Power
120/240 VAC panel-mount LEDs provide power indication
March 4, 2013 3:51 pm | Wilbrecht Ledco, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWilbrecht LEDCO introduces bipolar LEDs in its range of panel mount LED’s in varied housing styles for front or rear panel mounting in response to international demand. The pre-wired assembly of a red, green or yellow bipolar LED and a resistor will work directly off a 120 VAC or 240 VAC line as a LED power indicator or as a drop-in replacement for neon indicators.
AC/DC linear power supply provides a tightly regulated ±15 Volt output
March 4, 2013 3:37 pm | Calex Mfg | Product Releases | CommentsCalex Mfg. Co. announces the Model 22-100 Linear Power Supply. The 22-100 provides a tightly regulated ±15 Volt output providing ±100mA of output current. The output noise for the 22-100 is low, 2mV RMS, making the unit ideal for powering sensitive analog circuitry.
Top 10 must-read posts from February
March 1, 2013 3:12 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsHere’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our most up-to-date articles.
Coaxial Resonator Oscillator offers lower phase noise, lower harmonics
March 1, 2013 10:35 am | Crystek Crystal | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek’s new CVCO55CXT-5270-5375 Coaxial Resonator Oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler. The CVCO55CXT family’s frequency doubling, 2X fundamental technology reaches new performance levels of lower phase noise and much lower harmonics over the competition, while achieving lower current consumption in the process.
Buck regulator series adds 12-V optimized devices
February 27, 2013 5:12 pm | Vicor Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsVicor Corporation expanded its Picor Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator product line for high efficiency point-of-load DC-DC regulation. Optimized for 12-V operation (8 V to 18 Vin), these new PI34XX Series buck regulators increase performance for a host of embedded applications in computing
Wall-plug adapter series designed for small appliances applications
February 27, 2013 4:27 pm | Phihong | Product Releases | CommentsPhihong USA has expanded its 2.75W power adapter offering to include a new series of small, fixed wall-plug adapters with standard DC cords. Based on its best-selling PSM03A USB chargers, Phihong’s new PSM03A series is available in 5, 7.5, 9, 10 and 12V outputs and features a CC/CV function....
Mercury-free primary Nickel Zinc Battery Systems designed to be highly reliable, cost effective
February 27, 2013 10:46 am | Varta Microbattery | Product Releases | CommentsAnnounced today by VARTA Microbattery is the new mercury-free primary Nickel Zinc (NiOOH) Battery Systems. VARTA Microbattery's nickel zinc cells are developed as an ideal cost effective and highly reliable substitute to conventional primary silver oxide (Ag2O) button cells.
150W DC-DC converter suits micro cell transmitter and power amplifier applications
February 27, 2013 10:05 am | Murata Power Solutions Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMurata announced availability of the Murata Power Solutions PAQ series of 150 Watt isolated DC-DC converters. Packaged as an industry standard open-frame quarter brick module with through-hole mounting, the converter has a 2:1 input range of 36 - 75 VDC around a nominal 48 VDC input.
LED-downlight reference design achieves high performance dimming while reducing component count
February 27, 2013 9:59 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations announced RDR-347, an LED-downlight reference design. The new circuit demonstrates the capabilities of the recently launched LYTSwitch IC family, which offers the industry’s best high-end dimming performance from a single-stage LED driver....
Broadening horizons in the alternative fuel vehicle market
February 26, 2013 11:38 am | by Anu Cherian, Energy & Environment senior industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan, www.frost.com | Articles | CommentsThe automotive sector continues to research ways of saving on traditional fuel and expanding alternatives. However, this change has not really moved forward due to the cost-prohibitive nature of new technology. Some of the most commonly discussed alternatives are battery-powered cars, namely electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles.
A new look at high-temperature superconductors
February 26, 2013 9:21 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsWhile the phenomenon of superconductivity — in which some materials lose all resistance to electric currents at extremely low temperatures — has been known for more than a century, the temperature at which it occurs has remained too low for any practical applications
Rethinking wind power
February 26, 2013 9:18 am | by Eurekalert! | News | Comments"People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind power—that it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't seem likely to "run out" on a global scale in the way oil wells might run dry.
Laser mastery narrows down sources of superconductivity
February 25, 2013 8:58 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsIdentifying the mysterious mechanism underlying high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) remains one of the most important and tantalizing puzzles in physics. This remarkable phenomenon allows electric current to pass with perfect efficiency through materials chilled to subzero temperatures, and it may play an essential role in revolutionizing the entire electricity chain, from generation to transmission and grid-scale storage.
