Researchers at Florida State University are working to produce a commercially useful version of a material they have dubbed “buckypaper.” According to the research team at the Tallahassee-based institution, this material is 10 times lighter than steel but 250 times stronger. It is both thermally and electrically conductive and could be used as a film to protect electronic … [Read more...]
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Combination EMI Filter/Transient Protection Module Meets U.S. & European Military Standards
The DVMN28 from VPT, Inc. is a combination EMI filter and transient suppression module that meets stringent standards for the U.S. and Europe. Providing 10 amps of current in a standard quarter brick package, the DVMN28 meets the requirements of the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and is available immediately from stock. Product features include 0- to 50-V input, 68 dBs minimum … [Read more...]
Combination EMI Filter / Transient Suppression Model Meets Stringent Military
The DVMN28 from VPT, Inc. is a combination EMI filter and transient suppression module that meets the military COTS (commercial off-the-shelf initiative. Product features include 0- to 50-V input with 600-V transient, 60 dB of attenuation (minimum) at 500 kHz, a soft start feature to ensure smooth startups, under-voltage lock-out circuitry for safe operation, and 99 percent … [Read more...]
MIL-COTS Front End Module Performs EMI Filtering
The MFIAM9 28-V-input attenuator module from Vicor Power supplies EMI filtering and transient protection for Vicor’s Maxi, Mini, and Micro Series of 24-V-input DC/DC converters. The front end filter module enables designers to meet the conducted emission and conducted susceptibility requirements of MIL-STD-461E, as well as the input transient requirements of MIL-STD-704A/E/F … [Read more...]
Sixty-W AC/DC PSU Conforms to Military EMI Standards
The MCM Series of rugged, metal-cased, convection-cooled power supplies XP Power, has been specially crafted for deployment in harsh and physically demanding environments. This series offers EMI performance to MIL-STD 461E/F standards— assuring protection from both conducted and radiated emissions. Manufactured in the United States, the supplies are well suited to use in … [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman’s EM System Lab Unit Works to Boost Army Use of Intelligence Data
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman’s Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory unit has successfully deployed its Guardrail Guide Baseline (GGB 2.0) hardware and software to U.S. army military intelligence battalions. GGB’s network-based architecture supports forward garrison operators and rear operators via satellite link, as well as cooperative operations with other signal … [Read more...]
RFID Firm ODIN Technologies Wins $75-Million Dollar Army Contract
Well known RFID firm ODIN Technologies has announced that it has won a contract worth approximately $75 million from the U.S. Army’s Product Manager Joint-Automatic Identification Technology Office (PM J-AIT), which selected ODIN as a prime contractor for its Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) contract. This new pRFID contract provides acquisition support and … [Read more...]
Robert Yff, Founder of Panashield, Dies after Fall
Robert Yff, age 77, a longtime Norwalk resident, died Sunday October 19, 2008 of injuries sustained from a fall at the summer home he built on Fire Island. Born in Venezuela of Dutch parents on January 22, 1931, he was the son of the late Johannes Yff and Sophia Magdalena Korlaar Yff. Robert was the husband of Mary Margaret "Peggy"Girard Yff. He was pre-deceased by his first … [Read more...]
Meeting Military Requirements for EMC and Transient Voltage Spike Suppression
The basics of EMI and transient compliance for military systems using SMPSs are covered. Dr. Glenn Skutt, VPT, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, USA THE EMI AND VOLTAGE TRANSIENT CHALLENGE Military and aerospace engineers face several challenges with respect to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and transient voltage compliance. The standards developed by the various military … [Read more...]
Vishay Announces Acquisition of Specialty Capacitor Line
Vishay Intertechnology, a global provider of a wide line of electronic components, has announced the acquisition of a specialty wet tantalum capacitor line from KEMET Corporation for $35.2 and other consideration in the form of a three-year term loan of $15 million. Closing was scheduled to occur by the close of business on Monday, May 15, 2008. Dr. Felix Zandman, Executive … [Read more...]
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