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RALEIGH, NC -- Stackpole Electronics Inc. has expanded its stock position for its popular HVC Series. In addition to increasing the number of resistance values available, Stackpole also offers a wide range of tolerance options as precise as 0.1% and TCR as low as 25 ppm. The HVC is a thick
Duluth, GA — FEIG ELECTRONICS announced its UHF Compact Reader ID LRU500i, which combines a powerful RFID reader with an integrated antenna and signal light in one single device. The UHF Compact Reader is ideal for vehicle identification and parking access control applications in airports, universities,
FORT COLLINS, Colo.— Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
Argonne and Capstone Turbine Corp. plan to refine Argonne's system to capture and store waste heat.
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Thermal energy storage systems to capture and store waste heat for later use when operating a manufacturing facility or large building could reduce costs for combined heat and power systems.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Capstone Turbine Corp. have received
Researchers from the University of Houston have devised a new machine learning algorithm that is efficient enough to run on a personal computer and predict the properties of more than 100,000 compounds in search of those most likely to be efficient phosphors for LED lighting.
University of Houston
Researchers from the University of Houston have devised a new machine learning algorithm that is efficient enough to run on a personal computer and predict the properties of more than 100,000 compounds in search of those most likely to be efficient phosphors for LED lighting.
They then synthesized
Two-photon image of neural tissue controlling the front legs of the fly. Neurons express fluorescent proteins to visualize neural activity (cyan) and neural anatomy (red).
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
One of the major goals of biology, medicine, and robotics is to understand how limbs are controlled by circuits of neurons working together. And as if that is not complex enough, a meaningful study of limb activity also has to take place while animals are behaving and moving. The problem is that it is virtually
FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Excelsys Technologies Ltd., an Advanced Energy company, announces the upcoming release of four new modules which further expands the CoolMod offering. The CmM, CmN, CmP & CmQ are the latest modules, offering wide trim solutions in the CoolX series of convection cooled modular configurable
Harry Hilton is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois.
University of Illinois College of Engineering
When designing flying vehicles, there are many aspects of which we can be certain but there are also many uncertainties. Most are random, and others are just not well understood. University of Illinois Professor Harry Hilton brought together several mathematical and physical theories to help look at problems
This is the first author of the paper, Anouk Goossens.
University of Groningen
Computer bits are binary, with a value of 0 or 1. By contrast, neurons in the brain can have all kinds of different internal states, depending on the input that they received. This allows the brain to process information in a more energy-efficient manner than a computer. University of Groningen (UG) physicists
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics LLC has released an explosion-proof thermostat rated at 480V AC that offers temperature control for hazardous industrial facilities. This unit has a temperature limit range of -45°C to 80°C and has a set point knob system powered by a SPDT snap action switch, which allows
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Many semiconductor fabricators and research labs are under increasing pressure from, of all things, vacuum. These facilities need to remove greater amounts of gas molecules and particles from their setups as new technologies and processes demand lower and lower pressures. For example, the vacuum chambers in
Physicists Jackson Matteucci and Will Fox with poster displaying their research.
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Magnetic forces ripple throughout the universe, from the fields surrounding planets to the gasses filling galaxies, and can be launched by a phenomenon called the Biermann battery effect. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found that this phenomenon
State-of-the-art power electronics manage the safe and efficient flow of electricity among the system's components.
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Nati onal Laboratory have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles--providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a gas station
TRACO POWER has announced the release of their TPP 15-D and TPP 30-D series of 15 and 30 watt fully encapsulated pcb-mount power supplies. These ultra-compact models measure only 1.65 x 1.14 x 0.85” (15W) or 2.89 x 1.50 x 1.00” (30W). Compliance to the ErP directive for no load power consumption and UL 62368-1
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Containerization has emerged as an innovative solution for companies seeking to deploy applications and manage investments in cloud and hybrid IT infrastructures. Eaton stands at the forefront of powering cloud and hybrid investments and today announced the global launch of
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics announced the release of an explosion-proof control station. This control station supports several control mechanisms for heavy-duty machines with the use of two push buttons and a green LED indicator light, and features one drilled 0.63” M16 hub for connections.
The
MIGDAL HA’EMEK, Israel -- ACS Motion Control has created a MATLAB library that enables users to develop sophisticated applications with advanced diagnostics capabilities directly with ACS control systems. The MATLAB library communicates with ACS' motion controllers, allowing users to implement
Swansea University research on better materials for electrical cables can help reduce the electricity currently lost - up to 10 percent.
Swansea University
The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has secured a £20,000 Royal Society Research Grant to develop improved copper-carbon nanotube materials to deliver electricity more efficiently and to save energy.
