Notable & Newsworthy

April 2023
Empowering Your Charging Needs with Efficient and Scalable Multi-Port Chargers and Adapters

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Figure 1: High-level block diagram of a multi-port adapter

Introduction As portable electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops have become an integral part of our lives, the need for faster charging has grown tremendously. The Power Delivery (PD) technology is designed to provide the fastest charging possible through a USB Type-C (USB-C) cable. T
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Date:
04/29/2023
USB-C PD Solutions Enable Advanced Multimedia and Charging Solutions for Vehicles

USB-C PD Solutions Enable Advanced Multimedia and Charging Solutions for Vehicles

­Infineon Technologies AG introduces the EZ-PD CCG7D, a dual-port USB-C power delivery (PD) solution with integrated boost controller for in-car charging applications. The USB-C PD complies with the latest USB Type-C and PD specifications (Ver. 3.1) and is AEC Q-100 qualified. The PD solution is specifically de
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Date:
04/28/2023
How Solid Air Can Spur Sustainable Development

How solid air can spur sustainable development

The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have further increased the interest of Europe and Western countries to invest in the hydrogen economy as an alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen can si
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Date:
04/28/2023
ROHM Introduces Ultra-Low-Profile, 12W Rated Metal Plate Shunt Resistor

ROHM Introduces Ultra-Low-Profile, 12W Rated Metal Plate Shunt Resistor

­ROHM Semiconductor announced the industry’s thinnest (H: 0.03-inch) 12W rated metal plate shunt resistor (PSR350), optimized for high-power applications in the automotive and industrial equipment markets. ROHM will also expand the PSR lineup to include a 0.2mΩ (PSR100) model, along with a 15W ty
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Date:
04/28/2023
Ruggedized 300W Buck-Boost Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters Have Wide Range Input and Outputs

Ruggedized 300W Buck-Boost Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters Have Wide Range Input and Outputs

­TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the 300W rated TDK-Lambda RGC series of ruggedised non-isolated DC-DC converters. With an input voltage of 9 to 53V, these buck-boost converters deliver output voltages that can be adjustable from 9.6 to 48V or 5 to 28V with output currents of up to 12.5A. The se
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Date:
04/28/2023
SHARC Energy and Subterra Renewables Partner to Deliver $200M in Thermal Energy Solutions

SHARC Energy and Subterra Renewables Partner to Deliver $200M in Thermal Energy Solutions

­SHARC International Systems Inc. and Subterra Capital Partners Inc. announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize the renewable thermal energy transfer landscape across North America. By combining SHARC Energy's innovative WET technology with Subterra's geothermal exchange systems (“Systems”), the
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Date:
04/27/2023
1200 V Half-Bridge Driver IC Family with Active Miller Clamp for Optimized Ruggedness in High Power Systems

1200 V Half-Bridge Driver IC Family with Active Miller Clamp for Optimized Ruggedness in High Power Systems

­Following the introduction of the EiceDRIVER 6ED223xS12T 1200 V Silicon-on-Isolator (SOI) 3-phase gate driver family, Infineon Technologies AG is now expanding its portfolio with the EiceDRIVER 2ED132xS12x family. The half-bridge configuration of the driver IC family complements the existing 1200 V SOI series, of
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Date:
04/27/2023
Nexperia Introduces the Best-in-Class Portfolio of I2C GPIO Expanders

Nexperia Introduces the Best-in-Class Portfolio of I2C GPIO Expanders

­Nexperia introduced a new portfolio of 16-channel I2C general-purpose input-output (GPIO) expanders designed to increase flexibility and reuse in electronic systems. The portfolio provides an elegant solution when additional I/Os are needed while keeping the interconnections to a minimum. Enabling design eng
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Date:
04/27/2023
ChatGPT is Still no Match for Humans When it Comes to Accounting

In a test of ChatGPT's ability to handle accounting assessments it still couldn't compete with the student's level.

­Last month, OpenAI launched its newest AI chatbot product, GPT-4. According to the folks at OpenAI, the bot, which uses machine learning to generate natural language text, passed the bar exam with a score in the 90th percentile, passed 13 of 15 AP exams and got a nearly perfect score on the GRE Verbal te
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Date:
04/27/2023
Using Solar Farms to Generate Fresh Desert Soil Crust

In a proof-of-concept study, ASU researchers adapted a suburban solar farm in the lower Sonoran Desert as an experimental breeding ground for biocrust. During the three-year study, photovoltaic panels promoted biocrust formation, doubling biocrust biomass and tripling biocrust cover...

­In the arid regions of the American Southwest, an unseen world lies beneath our feet. Biocrusts, or biological soil crusts, are communities of living organisms. These industrious microbes include cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, forming a thin layer on the surface of soils in arid and se
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Date:
04/27/2023
Putting Hydrogen on Solid Ground: Simulations with a Machine Learning Model Predict a New Phase of Solid Hydrogen

Phases of solid hydrogen. The left is the well-studied hexagonal close packed phase, while the right is the new phase predicted by the authors' machine learning-informed simulations. Image by Wesley Moore.

­Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is found everywhere from the dust filling most of outer space to the cores of stars to many substances here on Earth. This would be reason enough to study hydrogen, but its individual atoms are also the simplest of any element with just one proton and one el
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Date:
04/27/2023
New Approach to Developing Efficient, High-Precision 3D Light Shapers

The intensity shaper can convert an input Gaussian beam to precisely direct light, as in (a) “smiley” light distribution. Precision arrangement of voxels is achieved using ultrafast direct laser writing.

­Modern-day technologies like optical computing, integrated photonics, and digital holography require light signals to be manipulated in three dimensions. To achieve this, it is necessary to be able to shape and guide the flow of light according to its desired application. Given that light flow within a medium is
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Date:
04/27/2023
Nanowire Networks Learn and Remember like a Human Brain

Dr Alon Loeffler, who earned his PHD from the University of Sydney

­An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain. The research has been published today in the journal Science Advances, led by Dr Alon Loeffler, who received his PhD in the School of Physic
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Date:
04/27/2023
onsemi Ships One Billionth Inductive Sensor IC to HELLA

Sudhir Gopalswamy, senior vice president and general manager, Advanced Solutions Group, onsemi

­onsemi announced that the company has shipped its one billionth Inductive Sensor Interface Integrated Circuit (IC) to HELLA, an international automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. The IC designed by onsemi is being used in HELLA’s Contactless Inductive Position Sensor (CIPOS®) te
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Date:
04/27/2023
Infineon Enables Innovative Solution for Second Life of Electric Passenger Car Batteries

Adam White, President of Infineon's Power & Sensor Systems (PSS) Division

­STABL Energy GmbH uses MOSFETs from Infineon Technologies AG to make stationary energy storage systems from retired electric passenger car batteries. The first pilot systems have already been put into operation in Germany and Switzerland. The special advantage of the STABL solution: It can connect discarded ba
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Date:
04/27/2023
ABB Supplies Complete Electrical System for new Petrobras Vessel

ABB Supplies Complete Electrical System for new Petrobras Vessel

­ABB has won a large order from Sembcorp Marine Ltd, a global provider of innovative engineering solutions to the offshore, marine and energy industries with headquarters in Singapore, to deliver the complete electrical system automation for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility for Brazilian oi
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Date:
04/27/2023
onsemi and ZEEKR Sign Long-Term Supply Agreement for Silicon Carbide Power Devices

Hassane El-Khoury, president and CEO, onsemi

­onsemi and ZEEKR announced a long-term supply agreement (LTSA) between the two companies. onsemi will provide its EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power devices to increase the powertrain efficiency of ZEEKR’s smart electric vehicles (EVs), resulting in improved performance, faster charging speeds and ex
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Date:
04/27/2023
Emerson Launches IIoT-Ready Power Supply Solution

Emerson Launches IIoT-Ready Power Supply Solution

­SolaHD, an Emerson brand, has launched a next generation power solution that brings network connectivity to its SDN-D high-performance DC power supply, enabling it to serve as an IIoT-ready device providing condition monitoring, asset tracking, and quick troubleshooting in addition to serving as a power converter. Connecting the new Sol
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Date:
04/26/2023
Arrow Electronics Adds Precision and Power Resistors from Isabellenhütte

Arrow Electronics Adds Precision and Power Resistors from Isabellenhütte

­Arrow Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Isabellenhütte, a specialist developer and manufacturer of products based on electrical resistance and thermoelectric properties. Arrow will supply Isabellenhütte’s resistor line of products throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and th
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Date:
04/26/2023
New Hofer Powertrain Location for EV Drive Development in Vienna

Opening of the new hofer powertrain location in Vienna

­Over the last five years, Vienna has increasingly established itself as an engineering hotspot for e-mobility. To meet this growing importance for the industry and increasing demand, hofer powertrain has opened a new location in the Austrian capital. The aim is to support customers locally and worldwide and to
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Date:
04/26/2023
D3 Launches Next-Generation Cameras for Autonomous and Industrial Applications

D3 Launches Next-Generation Cameras for Autonomous and Industrial Applications

­D3 is pleased to introduce its next generation of rugged camera modules developed to meet the requirements of multi-camera autonomous and industrial embedded vision applications: The DesignCore® Velocity Series and DesignCore® Discovery Series.    D3's new off-the-shelf cameras ha
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Date:
04/25/2023
Navitas Agreement with Mouser Electronics Covers Complete Portfolio of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductors

Navitas Agreement with Mouser Electronics Covers Complete Portfolio of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductors

­Navitas Semiconductor has signed an agreement with Mouser Electronics, the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components. The new, worldwide agreement will see Mouser stock Navitas GanFast™ and GeneSiC™ wide band-gap (WBG) semiconductor technologies. GaNFast p
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Date:
04/25/2023
Conduction Cooled, Fanless 3-phase High-Efficiency Power Supply Delivers 3.5kW to Highly Demanding Applications

Conduction Cooled, Fanless 3-phase High-Efficiency Power Supply Delivers 3.5kW to Highly Demanding Applications

­COSEL Co, Ltd announced the launch of the HCA3500TF, a fanless 3-phase / 3-wire 3500W AC/DC enclosed power supply, design optimized for industrial equipment such as high-frequency amplifiers, laser processing machines and robotics. Addressing worldwide applications and 3-Phase Delta or 3-Phase Star networks, the
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Date:
04/25/2023
New Photo Microsensor Extends Transmissive Photo IC Portfolio with 3mm Slot Width

Offering detection for both position and rotation, the new Omron EE-SX4430 3mm PMS enables miniaturisation for a wide range of functions and applications.

