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Bourns has introduced two new high Power TVS diode models in SMD packaging for use in AC and DC power line applications. The new models feature high current bidirectional port protection meeting IEC 61000-4-5 8/20 µs current surge requirements and are RoHS compliant.

HUBER+SUHNER has introduced a silicone-free RADOX anti-capillary cable to meet the increasing demand for barrier sealed copper cables across the automotive industry. The anti-capillary characteristics of the new RADOX cable stops liquids in the vehicle, such as oil, water or AdBlue, being conveyed through the cable and damaging the electronics and sensors at the connected end.

Molex Incorporated has unveiled the Mini50 Unsealed Connector System, an innovative miniaturised unsealed, wire-to-board system. The Mini50 Connector System is said to be the smallest automotive-grade unsealed system in the industry and the only USCAR approved interface for use in unsealed transportation vehicle environments.

Exar Corporation has introduced the XR28V382 and XR28V384 UARTs for the Intel Low Pin Count (LPC) motherboard bus. These new LPC UARTs have designed to reduce footprint while increasing data integrity and throughput by providing 128 byte FIFOs. These devices are targeted towards industrial PCs, factory automation, process controllers, network routers, and single board embedded computers.

L2Tek, a manufacturers’ representative and distributor of components and sub-assemblies for professional video and high-speed communications systems, has announced availability of new video ICs from Explore Microelectronics, a fabless semiconductor company based in Taiwan. Aimed at companies designing and manufacturing digital and analogue audio/video (AV) broadcast and switching equipment, the EP9555E is a three-port low-power HDMI/MHL receiver with a video up/down scaler and CCIR 601/656 digital video output.

The latest high-speed connectors from ERNI Electronics - the MicroSpeed family - are able to support data rates of up to 20 Gbps (differentially) according to conservative specifications. Current measurements and simulations prove that, with corresponding design criteria and layout (-2dB insertion loss, 5 mm board-to-board spacing), even data rates of more than 25 Gbps are possible.

The Han GND from HARTING is a new connector series designed to offer a solution for the safe grounding of electrical circuitry in portable units or for concerts and other events where equipment is erected on a temporary basis. For the first time, it allows full potential equalisation to be implemented in a pluggable design.

Test sourcing specialist Livingston has announced that it has added a new product to its range of power quality analysis equipment, which is especially targeted at data centres. The decision to extend the range comes in response to a growing trend within modern datacentres for a more comprehensive, in-depth understanding of hardware and its overall power efficiency, so that operational expenses are curbed and compliance with increasingly stringent environmental regulations can be attained.

Altera Corporation has announced the availability of a broad range of JESD204B solutions designed to simplify the integration of Altera FPGAs and high-speed data converters in systems using the latest JEDEC JESD204B standard. The interface standard is used across many applications, including radar, wireless radioheads, medical imaging equipment, software defined radios and industrial applications.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched two new photocouplers housed in ultra-miniature SO6 and SO8 packages that have combined high-speed communication with low power consumption. The TLP2361 and TLP2161 are expected to be used in factory networking, high-speed digital interfacing for instrumentation and control devices, as well as in I/O interface boards.