Former senior managers of CUI Inc announced that they have purchased the company’s components business from CUI Inc’s publicly-traded parent company, CUI Global. The newly-formed private entity will go to market as CUI Devices and will continue to serve its customers and develop new technologies within its interconnect, audio, thermal management, motion and sensors product lines.

CUI Devices have announced the addition of a new series to its innovative AMT incremental encoder family to support larger motor shaft sizes from nine to 15.875 mm. The AMT13 series, based on CUI Devices' proprietary capacitive ASIC technology, brings the same high levels of durability, accuracy, and immunity to environmental particulates as current AMT encoder models.

A Peltier module, also known as a thermoelectric module, is a powerful device for thermal management, for use in applications such as laser products. When a current is passed through the module a temperature differential is created, causing one side to be hot while the other is cold. Depending on the design of the module and the applied voltage and current, a temperature differential over 100°C can be achieved. By Bruce Rose, Principal Appli...

Offering small size, low power consumption and affordability, MEMS microphones are chosen by designers for a wide variety of applications including tablets, desktop computers, headsets and teleconferencing terminals, as well as specialist equipment such as environmental noise monitors and equipment for surveillance and law enforcement. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer at CUI Devices

  CUI Devices has announced the addition of terminal block connectors to its existing line of connector products. Featuring up to 24 pole counts, the terminal blocks come available in pluggable, screw type, and screwless configurations with 2.54, 3.50, 3.81, 5.00, 5.08, and 7.62mm pitches.

Fans are a vital element of many electronic systems, designed to keep the device operating within recommended temperatures, while making sure the electronics are working at their optimum level. Attempts have been made to find alternative thermal management methods, with none proving as effective and economical as the fan. By Ryan Smoot, CUI Devices

An incremental rotary encoder can be used to measure rotational direction, speed and angular displacement. The encoder generates two output channels as it rotates, A and B. Each output is a square wave, and in a quadrature encoder, the two outputs are 90° out of phase. By Jason Kelly, Motion Control Design and Applications Engineer, CUI Devices

A range of waterproof audio jack connectors with Ingress Protection (IP) ratings of IP67 have been introduced by CUI Devices. The audio jacks are available in surface mount, mid mount SMT, and through hole mounting styles, while featuring right-angle orientations, four conductors, and conformance to the 3.5mm audio standard.

MEMS microphones have been steadily expanding opportunities and functionality into a wide range of devices, now adding communication and monitoring capabilities into the mix. Voice-enabled navigation devices and digital home assistants are examples of such devices driving this change and are helping to boost the huge growth in voice-controlled electronics. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer, CUI Devices

A range of USB cables to has been added to CUI Devices' existing portfolio of connector and cable assembly products. The USB cable assemblies come available with USB Type A, USB Type B, Micro B, Mini B, and USB Type C plugs and receptacles, along with dc power plugs, blunt cut, and stripped and tinned terminations.

If you are designing products like a home appliance, security panel, a door-entry system or a computer peripheral, you might choose to feature a buzzer as the sole means of interacting with users or as part of a more sophisticated user interface. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer, CUI Devices

The addition of several waterproof USB connectors with Ingress Protection (IP) ratings of IP67, to its USB product family has been announced by CUI Devices. Offering protection from moisture and environmental contaminants, the connectors are available in USB Micro B and Type C receptacle formats, while conforming to either the USB 2.0 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 standard, depending on the model.

Conversational interaction with smart machines such as home digital assistants is a growing trend, and just one that is driving development of new high tech products that can listen to their surroundings, interpret commands, or gather contextual or environmental data. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer, CUI Devices.

The introduction of a comprehensive line of MEMS microphones suited for a range of portable electronic devices has been announced by CUI Devices. The range has improved audio quality, performance, and reliability, CUI Devices' CMM series is housed in compact, low profile footprints measuring as small as 2.75x1.85x0.95mm.

Motion control applications typically require one or more position encoders. Several types are available and the engineer must first decide whether an incremental, absolute, or commutation encoder is most appropriate. After this decision has been made, other selection criteria include resolution and mechanical aspects, such as the mounting pattern and motor shaft size.  By Jason Kelly, Motion Control Design and Applications Engineer, CUI De...

  It has been announced by CUI Devices that its AMT21 series of absolute modular encoders has added models with multi-turn output capability. Offering 12 bits or 14 bits of absolute position information, the multi-turn AMT21 series implements a 14-bit signed number turns counter for applications rotating beyond 360 degrees.

A new line of stepper motors paired with their AMT11 incremental encoder series has been announced by CUI Devices. The NEMA AMT112S stepper servo motor family is available in compact NEMA eight, 11, 14, 17, and 23 frame sizes with a step angle of 1.8° and holding torques ranging from 0.021 to 1.90nm.

Sometimes cooling needs to be more tightly controlled than a simple heat sink and fan can manage. Rapidly fluctuating loads can make it hard to keep a component at a stable and cool temperature. However, this can often be important when trying to improve signal-to-noise performance or prevent damage to a system. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer at CUI Devices

Faster, Stronger, Higher said the Olympic motto: Faster, Smaller, Easier To Use could be an equivalent rallying cry for the electronics industry - and connectivity standards like USB in particular. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer, CUI Devices

It appears that many of today’s mobile products are beginning to shun the trusty 2.5mm audio jack, in favor of wireless speakers or headphones. However, for a huge number of other products, this convenient, simple and universally recognised socket continues to offer robust and easy-to-use connectivity. By Ryan Smoot, Technical Support Engineer at CUI Devices