Trinamic, a global provider of motion control technologies, has announced a new EtherCAT-compliant slave controller IC. It is the world's first EtherCAT slave controller to integrate real-time, latency-free I/O peripherals. The new ...
Global developer of motor and motion control technologies Trinamic Motion Control has announced its latest single-axis stepper motor control and driver IC. The TMC2100, with integrated MOSFETs to drive RMS motor current to 1.2A, is ...
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Power management company Eaton announced the introduction of the Streetworks Verdeon™ light-emitting diode (LED) Roadway Luminaire, adding another energy-efficient product to its street lighting line. Providing all the critical ...
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At the 30th IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2015) in Charlotte, NC, USA (15-19 March), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which designs and provides gallium nitride-based power conversion ...
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Transphorm Inc, Transphorm Japan Inc, and Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd have announced that Fujitsu Semiconductor group's CMOS-compatible, 150mm wafer fab in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan, has started mass production of gallium nitride (GaN) ...
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Mazda is planning to unveil its next-generation vehicle technologies at CEATEC JAPAN 2014 which is designed to enhance the driving experience. The technologies include a new headlamp which will feature LED array glare-free high beam ...
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Europe has started the research project “EMC2”, which is intended to increase the performance and efficiency of embedded systems for the automotive and manufacturing industries, the Internet of Things, healthcare and aerospace. ...
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere. IMTS 2012 drew more than 100,000 industry decision-makers over the six day show. It's the best show to ...
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American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) has improved technology on its 2015 GMC Sierra Denali truck with the addition of the new Magnetic ride control feature. Magnetic ride control feature on Sierra Denali is the first ...
Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which designs and delivers power conversion devices and modules) has obtained a sole worldwide license to Furukawa Electric Co Ltd's extensive gallium nitride (GaN) power device ...
Tags: Transphorm GaN-on-Si GaN HEMT, power conversion devices, power modules
The company says the Beer-in-box filler for de-carbonized and de-alcoholized beer is a clean and user-friendly alternative to returnable stainless steel kegs. It can handle 25 litre bag-in-box for capacities of up to 240 bags/hour. ...
Firm looks toward a successful 2014 with new releases including first ever Revell RC construction line Revell is celebrating a double award win this year as its exclusive 2.4GHz Nano Quad scooped Best New Toy at London Toy Fair and The ...
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There were several in the past few months alone – Covidien acquired Given Imaging for $860 million (this is Covidien’s fourth Israeli company acquisition in a little over 18 months); Baxter acquired FlowSense for $9.5 million; ...
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Since its first entry into the home console market in 1983, with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has been at the forefront of console gaming. The company, with a combination of solid hardware, family-friendly ...
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Field networking, such as EtherCAT, POWERLINK, CANopen, and MECHATROLINK, are growing in popularity, replacing traditional motion control communications such as ±10 V, or pulse trains. In the diagram below, the left side represents ...
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