Products
CEC compliant external power supplies
Power Sources Unlimited has released a product line of desktop power adapters that are in compliance with California Energy Commission Tier 2 criteria and Energy Star Level IV standards for external switching power supplies. These two standards are the more stringent efficiency and no-load power consumption requirements which are due to go into effect on July 1, 2008.
Handbook on Nanotechnology Measurement
Keithley Instruments has announced the availability of its Nanotechnology Measurement Handbook, a 124-page guide to electrical measurements for nanoscience applications. The handbook offers practical assistance in making precision low level DC and pulse measurements on nanomaterials and devices and provides an overview of the theoretical and practical considerations involved in measuring low currents, high resistances, low voltages, and low re...
DIN-Rail Cases Allow Multiple Connections
OKW has extended its ‘RAILTEC-B’ DIN-Rail range of enclosures with a new series of models that allow different types of terminals to be accommodated within the same enclosure. RAILTEC-B cases are suitable for a wide variety of industrial electrical and electronic applications such as machine and process control and panel building. The enclosures conform to DIN 43 880, unit 1 and are fully insulated and protected to VBG4 as well as IEC529/DIN...
5.7 inch QVGA TFT display features built-in Interface Controller
Digital Displays has announced it’s latest TFT display that features a built-in VGA and analogue RGB interface controller. This QVGA (320x240) TFT display has a high brightness 300 nit white LED backlight and boasts a contrast ratio of 400:1.
Integrated Test Systems for Faster and Easier Semiconductor Testing
Keithley Instruments has announced the availability of ACS (Automated Characterization Suite) integrated test systems for semiconductor characterization at the device, wafer, and cassette level. With ACS integrated test systems, Keithley has created a variety of highly configurable and flexible test systems for semiconductor characterization that offer unique measurement capabilities with powerful automation-oriented software. ACS test systems pr...
New DAB module includes iPod docking capability
Frontier Silicon today announced availability of a reference design that enables audio manufacturers to quickly produce low-cost DAB/FM radios with iPod docking capability. The Jupiter 3 (FS4023) platform is based on Frontier Silicon’s Venice 5 (FS2025) DAB/FM module which now has an integrated docking interface for communication and control of iPods, something that was previously only achievable using a separate microcontroller and DAB module...
EEMBC Adopts DoubleCheck For Its Industry-Standard Processor Benchmarks
Green Hills Software has announced that the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium has adopted the Green Hills Software DoubleCheck static analysis tool to help ensure the highest level of quality for EEMBC benchmark software.
Automotive - Qualified Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter with wide input range
Texas Instruments has introduced an automotive-qualified DC/DC power management integrated circuit (IC) that switches autonomously between buck and boost modes to provide a constant regulated output voltage of 5 V. The TPIC74100-Q1 operates over a wide input voltage range of 1.5 V to 40 V and simplifies design by eliminating the need for external components.
New catalogue from Crompton Instruments
A new combined price list and catalogue is now available from Crompton Instruments, part of Tyco Electronics – Energy Division. The new full colour brochure contains over 800 standard products.
82mm Wide 20A DIN-Rail Power Supply
PULS has announced the introduction of the latest model in its Dimension Q series. The QS20.241 provides 24VDC at 20A from a 85-276V wide range AC single-phase input and is 1/3 the size of other comparable DIN-rail power supplies. The QS20.241 offers market-leading performance through innovative design using synchronous rectification topology and digital control to not only reduce the size of the unit but offers efficiencies up to 93.9%, signific...