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Eaton has claimed one of the industry’s first 1000Vdc solar breaker recombiners to be tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to meet UL 1741 standards. The certification indicates safe and reliable operation in stand-alone and grid-tied distributed energy applications. For enhanced application flexibility and equipment reliability, Power Xpert® Solar DC breaker recombiners can be customized with Eaton’s broad range

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LG Electronics announced that its most innovative and efficient solar power system ever, the LG NeON 2, will be available in the United States in August. Demonstrated here in advance of the Intersolar North America trade show, the LG NeON 2 is equipped with newly developed LG “Cello” technology. The innovative Cello technology consists of 12 thin wires instead of

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JST Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has added the PBV Series wire-to-board, crimp style disconnectable connectors provide optimum performance even in high-vibration conditions. A compact, low-profile connector, the PBV Series has a 2.0 mm (.079″) pitch. These highly reliable SMT connectors are available in both side and top entry configurations. They incorporate both polarization and a secure locking feature designed to prevent

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Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. has added a new terminal pin suitable for use in a variety of board-to-board and wire-to-board applications. It features a compliant press-fit tail, slotted head and an additional press-fit feature on the barrel of the pin. These characteristics combine to provide functional, versatile and reliable connection options. The new 3622-0-32-15-00-00-03-0 pin is designed to be a versatile

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Murata today announced three additions to its Okami OKR series of single-output, non-isolated point of load (PoL) dc-dc converters. Constructed in a space efficient single in-line package (SIP) format, these compact devices use the latest synchronous buck technology to deliver outstanding thermal performance, high power density, and efficiencies as high as 95%. The new models add 20, 30, and 50A

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of mini radial-leaded positive temperature coefficient (PTC) sensing thermistors. Featuring tiny <4.0 mm body diameters, a wide range of well-defined temperature levels from +80 to +150 degrees C, and standard ±5 degrees C tolerances, devices in the Vishay BCcomponents PTCSL03 series are designed to provide compact and accurate remote over-temperature sensing in

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AVX Corporation has introduced the new T4J Medical Series tantalum SMD capacitors. Specifically designed for use in implantable non-life-support and non-implantable life support medical applications, T4J Medical Series capacitors exhibit high standard reliability of fewer than 0.1% failures per 1,000 hours at 25 degrees C and rated voltage, which is 10 times better than standard commercial reliability, and low standard

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LT8494, a current-mode, fixed-frequency SEPIC/boost dc-dc converter with an internal 2A, 70V switch. Ultralow quiescent current of only 7µA makes the device suited for always-on automotive or other industrial battery-powered systems. The LT8494 starts up from an input voltage range of 2.5V to 32V and once running it operates from inputs from 1V to 60V, making

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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the industry’s most complete USB Type-C solution, including authentication and power delivery capabilities to further deliver secure connections for a smarter world. The authentication capabilities can be used to validate a device and determine whether specific functionality of that device should be enabled. This will maximize battery life and could prevent safety hazards or equipment

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Renesas Electronics today announced a new wireless solution that supports the Bluetooth® Smart near field wireless communication standard. The new RL78/G1D Group of microcontrollers (MCUs) has been developed by combining the low-power RF Transceiver Technology for Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE), which the company presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) held in February, 2015, with Renesas’ expertise on consumer

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