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Southco is first access hardware component supplier to earn UL Recognition Certification FTTA2/ FTTA8

Southco, Inc., the globally recognised leader in engineered access hardware solutions and a key supplier of enclosure accessories, recently collaborated with UL to complete testing of a select portfolio of its hinge and latch products according to the newly released FTTA2/FTTA8 Recognition Certification, which evaluates these components’ resistance to corrosion …

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Keysight Technologies’ CTO, Jay Alexander, appointed to Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology for National Institute of Standards and Technology

Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced today that Jay Alexander, senior vice president and chief technology officer, has been appointed to the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) for the National Institute of …

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New military-grade laptop PSU is 90 per cent smaller and lighter, 80 per cent lower cost

On-Systems, a young British company that specializes in innovative power supply design for harsh environments, has launched Pebble, a new COTS, rugged, EMI-silent laptop power supply for defence, avionics and mobile applications that is a fraction of the size, weight and cost of current designs. Pebble is the first in …

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GCF announces certification for V2V and V2X automotive communications technologies

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) has announced the inclusion of LTE-based vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technologies within its certification programme. The specific technologies covered by this certification are based on “LTE sidelink” – an adaptation of core LTE standards as defined in 3GPP release 14, allowing for communication …

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Advantech leap to the next IoT era by co-creation strategy

Advantech European new growth strategy targets revenues of €350m by 2025; the company will accelerate deployment as it celebrates its 25thyear in Europe. A new model of co-creatingwith various domain fields’ partnerswill also help deliver the Industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystem, culminating with an IoT Co-Creation Summit scheduled for November 2018. …

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PEM’s new CWTMini50HF measures faster rise-times whilst still retaining excellent immunity to local voltage transients

Power Electronic Measurements (PEM UK) Ltd has launched the CWTMini50HF current probe for high-speed and high power-density power electronic applications. This higher bandwidth probe is ideal for measuring the faster current transients in today’s new semiconductor technologies where faster turn on and turn off times, higher blocking voltages and smaller …

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ON Semiconductor announces SiC Diodes for demanding automotive applications

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has announced an expansion of its silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode portfolio to include devices specifically intended for demanding automotive applications. The new AEC-Q101 automotive grade SiC diodes deliver the reliability and ruggedness needed by modern automotive applications, along with the numerous performance benefits synonymous with Wide …

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Thermco Systems announces strategic partnership with Hitachi Kokusai Semiconductor Europe

Thermco Systems based in West Sussex, UK has announced a strategic partnership with Hitachi Kokusai Semiconductor Europe, strengthening its position as a leading manufacturer of horizontal thermal reactors. This new partnership makes available to Thermco’s European customers, the feature-rich Vertical Thermal Reactors ‘Vertron Revolution’ for the first time. Headquartered in Erkrath, Germany, …

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Nexperia launches lowest RDS(on) automotive MOSFETs down to 0.9 mΩ

Nexperia, theglobal leader in discretes, logic and MOSFET devices, has announced the release ofthe company’s lowest RDS(on) automotive-qualified MOSFETs. The AEC-Q101 Trench 9, 40 V automotive superjunction MOSFETs in the rugged, electrically- and thermally-efficient LFPAK56E deliver a footprint reduction of up to 81 per cent when compared to traditional solutions …

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New LFPAK56 MOSFETs from Nexperia feature improved creepage and clearance, meeting UL2595

Nexperia, the global leader in discretes, logic and MOSFET devices, today announced that two of its LFPAK56-packaged portfolio of MOSFETs are now available with improved creepage and clearance to meet UL2595requirements for battery-powered equipment rated between 15 and 32 V. Devices are 100 per cent compatible with the industry-standard Power-SO8 …

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