Powering Communications

June 2014

Replacing vintage subsea cable to scenic Michigan Island

Peter Ebersold, Kerite Company

When Cloverland Electric Cooperative wanted to replace the aging subsea cable that serves Drummond Island in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, they turned to experienced utility consultant GRP Engineering, Inc. to plan and design the tricky project. As the successful bidder to Cloverland Electric, Kerite Corporation pr

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06/30/2014

GreenPeak posts white paper that details Small Data

GreenPeak Technologies, an industry-leading Smart Home low-power radio communication semi-conductor company, has created a white paper that details how Small Data, the tiny bits of information collected from billions of small sentrollers (sensors, controllers and actuators) in homes, offices, factories, cars, in

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06/30/2014

Noel Lee the Head Monster on consumer products (PSDtv)

In this episode of PSDtv Noel Lee, founder and Head Monster at Monster Products, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about some of the design issues involved in the creation of consumer products and how the personal device market is developing. A pioneer in consumer electronic peripherals for both sig

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06/30/2014

Isola introduces ultra-low-loss materials for 100-Gigabit Ethernet applications

Isola Group, a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), announced the introduction of Tachyon-100G laminates and prepregs, which enable line cards required to transmit 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) at data rates in

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06/27/2014

Onset releases plug load data loggers

HOBO Plug Load Logger

Onset releases plug load data loggers

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, plug loads – or energy used by equipment plugged into an outlet – can account for up to 50% of a building’s total electrical load. While minimizing plug loads can be an effective energy reduction strategy in buildings, it is often difficult for energy auditors an

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06/27/2014

AVID Technologies launches Qi dev tools supporting WPC medium power standards

Qi FOD Transmitter

AVID Technologies launches Qi dev tools supporting WPC medium power standards

AVID Technologies, a comprehensive provider of advanced electronic products and design services, released Qi Wireless Power development tools that will support the Medium Power (15Watt) extension of the Wireless Power Consortium standards. Initial offerings will include a medium power test receiver, a medium po

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06/27/2014

Verotec releases slimline 650W cPCI pluggable PSU

Verotec pluggable power supplies for CompactPCI systems

Verotec releases slimline 650W cPCI pluggable PSU

Verotec has extended its range of pluggable power supplies optimized for use in CompactPCI systems with the introduction of a quad output 650W unit. To meet the PICMG 2.11 Power Interface high power requirements on the 3.3 and 5V rails, the compact slimline 6U 8HP 160mm unit features two independent converters op

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06/24/2014

Linear's nanopower buck-boost DC/DC converter has energy-harvesting battery charger

Linear Technology announced the LTC3331, a complete energy-harvesting solution that delivers up to 50mA of continuous output current to extend battery life when harvestable energy is available. A simple 10mA shunt enables charging of a rechargeable battery with harvested energy while a low battery disconnect fu

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06/24/2014

Engineers create solutions for the Internet of Things in element14's latest challenge

element14, along with partners EnOcean, Tektronix, the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation, has announced the launch of the “Forget Me Not” design challenge, an international design competition to encourage participating engineers to develop pioneering applications in the field of home monitoring an

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06/24/2014

Long-life paper-thin batteries from STMicro target tomorrow’s tiny tech

EnFilm advanced rechargeable batteries

Long-life paper-thin batteries from STMicro target tomorrow’s tiny tech

STMicroelectronics has begun limited production of its EnFilm™ advanced rechargeable batteries that are less than 0.25mm thick. These paper-thin batteries free designers from the constraints of standard battery sizes and are ideal for use in powering the next generation of personal technology and Internet-of-Things (I

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06/23/2014

Benefits of unlicensed spectrum

Gary Shapiro, CEA

There is an invisible thread that keeps our Wi-Fi running, our Bluetooth connections buzzing and our instant messages flying. These operations are now such staples of our everyday lives that few of us bother to consider how the devices actually work. But that common thread – radio frequency that is known as �

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06/20/2014

Pasternack's 2W, 40 GHz attenuators tout performance

Pasternack Enterprises, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announced their latest line of 2 Watt, 40 GHz attenuators (part number PE7395-xx). This line of high frequency, millimeter wave attenuators is perfect for applications requiring reliable broadband performance ra

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06/19/2014

Replace 20 discrete chips with Maxim's configurable data converter

MAX11300 PIXI technology from Maxim

Replace 20 discrete chips with Maxim's configurable data converter

Now engineers can mix and match 20 ADCs, 20 DACs or 20 High voltage digital I/O pins in any order using the MAX11300, the latest mixed-signal PIXI™ technology from Maxim Integrated Products. Designers often work with application-specific devices that are neither flexible nor easy to program. The MAX11300 PIXI is

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06/17/2014

Acopian launches updated website

Acopian Power Supplies, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of standard, modified-standard and custom power supplies, launched a redesigned site that provides richer online content and a menu of user-friendly tools to help engineers quickly and easily access the power supplies that meet their pr