­Omron Electronic Components Europe has extended its SMD photo IC portfolio with the introduction of an ultra-compact 3mm slot variant. The EE-SX4330 photo microsensor ensures stable PCB mounting with an optimised 3mm terminal design. Available in tape reel or tape-out packaging, the new photo microsensor provides
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Date:
04/25/2023
PSDcast – The LED Horticultural Market

­Advance Energy's Frank Cirolia

­Advance Energy’s Frank Cirolia discusses the LED horticultural market and why it’s so beneficial over traditional lighting.
Date:
04/25/2023
Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Research to Commercialization

Promising fields of applications for sodium-ion batteries.

­Among the existing energy storage technologies, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have unmatched energy density and versatility. Since their first commercialization, the growth in LIBs has been driven by portable devices. In recent years, however, large-scale electric vehicles and stationary applications have emerged. Be
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Date:
04/24/2023
Flexible Isolated-Buck IC for Protected Power Conversion and Gate Driving in IGBTs, SiC, and GaN Transistors

Flexible Isolated-Buck IC for Protected Power Conversion and Gate Driving in IGBTs, SiC, and GaN Transistors

­The STMicroelectronics L6983i 10W isolated buck (iso-buck) converter ensures high efficiency and a compact footprint, with advantages including low quiescent current and 3.5V-38V input-voltage range. The L6983i is suitable for applications that require an isolated DC-DC converter. It implements an iso-bu
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Date:
04/24/2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger Meets Eco Wave Power's CEO Inna Braverman and Tours Nation’s First-Ever Onshore Wave Energy Location in Los Angeles

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eco Wave Power founder and CEO Inna Braverman visiting the wave energy converter

­Eco Wave Power Global AB hosted former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a tour of the Company’s power station at AltaSea in the Port of Los Angeles this past Friday, April 21, 2023. The power station, unveiled earlier this year, is believed to be the nation’s first-ever onshore wave energy in
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Date:
04/24/2023
New Programmable Smart Fabric Responds to Temperature and Electricity

New Programmable Smart Fabric Responds to Temperature and Electricity

­A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli. The unique design paves the way for a wide variety of potential applications, including clothing that warms up while you walk
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Date:
04/24/2023
Elma's New Chassis Manager Ensures Proper Board and Chassis Operation in Systems Aligned to SOSA

Elma's New Chassis Manager Ensures Proper Board and Chassis Operation in Systems Aligned to SOSA

­Elma Electronic offers a VPX Chassis Manager that aligns with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 and supports the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) standardization initiative from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).  The new VITA 46.11 Tier 3 chas
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Date:
04/24/2023
Acopian Expands High Power Programmable Linear Power Supply Line

Acopian Expands High Power Programmable Linear Power Supply Line

­Acopian expanded their high power linear Rack and Benchtop power supplies rated up to 1200W. Models now include dc wide-adjustment output voltages ranging from 0-5VDC to 0-150VDC and up to 1200 watts. All voltages are available in 2U, 3U and 4U high configurations. All models are voltage and curre
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Date:
04/24/2023
Embry-Riddle Students Test Cutting-Edge System for Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Embry-Riddle Students Test Cutting-Edge System for Remotely Piloted Aircraft

­Faces lit by the glow of multiple monitors, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students recently became among the first to test a new voice communication system for remotely piloted aircraft. In a unique collaboration with the university’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, a team of researchers from 
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Date:
04/21/2023
The Industry's Smallest Class of Short-Wavelength Infrared Devices

The Industry's Smallest Class of Short-Wavelength Infrared Devices

­ROHM Semiconductor announced mass production technology for Short-Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) devices in the industry’s smallest class 1608-size (1.6mm × 0.8mm) for portable / wearable / hearable devices requiring material detection. SWIR is characterized by a longer wavelength than near-i
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Date:
04/21/2023
Infineon Enables Next-Generation Automotive E/E Architectures with Industry's First LPDDR Flash Memory

Infineon Enables Next-Generation Automotive E/E Architectures with Industry's First LPDDR Flash Memory

­Infineon Technologies AG launched the industry’s first LPDDR Flash memory to enable next-generation automotive E/E architectures. The Infineon SEMPER™ X1 LPDDR Flash offers safe, reliable and real-time code execution critical for automotive domain and zone controllers. The device delivers 8 times the performance of
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Date:
04/21/2023
Boosting Offshore Wind Energy in the U.S. will Require More Than $3.5 Billion Investment in Wind Turbines

Boosting Offshore Wind Energy in the U.S. will Require More Than $3.5 Billion Investment in Wind Turbines

­The U.S. government has set a target of 30 GW of offshore wind energy production by 2030, which would require the installation of approximately 2,100 new wind turbines and the employment of nearly 49,000 employees over the next seven years. Sarens, as a major player in offshore wind projects around the world
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Date:
04/21/2023
PSDcast – WiFi Automation and Autonomous Vehicles

