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1,200W Class-D audio amplifier has 130dB SNR and built-in mains PSU
Feb
Intended for PA speakers, line arrays and professional single or dual sub-woofers, they are based on the firm’s own ICEedge chip-set and include a universal mains switch mode power supply with PFC – with ErP and Energy Star compliant stand-by, regulated auxiliary power supplies and wake-on-signal.
“Our proprietary technologies ensure crisp, clear and delica…
Resettable fuse carries 20A for Li-ion batteries
Feb
The Model AC series offers five trip temperatures: 72, 77, 82, 85 or 90°C (all +/-5°C) – the latter of which “is capable of carrying up to 20A at 60°C, making it the highest current-carrying TCO device Bourns offers,” said the firm. Contact rating is 1,000 cycles (9V 35A). Reset is at 40°C min. Leakage (through parallel resistance (see circuit below) is…
Manchester and Shandong collaborate on nanoscale transistor for flexible displays
Feb
The teams report that this is the first oxide-semiconductor based transistor capable of operating at a benchmark speed of 1GHz. The hope is that this could be used in LCDs to make smartphones and HD TVs faster, brighter and more flexible than currently possible.
Compared with the conventional silicon-based TFTs, which are opaque, rigid and more expensive, oxi…
C14 inlet adds two-pole filtering
Feb
“Shielding is optimised by screwing the metal casing of the filter to the panel, using its horizontal or vertical flange, or a snap-in filter version eliminates the flange, consuming less panel space,” said the firm.
Standard and low-leakage medical filter options are available for use in commercial or facilities ICT equipment according to IEC 60950 and medic…
Electric vehicle-to-grid charging project gets go-ahead
Feb
The project called VIGIL (Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control) will develop and an off-vehicle system that controls how, when and the rate at which electric vehicle batteries are charged/discharged with respect to local substation constraints and EV/building energy requirements.
The capability of EVs to return un-used energy to the power grid when parked and plugge…
Bendable OLED has performance of glass panel, says BASF
Feb
The bendable panels, named Brite 3, will be introduced at the 2018 Light + Building exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.
The bendable design is possible due to the flexible barrier solutions from BASF. The encapsulation protects the panels from degradation through water or oxygen, both present in ambient air, and provides an optical transparency of more than 90%.
Ste…
Toshiba shipping high-current photorelays in DIP4 & DIP6 packages
Feb
These additions to its portfolio of photorelays incorporate MOSFETs fabricated with the latest U-MOS VIII process.
There are a total of five new photorelays (TLP3543A, TLP3545A, TLP3546A, TLP3556A and TLP3558A).…
Survey: Choosing displays within your current design process
Feb
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ON Semi adds to low-light image sensors
Feb
The KAE-08152 has the same 8.8 megapixel resolution and 4/3 optical format as the 08151 but incorporates an enhanced pixel design that doubles Quantum Efficiency for near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths such as 850 nm – an enhancement which can be critical in applications such as surveillance, microscopy, and ophthalmology.
The sensor is drop-in compatible with th…
LED street light controller is LoRaWAN compliant
Feb
Also compliant with the Zhaga Book 18 LED luminaire interface standard, the Zhaga 18 Luminaire Controller is designed for small size and measures just 40 x 19mm
“With the rise of new street lighting models, the small dimensions of the controller are an excellent feature to fit with various designs in street luminaires,” said Viljo Veesaar, CEO of Nordic Automat…
KEMET expands ceramic capacitor series
Feb
Automotive and commercial grades are now available in EIA 0402, 0603, 0805 and 1206 case sizes with voltage ratings of 16 to 250 VDC.
These devices provide miniaturization and enhanced flexibility to optimize ESD suppression, RF filtering, blocking, sensing, and circuit protection.…
Alliance is formed to address 48V conversion
Feb
The Alliance will mean there is no single source for the modules which will combine DOSA (Distributed power Open Standards Alliance) and POLA (Point of Load Alliance) standards.
Internet data traffic is expected to increase rapidly, propelled by autonomous vehicles and home automation. As a result, said Bob Cantrell is senior field applications engineer at Flex P…
ON Semi launches image sensors with NIR capability
Feb
The AR0522 is a 1/2.5-inch 5.1 Megapixel (MP) image sensor based on a 2.2 micrometer (μm) Back Side Illuminated (BSI) pixel technology platform, developed for industrial applications that require high resolution, high quality video capture in low light conditions.
The AR0522 image sensor delivers approximately twice the sensitivity in the near Infra-Red waveleng…
Raspberry Pi gets IP40 protection from Phoenix Contact
Feb
The UCS-RPI series of light grey or black housings offer IP40 degree of protection are available in the sizes 125 mm x 87 mm and 145 mm x 125 mm.
The inter-compatible side panels of the electronics housings are factory-equipped with knockouts for standard Raspberry Pi module connections.…
Giant magneto-resistive sensing makes better current and magnetic field sensors
Feb
The first product is a 5A 1MHz isolated current sensor.
Based on GMR – the giant magneto-resistive effect, the technology has been branded ‘xMR’ and combines magneto-resistive sensor elements and BiCMOS circuits monolithically.
“The launch is the culmination of more than five years of research and development efforts, a sizeable investment that supports …