Product News
October 2014
1.8V Serial Quad I/O (SQI) SuperFlash Memory
Microchip announced their latest family of 1.8V Serial Quad I/O (SQI) SuperFlash Memory devices. The SST26WF016B offers 16-Mbit of memory and is manufactured with Microchip’s high-performance SuperFlash technology, which provides the industry’s fastest erase times and superior reliability.
The SST26WF016
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10/31/2014
LTC2975 4-channel PMBus digital power system manager
Linear Technology Corporation introduced the LTC2975, a 4-channel PMBus digital power system manager featuring current, power and energy monitoring of the intermediate bus input to point-of-load (POL) converters. Monitoring circuit board power and energy consumption is the first step in managing, optimizing an
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10/31/2014
STAC250V2-500E 13.6MHz RF power transistor
STMicroelectronics’ STAC250V2-500E 13.6MHz RF power transistor delivers industry-leading robustness and high power density in a miniaturized and thermally efficient package for high-output class-E industrial power supplies.
The STAC250V2-500E has load-mismatch capability of 20:1, the highest in the industry
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10/31/2014
SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries and an industry leader in the design and manufacture of rugged, highly reliable power supplies, will showcase their family of AC/DC power supplies for a range of test, medical and LED applications during Electronica in Hall A, Stand 441.
The new products being
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10/31/2014
HR41 Series weather-resistant connector
Hirose, a leader in the development of innovative connector solutions, has strengthened its circular power connector product offering with the development of the HR41 Series weather-resistant connector. The IP68-rated, waterproof connector is designed specifically for outdoor use in applications such as lighting (L
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10/31/2014
PIKO 20 string inverters
KOSTAL Solar Electric offers a portfolio of one- and three-phase string inverters in performance categories from 3kW to 20kW. The familiar advantages of flexibility, communication and practicality of the inverter series can also be experienced with the PIKO 20.
The new PIKO 20 offers great flexibility, among oth
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10/28/2014
Analog Devices introduced the industry’s highest precision, highest speed magnetic angle sensor. The high-resolution ADA4571 sensor is four times more accurate (0.5° max), 60 percent faster and uses 40 percent less power than competing angle sensors.
The ADA4571 directly measures motor position to reduce
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10/28/2014
BeBop’s Monolithic Fabric Sensors integrate sensors, traces, and electronics into a single piece of fabric
BeBop Sensors, a wearable sensor technology company created by musical instrument inventor Keith McMillen and KMI, announced their first product, the BeBop Wearable Smart Fabric Sensor, the first and only ultra thin wearable smart fabric sensor that measures all aspects of physicality, including bend, location, mo
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10/27/2014
Smart Meter RX21A polyphase meter reference platform
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the release of the “Bill It! – Smart Meter RX21A” polyphase meter reference platform. The reference platform enables engineers to save time by eliminating the need to design their own metrology and calibration ro
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10/27/2014
LT8609 2A 42V-input synchronous step-down switching regulator
Linear Technology announced the LT8609 2A, 42V-input synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique synchronous rectification topology delivers 93% efficiency while switching at 2MHz enabling designers to avoid critical noise-sensitive frequency bands, such as AM radio, while providing a highly compact so
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10/27/2014
Energy Harvesting Solution To Go Kit
Silicon Labs, Linear Technology, and Wuerth Elektronik - leading manufacturers of energy efficient active and passive electronic components - present the development platform Energy Harvesting Solution To Go Kit. The Energy Harvesting Solution To Go Kit provides easy access to energy harvesting technologies wh
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10/24/2014
StrongIRFET power MOSFETs
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, announced the expansion of its StrongIRFET MOSFET portfolio to include 75V devices for a wide variety of industrial applications including power tools, Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) inverters, DC motor drives, Li-Ion battery pack protection, Hot-Swap an
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10/24/2014
SSL5015TE LED Driver
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the SSL5015TE LED Driver IC from NXP Semiconductors. Engineered to drive LED lamps for general mains non-dimmable light applications, this high-voltage, integrated controller and MOSFET provides enhanced power functionality with up to 93 percent efficiency. On-chip protection ci
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10/23/2014
Model 8020 High-Power Interface Panel
