Now joining the Advanced Motion Controls FlexPro family are the first of their “Mini”-sized servo drives. With a slight size increase, these drives can output over double the current and operate on a higher voltage than existing micro-sized FlexPro drives. The Mini Size FlexPro drives boast a continuous current rating of 50 amps and a […]
Aerospace
Thermal gap filler/gasket materials handle heat loads in advanced electronics
Laird R&F Products now offers a series of innovative thermal products that help aerospace and defense design engineers tackle rising heat loads in advanced electronics. The new thermal solutions from Laird R&F Products include gap fillers and multifunctional solutions. Aerospace and defense design engineers use Laird R&F Products’ gap fillers to bridge the interface between hot […]
Rad-hard PoL buck regulator, digital isolators, 100-V GaN FETs target satellite apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation launched a new line of plastic-packaged radiation-hardened (rad-hard) devices for satellite power management systems. The four new devices include the ISL71001SLHM/SEHM point of load (POL) buck regulator, ISL71610SLHM, and ISL71710SLHM digital isolators, and the ISL73033SLHM 100V GaN FET and integrated low-side driver. Combining rad-hard assurance levels with the board area savings and […]
GaN power amplifiers deliver high RF output, ensure signals retain characteristics
Satellite communication systems use complex modulation schemes to achieve the blazingly fast data rates required to deliver video and broadband data. To attain this, they must deliver high RF output power while simultaneously ensuring the signals retain their desired characteristics. The new GMICP2731-10 GaN MMIC power amplifier announced by Microchip Technology Inc. helps meet both of these requirements. […]
Thyristor array and steering diode combo protect circuits in devices with high-speed data interfaces
ProTek Devices has introduced two new ultra-low capacitance (< 3 pF) low leakage current (< 10nA) thyristor array and steering diode combination devices for circuit protection in consumer entertainment and networking devices like set-top boxes and modems. They specifically provide surge protection in high-speed data interfaces. ProTek Devices’ TRV24-4LC and TRV24-2LC are also ideal […]
Rad-hard MOSFETS qualified for commercial aerospace/defense space apps
Power supplies in space applications operate in environments that require enhanced radiation technology to withstand extreme particle interactions and solar and electromagnetic events. These events degrade space-based systems and disrupt operations. To meet this requirement, Microchip Technology Inc. announced the qualification of its M6 MRH25N12U3 radiation-hardened 250V, 0.21 Ohm Rds(on), metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) for commercial aerospace and defense space applications. […]
GaN transistors, ICs feature radiation hardening
EPC announces the introduction of a new family of radiation-hardened gallium nitride transistors and integrated circuits. With higher breakdown strength, faster-switching speed, higher thermal conductivity, and lower on-resistance, power devices based on GaN significantly outperform silicon-based devices. The lower resistance and gate charge enable faster power supply switching frequencies resulting in higher power densities, higher […]
1U dc supplies provide up to 10 kW output
Magna-Power expanded its popular SL Series programmable DC power supply product line with the introduction of 18 new models at 10 kW rated output power while maintaining the product line’s 1U (1.75” high) rack-mount form factor. The SL Series continues to lead 1U rack-mount programmable DC power supply power density, enabling extremely power dense rack-mount […]
Chokes handle up to 3kA gigaHertz-range frequencies
SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG (SMP) offers chokes for medical technology applications. These inductive components are used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT), for example. Designed as filter or mains chokes they are not only compact, low-loss, and energy-efficient but also exceptionally quiet in operation – essential qualities for demanding […]
Fuses for space apps boast static-dissipative polyester packaging
SCHURTER has improved the packaging of its space fuse series MGA-S, with an enhanced dissipative structure on the outer layer of the ESD bag. The outer layer of the old packaging was aluminum with abrasion-resistant coating. The material of the outer layer of the new packaging is a static-dissipative polyester. The MGA-S is hermetically sealed […]
