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Automotive Electronics
Boeing 787 Flies with New Li-ion Batteries and NTSB Sets Dates and Agenda for Li-ion Forum
Yesterday, Boeing flew a 787 Dreamliner with redesigned Li-ion batteries for a test flight of slightly over 2 hours and reported that preliminary results indicated that all systems performed as expected. Also yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that its upcoming forum, “Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation,” will be held on April 11-12 in […]
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701Batteries and Portable PowerStackpole’s BR Series Bare Element Current Sense Resistors for Lower PCB Temperatures
The BR Series from Stackpole Electronics, Inc. is a thru hole current sense resistor series offering power ratings up to 5 watts...
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Automotive Electronics
Axion Power’s Sales of Lead-Carbon Batteries Grew in 2012
Axion Power International, Inc. announced that for 2012, revenue was $9.8 million with a net loss of $8.6 million or $0.08 loss per share, compared to revenue of $8.1 million with a net loss of $8.3 million or $0.10 loss per share for 2011. The increase in revenue was principally due to the sale of […]
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702Automotive ElectronicsNorthStar Unveils New Premium Telecom Blue + Battery
NorthStar Battery Company‘s new premium AGM Blue + Battery delivers fast recharging and high PSOC cyclic performance, for long life on very...
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824Communications PowerInterplex Sunbelt Introduces IDC Terminals for Harsh Environments
Interplex Sunbelt a division of Interplex Industries, introduced today a new family of IDC (Insulation Displacement Connector) terminals, designed to support high-power...
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893Automotive ElectronicsSingle-pin Connector Offers 1,135A Rating with Lower T-rise
Amphenol Industrial Global Operations has introduced a single-pin, high amperage connector series that features Amphenol's patented RADSOK technology. Rig-Lok has a higher...
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Automotive Electronics
FREEDM Systems Center Gains Nine New Industry Members
The National Science Foundation‘s Gen-III ERC Program, the FREEDM Systems Center, has announced nine new members including Total, SAS, Toshiba, Sarda Technologies, Fairchild Semiconductor, Ford, The Digital Grid Consortium, Triangle Technology Ventures, and Earl Energy. The goal of the Center is to create a culture of innovation in engineering research and education that links scientific […]
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Automotive Electronics
SIMPLIS Adds Multi-Tone AC Analysis to Characterize Digital Control Loops
SIMPLIS Technologies' Periodic Operating Point (POP) analysis followed by an AC Analysis has a proven record of quickly and accurately measuring the AC loop response of switching power supplies. This analysis works very well for stable systems where the feedback signals are represented by double precision numbers. In digitally-controlled systems where the signals in the […]
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Communications Power
Reconfigurable DC-Arc Detect Reference Solution
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced the industry’s first fully programmable dc-arc detect reference solution. The RD-195 makes it faster and easier for designers to address a growing need to safeguard high-power dc systems, such as automobile and aircraft battery management systems, industrial factory equipment, and photovoltaic units, against the catastrophic damage that can result […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Toshiba Debuts 600V Super Junction MOSFET DTMOS IV High Speed Diode Series
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC) introduced a new lineup of high-speed diodes (HSD): the TK16A60W5, TK31J60W5 and TK39J60W5. Based on Toshiba’s fourth generation 600V system super junction MOSFET DTMOS IV series, the new lineup of HSDs improve power efficiency in switching power supplies, micro inverters, adaptors, and photovoltaic inverters. Using the latest single epitaxial […]
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Automotive Electronics
Littelfuse and Arrow Electronics Sign New EMEA Distribution Agreement
Littelfuse, Inc. has signed a new distribution agreement for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with Arrow Electronics Inc. The new agreement builds on the already strong global relationship between Littelfuse and Arrow. It consolidates the presence of Littelfuse across the EMEA region and opens new markets to Littelfuse, including the Middle East and […]
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900Communications PowerInfineon Enters the Market for High-Voltage Hyperfast Silicon Diodes
Infineon Technologies AG introduced the highly-efficient, fast-recovery 650V Rapid 1 and Rapid 2 silicon diode families. The high-performance devices combine Infineon's ultrathin...
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835Communications PowerToshiba Extends Family of Extended-Temp, Low-Current-Drive, High-Speed Optos
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has extended its family of high-speed optocouplers for industrial applications. Supplied in a DIP8 package, the new TLP2955...
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1.2KAutomotive ElectronicsAPEI and GaN Systems Demonstrate High-Efficiency DC-DC Boost Converter with GaN Switch
Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. (APEI) and GaN Systems Inc.announced the test results for a gallium-nitride (GaN) power switch based dc-dc boost...
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543Communications PowerAVX Adds Lead-Less Schottky Rectifiers for SMPS Applications
AVX Corporation has introduced a new series of Schottky barrier rectifier diodes uniquely packaged as lead-less chips. Eliminating the standard lead frame...
