The term ‘co-opetition’ has been around for a while; it refers to how companies that are in competition with each other can still work cooperatively, to improve the technology that enables their shared market. It normally happens when a particular technology reaches an inflection point. The ZigBee Alliance is an example in the electronics industry. Author: Jeff Schnabel, Vice President Global Marketing at CUI and The AMP Group S...

A new line of low power, encapsulated AC/DC power supplies has been added to CUI’s Power Group's broad power portfolio ranging from 1W to 12kW. Housed in a compact, encapsulated board mount package with industry standard pin-outs, the new PSK series offers models with 6, 10, 15, and 20W of continuous power.

A compact 300W series has been added to CUI’s Power Group's line of internal AC/DC medical power supplies. The VMS‑300A series, available in industry standard 3x5” open frame and metal enclosed packages, delivers efficiencies up to 94% and high power densities up to 14.5W/in3. Meeting EN 60601-1 edition 3.1 safety standards and 4th edition EMC requirements, these single output, medical power supplies are designed for energy-con...

It has been announced that CUI Power Group has expanded its VOF AC/DC power supply family with the introduction of a compact 300 W series. The VOF-300 series, available in open frame and metal enclosed packages, is a higher-power addition to CUI’s general purpose AC/DC power supply portfolio currently ranging from 6-280W.

The successive laws mandating higher average efficiencies in external power supplies have undoubtedly had a significant impact on global power consumption over the past decade.

  CUI’s Power Group has announced the addition of 30 and 40W desktop AC/DC power adapters to its portfolio of DoE Level VI and CoC Tier 2 compliant external power supplies.

CUI announced that it has successfully deployed initial test units of its Intelligent Control of Energy ("ICE") Block technology. Deployment of the units highlight ICE Block's peak shaving capabilities and includes a new ICE Switch product that further unlocks power capacity for the customer. CUI and VPS announced a partnership in 2016 for VPS' ICE solution that brings the benefits of elastic power to data centers and sets a new standard for effi...

Building more data centers or expanding the capacity of existing ones is all very well but with it comes a widespread concern over the energy consumed by IT behemoths, warns Mark Adams, senior VP, CUI

CUI has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics. In partnering with the digital team at Arrow Electronics, CUI will be able to utilise www.arrow.com and Arrow’s established network to reach its diverse and expanding global customer base. Arrow will distribute over 1,000 CUI SKUs across a number of electromechanical technologies.

CUI Inc announced a family of ultra‑compact AC/DC power supplies in an open frame SIP package. The 3 W and 5 W configurations of the PBO series measure as small as 35 x 11 x 18 mm (1.38 x 0.43 x 0.71 in), allowing them to occupy less board real-estate than other power solutions. The 3 W models are also available in low-profile, right-angle versions measuring as small 35 x 18 x 11 mm (1.38 x 0.43 x 0.71 in), making them ideal for applications wh...

CUI Inc today announced the expansion of its VOF open frame AC/DC power supply family with the introduction of 185, 225 and 280W models. The VOF-185, VOF‑225 and VOF‑280 series are higher-power additions to CUI’s latest-generation open frame AC/DC power portfolio ranging from 6 to 150W.

The external AC-DC power supplies from CUI now meet the EU (European Union) CoC (Code of Conduct) Tier 1 and CoC Tier 2 efficiency standards. The EU CoC Tier 1 effectively harmonises the EU with US DoE Level VI and became effective as a voluntary requirement from January 2014, two years ahead of Level VI. Its adoption as an EU Ecodesign rule is currently under review to become law with an implementation date of January 2017.

  Three isolated DC/DC converters have been added to the range available from CUI. The PDQ10‑D, PDQ15‑D and PDQ30‑D have outputs of 10, 15 and 30W respectively.

CUI has announced a line of DoE Level VI and CoC Tier 2 compliant wall plug-in AC/DC power supplies featuring an integrated USB connector. The 10W SMI10-USB, SWI10-N-USB and SWI10-E-USB are designed to meet the stringent average efficiency and no load power requirements mandated by the US DoE in effect since February 2016.

CUI has announced two open frame isolated DC/DC converter families offering 15 and 25W of output power in a single square inch of board space. The PRD15 and PRD25 series feature high typical efficiency up to 91% in compact low-profile modules measuring just 27.90x24.40x8.10mm (1.10x0.96x0.32").

CUI has announced a 2000W front-end AC/DC power supply with a programmable output voltage range of 100-410VDC. The PFR-2100 blind-mate rectifier delivers high efficiency up to 93% in a package measuring 292.1x132.08x63.5mm (11.5x5.2x2.5") and is suited for use in data centre high voltage DC bus power systems, broadcast amplifiers and EV battery charging systems.

CUI Inc and its parent company CUI Global has announced a limited exclusivity agreement today for hardware development with Virtual Power Systems (VPS), a cutting edge Software Defined Power company. The companies will partner to set a new standard for an efficient power infrastructure for data centres.

A new and tougher power supply efficiency specification is coming into force to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As Jeff Schnabel, VP of Marketing, CUI explains, OEMs must act now to ensure compliance by February 2016.

Featuring interchangeable AC input blades, CUI has announced a family of Level VI compliant external AC-DC power supplies ranging from 5 to 36W. Designed for global use, the wall plug-in SMI5-USB, SMI6, SMI18, SMI24 and SMI36 include AC blade options for North America, Europe, the UK, Australia and China.

CUI has announced a line of wall plug-in AC/DC power supplies for the US, Japanese and European markets. The SWI6, SWI12, SWI18 and SWI24 with either North American or European input blades are designed to meet the stringent average efficiency and no load power requirements mandated by the US Department of Energy (DOE) set to go into effect on the 10th of February, 2016.