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Anderson Power Products (APP) announces the addition of the Panel Mount Connector to the 3-position Mini PL family of SPEC Pak® sealed connectors. This compact, panel mountable connector is capable of 22A at 600 Vac or Vdc (UL). APP also added a 5-position offering to the Mini SPEC Pak® connector family. This environmentally-sealed and touch-safe connector houses up to 5

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SynQor, Inc. announces the release of the MQSA-28-05S, the first to come in a new series of low-power, Hi-Rel converters. This 5W dc-dc converter is housed in a new compact package that measures 1.075″ x 1.075″ x 0.27″. Developed specifically for the Military/Aerospace industry to ensure survivability in the most hostile environments, the MQSA-28-05S uses SynQor’s innovative QorSeal™ packaging technology,

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Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the expansion of its MPLAB® Code Configurator Plug-In to support 16-bit PIC® MCUs, in addition to the 8-bit devices already supported. This code development tool enables developers to enhance the design experience with faster application development. Based on the popularity of this tool for 8-bit products, Microchip has added support for more than 50 16-bit

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LTC3305, a single IC, stand-alone multicell battery balancer for 12V lead-acid batteries. Balancing works by absorbing charge from higher voltage batteries and transferring that charge to lower voltage batteries so that all are charged equally. Charge is transferred using a lower capacity battery that is sequentially connected across the batteries in the stack. Not only does

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Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the first power MOSFET drivers in a new product family—the MCP14A005X and MCP14A015X. These drivers feature a new architecture for high-speed operation, the first in the MCP14A product line. Available in SOT-23 and 2 x 2 mm DFN packages, the new devices are among the smallest packaged MOSFET drivers on the market today. The small

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Caddock Electronics, Inc. announced the new Type VMN voltage-monitoring resistor networks for applications that need superior transient tolerant capability – while maintaining precision voltage divider performance. These precision voltage divider networks are designed for use in the voltage measurement circuits of power quality monitoring equipment, kilowatt-hour meters, and other power and energy measurement equipment, where precision electrical-service voltage monitoring is

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TE Connectivity (TE) announces its newly-enhanced NECTOR M power system. In addition to meeting IEC 61535 standards, the power system solution is designed to meet the UL 1977 guidelines and just debuted a 5-position splitter that provides power, signal and control connection options for multiple lighting and electrical devices. TE’s NECTOR M power system solution is a fully pluggable, modular

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GE’s Critical Power business today introduced its new ERCW003A6R 100-W, one-eighth brick dc-dc converters, the latest addition to its Orca™-series family of isolated, board-mounted power amplifier modules. The new high-efficiency converters provide high-voltage and high-power applications with up to 3.6 Adc output current at a nominal output voltage of 28Vdc. The ERCW003A6R modules incorporate the latest in technology and component

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Ioxus, Inc. today announced the official launch of the iMOD X-Series™, a family of 22 modules that makes the design and installation at the system level extremely easy for the end-customer. The architecture of the iMOD X-Series will be the framework for future Ioxus energy storage technologies across its ultracapacitor systems. The production launch of the iMOD X-Series simplifies system

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STMicroelectronics, Inc. has boosted its STM32F0 Value Line ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller series, adding USB connectivity and larger Flash options to enhance support for cost-sensitive consumer, smart-energy, communication-gateway, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. Six new devices now join the entry-level 32-bit STM32F0 Value Line to address the 8-bit and 16-bit applications. These extend developers’ flexibility to use the same microcontroller architecture for

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