Keithley Instruments, a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, introduced their latest enhancements to its Parametric Curve Tracer (PTC) configurations that incorporate high-power SourceMeter Source Measure Unit (SMU) instruments. For test engineers responsible for configuring high power se
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10/23/2014
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced their latest OFDM powerline modem, the second generation of its market leading and award winning family of powerline communication (PLC) modem solutions. The Renesas PLC device, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O
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10/23/2014
At electronica 2014 CUI will be demonstrating the company’s fully digital power system based on the award winning Novum Advanced Power modules. CUI’s booth will also showcase the company’s broad line-up of Power products that range from 1~2400 W and include highly efficient medical ac-dc power supplies an
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10/23/2014
LF xx10 transducers for non-intrusive and isolated nominal measurements of DC, AC and pulsed currents
LEM announced the range of LF xx10 transducers for non-intrusive and isolated nominal measurements of DC, AC and pulsed currents from 100 A to 2000 A with 4 new series: LF 210-S, LF 310-S, LF 510-S, LF 1010-S. A fifth, the LF 2010-S will be available in February 2015. LEM has developed a way to make Hall effect te
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10/23/2014
EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitor
TDK presents three new series of EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitors with screw terminals. They are characterized by their high ripple current capability and simultaneously highly compact dimensions. The capacitors of the new B43703* series are designed for rated voltages from 350 V DC to 450 V DC and cover a
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10/23/2014
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, introduced three new members to its OTDC disconnect switch family specifically designed for DC applications. The UL98B listed offering will now go up to 600 amperes while the new IEC 60947 ratings are 630 and 800 amperes.
With these new products ABB is br
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10/23/2014
EdgeMate wire-to-edgecard power connectors
Molex announced that its economically-priced 3.96mm-pitch EdgeMate Wire-to-Edgecard Power Connectors eliminate the need for mating headers, resulting in cost and time savings. This system supports power applications of up to 7.0A with UL 94V-2 flammability rating requirements. It is available in 2 to 12 circuits wi
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10/22/2014
Power management company Eaton announced updated management capabilities for data centers and colocation facilities with its best-in-class ePDU third-generation (G3) platform in the Americas, featuring 1% revenue-grade power monitoring for enhanced accuracy and efficiency through its ePDU G3 managed models. Pr
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10/22/2014
stealthChop technology significantly reduces the noise of conventional stepper motor operation
TRINAMIC Motion Control, a leading developer of motor and motion control technologies, revealed its latest patent-pending technology for stepper motors. Dubbed stealthChop, the new technology significantly reduces the noise of conventional stepper motor operation.
Motors operating at low speed exhibit a phen
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10/22/2014
Connect it! – Wireless M-Bus kit
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the release of the “Connect it! – Wireless M-Bus 868 MHz” and “Connect it! – Wireless M-Bus 169 MHz” solution kits. These platforms enable engineers to save time by re-using existing Wireless M-Bus solutions to
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10/22/2014
Freescale Semiconductor introduced the QorIQ LS1043A communications processor – the industry’s most power-efficient 64-bit ARM-based processor for the virtual network. The system-on-chip helps edge network equipment manufacturers easily scale power and performance to meet the changing needs of the world’s hi
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10/21/2014
The A8518 and A8519 from Allegro MicroSystems
The A8518 and A8519 from Allegro MicroSystems are the latest additions to the company’s portfolio of LED driver ICs for LCD backlighting applications, and are multi-output boost converter devices with built-in fault-tolerant protection.
Each device integrates a current-mode boost converter with an intern
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10/21/2014
EPCOS leaded RF chokes
TDK Corporation announces the latest EPCOS leaded RF chokes with high current capability. The series with designation LBC+ offers components for rated currents up to 4450 mA and saturation currents up to 7700 mA. This corresponds to an increase of up to 80 percent compared to previous versions. The range of
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10/20/2014
The LT3668 400mA 40V step-down switching regulator
Linear Technology announced the LT3668, a 400mA, 40V step-down switching regulator with dual tracking LDO outputs packaged in an MSOP-16E. The LT3668 offers a complete, robust power solution for applications that require the power supply of a sensor to tightly track the power supply of a measurement ASIC.
