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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the introduction of three eGaN FETs designed with a wider pitch connection layout. These products expand EPC’s family of “Relaxed Pitch” devices featuring a 1 mm ball pitch. The wider pitch allows for placement of additional and larger vias under the device to enable high current carrying capability despite the extremely small 2.6 mm

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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced an absorptive single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch specified for the 9-KHz to 13-GHz frequency band, with high isolation of 48 dB and low insertion-loss of 0.6 dB at 8-GHz operation. The HMC1118LP3DE is the first offering within ADI’s new RF and microwave control product portfolio to exhibit the inherent advantages of silicon process technology, which

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AllCell Technologies, LLC and LG Chem Ltd have developed a high performance long lasting Li-ion battery for material handling applications. The battery is designed as a drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries with fast charge/discharge capabilities, 4-5 times longer life, robust fuel gage, hot environment resilience, and no standard maintenance requirements. A base model (26V, 93 Ah) with CAN bus communication

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Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a new four-pin TO-247 MOSFET package targeting power factor control for high power Smart Power Stage (SPS). The new package is equipped with high speed DTMOS-H chips with low QGD to optimize switching behavior. In conventional three pin TO-247 packages, parasitic induction at the source pin causes increased losses with increasing switching frequency. With the

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Excelsys Technologies announced today that its Xsolo power supplies have been designed and tested to meet both the B and BF type requirements per the IEC 60601 standard. This makes them suitable for applications that need these levels of performance for power supplies used in medical applications. Excelsys’ testing procedures were performed in accordance with requirements for B (body) and

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Saft announced the release of its Xcelion 6T™ battery for powering military vehicles. The Xcelion 6T™ is a Li-ion drop-in replacement of lead-acid batteries that provides equivalent power of two lead-acid batteries at a quarter of the weight and half the volume. The launch signals the conclusion of a two-year industrialization program, in which Saft successfully reduced the cost of

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XP Power announced today the DDC15 and DDC30 series of low profile 15 Watt and 30 Watt DIN rail format dc-d converters. The range is designed to offer additional voltages in DIN rail power systems, provide isolated outputs and noise immunity or support battery powered or battery backed applications. The single output converters accommodate the wide 4:1 input range from

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STMicroelectronics’ TN5050H-12WY is the world’s first high-power Silicon-Controlled Rectifier Thyristor to offer 1200V blocking voltage combined with automotive-grade production quality. With a current capability up to 80A and an operating temperature range up to 150 degrees C, the new device leverages both ST’s long-term leadership in discrete power devices and meeting the demanding requirements of the automotive semiconductor market. The

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ON Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of power MOSFETs with new, high efficiency single n-channel devices targeted at data networking, telecommunications and industrial applications. These devices are capable of delivering incredibly low on state resistance, RDS(on) values, thereby minimizing conduction losses and improving overall operational efficiency levels. They also have very low gate capacitance (Ciss), down to 2164pF, which ensures

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Bourns, Inc. today introduced two new series of low thermal resistant ceramic core wirewound resistors. These axial lead resistor families give designers an effective circuit conditioning solution for applications that have very high temperature and voltage requirements and operate in harsh environmental conditions. The Bourns® Model W and WS Series fixed resistors offer E24 resistance values, have been designed to

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