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A New Way of Doing Business with China
March 3, 2010 10:20 am | by Joseph Wong, VP, Made-in-China.com | Blogs | CommentsIt wasn’t long ago that sourcing products overseas meant logging endless hours of plane travel, working with numerous in-country middlemen, and hoping with a dose of optimism that the products were of the best quality.
The High Speed Data Race
March 3, 2010 8:42 am | by James O. “Jim” Farmer, Enablence Systems, www.enablence.com | Blogs | CommentsThis article is about speed, the speed of data communications for the home and small-and-medium-business markets.
Splitter Delivers 10W PoE Out and 12 V Over a DC Cable
March 3, 2010 7:17 am | Phihong | Product Releases | CommentsPhihong has developed a 21 W splitter that has outputs of 10W over PoE to a powered device such as an IP camera, and 12 W DC to an accessory device including heaters and illuminators. Designated the POE21-120H, this device takes
Mini PLCC-2 LEDs Presented as Brightest for Automotive, Industrial Lighting
March 3, 2010 7:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsAvago Technologies announced what it asserts are the industry’s brightness miniature PLCC-2 surface mount (SMT) light emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in interior automotive and industrial applications. The ASMT-TxBM LED Series features
Optical Modulator Drivers Suit 10 GbE Transmitters
March 3, 2010 7:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation has introduced two new SMT packaged optical modulator drivers, which operate from DC to 20 GHz, and are designed to drive Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder (MZ) and Electro-Absorptive (EA) optical modulators with up to 8 Vp-p signals, while exhibiting
TI Demonstrates their DualCool Packaging Technology at APEC 2010
March 3, 2010 5:30 am | Videos | CommentsJeff Sherman of TI demonstrated their latest packaging tech - DualCool, which incorporates extra heat-transfer structures in a power MOSFET to improve performance.
MCU Family Operates in Extreme Environments
March 3, 2010 4:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsInfineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduced a complete and scalable high-temperature 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family capable of operating at up to 150 °C ambient temperature, meeting the most rigorous industry standard for use in automotive and industrial electronics application environments.
Concentric Twinaxial Connectors Featured on Cat5e A-B Switch
March 3, 2010 4:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsElectro Standards Laboratories (ESL), Cranston, RI, has just announced the unique Model 8447 6-Channel A/B Switch which has 2 channels with RJ45 Cat5e Connectors and 4 Channels with MIL-STD-1553B Concentric Twinaxial Connectors. This robust data switch allows the user to share one device among 2 others for each of its 6 channels
AA Battery Holders Include Retainer Strap
March 2, 2010 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsMemory Protection Devices introduced part number BK-6100-PC4 for holding two AA batteries. Four large stainless steel contacts firmly apply pressure to the AA batteries to assure a long lasting trouble free connection. Four printed circuit contacts allow
France's Competitive Clusters Succeed with Projects
March 2, 2010 10:44 am | by Rayna Lewis, Assistant Web Editor, Advantage Business Media | Blogs | CommentsChanges in France’s economic climate prompted the country to recreate its industrial policy based in the development of competitive clusters. These clusters, founded in December of 2002, were created through an active partnership between manufacturers, research centers and training bodies, which together tackle innovative projects while increasing the economy’s growth potential.
Raytheon Improves GPS Accuracy
March 2, 2010 9:47 am | Videos | CommentsRaytheon has been chosen by the U.S. Air Force to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System (GPS), called the Advanced Control Segment (OCX), which will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites.
Telematic Antenna Testing
March 2, 2010 8:35 am | Articles | CommentsToday’s automobiles have a wide variety of RF systems with antennas on them for Sirius and XM radio, collision avoidance radars, the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other systems. Conventional test facilities can only perform terrestrial directed pattern measurements of the antenna on the automobile.
GaN vs. Silicon in Power Management
March 2, 2010 8:03 am | by Alex Lidow, CEO, Efficient Power Conversion Corporation | Blogs | CommentsIn June 2009 Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduced the first enhancement-mode GaN on silicon power transistors designed specifically as power MOSFET replacements. These products were designed to be produced in high-volume at low cost using standard silicon manufacturing technology and facilities.
1200 W, 12 V Front End Supply Suits 48 VDC Computers, Office Equipment
March 2, 2010 6:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsPower-One, Inc. announced the availability of its SFD1200-12BG 1200 W front-end DC/DC power supply. This product provides a 12 VDC, 99.2 A maximum rated output and features efficiencies up to 91 percent from a -48 VDC input. The supply can be used in
Two Part Epoxy Resin System Features Low to Moderate Viscosity
March 2, 2010 6:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaster Bond EP21FL is a two-part epoxy resin system that features low to moderate viscosity. It is suited for potting, coating and sealing electronic assemblies and bonds dissimilar substrates with different coefficients of expansion. The adhesive has a
UVA Spot Curing System Uses High-intensity LEDs
March 2, 2010 6:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe BlueWave LED Prime UVA high-intensity spot-curing system generates curing energy using high-intensity LEDs and is said to produce nearly double the intensity of any LED spot-curing lamp on the market. This system provides
Programmable Synthesizer Withstands Shock, Vibration
March 2, 2010 5:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe UPN-7500 from EM Research is an SMT synthesizer operating from 5500 to 7500 MHz. The unit is designed to withstand up to 9.26 Grms random vibration and 30 G’s peak pulse of shock, tested in accordance with MIL-STD-202G. The synthesizer features
WCDMA-HSPA-Plus Power Amplifiers Suit Smart Phones, 3G Devices
March 2, 2010 5:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsRF Micro Devices announced high volume production of its RF720x WCDMA/HSPA+ power amplifiers (PAs). The product family is comprised of seven PAs designed for smart phones and 3G devices implementing mode-specific, band-specific front end architectures. The RF720x
Microprocessors Suit Embedded-control Applications
March 1, 2010 5:20 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics introduced four new members in the SPEAr microprocessor family targeting embedded-control applications. Based on the latest ARM core technology, these microprocessors are said to enable equipment manufacturers to
Fanless PanelPC Has PCT Flat Bezel
March 1, 2010 5:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsBVM announced its AFL-F08A, an 8” fanless touch screen PC with projected capacitive touch screen options. The unit is based on the Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6 GHz, Intel 945GSE and ICH7M chipsets with addressing for up to
RFMD Expands 3G Product Portfolio with TD-SCDMA Power Amplifier
March 1, 2010 5:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsBoth the RF7234 and RF3266 deliver superior performance at peak power conditions and ample margin across spectral emissions mask requirements – meeting or exceeding the critical performance metrics of today's TD-SCDMA handsets.
High-performance SBC Fits on PC-104-sized Card
March 1, 2010 4:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsVersaLogic announced the Wildcat high-performance single board computer (SBC). Built around an Intel second-generation Core 2 Duo processor (SP9300), the entire SBC fits on a single 4.2” x 3.8” (107 mm x 96 mm) board. The SBC is designed for
RFMD Introduces Single-Placement RF Front Ends
March 1, 2010 4:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsRF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today introduced the RF7178...
International Rectifier Showcases GaN Power Technology
March 1, 2010 4:36 am | Videos | CommentsJohn Lambert of International Rectifier demonstrates the company's new GaN-based power IC technology at APEC 2010. The flip-chip IP2010 and IP2011 combine driver and a GaN switch in a single device.
Fairchild DrMOS demo at APEC 2010
March 1, 2010 4:29 am | Videos | CommentsHere is a demonstration of a DrMOS integrated FET plus Driver multi-chip power stage module from Fairchild. The device is designed for multiple synchronous Buck converter applications.
