Engineers at Stanford University can already power this prototype medical implant chip without wires by using ultrasound. Now they want to make it much smaller. Medical researchers would like to plant tiny electronic devices deep inside our bodies to monitor biological processes and deliver pinpoint therapies to treat illness or relieve pain. But so far engineers have been unable to
At electronica 2014 in Munich, Texas Instruments (TI) will showcase how analog and embedded processing semiconductors enable innovative technologies to meet today’s industrial and automotive challenges. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on demonstrations that reveal how the right products and solutions for complex systems can make development easy and shorten development times. Main highlights of the TI
Ergon Energy expects to be installing new battery-based technology called Grid Utility Support Systems (GUSS) to help power sections of its electricity network by mid-2015. The news comes with the announcement of S&C Electric Companywinning an Ergon tender to provide 20 of the ground-breaking GUSS units. GUSS works by charging batteries overnight when electricity use is at its lowest and
Stem, Inc. has teamed with Kyocera Solar Inc. to offer an integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solution for commercial power users. The new solution automatically reduces demand on the electric utility grid, providing guarantees for significant energy savings now and against possible future tariffs — benefits reinforced by using high-performance Kyocera solar modules. Kyocera is the first solar
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) today announced the expansion of its portfolio of insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of a family of rugged, reliable 650V devices optimized for fast switching applications including solar inverters, welding equipment, industrial motors, induction heating and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Ranging from 15A to 90A, the IRGP47xx family of IGBTs utilizes trench thin-wafer technology
Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced the industry’s first fully-integrated high-brightness LED matrix manager IC for adaptive automotive headlight systems. The TPS92661-Q1 is a compact, scalable solution that enables automobile manufacturers to create innovative LED headlamps that vary beam patterns and intensity dynamically for optimum roadway illumination and enhanced driver safety. Featured in premium vehicles today and proliferating into mainstream
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of screw-terminal power aluminum capacitors designed for traction and heavy-duty applications. Devices in the Vishay BCcomponents 110 PHT-ST series offer a long useful life of 10,000 hours at +85 degrees C and high ripple current to 19.76 A at +85 degrees C in large 76 mm by 146 mm and 76 mm
STMicroelectronics NV has added two shunt voltage references to its rapidly-expanding portfolio of rad-hard products for aerospace applications. The RHF1009A is an adjustable (2.5 – 5.5V) voltage reference, while the RHF100 is a 1.2V fixed voltage reference. Specifically designed to sustain the radiation levels found in space and pin-compatible with similar industry-standard devices, these voltage references are QML-V qualified by
Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SP1012 Series TVS Diode Array (SPA Diodes), a miniature, five-channel 6.5pF, 15kV bidirectional TVS array for general-purpose electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The SP1012 Series packs five ESD diodes in a 0402-size (0.94mm x 0.61mm) flipchip package that would normally contain only one, so it offers a 5x improvement over previous implementations. By providing the highest
SMA America, Inc. has further expanded its line of Sunny Boy TL-US inverters with Secure Power Supply, this time with 7,000- and 7,700-Watt models. The higher power ratings of the new Sunny Boy 7000TL-US and 7700TL-US make them suited for large residential PV projects. Like all of the Sunny Boy TL-US inverters with Secure Power Supply, these new models are