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New gate drivers from Power Integrations deliver up to 5 A, reducing system complexity and cost

Power Integrations, the leader in IGBT and MOSFET driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today introduced the newest member of its SCALE-iDriver IC family, SID1102K, a single-channel, isolated, IGBT and MOSFET gate driver in a wide-body eSOP package. Featuring a peak drive current of up to 5 A, …

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Two “SESAMES Awards” for post-quantum cryptography on contactless security chip

Infineon Technologies AG has been recognised with two SESAMES Awards for the world’s first post-quantum cryptography implementation on a contactless security chip. The prestigious industry awards were presented today at the TRUSTECH 2017 in Cannes. Infineon was awarded in two of six categories: Cybersecurity and eGovernment. Infineon is a pioneer …

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Powering surveillance systems

Ultralife Corporation is helping military device manufacturers develop longer-lasting products with its new Lithium Thionyl Chloride M1 battery. The battery, which is the military battery specialist’s highest density offering to date, is lightweight and can be used in remote sensing and surveillance applications.   Ultralife has developed three variations of …

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Metal plate power shunts for high current applications from KOA now in stock at TTI, Inc.

Now available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, are PSJ2/PSL2 (2 terminals) and PSG4/PSF4 (4 terminals) series power shunts from KOA which have been newly added to the PS series. Constructed using a solid metal alloy resistance element with copper terminals the devices …

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Microsemi continues leadership in satellite electronics with new Class V and Q qualifications and QML certification for its radiation-tolerant telemetry controller IC

Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, has announced its LX7730 radiation-tolerant telemetry controller integrated circuit (IC) has been successfully qualified and certified by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V and Q. The qualifications, key …

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Avnet Abacus named Broadline Distributor of the Year 2017 by Panasonic

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe’s leading interconnect, passive, electro-mechanical and power distributors and a regional business unit of Avnet, has been recognised as Broadline Distributor of the Year 2017 in Panasonic Industry Europe’s annual distribution awards. The award follows a highly successful 12 months of business development, during which Avnet …

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Configurable Class I and II medical 500W power supplies have low airflow requirement and meet curve B EMI

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the configurable XMS500 series of AC-DC power supplies, offering both Class I and Class II (double insulated) construction. All models are compliant to curve B radiated and conducted EMI, with more than 6dB margin, yet maintain a leakage current of less than 150µA. Due …

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Honeywell’s new MicroPressure sensor enhances functionality of consumer appliances and medical devices

Honeywell’s new small piezoresistive silicon pressure sensors offer a digital output for reading pressure over a specified full scale span and temperature range in high-volume medical devices and consumer appliances. The MicroPressure Series sensor is calibrated and compensated over a specific temperature range for sensor offset, sensitivity, temperature effects and non-linearity using …

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RS Components to sponsor Maker Faire – The European Edition

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers, has announced that it will be a silver partner at the upcoming Maker Faire – The European Edition. Held annually, the event is the largest Maker Faire in Europe and is taking place in Rome at the …

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2018 IoT predictions

By Mike Bell, EVP Devices & IoT, Canonical We are seeing the shift in IoT deployments from the proof-of-concept stage into production, as more enterprises are starting to successfully navigate the challenge of ROI for their projects. This is demonstrated by the Forrester research, which revealed that 28 per cent …

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