Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

June 2019

Bear Begins Producing Second-Gen Custom Medical Power Supply

Bear Begins Producing Second-Gen Custom Medical Power Supply

Phelps, NY – Bear Power Supplies has begun production of a second-generation dual-output medical AC-DC converter that it designed for a leading global producer of medical instruments. Bear Power Supplies’ US-based contract electronics design team developed the second-generation power supply to increase e

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06/28/2019

Tantalum Nitride Chips Offer Robust Humidity Withstanding

Tantalum Nitride Chips Offer Robust Humidity Withstanding

RALEIGH, NC – The RTAN Series from Stackpole withstands biased humidity testing at 85 degree C, 85% relative humidity, 10% rated power with very little resistance shift. In addition, the RTAN anti-sulfur materials and design is such that it will pass the rigorous ANSI / EIA-977 (method A) standard sulfur test,

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06/24/2019

Laird Thermal Systems Expands SuperCool Series

Laird Thermal Systems Expands SuperCool Series

Laird Thermal Systems has expanded its SuperCool Series product offering with the development of three high performance ultra-compact Peltier Cooler assemblies. The space-saving SuperCool Series is designed for applications that require high cooling capacities in tight space constraints such as chambers in medica

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06/24/2019

3W Ultra-thin Isolated Regulated Output DC/DC Converters

3W Ultra-thin Isolated Regulated Output DC/DC Converters

The new series URB/VRB-J(M)D/T-3W provides 4:1 and 2:1 ultra wide input range, features 1500VDC isolation voltage, and delivers efficiencies up to 83%. Packages are available in SMD and DIP. In addition to meeting EN62368 standards, protections for input under-voltage, over voltage, over-current, output short cir

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06/17/2019

New Technique uses Sensory Nanoparticles to Detect Disease

Transmission electron microscopy image showing the formation of biomolecular corona around the surface of nanoparticles.

New Technique uses Sensory Nanoparticles to Detect Disease

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital are taking advantage of a unique phenomenon of nanoparticles to develop a test for early detection of different types of diseases, including cancer. Through previous investigations, Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, now a biomedical investigator in the Department of Anesthesiology, Per

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06/17/2019

Fuji Electric 7th Generation IGBT Technology Powers Today’s High Efficiency Energy Conversion Systems

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Figure 1: IGBT cross sectional structure

Fuji Electric 7th Generation IGBT Technology Powers Today’s High Efficiency Energy Conversion Systems

By: James E. Usack, Division General Manager, Electronic Devices: Semiconductor, Disc Media, Photoconductor and F&B Department, Fuji Electric

Today’s Power Electronic market is driving development of compact, low-loss, and, high-reliability IGBT modules to optimize power conversion systems. In response, Fuji Electric has developed our 7th generation X-Series IGBT technology combining enhanced semiconductor chip characteristics and improved packaging str

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06/16/2019

Wire-to-Board Connector Reduces System Size

Wire-to-Board Connector Reduces System Size

DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS — Hirose has developed a versatile wire-to-board connector that enables OEMs to reduce the size of end devices. Part of the SignalBee connector family, the 2.0mm pitch DF51 Series connector has a user-friendly positive lock that provides a clear tactile click and secures a reliable co

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06/13/2019

What’s in Your Healthcare Monitor?

An example of in-home patience monitoring

What’s in Your Healthcare Monitor?

Tony Armstrong, Business Development Director, Analog Devices Inc.

The pervasiveness of diabetes and obesity, as well as high cholesterol levels due to changes in lifestyle, in conjunction with the proliferation of smartphones and wearable devices, are influencing consumers to adopt various health monitoring applications to assist them to maintain their optimal health. Accordingly, patient c

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06/10/2019

Connecting the World with Everyday Objects

Connecting the World with Everyday Objects

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Virtually any ‘thing’ that can provide useful data can become part of the IoT. And that about sums up the Internet of Things, which promises to connect every phone, appliance, watch, auto, and anything else that shares information. Hence the IoT’s nom de plume, the Internet of Everything. The June 2019 issue de

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06/10/2019

Metamaterial can Improve MRI Quality and Reduce Scan Time

By combining their expertise, Xin Zhang, Stephan Anderson, Guangwu Duan, and Xiaoguang Zhao designed a magnetic metamaterial that can create clearer images at more than double the speed of a standard MRI scan.

Metamaterial can Improve MRI Quality and Reduce Scan Time

Boston University

Could a small ringlike structure made of plastic and copper amplify the already powerful imaging capabilities of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine? Xin Zhang, Stephan Anderson, and their team at the Boston University Photonics Center can clearly picture such a feat. With their combined expertise in en

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06/10/2019

HARTING and HIROSE push infrastructure for Single Pair Ethernet

HARTING and HIROSE push infrastructure for Single Pair Ethernet

To make the new connection technology for Single Pair Ethernet a success, the technology partnership is pursuing the systematic expansion of SPE to achieve an end-to-end, complete infrastructure. This infrastructure consists of a portfolio of connectors, sockets, cables and cable sets on the component side. In

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06/06/2019

Rad-Hard 16-Channel Current Driver with Integrated Decoder

Rad-Hard 16-Channel Current Driver with Integrated Decoder

The ISL72814SEH integrates the decoder, input level shifter, and 16 current driver arrays in a single monolithic IC. The device allows satellite manufacturers to significantly increase system capacity and cut solution footprint by 50 percent for their medium Earth orbit (MEO), geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), h

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06/06/2019

Encapsulated sixteenth-brick DC-DC converters

Encapsulated sixteenth-brick DC-DC converters

The modules are housed in the industry-standard sixteenth-brick form factor (35.3 x 25 x 10.4mm / 1.39 x 0.984 x 0.41 in), with sealed and encapsulated packaging. This ensures their reliability when exposed to dust, moisture, severe vibration and other harsh environmental conditions. There are two variants: the PKU35

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06/06/2019

Powerbox announces 105 models of DC/DC converters featuring 2xMOPP medical approvals

Powerbox announces 105 models of DC/DC converters featuring 2xMOPP medical approvals

The PMM15, PMM20 and PMM30 are certified to the 3rd Edition of the IEC/EN/ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1 medical safety standard and rated for the highest levels of patient protection - 2xMOPP. With a clearance and creepage distance of 8mm, a typical leakage current of 2µA and a 5,000VAC isolation voltage, the modules ensur

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06/06/2019

New angled locking cable for IEC C14 Power Connectors

New angled locking cable for IEC C14 Power Connectors

The newest connector in the IL13 family sets a benchmark in space limited locking situations. Due to its angled construction the connector can be beneficially used with devices standing next to a wall or in table-top applications. The connector comes in four different orientations to cater for any assem

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06/06/2019

Now at Mouser: Maxim’s MAX77860 Switch-Mode Buck Charger

Now at Mouser: Maxim’s MAX77860 Switch-Mode Buck Charger

The MAX77860 is ideal for USB Type-C charging for single-cell (1S) lithium-ion or lithium-polymer applications, portable medical equipment, portable industrial equipment, and mobile point-of-sale devices, as well as smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Maxim MAX77860 step-down charger, available from

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06/06/2019

10W reed relay suits high-PCB-density applications

10W reed relay suits high-PCB-density applications

Series 122 relays measure 12.5mm in height and are rated with a switching current of 0.5A at 10W. 3V and 5V coils are available. Fast operate and release times, typically 150 μs or less, make Series 122 relays ideal for high speed test systems such as A.T.E. switching matrices or multiplexers.

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06/06/2019

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