Test & Measurement

July 2020

Precision Op Amp Features Ultra-Low Input Offset Voltage

Diodes Incorporated announced its first precision operational amplifier. The AS2333 uses chopper stabilization to achieve ultra-low input offset voltage of 8µV (typical) and near-zero drift (0.02µV/degree C, typical) over time and temperature. The chopper stabilization also addresses low frequency 1/f noise and

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Date:

07/30/2020

Chris Dries, the President and CEO of UnitedSiC

PSDcast – The H-1B Visa Restriction (Good for the Industry?)

You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security took actions with mammoth ramifications for our industry. To whit, Trump restricted H-1B visas for engineers, computer programmers and other technical workers through 2020. Is this a boon for domestic employment or a shackle fo

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Date:

07/23/2020

3D CAD Modelling Software with new Features & Functionality

RS Components (RS), a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, has unveiled the latest version of DesignSpark Mechanical, its free 3D CAD modelling software. Based on direct user feedback, DesignSpark Mechanical Version 5.0 offers new features, enhancements and customization options that have been developed following fe

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Date:

07/22/2020

Validating Designs for Hydraulic Variable Timing Cam Systems

SAKOR Technologies Inc. announces that it recently provided a performance test stand for validating designs for new hydraulic variable timing cam phaser systems for a major international provider of powertrain components. Powerful and flexible, the cam phaser test stand will be used for research and development on

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Date:

07/17/2020

Designed with Reliability in Mind

Nicolás Faúndes and Dennis Huang, TDK Electronics

TDK has developed new series of EPCOS AC filter capacitors that feature a high degree of reliability and long service life. This article will look at the new features in the range and how they improve on the previous generation of devices. AC filter capacitors are supplied with very high power ratin

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Date:

07/07/2020

The bipolar lead battery developed by Advanced Battery Concepts will undergo automotive testing regimes

Research into Next-Generation Automotive Battery Technology

One of the latest technology developments in lead batteries will undergo well-known automotive testing standards in a research project collaboration between Advanced Battery Concepts (ABC) and the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI). Bipolar lead battery technology, which has been

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Date:

07/01/2020