Test & Measurement
September 2015
LTC2387-18 15Msps, 18-bit SAR ADC
Linear Technology introduced the LTC2387-18, an ultrafast 15Msps, 18-bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with no cycle latency and no pipeline delay. The LTC2387-18 digitizes wideband analog signals up to the Nyquist frequency with very low distortion. Applications ranging fr
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09/30/2015
Transparent, prominent, on the pulse of time: For the first time ever, this year's productronica will depict the sectors for PCB manufacturing and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) in the new PCB & EMS cluster in Hall B1. The world's leading trade fair invites visitors and exhibitors to gather information and
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09/29/2015
When I started working with eGaN FETs almost six years ago, I had no idea what to expect from this technology. We had our first preliminary datasheet and even though I had no idea what to expect, it was obvious that, on paper, these devices were much better than your typical MOSFETs – already beyond the theoretical si
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09/26/2015
The “Energiewende” (energy transition) has resulted in a shift in thinking not only about the generation of electrical energy, but its distribution and consumption as well. Efficient approaches are needed for energy production and transfer on the one hand, and consumption on the other. What plays a role he
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09/26/2015
Many applications in industrial, instrumentation, optical communication and healthcare industry use multi-channel data acquisition systems that result in increased printed circuit board (PCB) density and thermal power dissipation challenges. The need for increased channel density in these applications is
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09/26/2015
Industrial power is a fascinating world, full of amazing projects requiring from designers a large range of competences as well as a tight intimacy with customers and related industries. Powering safety equipment in gas, oil and hazardous substances is a very good example of an area where power designers have to
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09/24/2015
Characterizing the latest generation of wide-bandgap power semiconductor devices fully demands making the various measurements while the device is in its on-state, its off-state, and while it’s transitioning from one state to another. Although capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements are increasingly important be
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09/23/2015
ConfigPro online power supply configurator
Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the ConfigPro online power supply configurator to help customers find the optimal solution from the three million plus combinations enabled by its range of configurable power supplies. The ConfigPro tool will make it easier for industrial and medical equipment designers to
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09/23/2015
Lightweight Test Rectifier
Astrodyne TDI, a leading developer and manufacturer of specialized power solutions, has introduced a rugged and portable test rectifier. The Lightweight Test Rectifier (LTR), part of the Defender product line, is designed to test impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) installation sites.
Weighing less than
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09/22/2015
Energy is often defined as the amount of power consumed over time, measured in joules (J) or kilowatt-hours (kWh), whereas power is a constant rate of energy usage, measured in watts (W). Thus, while a power rating is typically used to indicate how much electricity a device will consume at a snapshot in ti
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09/17/2015
The call for papers for PCIM Asia, an important application-oriented conference for power electronics in China, is online. Take your chance and present your solutions and know-how at this international event. At this conference you will meet a high-quality international audience interested in your developments an
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09/10/2015
DesignSpark Electrical
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a distributor for engineers, announced the launch of DesignSpark Electrical, which brings the benefits of design software to all those not already using electrical CAD tools. The new software targets electrical design engineers and other electrical pr
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09/07/2015
E36100 compact DC power supply
Keysight Technologies introduced a series of compact DC power supplies that offer LAN and USB interfaces and accurate, reliable power for testing and validating designs. The E36100 Series adds five new models with up to 100 V or 5 A output to Keysight’s extensive portfolio of bench power supplies.
Design and validation e
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09/03/2015
Motors are everywhere in our world, it seems. Consider our vehicles, for example. When is the last time you had to hand-crank a car window up and down to pay a highway toll? Or, for that matter, when did you last manually adjust the seat position or rear-view mirror angles? Typically, motors drive all of these as
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09/02/2015
Alix Paultre, Editorial Director, PSD
One of the most accurate ways to evaluate the level of advancement in a given technology is to simply measure its level of precision. This is a fair guide, as precision in tooling enables better physical performance and precision in electronic systems brings enhanced software and system operational capability. Si
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09/01/2015
Kevin Parmenter, Power Systems Design Contributor
The test and measurement industry is undergoing much of that we have seen lately in the rest of the electronics marketplace, such as consolidation and fervent M&A activity. Old-line names such as Keithley, Fluke and Tektronix and even tiny Voltech are now under the Danaher umbrella. The big daddy of th
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09/01/2015
Modern power converters are moving towards high efficiency, high density, and high switching frequencies. Vendors of power supplies are doing an outstanding job of meeting these goals with a range of new technologies. At the same time, despite the use of advanced control chip technology, many control loops have su
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Date:
09/01/2015
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