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Since the end of August 2013, Fujitsu have been shipping a new version of their industrial ATX mainboard D3128-B. The new Fujitsu D3128-B2x is now available and supports 3rd Gen Intel Core processors from the Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 product family and Intel Xeon processor E5-1600 v2 product family as well as Intel Core i7 4800/4900 product family with LGA2011 sockets, based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

NH Research, a producer of automatic test equipment and instruments, has introduced a 40-volt model to its 9200 family of high-power battery charge/discharge test systems, which are especially suitable for xEV electric vehicle battery power cycling and drive-cycle simulations. Like the series’ 120V and 600V members, the new 40V test system (Model 9200-4904) comprises independent 12-kilowatt DC power modules that enable testing of a number of smaller batteries, each with a different test plan, power level and start/stop times.

FTDI Chip is employing its USB technology in the new FT-X-GPS, a device that allows precision positioning data to be derived - so that a computing platform (such as a laptop, tablet, or embedded PC) to which it has been connected, via its USB port, can benefit from this precise data to enable location-based services and applications.

STMicroelectronics has revealed that its STM32 microcontroller is the brain controlling the innovative Pebble Smartwatch for iPhone and Android. The Pebble Smartwatch connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth to alert users with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and text messages.

Mouser Electronics is now stocking International Rectifier’s (IR) family of AEC-Q101 Automotive qualified 40V N-channel MOSFETs, featuring IR’s proven Gen12.7 trench technology with ultra-low Rds(on).

Linear Technology has introduced the LTM4630, a dual 18A per output or single 36A output DC/DC µModule step-down regulator capable of delivering up to 144A when four devices are current shared. The LTM4630 is a complete DC/DC regulator system in a 16mm x 16mm x 4.41mm LGA package, which includes inductors, MOSFETs, DC/DC controller and compensation circuitry.

AVX Corporation has released a new series of ruggedized, single piece, ultra low profile (ULP) board-to-board compression contacts. Providing full connector performance and functionality at the individual contact level, the 70-9155 compression contacts feature a sweeping beam design that enables vertical or horizontal mating and high force, gold-plated beryllium copper contacts that maximize reliability and signal integrity, enabling lifetimes of up to 1,000 cycles.

TE Connectivity (TE) has provided new options for designers of data centres, looking to improve design flexibility in high-speed data centre environments, by improving the performance of a 10-connector channel in a data centre design used by a major European national government.

ams AG has introduced the AS3435 and AS3415 ANC speaker drivers, paving the way for what it describes as a new generation of noise cancellation stereo headsets with zero audible hiss. The AS3435 and AS3415 are claimed to be the industry’s first ANC (active noise cancellation) ICs to feature integrated bypass switches, offering headset manufacturers the freedom to create sleeker – and cheaper – industrial designs.

CUI Inc has announced significant upgrades to its VYB and VYC product lines, with the release of the new high efficiency PYB dc-dc converter family. Housed in board mount packages with six-sided shielding, the new family offers an output power range of 10 W~36 30 W across four series and features an ultra-wide, 4:1 input range. Efficiencies are also increased significantly over previous generations reaching 91%, up 3 percentage points.