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06/17/2014

Infineon's DrBlade 2 power stage enhances efficiency in server and datacom systems

The DrBlade 2 addresses the need for more accurate and efficient power delivery to support increasingly challenging requirements

Infineon's DrBlade 2 power stage enhances efficiency in server and datacom systems

Infineon Technologies unveiled the DrBlade 2, an integrated power stage device that combines two power MOSFETs and a DC/DC driver IC with integrated current and temperature sensing in a compact, low-profile package that helps engineers of server and datacom applications handle high power density requirements and

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06/16/2014

STMicroelectronics empowers wireless modules from SenseAnywhere

The SenseAnywhere AiroSensor and AssetSensor active-RFID modules combine advanced RF transceiver technology with a low-power processor, low-voltage EEPROM, and miniature temperature, humidity, and ultra-efficient motion sensors

STMicroelectronics empowers wireless modules from SenseAnywhere

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced that SenseAnywhere, a leader in tags and modules for wireless sensing and location, has qualified the world’s first wireless devices incorporating ST’s new single-chip balun, wh

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06/16/2014

Quantifying the Internet of Things market

Analyst views of the Internet of Things (IoT) vary drastically depending on how one defines the topic. As a result, there is the potential for much hyping. Having thoroughly researched the topic, IDTechEx has mapped the IoT ecosystem as shown in the diagram below, where IoT centers on things collaborating with th

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06/16/2014

Eaton's ePDU G3 offers fast-turn customization capabilities

Eaton’s customizable ePDU G3

Eaton's ePDU G3 offers fast-turn customization capabilities

Power management company Eaton announced the latest customization capabilities for its ePDU® third-generation (G3) platform in the Americas. Building on its best-in-class portfolio of rack power distribution units (PDUs), Eaton’s customizable ePDU G3 models are designed for fast turnaround of outlet and cord pl

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06/16/2014

Renata adds to their Lithium Polymer battery portfolio

Renata 3.7V rechargeable Li-polymer batteries

Renata adds to their Lithium Polymer battery portfolio

Providing design engineers with new options for compact and higher power capacity rechargeable power sources for portable medical, industrial and consumer electronic devices, the Renata Batteries division of the Swatch Group (Switzerland) recently added three types to its family of lithium polymer batteries as

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06/13/2014

Analog Devices' latest Blackfin processors optimized for power-constrained apps

Analog Devices, a leader in high-performance signal processing technology, introduced the ADSP-BF70x Blackfin® processor family, a high-performance DSP series that delivers a class-leading 800 MMACS of processing power at less than 100 mW – double the performance or half the power of competing devices. The co

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06/12/2014

Akros Silicon to present poster session at PCIM Asia 2014

Akros Silicon, a premier supplier of leading-edge intelligent energy management ICs, will present a Poster Session at PCIM Asia 2014 titled: “Digital Isolation Technology Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Network Power Statistics to Drive System-Level Efficiency.” Presenter Atefeh Mirbagheri will describe th

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06/11/2014

Infineon's tiny antenna-tuning ICs optimize antenna efficiency in 4G devices

Infineon antenna aperture tuning switches

Infineon's tiny antenna-tuning ICs optimize antenna efficiency in 4G devices

Infineon Technologies expands its offering on efficient IC solutions for the RF front end, introducing a series of antenna tuning ICs. This family of antenna aperture tuning switches are instrumental to improve end user experience in 4G smartphones and tablets. They fundamentally optimize antenna characteristics to

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06/11/2014

Qualcomm's cost-effective small-cell SoC for SMB and neighborhood access points touts performance

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced the Qualcomm FSM90xx system-on-chip (SoC) for neighborhood and small and medium business (SMB) small cells. From its inception to implementation, the FSM90xx has been designed and optimized to meet the cost targets and performance requirements of neighborhood and SMB segments. Th

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06/11/2014

Amantys Power Insight tech extends fiber-optic cable lifetime

At PCIM Asia in Shanghai, Amantys will demonstrate how the successful implementation of its Amantys Power Insight communications and monitoring protocol over fibre optic links can enhance the lifetime of plastic fibre optic cables by optimising the transceiver transit power. The demonstration will take place on

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06/10/2014

Dialog Semi further expands their rapid charge portfolio, supporting Mediatek’s latest pump express plus protocol

Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid state lighting and Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology, continues to expand its leadership momentum in Rapid Charge™ mobile device adapter solutions with the launch of its MediaTek Pump Express™ Plus-compatible iW1788 AC/D

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06/10/2014

Intersil's latest 3A synchronous buck regulators boast efficiency, reliability

ISL85003 and ISL85003A 3 Amp synchronous buck regulators

Intersil's latest 3A synchronous buck regulators boast efficiency, reliability

Intersil, a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, announced the ISL85003 and ISL85003A 3 Amp synchronous buck regulators with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFETs. The ISL85003/3A buck regulators support an input voltage range of 4.5V to 18V while delivering very eff

