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2023-01 Power Excelitas Technologies

[Jan 30 2023] Excelitas Technologies Corp introduces its new VTH21 series photodiodes for radon gas detection. Ethelida's low capacitance VTH21 silicon photodiode series provides the best alpha particle detection in chip form and is highly responsive to associated radiation, making the new photodiodes an ideal solution for radon gas detection and alpha particle detection. These photodiodes have a robust chip d ...

2023-01 Semiconductors Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 30 2023] Renesas RC210xxA (RC21012A, RC21008A and RC21005A) is a high performance programmable clock generator for computing, data communication and industrial applications. The RC210xxA is a compact, fully integrated low-power, high-performance frequency synthesizer that delivers excellent phase jitter for reference clocks in PCI Express® and Ethernet, while covering a wide output frequency range of up t ...

2023-01 Power Analog Devices

[Jan 30 2023] ADI's MAX34427 and MAX34417 Power accumulators are current, voltage and power monitors specifically designed to determine system power consumption. Both devices have a very wide dynamic range (20,000:1), enabling accurate power measurement in such systems. The MAX34417 uses a standard I2C/SMBus serial interface to configure and monitor it. The unidirectional current sensor realizes high precision ...

2023-01 Sensors MaxLinear, Inc.

[Jan 29 2023] MB7850 XL-TankSensor-WRMA from MaxBotix is a unique combination of enhanced hardware and firmware that delivers top-notch performance inside the tank. MB7850 tank sensor is a low cost liquid level monitoring sensor, which uses ultrasonic technology for non-contact transmission detection. The unique design makes it an easy to use sensor for a variety of liquid level detection applications. The MB7 ...

2023-01 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 29 2023] Infineon Technologies further expands its industry-leading Easy power module product line with the introduction of the EasyPACK 4B new package. The first models in this package are targeted for applications such as string photovoltaic inverters with system output up to 352 kW. The output power of EasyPACK 3B's previous generation PV inverter is 250 kW. Compared with EasyPACK 4B's tandem PV invert ...

2023-01 Power Panasonic

[Jan 29 2023] Panasonic's AMG88x543 Grid-EYE Wide-field infrared Array sensor features high-resolution 8x 8 pixels, with a total of 64 pixels for temperature distribution. These 90° sensors provide a digital output I²C external interface for detecting heat presence, direction, and temperature values. The built-in lens has a wider viewing Angle of 90° and uses MEMS thermoelectric reactor technology and compact ...

2023-01 Sensors Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 29 2023] Renesas' ZSSC3281 is a dual-path SSC IC for high-precision amplification, digitizing, and sensor-specific correction of sensor signals. It is suitable for bridge and half-bridge sensors powered by on-chip current sources, as well as external voltage source components and element sensors (e.g. Pt100 and external temperature sensor diodes). Digital compensation for sensor offset, sensitivity, tempe ...

2023-01 Semiconductors 3M

[Jan 28 2023] 3M's polycarbonate carrier tape is available in a range of precision-manufactured designs and solutions to help minimize chip migration and cracking and help reduce pickup failures. Carrier bag size has decreased dramatically in less than a decade. With the growing demand for smaller, thinner components and multi-chip stacks, as well as the need for individual chip tracking, true success of wafer ...

2023-01 Optoelectronics TE Connectivity

[Jan 28 2023] The TE Connectivity (TE) Kilovac CAP120R latching contactor is extremely small and lightweight relative to its voltage and current ratings. Designed for harsh environments and load applications, this latched version of the popular CAP120 high voltage contactor offers extremely high performance in terms of size and weight. The latched configuration makes it ideal for airborne and other application ...

2023-01 Semiconductors Vishay

[Jan 28 2023] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of the AEC-Q102 certified, industry-leading linear optical coupler, the VOA300. The Vishay Semiconductors VOA300 has an insulation voltage of 5300 Vrms and a response speed five times that of competing devices, while the typical transmission gain stability is improved to ± 0.005 %/°C and the single-ended output provides design flexibility. The autom ...

2023-01 Power Phoenix Contact

[Jan 28 2023] Phoenix Contact offers TCP with 16 A and 20 A plugs to protect equipment with higher nominal current. As an extension of the TCP family, these plugs provide the same reliable overload protection in a thin package. The original TCP plugs used a 6 mm wide base, and these plugs require a 10 mm wide base to accommodate higher amperage ratings. Plug fits PT 10-FSI/C standard junction box base with or ...

2023-01 Power Power Integrations

[Jan 27 2023] Power Integrations has announced the launch of the InnoSwitch 4-Pro series of digitally controlled off-line Constant voltage/Constant current Zero Voltage Switch (ZVS) flyback ics that dramatically reduce the size of power adapters. These highly integrated devices feature stable and durable PowiGaN gallium nitride primary switches with steady-state switching frequencies up to 140kHz, reducing the ...