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EV Group says it has increased TSV throughput by 50% with a fusion bonding technology which it calls Gemini FB XT. Wafer alignment has been improved 3x over its previous technology says EV. The 2012 edition of theITRS  says that high-density TSV applications will require wafer bonding alignment accuracy of 500 nm (3 sigma) by 2015. To enable high process

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Renewable energy is dismissed  by some as being only for ‘greenies’ or as some kind of fringe technology, but a recent report has shown mainstream Fortune 500 companies are using it to save hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Collectively, they are saving about $1.1 billion dollars, according to the report put out by Ceres, David Gardiner & Associates,

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Linear Technology introduced the LT3669, an IO-Link PHY compatible (COM1/COM2/COM3) industrial transceiver that includes a high efficiency step-down regulator and a low dropout linear regulator. The device offers cable interface protection to ±60V. Wake-up detect functionality as well as a programmable power-on reset timer are included for system reliability. The LT3669/-2 operates from a 7.5V to 40V input voltage range

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The US-based smart module and power optimization company Tigo Energy is teaming up with SunGift Trade — the UK-based distribution arm of the installer SunGift Solar — with the aim of becoming a major force in the UK’s solar PV market. As per the new arrangement between the two, SunGift will carry and utilize stock of the Tigo Dual Maximizer

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In the past nine years, global renewable energy capacity has nearly doubled from 800 gigawatts to 1,560 gigawatts, with solar and wind showing the biggest gains. According to the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century‘s (REN21) Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, worldwide solar PV capacity is 53 times higher than in 2004, while wind power capacity is nearly

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More than 10 years ago, the frequency control industry introduced PLL-based (phase-locked loop) oscillators, an innovation that pioneered several features previously unavailable with traditional crystal oscillators (XOs). Leveraging internal clock synthesizer IC technology, PLL-based XOs can be programmed to support a wide range of frequencies. This breakthrough eliminated the material processing steps required to cut and machine quartz to make

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The STM32 Dynamic Efficiency microcontroller family improves the power-saving performance of data batching, a technique used in Google’s latest Android 4.4 (KitKat) operating system to maximize battery life, and extends those advantages to applications beyond smartphones/tablets.   For example, the STM32F411 MCUs, thanks to higher-performance design with lower dynamic power, will fit well into sensor-hub applications.  Their Batch Acquisition Mode

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International Rectifier designed its D series of low-power, radiation-tolerant, two-output dc-dc converters to meet the high-reliability design requirements of satellite power systems. The D28xxD and D50xxxxP D series features low output noise, and guaranteed end-of-life (EOL) output-voltage drift with high-level output cross regulation.  Each converter output is independently regulated with 5-W maximum rated output power or 10-W total output power. 

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Intersil’s ISL85403 is a 36 V, 2.5 A synchronous buck or boost buck controller with a high-side MOSFET and low-side driver integrated. In buckmode, the ISL85403 supports a wide input range of 3 V to 36 V. In boost-buck mode, the input range can be extended down to 2.5 V and output regulation can be maintained when VIN drops below

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Artesyn Embedded Technologies, formerly Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing & Power business, today announced the new AVD85 family of 85-Watt, sixteenth-brick, high-efficiency, fully-regulated dc-dc converters. The AVD85 offers excellent thermal performance, high power density of 72.5 W/in2 and delivers a peak efficiency of 92 percent. Optimized for high density applications with restricted space, the AVD85 family provides an adjustable output

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