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AVX Corporation has released a new series of fused high CV tantalum SMD chip capacitors with undertab terminations. The new F98-AS1 Series capacitors feature a proprietary lead-frame-less structure with precise dimensions and low stress packaging, an internal thin film fuse that protects against short circuits, and well-established undertab termination technology, which enables high volumetric efficiency and high PCB assembly density.

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Diodes Incorporated‘s AL5809, offered in a robust two-terminal PowerDI®-123 package, provides an improved accuracy, cost-effective solution for constant-current linear driving of LEDs. With its 1.2W maximum power dissipation, temperature stability of 20ppm/ degrees C and high power-supply rejection ratio, the AL5809 delivers LED currents with a ±5% tolerance over a wide temperature range, greatly simplifying the solutions for its target

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IXYS Corporation announced the release of the new 3600V Reverse Conducting IGBTs (BiMOSFETs™). Featuring “free” intrinsic body diodes and current ratings from 45A to 125A, these devices present combined strengths of both MOSFETs and IGBTs. They are designed for high-speed, high-voltage, and high-current power conversion applications. By using these high voltage BiMOSFETs™, power circuit designers can eliminate multiple series-parallel lower

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SheerWind Inc. announced the integration of three turbines in a row or series increasing the electrical power output for a single tower. SheerWind’s INVELOX system is a large funnel that captures, concentrates, and accelerates wind before delivering it to turbines safely and efficiently located at ground level. By placing three turbines in a series in an INVELOX system, additional 120%

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Tellurex Corporation‘s tPOD1™ alternative energy power generator produces electricity directly from the heat generated from a common tea candle. The thermoelectric device is about the size of a soup can and weighs approximately 11 ounces. The first in a planned family of thermoelectric Power On Demand™ power generators, the tPOD1™ is designed for off-grid campers and backpackers that need a

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Edison DC Systems, Inc. announced today that it has closed a $1.3 million Series A round of funding led by Chicago, Illinois, venture fund Energy Foundry and includes participation from a number of high net worth individual investors from Illinois, New York and Wisconsin. The funds will be channeled into accelerating the company’s development of direct-current uninterruptible power systems (DC-UPS)

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTM4639, a 20A dc-dc step-down µModule® (micromodule) regulator capable of converting 2.5V to 7V main-power system rails to point-of-load voltages as low as 0.6V with optimum efficiency. In complex rack-mount systems improved voltage conversion efficiency results in savings in energy consumption, thermal management and equipment size. Applications include cloud-based equipment and RAID systems where 3.3V is

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Xicato, Inc. announced the release of its XIM intelligent module for solid-state lighting (SSL) that provides extremely smooth dimming, as low as 0.1% in DALI systems and can be connected via DALI or 1-10V systems. The module also monitors and records its own performance and “health” using on board microelectronics and software that Xicato has pioneered in the light source.

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced the first two devices in its new 600V EF Series of fast body diode n-channel power MOSFETs. With low reverse recovery charge and on-resistance, the Vishay Siliconix SiHx28N60EF and SiHx33N60EF increase reliability and save energy in industrial, telecom, computing, and renewable energy applications. Built on second-generation Super Junction Technology, the 600 V fast body diode

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SP3022 Series Low Capacitance ESD Protection TVS Diode Arrays (SPA® Diodes). These robust 0.35pF, 20kV bidirectional (back-to-back) discrete TVS diodes can safely absorb repetitive ESD strikes over the maximum level specified in the IEC61000-4-2 international standard without performance degradation. The SP3022 Series’ back-to-back configuration provides symmetrical ESD protection for data lines when ac signals are

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