At present one-tenth of generated electricity is lost in the grid because
U.S. Army Research Laboratory electronics engineer Dr. Charles Kamhoua poses in the ARL Network Science Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland, where he works on cloud security and the management of cyberspace risks.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
ADELPHI, Md. -- Through a collaborative research effort, an Army researcher has made a novel contribution to cloud security and the management of cyberspace risks.
According to U.S. Army Research Laboratory electronics engineer Dr. Charles Kamhoua, technology has been the cause of many changes. Among
SAN DIEGO – AMETEK Programmable Power is proud to introduce the first phase of its AMECare Reliability Assurance service level agreement (SLA) program.
This new program is designed to provide “white glove” support for customers’ covered mission-critical power and test devices,
The researchers' vision is of vehicles where a large part of the car-body or aeroplane-fuselage consists of structural lithium ion batteries. Multi-functional carbon fibre can work as battery electrodes and load-bearing material consecutively. The researchers work with structural lithium ion batteries where the negative electrodes are made of carbon fiber and the positive electrodes are made of cathode-coated carbon fiber. In the picture, the battery is charged, which means the negative electrode is filled with positively charged lithium ions.
Chalmers University of Technology
A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fibre becomes part of the energy system. The use of this type of multifunctional material
TDK Corporation presents the K525, a new EPCOS NTC temperature sensor that is designed for the extended measuring range from -10 °C up to +300 °C. Thanks to its ceramic sleeve that is filled with a ceramic, the sensor is suitable for applications under harsh operating conditions and is resistant to aggressive
Hudson, MA – Power Partners, Inc. announces their PDAM120 Series of 120W ac/dc power supplies that feature either Class I or Class II input configurations and are designed for use in either medical or ITE applications.
The PDAM120 Series size is an industry standard 2 x 3-inch platform, available
This LED bangle, including a lithium-ion battery, was made entirely by 3D printing.
American Chemical Society
Electric vehicles and most electronic devices, such as cell phones and laptop computers, are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Until now, manufacturers have had to design their devices around the size and shape of commercially available batteries. But researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion
Laser that heats the air over 1,500 degrees Celsius and produces a shock wave to expel sideways the suspended water droplets that make up the cloud.
Université de Genève
We live in an age of long-range information, transmitted either by underground optical fibre or by radio frequency from satellites. But the throughput today is so great that radio frequency is no longer enough in itself. Research is turning towards the use of lasers which, although technically complex, have
Chemical structure of poly(P3HT)-b-(PSt) and a diagram of Plausible hole transporting paths in P3HT-b-PSt
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Researchers from Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have sped up the movement of electrons in organic semiconductor films by two to three orders of magnitude. The speedier electronics could lead to improved solar power and transistor
Kirkland, Washington, USA - Silicon Designs, Inc. introduced its Model 2227-025, the first in a planned family of high-performance, lower-cost MEMS accelerometer modules for inertial navigation and tilt applications (non-ITAR).
The Model 2227-025 has both an industry
Illinois Capacitor has expanded their lineup of their HC and LC Series Conduction Cooled Capacitors, to include new direct mounting options on the HC Series. These devices are a fit for resonant power circuitry, having very high current demands. With the rugged appearance of mechanical components, they
FORT COLLINS, Colo.— Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. announced the winners of the company’s Service Center Scholarship Program that was designed to generate a pipeline of industry talent, as well as offer opportunities to individuals looking to begin careers in the technical field of electronics
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. – AVX Corporation has released the new λ-Bridge (Lambda-Bridge) Series thermal conductors. Constructed with high-quality aluminum nitride (AlN) or beryllium oxide (BeO) materials, Lambda-Bridge thermal conductors provide efficient, cost-effective thermal management solutions with reliable,
National Science Foundation
Businesses spent a total of $375 billion on research and development (R&D) performance in the United States in 2016, an increase of 5.3 percent from 2015. Funding from companies' own sources was $318 billion in 2016, an increase of 7 percent from 2015. Funding from other sources was $57 billion in 2016 and
Iselin, N.J. – TDK Corporation announced has extended its EPCOS ThermoFuse family of fuse-protected varistors with the new compact NT14 and NT20 series. The new ThermoFuse components feature a footprint that fits into existing circuit board layouts. The NT14 series (disk diameter 14 mm) is
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS -- Hirose has expanded its compact USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C connector family with the introduction of four new versions that offer high current performance, waterproof certification and vertical orientation for enhanced design flexibility in a compact form factor. Designed
Illinois Capacitor has expanded their lineup of their HC and LC Series Conduction Cooled Capacitors to include new direct mounting options on the HC Series. These devices are a fit for resonant power circuitry having very high current demands. With the rugged appearance of mechanical components,
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics announced the release of a hazardous area LED pivoting light fixture. This 4-foot 2-lamp LED light fixture is U.S./Canada U.L. approved Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C and D and is UL 1598A listed. This fixture produces 7,000 total lumens, operates on 347V to 480V AC without
San Diego, CA — Express Logic announced that thanks to its collaboration with the world’s leading security evaluation lab Brightsight, its X-Ware IoT Platform Secure Connectivity (SC) has become the industry’s first deeply embedded cloud connectivity software platform to achieve EAL4+ common criteria security
SAN DIEGO – Pulse Electronics’ Networking Business Unit introduces the 1000Base-T1 Ethernet Common Mode Choke for automotive applications. Designed to deliver high reliability and performance, the AE5002 1000Base-T1 series is ideal for applications such as Infotainment, Advanced Driver
Bel Fuse-Circuit Protection announces their latest surface mount slow blow chip fuses, the C1T Series, (6 Amp, 7 Amp and 8 Amp), which feature a high current rating in the small 1206 surface mount package. These fuses provide board level primary and secondary circuit protection for a wide variety of consumer
Scanning Electron Microscope micrograph of a fabricated device showing the graphene topological insulator heterostructure channel.
