Applications
High performance, low resistance connector transfers data, power between parallel components
March 29, 2013 4:11 pm | Product Releases | CommentsFujipoly’s Zebra® Gold Series 8000B is a high performance, low resistance connector that is capable of transferring both data and power between parallel components or circuit boards. This interconnect device is constructed from a low durometer silicone core that is covered with 133 parallel rows of flat, gold-plated wires per inch.
3A, ultra-low dropout linear regulators designed to provide simple POL DC-DC conversion in board-level applications
March 29, 2013 4:06 pm | Advanced Power Electronics Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Power Electronics Corp. has introduced the APE8968MP-HF3, a new series of 3A, ultra-low dropout linear regulators designed to provide simple POL DC-DC conversion in board-level applications, including motherboard and notebook applications.
A legitimate case for drones
March 29, 2013 3:32 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Managing Editor | Blogs | CommentsThere’s been a lot of chatter in the news (and here on ECN) about drones. These arguments usually come down to questions about ethics, military power and tangentially the military industrial complex, and the relationship of the US with various other countries. It’s rare to see drones talked about in any context outside of military.
Discovery opens door to efficiently storing and reusing renewable energy
March 29, 2013 3:02 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsTwo University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and energy companies being able to easily store and reuse solar and wind power. Such energy is clean and renewable, but it's available only when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing.
Researchers unveil large robotic jellyfish that one day could patrol oceans
March 29, 2013 2:59 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsVirginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds. The prototype robot, nicknamed Cyro, is a larger model of a robotic jellyfish the same team – headed by Shashank Priya of Blacksburg, Va., and professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech – unveiled in 2012. The earlier robot, dubbed RoboJelly, is roughly the size of a man's hand, and typical of jellyfish found along beaches.
Russian spaceship docks with orbiting station
March 29, 2013 6:50 am | News | CommentsA Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting lab to six. Chris Cassidy of the United States and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin traveled six hours in the capsule....
Solar-powered plane set for flight across America with visits to Phoenix, Dallas, NYC
March 29, 2013 6:40 am | by TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press | News | CommentsA solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is set to travel across the United States with stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York, organizers of the trip announced Thursday.
Engineering Newswire 31: Superdome fiasco, relay to blame
March 29, 2013 6:00 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, we're talking to virtual heads, firing sexists in Silicon Valley, investigating a super-sized power outage, and fishing far flung space garbage from the bottom of the ocean. This episode features....
LEDs achieve brighter and longer-lasting light for buses and trains
March 28, 2013 3:58 pm | Osram Opto Semiconductors | Product Releases | CommentsThe new generation of the Mini Topled and Topled LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors produce a uniquely pleasant white light in varying tones that is ideal for the interior illumination of buses, trains, airplanes and cars. The successful standard packages for these LEDs have been retained....
SMT power inductors feature tight DCR tolerance and no thermal aging
March 28, 2013 3:44 pm | Pulse Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsPulse Electronics Corporation expands its range of round-wire coil (RWC) surface mount power inductors to deliver higher inductance/current capability. Mechanical sizes from 7.6 x 7.4 x 6.4mm up to 21.7 x 21.5 x 12.5mm are now available with an inductance range from 0.3uH to 50uH and with a current rating up to 70A.
An on-shore wind
March 28, 2013 2:16 pm | by Robert Sergio Simon, USTEK Inc. | Articles | CommentsWhen to choose a contract assembly source in North America five to seven years ago, the push to off-shore contract assembly was at its peak and with good reason. US demand was up, and volumes were increasing. US labor and raw material costs had risen dramatically. Cheap knock-offs from Chinese companies were flooding the market.
Coaxial resonator oscillator operates from 5685 MHz to 5780 MHz
March 28, 2013 11:41 am | Crystek Crystal | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek’s CVCO55CXT-5685-5780 Coaxial Resonator Oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler. The family’s frequency doubling, 2X fundamental technology is asserted to reach new performance levels of
Ground connector is pluggable
March 28, 2013 11:15 am | Harting, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHan GND (Han-Ground) from HARTING is presented as a solution for potential equalization. This new connector series makes it possible to create grounding systems with pluggable connections. This single-pole, slim design connector with a robust
Engineering Update #7: Self-healing, laser-resistant chips and NYC's new touchscreen subway maps
March 28, 2013 10:24 am | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, brought to you by Mouser Electronics www.mouser.com, we're talking about self-healing, laser resistant chips, New York City's new interactive, touchscreen subway maps, and BMW and Continental's new project into developing "co-pilot" driving technology.
