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QPL-qualified SupIR-SMD package for rad hard MOSFETs enables higher performing space power systems

June 24, 2020

Munich, Germany, and El Segundo, California – 23 June 2020 – Reliably attaching surface mount hermetic power packages to PCBs is a common challenge faced by space system designers. Too often, different thermal coefficients lead to an expansion mismatch of different materials. IR HiRel, an Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) company, solves this issue with fourteen newly QPL-qualified radiation-hardened (rad hard) MOSFETs housed in an innovative direct-to-PCB mounting package. SupIR-SMD is key to higher performing space power systems such as satellite bus power distribution systems, payload power supplies, space-grade DC-DC converters, and other high-switching designs.

… Read More → "QPL-qualified SupIR-SMD package for rad hard MOSFETs enables higher performing space power systems"

New Indicator Buzzers Feature Tight Frequency Tolerances

June 24, 2020

TUALATIN, Ore. — June 23, 2020 — CUI Devices’ Audio Group today announced the introduction of new magnetic and piezo indicator buzzers with tight frequency tolerances of ±100 Hz. Thanks to their narrow frequency range, these audio indicators offer added frequency stability that is not affected by temperature or voltage, while providing more consistent tones and sounds in an end application. This makes them a highly reliable solution for medical, smart home, and security applications that require greater tone consistency.

With a built-in driving circuit, these magnetic and piezo buzzers feature sound pressure levels (SPLs) of 80, 85, or 88 dB at 10 cm, rated frequencies … Read More → "New Indicator Buzzers Feature Tight Frequency Tolerances"

RSL10 Mesh Platform from ON Semiconductor Enables Smart Building and Industrial IoT Bluetooth® Low Energy Mesh Applications

Strata-enabled solution supports node-to-node communication with smart sensing and cloud connectivity
June 24, 2020

PHOENIX, Ariz. – 23 June, 2020 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced a new Bluetooth® Low Energy mesh networking solution based on its ultra-low-power RSL10 System-in-Package (RSL10 SIP). Using the RSL10 Mesh Platform, engineers can easily implement ultra-low-power mesh networking, using Bluetooth Low Energy technology, and move quickly towards full deployment. Optimized for smart home, building automation, industrial IoT, remote environment monitoring, and asset tracking and monitoring applications, this multi-faceted solution has all the essential elements needed for developing and deploying a mesh network. It consists of two RSL10 Mesh Nodes and a Strata Gateway for connectivity to … Read More → "RSL10 Mesh Platform from ON Semiconductor Enables Smart Building and Industrial IoT Bluetooth® Low Energy Mesh Applications"

TE Connectivity’s new high voltage contactors offer higher current carry in a smaller package

KILOVAC K250 high voltage DC contactors are designed for military and commercial markets
June 23, 2020

HARRISBURG, Pa.  – June 18, 2020 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is introducing the KILOVAC K250 high voltage DC contactors. Hermetically sealed and designed for harsh environments, TE’s new contactors carry more current and isolate higher voltages than other contactors on the market of the same size and weight.

The KILOVAC K250 contactors are rated at 250 amps continuous with an isolation voltage of 1000 Vdc. They are designed with bi-directional power switching as well as auxiliary contacts to provide engineers with a versatile high voltage contactor. TE’s new contactors also help enhance performance with … Read More → "TE Connectivity’s new high voltage contactors offer higher current carry in a smaller package"

STMicroelectronics Accelerates Creation of Advanced High-Efficiency Power Solutions with STM32 Digital-Power Ecosystem

June 23, 2020
  • D-Power ecosystem assembles resources to create innovative digital power supplies using STM32 microcontrollers
  • STM32 D-Power website consolidates embedded software, development kits, demo boards, tools, documentation, and training
  • Practical workshops delivered by ST Authorized Partner and digital-power specialist Biricha Digital

Geneva, June 18, 2020 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has launched a web-based ecosystem to help designers build digital-power solutions using STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs).

Digital power supplies are an emerging … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Accelerates Creation of Advanced High-Efficiency Power Solutions with STM32 Digital-Power Ecosystem"

KEMET Advances Its Latest Environmental Sensor Solutions for Industrial Applications

Pyroelectric passive infrared (PIR) sensors allow for easy integration, configuration and more design-in possibilities
June 23, 2020

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 18, 2020 – KEMET (“KEMET” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation (“Yageo”) (TAIEX: 2327), a leading global supplier of electronic components, continues to strengthen its solutions for industrial applications with its range of environmental PIR sensors. By utilizing the pyroelectric effect, these thin-film PZT sensors have both high sensitivity and fast response times to ensure rapid and accurate detection of gas, flame, motion, food and organic compounds for industrial automation, lighting, power generation and distribution, among many other applications.

Built with hybrid micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, these high-quality environmental sensors are packaged in a small … Read More → "KEMET Advances Its Latest Environmental Sensor Solutions for Industrial Applications"

Keysight First to Launch Photovoltaic Array Simulators that Deliver 20 Kilowatts in a 3U Format

Keysight’s next generation PV8900 enables engineers to maximize solar power conversion
June 23, 2020

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 18, 2020

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 launched a new family of photovoltaic (PV) array simulators that are the first to deliver 2000 V and 20 kW of power in a 3U format, enabling engineers to maximize solar power conversion.

To keep solar power at grid parity with competing methods of power generation, performance and power conversion efficiency are critical. Small increments in power production can impact profitability of … Read More → "Keysight First to Launch Photovoltaic Array Simulators that Deliver 20 Kilowatts in a 3U Format"

Micro-Measurements Launches New E-Commerce Capability for Strain Gage Customers

June 23, 2020

MALVERN, Pa., June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Micro-Measurements® brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), a leading producer of precision sensors and sensor-based systems, today announced its new full e-commerce offering for its customers.  The new capability provides customers with a one-stop shop to purchase Micro-Measurements’ market-leading strain gage solutions online, as well as access to a comprehensive suite of product technical information, datasheets, applications notes, and how-to videos.

As part of the initial launch of the site, customers in the United States can now purchase a subset of Micro-Measurements’ broad product offering at:  Read More → "Micro-Measurements Launches New E-Commerce Capability for Strain Gage Customers"

New Technique Allows 3D Printing of Flexible Materials

June 22, 2020

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new approach to 3D printing that allows printing of finely tuned flexible materials. By using a droplet-based, multiphase microfluidic system, the team was able to efficiently print materials with potential applications in soft robotics, tissue engineering and wearable technology. The work is published June 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In traditional extrusion-based 3D printers, printing material is pushed through a nozzle and added to the structure repeatedly until the product is complete. While this is efficient and cost-effective, it makes it hard to … Read More → "New Technique Allows 3D Printing of Flexible Materials"

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