Roger Sands, the CEO of Wyebot

­How can WiFi automation and the IoT improve a vehicle’s autonomy? Roger Sands, the CEO of Wyebot, discusses further.
Date:
04/21/2023
New Solar And Battery Powered Tractor A Farming Solution For Africa

Alex Gerard (left) of Tiyeni, Dr. Carl Telford (right) of CBI

­AfTrak or Africa Tractor that will use solar and lead batteries, is both a prototype program and £270k project funded by Innovate UK as part of its Energy Catalyst Round 9 program, which officially kicked off in London today.  Innovate UK will fund a prototype and a sustainable business plan for a potentially revolut
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Date:
04/21/2023
UC Irvine Physicists Discover First Transformable Nano-Scale Electronic Devices

Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, an assistant professor of physics & astronomy, University of California, Irvine

­The nano-scale electronic parts in devices like smartphones are solid, static objects that once designed and built cannot transform into anything else. But University of California, Irvine physicists have reported the discovery of nano-scale devices that can transform into many different shapes and sizes even th
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Date:
04/18/2023
University of Miami College of Engineering Launches Consortium to Make Flying Cars a Reality for Commuters

University of Miami College of Engineering Launches Consortium to Make Flying Cars a Reality for Commuters

­To transform the way we commute and live, the University of Miami College of Engineering launched the Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative (MEAMI), a consortium of world-class academic, industry, and government partners. MEAMI researchers are developing next-generation electric vertical
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Date:
04/18/2023
Autonomous Buses: It's all About When, Not How, They Sound

Autonomous Buses: It's all About When, Not How, They Sound

­Researchers at Cornell University are using sound to help autonomous vehicles navigate complex social situations, like communicating with people in traffic. After testing multiple scenarios, they discovered the timing of a sound, rather than the type of sound, was most important. “If we want to create
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Date:
04/18/2023
CUI Devices Expands USB Type C Connectors Line with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Models

CUI Devices Expands USB Type C Connectors Line with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Models

­CUI Devices’ Interconnect Group announced the addition of USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C models to its line of USB Connectors. Offering high data transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps, the UJ32 family of USB Type C connectors is a more cost-effective option for designs that do not require the full ca
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Date:
04/18/2023
Cornell Dubilier Introduces Low Inductance DC Link Film Capacitors

Cornell Dubilier Introduces Low Inductance DC Link Film Capacitors

­New Yorker Electronics has announced the release of the new 944L Series of low inductance, high current DC link film capacitors from Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE). Type 944L DC Link capacitors are specifically designed for fast switching power conversion applications. Their low inductance construction an
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Date:
04/18/2023
Fiber Batteries Market to hit $274.7 Mn by 2029 at a CAGR of 23% over the Forecast Period

Fibre Batteries Market to hit USD 274.7 Mn by 2029 at a CAGR of 23 percent over the forecast period

­Maximize Market Research, a global Energy & Power market research firm, has published competitive intelligence and market research report on “Fibre Batteries Market”. The Fibre Batteries market size was valued at USD 64.5 Mn in 2022. The total Fibre Batteries Market revenue is expected to grow at a CA
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Date:
04/18/2023
Munich-Based Startup Successfully Develops World's Smallest Pressure Regulator for Hydrogen Gas

Microvalve system

­The hydrogen start-up water stuff & sun is developing a technology that for the first time combines safe and easy storage with the direct use of green energy. The core component is a microvalve system consisting of several subcomponents. The startup has now successfully tested the first two stages of a fi
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Date:
04/18/2023
Dialight Introduces DC Crane Vigilant High Bay Fixture for Overhead Crane Applications

Dialight Introduces DC Crane Vigilant High Bay Fixture for Overhead Crane Applications

­Dialight announced availability of its newest fixture, the DC Crane Vigilant High Bay, designed to specifically meet the needs of overhead crane applications. Overhead crane applications, common to heavy industrial settings such as metals and steel processing, are notorious for large voltage swells and dips,
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Date:
04/17/2023
Bourns Acquires Riedon, Inc., a Leading Manufacturer of Resistors

Bourns Acquires All Operating Assets of
Riedon, Inc.

­Bourns, Inc., announced that the company has acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Riedon Inc., a leading manufacturer of resistors headquartered in Alhambra, California. Riedon's products are key components used to help enhance efficiency and reliability in multiple market applications. The
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Date:
04/17/2023
Times Microwave Systems Announces TF-047 Micro-Coaxial Cable

Times Microwave Systems Announces TF-047 Micro-Coaxial Cable

­Times Microwave Systems introduces its new TF-047 micro-coaxial cable, offering high performance and reliability in a compact footprint. TF-047 leverages a versatile SwaP-C solution with extensive connector capability for high-density and high-frequency applications including medical device, in
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Date:
04/17/2023
Compact and Powerful SMD Fuse for High Current SELV Applications

Compact and Powerful SMD Fuse for High Current SELV Applications

­SCHURTER announces the launch of its new UHS, a compact fast-acting SMT fuse designed to safely interrupt high-energy overcurrent in the SELV range. The new UHS is available in six current ratings from 50-100 A at 50 VDC or 32 VDC, with a breaking capacity of up to 2000 A.  SELV, which stands for "
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Date:
04/17/2023
Watt EV Makes Electric Van Drivers the Center of Attention

