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EV market is much more than passenger cars – and it’s booming
EV market is much more than passenger cars – and it’s booming
Market news |
Despite all scepticism, the number of electric vehicles on Europe's roads is rising. Just these days, the German administration published…
PHI Group plans acquisition Nord Energy to extend LED street lighting offering
PHI Group plans acquisition Nord Energy to extend LED street lighting offering
Business news |
PHI Group, Inc. has signed a business cooperation and investment agreement in conjunction with a letter of intent to acquire…
Global M2M innovations design contest
Global M2M innovations design contest
Technology News |
A provider of smart networking and communications solutions for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, Lantronix has launched its first annual Global M2M…
Bourns adds 3D, SPICE Model, S-Parameter and LTspice design files online
Bourns adds 3D, SPICE Model, S-Parameter and LTspice design files online
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Passive components manufacturer Bourns has added 3D, SPICE model, S-Parameter and LTspice files to its website. Beneficial for circuit modelling…

Thermal interface gap filler optimised for LED lighting
Thermal interface gap filler optimised for LED lighting
New Products |
The Gap Filler 1500LV developed by The Bergquist Company is a low-volatility dispensable thermal interface material optimised for applications such as LED lighting where designers need to minimise fogging of…
UK distribution sees 5% growth in 2014
UK distribution sees 5% growth in 2014
Business news |
The UK and Ireland electronic component market is set to grow 5% in 2014 after a flat 2103.
Multithreading boosts ThreadX on MIPS cores
Multithreading boosts ThreadX on MIPS cores
Business news |
Imagination Technologies and Express Logic have expanded their support of the ThreadX real time operating system on Imagination’s MIPS CPU cores with multithreaded operation.
Li-ion battery management ICs target higher-power applications
Li-ion battery management ICs target higher-power applications
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Rohm Semiconductor has a new member of its IC series providing high-accurate charge/discharge control, monitoring and protection functions for Li-ion secondary battery packs, in this case intended for a wide…
Microwave signal generators lower phase noise, power, boost speed
Microwave signal generators lower phase noise, power, boost speed
Feature articles |
Complementing Agilent’s E8267D vector PSG and E8257D analogue PSG, the N5183B MXG and N5173B EXG microwave analogue signal generators provide alternatives in size, speed and cost.
“Tail-less” 600V IGBTs are well-behaved in turn-off
“Tail-less” 600V IGBTs are well-behaved in turn-off
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STMicroelectronics’ advanced 600V trench-gate field-stop V series IGBTs have a smooth and tail-less turn-off characteristic, saturation voltage as low as 1.8V, and maximum operating junction temperature of 175°C, allowing increased…
6-W DC-DC converters in a DIP-24 package
6-W DC-DC converters in a DIP-24 package
New Products |
XP Power has introduced the JCE06 and JTE06 series of low cost compact 6-W DC-DC converters aimed at a broad range of mobile communications, industrial and transportation applications.
Precision silicon humidity/temperature sensors
Precision silicon humidity/temperature sensors
New Products |
Silicon Labs' Si701x/2x “Sensor on a Chip” family simplifies relative humidity sensing for consumer, industrial and automotive designs…
MEMS sensor analyses respiration of emergency patients
MEMS sensor analyses respiration of emergency patients
Technology News |
A new MEMS-based inspiratory flow sensor is at the hart of an emergency ventilator developed by air filter expert company Karl Küfner KG. The MEMS and its associated circuitry alternately…
Ultra-low forward voltage Schottky diodes
Ultra-low forward voltage Schottky diodes
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Toshiba Electronics has extended its family of surface mount Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) with a new device, CxS15S30, for improved forward voltage and reverse current performance; it handles up to…
New instruments are ideal for testing higher-voltage LEDs and power transistors
New instruments are ideal for testing higher-voltage LEDs and power transistors
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Yokogawa has added two new instruments to the company's GS820 and GS610 family of source measure units. The GS820 Models 765601/Z and 765602/Z are 50 V output versions for testing…
LED technology offers glare control for parking garage applications
LED technology offers glare control for parking garage applications
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Eaton's Cooper Lighting division has introduced the McGraw-Edison TopTier parking garage and canopy luminaire which incorporates WaveStream light-emitting diode (LED) technology to provide energy savings of up to 76 percent…
Compact solution for camera-based driver assistance systems
Compact solution for camera-based driver assistance systems
Technology News |
They were primarily developed for powertrain applications. However, thanks to a 'Camera and ADC Interface' module integrated on-chip, Infineon’s new AURIX™ multicore microcontrollers — in combination with special, exceptionally high-performance…
Power MOSFET family supports DC-DC converter applications
Power MOSFET family supports DC-DC converter applications
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Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA) has introduced a family of 30V N-channel enhancement-mode power MOSFETs in several package alternatives to meet differing cost/performance points.
Compact power supply delivers 60-W of power for medical applications
Compact power supply delivers 60-W of power for medical applications
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SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries, has released the company's MB60S single output, convection cooled, wide temperature range power supply that provides 60 watts of power in an…
Space-saving -20-V p-channel MOSFET offers low on-resistance down to 8.0-mOhms at -4.5-V
Space-saving -20-V p-channel MOSFET offers low on-resistance down to 8.0-mOhms at -4.5-V
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has extended its offering of TrenchFET p-channel Gen III power MOSFETs with the industry's first -20 V device in the 2.4 mm by 2.0 mm by 0.4…
Low cost 6-W DC-DC converters fit in DIP-24 package to offer space-saving benefits
Low cost 6-W DC-DC converters fit in DIP-24 package to offer space-saving benefits
New Products |
XP Power has introduced the JCE06 and JTE06 series of low cost compact 6-W DC-DC converters aimed at a broad range of mobile communications, industrial and transportation applications.
ARCOL Resistors extends global distribution deal with RS Components
ARCOL Resistors extends global distribution deal with RS Components
Business news |
ARCOL Resistors is increasing the availability of the company's power and specialist resistor range worldwide through closer cooperation with RS Components.
Volvo starts large test with robot cars on public roads
Volvo starts large test with robot cars on public roads
Technology News |
Hundred autonomous vehicles will populate Gotenburg's streets in the near future. In a project with several partners, the carmaker intends to pinpoint the societal benefits of autonomous driving under every…
AMETEK acquires power management systems provider Powervar
AMETEK acquires power management systems provider Powervar
Business news |
AMETEK, Inc. has acquired Powervar, a leading provider of power management systems and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, for approximately $128 million.
Power efficient ‘sensor on a chip’ family simplifies relative humidity sensing
Power efficient ‘sensor on a chip’ family simplifies relative humidity sensing
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Silicon Labs has introduced a family of relative humidity (RH) and temperature sensors that simplify RH sensing designs while claiming provide industry-leading power efficiency and ease of use.
Power supply implications of envelope tracking
Power supply implications of envelope tracking
Feature articles |
RF power system efficiency is becoming increasingly important in low-power systems when it comes to wringing out the last minute of operation from a battery, and in high-power base stations…
1200-V field stop trench IGBTs offer faster switching performance with improved reliability
1200-V field stop trench IGBTs offer faster switching performance with improved reliability
New Products |
Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced a series of 1200 V field stop trench IGBTs which target hard-switching industrial applications such as solar inverters, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and welders.
Image sensors manufacturer CMOSIS to be acquired by TA Associates
Image sensors manufacturer CMOSIS to be acquired by TA Associates
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Private equity firm TA Associates has agreed to acquire CMOSIS, a leading pure-play supplier of high performance standard and custom CMOS image sensors. The transaction is conditional on regulatory clearance…


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