Cummins Power Generation (Minneapolis, MN) and Kawasaki Gas Turbines-Americas, a division of Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA (Irvine, CA), have signed a distribution agreement for Cummins to market, sell and service generator sets and power systems powered by Kawasaki gas turbines in the Americas. Kawasaki Gas Turbines-Americas is a manufacturer of small and mid-size gas turbine […]
Eutronic Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the DV312007 dc motor, which has a profile of 16.5mm, a starting torque of 140g-cm and is designed for integration into DVD-ROM drives. Rated at 12Vdc, the motor has a no-load speed of 15,000rpm and a no-load current of 350mA. The rated load speed is 10,200rpm and the rated […]
Shanghai Fumin Micromachine Fty (China) introduced the company's coreless, miniature vibration motor, which measures 4(ø) x 14mm and operates from a supply...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced its new 600V FKPF12N60 and the 800V FKPF12N80 12A standard triacs for optimizing performance in...
Rockwell Automation Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) announced that it has acquired certain intellectual property associated with Power Automation GmbH's (Pleidelsheim, Germany) software-based CNC Technology for $5.0 million. The intellectual property will be used to provide CNC motion solutions focused on powertrain applications for the automotive industry, which will be delivered through Rockwell Automation's Global Manufacturing Solutions […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) announced the release of SIMPLORER® SV version 6, a free downloadable version of SIMPLORER, Ansoft's mixed-domain systems design software. The tool is rapidly being adopted within the automotive, aerospace and electric-drive industries. The new version integrates VHDL-AMS, a standard modeling language for analog mixed-signal design, within SIMPLORER's popular graphical user environment. Users […]
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) introduced a new three-phase power MOSFET controller with high-current gate drive capability that drives a wide range...
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) introduced its new AD590 temperature sensor in an eight-pin, SOIC package, which is a two-terminal integrated circuit...
Eutronic Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the new DS305002 dc motor, which features a profile of 6.5mm and is suitable for integration into portable DVD players. The device is rated at 5Vdc and produces a noise of 45dB. The motor has a no-load speed of 4,200rpm and draws 110mA, while the rated load speed is […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) announced two RS-232 interface chips that feature rugged ESD protection, 3V to 5.5V supply voltage, 250-kbit/s minimum data rate, and low-power operation. The two devices, the ST3243E RS-232 transceiver and the ST3232E multiple RS-232 driver/receiver chips, are suitable for desktop computer equipment, including notebook, sub-notebook and palm-top computers; a variety of […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced a family of high-speed drivers that delivers 9A of peak drive current in an industry-standard pin-out. The UCC37321 and UCC37322 can drive the largest MOSFETs in applications that require extreme Miller current, such as switch-mode power supplies, dc/dc converters, motor controllers and class-D switching amplifiers. The drivers effectively […]
Members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA, Rosslyn, VA) motor and generator section have changed their governance structures to directly engage participation by the top-level decision makers of those companies. The motor and generator section has formed a nine-person, CEO-level, board of directors that consists of six CEO seats with three additional seats that […]
Kohshin Electric Corp. (Carrollton, TX) announced its new line of open-loop and closed-loop hall-current sensors, the HC-PRX 3A to 20A and the HC-PRX 25A to 50A ac/dc current sensors, which are suitable for use in inverters, servo drives, uninterruptible power systems and power supplies. The HC-PRX 3A to 20A and the HC-PRX 25A to 50A […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas, TX) announced the completion of an eight-member family of high-speed operational amplifiers from the company's Burr-Brown product line that are suitable for DSL line drivers, video buffers and analog-to-digital converter input drivers. Covering a wide range of advanced system requirements, the family offers single-, dual- and triple-channel versions in either voltage-feedback […]
BCComponents International BV (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced its new long-leaded, negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor sensors that combine high electrical accuracy with...