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Pickering Interfaces launches industry’s highest bandwidth general purpose PXI matrix

February 18, 2020 – Clacton-on-Sea, UK – Pickering Interfaces, the leading supplier of modular signal switching and simulation solutions for use in electronic test and verification, today launched the industry’s highest bandwidth general purpose PXI matrix. Available in 16×8, 2-pole, or high-density 32×8, 2-pole switching configurations, the matrix modules offer bandwidths ranging from 35MHz to 70MHz depending upon path selected and a VSWR <1.5:1 to 85MHz.

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IAR Systems strengthens functional safety offering with extended standards coverage

Uppsala, Sweden—February 18, 2021—IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, has updated the functional safety edition of the leading embedded development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for Arm® with new functional safety certificates. The new certificates add IEC 60730 for Household Appliances, ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 for Machinery Control Systems, IEC 61511 for Process Industry and ISO 25119 for Agriculture and Forestry. From before, the certification covers the international umbrella standard for functional safety IEC 61508, ISO 26262, which is used for automotive safety-related systems, as well as the international standard IEC 62304 for medical software and the … Read More → "IAR Systems strengthens functional safety offering with extended standards coverage"

TDK offers new snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors with outstanding ripple current capability

February 18, 2021

TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) presents the new EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitor series B43548* with snap-in terminals. The capacitors feature an excellent maximum ripple current capability of 9.80 A (400 V, 100 Hz, 60 °C). This makes them ideal for demanding applications in power electronics. The capacitors are designed for a maximum operating temperature of 105 °C, have a rated voltage range of 400 V to 500 V and reach under these conditions a useful life time of 3000 h. Depending on the rated voltage, they offer a capacitance range of 68 µF to 820 µF in case sizes of 25 mm x 25 mm to 35 mm x 55 mm
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congatec to solve ruggedization challenges of edge server and client designs

San Diego, CA, 18 February 2021 * * * congatec – a leading vendor of embedded and edge computing technology – focuses on customers’ ruggedization challenges at virtual embedded world 2021, presenting extended temperature range platforms for all performance levels, from high-end COM-HPC to low power SMARC modules. The solution portfolio for COM-HPC server modules is particularly impressive, tackling the fact that a significantly higher TDP must be mastered for these edge computing platforms, which represents a challenging task especially in the extended temperature range.

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Keysight’s 5G Test Platforms Used to Establish the Industry’s First 5G New Radio Data Connection Based on 3GPP Release 16

SANTA ROSA, Calif.- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that company’s Read More → "Keysight’s 5G Test Platforms Used to Establish the Industry’s First 5G New Radio Data Connection Based on 3GPP Release 16"

TDK selection tool for PTC inrush current limiters

February 17, 2021

TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) presents a new, user-friendly tool to help users select the right PTC inrush current limiters (ICL) for a range of different power supply and converter topologies. The intuitive tool is available online and does not need to be downloaded. The selection process is divided into four stages: After specifying the circuit structure and the capacitor bank’s total capacitance, the developer must then enter the charging voltage and the maximum ambient temperature of the PTC inrush current limiter. After this has been done, the tool displays a list of suitable components for the … Read More → "TDK selection tool for PTC inrush current limiters"

ON Semiconductor Announce New 650V Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Feb. 17, 2021 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has announced a new range of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET devices for demanding applications where power density, efficiency and reliability are key considerations. By replacing existing silicon switching technologies with the new SiC devices, designers will achieve significantly better performance in applications such as electric vehicles (EV) on-board chargers (OBC), solar inverters, server power supply units (PSU), telecoms and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).

ON Semiconductor’s new Automotive AECQ101 and Industrial grade qualified 650 volt (V) SiC MOSFETs are based upon a new wide bandgap material that … Read More → "ON Semiconductor Announce New 650V Silicon Carbide MOSFETs"

Keysight Introduces Massively Parallel Board Test System to Enable Higher Throughput in a Smaller Footprint

SANTA ROSA, Calif., February 12, 2021

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has introduced the new i7090 massively parallel board test system.  This … Read More → "Keysight Introduces Massively Parallel Board Test System to Enable Higher Throughput in a Smaller Footprint"

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