Graphene Flagship
Graphene Flagship researchers have shown in a paper published in Science Advances how heterostructures built from graphene and topological insulators have strong, proximity induced spin-orbit coupling which can form the basis of novel information processing technologies.
Spin-orbit coupling
The hot-press procedure, developed at Drexel, melts sulfur into the nanofiber mats in a slightly pressurized, 140-degree Celsius environment -- eliminating the need for time-consuming processing that uses a mix of toxic chemicals, while improving the cathode's ability to hold a charge after long periods of use.
Drexel University
In late July of 2008 a British solar plane set an unofficial flight-endurance record by remaining aloft for more than three days straight. Lithium-sulfur batteries emerged as one of the great technological advances that enabled the flight -powering the plane overnight with efficiency unmatched by the top batteries
TDK Corporation has extended its EPCOS ThermoFuse family of fuse protected varistors with the new compact NT14 and NT20 series. The new ThermoFuse components feature a footprint that fits into existing circuit board layouts. The NT14 series (disk diameter 14 mm) is designed to absorb maximum surge currents with
Cornell University
ITHACA, N.Y. - Humans not only relish the sweet, savory and saltiness of foods, but they are influenced by the environment in which they eat. Cornell University food scientists used virtual reality to show how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to research published
Researchers will tackle manufacturing challenges uniquely solved by computer modeling with Argonne's Theta (pictured), a next-generation Cray/Intel system.
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne awarded funding to partner with industry to advance the use of high performance computing in manufacturing.
The use of supercomputers can advance innovation in U.S. manufacturing through simulations and modeling. These methods can enable predictive design that minimizes traditional trial and
This is a dislocation avalanche in a high entropy nanopillar. Focused ion beam is used to fabricated the nanopillar (left) for compression test. Transmission electron microscope is used to image dislocation pile up during a dislocation avalanche (see D on the right).
University of Illinois College of Engineering
Mechanical structures are only as sound as the materials from which they are made. For decades researchers have studied materials from these structures to see why and how they fail. Before catastrophic failure, there are individual cracks or dislocations that form, which are signals that a structure may be weakening.
PLANO, TX – Rutronik Inc. and Yageo Corporation have entered into a long-term agreement regarding the supply of ceramic capacitors and resistors. As a result, Rutronik has secured the supply of these components for its customers through mid-2020.
With rising global demand for new products in the
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH radiation-hardened precision current sources designed to provide current excitation to the more than 300 resistive sensors that monitor the health of a satellite’s subsystems. The two
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
As we come to the end of what has been an exciting and exhausting year, I’m almost ready to set out for Munich and electronica. I wrote a bit about what I expect it to be like last month,
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
The Internet of Things (IoT) will change the world. While the internet put the sum of humanity’s knowledge at a keystroke, the IoT will unite a plethora of systems and devices in a connected ecosystem. And the possibilities are endless – autonomous vehicles that communicate with each other to reduce accidents,
Figure 1. Typical nuclear power plant in the US is over 35 years old, built before the availability
of widespread digital sensors and networking
Harry Sim, CEO, Cypress Envirosystems
IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) is a hot trend these days – it promises to revolutionize our industrial infrastructure by improving efficiency at existing power plants, refineries, off-shore oil platforms, pharmaceutical plants, hospitals etc. According to McKinsey, IIoT will unlock $6.2 trillion in potential
Florian Bousquet, Market Development Manager, Product Center Positioning, u-blox
Our busy lives are increasingly being made easier and managed by technology with new devices entering the market on a regular basis. As we become more health conscious, personal fitness devices are proliferating, yet to provide full functionality these devices require the ability to sense position. However,
Figure 1. Telit NE910C1 - LTE Cat NB1 module series designed to provide narrow band cellular access (NB-IoT) to low power devices connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Ken Bednasz, VP Application Engineering, Telit
IoT creates limitless remote monitoring and control opportunities for everything from tracking packages, livestock or humans through “wearables”, providing security alerts from remote locations or adding sensors to smart grids for entire cities. It has been forecast there will be an
Figure 1. Eaton’s’ Power Xpert Dashboard is the first power management product certified to the UL 2900-2-2 Standard for cybersecurity. This user portal to Eaton’s switchgear enables customers to monitor, diagnose and control equipment from a location outside the arc flash boundary.
