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Dual slew rate controlled load switch from AnalogicTech reduces system footprint and cost
AnalogicTech has introduced the AAT4282A, a dual, slew rate controlled load switch that allows designers to reduce parts count and cost by integrating two low resistance slew rate controlled load switches in a single 2 x 2mm package. Part of AnalogicTech’s rapidly growing application specific Power MOSFET (ASPM) product family, the AAT4282A features two MOSFETs, each with a typical RDS(ON) of just 60mohms at 5V to support higher load switch cur...
FRAM memory device qualified to +125ºC for intelligent powertrain applications
Ramtron International has expanded its line of +125 degreesC FRAM memory automotive devices. The FM25L04-GA , a 4Kb, 3 volt, serial peripheral interface (SPI) FRAM, is now Grade 1 AEC-Q100-specified to operate over the automotive temperature range of -40ºC to +125ºC and is guaranteed to retain data for 9,000 hours at that extreme temperature.
Plexus-designed cancer diagnostic prototypes get the go-ahead
Plexus, the specialist electronic design and manufacturing services company, has entered a new phase of its relationship with France-based medical start-up SuperSonic Imagine, to deliver an ultrasound system with breakthrough technology. Having been involved throughout design and prototyping, Plexus will now help SuperSonic Imagine prepare the system for production and market approval.
Students Use NI LabVIEW to Develop a Fully Autonomous Humanoid Robot
Engineering students from the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech have developed a bipedal humanoid robot using the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical system design platform. The Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence (DARwIn) was originally developed to study human locomotion for the research and development of prosthetic limbs. DARwIn achieves full range of motion and accurately imitates human movement so eff...
Express Logic and GlobalEdge to Provide Application Software and Middleware to Developers Using ThreadX
Express Logic has teamed up with GlobalEdge Software Ltd., a leading embedded software solutions and services company based in Bangalore, India, to provide ThreadX customers with embedded software solutions and IP-based services. GlobalEdge services combine ready solutions and engineering services to offer complete product realization.
AC/DC power supply from XP available in multiple mechanical formats
XP Power’s SDC320 AC/DC power supply offers a choice of four formats, two using convection cooling or system airflow and two with internal fan cooling. The compact 320W unit, measuring just 101.6 x 152.4 x 38.10 mm (4 x 6 x 1.5 in) for the U-channel model, has a power density of 8.9 watts per cubic inch. This low-profile model, suitable for 1U applications, is also available with a vented cover if required. For applications where there is insuf...
Modular power system offers UPS and hot-swap capabilities
New from Schroff is the modular Power System 1400, which provides all the functionality required for today’s high-reliability datacomms and telecomms applications. Designed to accommodate up to eight 200W plug-in PSUs in a 3U-high 19in. enclosure, the PS1400 can be configured as an n+1 redundant system with hot-swap capability and offers a battery backup facility for operation in UPS mode. The system provides a total of 21 individually fuse...
External 35W power supply is energy efficient
SL Power Electronics Corp. announces a single output power supply family for medical applications up to 32W. The Ault MW173 family is designed to help medical equipment OEMs replace linear power supplies with a single, globally compatible switch-mode power unit that is 35 percent more energy-efficient than conventional models.
Catalyst Adds 16-bit I2C LED Dimmer
A drop-in replacement for the PCA9532, the CAT9532 can drive 16 LEDs directly in parallel and provides LED dimming in 256 brightness steps for backlighting and RGB color mixing. The device can also turn each LED ON, OFF or blinking at one of two programmable rates for sensor control, power-switch, push-button and status indicator light applications with I2C or SMBus interfaces.
70in TFT display monitor for the out-of-home digital signage market
Global Display Solutions (GDS), in association with Distec GmbH, has announced the availability of a 70in TFT display monitor for the out-of-home (OOH) digital signage market. Using GDS’s proprietary G-BOND optical bonding process, the display was recently built and showcased at the Viscom show at Düsseldorf in Germany by digital signage specialist Distec on whose behalf GDS developed this product. With a 70” HD resolution TFT display panel ...