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STMicroelectronics NV has added two shunt voltage references to its rapidly-expanding portfolio of rad-hard products for aerospace applications. The RHF1009A is an adjustable (2.5 – 5.5V) voltage reference, while the RHF100 is a 1.2V fixed voltage reference. Specifically designed to sustain the radiation levels found in space and pin-compatible with similar industry-standard devices, these voltage references are QML-V qualified by

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SP1012 Series TVS Diode Array (SPA Diodes), a miniature, five-channel 6.5pF, 15kV bidirectional TVS array for general-purpose electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The SP1012 Series packs five ESD diodes in a 0402-size (0.94mm x 0.61mm) flipchip package that would normally contain only one, so it offers a 5x improvement over previous implementations. By providing the highest

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SMA America, Inc. has further expanded its line of Sunny Boy TL-US inverters with Secure Power Supply, this time with 7,000- and 7,700-Watt models. The higher power ratings of the new Sunny Boy 7000TL-US and 7700TL-US make them suited for large residential PV projects. Like all of the Sunny Boy TL-US inverters with Secure Power Supply, these new models are

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Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. has unveiled the SPB05 series of 5W regulated single output dc-dc converters to meet the increasing demand for system miniaturization. This series is in SIP (single-in-line) package form and adopts the plastic case of the 3W SPB03 (0.86″x0.36″x0.44″) but increases the available power to 5W. The power density is up to 36.7 W/in³; and the

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Altera Corporation today announced nine new Altera® Enpirion® power system-on-chip (PowerSoC) devices that fully comply with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC-Q100) qualification standard temperature grade 2, a critical stress test qualification for automotive integrated circuits (ICs). The newly-qualified Enpirion devices include step-down PowerSoCs from the EP53xx and efficiency-optimized EN63xx families, supporting load currents up to 12A. Unlike discrete power products,

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Tesla unveiled an all-wheel drive version of its Model-S on Thursday. The new car is an improvement over the two-wheel-drive version in almost every way, with increased efficiency, range, acceleration, top speed, and a slew of futuristic auto-pilot features. Until now, all-wheel-drive (AWD) vehicles were less efficient and slower than rear-wheel drives due to the added mass of a second

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For the first time ever, German consumers are about to see a drop in the surcharge they pay for renewable energy. Germany’s green energy policies include long-term contracts that require feeding renewables like wind and solar into the grid while guaranteeing them above-market rates. The goal is to build out the country’s renewable generation capacity, but the costs of the

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It was to be expected. India’s coal imports in September zoomed up by 19% to 16 million tons as compared to a year ago, no thanks to low output from the state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), according to data by online trader mjunction. India’s imports of all types of coal rose 18.47% to 110.15 million tons (mt) in April-September, as

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Energy storage has become this year’s cause célèbre. The main selling point for storage, forged into a meme by story after story in the press, is that storage is needed to compensate for the variable output of wind and solar. “Today, the power grid isn’t able to easily handle the rapid fluctuations in the production of wind and solar power,”

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Under the motto “Superior Solutions for a Smart World” TDK Corp. is presenting its innovative and comprehensive range of EPCOS and TDK products for the entire spectrum of electronics applications at electronica 2014, Hall B5, Stand 506. TDK will be highlighting its electronic components, modules and systems according to both the underlying technologies as well as the markets we serve

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