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Bendable Nanomaterial Could Usher in New Types of Wearable
Rollable touchscreens, flexible solar cells and electronic skin could also be manufactured using the process.
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100 V Synchronous Step-Down Regulator Delivers Over 93% Efficiency
The LT8630 synchronous step-down switching regulator has Burst Mode operation to keep quiescent current under 7 µA in no-load standby conditions.
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Silicon Labs’ Gecko Networking Module Available from Mouser
Mouser Electronics now carries Silicon Labs' MGM111 Mighty Gecko mesh networking module, based on the EFR32 Mighty Gecko system-on-chip (SoC).
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Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Power Liquid Batteries of the Future
Using BODIPY materials to create a redox flow battery could power an entire house during peak hours.
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Smartphone Application Monitors for Blood Disorders
A new smartphone application can noninvasively measure a patient’s hemoglobin level and screen for anemia.
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Transient Voltage Suppressors Have Low Profile
The TPCxxCA transient voltage suppressors offer a 52% lower profile than TVS in the traditional SMC package, while providing a 38% smaller footprint to reduce total volume by 70%
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Gallium Nitride’s Semiconductor Virtues Grow: Tough as Diamonds
Gallium nitride’s virtues as a semiconducting material are impressive, and now researchers have discovered another quality that could affect future electronic and digital devices.
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PC Boards Offer Universal Supercapacitor Balancing With Ultra-Low Power
Boards automatically balance leakage current in supercapacitor series stacks used in evaluation, prototype and production systems.
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Sixteen-Megapixel Image Sensors Debut, Targeting Mobile Device
OmniVision Technologies' OV16885 and OV16885-4C serve world-facing and user-facing roles, respectively, in mainstream smartphones.
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Performance Capture Technology Creates a Digital Avatar in Classic Shakespearean Play
A new rendition of “The Tempest” uses cutting-edge technology from Intel and The Imaginarium Studios.
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Power Varistor Series Operates to 125° C with 2500V Isolation
Littelfuse’s HMOV varistor operates at ambient temperatures up to 125° C with 2500V isolation voltage.
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3200 W Power Supply Has 3-Phase Delta Input
The TPS3000-24 power supply operates from a wide range Delta or Wye 350 – 528 Vac three-phase input.
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High-Density Connector Exhibits 25 Milliohms Resistance
Fujipoly’s Zebra® Gold Series 8000C connector transfers both data and power between parallel components and circuit boards while exhibiting low electrical resistance.
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Multiphase PWM Controllers Offer Adaptive Voltage Scaling Interface
Digital multiphase controller, when combined with a smart power stage, delivers scalable solution from 10 A to 450 A.
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Capacitors Serve Wide Band Gap Semiconductors
The expanded line of KEMET’s C0G Ceramic capacitors meet the needs of the growing Wide Band Gap semiconductor trend.
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Current Sense Resistor Saves Space in High-Power Circuits
The Vishay Dale WSLF2512 Power Metal Strip® current sense resistor is rated up to 6 W and provides a power density of 192 W/in2.
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Radiation-Tolerant Motor Controller Reduces Weight in Space Satellites
Microsemi's expansion of its devices will work with space robotics and human-related space programs.
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Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter Delivers 95% Efficiency
The LTC3119 synchronous current mode monolithic buck-boost converter delivers up to 5 A of continuous output current and is 95% efficient.
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Turning Jackets into Solar-Powered Wearables
Researchers have developed a technology that uses solar cells to turn clothing into a source for limitless energy
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Siemens to Buy EDA Vendor Mentor Graphics for $4.5 Billion
The acquisition will further Siemens' digital industrial enterprise strategy.