8-pin, low-profile Power SOIC package for high-current power relays
February 22, 2013 3:14 pm | Ixys | Product Releases | CommentsIXYS Integrated Circuits Division announced the immediate availability of the CPC1907B, +/-6ADC or 6Arms, AC Power SSR. The 1-Form-A CPC1907B is a 60V device with very low 0.06 Ohms of On-Resistance, offered in the new Power SOIC package.
QFP socket operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss
February 22, 2013 3:07 pm | Ironwood Electronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsIronwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance QFP socket for 0.4mm pitch 128 pin QFP. The SG-QFE-7011 socket is designed for 14mm x 14mm x 1.6mm package size with 16mmx16mm lead tip to tip and operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.
Transceiver chipset enables the development of low-power, high-data rate solutions for true mobile devices
February 20, 2013 4:41 pm | Imec Inc., Panasonic | Product Releases | CommentsImec, in collaboration with Panasonic Corporation (Japan), has presented at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC2013) a 60GHz radio transceiver chipset with low power consumption, that delivers high data rates over short distances.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
February 19, 2013 4:18 pm | by Polygon Solutions Inc. | Blogs | CommentsOn February 21, 2013, women engineers, along with their male counterparts, will engage and mentor as many as one million girls around the country during National Engineers Week Foundation’s 12th Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
Surge protection modules uniquely engineered for OEM applications
February 19, 2013 4:00 pm | Zero Surge, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsZero Surge Inc. introduces a series of safe and effective surge protection modules uniquely engineered for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications. The OEM open chassis modules integrate patented endurance technologies to deliver exceptional performance and unparalleled surge and noise protection over a wide voltage range.
DC/DC converters reduce board space by up to 50 percent
February 19, 2013 2:26 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments Incorporated introduced the industry’s smallest monolithic point-of-load (POL) DC/DC converters for harsh environments, including radiation tolerant, geological, heavy industrial, and oil and gas applications. The 6.3-V, 6-A TPS50601 and the 6.3-V, 3-A TPS50301 are synchronous step- down converters optimized for small form factor designs.
MOSFET family ideal for high-voltage applications
February 15, 2013 3:30 pm | Alpha And Omega Semiconductor | Product Releases | CommentsAlpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited introduced the AOTF11C60 and AOTF20C60, 600V MOSFETs with AlphaMOS II technology. The AlphaMOS II (a patent pending proprietary structure and process) combines planar-like robustness and controlled switching characteristics with the low on-resistance performance of super-junction type devices.
Fanless medical computer features rich I/O connectivity and wireless support
February 13, 2013 1:44 pm | Adlink Technology | Product Releases | CommentsADLINK Technology announces the first of its new TOPAZ line of medical computers, the 3rd edition of EN-60601-1 certified TPZ-1300, featuring rich I/O connectivity, wireless support, and duty-specific performance processors with long life support. The TPZ-1300 delivers ruggedized reliability....
Engineers weigh in on best energy management tactics
February 13, 2013 9:28 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe know ECN readers have varied and valuable opinions – now here’s a great opportunity to showcase them. Send us an answer to the question below and if we think yours is the best, we’ll feature your response in the April print issue. Plus, you’ll get a $15 Starbucks gift card simply for sharing your thoughts.
Pentagon stands by use of lithium-ion batteries on F-35 fighters
February 13, 2013 9:15 am | by Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters | News | CommentsThe Pentagon said it plans to continue using lithium-ion batteries on the new F-35 fighter jet despite problems with similar batteries that have grounded Boeing Co's new 787 airliner and are causing Airbus to rethink their use on its A350 jet. Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for the Pentagon's $396 billion F-35 program office...
Full Comcast ownership is latest chapter in long history for broadcasting pioneer NBC
February 13, 2013 9:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNBC got its start in 1926 as the nation's first radio network. Its parent company, the Radio Corporation of America, figured people would buy radios if they had interesting things to listen to.NBC was the leading radio network in the early years, so powerful in those days that it had two networks:
General Electric will use proceeds from NBCUniversal sale to repurchase $10 billion in shares
February 13, 2013 9:12 am | by SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business Writer | News | CommentsGeneral Electric is saying goodbye to 30 Rock - the building and the TV business born there. It's another step in GE's efforts to focus on less glamorous - but theoretically more profitable - ventures such as manufacturing medical imaging equipment, airplane engines and electrical generators.
