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Gaia Converter: An Ultra Wide Input Voltage Point of Load Converter
Gaia Converter is pleased to unveil it’s first Point of Load converter : the MPGS-14A. This product features an ultra wide input voltage range of 4.5Vdc – 33Vdc & transient up to 42 Vdc /100ms with a single output voltage of 3.3 Vdc adjustable from 1.2 to 24 Vdc targeting Defense and Airborn......view more
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High-powered fuel cell boosts electric-powered submersibles, drones
The transportation industry is one of the largest consumers of energy in the U.S. economy with increasing demand to make it cleaner and more efficient. While more people are using electric cars, designing electric-powered planes, ships and submarines is much harder due to power and energy require......view more
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Semi revenues hit $475bn
2018 growth was weaker than 2017’s 21.9% due to memory growth slowing to 24.9% versus 2017 growth of 61.8%. “Despite slowing growth, the memory market was still the largest semiconductor market, accounting for 34.3% of revenue,” says Gartner’s Andrew Norwood, “this was driven by increas......view more
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DC-DC Converters Deliver 1 kW at 97% Efficiency
Murata’s DRQ-11.4/88-L48 fully regulated dc-dc converters target hi-rel networking and telecom equipment. Murata’s 1-kW DRQ-11.4/88-L48 Series of quarter-brick, intermediate bus, dc-dc converter modules address the growing power requirements of high-reliability networking and teleco......view more
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Laser processing method to increase efficiency of optoelectronic devices
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new method to passivate defects in next generation optical materials to improve optical quality and enable the miniaturization of light emitting diodes and other optical elements. "From a chemistry standpoint, we have......view more
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US stalls China institutions’ US tech purchases
Until they get the new licences, US companies have to stop trading with companies on the list. There are 44 Chinese companies and R&D institutions on the list including the world’s largest LED manufacturer Xiamen San’an Optoelectronics. Applied Materials has already stopped supplyin......view more
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Sharp reveals folding phone
The fifth folding phone to see the light of day after Royole, Samsung, Huawei and Motorola comes from Foxconn subsidiary Sharp. The phone has a 6.18” 1440 x 3040 AMzoLED which, says Sharp, is capable of enduring 300k folds without degradation. Even Sharp calls it a prototype so presum......view more
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650V aGaN transistor family serves high efficiency designs
The aGaN 650V transistor is designed for high efficiency and high-density power supplies in the telecomms, server, and consumer adapter markets. These high-efficiency server power supplies reduce cooling requirements, maximise rack area, and minimise the associated energy cost, claims th......view more