Watt EV Makes Electric Van Drivers the Center of Attention

­Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has revealed the first glimpse inside its electric eCV1 prototype electric commercial vehicle, showcasing its unique central driving position.  Making its public debut at the Commercial Vehicle show at the Birmingham NEC next week in the form of a working prototype
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Date:
04/14/2023
PSDcast – How High-Voltage Technologies can Help Reduce Range Anxiety

Roland Sperlich, vice president and general manager for Interface Products at TI

­As electrification takes over the automotive sector, high-voltage technologies become far more crucial. And not just the increased battery power (and minimizing losses through heat) but also when it comes to recharge times, itself an important part of solving range anxiety.
Date:
04/13/2023
SEGGER Announces J-Link Support for the TDK-Micronas HVC 5x SOC Series

SEGGER Announces J-Link Support for the TDK-Micronas HVC 5x SOC Series

­The latest hardware versions of all commercial SEGGER J-Link models ( J-Link PRO, J-Link ULTRA+, J-Link PLUS, and J-Link BASE) now support high-speed download and debugging of these cores via JTAG and SWD.  “Everyone in the embedded world knows the J-Link, and we all know TDK,“ s
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Date:
04/13/2023
These are the Internet's Most Popular Electric Car Models, According to New Study

These are the Internet's Most Popular Electric Car Models, According to New Study

­Electric cars are taking the world by storm, with a number of large, well-known brands now dipping their toes into the EV market.  However, what are the go-to car models that everyone is searching for when it comes to EVs? A new study by Select Car Leasing reveals just this.   Using a scoring system
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Date:
04/13/2023
ZF Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with STMicroelectronics for Silicon Carbide Devices

ZF Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with STMicroelectronics for Silicon Carbide Devices

­The technology group ZF will, from 2025, purchase silicon carbide devices from STMicroelectronics. Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in
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Date:
04/13/2023
Bel Fuse Introduces New Line of Fast-acting Fuses for Hazardous Environments

Bel Fuse Introduces New Line of Fast-acting Fuses for Hazardous Environments

­Bel Fuse Inc announced the release of their Type 0AMA series of 3x8.4mm Fast-acting Fuses. These competitively priced fuses are designed for barrier circuits in intrinsic safety applications relating to hazardous locations, particularly medical and industrial environments. With the introduction of this series, Be
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Date:
04/13/2023
Battery Electric Train Deliveries on Track to Quadruple in 2023

Global deliveries of zero-emission trains (#). Source: IDTechEx - "Battery Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains 2023-2043"

­Today's rail networks largely consist of electric trains 'tethered' to electric overhead and live rail systems. However, this is not feasible everywhere due to the high infrastructure cost/mile, remote geographic locations, and the practicality of building through tunnels and bridges. For these stretches of track,
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Date:
04/12/2023
eInfochips Launches Reference Development Platform Based on NXP Semiconductors i.MX 93 Applications Processor

eInfochips Launches Reference Development Platform Based on NXP Semiconductors i.MX 93 Applications Processor

­eInfochips announced the launch of a Reference Development Platform (RDP) based on NXP® Semiconductors’ i.MX 93 applications processors.  “As an early access partner for the NXP i.MX 93 platform, eInfochips is proud to offer our clients a cutting-edge reference development platform.
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Date:
04/12/2023
Omron Sealed Ultra Sub Miniature Basic Switches offer Multi-Angle Operation Without a Lever

The new Omron sub miniature switches deliver the smallest comparable solution in the industry and offering multi-angle operation in an IP67-rated sliding-contact package.

­Omron Electronic Components Europe has extended its sealed basic switch portfolio, with devices delivering the smallest comparable solution in the industry and offering multi-angle operation in an IP67-rated sliding-contact package. The new ultra-small 8.3 x 7.0 x 5.3mm D2EW sealed switches provide flexible
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Date:
04/12/2023
SiTime Delivers Precision Timing Solution for Industry Leading Low Power FPGAs from Lattice Semiconductor

SiTime Delivers Precision Timing Solution for Industry Leading Low Power FPGAs from Lattice Semiconductor

­SiTime Corporation announced that it will provide its precision timing solutions to Lattice Semiconductor, the low power programmable leader. The SiTime devices, a Cascade™ MEMS-based Clock-System-on-a-Chip (ClkSoC™) and an Emerald OCXO or Elite X™ Super-TCXO®, are incorporated into Lattice’s ne
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Date:
04/12/2023
Megger Group Acquires the North American Diagnostic Laboratory Business and InsuLogix Monitoring Product line of Weidmann Electrical Technology

The Insulogix HMA Dissolved Gas Analyzer

­Electrical measurement company Megger continues its strategic expansion into on-line monitoring and added-value services for electrical power utilities with this acquisition. Weidmann’s highly respected end user oil analysis laboratory services have become part of Megger, while the latest generation of the Insulogix® HM
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Date:
04/11/2023
U.S. Coal Generation Falls to Record First-Quarter Low