Max Wandera – CISSP, GLSC, Director of the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at Eaton
Last year, businesses were expected to spend an estimated $964 billion on IoT devices. (Source: Gartner) Moving forward, analysts
Yokogawa
Power design is more complex than it has even been, and that trend is set to accelerate due to many factors. At board level, shrinking IC geometries demand higher currents in smaller spaces, as well as very precise slew rates and boot up sequences. At the higher power end of the scale, alternative
University of Alberta
Targeting applications like neural networks for machine learning, a new discovery out of the University of Alberta and Quantum Silicon Inc. in Edmonton, Canada is paving the
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – TowerJazz announced the Company is increasing its technology portfolio that is compliant with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) by adding 65nm technology access for next-generation ROICs (Readout Integrated Circuits), enabling essential military and space
CHICAGO — Littelfuse, Inc. introduced the first of a series of TVS Diode Arrays (SPA Diodes) designed to protect two lines of 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet ports from damage due to sustained overcurrent and overvoltage. Through-package routing permits the SP4031 Series Hybrid Protection Module’s circuitry to
CHANDLER, Ariz.—Temperature measurement is central to the functionality of Internet of Things (IoT) and personal computing devices, making it imperative that developers integrate temperature sensors that reduce power consumption and lower system voltage in applications. To meet these needs,
Schematic illustration of a transparent, flexible force touch sensor (upper image) and sensitivity enhancement by using stress concentration (lower image).
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite (HNC) film. The research team says their sensor simultaneously features all the necessary characters for industrial-grade application: high sensitivity, transparency,
Wiley
The discovery of graphene, a material made of one or very few atomic layers of carbon, started a boom. Today, such two-dimensional materials are no longer limited to carbon and are hot prospects for many applications, especially in microelectronics. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have
RALEIGH, NC -- Stackpole Electronics, Inc. announces the release of the RPC-UP ultra high power pulse withstanding chip resistors. The RPC-UP is available in a 0.5 watt rated 0805 size and a 0.75 watt 1206 size chip.
The RPC-UP maintains the same excellent pulse handling the
PREMO has announced the 3DP-Series (3kW_HVLV & 7kW_HVHV) Transformer + Chokes, providing up to 40-50% reduction in volume compared with current discrete industrial solutions for the same power management. Other topologies and powers are under design (11kW and 22kW).
PREMO is investing in innovative
Professor Jaephil Cho (left) and his research team in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that is more energy-efficient than gasoline-powered engines. The new technology enables drivers to simply have their battery packs replaced instead of charging them, which ultimately troubleshoot slow charging
Graphene-integrated devices could be the key ingredient in the evolution of 5G, the Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0. The findings were published in Nature Reviews Materials and highlighted on the cover.
Graphene Flagship
Researchers within the Graphene Flagship project, one of the biggest research initiatives of the European Commission, showed that integrated graphene-based photonic devices offer a unique solution for the next generation of optical communications. Researchers in the initiative have demonstrated how properties
(LEFT) Direct contact with electrolytes causes the cathode erosion.
(RIGHT) Covered the surface of the cathode with self-assembled monolayer, both the power density and the cyclability can be improved in high-voltage lithium-ion batteries.
Shinshu University
A team of researchers from Shinshu University in Nagano, Japan is now closer to a thin, high-capacity lithium-ion battery that could open the gates to better energy storage systems for electric vehicles.
The research team was led by professor Katsuya Teshima, director of the
PLANO, TX – Rutronik recently received a Distribution Excellence Award from Swiss sensor manufacturer Sensirion at the company’s annual distribution sales meeting.
“Rutronik stands out thanks to its proactive cooperation, close collaboration, and its uncompromising will to improve. Continuous
Micrometals is proud to introduce its new series of EQ distributed gap cores. The rectangular geometry of the EQ body is ideal for surface mount applications while the round center post readily accepts helical flat wire coils, or bobbins with round wire. The cores are offered in six industry standard
Researchers professor Emiel Hensen and Wei Chen from Eindhoven University of Technology.
