Applications
Security Engine Controllers
December 23, 2004 7:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsInterpeak announced the integration of their IPsec solution and Freescale Semiconductor's ColdFire and PowerQUICC hardware security engine controllers (SEC). IPsec is the IETF standard for secure IP communication over the Internet, and comprises a set of protocols that encrypt and authenticate all IP packets....
COTS Connectors for Military and Aerospace Designs
November 17, 2004 9:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe days of specialty military connectors are numbered so the cable and connector industry is reinventing this interface. By Ernest Worthman It's no secret that there is tremendous pressure for the military to go with COTS components whenever possible. Interconnect is one area where that pressure is hot and heavy, since connectors are relatively uncomplicated devices, when compared to some of the other cutting edge components For mi...
Datasheet for Power Management Processes
August 30, 2004 7:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsPolarFab announces an datasheet on the company's 0.5-micron, 40 V BCD/Power BiCMOS technology, the PBC4 process, available on 6 inches and 8 inches and suitable for power management applications. The datasheet outlines typical uses for the PBC4 process, including its use in 5 V CMOS and a range of 12 to 40 V LDMOS devices, as well as for all power IC applications at or below 40 V....
Products for Military/Test
May 27, 2004 1:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTriquint introduces a set of products designed to meet the needs of battlefield and high-demand industrial applications The TGA2509, an ultra wideband power amplifier (PA) with adjustable gain control (AGC), is suitable for defense and commercial amplifier applications. The device delivers greater than 1 W of saturated power in the 2 to 16 GHz band....
Featured Technology Designing Smart Phone Power Management Systems
April 1, 2004 5:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsNew 3.xG smart phones combine the traditional 2G cellular phone with PDA-like features. Such diverse functionality requires numerous components, most of which have differing power parameters. Therefore, smart, power management is no longer an option — it's a requirement. By Jeff Falin Cellular phone technology has come a long way since the days of the huge, clunky "bag" phones or those phones that were tethered to the car ba...
Aerospace Circuit Breaker
March 15, 2004 9:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsE-T-A announces the 5140, a three-pole circuit breaker that is temperature compensated, and weighs 150 grams. The breaker was designed for 400 Hz, three-pole applications from 20 to 50 A. This product is suitable for use in commercial and military aircraft applications, and rugged ground vehicles and boats....
FPGA's Role in the Development of Small Synthetic Aperture Radars
March 5, 2004 9:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe old adage "big things come in small packages" can accurately describe a Sandia National Laboratories effort to make synthetic aperture radars (SARs) smaller, lighter, and cheaper. By Dale Dubbert, George Sloan, and Armin Doerry The coherent nature of the SAR signal combined with sophisticated processing algorithms presents an opportunity to exploit techniques such as high-sensitivity change detection, ultra-precise 3D ter...
6-Volt VRLA Battery for High Rate Discharge Applications
February 2, 2004 8:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnerSys expands its DataSafe NPX line of VRLA batteries with the addition of the NPX 35-6 battery for applications which require high power for short intervals. The battery provides 30% more power than conventional batteries with an equivalent footprint and voltage and was designed to meet the high energy needs of a wide range of UPS and general electronics applications....
Lead Acid Chargers
January 21, 2004 10:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsCell-Con announces its line of thermally controlled current regulated lead acid chargers. These products are available in 6 V and 12 V models capable of charging lead acid batteries up to 18 AH. The current regulation will charge batteries at a high rate and automatically reverts to a lower rate as necessary before going float when the battery is fully charged....
DC/DC Controllers
January 21, 2004 10:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaxim introduces the MAX8553/MAX8554 DC-DC step-down controllers that ensure balanced current sourcing and sinking capability of ± 25 A. The MAX8553 generates 1/2 reference input voltage for VTT and VTTR voltages in DDR and RDRAM memory applications. The VTT and VTTR tracking voltages are maintained within 1% of 1/2 reference input voltage....
Power ICs
January 21, 2004 10:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe XC9508/09 series is a family of synchronous rectification type DC/DC converters with built in high speed, low noise LDO voltage regulator and an internal comparator for low voltage detection, all in a chip scale USP-10 (2.7 × 2.6 × 0.6 mm) package. The XC9508/09 is a suited partner for DSPs and microcontrollers which require 1....
Military Switches
November 24, 2003 7:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsElectroswitch introduces snap-action switches for military applications. Designed for either AC or DC switching, these switches have quick make and break action (approximately 10 milliseconds contact transfer time). Standard models are available with up to 12 poles and up to 4 positions. The ends of the stationary contacts extend outside the insulating disks to serve as connecting terminals....
Switching Power Supplies
November 3, 2003 6:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsHiTek Power introduces a family of low-profile 150-watt switching power supplies with a high-output current pulse capability. The TEK 150 series AC/DC power supplies measure 1.5 × 3 × 5 inches and weigh less than a pound. Their U-channel casing allows them to be operated at up to 100 watts without fan cooling or up to 150 watts with forced cooling of 16 cubic feet per minute....
