Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

August 2020
Optical Sensors Help Create a Safer, Touch-Free World

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Figure 1: A matrix type of sensor such as Omron’s D6T 4x4 makes it easy to separate human and background temperatures

No-contact sensors provide the solid basis to solutions for access control and body temperature measurement – both of which provide countermeasures to the Covid-19 threat. Recent developments make these vital devices more dependable and reliable. Such sensors can also replace ‘touch-based’ switches to op
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08/31/2020
COVID-19's Impact on the Semiconductor Industry
We’re 6-8 months into a global pandemic – depending on how (and where) you track its origins – and it’s worth taking a gander at COVID-19’s impact on the semiconductor industry. First off, we’ve been extremely lucky – and not just your humble editors at Power Systems Design. The coronavirus hit the w
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08/31/2020
Surface Mount Transformers Designed for PoE Applications
Signal Transformer announces the latest product innovation for Power Over Ethernet (PoE) applications, the SPoE Surface Mount Transformer Series. SPoE is a new product for equipment or devices connecting to an Ethernet or enterprise network and relies on ethernet cables to receive power and digital data signals fo
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08/25/2020
ebm-papst's Centrifugal Fan Shipping from Sager Electronics
Sager Electronics is now stocking ebm-papst’s new RV45 DC Centrifugal fan.   The RV45 DC Centrifugal fan is remarkably quiet and powerful, offering dynamic air delivery in a compact size for critical respiratory applications as well as a variety of industrial applications. The RV45’s aerodynamics an
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08/25/2020
Microchip's Highest-Density EEPROM w/ 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
Portable consumer and medical devices including fitness trackers, hearing aids and glucose monitors as well as industrial, automotive and other systems often use customer-specific data sets to optimize the consumer experience. These nonvolatile data sets – including calibration constants, background conditions, us
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08/25/2020
TTI Stocks Molex 2.00mm Dual-Row Wire-to-Board Connectors
TTI, Inc., announces the availability of Molex iGrid 2.00mm Dual-Row Wire-to-Board Connectors with Positive Lock, Right-Angle Headers and Gold Terminals from stock at TTI. Molex iGrid Wire-to-Board Dual-Row Connectors offer a compact design and anti-tangle internal lock for applications requiring good mating re
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08/18/2020
Class II 36W Power Supplies are EU CoC Tier 2 Compliant
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the DTM36-C8 series of 25 to 36W medical external power supplies. Certified to the medical safety standards IEC 60601-1 and EN 60601-1-11 and compliant to EN 60601-1-2 Edition 4 for EMC, the products have a Class II input requiring no earth ground. The DTM36-C8 also me
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08/13/2020
AC/DC Power Module for Industrial and Medical Applications
COSEL Co, Ltd announced the addition of a 1.2 kW, compact and low profile, onboard AC/DC power module. Designed for demanding worldwide applications, the TUNS1200 has an input voltage range of 85VAC to 305VAC and is certified to meet industrial and medical standards. Packaged in a sealed plastic case with aluminum bas
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08/11/2020
PSDcast: Zinc Air Batteries and the Future of Energy Storage