Eindhoven University of Technology
World energy consumption projections expect coal to stay one of the world's main energy sources in the coming decades, and a growing share of it will be used in CTL, the conversion of coal to liquid fuels. Researchers from the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy in Beijing and Eindhoven University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Since the 2003 discovery of the single-atom-thick carbon material known as graphene, there has been significant interest in other types of 2-D materials as well.
These materials could be stacked together like Lego bricks to form a range of devices with different functions, including operating as semiconductors.
In this episode of the PSDcast, we’re following up on the PowerSpot power-over-distance wireless transmitter, which just recently shipped.
The exotic transformations causes that one of the precursors of zinc oxide, initially an insulator, at approx. 300 degrees Celsius goes to a state with electrical properties typical of metals, and at ~400 degrees Celsius it becomes a semiconductor.
Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences
When chemists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the
BioBits kits are designed to be used by students and teachers with no biological training. They use simple, hands-on experiments, some using common household fruits to teach concepts of synthetic and molecular biology.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- An affordable children's educational kit is the latest commercial spinoff of research pursued by the U.S. Army to create advanced materials for Soldier systems.
A team of researchers funded by the Army created and designed a new resource for science teachers. BioBit
Montreal, Canada – Future Electronics is featuring the new AQZ20_G Series PhotoMOS Relays from Panasonic in the latest edition of THE EDGE.
The AQZ20_G Series High Capacity PhotoMOS Relays can switch a wide range of currents and voltages to control various types of loads while
Kyoto and Santa Clara, Calif. – ROHM has launched a new branding “MUS-IC” reflecting ROHM’s focus on solutions for high-fidelity audio products. This branding covers a range of D/A converter ICs (DAC ICs), optimized for high-fidelity reproduction, and power supply products.
The increased
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Designers of high-performance automotive matrix lighting and adaptive driving beam light-emitting diode (LED) applications can now migrate to higher current devices while reducing design size and improving flexibility with the MAX20092 12-switch matrix manager from Maxim Integrated
Signal Transformer announces their new High Current Toroidal Inductor (HCTI) Design Kit. This new Design Kit provides a varied selection of toroidal inductors to design engineers who are looking for solutions to support EMI/RFI filtering and energy storage in industrial and consumer goods applications.
The
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new family of encapsulated digital DC/DC PMBus power modules. The five RAA210xxx simple digital power modules offer advanced digital telemetry and performance, and are as easy to use as Renesas’ analog power modules. They
Phihong’s new 30 watt POEA30U-1AT single-port Power-over-Ethernet (POE) injector series are the first IEEE802.3 at mid-spans on the market to meet the US Department of Energy’s (DOE VI) efficiency regulations for external power supplies.
“Due to the active nature of IEEE802.3 POE standards,
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
The IoT has been one subject that has been on everyone’s mind for the last few years. Since then, we have moved from small gimmicky examples to the start of widespread implementation of the technologies. The IoT differs
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has vowed to review automotive safety standards that force self-driving cars to include redundant equipment like steering wheels, pedals, and other features. This couldn’t come at a more pivotal moment in the worldwide ascension of autonomous cars
CHANDLER, Ariz.— Creating cloud-connected applications traditionally can require significant time and resources for embedded designers to develop necessary expertise in communications protocols, security and hardware compatibility. Developers often overcome these challenges with large software frameworks and
San Diego, CA — Express Logic announced that it has integrated the STMicroelectronics Software Self-Test Libraries (X-CUBE-STL) with the X-Ware IoT Platform for developers using STM32 microcontrollers based on ARM cores.
X-Ware IoT Platform leverages the X-CUBE-STL to help customers
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics LLC has released a hazardous location fan-forced heater compatible with 240V single phase connections, that provides active heating in hazardous locations and cold-temperature work sites. This portable fan heater is mounted on a skid cart for easy on-the-go applications in chemical
Figure 1. 3.3V to 5V Input, Delivering 12V at up to 800mA with an External Clock
Tony Armstrong, Director of Product Marketing Power Product Group, Analog Devices, Inc.
