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    November 2022
    Omni Pro Electronics Unveils Newly Released Ultra-Compact DC Power Supplies by Altech

    Omni Pro Electronics Unveils Newly Released Ultra-Compact DC Power Supplies by Altech

    ­Omni Pro Electronics has announced the release of the Altech Ultra-Compact PSC family of Power Supplies. The series has five models ranging from 75 to 480W of available power with some of the highest power density in the industry, ranging from 32mm wide (75W) to 70mm wide (480W). All models have a universal in
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    Date:
    11/29/2022
    Hotswap Application-Specific MOSFETs Feature Double the Improvement in SOA

    Nexperia launches new hotswap Application Specific MOSFETs (ASFETs) with double the improvement in SOA

    ­Nexperia extends its ‘ASFETs for Hotswap and Soft Start’ portfolio with the introduction of 10 new 25 V and 30 V fully optimized devices, combining industry-leading enhanced safe operating area (SOA) performance with extremely low RDS(on), making them ideal for use in 12 V hotswap applications including da
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    Date:
    11/18/2022
    ABB Helps Energize 5G Rollout with Small Cell Repeater Power Solution

    ABB Helps Energize 5G Rollout with Small Cell Repeater Power Solution

    ­ABB Power Conversion is helping to energize the rollout of 5G repeaters with solutions like its new RP450 power system. The all-in-one solution meets the power density, footprint, and availability needs of 5G repeaters, helping to extend network coverage. “While small cells represent a critica
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    Date:
    11/09/2022
    How to Create an I2C to UART Converter

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    Figure 1. A block diagram of the connections between the I2C master, UART, and the SLG46855

    ­The SLG46855V is a small package GreenPAK with a huge amount of digital logic and a wide supply range from 2.3 V to 5.5 V. There are a lot of flip-flops, lookup tables, and counter/delay blocks that can be configured to different functions. Flip-flops will be used to create a shift register, lookup tables as
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    Date:
    11/01/2022
    Shielded Power Bead Inductor Series Featuring High Rated Current with Extremely Low DC Resistance

    Bourns Model SPB Series Shielded Power Bead Inductors

    ­Bourns, Inc., introduced five new shielded power bead inductor series that feature high rated current, ferrite-based shielded construction and extremely low DC resistance from 72 to 440 nH. Bourns designed the new Model SPB0705, SPB1005, SPB1007, SPB1012 and SPB1308 series to
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    Date:
    11/01/2022
    High-Density Power Modules Boost Performance for a New Generation of Mobile Robots

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    Figure 1: Dusty eliminates the conventional, labor-intensive process of physically transferring building plans onto the floor with a robot programmed at the job site to automate the same task.

    ­Innovations in power conversion technology are enabling a transformation in robotics design. Today’s integrated power modules address the demanding size, weight, power budgets and cost efficiencies required to move robots from factory, residential and commercial applications into a vast new landscape bounded onl
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    Date:
    11/01/2022
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