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AVX Corporation has added a single-contact, wire-to-board (WTB) insulation displacement connector (IDC) with plated through hole (PTH) terminations to its 9176 Series, which, prior to the addition, was exclusively comprised of surface mount technology (SMT) connectors. Delivering the same features and benefits for which the 9176 Series is known — including a gas-tight connection to the PCB for long-term reliability,

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Toshiba Corporation has launched the TB9051FTG, a small-sized motor driver IC for dc brushed motors intended primarily for automotive electronic throttle control. The TB9051FTG offers highly efficient operation and a small P-QFN28 package (6mm x 6mm), realized by its ultra-low on-resistance, the result of applying DMOS transistors as driver circuits. Sample shipments will start in September 2015, with mass production

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Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will launch the industry’s smallest enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors in the X-GaN™ package. The GaN is encapsulated into 8×8 dual-flat no-lead (DFN) surface-mount package. It is possible to mount the package on small area where it is difficult to mount conventionally and it is contribute to the reduction of the power consumption

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Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed the industry’s smallest semiconductor device, the PhotoMOS CC type series solid-state relays (SSRs), which achieves low consumption current and contributes to equipment downsizing. The relay is operated with a low consumption current, and as a result the working time of the battery operating the equipment is longer. It enables steady operation for

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AVX Corporation has added a new 1206 chip size and extensive new voltage, clamping voltage, and energy ratings to its Glass Encapsulated TransGuard® and TransGuard Automotive Series multilayer varistors. Comprised of zinc oxide (ZnO) based ceramic semiconductor devices with non-linear, bi-directional voltage-current (V-I) characteristics similar to those of back-to-back Zener diodes, both multilayer varistor series provide bi-directional overvoltage protection and

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Fairchild Semiconductor claims to be slashing energy loss by 30 percent for its 4th generation 650V and 1200V IGBT devices. Using a novel design approach tailored for high and medium/speed switching applications in industrial and automotive markets, Fairchild can deliver industry-leading levels of performance with very strong latch up immunity for superior ruggedness and reliability. Fairchild is demonstrating and presenting

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Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed low-loss semiconductor device technologies for high power application such as rectifiers and switching transistors. These technologies use gallium-nitride (GaN), a key material in blue LEDs that also has the superior characteristic of being able to withstand high voltages. Application of the new technology to devices such as the power control units used in hybrid

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Kohshin Electric Corp. will be featuring three new lines of current sensors during Techno Frontier 2015 at Tokyo’s Makuhari Messe. Two new lines of open-loop current sensors will be highlighted; the HC-PDK series rated for currents from 6A to 50A and the HC-PNA series of sensors rated for currents from 50A to 800A. In addition, Kohshin will be showing the

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Vicor Corporation has introduced its high density, low profile, integrated VIA PFM™ ac-dc front-end power modules. VIA PFM ac-dc front-end converter modules achieve a power density of 8 W/cm3 (127 W/in3) supplying an isolated, PFC regulated 24 V or 48 V SELV dc output at up to 400W from the universal ac input range of 85 to 264 V with

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At this year’s PCIM 2015 trade showInfineon Technologies AG will launch a new Intelligent Power Module (IPM). The MIPAQ™ Pro provides an all-in-one solution for a wide spectrum of scalable and compact inverter designs to be implemented in wind, solar, and industrial drives applications. MIPAQ Pro is a fully qualified and tested IPM, integrating IGBTs, gate drivers, the heat sink,

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