Test & Measurement

    November 2020
    A High-Performing Solution is an End-Product of Right Choices - USB-PD Solutions: Part 4 of 4

    Figure 1: Simplified schematic of an asymmetric half-bridge flyback

    Avoid complexity, incompatibility and shorten time-to-market! Infineon with its broad portfolio of high-performing and high-quality USB-PD solutions help engineers break through the barriers in fast charging designs at a competitive cost. The ever-increasing battery capacity and need for shorter charging time ar
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    11/20/2020
    Put Speed into Your Product Development - USB-PD Solutions: Part 3 of 4

    Figure 1: Two-chip power adapter solution using PAG1S and PAG1P

    Avoid complexity, incompatibility and shorten time-to-market! Infineon with its broad portfolio of high-performing and high-quality USB-PD solutions help engineers break through the barriers in fast charging designs at a competitive cost The need to charge the devices in the shortest amount of time is driving th
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    11/20/2020
    Efficiency that Scores - USB-PD Solutions: Part 2 of 4

    Figure 1: The 65W USB-PD charger block diagram

    Avoid complexity, incompatibility and shorten time-to-market! Infineon with its broad portfolio of high-performing and high-quality USB-PD solutions help engineers break through the barriers in fast charging designs at a competitive cost. The solution introduced in this article is based on a digital zero-voltage
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    11/20/2020
    Solved Problems Look Easy  - USB-PD Solutions: Part 1 of 4

    Figure 1: Infineon’s product wide array of products for USB-PD designs

    Avoid complexity, incompatibility and shorten time-to-market! Infineon with its broad portfolio of high-performing and high-quality USB-PD solutions help engineers break through the barriers in fast charging designs at a competitive cost Nowadays, people have many rechargeable battery-powered mobile devices –
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    11/20/2020
    SATEC Adds BACnet Protocol to Its Energy Metering Products
    SATEC, Inc., announces the addition of BACnet to the suite of protocols included as standard along with MODBUS and DNP provided with its BFM136 and BFM-II Branch Feeder Monitors. This communications protocol update addresses the specific need in commercial building environments to connect and communicate with the
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    11/19/2020
    Würth Elektronik’s online platform REDEXPERT expanded
    Würth Elektronik has heeded its customers’ suggestions from the practical area and has installed a feature that enables the direct comparison of aluminum-electrolyte and aluminum-polymer capacitors. The calculation of the ripple current has also been improved. The RedExpert online platform has now been modified
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    11/13/2020
    The MAX31889 digital temperature sensor features an unmatched combination of accuracy and power consumption, replacing expensive resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) in precise temperature-sensitive applications. The MAX31825 digital temperature sensor enables up to 64 devices per bus, all parasitically powe
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    11/13/2020
    Durable 1.27mm pitch connectors with cable assemblies
    Based on customer feedback, the company has just introduced off-the-shelf IDC cable assembly options to accompany the existing discrete connector components. These are available now direct from stock through Harwin’s global network of distributors. On each of these assemblies, a ribbon cable is fitted with female conne
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    11/13/2020
    Compact auto-ranging DC supply with energy-recovering DC load
    The PSB series are microprocessor controlled bi-directional supplies that feature two devices in one: an auto-ranging DC power supply and an electronic DC load with energy recovery. The bi-directional package replaces individual programmable sources and loads, and the regenerative load returns up to 95% of test
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    11/13/2020
    RS Components stocks HARTING SPE connectivity solutions
    Compliant with the newly established IEC 63171-6 industry standard, the Tw1ster connector series fully addresses the needs within modern industrial settings for more compact, lightweight cabling. Through these cutting-edge interconnect components, both data and power can be simultaneously transported, thereby reduc
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    11/13/2020
    TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 technology now available in TO-247 housing
    The device comes in a TO-247 with 650 V break down voltage. The new TRENCHSTOP family portfolio consists of current ratings of 20 A, 30 A, 40 A, 50 A, and 75 A. It can easily be used for replacing previous technologies and for paralleling. This version of IGBT7 is especially suited to applications such as indust
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    11/13/2020
    Switching regulators are drop-in replacements for LMxx devices
    TSR-WI devices offer high efficiencies of up to 94%, along with low standby current and excellent line/load regulation. The TSR-WI Series comprises two families of single-output switching regulator — known as TSR-0.6WI and TSR-1WI, with 0.6A and 1A maximum output current ratings, respectively — and output
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    11/13/2020
    RS Components adds SiC MOSFETs from ON Semiconductor
    The new N-channel SiC MOSFETs support accelerated switching speeds (with rise times of as little as 10ns). Exhibiting on-resistance figures going down to 20mΩ alongside industry-leading gate charge values, they are subject to minimal power losses. Exceptionally robust, these devices can cope with ultra-high c
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    11/13/2020
    Low profile, 3-phase 5kW AC-DC power supply
    In common with the existing products in the range, the new HPT5K0-L units feature a three-phase, three-wire & earth, 180 to 528VAC input and they carry ITE/industrial and medical agency approvals. The new ‘-L’ designated units are supplied in a chassis mount package with a height of just 63mm (2.5”)
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    11/13/2020
    COSEL adds 300W power solution with triple isolated outputs
    The RBC300F is an open-frame, configurable AC/DC power supply with triple outputs tailored for robotic controllers and factory automation. Based on a unique concept, the Cosel RBC300F series offers three configurable isolated outputs, with one having a reinforced isolation to power Intelligent Gate Bipolar Trans
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    11/13/2020
    100 V eGaN FET Family
    The applications for these leading-edge devices include synchronous rectification, class-D audio, infotainment systems, DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and lidar for autonomous cars, robotics, and drones. The EPC2218 (3.2 mΩ, 231 Apulsed) and the EPC2204 (6 mΩ, 125 Apulsed) have nearly 20% lo
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    11/13/2020
    Stackpole Adds 3.5W-Rated Current Sense Chip Resistor
    Power supplies and power controls have a wide range of sensing requirements. For applications that require high sensing precision and high power where the element TCR is more important than low resistance values, the CSRT2512-UP offers a 3.5W rated chip resistor in a package that normally only allows for 1 or
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    11/10/2020
    42V Input Window Voltage Detector with Diagnostic Method
    Ricoh Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. in Japan has launched the R3154, a high-accuracy window voltage detector operating at a supply voltage up to 42V and intended for use in a wide variety of applications including automotive equipment. The chip consists of two detectors for overvoltage and undervoltage monitoring, ea
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    11/02/2020
    Forty Years of Know-How

    Figure 1: Technology development and product family positioning of Infineon’s 12-300 V power MOSFET offering

    Our world has experienced dramatic change over the past 50 years. New economic, social and technological trends have emerged significantly impacting our way of life in different ways.  Regardless of the way and degree to which the world has been changing, one thing remains: technology plays a crucial role in
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    Date:
    11/01/2020
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