At the medium-to-low end of the power spectrum there are modest power conversion requirements such as those commonly found in “Internet of Things” (IoT) equipment, which necessitate the use of power conversion ICs that deal with modest levels of current. These are usually in the range of 100’s milliamps
Figure 1: Electric Vehicle Charging
Albert Culetto, Technical Support Connectors & Cables, Rutronik
An electric vehicle contains many sub-systems that need to inter-operate so the vehicle can function as intended. These disparate systems range from the battery string, comprising Lithium-Ion modules to various drive systems, converters, auxiliary modules, and charging and monitoring systems. As a result, choosing
Figure 1. Small-cell supercapacitor with aqueous electrolyte
Takahide Morikane, Manager, Product Management Department, Capacitor Division, KEMET
With capabilities including high cycle life and fast charge and discharge times, small-cell supercapacitors can oust coin-type batteries from back-up power duties in equipment ranging from IoT devices, smart meters, or medical devices, to automotive electronics and industrial computing. Typical applications
Edel Griffith, Technical Marketing Manager, S3 Semiconductor
Sometimes described as the fourth industrial revolution, a new wave of technology is sweeping through industry. What was originally part of a 2020 strategy plan adopted by the German Federal Government has now spread across Europe, disrupting manufacturing and factory automation. There are now 159 organisations
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Figure 1: Block Diagram for a Typical WPT System.
Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics
In the more compact portable and wearable devices now being introduced onto the market, it is extremely difficult, or even impossible, to incorporate a charge connector. For example, some may simply have too little available space in which to house an appropriate connector. Other devices may require sealed enclosures
Scanning electron microscope at Presto Engineering.
San Jose, CA, USA - Semiconductors play increasingly important control roles in automotive, industrial and safety critical applications. Quality and reliability are therefore of vital importance and so Presto Engineering has completed certification to the ISO
ABSOPULSE Electronics has recently added the RWR-350-P600 series to its line of fully encapsulated RIA12 railway quality DC-DC converters. The units have an input voltage surge withstand capacity 3.5 times the nominal input voltage for 20 milliseconds and meet the requirements of RIA12 with wide margins. RIA12
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics, LLC, has released a new pole top slip fitter LED light fixture that utilizes special CREE LED technology and a compact design to efficiently illuminate Class I Divisions 1 & 2 and Class II Divisions 1 & 2 locations. This powerful LED light features a 4" OD pole
TDK Corporation presents a new series of EPCOS MKP Y2 capacitors for EMI suppression. In contrast to conventional types that are designed for rated voltages of 300 V AC, these new capacitors offer a permissible rated voltage of 350 V AC. The capacitances of the B3203* series range from 4.7 nF
University of Cambridge
Researchers have used a combination of social media and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail.
Using information from ten different cities around the world, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, have developed a model that can predict
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Sager Electronics is now stocking MEAN WELL’s SDR Series 75-960 Watt AC-DC, DIN Rail power supplies.
The SDR series is a slim size AC-DC DIN Rail power supply in a metal case that can be installed on a TS-35/7.5
Dataforth Corporation has developed two online MAQ20 demonstrations that allow users to experience both real-time interaction with a MAQ20 and remote access to a MAQ20 system from anywhere.
For the Process Simulator Interactive Demo, Dataforth built a hardware module that acts as a process simulator.
MIT researchers have devised a way to grow single crystal GaN thin film on a GaN substrate through two-dimensional materials. The GaN thin film is then exfoliated by a flexible substrate, showing the rainbow color that comes from thin film interference. This technology will pave the way to flexible electronics and the reuse of the wafers.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The vast majority of computing devices today are made from silicon, the second most abundant element on Earth, after oxygen. Silicon can be found in various forms in rocks, clay, sand, and soil. And while it is not the best semiconducting material that exists on the planet, it is by far the most readily available.
Dion Vlachos is the director of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation and the Allan and Myra Ferguson Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UD.
The University of Delaware has won a $12.8 million, four-year funding renewal from the U.S. Department of Energy for the continued operation of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI). The center involves scientists from academic institutions and national laboratories across the U.S. in developing
In this illustration, arrows indicate the vibrational activity of particles studied by UD researchers, while the graph shows the frequencies of this vibration.
University of Delaware
From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plastic-like particles.
Now, Hojin Kim, a graduate student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the
MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced four new 100 V and 120 V TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers that provide up to 20 mV lower forward voltage than previous-generation devices. The Vishay General Semiconductors V30100CI, V30120CI, V40100CI, and V40120CI offer current
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - For the first time, a team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students has confirmed the accuracy of a component of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen) at high altitudes using a NASA research aircraft.
The
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – General Micro Systems (GMS) introduced the industry’s first rugged, conduction-cooled, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) deep learning/artificial intelligence (AI) mobile system that offers real-time data analysis and decision making directly on the battlefield. The X422 “Lighting”
KEMP, Texas -- Larson Electronics LLC has released a new hazardous location convection heater for active heating in dangerous environments and cold-temperature work sites. This 3,600-watt heater operates on 240V three phase power and is ideal for manufacturing plants, chemical processing, refineries, industrial
SAN DIEGO –AMETEK Programmable Power has again expanded its popular Asterion power supply platform. This time, it’s with the addition of a line of programmable, high-performance DC power supplies with either fixed or autoranging output.
