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¼-brick isolated DC/DC delivers up to 600W
¼-brick isolated DC/DC delivers up to 600W
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600W from an industry-standard quarter-brick represents 43% more available power than conventional modules to power 36V to 75V applications; a…
4.5 kV and 6.5 kV IGBT gate driver cores
4.5 kV and 6.5 kV IGBT gate driver cores
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IGBT gate driver manufacturer CT-Concept Technologie GmbH, a Power Integrations company, has announced its 1SC0450V single driver core for IGBT…
USB µModule isolator with power protects hubs & peripheral ports
USB µModule isolator with power protects hubs & peripheral ports
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LTM2884 is a USB µModule (micromodule) isolator that combines USB data communications and USB power, and guards against ground-to-ground differentials…
Counterfeits in the DC/DC converter supply chain
Counterfeits in the DC/DC converter supply chain
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Power converter maker Recom has issued an advisory that it has identified numerous counterfeit copies of its products in the…

Changing the batteries: wireless power in the home
Changing the batteries: wireless power in the home
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The Wireless Power Challenge isn't just about reducing the amount of cords in the world by increasing the capability of wirelessly powered devices.
Smart Power Modules provide efficient drive to sub-100W motors
Smart Power Modules provide efficient drive to sub-100W motors
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Fairchild’s FSB70xxx series of advanced Motion SPM 7 modules is intended for driving small power motors under 100 W, with light-load efficiency up to 44% better than the alternative products,…
Compact outline for small-power-apps module enables novel mounting
Compact outline for small-power-apps module enables novel mounting
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Vincotech has released its ‘flow 0B’ housing sized for small power applications. The flowCIP 0B with a PIM + PFC topology; and flowPACK 0B with a six-pack topology; are the…
ITU addresses challenges of expanding use of short-range radio devices
ITU addresses challenges of expanding use of short-range radio devices
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The International Telecommunications Union, noting the “explosive” growth of short-range radio devices, is to hold a Workshop meeting next in early June that will discuss harmonisation for short range devices…
Fully-isolated, high-accuracy, Σ-Δ modulator boosts motor-drive efficiency
Fully-isolated, high-accuracy, Σ-Δ modulator boosts motor-drive efficiency
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AD7403 is an isolated sigma-delta modulator that achieves the most-accurate-available current and voltage measurements; you can use it instead of Hall Effect sensors in higher DC-bus voltage power conversion and…
Qt Enterprise Embedded updated in development and deployment of embedded devices
Qt Enterprise Embedded updated in development and deployment of embedded devices
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Qt Enterprise Embedded offers “unique and powerful tools” and value-add components to address embedded device creation and Internet of Things development strategies…
RTL signoff is comprehensive signoff
RTL signoff is comprehensive signoff
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“RTL signoff” gained momentum as an established concept in 2013. However, it's unclear if a commonly-accepted definition of RTL signoff exists.
At your digital radios!
At your digital radios!
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In this month's reader offer, CML Microcircuits is giving away two complete evaluation kits for its newly launched CMX983 analogue front end, a chip that bridges the gap between a…
100V, normally-off, GaN transistors in low inductance, thermally-efficient packaging
100V, normally-off, GaN transistors in low inductance, thermally-efficient packaging
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GaN Systems has announced a family of normally-off 100V GaN transistors that spans 20-80A with very low on resistance and total gate charge. The company contends that GaN represents such…
IR offers alternate low-power-motor-drive integrated module packaging in DIP
IR offers alternate low-power-motor-drive integrated module packaging in DIP
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International Rectifier has introduced the µIPM-DIP family of highly integrated, compact Integrated Power Modules (IPM) for low power motor drive applications including fans, pumps, air purifiers and refrigerator compressor drives.
