Texas Instruments Incorporated’s new synchronous 50-mA, 60-V SWIFT™ step-down regulator has high efficiency and low noise performance in a solution size of 125 mm2. The TPS54062 integrates both the high-side and low-side power MOSFETs, providing efficient power conversion and transient protection to noise-sensitive industrial automation and sensor control, smart meter, telecom, … [Read more...]
Compact Multilayer Power Inductors Boost Energy Efficiency
TDK-EPC Corporation’s new TDK MLP2012V series of low-profile and energy efficient multilayer power inductors help reduce power dissipation in portable devices such as smartphones, mobile phones and digital cameras. The low-loss ferrite material used reduces core losses. When used as the power inductors in power supply circuits, they improve power conversion efficiency by up to … [Read more...]
New Circular Hybrid Technology Connectors
Molex Incorporated’s new Brad® Micro-Change® M12 Circular Hybrid Technology (CHT) connector that combines Cat 5e data speed and power supply for high signal integrity. The Micro-Change CHT connector features a reduced footprint and lower installation and cabling costs in process and automation control and industrial applications, HVAC systems, telecoms infrastructure, vision … [Read more...]
High-Voltage PMBus System Power Management and Protection ICs
National Semiconductor Corp.’s two new high-voltage system power management and protection integrated circuits (ICs) feature on-chip power management bus (PMBus) support. The 48V input voltage LM5066 and -48V input voltage LM5064 integrate system protection and management blocks that precisely measure, control and manage the electrical operating conditions in systems such as … [Read more...]
EMC and Electrical Protection Standard
This technical report addresses electromagnetic compatibility and protection of telecommunications equipment that is typically used by telecommunications service providers. Topics covered included ESD, EMI (both emissions and susceptibility), Lightning, Power Induction (transient and steady state), Power Contact, Corrosion, and DC Power.Purchase the standard. … [Read more...]
Protection Array Safeguards New Advanced Networking Transceivers
Semtech Corp.’s RClamp 0554S device is a 5V working voltage, ultra-low clamping voltage protection array built on Semtech’s process technology. As higher surge immunity standards are being required by many global telecommunication carriers, the RClamp 0554S device is poised to address a growing need for elevated surge protection. This device safeguards high-speed USB and … [Read more...]
Canadian Spectrum Auction Passes $2 Billion Point in Bidding
The second week of Industry Canada's auction of available wireless spectrum saw bidding exceed $2 billion. By round 16 on Monday, June 2, bidding totals had passed the $1 billion to $1.5 billion projected by a number of industry analysts. The auction is expected to continue for another few weeks. Forty percent of the available spectrum is available only to new entrants into the … [Read more...]
Congressional Committee Blocks FCC Approval of LightSquared
The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. One amendment to the bill prohibits funding for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove conditions on or permit certain commercial broadband operations until the FCC has resolved concerns of harmful interference by these operations on GPS … [Read more...]
Report Unveils 75 Incidences of Electronic Interference on Planes
A report by the International Air Transport Association, a trade group representing more 230 passenger and cargo airlines worldwide, documents 75 separate incidents of possible electronic interference that airline pilots and other crew members believed were linked to mobile phones and other electronic devices. The report covers the years 2003 to 2009 and is based on survey … [Read more...]
European Space Agency Shuts Down Illegal Transmitters
An international effort to shut down radio signals that have occasionally been blocking the instrument on ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) water satellite is improving the quality of the mission’s data.The SMOS satellite carries a passive radiometer that operates in the 1400–1427 MHz frequency range (L-band) of the electromagnetic spectrum. It shows ‘brightness … [Read more...]
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