Like the Asterion AC family, the Sorensen Asterion
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
I don’t have to tell you that healthcare is wildly controversial in this country. Per capita national health expenditures run about $10,348 (2016), with total national health expenditures of $3.3 trillion, 18% of the nation’s GDP. You may have noticed that healthcare decided an election or two.
Luckily,
SAN DIEGO -- Pulse Electronics’ Networking Business Unit introduces its new J1V series of 1x1 Top Entry 1000Base-T to 10GBASE-T 4P PoE Ethernet Connector Modules.
This series also includes options for LED’s and 4 and 5 channel magnetics for
Jim Witham, CEO, GaN Systems
In this episode of the PSDcast, we’re talking to Jim Witham with GaN Systems about "range anxiety," and we discuss the biggest issues affecting the wider rollout of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The article
WALNUT, CA.—LinkCom Manufacturing announces its 75-100W LLC Series, the latest addition to the INCORE family of high-performance constant-current LED power supplies. The LLC Series is available in models with nominal power ratings from 75-100 W and output voltages from 12V to 54V – all with efficiency up
TRACO POWER has announced the release of their TPP 100A-J and TPP 150A-J series of 100 and 150 watt open-frame power supplies. Their high efficiency topology, industrial-grade components and advanced thermal management enable -25°C to +85°C operation, compliance to IEC 60068-2-6 / IEC 60068-2-27 / MIL-STD-810F
TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced an innovative new family of bidirectional four-switch synchronous buck-boost controllers. The ISL81601 and ISL81401 are the industry’s only true bidirectional controllers that sense peak current at both ends and provide cycle-by-cycle current limit
Santa Clara, CA - Bel Power Solutions and Protection announces an extension to the RCM Series, 150 W to 1000 W chassis-mount DC-DC converters, with an optional pluggable connector version. The pluggable connectors are an alternative to the standard cage clamp terminals, that lowers the risk of reverse polarity
Perris, CA—With its diversified portfolio of power electronics manufacturing plants located in the U.S., the Philippines and China, Triad Magnetics announced that the vast majority of its customers need not fear the financial impact of escalating trade tariff tensions between two of the world’s
Figure 1. Holter Heart Monitor
Maxim Integrated’s Technical Team
If you have ever visited your doctor suffering from symptoms even mildly suggestive of a cardiac problem, you may have been subjected to the “pleasure” of wearing a Holter heart monitor (Figure 1). After subsequent sleepless nights, you probably asked yourself, “Surely there must be a more comfortable
San Diego, CA — Express Logic announced turnkey integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Greengrass software, extending the current direct X-Ware IoT Platform support for AWS.
Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform is the industrial-grade alternative for AWS Greengrass customers who must quickly
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — AVX Corporation introduced new 0805-case BP Series multilayer, integrated thin film (ITF) band-pass filters. Designed for broad compatibility with a wide range of high-frequency wireless applications, including mobile communications systems, satellite TV receivers, GPSs, vehicle-locating
Kevin Parmenter FAE Director North America, Taiwan Semiconductor
Kevin Parmenter FAE Director North America, Taiwan Semiconductor
The medical industry is a 10 trillion-dollar market globally while one of the largest markets, the USA is ranked by the World Health Organization at 37th in the world for quality of medical care out of 191-member states. While per capita, we in the USA are #1 in spending per capita in international dollars.
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
As usual, autumn means conference season. And this year conference season will be dominated by electronica as it is every second year. All of the famed German organisational stereotypes will be tested to their limits, with the conference expanding to 16 halls. For me personally, that means even more walking
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
As I mentioned in my Viewpoint column, medical electronics is one of the most exciting areas for the industry at the moment. From my point of view, what is amazing about the analysts’
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
The future of wearables could be a (temporary) part of your body -- biometric tattoos could make for ideal portable health monitors.
According to recent studies, 1/3 of Americans have at least one tattoo, including nearly half (47%) of all millennials (18-35). Gen-Xers (36-50) aren’t far behind,
Figure 1. The CmF bulk power module, occupying three slots, provides a 48V output voltage which can deliver up to 600W of power in the CX600 and up to 900W in the CX1800.
Conor Duffy, CEO, Excelsys Technologies, an Advanced Energy company
The healthcare industry is naturally transforming - even in the patient realm, as we see a continued increase in age, lifestyle-related conditions and levels of outpatient/home care. As can be imagined, this ongoing transformation translates into how we use technology and its impact on a vast range of applications.