U.S. Coal generation falls to record first-quarter low

­It was a brutal first quarter for U.S. coal-fired power plants. Electricity generation from the fuel totaled 162.3 million megawatt-hours (MWh) for January, February, and March—down more than 25%, or 56.7 million MWh, from the same period in 2022, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (E
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Date:
04/11/2023
Solar Lights Market Size Expected to hit $18.16 Bn by 2029 at a CAGR of 10.9%

Solar Lights Market Report Scope and Research Methodology

­A global Energy and Power market research and business-consulting firm, Maximize Market research, has published a market intelligence report on the “Solar Lights Market”. The report is a combination of primary data and secondary data and domain expert has analyzed the Solar Lights Market from a local as we
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Date:
04/11/2023
Renesas Samples Its First 22-nm Microcontroller

Renesas Samples Its First 22-nm Microcontroller

­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that it has produced its first microcontroller (MCU) based on advanced 22-nm process technology. By employing state-of-the-art process technology, Renesas can provide customers with superior performance at lower power consumption driven by reduced core voltages. Th
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Date:
04/11/2023
GaN Transistors Bring Newest Rad Hard Technology to Demanding Space Applications

GaN Transistors Bring Newest Rad Hard Technology to Demanding Space Applications

­EPC announces the introduction of two new radiation-hardened GaN FETs. The EPC7020 is a 200 V, 11 mΩ, 170 APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a small 12 mm2 footprint. The EPC7003 is a 100 V, 30 mΩ, 42 APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a tiny 1.87 mm2 footprint.  Both devices have a total dose radiation ra
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Date:
04/11/2023
Fish-Inspired, Self-Charging Electric Battery May Help Power Space Applications

Joseph Najem, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will lead the project to create an energy source capable of powering satellites, cameras, weather sensors and other technologies in space.

­A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The multidisciplinary research collaboration ai
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04/11/2023
For Chatbots and Beyond: Improving Lives with Data Starts with Improving Machine Learning

Ruoxi Jia, Virginia Tech

­You’d be hard pressed to find an industry today that doesn’t use data in some capacity. Whether it's health care workers using data to report the rate of flu infections in a certain state, manufacturers using data to better understand average production times, or even a small coffee shop owner flipping thr
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04/11/2023
Study: Shutting Down Nuclear Power Could Increase Air Pollution

Study: Shutting Down Nuclear Power Could Increase Air Pollution

­Nearly 20 percent of today’s electricity in the United States comes from nuclear power. The U.S. has the largest nuclear fleet in the world, with 92 reactors scattered around the country. Many of these power plants have run for more than half a century and are approaching the end of their expected lifetimes.  Policymakers are debat
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04/11/2023
Kaman Highlights the DIT-5200L Noncontact Differential Impedance Transducer

Kaman Highlights the DIT-5200L Noncontact Differential Impedance Transducer

­The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., highlights the DIT-5200L noncontact differential impedance transducer, which offers true differential for common mode rejection at an economical price. Capable of subnanometer resolution with high sensitivity (up to 10v/mil, 39 mV/μm) and outstanding linearity (up
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04/10/2023
A Novel Concept in Circuit Protection for Avionics and Other Extreme Applications

A Novel Concept in Circuit Protection for Avionics and Other Extreme Applications

­SCHURTER introduces the FRM-A panel mount fuse holder with DRM-A SMT fuse: a small, light, and robust circuit protection solution designed for avionics applications. The extreme-performance circuit protection system is the most compact in its class, measuring <15mm deep behind the panel. The ultra-com
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Date:
04/07/2023
LED Drivers for LCD Backlights Contribute to Lower Power Consumption in Medium to Large Automotive Displays

LED Drivers for LCD Backlights Contribute to Lower Power Consumption in Medium to Large Automotive Displays

­ROHM Semiconductor announced new 4ch/6ch LED driver ICs (BD83A04EFV-M, BD83A14EFV-M, BD82A26MUF-M) designed for medium- to large-size automotive displays in car infotainment and instrument clusters. In recent years, the continuing evolution of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and enhanc
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Date:
04/07/2023
Energy Harvesting PMIC from Nexperia Enables Environmentally Friendly Energy-Autonomous Low-Power Devices

Energy Harvesting PMIC from Nexperia Enables Environmentally Friendly Energy-Autonomous Low-Power Devices

­Nexperia announced an expansion to its range of Power ICs with Energy Harvesting solutions to simplify and enhance the performance of low-power internet of things (IoT) and other embedded applications. The NEH2000BY is a high-performance power management integrated circuit (PMIC) which recharges a battery or
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04/07/2023
How to Overcome Noise in Quantum Computations

Environmental noise, here represented as a little demon, can affect the state of a quantum computer by changing the phases of various branches of its wave function in an unpredictable fashion; we call this dephasing.