The LT3668 op
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10/20/2014
SB Environmental Boot
Anderson Power Products (APP), a leader in high power interconnect solutions, is pleased to announce an addition to the SB Environmental Boot Series, with the release of their SB50 Environmental Boot. Ideal for a wide range applications both indoors and out, the SB Environmental Boots’ soft shell provides wa
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10/20/2014
Stackpole engineering sample kits designed for precision applications
Stackpole announces the release of their engineering sample kits designed for precision applications. The moisture withstanding RNCS Series kits contain 20 pieces each of 45 of the most popular resistance values for the 0603 size kit and 47 of the most popular values for the 0805 size kit. The RNCS0603 kit has re
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10/20/2014
WE-EPLE USB 2.0 Jack
Filter design is tricky, as shown by numerous practical examples, particularly with the USB interface in industrial applications. Wuerth Electronics offers a USB 2.0, type A jack, the WE-EPLE, the first USB jack with an integrated EMC filter and ESD protection. It is pad-compatible with most conventional USB ja
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10/20/2014
Power management company Eaton unveiled efforts by its Electronics Division to enhance the safety of automotive electronics with a multi-tiered initiative to meet the industry’s growing demand for highly reliable, superior magnetics, supercapacitors and circuit protection products.
The initiative features
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10/16/2014
Altera announced nine new Altera Enpirion power system-on-chip (PowerSoC) devices that fully comply with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC-Q100) qualification standard temperature grade 2, a critical stress test qualification for automotive integrated circuits (ICs). The newly qualified Enpirion devices in
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10/16/2014
The Model 2657A-PM-200 Protection Module is designed to protect lower-voltage source measure unit (SMU) instruments that are part of a testing configuration from damage by voltage sources that are greater than 220V
Semiconductor devices capable of handling higher levels of power are finding their way into increasingly higher power applications. To validate these new designs, researchers, fabricators and end-product designers need to be able to test experimental devices at higher power levels, which increases their risk of
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10/16/2014
Atmel's SAM4Cx series are built on a dual-core 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 architecture
Atmel, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, announced the company has expanded its Atmel | SMART portfolio of energy metering products with the introduction of the SAM4C32 dual-core secure MCU, along with the SAM4CMS32 and SAM4CMP32 for residential, commercial and industrial me
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10/15/2014
Vishay's IGBT power modules are designed specifically for string solar inverters and medium-power-range uninterruptible power supplies
Vishay Intertechnology introduced four new IGBT power modules designed specifically for string solar inverters and medium-power-range uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Combining Ultrafast Trench IGBTs, high-efficiency HEXFRED and FRED Pt diode technologies, and thermistors for easy thermal management in si
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10/15/2014
SL Power Electronics, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of superior performance AC/DC power supplies, announced that it will have its comprehensive line of highly efficient power supply solutions for test & measurement applications on display during the International Test Conference (ITC) in
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10/15/2014
Analog Devices, a data converter market share leader, introduced an industry-first 2.8-GSPS dual 16-bit converter for telecommunications system manufacturers that require microwave frequencies in point-to-point wireless backhaul equipment. The 16-bit AD9136 and 11-bit AD9135 dual D/A converters achieve up to 70
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10/15/2014
STMicro's latest voltage references are QML-V qualified
STMicroelectronics has added two shunt Voltage References to its rapidly expanding portfolio of rad-hard products for aerospace applications. The RHF1009A is an adjustable (2.5 – 5.5V) voltage reference, while the RHF100 is a 1.2V fixed voltage reference. Specifically designed to sustain the radiation levels fo
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10/15/2014
Verotec's scanning head and associated high precision motion and gearbox drive package
