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Two additions to Keysight Technologies’ Signal Studio software suite of signal-creation tools target R&D and manufacturing engineers developing or testing the conformance of devices to the IEEE 802.15.4g-based Wi-SUN standard and LTE/LTE-Advanced uplink 2×2 MIMO with real-time HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request). Wi-SUN is intended to advance and enable interoperable and reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wireless utility products for wireless smart

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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) today introduced the AOZ1363, a high-current smart load switch with rapid turn-off fault protection and current monitoring. The device has an operating input voltage range from 5V to 16V and is capable of supplying up to 6A of continuous current. A low on-resistance of 23mΩ in a thermally enhanced 3mm x 3mm DFN package

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Minco Technology Labs, LLC, a manufacturer of value-added products, die processing and distribution of mission critical, high-reliability semiconductor solutions and services, today announced the introduction of its Industrial Power Module products. This new product grouping will be added to their increasing portfolio of standard products, be the first products defined specifically for and servicing the demands of the heavy industrial

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Texas Instruments, Inc. today introduced the industry’s smallest bidirectional 18-V, 5-A protection switches with high power efficiency. These tiny devices reduce solution size and extend battery life in portable and adapter-powered devices, and enterprise and client solid state drives (SSDs). Enterprise SSDs are reading and writing more data than ever before, which is driving a requirement for increased speed and

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The improvement of power device performance significantly contributes to energy saving. The operation with lower energy loss is expected especially by using silicon carbide (SiC) instead of silicon (Si) which is the common material. However, the transistors with SiC are still suffered from large resistance and insufficient reliability, mainly due to the defects on SiC by the formation of silicon

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Southern Company, which owns Mississippi Power, ranks nearly last when it comes to utilities’ use of renewable energy. However, a settlement announced earlier this week could open up as much as 100 megawatts of solar and wind in Mississippi. The Gulfport-based utility recently reached a settlement with the local chapter of the Sierra Club to diversify its fuel mix away

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For a car that has only been seen a handful of times in public, demand and expectations for the Tesla Model X are at an all time high. But don’t blame Tesla; as Business Insider reports, the company is actively trying to get would-be Model X buyers into the Model S instead. Why would Elon Musk do that? On the

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The Eindhoven-based firm’s ArenaVision LED floodlighting system will be installed at the 41,000-capacity stadium in time for Chelsea’s preseason friendly match against Spanish side Real Sociedad.  The new lighting was installed during this summer’s break in time for the start of the new football season. The first match-day use will be on August 12 when Chelsea plays a friendly against

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By Michal Bacia Why is everybody so excited about solar? In short: it is a secure, highly profitable investment at zero cost. That means there is no need to spend money on this investment in order to enjoy the profits. Seriously! Oh, by the way, it helps the planet too! … and creates local jobs! Imagine somebody offering you this

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The Australian arm of the world’s largest PV maker, Yingli Solar, has announced a new digital quality control program aimed at raising the benchmark for the nation’s rooftop solar industry. Yingli4You, launched by Yingli Green Energy Australia on Tuesday, is described as an educational, incentive, technical and project management package to help the module maker’s partner installers to raise industry

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