Product News

    December 2019
    GaN Used in Power Supplies for Large Passenger Airplanes
    Transphorm Inc. confirmed that customer AES Aircraft Elektro/Elektronik System GmbH has released its first 650 V GaN-based power supplies. Serving the aviation industry, AES supports customers with various products and services ranging from electrical engineering to certification and testing. The company’s new
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    12/26/2019
    Rugged High-Power Connector for Industrial Environments
    Hirose has launched a rugged high-power connector for industrial environments. Available in a lightweight plated plastic resin or a Zinc die cast shell, the PQ50 Series connector is rated up to 600 V. The PQ50 Series connector has a highly reliable 2-point contact design, which is beneficial when used in
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    12/23/2019
    Natural Spectrum LEDs Picked for Circadian LED Systems
    Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. announced that its SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs, which implement light that closely matches the spectrum of sunlight, has been selected by WalaLight for its Healthy Circadian LED Lighting System, designed as a passive adaptive LED lighting system that delivers the appropriate sp
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    12/20/2019
    Reference Design Features GaN Innovation in Consumer Devices
    GaN Systems and ON Semiconductor announced the availability of the world’s highest power density 300 watt AC Adapter Reference Design using GaN Systems’ 650 V, 15 A GaN E-HEMTs and multiple award-winning ON Semiconductor Controller and Driver ICs: NCP51820, NCP13992, NCP1616, and NCP4306. This complete
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    12/19/2019
    Triple-Display Switch Ideal for Mission-Critical Operations
    ATEN Technology, Inc., announced the availability of the “CS1964”, its new 4-port USB 3.0 4K DisplayPort Triple Display KVMP Switch, equipped with ATEN’s patented Video DynaSync technology. Helping free up clutter from the desktop, the CS1964 provides efficient multitask switching for mission-critical operation
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    12/19/2019
    Sectigo's Embedded Firewall Protects Automotive Systems

    Sectigo’s Embedded Firewall for Automotive helps protect the car’s network connections from cyberattacks

    By 2022, more than two-thirds of new cars on American roads will have online connections to their safety-critical system, putting them at risk of deadly hacks (Consumer Watchdog report, July 2019) tovehicles’ “head” system, used primarily for infotainment, GPS navigation, and other features. To better pr
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    12/18/2019
    Automotive-Compliant Buck LED Drivers for LED Lamps
    Diodes Incorporated announced the AL8843Q and AL8862Q automotive-compliant DC-DC buck converters, designed for driving single LEDs and multiple LED strings in and around vehicles. Applications include daytime running lights (DRL), which many manufacturers now offer as standard, as well as fog lights, turn lights, an
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    12/18/2019
    High-Pressure Soft Seat Relief Valves for Gas Applications
    High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP) introduces a new soft seat relief valve designed to protect liquid and gas tubing systems from over-pressure damage and failure. These new relief valves are available in pressure ranges from 1,500 through 25,000 psi for 9/16" O.D. tubing with adapters for other sizes ava
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    12/18/2019
    Octavo Systems to Offer Hardware Design Review Service
    Octavo systems announced a Hardware Design Review Consulting Service for customers leveraging their SiP technology in their Design. As part of the Hardware Design Review service, the submitted schematics and/or PCB layouts will be reviewed by at least two of Octavo Systems' System Design Engineers. They will revi
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    12/17/2019
    SiC Gate Driver Provides Best-in-Class Power Efficiency
    With the MAX22701E isolated gate driver from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., designers of high-voltage/high-power systems can improve power supply efficiency by up to 4 percentage points over competitive solutions, reducing power loss and the resulting carbon footprint by 30 percent. The driver IC is intended f
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    12/17/2019
    Mahr Introduces New High Resolution Digital Indicators
    Mahr Inc., announced it has added a new higher-selectable resolution option to MarCator 1086R and 1087R digital indicators—making its indicator family one of the most fully-featured and versatile available. These digital indicators provide easy operation, a large display, powerful application features an
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    12/17/2019
    Sager Electronics Offers TDK-Lambda DIN Rail Power Supply
    Sager Electronics is now stocking TDK-Lambda’s DRB Series 48V 480W DIN Rail Power Supply. TDK-Lambda DRB480-48-1 AC-DC DIN Rail mount power supply features a narrow 84mm width and long field life. With an efficiency of up to 93%, waste heat has been reduced, allowing the use of a compact enclosure size feat
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    12/17/2019
    Renesas Electronics Works with Xilinx on Reference Designs
    Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that its power solutions, as well as timing solutions from IDT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renesas, support the Xilinx Versal adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP) devices featured on the Xilinx VCK190 evaluation kit and the Renesas VERSALDEMO1Z power reference bo
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    12/17/2019
    Mouser Electronics, TE Connectivity Survey Robotics in eBook
