Electronics related to industrial applications
Texas Instruments has created an 60A electronic fuse for system protection and power management (right), and a 50A version with added PMBus control. Called TPS25985x, the 60A device “provides multiple protection modes using very few external components and is a robust defence against overloads, short-circuits and excessive inrush current”, according to the company. Inside is a 0.59mΩ switch, and the ...
Maximizing the Value of Industry 4.0 The manufacturing world has been working toward viable Industry 4.0 (I4.0) for over a decade. [1] In the industrial automation space, I4.0 is undoubtedly one of the most significant megatrends to have shaped modern-day manufacturing. In addition to – and, in many cases, because of – other drivers such as mobility, sustainability, connectivity, digitalization ...
An input range of 6V to 75V is the eye-catching spec of STMicroelectronics’ L3751 synchronous buck controller, and many of its inputs can tolerate 100V. Its has a constant-frequency voltage-mode architecture, with its output voltage compared to an 800mV internal reference through a feedback pin. Input voltage feed-forward is implemented to improve line transient response. 100kHz – 1MHz switching and ...
Nvidia has announce Jetson Orin Nano, said to offer up to 80x the performance of its predecessor for local artificial intelligence. “Sitting on the entry-level side of Jetson offerings, this module targets the demand for real-time processing capabilities in AI devices such as smart cameras, handhelds, smart meters and service robots, where integrators often require a lower power and a more ...
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has optimised the safe-operating-area of a mosfet for high-current 12V hot-swap ORing applications, but also sees it being used in e-fusing. Nominally a 30V part “AONS30300 delivers high SOA robustness under 10Vds with 10ms pulse width and has an SOA limit ~48V”, according to the company. Packaging is 5 x 6mm DFN. 710A is the absolute ...
CUI Devices has introduced circular panel-mount M8 connectors for industrial Ethernet and Profibus. In the CDM8 family, as it will be known, there are male or female jack versions, all with IP67 ratings for harsh environments, with 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 pins, coded A for 1Gbit/s Ethernet or B coded for Profibus. So far, there are 69 members, ...
Analog Devices has introduced ADIN2299, a multi-protocol industrial 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet switch, designed to operate in a star, line or ring topologies. “The platform was pre-certified so that the field device can operate in any of the supported industrial Ethernet networks,” according to the company. “The module contains everything needed to participate in a EtherCat, Profinet real-time and isochronous real-time, EtherNet/IP ...
ST has introduced a 64-channel ultrasound transmitter with new features to enhance the image quality and convenience of high-performance portable industrial and medical instruments. Today’s ultraportable scanners are almost the size of a smartphone yet deliver image quality comparable to large and expensive high-end systems from only a few years ago. ST’s STHVUP64 transmitter, which drives the instrument’s piezoelectric transducers, ...
Nexperia has introduced more clip-bonded surface-mount diodes for industrial and automotive applications. There are 32 planar Schottky diodes and eight hyperfast recovery rectifiers, with some AEC-Q101 ‘Q’ types for automotive, all in the company’s 5.8 x 4.3 x 0.95mm CFP15B package (also SOT1289B). “Using the smaller CFP15B instead of DPAK or SMB/C packages can save up to 60% of board ...
TDK has introduced quarter brick isolated 50W dc-dc converters with a 12:1 input range: 14 to 160Vdc There are also similar 75W converters, this time with a 9-75Vdc (8:1) input range, Quarter brick converters (left hand in image), with smaller 20W parts as well as larger 200W parts in the pipeline (see below). Called PYQ50, there are three 50W quarter ...
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