Silicon carbide MOSFET from Cree rated 1200V/25 mΩ, in TO-247
Silicon carbide MOSFET from Cree rated 1200V/25 mΩ, in TO-247
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Cree has lowered available on-resistance figures of traditional 1200V MOSFET technology with a commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) 1200V MOSFET with an RDS(ON) of 25 mΩ in an industry standard…
Low-cost EDA/PCB entry-point software package from Mentor & Digi-Key
Low-cost EDA/PCB entry-point software package from Mentor & Digi-Key
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Distributor Digi-Key, and Mentor Graphics, have configured a design tool, described as “concept-to-prototype”, aimed at individual designers and intended to support “green-field” projects before transition to production. A Beta version…
Conformal coatings safeguard system operation in corrosive environments
Conformal coatings safeguard system operation in corrosive environments
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Conformal coatings are thin polymeric films, which cover and protect solder joints, the leads of electronic components, exposed traces and other metallized areas on PCBs, from corrosion in their end…
40-V MOSFETs see further reductions in on-resistance and output charge
40-V MOSFETs see further reductions in on-resistance and output charge
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Toshiba Electronics' latest family of low-voltage, ultra-efficiency Trench-MOSFETs is based on the company’s U-MOS IX-H process and further improves the on-resistance-to-output-charge-product figure of merit for this class of devices.
Jitter-attenuating clock translator cuts power in communications systems
Jitter-attenuating clock translator cuts power in communications systems
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A clocking IC from Analog Devices reduces costs in optical transport network mapping and Ethernet line cards in optical and networking communications applications. The AD9554 multi-service adaptive quad-channel clock translator…
Wide-band screened current probes boost accuracy in harsh electrical environments
Wide-band screened current probes boost accuracy in harsh electrical environments
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Wide-band screened CWT Mini Rogowski current probes from Power Electronic Measurements (PEM) use an electrostatic screening strategy that enhances performance and accuracy in the presence of large electrostatic interference signals.
IGBT driver optimises slew rate for minimum losses, in real time
IGBT driver optimises slew rate for minimum losses, in real time
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For power switching applications up to 1200V, Infineon's latest single channel gate driver in its EiceDRIVER product family has been developed for high-end systems in the industrial sector. The type…
Time for custom, analog design tools to automate?
Time for custom, analog design tools to automate?
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Keith Sabine, product manager at EDA company Pulsic, ponders where custom digital and analog design tools need to go next. Automation, despite the extreme demands of analog placement, is his…
Chip innovations drive new smart cards applications and services
Chip innovations drive new smart cards applications and services
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To an ever increasing extent, modern society is benefiting from the use of connected mobile devices and chip-based smart cards for cashless payment applications, an increasing proportion of which are…
NI and Nokia to cooperate on increasing 5G wireless network capacity and data throughput
NI and Nokia to cooperate on increasing 5G wireless network capacity and data throughput
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National Instruments has announced that it is working with Nokia's Networks business to collaborate on advanced research related to fifth generation (5G) wireless technologies such as exploring peak data rates…
EEsof gains radar and EW modelling and verifications capabilities
EEsof gains radar and EW modelling and verifications capabilities
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Agilent Technologies' EEsof EDA W1905 radar model library has been enhanced to simulate moving 3-D radar scenarios as well as phased-array adaptive beamforming.
Integrated, nanopower magnetoresistive sensors cut costs, offer new detection options
Integrated, nanopower magnetoresistive sensors cut costs, offer new detection options
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Honeywell has introduced a nanopower anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor IC; the technology provides position detection based on magnetic field sensing, using a very small and low-cost package, with on-chip integration of…
AMD renews R series embedded APUs with HSA designs
AMD renews R series embedded APUs with HSA designs
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AMD has introduced a second generation of its “R” series APU (combined CPU and graphics processing unit) for the embedded market, in 28-nm technology and with an implementation of the…
Dual interface, secure microcontroller offers strong user authentication
Dual interface, secure microcontroller offers strong user authentication
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Compliant with the latest chip card security and interoperability standards, this secure microcontroller has been designed for e-Government applications such as passports, ID and health insurance cards…


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