Verotec, a specialist supplier of metal enclosures and subracks to the electronics industry, has worked closely in a design and manufacturing partnership with a UK-based world class Motion Systems Integrator. In the particular project, a scanning head and its associated high precision motion and gearbox drive pa
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10/15/2014
RH850/P1x Series of 32-bit MCUs
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is easing safety design complexities for automotive chassis systems with a new leading-edge series of microcontrollers (MCUs) certified to ASIL-D standards. The RH850/P1x Series of 32-bit MCUs features the world’s first automotive cha
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10/15/2014
Dialight, a leader in LED lighting technology, unveiled the most energy-efficient Class 1, Division 1 LED High Bay available to date. At 110 lumens per Watt (LPW) and with Dialight’s industry-leading 10-year full-performance warranty, the new SafeSite LED fixture offers customers the best value proposition by
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10/15/2014
Cree, a market leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, has expanded its design-in support for the C2M Series SiC MOSFET power devices with the release of a new SPICE model. Fast and accurate, the new model effectively demonstrates the benefits of Cree SiC MOSFETs—including the new C2M0025120D device, wh
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10/15/2014
LCR Model F19374 filter
Excelsys Technologies, a market leader in user-configurable power supplies, announced that the company’s recently released Xsolo and XF power supplies can now be paired with a custom-designed power line filter to meet stringent conducted emission standards. Excelsys and Astrodyne-LCR teamed up to create the fi
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10/14/2014
EPCOS snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors
TDK presents their latest EPCOS snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. They are characterized by a ripple current capability that is up to 25 percent higher than for the types of the preceding EPCOS series. The capacitors of the new B43642* series are manufactured in highly compact sizes with diameters ranging fr
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10/14/2014
WAGO’s PFC200
WAGO’s PFC200 offers advanced compact, computing power in an easy to use environment for PLC programming and process visualization.
Features include:
• Multiple fieldbus ports
• A high speed processor: 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8
• Extensive memory: 256 MB on-board, 32 GB removable
• Integrated w
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10/14/2014
Keysight Technologies announced it will demonstrate solutions that provide simulation, debug, validation and test for the fastest speed memory designs at MemCon, Santa Clara Convention Center, Booth102, Santa Clara, Calif., Oct. 15.
DDR4/LPDDR4 Bus-Level Signal Insight Using Logic Analysis
Keysight’s U4154B 4 Gb/s st
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10/14/2014
IHS Technology announced that its CAPS Universe Electronic Component Data has been integrated into the Aras Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform to create Aras Component Engineering. The system is designed for the engineering of new products and systems, seamlessly and securely embeds more than 100 million co
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10/13/2014
HARTING has introduced a new range of tools to aid the assembly of the company's family of industrial connectors. The tools include a new slimline screwdriver, tightening torque tools for guiding pins and bushes, panel cutout punch tools for industrial connectors, a new 4-indent crimp tool and crimping tools for
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10/10/2014
LT3697 35V input step-down switching regulator
Linear Technology announced the LT3697, a 35V input capable step-down switching regulator (with 60V transient protection) designed to power 5V USB applications. The LT3697 delivers precise 5V regulation at 2.5A to a remote USB port using programmable cable drop compensation to accurately correct the voltage dr
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10/09/2014
TR Series of TO-220 and TO-247 style power resistors
Stackpole announces the expansion of the TR Series of TO-220 and TO-247 style power resistors. The TR Series value range now starts at 50 milliohms and goes up to 20K ohms for most sizes (the TR30 value range extends up to 100K ohms). The TR Series is available in 0.5% tolerances and TCR as low as 50 ppm making it
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10/09/2014
Analog Devices introduced the industry’s highest speed, high–temperature, 16-bit, A/D converter, which is more than twice as fast as currently available converters and provides error-free operation at temperatures of up to 175 degrees Celsius.