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., announces a new eBook in collaboration with TE Connectivity, highlighting new functions and applications in industrial robotics. In Solutions for Robots and Robot Control, engineers and subject matter experts from Mouser and TE offer in-depth articles on the latest robotics technologies in the
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    12/13/2019
    Now at Mouser: InvenSense Ultrasonic Sensor Solutions
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the MOD_CH101 ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor module and DK-CH101 SmartSonic platform from InvenSense, a TDK Group company. The ToF solutions offer fast and accurate range measurement with ultra-low power consumption, and are capable of detecting objects of any si
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    12/13/2019
    Industry-Exclusive MEMS Analog Surface Mount Accelerometers
    Silicon Designs, Inc., announced the global market launch of its Model 1522 series, an industry-exclusive family of enhanced temperature performance, low cost, general purpose analog surface mount accelerometers.   Units are now in active production and are available for immediate customer ship
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    12/13/2019
    Analog Devices Introduces Quad-Output µModule Regulators
    Analog Devices, Inc., introduced the LTM4668 and LTM4668A µModule regulators, quad-output DC/DC regulators with up to 4.8A output capability. The new devices integrate switching controllers, power FETs, inductors and support components, easing the design process while reducing power consumption and board space. The
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    12/12/2019
    High-Current, Noise-Suppression Filters for Speakers
    TDK Corporation expanded the MAF series of noise suppression filters with two new MAF1608GAD-L types that are designed for audio lines. The new multilayer filters have a compact footprint of just 1.6 x 0.8 mm and an insertion height of just 0.6 mm and are able to suppress noise at cellular frequencies from 1 GH
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    12/12/2019
    Enclosed Speaker Line Offers Plug-and-Play Audio Solution
    CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the introduction of a new line of enclosed speakers designed to maximize performance and simplify design integration from prototype to production. Available in rectangular or round frame shapes with profiles as low as 4.87 mm, the CES series carries sound pressure levels (S
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    12/12/2019
    World's Smallest Photocouplers for Industrial and Solar
    Renesas Electronics Corporation announced five new 8.2mm creepage photocouplers that are the world’s smallest isolation devices for industrial automation equipment and solar inverters. With a package width of 2.5mm, the RV1S92xxA and RV1S22xxA photocouplers reduce PCB mounting area by 35 percent compared to co
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    12/12/2019
    Qorvo and Cypress Semiconductor Create USB-C Reference Design
    Global authorized distributor Mouser Electronics, Inc. presents a new USB Type-C charging hub reference design from Qorvo and Cypress Semiconductor to help engineers speed their design and development time. The reference design includes the Qorvo ACT4751 DC-to-DC buck converter and a Cypress EZ-PD CCG3PA US
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    12/12/2019
    Unique Multi-Protocol Wireless Connectivity Platform
    Bridgetek has just unveiled one of the pivotal pieces of hardware behind its recently released PanL Smart Living and PanL Room Manager solutions. Fully FCC and CE approved, the PanL Hub enables installers to incorporate various different communication technologies into their system deployments, so that greater fu
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    12/12/2019
    RECOM Enables Faster Designs with Digital Models on SnapEDA
    RECOM Power is launching digital models for its entire product catalog in collaboration with SnapEDA. As part of the new collaboration, engineers can now access over 20,000 new symbols & footprints for RECOM’s power supplies - the digital models needed for circuit board design - saving them weeks of
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    12/11/2019
    Renesas and Minebea Mitsumi Collaborate on Stepping Motors
    Renesas Electronics Corporation and MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. announced the joint development of resolver-based (angle sensor) stepping motor and motor control solutions optimized for use in robots, office automation (OA) equipment, and medical/nursing care equipment. These applications require motors with higher pre
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    12/11/2019
    Dual N-Channel 60 V MOSFET Increases Power Density
    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new common-drain dual n-channel 60 V MOSFET in the compact, thermally enhanced PowerPAK 1212-8SCD package. Designed to increase power density and efficiency in battery management systems, plug-in and wireless chargers, DC/DC converters, and power supplies, the Vishay Sil
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    12/11/2019
    RS Components Adds new Features to DesignSpark PCB Software
    RS Components (RS) has released the latest version of its free DesignSpark PCB software for users in North America.  DesignSpark PCB 9.0 is the latest version of the popular online design tool available to members of the DesignSpark online engineering community. New functionality now available in version
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    12/10/2019
    Microchip Opens Early Access Program for FPGA System-on-Chip
    The trend towards compute intensive gateways and edge devices is driving the integration of traditional deterministic control applications with additional embedded processing capabilities needed for smart and secure connected systems. In response, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) is opening the Early Ac
