Shin-Hang Electronics Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new VCR Series of varistors, which are capable of withstanding 18V to 1.8kV, enabling...
Hydro-Quebec (Montreal) and the Societe de Vehicules Electriques (SVE) of France announced that they are actively collaborating to engineer an electric vehicle...
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) introduced a next-generation, differential digital, gear tooth sensor with a two-wire back-biased package, peak detecting algorithms and...
The Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the new ML0xx18 family of electro-absorption (EA) modulator driver ICs for 10Gbps transponders, transceivers and other modules designed to conform to all types of multi-source agreements. The new family requires an input of only 0.1V to generate the 3V output necessary […]
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the release of the first part in a family of constant-current, two-phase, unipolar, stepper-motor driver ICs...
Emission Control Ltd. (Butler, WI) announced its new FL Series EMI filter, which provides protection from conducted electronic noise in three-phase applications from 100A to 300A. Suitable for requirements including inverters, variable speed motor drives, RF generators and uninterruptible power supplies, the filter features the smallest footprint in its high-current classification, an integrated coil design […]
UQM Technologies Inc. (Frederick, CO) announced that it has been granted a US patent entitled, "Accurate Rotor Position Sensor and Method Using Magnet Ring and Linear Output Hall Effect Sensors." The patented technology enables accurate position sensing of rotating shafts using a low-cost design, which has potentially broad application in a wide range of products […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced a new 28V white light-emitting diode (LED) driver and a liquid crystal display (LCD) boost...
LEM USA Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) announced the addition of the LAH 125-P model to its LAH current transducer family. The new transducer...
LEM USA Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) announced the addition of the LAS 100-TP model to its family of current transducers. The 100 ARMS...
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) introduced its AD8221 instrumentation amplifier, which provides the highest common-mode rejection (CMR) over frequency of any instrumentation...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) introduced the STSR2, a smart driver IC for synchronous rectifiers that includes specialized control circuitry to let designers take advantage of the lower conduction losses offered by MOSFETs and boost the efficiency of power converter designs. The STSR2 smart driver IC provides two complementary high-current outputs, able to source 2A and […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) introduced the STSR2, a smart driver IC for synchronous rectifiers that includes specialized control circuitry to let designers take advantage of the lower conduction losses offered by MOSFETs and boost the efficiency of power converter designs. The STSR2 provides two complementary high-current outputs, able to source 2A and sink 3.5A, to […]
Radius Power Inc. (Orange, CA) announced the availability of its new three-phase power line filters, the RP300 Series, which are compact EMI filters that weigh up to 50 percent less than competitive models, according to the company. The filters meet all international and domestic safety and conductive requirements, making them suitable for industrial motors; medical […]
The European Union (EU, Brussels, Belgium) Commission has approved a joint venture between Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, MO) and auto parts maker Dana Corp. (Toledo, OH) to develop vehicle components. The deal was approved under the commission's simplified antitrust procedure, which clears mergers or acquisitions after one month if no objections are raised. The […]