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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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The research is described in an online paper entitled ‘Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes’ published in Nature Nanotechnology. Lithium metal is an optimal choice as an anode material for batteries with higher energy storage density than existing lithium ion batteries because it has the highest specific capacity (3,860 mAh g–1) and the lowest anode potential of all. However,

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Next-generation power-delivery solutions As a next-generation means of power supply, wireless charging is a fast-growing field within the electronic appliance industry. At TECHNO-FRONTIER 2014, ST will demonstrate wireless charging using advanced digital power-controller IC that enables compliance with the Qi standard from WPC1. ST’s digital power-controller IC, which integrates a microprocessor core and peripheral circuits for power-supply control, contributes to

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Vicor Corp. announced the newest entries in its portfolio of isolated bus converter modules based on the company’s Converter housed in Package power component platform. Supplying up to 1.75 kW at 50 V with 98% peak efficiency and power density of 2750 W/in3, Vicor’s new ChiP BCM fixed-ratio power converters deliver 5X the power density of competing solutions, further extending

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In electronic systems, mechanic joints are particularly vulnerable to the effects of load changes and vibrations. Typically, this effect hits at soldered wire connections – they tend to break under mechanical stress, which often enough leads to the complete failure of the respective ECU. Rigid-flex, on first sight a contradiction in itself, is the solution: It consists of two or

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The LTC3622 is a high-efficiency, 17V input capable synchronous buck regulator from Linear Technology Corporation that delivers dual 1A continuous current to outputs as low as 0.6V. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiencies as high as 95%, while Burst Mode® operation requires only 5µA of no load quiescent current. The LTC3622 switches at a fixed 1MHz frequency, whereas the LTC3622-2 switches at

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The LTC3622 is a high-efficiency, 17V input capable synchronous buck regulator from Linear Technology Corporation that delivers dual 1A continuous current to outputs as low as 0.6V. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiencies as high as 95%, while Burst Mode® operation requires only 5µA of no load quiescent current. The LTC3622 switches at a fixed 1MHz frequency, whereas the LTC3622-2 switches at

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Though in the automotive industry computer-based simulation increasingly displace physical tests of new developments, in many cases real tests still are essential, and they are generating increasing amounts of test data. Though these data are generated by different test systems, it is important that they can be interpreted, compared and processed correctly disregarding of their source. Therefore they need to

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Thanks to Autocar, we now have more details about the upcoming Mercedes C Class plug-in hybrid. Previously, the conventional wisdom was a six-cylinder engine would be the powerplant of choice, but now it appears a turbocharged 2.0 liter four-cylinder engine making 208 hp will be used. An electric motor that is part of the package will add an additional 67

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XP Power plc today announced the addition of a 250-Watt range to its GCS series of high-efficiency single-output ac-dc power supplies. Certified to both industrial and medical international safety standards, and comprising 150, 180, and now 250 Watt models, the GCS series is available in multiple mechanical formats. Ensuring the range is suitable for multiple applications, the GCS series is

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