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Altera Corporation today announced the availability of a functional safety development board and FPGA reference designs through NewTec, a leading European provider of safety-related electronic systems. The new board and reference designs coupled with Altera’s TUV Rheinland-qualified FPGAs, tools, and IP, enable customers to accelerate development and certification of FPGA-based system designs. Altera is demonstrating this and other offerings at

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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) announced that Canadian stakeholders, with the assistance of UL technical experts, are set to begin work on the development of an electric utility meter standard for Canada. The new standard will cover the electrical safety of electric utility meters, addressing a concern raised by multiple stakeholders across Canada. To facilitate an expedited process, the current Standard

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Diodes Incorporated has introduced its own variant of the TLC271 programmable op-amp. The part offers a bias-select mode, enabling closer matching of power dissipation and ac performance with the specific requirements of battery-powered consumer and industrial products. To help extend battery cell life, its low-bias mode helps reduce power dissipation, while medium and high bias modes progressively increase op-amp ac

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The new SPT 35 high-performance terminal block from Phoenix Contact is one of the world’s highest-performance PCB terminal blocks with fast connection technology. Thanks to the integrated push-in spring with programmed contact force, users can connect conductors with cross sections of up to 35 mm² quickly and safely. The terminal block has unlimited approval for 600V according to UL 1059

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TDK Corporation announced the introduction of 800W high-voltage models to TDK-Lambda’s Z+ series of programmable dc power supplies. The series is now available with output voltages of 0-10, 0-20, 0-36, 0-60, 0-160, 0-320 and 0-650Vdc with output powers of 200 to 800W. These higher voltages address the requirements for applications such as deposition processes, remotely operated underwater vehicles, ATE systems

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Magna-Power Electronics, Inc.introduced 15 new models to its XR Series programmable dc power supply line, which now provides isolated outputs up to 2,000Vdc and up to 10kW in an industry-leading 2U rack-mount package. The new isolated models at 1250Vdc, 1500Vdc, and 2000Vdc satisfy the testing requirements for a variety of applications, including: gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) devices,

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Infineon Technologies AG has expanded its discrete IGBT portfolio for high power applications with the TO-247PLUS package. The new package enables up to 120A IGBT co-packed with a full-rated diode in the same footprint and pin-out as JEDEC standard TO-247-3. The TO-247PLUS can be used in industrial applications such as UPS, welding, solar, industrial drives as well as automotive applications

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The new M-series1200V IGBTs from STMicroelectronics Inc. feature advanced trench-gate field-stop technology to save more energy and increase reliability in applications such as solar inverters, welding equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, and industrial motor drives. With optimized conduction and turn-off characteristics, as well as low turn-on losses, these new and improved IGBTs are designed for use in hard-switching circuits operating at

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PhotoAudi has fallen behind its rivals when it comes to electric cars but the automaker is out to rectify the issue with the launch of its first all-electric model next year, the R8 e-tron. The R8 e-tron will be based on Audi’s second-generation R8 supercar which is also due out next year; the electric version is expected to have a

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According to a comment made by Tesla’s Chief Executive Elon Musk in an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel, the US electric automaker has entered negotiations with BMW over the use of batteries and lightweight vehicle components. The youngest publicly-traded US automaker – Tesla Motors – has enjoyed a spectacular rise over the last few years, with investors treating its

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