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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 10 to 1
10: High-Performance 12-bit ADCs feature Five Analog Input Ranges The DATEL Business Unit of Murata Power Solutions announces the introduction of the ADC-85 series of Analog-to-Digital converters, which are 12-bit, 8µs conversion time ADCs housed in a hermetically sealed 32-pin side-brazed DDIP or gull-wing SMT ceramic package. Each unit features guaranteed ½ LSB of linearity […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 10 to 1
10: Billion-Dollar Energy Start-up Opens 3.5 Million Square-Foot Factory Alevo Group today unveiled plans to deliver massive efficiencies to power generation globally through innovations in battery technology and data analytics. The company announced manufacturing plans in Concord, North Carolina, that will see the creation of thousands of skilled jobs, for the building of GridBanks. GridBanks […]
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558ComponentsAC Film Capacitors for Class X2 Interference Suppression
AVX Corporation has introduced the new FV Series ac film capacitors. Designed to provide Class X2 interference suppression, FV Series metallized polypropylene...
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672Communications PowerPDU Ethernet Switch Combos Provide Power and Ethernet Ports in 1U
Tripp Lite has introduced a market first; network-grade PDUs with a built-in Gigabit Ethernet switch. These PDU Ethernet Switch Combos merge a...
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 20 to 11
20: Lower-Cost FERDs can replace Sync FETs in Battery Chargers STMicroelectronics NV has added a new family of Field-Effect Rectifier diodes (FERD) that offers a unique trade-off between low forward voltage drop (VF) and low leakage current (IR) that allows designers of equipment such as battery chargers and notebook adaptors to meet the most stringent […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 20 to 11
20: German Solar Energy Breaks Three Records within Two Weeks Over the early part of June, Germany set three records for solar energy production including: Over 50 percent of total demand was met with solar for the first time; a new solar Peak Power production record set; and the Weekly Total solar power output hit […]
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Communications Power
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 30 to 21
30: Ultra-compact µDC-DC Converters TDK Corporation presents a new series of ultra-compact EPCOS µDC-DC converters. They feature a footprint of only 2.9 mm x 2.3 mm and an insertion height of 1 mm. One 6-MHz power switch is embedded in the miniature PCB. The integrated power module saves up to 35 percent space compared with […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 30 to 21
30: New Class of Iron-Arsenides may lead to High-Temperature Superconductivity Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a previously unknown phase in a class of superconductors called iron arsenides. This sheds light on a debate over the interactions between atoms and electrons that are responsible for their unusual superconductivity. Researchers […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 40 to 31
40: Dynamic Loop Compensation Enables 25% Higher POL Current The new BMR464-50A from Ericsson Power Modules is a third-generation digital point-of-load (POL) regulator that features Dynamic Loop Compensation (DLC) and also extends output current up by 25% to 50A from the 40A offered by the BMR464-40A (and an increase in high power density to 32.61W/cm³ […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 40 to 31
40: Organic Flow Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting and built from cheap, eco-friendly components. The new battery, which uses no metals or toxic materials, is intended for use in power plants, where it can make the energy […]
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636Communications PowerUnipower Acquires C&D’s Integrated Power Systems Business
Unipower, LLC today announces the acquisition of C&D’s Integrated Power Systems business (IPS), located in Dunlap, Tennessee. IPS specializes in dc power...
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521Automotive ElectronicsPG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and automaker BMW are teaming up to test the ability of electric vehicle batteries to provide...
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 50 to 41
50: Integrated DC Motor Controller IC Melexis NV has launched the MLX80153 half-bridge motor controller IC including extensive application specific firmware libraries. The MLX80153 is a new member in Melexis’ portfolio of dc and BLDC automotive motor controller solutions, which enables dc motor suppliers to introduce on-demand control, required by emissions legislation, with minimum development […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 50 to 41
50: University of Tokyo Team Improves SiC Power Devices The improvement of power device performance significantly contributes to energy saving. The operation with lower energy loss is expected especially by using silicon carbide (SiC) instead of silicon (Si) which is the common material. However, the transistors with SiC are still suffered from large resistance and […]
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Communications Power
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Provide Wireless Network Back-up Power
Plug Power Inc. today announced that it has executed a multi-year contract with SouthernLINC Wireless, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company, for its ReliOn integrated fuel cell solution and GenFuel hydrogen services. Plug Power will provide ReliOn integrated backup power fuel cell solutions to SouthernLINC Wireless for use in its wireless network, which supports Southern […]