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    12/10/2019
    UnitedSiC Announces First SiC FETs with RDS(on) <10mohms
    UnitedSiC is introducing four new SiC FETs, with RDS(ON) levels as low as 7mohms, delivering unprecedented levels of performance and efficiency for use in high-power applications such as electric vehicle (EV) inverters, high-powered DC/DC converters, high-current battery chargers and solid-state circuit breakers. Of th
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    12/09/2019
    4200VDC High-Isolation Automotive DC/DC Converter
    MORNSUN launched a new SMD DC/DC converter module CFB0505XT-1WR3 which is specifically designed for automotive applications. This new module CFB0505XT-1WR3 meets automotive EMC standards and AEC-Q100 requirements. CFB0505XT-1WR3 features compact size, 3000VAC/4200VDC high isolation voltage, and operating temperature rang
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    12/09/2019
    ADLINK Teams with Intel and AWS to Offer AI at the Edge
    ADLINK Technology has joined forces with Intel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to simplify artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge for machine vision. The integrated solution offers an Amazon Sagemaker-built machine learning model optimized by and deployed with the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO toolkit, the AD
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    12/08/2019
    Mouser Electronics' and Bourns' eBook on EV Infrastructure
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., announces a new eBook in collaboration with Bourns, exploring new components, technologies, and strategies for the design and development of electric vehicles. In Electrification of the Vehicle, subject matter experts from Mouser and Bourns provide detailed explanations of concepts and products including shunt resistors, inductor designs for on-board chargers, and the
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    12/06/2019
    AC-DC Power Supply Meets Demand for Green Power Technology
    CUI Inc announced the addition of six low power, open frame ac-dc power supply series to its VOF product family. The VOF-15C, VOF-30C, VOF-40C, VOF-45C, VOF-60C and VOF-65C are 15, 30, 40, 45, 60 and 65 W additions to CUI’s general purpose ac-dc power supply portfolio now ranging from 3 W to 550 W. Housed in
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    12/05/2019
    Thermal Bridge Solution Improves Thermal Resistance
    TE Connectivity (TE) is introducing its thermal bridge technology that can provide up to two times better thermal resistance over traditional thermal technologies such as gap pads or thermal pads. As systems like servers, switches and routers deliver higher speeds and grow more sophisticated, their power requirements ar
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    12/05/2019
    Gemite Announces Geopolymer Disruptive Tech Breakthrough
    Gemite Products Inc. has been developing and manufacturing advanced specialty materials for decades, and Gemite materials and systems have been field tested and verified to extend life span of deteriorated structures to over 50 years. Geopolymers represent a disruptive technology in chemical and fire protectio
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    12/05/2019
    Bear Power to Design Custom 300 Watt Medical Power Supply
    Bear Power Supplies has won a contract to design a custom 300 Watt medical power supply for a US-based medical equipment manufacturer. The custom AC/DC converter will have a universal input and multiple outputs to power the entire system, including a 175 VDC output to drive a solenoid, a 4 mA current output to
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    12/05/2019
    TDK-Lambda i6A4W Non-isolated DC-DC Converters now Shipping from Sager Electronics
    Sager Electronics is now stocking TDK-Lambda’s i6A4W non-isolated DC-DC converter series. Capable of operating from a wide input voltage of up to 9 to 53V, TDK’s i6A4W step-down converters deliver an output voltage that can be adjustable from 3.3V to 15V or 3.3V to 40V. The i6A4W series can operate from existi
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    12/05/2019
    180W and 220W Highly Efficient, Desktop Power Supplies
    XP Power announced the release of two new series of desktop power supplies that offer a highly efficient and low-cost solution for multiple applications. The new PSUs are ideally suited to provide the power, energy efficiency and cost requirements of increasingly capable modern industrial and technology equipment.  &nb
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    12/04/2019
    DC-DC Converter Modules for Railway, Industrial Applications
    Murata announced the first eighth brick in a line of encapsulated DC-DC converters developed by Murata Power Solutions. The 120-Watt IRE-Q12 series was designed specifically for industrial, railway, and transportation applications with system bus and battery voltages between 9VDC and 36VDC. The solution pr
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    12/04/2019
    Commercial Inductors Offer Operating Temperatures to +155°C
    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced three new commercial IHLP low profile, high current inductors with high operating temperatures up to +155 °C in the 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm 1212 case size — the company's smallest to date. Designed to save space in computer and telecom applications, the Vishay Dale IHLP-1212AZ-51, IHL
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    12/04/2019
    Emerson Upgrades Power Connectors to Minimize Assembly

    Emerson has upgraded Appleton 200 Amp Powertite plugs, connectors and receptacles for faster and easier field assembly, greater environmental protection and improved worker safety.

