Product News

November 2013
VPG's Z Series ultra-high-precision Z-foil thru-hole resistors available down to 5 Ohms
Vishay Precision Group announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has enhanced the Z Series of ultra-high-precision Bulk Metal® Z-Foil through-hole commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) resistors with an extended resistance range down to 5 Ω. For high-precision applications in harsh environments, the devices prov
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11/25/2013
Microchip makes developing 3D gesture systems easy with Hillstar Development Kit
Microchip announced the MGC3130 Hillstar Development Kit for 3D gesturing systems. The kit provides designers with an easy step-by-step approach to develop 3D gesturing systems with Microchip’s MGC3130 and electrodes that meet their specific space requirements. The MGC3130 is the world’s first single-chip 3
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11/25/2013
IR’s three-phase inverter with integrated PFC shrinks and simplifies appliance motor-drive design
HP introduces its latest HP Remote Monitoring Power Distribution Units (PDU), aiding IT and facility managers tasked with keeping a tight watch over energy consumption, managing space constraints, and providing highly accurate bill-back information for co-location services or departmental resource usage. In li
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11/25/2013
Increasingly stringent functional safety standards and continued pressure to speed development cycles are creating new challenges for industrial equipment systems designers, while driving demand for highly integrated solutions with fewer components and easier-to-use software. To address these challenges, mar
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Date:
11/25/2013
ETAP, the leading provider of software solutions for the design, optimization, and on-line operation of mission-critical electrical power infrastructure, today introduced ETAP® 12.5, an enhanced version of its industry-leading engineering software for the design and operation of critical power systems. For prospe
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11/22/2013
Advanced Linear Devices, a design innovation leader in analog semiconductors, announced a family of Supercapacitor Auto Balancing (SAB) MOSFETs to provide automatic active leakage current regulation and self-balancing of supercaps connected in a series stack. For circuit design in automotive batteries, industrial
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11/22/2013
IRs Automotive DirectFET2 Power MOSFET increases power density while reducing system size and cost
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, announced the introduction of the AUIRF8736M2 DirectFET�2 power MOSFET for heavy load automotive applications including electric power steering, braking systems and pumps that require superior power density in a compact footprint. Leveragi
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11/21/2013
EPC demo board provides quality sound with 96% efficiency
Efficient Power Conversion introduced the EPC9106, a reference design for a 150 W, 8 Ω Class D audio amplifier. This demonstration board uses a Bridge-Tied-Load (BTL) design, composed of four ground-referenced half-bridge output stages, which allows scalability and expandability of the design. All elements tha
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11/21/2013
Amantys unviled the Amantys Power InsightTM Adapter, a fully engineered solution to add Insight data monitoring and observability to an IGBT Module-based power assembly. The Adapter is designed for use during the development and commissioning of new systems, allowing engineers to observe and analyze criti
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Date:
11/21/2013
Isolated high-side switch from ST combines galvanically-isolated power and logic circuitry in the same package
STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is launching the ISO8200B, an innovative isolated power switch that enables smaller, more robust and energy-efficient controllers for industrial automation equipment. A wide variety of industrial-automat
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Date:
11/21/2013
IR’s three-phase inverter with integrated PFC shrinks and simplifies motor drive design in white goods
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, introduced theIRAM630-1562F intelligent power module (IPM) featuring Power Factor Correction (PFC) and inverter stage. The new IPM shrinks and simplifies design of energy-efficient appliance and light industrial motor drive applications including
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Date:
11/19/2013
HARTING's PushPull Signal connector provides reliable transmission of energy, signals and data
HARTING's Han(R) PushPull Signal connector provides reliable transmission of energy, signals and data over all power ranges, consistently and in a uniform package profile. The connector has ten contacts, each with a rated current of 5 A, for use with conductors with wiring gauges of up to 0.75 mm². To ensure E
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11/19/2013
Micrel unveils their latest 3x3mm, 18V, 3A, high-performance DC/DC converter
Micrel, an industry leader in high performance linear and power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, introduced the MIC24085x family, a fixed frequency, current-mode DC-DC converter with integrated power MOSFETs. The MIC24085x is optimized for +12V rails and provides a flexible and cost-effecti
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Date:
11/19/2013
RIGOL Technologies introduces the DG1000Z series arbitrary waveform generators
Rigol Technologies introduced the DG1000Z series arbitrary waveform generators, the latest development in their family of fast, easy-to-use, and ultra modern test instruments. The device helps engineers to accomplish a wide range of testing applications by combining many functions in one easy-to-use instrument.