Ron MacDonald, the President and CEO of Zinc8 Energy Solutions

It’s no exaggeration to say that more robust batteries will power the future. But how do we reach that new electronic renaissance? Will lithium ion fit the bill or should we consider alternatives?
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08/06/2020
Tantalum Polymer Capacitors for High-Voltage Applications
KEMET, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation, continues to develop and design solutions for alternative energy, industrial/lighting, medical, defense and aerospace, and telecommunications applications with the new Tantalum Stack Polymer (TSP) O 7360-43 and the 82uF/75V rated voltage extension in Polymer Hermetically Seal
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08/06/2020
Programmable power supplies get patent for scalable connection
The issued patent protects TDK Lambda’s intellectual property regarding the method used to control and monitor paralleled power supplies connected in a scalable master-slave configuration. “This US patent recognises the years of hard work our GENESYS+ engineering teams have put into developing this unique
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08/05/2020
£1.68M UK government grant for Bizen transistor technology
The transistor process technology will be the foundation for the success of British and worldwide industries in all sectors. The grant has been made by the ‘Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge’ program, part of UKRI’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The aim of the initiative is to position the UK
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08/05/2020
Robust Connection for Power
The new connectors are available in various blade designs, orientations and dimensions and are intended for current flows up to 16 A and working voltages up to 300 V. Straight or angled contacts in various numbers are available — for the common 6.3 mm blade receptacles but also for the 2.8 mm version. Fo
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08/05/2020
New Video Shows How a Zero Flux Current Transducer Works
The transducers can be used for applications such as power analysers in EV production, medical equipment such as MRI scanners and power supplies for particle accelerators. The video explains zero flux technology, also called ‘fluxgate’ and how it works, including the use of a closed loop which balances opposi
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08/05/2020
Integrated Isolated RS485 + Isolated Power Transceivers Cut Design Time
These new parts provide low radiated emissions and enable solutions that meet EMC compliance with fewer board spins and budget overruns. The transceivers’ simplified PCB layout and small SOIC form factor pack more functionality into space constrained applications than the previous generation as well as current
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08/05/2020
3kW Transient Voltage Suppressor Diode Array Family
The MDA3KP is a 3kW diode family of more than 25 products with different screening levels, polarities and qualification standards. Microchip’s MDA3KP TVS diode array family – the only available technology offering a comprehensive voltage range tested to a high reliability standard and qualified based on the MIL-PRF-1
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08/05/2020
High Density Internal Ac-Dc Power Supplies for Medical Uses
The VMS-450B, VMS-450B-CF, VMS-450B-CFS, and VMS-450B-CNF offer 450 W of continuous power from compact chassis mount packages. These ac-dc supplies have been designed for space-constrained medical and dental applications where reliability and regulatory compliance are major concerns. The VMS-450B, VMS-450B
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08/05/2020
Performance improved and space gained
For safe use in industrial applications, Würth Elektronik has now published a circuit layout with transformers as galvanic isolation. The solution has an isolation of 1.5 kV/60 s and is therefore fully suitable for industrial applications, unlike previous circuits that use two 50 V capacitors as galvanic isolation. Wü
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08/05/2020
Ultracapacitors for IoT devices
NAWA Technologies’ NAWACap ultracapacitors are based on carbon and use a material that is abundant, recyclable and environmentally friendly. The NAWACaps can be packaged into small, flat cells and withstand extremes of temperature and the harshest environments, through deep sea to deep space. They also match i
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08/05/2020
Wide range of AEC-Q101 discretes in leadless DFN packages
The AEC-Q101 range of devices available cuts across all Nexperia’s product groups and includes switching, Schottky, Zener and protection diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), N- and P-channel MOSFETs, resistor-equipped transistors and LED drivers. Automotive qualified discrete leadless packages offer
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08/05/2020
Inexpensive and easy to assemble LIF connector
Small and flexible flat-ribbon cables are widely used in LCD screens, board-to-board connections for medical equipment, test and measurement devices, industrial applications, entertainment electronics, and the broadest conceivable range of other types of devices. In many of these applications, it’s not important
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08/05/2020
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors work up to 150°C
This product lineup is compatible with AEC-Q200, a reliability test qualification standard for automotive passive components. We have sophisticated various types of elemental technologies nurtured by us to improve the temperature characteristics of X7R (operating temperature range: -55 to 125°C) in our  onv
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08/05/2020
New Indicator Buzzers Feature Tight Frequency Tolerances
Thanks to their narrow frequency range, these audio indicators offer added frequency stability that is not affected by temperature or voltage, while providing more consistent tones and sounds in an end application. This makes them a highly reliable solution for medical, smart home, and security applications that req
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08/05/2020
Asymmetrical Output, Isolated Dc-Dc Converters
The PRQ3W-S, PQD10W-D, PQF20W-D, and PRF30W-D are 3 to 30 W, dual regulated, dc-dc converters in SIP & DIP packages. These converters additionally offer wide input ranges, robust operating temperatures, and EN 62368-1 certification. The PRQ3W-S series offers up to 3 W of continuous power, an ultra-wide 4:1 i
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08/05/2020
Renesas introduces High-Accuracy Inductive Position Sensing
The sensor comes in a thin and lightweight form factor, the IPS2200 is ideal for use as an absolute position sensor in a wide range of industrial, medical, and robot applications. The sensor allows customers to cost effectively tailor sensor design for their applications and maximize the performance of the sensor’s accuracy. “Inductive position sen
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08/05/2020
650V devices added to super junction N-Channel MOSFET series
The DTMOSVI series has already gained a lot of market traction thanks to an excellent ratio of on-resistance and support for elevated switching speeds. The 650V-rated TK110N65Z, TK110Z65Z, TK110A65Z, TK125V65Z, TK155A65Z, TK170V65Z, TK190A65Z and TK210V65Z devices all possess highly appealing performance parameters. These MOSFETs present en
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08/05/2020
Crank GUI Design Platform Helps Ventec Produce Ventilators
In an effort to increase production of respiratory care products in the war against COVID-19, Crank Software teamed with Ventec Life Systems to enable rapid design improvements to the VOCSN critical care ventilator. Crank Software’s Storyboard embedded graphical user interface (GUI) development platform made it
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Date:
08/05/2020
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