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August 2017

SiC Diodes Include an Optimized Forward Voltage Drop

United Silicon Carbide, Inc., announces the release of 650V and 1200V MPS SiC Diodes from its 6-inch platform. Features include an optimized forward voltage drop, enhanced surge capability, and the industry’s lowest Qc (Qrr). The diodes are ideally suited for telecom power, server PSUs, battery ch

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08/31/2017

Telit Certifies LTE-M Module with AT&T

Telit Certifies LTE-M Module with AT&T

London – Telit announced that its tri-band, single mode ME910C1-NA is the first Telit LTE Category M1 (LTE-M) module to receive certification for operation on AT&T’s LTE-M nationwide network. Certification means IoT integrators and providers can quickly start taking advantage of the reliability and cov

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08/31/2017

Littelfuse will acquire IXYS for $750 million

IXYS is a global pioneer in the power semiconductor and integrated circuit markets with a focus on medium to high voltage power control semiconductors across theindustrial, communications, consumer and medical markets. IXYS has a broad customer base, serving more than 3,500 customers through its direct salesforce an

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08/30/2017

250W Power Device Covers the Frequency Range up to 3.0GHz

250W Power Device Covers the Frequency Range up to 3.0GHz

Wolfspeed, a Cree company, has extended its family of 50V unmatched GaN HEMT RF power devices by adding a 250W part with a frequency range up to 3.0GHz and the highest efficiency of any comparably-rated GaN device available, enabling RF design engineers to use fewer components to design smaller and lighter linear am

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08/25/2017

5G Regulatory Considerations Will Impact Design of 5G Networks

5G Regulatory Considerations Will Impact Design of 5G Networks

BELLEVUE, Wash. – 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced the publication of the 5G Regulatory Policy Considerations and Spectrum Sharing white paper outlining regulatory requirements that will affect the design and deployment of 5G networks. Regulatory r

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08/24/2017

TE Connectivity’s microQSFP Interconnects for Next-Gen Data Center Infrastructures Now Available from Mouser

TE Connectivity’s microQSFP Interconnects for Next-Gen Data Center Infrastructures Now Available from Mouser

Mouser Electronics, Inc., now offers microQSFP high-speed pluggable input/output (I/O) interconnects from TE Connectivity (TE). TE’s microQSFP interconnects, available from Mouser Electronics, are next-generation micro quad small form-factor pluggable (microQSFP) solutions designed to address key challenges

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08/24/2017

PSDcast - RF-Based Wireless Charging

PSDcast - RF-Based Wireless Charging

In this episode of the PSDCast, we're talking to Powercast about RF-based wireless charging, and we discuss their forthcoming consumer wireless charger, the Powerspot ...

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08/23/2017

Noise Sensitive Applications Want Ultralow Noise LDO Regulators

Amit P. Patel, Senior Design Engineer, Power Products & Steve Knoth, Senior Product Marketing Engineer – Power Products, Linear Technology Corporation

Linear Regulators are integrated circuits that step a voltage down from a higher voltage to a lower voltage without the need of an inductor. The low dropout linear regulator (LDO) is a special type of linear regulator in which the dropout voltage – the differential between the input-to-output voltages needed to

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08/21/2017

Determining the State of Health of Batteries Quickly and Precisely

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Mangler, Rutronik, Dr.-Ing. Olfa Kanoun and Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Günther, Chemnitz University of Technology

When Li-ion batteries age, their performance drops. Current methods still require complex instrumented laboratory-based tests to determine how quickly and to which degree this occurs. In contrast, a procedure developed by Chemnitz University of Technology now enables quick and precise diagnosis. It ensures the re

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08/21/2017

Powerbox releases full range of high input voltage DC/DC converters for microgrids and datacenters

Powerbox’s PQB-PHB-PFB300S series is specially designed eor microgrid, datacenters and industrial applications

Powerbox releases full range of high input voltage DC/DC converters for microgrids and datacenters

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, has announced a new range of high-voltage input DC/DC converters for microgrid, datacenters and industrial applications. Part of its industrial line, the new ser

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08/19/2017

Double-Layer Energy Storage Capacitors Offer Extended Capacitance Values in Additional Case Sizes

Double-Layer Energy Storage Capacitors Offer Extended Capacitance Values in Additional Case Sizes

MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced an extension to its 220 EDLC ENYCAP series of electrical double-layer energy storage capacitors for energy harvesting, power backup, and UPS power source applications. Available in power and energy versions with high stability, the Vishay BCcomponents dev

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08/16/2017

Ultra-Wideband 3GHz to 20GHz Mixer Supports DC to 6GHz IF & 0dBm LO Drive

Ultra-Wideband 3GHz to 20GHz Mixer Supports DC to 6GHz IF & 0dBm LO Drive

MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC5552, a double balanced mixer that features best-in-class wideband matching from 3GHz to 20GHz. The mixer can be used as an up- or downconverter. The LTC5552 is especially useful in up

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08/15/2017

24 GHz Radar Solutions Enable New Contactless Sensors for Emerging Industrial Mass Market

Figure 1. Demorad 24 GHz radar platform solution.

