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Electronic Design Europe: Previously, silicon MEMS timing products could not compete with quartz’s low jitter performance for applications such as telecommunications. Has the jitter performance of silicon MEMS improved? Rami Kanama: For telecom and networking applications, the jitter performance needed improvement from both the MEMS and the controlling ASIC. The ASIC that Discera had was good, but we can improve

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Schaefer, Inc. has announced the TEC-100 and TEC-200 Series of isolated dc-dc converters that provide 100W and 200W of continuous power that feature high efficiency (up to 93%) and -60 to +125 degrees C operating temperature range. These units are especially designed for heavy industrial applications and harshest environment conditions. The TEC Series provides both 2:1 and 4:1 wide dc

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Today, Sharp Electronics Corporation announced the launch of Sharp’s SmartStorage energy solution, which is immediately available throughout California and will be expanded to other states in the second half of 2014. SmartStorage is a unique energy storage solution, which can dramatically cut utility demand charges for commercial and industrial buildings. It was developed in the U.S. at Camas, Washington-based Sharp

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Last April, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for Test Procedures for LED Lamps. Since then, two supplemental notices (SNOPRs) have been published. Such rulemaking changes for test procedures could lay the groundwork for revisions to the country’s mandatory EISA efficiency requirements, which include lighting products sold in the U.S. The initial NOPR

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The TASKING C compiler now supports the RH850 microcontroller from Renesas Electronics for automotive applications. The TASKING VX-toolset for RH850, from Altium, is its first  compiler to incorporate support for the latest MISRA C:2012 guidelines for C programming, in addition to the MISRA C:1998 and C:2004 guidelines. The MISRA C support enables developers to select the MISRA rules to enforce

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C&K Components has expanded its product line of compact PCB-mounted switches to include two new medium power switch series that feature either momentary or locking actuation configurations. The PVA Series short-stroke key switches are designed for through-hole PCB soldering, and are available in either DPST (double pole, single throw) or DPDT (double pole, double throw) configurations.  With five different actuator

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TDK Corporation has developed a new series of 3-terminal feedthrough filters that are designed to meet the automotive industry’s demands for EMC components in emerging safety and infotainment applications. The new components are available in case sizes EIA 0603 (1.6 mm x 0.8 mm) to EIA 1206 (3.2 mm x 1.6 mm) with rated capacitance values ranging from 22pF to

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The discovery is a step towards the creation of energy superhighways that conduct electricity without current loss. The research, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is a collaboration between theoretical physicists led by Dirk Morr, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and experimentalists led by Seamus J.C. Davis of Cornell University

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Delta Electronics, Inc. has introduced AA, AB, AC series of standard ac-dc power modules, which covers all the popular industry-standard sizes and footprints. The output power of the fully-encapsulated ac-dc power modules ranges from 2W to 60W. These power supplies accept a universal input voltage (85-264V, 47-440Hz) with built in EMI/EMC. They can withstand 3000Vac isolation voltage (Minimum 4000Vac for

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Power Integrations today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net revenues for the quarter were $89.0 million, up seven percent from the prior quarter and up one percent from the second quarter of 2013. GAAP gross margin for the second quarter was 54.8 percent; operating margin was 16.1 percent. GAAP net income for the quarter was

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