­Researchers Ludovico Lami (QuSoft, University of Amsterdam) and Mark M. Wilde (Cornell) have made significant progress in quantum computing by deriving a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise. This is crucial for designing and building quantum computers capable of working in our imperfect wo
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Date:
04/07/2023
Shedding Light on Mechanisms of Electrochemical Energy Storage

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, Drexel

­Understanding why certain materials work better than others when it comes to energy storage is a crucial step for developing the batteries that will power electronic devices, electric vehicles and renewable energy grids. Researchers at Drexel University have developed a new technique that can quickly identify th
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Date:
04/07/2023
TDK Offers its First Range of EMC High-Current Filters with Exceptional Attenuation Characteristics from 9 kHz Upwards

TDK offers its first range of EMC high-current filters with exceptional attenuation characteristics from 9 kHz upwards

­TDK Corporation introduces with its B84143C*S250/S251 series the new EPCOS 3-line EMC filters for converter applications with high currents. Depending on type, they are designed for rated voltages of 305/530 V AC and 440/760 V AC (50/60 Hz) at rated currents of 160 A to 2500 A. One particular performance characteristic is the
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Date:
04/05/2023
LiquidPiston Introduces XTS-210: A 25-Horsepower Heavy-Fueled Rotary Engine in a Basketball-Sized Package

LiquidPiston Introduces XTS-210: A 25-Horsepower Heavy-Fueled Rotary Engine in a Basketball-Sized Package

­LiquidPiston announced the company’s intent to commercialize the XTS-210, a 25-horsepower, two-stroke, supercharged, liquid-cooled, 210cc rotary engine. Compared to current diesel piston engines, the XTS-210 design reduces size and weight by nearly 80%, while maintaining comparable power output. T
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04/04/2023
Soltage Adds Three New Projects to Community Solar Portfolio in Illinois

Soltage Adds Three New Projects to Community Solar Portfolio in Illinois

­Soltage, an independent power producer, announced the construction of three solar projects developed under the Illinois Community Solar Program. "We are proud to begin construction on an additional portfolio of projects in the great state of Illinois," said Jon Cole, Soltage's Senior Vice President
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04/04/2023
Renesas Is First to Support Public Building Air Quality Standards in Environmental Sensors

Renesas Is First to Support Public Building Air Quality Standards in Environmental Sensors

­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced new firmware for its industry-leading ZMOD digital air quality sensors. The latest firmware lets engineers configure the sensors to support various green air quality standards for Commercial & Public buildings, making them the first sensors in the industry to
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Date:
04/04/2023
sureCore Pushes the SRAM Voltage Envelope to Below 0.5V for the First Time

sureCore pushes the SRAM voltage envelope to below 0.5V for the first time

­In the drive to reduce a device’s power consumption, one of the principal techniques deployed is to run it at a low voltage. Cutting the supply voltage to logic can deliver dramatic power savings, however one of the major challenges developers face is that the embedded SRAM cannot be operated at this reduced vo
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Date:
04/04/2023
Battery Swapping Charging Infrastructure Market will Reach a Value of $1359.43 Million USD by 2033 at a CAGR of 21%

Battery Swapping Charging Infrastructure Market will Reach a Value of $1359.43 Million USD by 2033 at a CAGR of 21%

­The global Battery Swapping Charging Infrastructure market size is expected to surpass an impressive valuation of USD 202.07 million in 2023 and is projected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% from 2023 to 2033. Infrastructure for EV charging will be more and more in demand for residenti
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Date:
04/04/2023
Origami-Inspired Robots can Sense, Analyze and act in Challenging Environments

An origami-inspired robot designed by a UCLA-led team that can reverse direction when either of its antennae senses an obstacle

­Roboticists have been using a technique similar to the ancient art of paper folding to develop autonomous machines out of thin, flexible sheets. These lightweight robots are simpler and cheaper to make and more compact for easier storage and transport.  However, the rigid computer chips traditionally needed to
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04/04/2023
New Research Could Spur Broader use of 2D Materials

A sample of the covalent organic framework material that researchers found preserves its 2D mechanical properties as a multilayer stack. (Photo by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University)

­They’re considered some of the strongest materials on the planet, but tapping that strength has proved to be a challenge. 2D materials, thinner than the most delicate onionskin paper, have attracted intense interest because of their incredible mechanical properties. Those properties, however, dissipate
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Date:
04/04/2023
Strong Ultralight Material Could aid Energy Storage, Carbon Capture

Qiyi Fang (left) and Jun Lou stand beside a Langmuir-Blodgett trough.

2D materials get their strength from their atom-thin, sheetlike structure. However, stacking multiple layers of a 2D material will sap it of the qualities that make it so useful. Rice University materials scientist Jun Lou and collaborators at the University of Maryland showed that fine-tuni
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Date:
04/04/2023
CDE Introduces Standard Supercapacitor Modules

CDE Introduces Standard Supercapacitor Modules

­A new line of standard supercapacitor modules has been announced by Cornell Dubilier (CDE). The DSM Series responds to the need for supercapacitor storage capabilities at higher voltages than what single components can provide. The new modules are offered in packs with 3, 6, or 10 cells in series for 9V
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Date:
04/03/2023
Geothermal Energy Market Size Expected to Grow $9.4 Billion by 2027

Geothermal Energy Market Scope

­The global Geothermal Energy Market is expected to grow from USD 7.0 billion in 2022 to USD 9.4 billion in 2027, at a CAGR of 5.9% according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™. Growing demand for electricity generation through sustainable means in industries and increasing demand for ground so
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Date:
04/03/2023
3.6 V Input, Dual Output µModule Buck Regulator Produces 2 A per Channel in a 3 mm × 4 mm Footprint

