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Renesas Electronics Europe today announced the certification of the second-generation of its market leading OFDM powerline (PLC) modem for the FCC frequency band. This makes Renesas the first supplier worldwide to achieve certifications for all frequency bands as defined by the G3-PLC Alliance specifications, including ARIB (Japan Route B), Cenelec A and FCC. As a result, Renesas is again claiming

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The new generation AZV3001 single-channel comparator from Diodes Incorporated has been specifically developed for use in battery-powered equipment that needs to operate at low voltage. The single-channel device consumes only 6µA and provides guaranteed operation from 1.6V up to 5.5V, making it well-suited for use in systems with nominal supplies of 1.8V, 3.0V or 5.0V, such as mobile phones, tablets

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AVX Corporation has introduced a single contact version of its proven 9176 Series insulation displacement connectors (IDCs), which are widely recognized for providing highly-reliable, gas-tight wire-to-board connections in a range of harsh environment applications. Backward compatible with existing 9176 Series connectors with regard to contact and footprint, the new 9176-65X single-tine IDC contacts exhibit the same robust, reliable performance the

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Absopulse Electronics‘ HVI 500-D3G series of high input voltage, ultra-rugged, IP66-rated dc-dc converters are designed and built for extreme applications that require a waterproof, dust-proof, sand-proof, oil-, fire- and/or explosion-proof solution. They are typically used in heavy industry, mining, marine, military and power generation and distribution environments. The 500W converters operate from a 600Vdc input voltage, with a 400- to

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Murata has announced the D2U5T-H3-7000-54 hot-swappable, ac-dc power supply with wide-range three-phase input from Murata Power Solutions. This internally cooled supply provides a 7kW, 54Vdc main output at up to 95.5% efficiency at 50% load. A user selectable standby offers an output of either 3.3- or 5-Vdc. The D2U5T Series offers true 3-wire, 3-phase operation from either a Delta or

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced a new wide Vin, four-switch buck-boost controller that claims the highest power efficiency with reduced EMI. The LM5175 manages input voltages from 3.5V to 42V and regulates output voltages from 0.8V to 55V. This flexibility enables the controller to deliver high-performance designs for industrial and automotive applications such as industrial PCs, USB power delivery,

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Powervation Ltd. today announced its latest high-performance digital dc-dc controller for FPGA, ASIC, and POL power for communications and computing applications. Designed for key rails that demand precision output voltage regulation and tight control during transient conditions, the PV3105 digital controller provides low jitter and low output voltage ripple, and improved transient response, making it designed for powering low-voltage, high

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced its MSP432™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, claimed to be the industry’s lowest power 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M4F MCUs. These 48MHz MCUs leverage TI’s ultra-low-power MCU expertise to optimize performance without compromising power, while only consuming 95µA/MHz in active power and 850nA in standby power. Industry-leading integrated analog, such as a high-speed 14-bit 1MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC),

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Siemens AG announced today the release of its new single-axis Sinamics V20 AC drive, frame size E, with both Low Overload (LO) and High Overload (HO) ratings. The V20 family features easy setup and operation with excellent cost and energy efficiency. With a power rating ranging from 1/6–40hp at 480Vac, Sinamics V20 drives are available in five frame sizes and

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Power line communications (PLC) is a global technology that is gaining interest worldwide due to the wide availability of power distribution lines. In smart grids inductive couplers are playing a big role as it transmits the communication signals between power line and PLC data transceiver without introducing any new wires or cables; being a competitive solution compared with capacitive coupling.

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