With sample rates up to 600-kSPS, the AD7981 PulSAR® A/D convert
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10/08/2014
LB115 power supply
SL Power Electronics, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of rugged, highly reliable power supplies, introduced the LB115 power supply family intended for architectural LED lighting applications. The new power supply series delivers 115 watts in a compact 2” x 4” x 1.2” footprint and has a bu
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10/07/2014
ClearOhm material being produced (top), a close-up of the silver nanowires (bottom)
Cambrios Technologies, a leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent conductor markets, announced the launch of its next generation ClearOhm® material that has been designed into touch sensors for various applications. In addition, the company’s high volume manufacturing line commissioned ea
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10/07/2014
FRED Pt Hyperfast and Ultrafast recovery rectifiers
Vishay Intertechnology introduced 27 new 4 A to 10 A FRED Pt Hyperfast and Ultrafast recovery rectifiers in the compact, low-profile SMPC (TO-277A) eSMP® series package. Combining extremely fast and soft recovery characteristics with low leakage current and low forward voltage drop, the AEC-Q101-qualified rectifiers re
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10/07/2014
IR automotive-qualified COOLiRFET power MOSFETs
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, announced the AUIRFN8459 and AUIRFN8458 40V automotive-qualified COOLiRFET™ power MOSFETs that offer benchmark on-state resistance (RDS(on)) for automotive applications requiring compact size and high current performance including pump motor co
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10/07/2014
MAXREFDES70# ultrasonic flow meter reference design
Utilities can now improve water- and heat-metering accuracy by an order of magnitude, while operating for up to 20 years on a single “A”-size battery with the MAXREFDES70# ultrasonic flow meter reference design from Maxim Integrated.
Traditional mechanical flow meters measure water and heat usage with spin
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10/06/2014
Freescale Semiconductor introduced a versatile and reliable Internet of Things (IoT) gateway reference design supporting a broad array of IoT applications including building/home management, smart cities, networked industrial services and other applications where performance and reliability are critical.
Designed in collabo
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10/06/2014
P961xA Series programmable, single-output DC power supply
Picotest, a leader in high-resolution test and measurement equipment, has announced the availability of the P961xA Series of programmable, single-output DC power supplies with continuous autoranging and power sequencing capability. The P9610A (105W 36V/7A) and P9611A (150W 60V/6A) offer features and performance not
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10/06/2014
TE Connectivity, a leader in connectivity, announced an RoHS-compliant nickel PTFE plating for its DEUTSCH standard MIL-DIL-38999 Series III connectors. Along with TE’s recently announced black zinc nickel plating, this coating further expands TE’s response to new environmental regulations that reduce the us
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10/06/2014
Chipscale MICRO FOOT p-channel Si8457DB
A power MOSFET that will help decrease power consumption and extend battery usage in smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, and high-end notebook computers was released by Vishay Intertechnology. The chipscale MICRO FOOT p-channel Si8457DB provides the industry's lowest on-resistance at a 1.8 V gate drive for any
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Date:
10/02/2014
LH series 4kW open stack power supply
LH series 4kW open stack power supplies from Glassman High Voltage Inc feature extremely low ripple – typically less than 0.1% peak to peak of rated voltage at full load - and noise. The air-insulated, fast response PSUs also feature tight regulation and are fully compliant with European Directives: EN61010/ IEC
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10/02/2014
Teledyne LeCroy announced three-phase Motor Drive Power Analyzer software for its HDO8000 oscilloscopes. The HDO8000 mixed-signal oscilloscopes, with 8 input channels, 12-bit resolution, and up to 1 GHz bandwidth, are the perfect solution for motor drive embedded control and power section debug. With the addition of
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Date:
10/02/2014
Freescale Semiconductor will demonstrate its leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT) this week at the ARM TechCon 2014 conference, where the company will launch its Internet of Tomorrow Tour in booth #906.
A high-end truck trailer retrofitted to display more than 120 IoT products and technology demonstrations
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Date:
10/01/2014
Texas Instruments introduced a 450-V linear controller that simplifies current regulation of high-voltage LED strings. The TPS92410 controller integrates a multiplier and tunable phase dimmer detection, as well as analog dimming inputs and drive circuit protection functions to ease design of downlights, fixtures an
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Date:
10/01/2014
ATS Chiller Systems and liquid-to-air Heat Exchangers
Advanced Thermal Solutions (ATS) has introduced a series of portable Chiller Systems and liquid-to-air Heat Exchangers for controlling fluid temperatures in looped liquid cooling systems. The new chillers allow precise temperature control of the recirculating coolants used for managing heat in electronic equipment. Co
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Date:
10/01/2014
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