CeBIT 2003: The world's leading event for information technology, telecommunications, software and services
October 30, 2003 6:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsStatistics from CeBIT 2003: • Exhibitors: Approximately 6,600 exhibitors • Exhibition Area: Approximately 3.75 million square feet in 27 exhibit halls • Attendees: Approximately 560,000 visitors Exhibition Program: • IT Equipment & Systems • Telecommunications & Networks • Software & Services • HR - Human Resources Automatic Data Capture • IT Security & Card Technology • Banki...
Microcontrollers
October 28, 2003 10:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics introduces the Turbo μPSD3300 series of its μPSD family of 8051-class embedded Flash microcontrollers. The Turbo μPSD3300 series increases performance to 10 MIPS peak and adds a peripheral set to form an SoC for embedded control applications. A few of the enhancements for the Turbo µPSD3300 series include a 16-bit programmable counter array (PCA), 10-bit resolution ADC channels, SPI and IrDA interfaces....
Universal Power Supplies
October 1, 2003 6:12 am | Product Releases | CommentsPhoenix Contact introduces QUINT power supplies, providing universal 24 V supply with output currents of 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 A. The output currents are available with a regulated and adjustable output voltage of 22.5 to 28.5 VDC. QUINT power supplies provide full output power with loss of AC power up to 20 ms....
Switch-mode Power Supplies
October 1, 2003 6:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsTaiyo Yuden introduces the PAS150, part of the PAS series of passive PFC-based switch-mode power supplies for 1U-height single-output applications. The PAS150 switcher provides a universal 115/230 VAC input selection and a single output of 150 W continuous power. Factory-set output voltages include 3....
Wireless Networks and the Evolving Telecommunications Infrastructure
September 18, 2003 9:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsThis comprehensive three-day UC Berkeley Extension course is focused on the principles, technologies, system architectures, standards, and market forces driving wireless access networks intended for multimedia services — telephony, data communications, portable computing, Internet access, and digital video....
The MathWorks International Aerospace and Defense Conference
September 18, 2003 9:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe event, which includes a one-day symposium and two-day leadership council, will bring experts from around the world and across the industry to address their common engineering software challenges. MathWorks customers including NASA, EADS, Lockheed Martin, U.S Navy, and BAE Systems will showcase unique and shared experiences and provide insights into leveraging the Company’s industry-standard MATLAB and Simulink-based technologies....
Battery Charger
September 2, 2003 8:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsLinear Technology introduces the LTC4002, a standalone switch-mode Li-Ion battery charger with an operating supply as high as 24 V. Low 4.7V input supply and low dropout operation of the IC guarantees continuous charging of 4.2 V Li-Ion batteries from 5 V wall adapters. For safety and autonomous charge control, the LTC4002 includes features such as automatic shutdown, battery preconditioning, battery temperature sensing, end-of-charge indic...
Automotive Component Testing
September 2, 2003 8:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsSchaffner has published a wall cart that covers key elements of automotive component testing. The cart includes a variety of diagrams, tables, and ratio charts for RF emissions, direct RF power injection, Bulk Current Injection (BCI), ESD and transients, as well as TEM cell and stripline testing....
Battery Chargers
July 30, 2003 9:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsCell-Con's lead acid battery chargers are designed to work with batteries that have been discharged to the manufacturers recommended 1.75 V per cell (5.25 V for a 6 V battery and 10.5 V for a 12 V battery). If the batteries have been discharged below that point or if the battery is near the end of its service life, it may draw more current than the charger it is designed for....
Power Management ICs
July 30, 2003 9:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsTwo new power management solutions for portable electronics such as cellular phones, PDAs and MP3 players are introduced by Micrel. The MIC221x family consists of two low-dropout (LDO) regulators, a power-on reset (POR) supervisor and an open-drain driver. The MIC2213 and MIC2214 offer a dual LDO regulator with an integrated POR supervisor and an open-drain driver....
Battery Clips
July 30, 2003 9:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsKeystone Electronics introduces a low profile battery clip for AAA and N cells. The clip features a "flow hole" SMT solder tail designed to increase joint strength. The .010 inches thick nickel-plated spring steel clip is designed to securely retain cells and withstand shock and vibration....
Power Management Unit
July 8, 2003 11:09 am | Product Releases | Commentsaustriamicrosystems has developed a highly integrated, real time programmable power management unit (PMU). The AS3601 PMU is designed for mobile applications such as cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, and more. The AS3601 integrates all major functions for handheld devices: DC/DC step-up and step-down converters, LDOs, a battery charger/fuel gauge, general purpose I/Os (GPIOs), features like white LED drivers, and an audio amplifier( a...