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Date:
11/19/2013
TI power harvesters and converters to empower next-generation energy harvesting designs
Texas Instruments introduced five next-generation power management integrated circuits that efficiently acquire and manage microwatts (uW) to milliwatts (mW) of power harvested from light, heat or mechanical energy sources. The bq25570, bq25505, TPS62740, TPS62737 and TPS62736 maintain the industry’s lowest levels
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Date:
11/18/2013
ABB’s Power Conversion business has released the PCS100 UPS-I and PCS100 AVC power protection devices to the North American market. The AVC and UPS-I are inverter based systems that protect sensitive industrial loads from voltage sags and other voltage disturbances with fast, accurate regulation and load vol
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11/18/2013
Cummins Crosspoint subsidiary launches second-generation hybrid power system
Crosspoint Kinetics, a recently-formed subsidiary of Cummins Crosspoint, launched a second-generation parallel-electric hybrid system for small para-transit bus, shuttle bus, and package delivery applications. Crosspoint Kinetics’ S3000 hybrid system leverages evolved designs and technologies with improvem
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11/15/2013
AVX, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has recently published a technical paper, “Dielectric Absorption of Multilayer Organic (MLO™) Capacitors,” announcing that its MLO capacitors have been shown to exhibit the lowest dielectric absorption (DA) of any c
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Date:
11/15/2013
Ideal diode bridge controller minimizes power loss & heat in PoE-driven devices
Linear Technology introduced the LT4321, an ideal diode bridge controller that replaces two diode bridge rectifiers with low-loss N-channel MOSFET bridges to increase the available power and reduce heat dissipation in a Power over Ethernet Powered Device (PoE PD). IEEE 802.3 PoE specifications require PDs to accep
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Date:
11/14/2013
Synchronous 42V, 4A, step-down silent switcher draws only 2.5µA quiescent
Linear Technology announced the LT8614, a 4A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique Silent Switcher™ architecture reduces EMI/EMC emissions by more than 20dB, well below the CISPR 25 Class 5 limit. Even with switching frequencies in excess of 2MHz, synchronous rectification delivers eff
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11/13/2013
Atmel expands 8-bit Portfolio with low-power tinyAVR MCUs
Atmel, a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, announced it has further expanded its low-power 8-bit tinyAVR family with the ATtiny441 and ATtiny841. The ATtiny441/841 family leverages the company’s two decades of MCU leadership to enable higher system integration with easy-to-use features,
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Date:
11/13/2013
LynTec to launch intelligent mobile power distribution panel at LDI 2013
LynTec, a leading manufacturer of customized electrical power control for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, introduced its Remote Power Control Mobile (RPCM) — the first intelligent power distribution panel to bring three distinct new features to the mobile power distribution market. With motor
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11/13/2013
Pasternack releases line of 0.195” low-loss test cables
Pasternack Enterprises, an industry-leading manufacturer of RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave products introduced a line of flexible 18 GHz low loss test cables. These new assemblies are terminated with durable stainless steel connectors and are well suited for test environments where a rugged, phase stable cable
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Date:
11/12/2013
Microchip Technology., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced a simple Cloud Development Platform that is available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace and enables embedded engineers to quickly learn cloud based communication. Microchip’s platform pro
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Date:
11/12/2013
TI introduces first analog DC/DC controller with dynamic temp-compensated inductor current sensing
Texas Instruments introduced the first analog DC/DC step-down controller with remote bipolar junction transistor (BJT) temperature-compensated inductor current sensing that minimizes total solution footprint in high-power POL conversion. The 20-V LM27403 DC/DC synchronous buck controller provides greater than 95-pe
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Date:
11/12/2013
Power management company Eaton announced the launch of its Telescopic Chimney, the latest in Eaton’s Wright Line product portfolio of rack containment solutions for enhanced airflow management with market-leading expansion capabilities and infinite adjustability within the selected height ranges. Designed to a
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Date:
11/11/2013
AEG Power Solutions extends inverter line with 1000V outdoor inverters for the Americas
AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), a provider of power electronics for renewable energies, introduces two members of its inverter line for the Americas. The Protect PV.500 OD UL and Protect PV.630 OD UL are compact, high efficiency central solar inverters. They are both UL-certified, and are designed for American uti
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Date:
11/11/2013
Silego Technology’s Power Division introduced the Nanopower load switch family with two products: the SLG59M1470V, supporting up to 6A loads, and the SLG59M1460V supporting up to 2A loads. Silego’s proprietary sub-micron copper power FET technology is presented as the smallest full-featured, high efficiency power sw
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Date:
11/11/2013
Feature-rich rad-hard low-voltage DC/DC converters from IR drive satellite power systems
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, introduced the LSO Series of feature-rich radiation-hardened (RAD-Hard) low-voltage, single- and dual-output DC-DC converter modules for satellite power systems requiring up to 15 years or more of mission life. The LSO Series delivers isolated output
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11/11/2013
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor launches family of high-performance common-drain MOSFETs
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS), a designer, developer and  supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs,  released a dual MOSFET family in the common-drain  configuration in both DFN 5x6 and Micro-DFN 3.2x2 packages. These  devices are suitable for battery pack applica
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Date:
11/08/2013
Silego Technology claims world’s thinnest plastic power package
Silego Technology introduced the Lo-Z ETDFN (Extreme Thin DFN) package. The Lo-Z package deploys the latest state of art flip chip on lead frame packaging technology that achieves a new record in thinness at only 0.27 mm! “The 0.27 mm package height allows active semiconductor devices to be placed into ex
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Date:
11/08/2013
TE Connectivity heavy-duty connectors for industrial, rail, and utility apps now available from TTI
A range of heavy duty connectors that combines the innovation of TE Connectivity with the expertise of its subsidiary German industrial connector company HTS, is available now from TTI, a leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. Designed specifically for the ind
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Date:
11/08/2013
VPG extends CSM3637P precision four-terminal current-sense resistor range
Vishay Precision Group announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has expanded the CSM3637P ultra-high-precision, surface-mount, four-terminal current sense resistor with an increased resistance range to 200 mΩ. For power supplies, DC/DC and DC/AC converters, switching power supplies, and battery chargi
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Date:
11/08/2013
GEN 4 solar tracking motors offer integrated electronics and inclinometer options
Dunkermotoren, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has introduced a series of tracking motors for the solar industry. The extended STM (Solar Tracker Motor) product line from Dunkermotoren now includes All-in-One brushless DC motors with optional onboard inclinometer and optional direct inclinometer in
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Date:
11/07/2013
Yokogawa precision AC voltage/current standard is a stand-alone solution for calibration
The Yokogawa 2558A is a their latest precision AC voltage/current standard, offering a simple stand-alone solution for the calibration of measuring instruments and power sensing devices including power meters, clamp meters and current transformers. The 2558A offers exceptionally high accuracy 0.04% on AC volta
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Date:
11/07/2013
Remote switch actuator operates All DS-DSL circuit breakers without modification
The CBS ArcSafe® RSA-12A is a custom-built remote switch actuator that remotely operates all styles of Westinghouse/Cutler-Hammer DS/DSL power circuit breakers. The RSA-12A is designed to operate on equipment with either manual or electric charging mechanisms and is compatible with all manufacturers and sizes of DS breakers
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11/07/2013
Step-up 1000W DC/DC converter for automotive powertrain applications
Powerstax, specialist provider of highly optimized power sources, has added to its portfolio of power solutions for use in next-generation vehicles, with the introduction of Flexistax D1001 DC-DC converter module. Based on the companys proprietary, field proven F501 brick technology, this 1000W rated module is
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Date:
11/06/2013
Mouser Electronics is now offering an online software design tool from Texas Instruments that delivers customized designs in mere seconds. WEBENCH Designer lets designers generate, optimize, and simulate designs that conform to their unique specifications. This TI design tool gives designers the advantage of b
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Date:
11/06/2013
STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced its close collaboration with Memoir Systems has made the revolutionary Algorithmic Memory Technology available for embedded memories in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and Syste
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Date:
11/06/2013
TI's ultra-small FemtoFET MOSFETs claim lowest on-resistance
Texas Instruments introduced the industrys smallest, low on-resistance MOSFETS for space-constrained handheld applications, such as smartphones and tablets. The family of FemtoFET MOSFETs features ultra-small packaging and on-resistance below 100 milli-ohm. The three N-channel and three P-channel FemtoFET MO
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Date:
11/06/2013
Versatile buck-boost battery-charging controller offers multi-chemistry versatility & PowerPath control
Linear Technology introduced the LTC4020, an advanced high voltage power manager and multi-chemistry battery charger designed to efficiently transfer power from a variety of sources to a system power supply rail and a battery. The device offers precision charge current regulation, 0.5% charge voltage regulation and
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Date:
11/06/2013
Compact 50W DC/DC converter cuts space & cost In telecomm, industrial, & ITE apps
Well-suited for use in IT equipment, telecom and industrial systems, the PQA50-D from CUI is one of the industry's smallest 50W DC/DC converters. The low-cost, high performance converter family has a 2 x 1 inch (50.8 x 25.4 mm) footprint an industry standard size for less powerful devices, and has a six-sided
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Date:
11/05/2013
Active-Semi creates first fully-integrated single-chip solution extending smartphone and tablet battery life
To meet the growing worldwide demand for power hungry smart phones and tablet computers, Active-Semi released the ACT2800 family of Power Bank IC solutions. The first two devices in this evolutionary product series are the ACT2801 and ACT2802. These first-of-a-kind single-chip solutions offer numerous benefits i
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Date:
11/05/2013
LynTec RPCR relay panel brings intelligent control and monitoring to retrofit apps
LynTec, a leading manufacturer of customized electrical power control for installed audio, video, and lighting systems, announced the market-changing capabilities of its RPCR line of remotely-controlled relay panels. Based on LynTec's popular RPC (Remote Power Controller) series panel, the RPCR is designed to ad
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Date:
11/05/2013
Stackpoles high-current resistor delivers values down to 0.25 milliohms
Stackpoles CSS precision current sense resistor series is ideal for high current applications because it offers very low resistance values. The 4 watt rated CSS2725 is available in resistance values down to 0.25 milliohms. This allows for its use in sensing currents above 50 amps with much less thermal energy
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Date:
11/05/2013
Floating switch architecture from TI transforms offline LED drive design
Texas Instruments introduced the industrys first floating switch architecture that simplifies the offline linear drive of LEDs in lamps, downlights and fixtures. The AC switched matrix technique features TIs TPS92411 floating MOSFET switch and is an innovative approach to producing low-ripple LED drive current
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11/04/2013
Active-Semi announced reference design solutions for Atmels ARM Cortex A5 and ARM9-based eMPUs (Embedded Micro Processor Units) using Active-Semis ACT8865 and ACT8945A PMICs (Power Management Integrated Circuits). This embedded solution offers high differentiation, in particular for low-power applications such as
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Date:
11/04/2013
Evans Analytical Group (EAG), a leading, fully integrated, independent laboratory network providing expert analytical and testing services to a wide range of industries and end users, announced it has launched a comprehensive electronics system failure analysis service. Extending its proven microelectronic test
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Date:
11/04/2013
Coilcraft's high-reliability chip inductors handle temperatures down to -55C
The ST312RAG Series 0603 chip inductors from Coilcraft CPS (Critical Products & Services) offer extended temperature ratings (-55C to 125C), higher Q and lower DCR than other commercial 0603 inductors, making them ideal for a broad range of extreme-temperature applications. The ST312RAG Series is avai
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Date:
11/01/2013
Moxa unveils platform for remote monitoring systems at Solar Power International
The UC-8100 Series computer and software platform from Moxa will make it much easier for systems providers to offer a complete monitoring service for any and all of their remote field devices. Unveiled at the Solar Power International show in Chicago, the UC-8100 Series will act as a compact, highly flexible,
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Date:
11/01/2013
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