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06/10/2014

Wuerth's WE-MAPI series claims smallest metal alloy power inductor available

Wurth Electronics' WE-MAPI metal alloy power inductor

Wuerth's WE-MAPI series claims smallest metal alloy power inductor available

Wuerth Electronics' WE-MAPI series is presented as the smallest metal alloy power inductor in the market, measuring just 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.0mm. WE-MAPI inductors from Wuerth are equipped with a magnetic iron alloy core material, which allows for high rated currents in an ultra compact design. The saturation current of

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06/09/2014

Linear's 3A buck-boost supercap charger has active cap balancing

Linear Technology introduced the LTC3128, a high efficiency, input current-limited buck-boost supercapacitor charger with active charge balancing for 1 or 2 series supercapacitors. The LTC3128 features an average input current limit that can be programmed up to 3A with +/-2% accuracy, preventing power source ove

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06/09/2014

Microchip unveils energy-measurement analog front ends

MCP3913 and MCP3914 energy-measurement Analog Front Ends

Microchip unveils energy-measurement analog front ends

Microchip Technology, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced its next-generation family of energy-measurement Analog Front Ends (AFEs) with industry-leading accuracy. The MCP3913 and MCP3914 integrate six and eight 24-bit, delta-sigma Analog-to-Digital Converters (A

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06/09/2014

HY-LINE Power Components now carries Transphorm 600V GaN HEMT devices

Transphorm announced that it has completed a distribution agreement with HY-LINE Power Components GmbH to stock and distribute its family of 600 Volt GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) in Central Europe. HY-Line’s technical expertise will support the growing demand for JEDEC-qualified 600 Volt Ga

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06/05/2014

SiTime clocks wearables, IoT apps with 32 kHz MEMS

SiT1552 MEMS TCXO

SiTime clocks wearables, IoT apps with 32 kHz MEMS

SiTime, an analog semiconductor company, introduced the smallest, lowest power 32 kHz TCXO (temperature compensated oscillator). With its tiny footprint and ultra-low power consumption, the SiT1552 MEMS TCXO enables a paradigm shift in the size and battery life of wearable electronics and Internet of Things (I

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06/05/2014

Zero-drift op-amps from STMicro empower precision sensing in wearable products

STMicroelectronics’ TSZ121 family of zero-drift op amps

Zero-drift op-amps from STMicro empower precision sensing in wearable products

STMicroelectronics’ TSZ121 family of zero-drift op amps deliver superior performance in popular packages and small-outline alternatives, offering industry-leading choice, accuracy, and precision for Internet-of-Things (IoT) or wearable-device applications including temperature sensors, wellness and fitness mo

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06/05/2014

Power MOSFET from Advanced Power Electronics offers fast switching and ultra-low on-resistance

The AP100T03GP-HF-3 MOSFET

Power MOSFET from Advanced Power Electronics offers fast switching and ultra-low on-resistance

Advanced Power Electronics, a leading manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, has recently launched a cost-effective N-channel enhancement-mode power MOSFET offering a fast switching performance and ultra low on-resistance for low voltage applications such as DC/DC converters and

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06/05/2014

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 tech now available in Japan via NTT DOCOMO

Qualcomm announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies is expanding its Quick Charge ecosystem. NTT DOCOMO, a personalized mobile solutions provider for smartphone and tablet users in Japan will have the opportunity to take advantage of Quick Charge 2.0's rapid charging capabilities. DOCOMO has

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06/04/2014

Freescale begins sampling QorIQ LS1 processors

Freescale Semiconductor has initiated customer sampling for its QorIQ LS1 family of dual-core SoCs. This innovative family of pin-compatible communications processors is the first available in the QorIQ LS series based on Layerscape architecture from Freescale. Leveraging more than 20 years of networking expertise, th

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06/03/2014

USI picks Greenpeak chips for their latest ZigBee modules

USI, Universal Scientific (Shanghai) Industrial, a leading expert in the design and manufacturing of wireless module solutions, has joined forces with GreenPeak Technologies, a leading Smart Home low-power radio communication semi-conductor company, to develop a high performance and low cost ZigBee module for Sm

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06/03/2014

Avago showcases small-cell PAs and LTE/WiFi coexistence filters at IMS 2014

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, and industrial applications, today announced four RF power amplifiers (PAs) for Small Cell base transceiver station (BTS) applications and a full spectrum of LTE/WiFi coexistence FBAR filters for mobile and wire

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06/03/2014

Paultre on Power - Joerg Malzon-Jessen von Infineon über Technologieentwicklung (German Language Podcast)

Joerg Malzon-Jessen von Infineon

Paultre on Power - Joerg Malzon-Jessen von Infineon über Technologieentwicklung (German Language Podcast)

In diesem Beitrag spricht Alix Paultre von Power Systems Design mit Joerg Malzon-Jessen von Infineon über Technologieentwicklung und insbesondere über eine Neuheit, die der Halbleiterhersteller in einen glühenden Würfel verpackt hat... Infineon ist für seine marktprägenden Innovationen bekannt. Auf der P

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06/02/2014

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