Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

    July 2018
    AC-DC Power Supply Offers Wide Operating Temperature
    MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. - Sager Electronics is now stocking MEAN WELL’s MPM-05-30 Miniature, Medical Grade AC-DC Power Supply. The MPM series is one third the size of the previous version, but offers a wider operating temperature, higher efficiency, and lower no-load power consumption.  The new series co
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    07/30/2018
    450 Watt Power Supply for Medical and Industrial Applications
    TRACO POWER has announced the release of their TPP 450A series, a 450 watt family of power supplies in an open-frame, 3x5” package featuring 91%~94% efficiency. Full load operation from -40°C to +50°C (with airflow) and a leading conduction cooled rating, up to 320W at +50°C in a small 3x5” footprint.
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    07/24/2018
    Low IQ Buck Controller for Battery-Powered Applications
    NORWOOD, Mass.-- Analog Devices, Inc. announced the Power by Linear LTC3372, a highly integrated power management solution for systems that require multiple low voltage outputs generated from an input voltage as high as 60V. The LTC3372 features a 60V synchronous buck switching regulator controller followed by
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    07/24/2018
    Heat Pipe Line Available in Lengths of 70-600 mm
    NORWOOD, Mass. - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is pleased to announce the expansion of its line of high-performance, off-the-shelf, flat and round heat pipes. By the end of 2018, ATS will provide the broadest offering of off-the-shelf heat pipes on the market. The application of heat pipes in the th
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    07/18/2018
    Electronic Stickers Streamline Large-Scale Internet of Things
    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Billions of objects ranging from smartphones and watches to buildings, machine parts and medical devices have become wireless sensors of their environments, expanding a network called the "internet of things." As society moves toward connecting all objects to the internet
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    07/17/2018
    New 3D Printing Camp Inspires Teens in STEM
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ­— The technology of 3D printing is exploding across numerous industries from 3D-printed homes to healthcare devices and components used in space craft and aircraft. Middle and high school students in a new Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University summer camp learned first-hand last week
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    07/17/2018
    Step-Down Battery Charger Features Digital I²C Telemetry
    NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTC4162, a highly integrated, high voltage multi-chemistry synchronous monolithic step-down battery charger and PowerPath manager with onboard telemetry functions and optional maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The LTC4162 efficiently transfers power fr
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    07/17/2018
    50A µModule Regulator Scalable to 250A Runs Cool
    NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTM4678 dual 25A or single 50A step-down µModule regulator with PMBus digital interface. By stacking and exposing its two inductors on top of BGA package, the LTM4678 uses the inductors as heat sinks to transfer heat from inside, keeping the device co
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    07/13/2018
    Medical 15 Watt DC-DC Converter in 1.0 x 1.6
    TRACO POWER has announced the release of their THM 15 family of medical 15 Watt DC/DC converters with a wide 2:1 input range in a 1.0 x 1.6 x 0.40” footprint. The THM 15 series are a reliable solution not only for medical equipment but also for demanding ITE. These 15 Watt DC-DC converters provide high isola
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    07/12/2018
    Traco expands TPP 15/TPP 30 series of medical power supplies
    Model extension in the TPP15/30 Series gives more options for powering medical devices   All models in the series feature   Extended operating temperature range –25°C to +85°C Certified to IEC/EN/ES 60601-1 3rd edition for 2xMOPP and IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 EMC c
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    07/11/2018
    Multi-chip module PWM Buck Regulators have high current density
    ON Semiconductor announced the release of three new highly-efficient mid-voltage PWM buck converters. Supporting a wide input voltage range of 4.5 V to 65 V, an output current of up to 10 A and output power of 100 W, ON Semiconductor’s new FAN6500X family of buck converters combines the time tested fixed
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    07/11/2018
    Designers can extract vital signs and raw data for their wearable designs with the MAX-HEALTH-BAND, as well as monitor clinical-grade electrocardiograph (ECG) and heart rate with the MAX-ECG-MONITOR from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). The MAX-HEALTH-BAND evaluation and development platform, a wrist-wor
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    Compact 3W and 10W board-mount power supplies
