dual Transfer Rate (DTR) with proprietary SuperFlash NOR Flash technology, making it ideal for wireless and battery-powered applications. DTR
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09/06/2017
Laird’s SimpleLink-Based SaBLE-x-R2 Bluetooth 5 Module Now Available from Mouser Electronics
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the SaBLE-x-R2 Bluetooth 5 module from Laird Technologies.The SaBLE-x-R2 module builds on the original field-proven hardware of the SaBLE-x module to accelerate the development time for implementing cutting-edge Bluetooth low energy connectivity in Internet of Things (
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09/06/2017
24W Inverting µModule Regulator Is EN55022 Class B Compliant
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTM4651, a nonisolated inverting output µModule regulator that can generate –26.5V to –0.5V output from a positive input supply voltage. The LTM4651 operates over a 3.6V to 58V input vo
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Date:
09/06/2017
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