Figure 1 - Creepage and clearance example (UL60601-1)
Danielle Sklepik, Bear Power Supplies
Power supplies for medical equipment must comply with IEC/UL 60601-1 3rd edition. Within this standard there are three categories of equipment. B-rated equipment will have only brief contact with a patient – for example an MRI scanner. BF-rated equipment will have routine contact with the skin;
Figure 1: Ball Grid Array (BGA) here
Mike Jones, MicroCare Corporation
The market for medical electronics is huge and growing. The astounding capabilities of digital technology and broadband connectivity are “a perfect storm” enabling doctors to diagnose more accurately and offer therapies more precisely than ever before. They also offer labor-saving benefits that
Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics
The updated IEC 60601 standard will bring some real changes including a focus on EMI and how medical equipment will be used in the home.
The latest standards for the development of medical power supplies are set to have a significant impact on how system designs are carried out, particularly in relation
Figure 1: Digital Power’s OFM225 Series 225 Watt forced cooled and 120 Watt convection cooled AC/DC power supply is approved to IEC60601-1, 3rd Edition 2 MOPP and designed to meet 4th Edition EMC.
Wiebe Hart, Sales Manager, Gresham Power Electronics
Key triggers are general technological advances, an aging population, and government healthcare reforms. Trends include the proliferation of wireless technologies; an increase in implantable medical devices; a push towards home healthcare options; and greater cost-consciousness.
To meet increased
Figure 1. TE Connectivity’s Universal MATE-N-LOK connectors are high reliability power connectors that use a combination of pins and sockets intermixed in the plug and cap housings to achieve excellent electrical performance.
Terrence Murphy and Christopher Rowland, TE Connectivity
The way consumers use personal exercise equipment at home is changing, and so are their expectations for that equipment, such as treadmills, ellipticals, and stair climbers. Today, they expect these machines to be as smart, connected, and sophisticated as machines found in their local gyms – if not more. The
Figure 1. Gate drive voltage comparisons, recommended and absolute maximum
Zhongda Li, NPI Manager at UnitedSiC
In the days when bipolar transistors were the only option for semiconductor power switches, their base drive circuit was critical for fast and efficient operation. With power device gains often just in double digits, base currents could be huge. Complex arrangements had to be used to drive current in and out
Figure 1: Cross-section of the CeraCharge. A solid ceramic electrolyte is used in place of a liquid electrolyte
TDK/EPCOC Technial Marketing Team
Life today would be unimaginable without batteries and accumulators using a wide variety of technologies and with widely differing capacities. The Internet of Things in all its facets will in future require billions of special power supplies tailored to the requirements of new ultra-low-power semiconductors
Fort Worth, TX – TTI, Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition of RFMW Ltd., a privately held RF and Microwave specialty component distributor headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
RFMW will continue to operate under the RFMW brand name, reporting through the TTI Semiconductor
Figure 1: Supercapacitor cell basically consists of two electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte.
Patrick Le Fèvre, PRBX, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer
In the unceasing quest to increase the performance of power electronics, new components and technologies such as wide-bandgap semiconductors and digital power management are receiving most of the hype. However, hiding in the shadows there is a component that is very important and intrinsically involved in many
This is Arkadievsky peat at the Tomsk Oblast in Siberia Russia.
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Pyrolysis - a process of biomass decomposition - can be organized automatically for heat generation out of the most common type of biomass such as peat and straw. That is, it is sufficient to heat biomass to a certain temperature and then the process proceeds in the autothermal mode due to its own heat release.
Green SiC substrate at the bottom with the graphene layer on top irradiated by protons, generating a luminescent defect in the SiC crystal.
American Institute of Physics
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Silicon carbide (SiC), a material known for its toughness with applications from abrasives to car brakes, to high-temperature power electronics, has enjoyed renewed interest for its potential in quantum technology. Its ability to house optically excitable defects, called color centers, has
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Sager Electronics is now stocking TDK-Lambda’s DSP series of 7.5-100 Watt AC-DC, DIN Rail power supplies.
The DSP series is a low profile AC-DC DIN Rail power supply designed for building and factory automation. It features operation from 90-264VAC with
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. – AVX Corporation released the new GEQ Series RC equalizers. These ruggedly constructed, ultraminiature (EIA 0402, 1005 metric) equalizers combine high-performance tantalum nitride (TaN) resistive elements and silicon/oxygen/nitrogen (SiON) capacitive elements with AVX’s proprietary, automotive-qualified,
WALNUT, CA.—LinkCom Manufacturing announces the availability of its INCORE Brand TRI Series of LED power supplies designed to provide a simple interface between conventional TRIAC dimming controls and LED lighting fixtures. Offering models with nominal ratings from 5W to 13W, the TRI Series facilitates retrofitting
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited introduced the TO-Leadless (TOLL) package in combination with 40V Shield-Gate Technology (SGT) to provide the highest current capability in its voltage class. The TOLL package has the highest current capacity because of AOS’innovative
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