    Emerson has enhanced the Appleton 200 Amp Powertite series of pin-and-sleeve plugs, receptacles and connectors with new features providing faster and easier field assembly, greater environmental protection and improved worker safety. Capable of supplying reliable power to any type of heavy-duty electrical
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    12/04/2019
    CAP-XX Acquires Murata's Supercapacitor Production Lines
    CAP-XX announced it will acquire CAP-XX licensee Murata’s supercapacitor production lines, relocate them from Japan to a new factory in Sydney to arrive in stages between March and June 2020, and begin producing Murata’s three supercapacitor product families in Q3 2020. Murata will also assist in introducin
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    12/04/2019
    Enhanced Sounder Driver for Audio UI in Small Smart Sensors
    Diodes Incorporated announced an enhanced version of its popular sounder driver for small and portable devices. The PAM8904E delivers higher performance at a lower voltage in a smaller package. Miniature piezo and ceramic sounders are now used extensively in trackers, alarms, health monitors, security devices, an
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    12/03/2019
    DC Diesel Generator Set Offers Compact, Powerful Solution
    Generac Industrial Power has announced the company’s latest gen-set. The SDC015 is the first liquid-cooled direct current (DC) unit featuring one of the smallest footprints on the market and at 57 volts, this unit can pull 15 kW of power. The SDC015 features a quiet 1.5L diesel engine that produces only 65 dB
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    12/03/2019
    AC Harmonic Filter Capacitors Offer 85 Ampere RMS Ratings
    Cornell Dubilier Inc. announced that it now offers 85 Ampere RMS ratings and numerous other enhancements to its PC series of AC harmonic filter capacitors. The series improvements include UL recognized construction and an internal pressure interrupter system that has passed the rigors of UL testing to ensure fa
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    12/02/2019
    Reduce Memory Costs with Microchip's EERAM Solutions
    From smart meters to manufacturing lines, applications that require repetitive task data logging must be able to automatically restore content if power is disrupted during processing. Current low density (64 Kb to 1Mb) nonvolatile serial RAM (NVRAM) solutions used for these datalogs are typically the highest pr
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    12/02/2019
    Synchronous Buck Regulators Offer Peak Efficiencies of 98%
    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced two new families of 2 A to 12 A microBUCK synchronous buck regulators featuring wide input voltage ranges from 4.5 V to 55 V (SiC476/7/8/9) and 4.5 V to 60 V (SiC466/7/8/9). Combining rugged high performance n-channel trench MOSFETs with a controller in the compact 5x5 PowerPAK
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    12/02/2019
    Ceramic Capacitors for Space-Constrained Applications
    KEMET Corporation has launched a new range of surface mount device (SMD) safety certified multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for use in mains-powered applications. The CAS series addresses widespread demand for miniaturization without compromising performance by offering higher capacitance, smaller overall si
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    12/02/2019
    SafeSite GRP Linear for Harsh and Hazardous Applications
    Dialight launched its new SafeSite Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) linear form factor for the APAC and EMEA markets. This new LED fitting includes IECEx / ATEX Zone 2, 21 & 22 certification for the ultimate solution in hazardous applications including upstream a
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    Date:
    12/02/2019
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