    XP Power is launching its low-cost VCE03 and VCE10, 3W and 10W series of board-mounted AC-DC power supplies with extended universal input range from 85VAC to 305VAC, covering all nominal AC inputs from 100VAC to 277VAC in a single ultra-compact design. Both the VCE03 and VCE10 provide a complete AC-DC solution
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    A2B Transceivers Deliver Unparalleled Flexibility
    Analog Devices announces three enhanced Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) transceivers that deliver unprecedented capability to tailor system-level performance to even the most stringent electromagnetic compatibility requirements. The new AD242xW series offers configurable transmit power levels, enabling the developer to
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    07/11/2018
    CUI Partners and SnapEDA Offer Free PCB Footprint Files
    CUI today announced that it has teamed up with SnapEDA to provide designers with a catalog of free, ready-to-download PCB footprints and symbols for CUI’s range of board mount electromechanical components. Circuit board design has historically been a time-consuming and challenging process due to the variety of pro
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    07/11/2018
    Mouser Adds 25 New Suppliers in First Half of 2018
    Mouser Electronics has added more than 25 new suppliers YTD to its already vast line card of over 700 suppliers. With an already extensive portfolio of products and suppliers across the board, the additional suppliers bolster the product choices for Mouser’s unique design engineer customer base and component buye
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    07/11/2018
    ESD protection range for USB Type-C surge protection
    Nexperia has optimised its TrEOS ESD protection diode series for use with USB Type-C interfaces. The new USB3.2 standard introduces an optional capacitor at the Rx inputs, so Nexperia is now launching two groups of devices, one that delivers extremely high surge robustness for positioning between the connector an
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    M12 Slim Design with HARAX Quick Connect
    Following the trend of miniaturisation, HARTING is expanding its M12 family in the field of slim design connectors with HARAX insulation displacement Quick Connect connectors – the slim, field-installable solution for automation technology. This allows fast and uncomplicated cabling on site. The new A and
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    07/11/2018
    New 650V IGBTs Deliver Class-Leading Efficiency with Soft Switching
    ROHM has announced the availability of two new types of 650V IGBTs that combine class-leading low conduction loss with high-speed switching characteristics. This makes them ideal for power conversion in general-purpose inverters and converters for consumer appliances, such as ACs and IH (Induction Heaters), as
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    Infineon’s CoolGaN opens up a new horizon in power management
    The key benefits of gallium nitride (GaN) are, amongst others, high power density, best-in-class efficiency and decreased system costs. Infineon Technologies is starting volume production for CoolGaN™ products by the end of 2018, the company announced during PCIM Europe. Engineering samples of the high reliable Ga
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    Transducer’s for leakage current measurement of PV inverters
    The LDSR model is an innovative, low cost and lightweight (25g) component, with a reduced footprint. The LDSR is dedicated to measuring the leakage current of 300 mA nominal up to 900 mA peak at 2 KHz frequency. Its main application is in transformerless photovoltaic (PV) inverters for the residential market, wh
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    New evaluation board for three-phase BLDC motor drive ICs
    Toshiba Electronics Europe announces a new evaluation board for their TPD420xF series of brushless DC (BLDC) three-phase motor driver ICs to speed up the process of prototyping and developing new motor drive solutions up to 80W including white goods, home devices such as hair dryers as well as coolers for fresh go
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    Authorised Yuasa battery distributor Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based Defence and Commercial power conversion specialist, announces the availability of two series of high reliability VRLA batteries (valve-regulated lead-acid) from Yuasa’s wide industrial product range. VRLA batteries are more commo
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    Date:
    07/11/2018
    PSDcast - Hard vs Soft Switching

    Bruce T Renouard, the CEO of Pre-Switch.

    On this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Pre-Switch about hard and soft switching and some of the fundamental differences between the two ...
    Date:
    07/03/2018
    Artificial Intelligence Accurately Predicts Distribution of Radioactive Fallout
    Tokyo - When a nuclear power plant accident occurs and radioactive material is released, it is vital to evacuate people in the vicinity as quickly as possible. However, it can be difficult to immediately predict where the emitted radioactivity will settle, making it impossible to prevent the exposure of large nu
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    Date:
    07/02/2018
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