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Rugged Mini-PC is Fanless
March 23, 2009 6:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsBased on Intel’s Penryn family of Core 2 Duo Mobile processors, Stealth Computer’s Model LPC-625F is a rugged, 7.9" x 7.9" x 2.4" fanless computer for industrial and mission-critical applications with an extruded-aluminum chassis that acts as a heat sink.
VCO operates from 2400 to 2569 MHz
March 23, 2009 6:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsWith a typical phase noise of -102 dBc/Hz at 10-KHz offset, Crystek's CVCO55CC-2400-2569 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 2400 MHz to 2569 MHz with a control voltage range from 0.5 V to 4.5 V.
PCIe Gen 2 Switches Available with 96- and 80-Lane Options
March 21, 2009 8:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsPLX Technology, Inc. announced four new high PCIe switches targeting servers, enterprise storage, control planes, and ultra-gaming, while featuring the highest PCIe switch lane counts in the industry, according to the company. The switch family includes 96-lane and 80-lane options, as well as x16 support for designers requiring
TCXO Offers Low Noise and Low Jitter
March 21, 2009 8:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsValpey Fisher Corporation introduced its VFTX210 TCXO, providing low jitter and phase noise for wide band ADC's and DDS architectures, radar systems, point to point radios, and wireless communication systems. The VFTX210 TCXO is capable of providing a sine wave output frequency up to 1.0 GHz with jitter of <0.3 ps. The temperature stability is < 1.0 ppm over a
Brainstorm: Do-It-Yourself-Power
March 20, 2009 1:10 pm | by Edited by Jason Lomberg | Articles | CommentsMoving forward, what technology will dominate energy harvesting?
Synchronous Buck Regulator Puts 6 Amps into MLP footprint
March 20, 2009 12:02 pm | Fairchild Semiconductor | Product Releases | CommentsOffering over 40 percent space savings compared to a discrete implementation, the TinyBuck FAN21SV06 6A synchronous Buck Regulator from Fairchild Semiconductor incorporates a controller, driver and optimized power MOSFETs in a compact 5mm x 6mm MLP footprint.
Microsoft adds Shortcuts, Security to New Browser
March 20, 2009 7:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsMicrosoft Corp. released a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday, adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors.
Open-Frame Supplies Yield 150 W
March 20, 2009 6:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsConsisting of 3 standard models providing outputs of 12, 24, or 48 VDC, the ARFS-150 Series of 150-W open-frame switching power supplies from Aras Power Technologies is provided in a package measuring 3.0” x 5.0” x 1.08”. The universal-input supplies include active PFC and ORing diodes for 1+1 redundant operation.
NEMA 34 Motor Delivers Over 1 Horsepower
March 19, 2009 11:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsUsing an 8-pole segmented-stator design for increased energy density and efficiency, the SmartMotorsT SM3416DT-PLS2 integrated servo motor from Animatics packs greater than 900 Watts of peak power, over 1 HP, into the cube-shaped NEMA Size 34 package.
Resistor Card Uses PCI Form Factor
March 19, 2009 9:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsAvailable in configurations with resistance ranges from 1 O to 230 O, 2 O to 13.5 kO, and 3 O to 1.5M O with 18, 9 and 6 channels respectively, the PCI-based Model 50-297 Precision Resistor card has software interfaces for all popular programming environments based on simple resistance calls for each channel.
Sony E-Book Reader to Gain 500,000 Public-Domain Titles
March 19, 2009 6:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsGoogle Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday. It's the first time Google has made its vast trove of scanned public-domain books available to an e-book device, and vaults the Sony Reader past Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle as the device with the largest available library, at about 600,000 books.
Double-layer Capacitors Tout Values up to 3000 F
March 19, 2009 6:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsDouble Layer Capacitors with capacitances up to 3000 F developed by WIMA are suitable for energy storage where charge or discharge of high loads at a short time is needed. They are available as WIMA SuperCap C with cylindrical case or as WIMA SuperCap R with rectangular case. These capacitors are cascaded to
Insulation Tester Provides Dual-Scale Output
March 19, 2009 5:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe DA2005 dual-scale insulation tester from Protek provides 0 to 100,000 MO insulation resistance measurements at 2,500 V on a dual-range analog scale plus output HV monitoring on a built-in 3½ digit LCD. Complete with built-in high-voltage probe, the device measures 1000 MO to 100, 000 MO resistances on the green analog scale and 0 to 2,000 MO on the red analog scale.
New government brochure explains climate science
March 19, 2009 4:43 am | by Alix Paultre | Blogs | CommentsDay after day, reports of the dangers of climate and climate change circulate in the news, often filled with confusing data and debate. In an effort to improve understanding of climate science, a group of government agencies has combined efforts to produce "Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science."
Audio ADCs Hit the High Notes
March 18, 2009 1:33 pm | by Jon Titus, Senior Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsAlthough engineers have used analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for some time, newer ADCs aimed at audio applications can put design skills to the test. The audio signal chain in current products and new designs can involve more stringent design requirements than engineers have faced in the industrial world.
