Tag: industry news

3
Nov

Ultra-Efficient Low-Voltage MOSFETs with Dual-sided Cooling

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced that its high-efficiency, low-voltage MOSFET technologies are now available in ultra-compact DSOP Advance package options. The new packages offer dual-sided cooling to significantly improve heat dissipation. This will help designers of high-component-density applications to minimize the PCB temperature and improve performance without board space penalties. Recommended: 25-mOhm / 1700-V SiC Transistors The DSOP Advance

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3
Nov

SMT Current-Sense Transformers for Automotive Electronics

TDK Corporation has added two new EPCOS SMT current sense transformers for automotive electronics. The first type (B78417A2185A003) is based on an EP7 ferrite core and has dimensions of only 10.6 mm x 12.2 mm x 11 mm. It is designed to measure pulse currents of up to 20A. The dc resistance is 1.3 mΩ on the primary side and

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3
Nov

US Energy Department Awards $2 Million To Cogenra Solar Via SunShot Initiative

The US Department of Energy has awarded $2 million in funding to the high-performance solar technology company Cogenra Solar through its Energy SunShot Initiative, as per a recent press release. Cogenra is reportedly planning to use this award to scale up its record-setting Dense Cell Interconnect (DCI) technology, via the use of an automated production line to be built in

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3
Nov

Magnetic Angle Sensors with Highest Performance for BLDC Controls

Analog Devices, Inc. claims the industry’s highest precision, highest speed magnetic angle sensor. The high-resolution ADA4571 sensor is four times more accurate (0.5 degrees max), 60 percent faster and uses 40 percent less power than competing angle sensors. The ADA4571 directly measures motor position to reduce noise, optimize smoothness and torque performance, and help designers of brushless dc (BLDC) motors

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3
Nov

High-Voltage Bus Converters and Buck/Boost Regulators for Mil-COTS Market

SynQor, Inc. has released its latest high input voltage, high-power dc-dc converter offerings for the Mil-COTS Market. SynQor continues to bring its innovative technologies and power management approach to the military end user. The two new high voltage unregulated dc-dc bus converters and the high voltage regulated dc-dc non-isolated converters is bringing SynQor’s proven high-density Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA) to

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3
Nov

POE Plus for Harsh Environments

MEN Micro Inc. has released the G304, a 3U CompactPCI Serial unmanaged Ethernet switch. The rugged switch uses Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) and a direct Ethernet to CPU connection via the P1 connector for reliable communications in several harsh and mobile applications. The switch comes with four Gigabit Ethernet ports via RJ45 on the front, however M12 connectors can

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3
Nov

Improving & Increasing Mass Transit With Wi-Fi

Automobile traffic produces air pollution, chokes cities, and wastes time. Mass transit is one of the best options for change. Many of us would ride mass transit if it was readily available. But I think many more would be inclined to ride if the metro offered internet access. Extra Wi-Fi time instead of the stasis of looking at traffic lights

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31
Oct

In 2064, This Is Your Life As An Energy Generator

This article is part of the ‘Think Further’ series, sponsored by Fred Alger Management, Inc. For more ‘Think Further’ content and videos, visit thinkfurtheralger.com. We’ve been all over MIT researcher Donald Sadoway’s new “dirt cheap” liquid metal battery ever since it was a glimmer in his eye, so when Sadoway’s name came up in the context of a sponsored series

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31
Oct

Toyota Claims That No One Wants A Toyota EV, Pushing Ahead With Hydrogen…

A prominent Toyota representative recently made the comment that the main reason that Toyota isn’t developing any wide-release battery-electric vehicles is that no one wants one. And that’s why the company is pushing ahead with its hydrogen fuel cell technology. Wait, what? So, no one is asking for a Toyota BEV? And are there really that many people asking for

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30
Oct

SolarCity and Zep Spice Up the Solar Carport Race

Solar carports were a hot topic at last week’s Solar Power International 2014 conference in Las Vegas, with carport structures prominently on display across the trade show floor. As discussed in GTM Research’s recent report, the U.S. Solar Carport Market 2010-2018: Landscape, Outlook and Leading Companies, the secret about this opportunity is out, and companies have begun strategically planning around

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