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Figure 1. The small profile of the LTM4691 can be seen when placed next to a thin coin and a 1210-sized ceramic capacitor

­The LTM4691 is a high efficiency, dual output step-down µModule buck regulator capable of 2A continuous output current for each channel from input voltages between 2.25 V and 3.6 V. This switch-mode power supply comes in a tiny 3 mm × 4 mm × 1.18 mm LGA package. This small footprint comprises the switching co
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Date:
04/01/2023
3D-Printed Functional High-Performance Batteries

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­One of the major drawbacks of the batteries that we use today is the way that we make them. The process is time consuming, messy and expensive. It normally either involves slow layer-on-layer printing or screen-printing. It is an inherently wet processes that requires significant time and energy to remove un
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Date:
04/01/2023
GM and Netflix Partner Up to Promote EVs (with tons of free advertising)

GM partners with Netflix

­We’ve all heard of product placement. But what about idea placement…with product placement. I suppose all commercials, ads, and product placement are trying to express some sort of idea – whether it’s the desirability of the product, itself, or how it makes you feel. But GM’s partnership with N
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Date:
04/01/2023
Using Automotive-Grade Components for Your Industrial Applications

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­The “Industrial Market” as defined by today’s electronics industry encompasses many applications that don’t fit into other categories. These applications have some similar characteristics; the main one being the need for high reliability. Basically, much of the equipment in the industrial market is in
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Date:
04/01/2023
DC-DC Converters for NewSpace Applications

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Figure 1: FPATM vs. traditional, intermediate architecture

­Smaller satellites harvest less energy and with operators increasingly using faster and more on-board processing, as much of the possible power budget should be available for the payload. Traditional power-distribution architectures comprising an isolated DC-DC to step-down the external bus input, followed by
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Date:
04/01/2023
Simple and Rapid Development of Brushless Motors

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Figure 1: The Clicker 4 evaluation board for TMPM4K

­Electrical motors in general are becoming more prevalent and have advanced significantly, especially regarding magnetics and design. This, along with size reduction and technology advances, have resulted in enhanced efficiency, faster speeds, reduced audible noise, and improved dynamic response. Especially the contr
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Date:
04/01/2023
Power is Vital to Long-Term Space Exploration

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Figure 1: Solid State Lighting to grow vegetables in indoor farming (source PRBX / asharkyu-Shutterstock)

­Visiting the moon, Mars and who knows where next, is far from being an easy job as sustaining life in such hostile environments is much more than just ‘a challenge’. How would we feed the space explorers when they are so far from Earth? In the case of Mars, it would take 210 days for a re-supply rocket to
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Date:
04/01/2023
Finding the Right Interconnects for eVTOL Aircraft Applications

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Figure 1: Harwin’s Gecko-SL connectors

­Business is returning to normal for the aerospace industry, and manufacturers can start investing in future aircraft development. One area attracting both start-ups and established aerospace brands is electrically powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. In 2020, the global eVTOL aircraft
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Date:
04/01/2023
Effective Protection Techniques for Industrial Communications

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Figure 1: The graph shows AC voltage on a RS-485 line caused by a nearby AC power line

­Industrial control communications that use a variety of data bus and control line protocols are susceptible to damaging transients from ESD, load switching, coupled AC energy and induced surges from nearby lightning strikes that can impede the monitoring of sensors and switches as well as the control of industrial mo
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Date:
04/01/2023
Accuracy and Precision in High-Voltage Power Supplies

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Figure 1: The difference between accuracy and precision

­Power rails for high-voltage applications often require tight load and line regulation with low noise. This article discusses how ‘precision’ and ‘accuracy’ are separate considerations and how they are typically achieved in a power converter design. The terms ‘accurate’ and ‘precise’ are, well
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Date:
04/01/2023
Considerations in Choosing a Medical AC-DC Power Supply

Considerations in Choosing a Medical AC-DC Power Supply

­Choosing a power supply for medical equipment applications can be challenging, to ensure that the correct qualified power supply is chosen. The following article is intended to dispel some of the uncertainty and provide a brief overview of some of the terminology and some of the areas to be considered in the fi
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Date:
04/01/2023
Designing Dual-Role, USB Type-C Integrated Battery Management Solution for Single-Cell Batteries

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Figure 1: Traditional Architecture of a USB Type-C Port

­The European Commission (EC) recently approved a mandate in June 2022 requiring the next generation of portable devices to be compatible with USB Type-C charging connectors in efforts to reduce e-waste. Compared with older micro-USB and USB Type-A ports, the USB Type-C port offers several advantages for
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Date:
04/01/2023
The Final Frontier

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­There have already been a lot of big stories in the industry already and we are barely a quarter of the way through the year. For example, the purchase of GaN Systems by Infineon, or the British volt saga are both bigger than news we get for some entire years. With power technology being in such demand for EV
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Date:
04/01/2023
Springing into a Stronger Market and a Successful APEC

Springing into a Stronger Market and a Successful APEC

­As we turn the page on 1Q 2023, the industrial market stands at a crossroads. We’re now more than three years removed from the height of the pandemic, when the entire globe – with some exceptions – shut down. Our own industry was collectively deemed an essential business, so we’ve mostly dodged th
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Date:
04/01/2023
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