After a 40-day journey starting from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully made a soft landing on the moon at 6:03 PM IST on August 23. This makes India the first nation to achieve a lunar landing near the moon’s south pole. With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, India is now 4th […]
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Thin film precision resistors offer full capability up to 80°C, operation up to 170°C
Automotive and industrial applications may have harsh environmental requirements for resistors. When those requirements include high-temperature capability and high precision, options are limited. Stackpole’s RNHT thin film precision resistors offer full power capability up to 85 degrees C and operation up to 170 degrees C. The automotive grade RNHT is AEC qualified and offers a […]
Two 40 V GaN devices address spacebar and other hi-rel applications
EPC announces the introduction of two new 40 V-rated radiation-hardened GaN FETs. EPC7001 is a 40 V, 4 mΩ, 250 APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a small 7 mm2 footprint. EPC7002 is a 40 V, 14.5 mΩ, 62 APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a tiny 1.87 mm2 footprint. Both devices have a total dose radiation […]
700 V SiC MOSFET operates to 175°C
Solitron Devices is pleased to announce the introduction of the SD11710 the latest in our series of hi-rel MOSFETs and the industry’s first military-grade 700V silicon carbide (SiC) device. Packaged in an extremely rugged hermetically sealed TO-258, the SD11710 is built for the most demanding industrial, aerospace, and defense applications. The SD11710 provides RDS(on) […]
APEC 2024 announces call for proposals for professional education seminars
APEC 2024, to be held in Long Beach, California, February 25-29, 2024, invites qualified experts to present a Professional Education Seminar during next year’s conference. Addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer, these seminars provide experts and professionals with a forum for in-depth discussions on important and complex power […]
Transformers address aerospace applications
Vanguard Electronics is launching a new line of space-saving power converters, the Auto Transformer Rectifier Unit, or ATRU series. The line ranges from units with 2 kW to 10 kW power ratings and includes the TRU-12-2, TRU-12-5, TRU-18-5, TRU-18-10, TRU-30-5, and TRU-30-10 models. Ideal for military applications and avionics where space and weight are at […]
Common-mode choke inductors operate in harsh environments
Vanguard Electronics, under the iNRCORE Family of Brands, is pleased to announce its new XTCMN5 Series Common Mode Choke Inductors, the latest addition to Vanguard’s growing High-Temperature product line. The XTCMN5 Series Common Mode Choke Inductors have been designed to operate in extreme environments and work in frequency ranges from 100KHz to 600KHZ+ making them […]
Power management device target low-Earth orbit space applications
Microchip Technology Inc. announces the introduction of its first commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) rad-tolerant power device with the MIC69303RT 3A Low-Dropout (LDO) Voltage Regulator. The new high-current, low-voltage MIC69303RT is a power management solution targeting LEO and other space applications. The device is available for prototype sampling in both plastic and hermetic ceramic to support the requirements […]
Power supply ICs come in rad-hard plastic packages
Texas Instruments announced an expansion in its portfolio of space-grade analog semiconductor products in highly reliable plastic packages for a diverse range of missions. TI developed a new device screening specification called space high-grade in plastic (SHP) for radiation-hardened products and introduced new analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that meet the SHP qualification. TI also introduced new […]
SMD TVS diodes feature higher surge handling for aerospace, avionics apps
Littelfuse, Inc. announced the new 5.0SMDJxxS-HRA TVS Diode Series. The high-reliability TVS diodes are designed, manufactured, and screened to provide robust overvoltage protection, with low early failures and zero degradation over continuous surge events. Today’s aircraft use more and new composite materials, thus requiring higher-level lightning protection for all electrical and electronic equipment. The 5.0SMDJxxS-HRA is […]
