Medical, Healthcare & Wellness
May 2020
The Micro-Measurements brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. introduced the MRF-Series Bridge Completion Modules (BCM). Built with Vishay foil resistors, the most stable resistor technology available, the MRF-Series improves the quality of strain measurements for a broad range of applications, such as me
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05/29/2020
Allied Electronics & Automation has launched an effort to produce and donate personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders in the local area. The project is part of a broader global effort by companies in the Electrocomponents plc Group to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. To date, that global effort ha
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05/28/2020
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the i7C series of 8A 300W rated non-isolated DC-DC converters, packaged with the industry standard 1/16th pinout. The output voltage of these step-up and step-down converters can be adjusted from 9.6 to 48V and accept a wide range input voltage of 9 to 53V. The converters sea
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05/28/2020
TTI, Inc., is now stocking the RPI-1035 optical sensor from Rohm Semiconductor. This sensor is targeted for specialty sensing applications including cameras, medical, industrial, manufacturing automation, safety and security equipment.
The RPI-1035 is a uniquely packaged surface mounted 4 direction detector.
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05/21/2020
Recognizing the high costs posed by unexpected power disruptions, Emerson has expanded its industrial-grade line of Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) with the SolaHD SLN and SPS Series of mini-tower UPS. Both the SLN and SPS deliver reliable battery backup and surge protection in response to utility po
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05/21/2020
Laird Thermal Systems has released its next generation of eco-friendly recirculating chillers for precise temperature control of analytical, medical and industrial equipment. The Nextreme Recirculating Chiller platform features high-quality components, environmentally friendly refrigerants, low-noise components an
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05/19/2020
GPS satellites ping smartphones and based on how long it takes for the signal to arrive, the GPS receiver in the smartphone can determine where the cell phone is.
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as well as current state of the art methods, but is much less expensive. Many current methods also require exposure to
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05/18/2020
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the ZSSC3240 sensor signal conditioner (SSC) - the newest member of its leading-edge SSC portfolio. The ZSSC3240 delivers high accuracy, sensitivity, and flexibility for sensor applications such as resistive pressure sensors and medical infrared thermometers. This new SS
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05/14/2020
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the first RA microcontroller (MCU) with an integrated Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy radio. The single-chip RA4W1 MCU includes a 48 MHz, 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 core and Bluetooth 5.0 core delivered in a 56-pin QFN package. Together, the RA4W1 MCU and easy-to-use Flexible Software Pa
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05/11/2020
XP Power announces the new ECH450 series of compact, high efficiency power supplies available in open frame or a range of enclosed formats. Delivering 250W when convection cooled and the full 450W when force cooled, or when using the enclosed versions with an integral fan, the ECH450 series offers class B conducted &a
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05/05/2020
Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. announces the availability of its Q Series film capacitors for medical defibrillator applications. Designed specifically for today's quick response and professional use defibrillators, the Q Series meets the reliability demands of Class III medical devices. Used extensively in
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Date:
05/05/2020
The phrase in the title above is an old one, but never more true than now. Disasters, whether natural or manmade, are a time when humans drop barriers and work closely to help each other. Technology innovation always get a boost at times of adversity too. At the moment, many companies have dropped everything to
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05/04/2020
Last month, PSD sent an e-newsletter touting the "Good Stuff" - a collection of good news in our industry. And I thought I'd share some of those positive vibes. Because we could all use a pick-me-up.
One of the very first feel-good stories in our new, quarantined reality came via the automotive space. COV
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05/04/2020
Sager Electronics is now stocking RRC Power Solution's complete portable power solution for medical and industrial designs.
RRC offers a complete portable power solution, including power management modules, battery chargers, standard battery packs and accessories. RRC Power Solutions' standard batteries are approve
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05/04/2020
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Figure 1. 12 V, 8 A application using LT8645S at 400 kHz
The LT8645S and LT8646S are 65 V synchronous step-down monolithic regulators capable of supporting 8 A outputs. Their Silent Switcher 2 architecture enables exceptional EMI performance regardless of layout. The LT8646S features RC external compensation to optimize transient responses.
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Date:
05/03/2020
Figure 1: Replacing a SJ with a SiC MOSFET, switching loss decreases significantly
Due to the ever-increasing demand for a clean and renewable source of energy, installing solar systems has accelerated significantly in the last decade. Contemporary solar applications require very highly efficient, power-dense and lightweight grid-tied inverters.
Traditionally, IGBT has been the device of
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Date:
05/03/2020
The twist angle between the layers governs the crystal symmetry and can lead to a variety of interesting physical behaviours, such as unconventional superconductivity, tunnelling conductance, nonlinear optics and structural super-lubricity.
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which consist of a single layer of atoms, have attracted a lot of attention since the isolation of graphene in 2004. They have unique electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, like high conductivity, flexibility and strength, which makes them promising materials for such th
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Date:
05/01/2020
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