Power
Industrial filters complement AC/DC power supplies
Suitable for all types of applications, Schaefer has introduced 10 and 20A industrial filters for the company's TER series of low profile, AC/DC power supplies. The TER-10ASF and TER-20ASF filters are designed to complement the power supplies by providing compliance to EN-55022 Class B Emissions.
High power limiter tackles demanding applications
MACOM’s new 200 W CW power L-Band limiter boasts four times the power handling than the nearest competing alternative. It is a high power limiter suited to demanding applications which require high peak and CW power receive protection in Air Traffic Management and Radar systems.
6W isolated DC/DC converters provide 88% efficiency
Expanding the company's portfolio of DC/DC converters, PowerPax have released the second generation 6PURB_YMD and 6PURA_YMD series of 6W units. With dimensions of only 25.4x25.4mm (1x1”), the converters occupy minimal board space and provide a marked improvement in efficiency over the previous generation - up to 88%.
DC generators with reduced opex costs and increased capex
DC generators designed to cost the same as AC generators to install, have been introduced by Controllis. LC48 generators are suitable for global telecommuncations operators looking to reduce their opex costs and increase their capex.
20W converters target rugged industrial applications
With a fully potted and metal cased construction for harsh environments, the AXA series of compact 20W high power density DC/DC converters have been unveiled by Artesyn Embedded Technologies. They are suited for use in battery-operated equipment, instrumentation, distributed power architectures in communications and industrial electronics and other space critical-applications.
Instrumentation amplifier enables very high accuracy
Expanding its instrumentation amplifier portfolio, Microchip Technology has introduced the MCP6N16. This zero-drift device features a self-correcting architecture which maximises DC performance by enabling ultra-low offset, low offset drift, and superior common-mode and power-supply rejection, while eliminating the adverse effects of 1/f noise.
Voltage references target the rad hard space market
Expanding the company's radiation hardened (rad hard) voltage reference portfolio, Intersil has introduced the ISL71091SEH10, ISL71091SEH20, ISL71091SEH33, ISL71091SEH40. The manufacturer claims that the family offers the industry’s best output voltage noise and a reference voltage that is stable over time, temperature and ionising radiation.
4W power supplies handle extreme temperatures
Operating over a wide temperature range from -40 to +80°C, the RAC04-C/230 series 4W mini power supplies have been introduced by RECOM. Suitable for worldwide use due to its wide input voltage range of 80-264V AC, the mini power supplies are well equipped to supply outdoor sensors or control units in residential as well as industrial applications.
Raging trench warfare
The rate of improvement in trench MOSFETs may be slowing down but, as Steve Rogerson found out, there are still some fighting the battle.
GaN in plastic module is optimised for avionics
A GaN in Plastic power module has been added to M/A-COM's existing portfolio of GaN in Plastic power module products. The module is optimised for pulsed Avionics applications in the 960 to 1215 MHz band, and scales to peak pulse power levels of 100W in a 14 x 24mm package size.