24 GHz Radar Solutions Enable New Contactless Sensors for Emerging Industrial Mass Market

John Morrissey, Analog Devices

24 GHz, silicon-based millimeter wave radar technology is enabling a new generation of real-world, no contact smart sensors that are increasingly being used in mass market applications such as automotive, UAVs/ drones, broad industrial, and consumer. These radar sensors provide real-time information such as an

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08/11/2017

Power Systems Design (PSD) Hosted & Moderated a PCIM Europe Podium Session - A Special Report

Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

Power Systems Design (PSD) Hosted & Moderated a PCIM Europe Podium Session - A Special Report

Opening Statements by Panel Moderator: Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor It was my distinct pleasure to chair a podium session at PCIM in Nuremburg Germany in May. The subject of the session was enabling next generation power and the panelists were from the AMP, or Architects of Modern Power, organization. The

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08/11/2017

nanoPower Boost Regulator Delivers Industry’s Longest Battery Life and Smallest Solution Size for Wearable and Consumer IoT Designs

nanoPower Boost Regulator Delivers Industry’s Longest Battery Life and Smallest Solution Size for Wearable and Consumer IoT Designs

San Jose, CA and Nuremberg, Germany—With the industry's highest efficiency and lowest quiescent current (IQ) of only 300nA, the MAX17222 nanoPower boost regulator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. enables the longest battery life in the smallest form factor for wearable and consumer IoT designs. The 0.4V to

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08/10/2017

Precise Power Integrity Measurements

Figure 1. Power rail voltages and tolerances required by ICs continue to decrease. These dynamics challenge traditional oscilloscope measurement approaches as the noise of the scope and probe system impairs the ability to make accurate measurements of small signals.

Precise Power Integrity Measurements

Joel Woodward, Strategic Oscilloscope Planner at Rohde & Schwarz in Munich

Development teams face increasing power integrity challenges. FPGAs, ASICs, and standard components semiconductor devices continue to increase in gate count. Each of the millions of gates on an integrated circuit requires current to switch. As devices can consume tens of amps and total power must be managed, DC

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08/09/2017

Probing Tips for High-Performance, Low-Power Circuits

Figure 1. Extending the frequency and voltage range of a probe requires a front-end network of resistors and capacitors.

Probing Tips for High-Performance, Low-Power Circuits

Andy Heltborg, Tektronix

Low-power circuits combine high speed and low-power consumption in a single component, presenting a number of probing and testing challenges. Since many low-power devices are also high-speed systems, there is a need to test and verify their performance. Testing the low-power components for compliance with industry st

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08/09/2017

Accurate Power Measurement: The Key to Energy Efficiency

Anoop Gangadharan, Yokogawa

In response to pressures to optimise energy efficiency throughout industry, a number of trends are emerging across the power landscape: · In the automotive sector, we are seeing increased electrification of the power train and the growing adoption of hybrid, electric, plug-in and fuel-cell based transportation

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08/09/2017

RF MLCCs Offer Reliability and Design Flexibility With Industry's First Operating Temps to 200°C

RF MLCCs Offer Reliability and Design Flexibility With Industry's First Operating Temps to 200°C

MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the industry's first surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) for high frequency RF and microwave applications to offer an operating temperature range to +200 °C. For telecom base stations and military communication systems, the Vishay Vit

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08/08/2017

Microwave Multiplexers Suitable for Switching 50Ω Signals up to 50GHz

Microwave Multiplexers Suitable for Switching 50Ω Signals up to 50GHz

Clacton-on-Sea, UK –Pickering Interfaces has expanded its 40-785B PXI Microwave Multiplexers range with new 50GHz modules. These new modules are single or dual 6-channel multiplexers with relays mounted on the front panel. They are suitable for switching 50Ω signals up to 50GHz. The single slot version c

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08/08/2017

Transformers Meet PoE, PoE+, and UPoE Power Specs

Transformers Meet PoE, PoE+, and UPoE Power Specs

Lake Forest, Calif. — Premier Magnetics introduces its expanded line of low-cost, high-performance transformers designed to support the full range of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) applications from IEEE 802.3af (15.4W, max), IEEE 802.3at (30W), Cisco UPoE and other higher-power PoE extensions up to 60W. The low-profile, su

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08/04/2017

2.4GHz Transceivers Deliver Integrated Long-Range RF for IoT

2.4GHz Transceivers Deliver Integrated Long-Range RF for IoT

Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now offering the SX128x 2.4 GHz transceivers from Semtech. Part of Semtech’s SX1200 line of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers, the SX128x half-duplex radio frequency (RF) transceivers are able to withstand heavy interference and transmit over long ranges, and are one of the fi

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08/01/2017

Zigbee Extender Designed for Wireless Sensor Network, Machine-to-Machine, and IoT Applications

Zigbee Extender Designed for Wireless Sensor Network, Machine-to-Machine, and IoT Applications

Santa Clara, CA Cortet by CEL announced the availability of the Cortet Z10 Range Extender (CGW-Z-010) for use in various wireless sensor network (WSN), machine-to-machine (M2M), and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Z10 Range Extender has been optimized for RF performance, providing ind

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08/01/2017

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