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It's Good to Drop the Ball!
December 27, 2007 5:10 am | Blogs | CommentsEnergy News: What's worth $1 million, shines with 9,576 Philips Luxeon LEDs, and is built from 672 Waterford crystals? It's the 2008 New Years Eve ball to be dropped in New York's Times Square next week. This year is the 100th anniversary of the famed ball, now controlled by computers
Last-Minute Green Holiday Gifts
December 21, 2007 5:48 am | Blogs | CommentsOp-Ed: We searched and searched, and came up with perfect holiday gifts for environmentally conscious technophiles. Here are 10 in no particular order. It doesn't matter if you celebrate a belated Bodhi, Chanukah, Christmas, Diwali, Eid-Ul Adha, Festivus, HumanLight, Kwanzaa, or anything else -- every earthy engineer loves a present. Try LED holiday lights, solar chargers, practical books, recycled wrapping, a high-tech energy meter, low-power PC, or digital ornaments.
Constant Current LED Driver IC Specified Up to a Maximum of 40V
December 20, 2007 10:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllegro added a high-brightness, adjustable constant current LED driver to its portfolio of display driver ICs. Targeted at the automotive lighting market, this LED driver is also a fit for industrial and consumer LED applications. This device is designed to operate over the typical automotive battery and temperature ranges. The input voltage range is specified down to
Dual Multiband Transceiver with FPGA Offers Improved Signal-to-Noise, SFDR
December 20, 2007 10:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsPentek released its Model 7141 Dual Multiband Transceiver with FPGA. It is a complete software radio system for connection to HF or IF ports of a communications system. The device's signal-to-noise ratio and the spurious free dynamic range are improved by 10 dB, when compared to many competitive products, according to the company. It accepts two full scale
High-Power 3W LED MR16 Bulbs Replace 20-to-30W Incandescents
December 20, 2007 10:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsLEDtronics drop-in replacement MR16 3W LED bulbs can handle voltages variations of from noisy AC/DC power supplies, thereby eliminating the need to stock bulbs of different voltages. The bulbs have bi-pin bases identical to MR16 bulbs, making light output of 102.9 lumens using only 2.6W at 12V DC, 120.6 lumens using 3.7W a 12V AC, and 140.7 lumens using 3.8W at 24V DC.
Shielded SMD Power Inductors for use in Portable Electronics
December 20, 2007 9:45 am | Renco Electronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsRenco Electronics, Inc. announced the expansion of the RL-8100 Series of Shielded SMD Power Inductors. This series now has seven package sizes with a total of 125 standard inductance values up to 180 uH and current capabilities up to 3.50A.
Encapsulated DC/DC Converter for Heavy Duty Applications
December 20, 2007 9:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsAbsopulse Electronics’ PDC 250 line of DC/DC converters are designed for operation in harsh environments. Full encapsulation in a thermally conductive MIL-spec. silicon rubber compound ensures immunity to shock, vibration, humidity, moisture, salt and airborne contaminants. The unit performs to full specification at temperatures from -40°C to 70°C with installation on an appropriate size heat-sinking plate.
Sychronous Buck Power Block Offers Space Savings In POL Converters
December 20, 2007 9:26 am | International Rectifier | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier introduced the iP1206, a fully optimized device for synchronous buck applications including telecom and networking equipment. It is the latest addition to the iPOWIR integrated power conversion stage product line, designed for two-phase single output applications up to 30A or dual independent outputs up to 15A.
Parallel Pure Sine Wave Inverter
December 20, 2007 9:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsSchaefer, Inc. introduced the InverTek 1000 pure sine wave inverter with parallel capability. The inverter has a power rating of 1000W, which can be paralleled for ease of integrating additional units as application demands increase. Pure sine wave outputs ensure clean, utility grade pow It specifies an input voltage of 12V DC with outputs of either 115V AC or 230V AC. Units feature a low power
High-Density Modular Power Supply for Noise Sensitive Applications
December 20, 2007 9:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsBravo Electro Components introduced its XUP Series of Modular/Configurable Power Supplies. The low noise/ripple of less than 10 mV(typical) and operating temperature of -40°C to +75°C make them suitable for sensitive equipment in harsh environments. The SEMI F47 compliant power supply family consists of four power chassis that are 2.5" tall and 7.3" deep. The 2UP chassis' width is 4.13" with space for
208V Option for UPS
December 20, 2007 8:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsEmerson Network Power announced a version of the 6kVA Liebert GXT2 UPS that is designed specifically for 208V applications. The UPS delivers on-line double-conversion UPS protection for up to 4,200W of equipment in 5U of rack space. It is designed to automatically detect input frequency of 60 or 50 Hz, and features user-replaceable, internal batteries that provide approximately seven minutes of runtime
3-Phase UPS Dissipates Less Heat
December 20, 2007 8:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsHP’s Parallel 3-Phase Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS RP36000/3) provides the high level power protection and dissipates less heat into a data center. It enables attached servers to save all work in progress and initiate a shutdown in the event of power loss, and restores it with Thermal Logic power policies to ensure business picks up where it left off. This pre-racked uninterruptible power systems provides 36 KW
Miniature TCVCXO for Cellular Infrastructure
December 20, 2007 7:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsBliley Technologies, Inc. introduced its RoHS compliant, TV105A Temperature Compensated Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator (TCVCXO). Designed primarily for cellular infrastructure, GPS and telecommunication system applications, the 3 mm × 5 mm series offers a miniature package coupled with very good phase noise performance, as well as a wide range of options in temperature stability, operating frequency range and electronic frequency adjustment.
Layered Conductive Polymer Aluminum Capacitors Provide Low ESR and ESL
December 20, 2007 7:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsNichicon Corporation released the F11 series of molded conductive polymer capacitors. The layered aluminum design provides the ultra low ESR and ESL over a wide frequency range needed in today’s high performance LSI. The series uses layered aluminum construction, conductive polymer electrolyte, and a three terminal design all in a molded package
TFT LCD Interface Controller Supports All Modes
December 20, 2007 6:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe DVS-1600 high-integration OEM interface controller from Digital View provides a range of inputs and LCD panel support. Inputs include DVI, VGA, S-Video, composite video, and numerous modes. The board is pre-programmed for many panel models and resolutions