Demand for 3D optical film rises as passive 3D TV competes with shutter glass
March 28, 2013 10:12 am | News | CommentsAs 3D TV continues to grow, competition between the main two 3D technologies is heating up. Film patterned retarder is finally catching up to the more established shutter glass approach. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Display Optical Film Report, demand for 3D patterned retarder (3D PR) film is forecast to grow 104% Y/Y in Q4’12....
Heat sink mounting system provides secure attachment, desirable heat dissipation
March 28, 2013 9:55 am | Penn Engineering | Product Releases | CommentsThe new PEM heat sink mounting system (patent pending) introduces an engineered solution to securely attach heat sinks to circuit boards while providing firm and constant contact to the chip component for optimum heat dissipation. The system additionally integrates a unique
Sixteen-bit MCUs tout advanced analog integration, 5-V operation
March 27, 2013 4:57 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip added the PIC24F “KM” family to its 16-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. This family offers up to 16 KB Flash, 2 KB RAM and 512B EEPROM, along with advanced analog integration, in low pin-count options for cost-sensitive automotive, consumer, medical and industrial applications.
MOSFETs provide a 5% improvement in thermal dissipation compared to conventional solutions
March 27, 2013 4:51 pm | Mouser Electronics, Panasonic | Product Releases | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking Power CSP MOSFETs from Panasonic that provide a 5% improvement in thermal dissipation and a dramatically reduced size compared to conventional solutions. Panasonic Electronic Components FJ3P02100L and FK3P02110L power MOSFET transistors provide improved thermal performance....
States answer help wanted ad to be drone test site
March 27, 2013 4:40 pm | News | CommentsIt's the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space. Capitalizing on Southern California's aerospace fortunes, two rival groups want to add another laurel: drone test range.
Multi-component force plates support clinical gait, running, and balance analyses
March 27, 2013 4:13 pm | Product Releases | CommentsKistler has announced the Type 9260AA, a portable multi-component force plate, designed to make high-accuracy measurements of ground reaction force, moment and center of pressure, in support of clinical gait, running and balance analysis applications.
Application store, user community for PIC MCU software/firmware code examples, tools and utilities provides easy access to code
March 27, 2013 3:36 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc., announced the expansion of its Embedded Code Source application store and embedded user community for PIC® MCU software/firmware code examples, tools and utilities, which often include the source code. Community members now have a single, easy-to-use source for both free code and premium code with advanced features,
MEMS oscillator presents small size, power savings for mobile applications
March 27, 2013 3:31 pm | SiTime Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSiTime introduced the SiT15xx family of 32 kHz MEMS oscillators that are positioned to replace legacy quartz crystal resonators. This family is targeted at mobile applications such as smart phones and tablets, which require small size and low power. The family rivals quartz-based devices and
Resistor features wide side terminal construction for high 2 W power rating
March 27, 2013 3:29 pm | Vishay Intertechnology | Product Releases | CommentsVishay Intertechnology today announced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip resistor featuring a wide side terminal construction that yields a high 2 W power rating in the compact 1020 case size. The WSL1020 combines its high power-to-footprint-size ratio with extremely low resistance values down to 0.003 Ω and stable resistance tolerances to 0.5 percent.
The first high-tech war
March 27, 2013 2:54 pm | by Tom Ligon, Technical Contributor, with contributions by the SIGMA Think Tank | Blogs | CommentsIronclad warships. A steam-powered warship defending New York’s harbor. Submarines. Rifled cannon firing elongated explosive shells. The first use of steam power for logistical support of a battle. Industrial automation. Obviously, I’m talking about the U.S. Civil War, right? Nope.
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes into Pacific
March 27, 2013 1:27 pm | by Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer | News | CommentsThe SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday with a full science load from the International Space Station. The privately owned cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific, off the coast of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, five hours after leaving the orbiting lab.
