Harwin boosts 2mm Datamate connectors to 8.5A

Harwin has introduced of a female contact for its 2mm-pitch Datamate connectors that boost current delivery to 8.5A. It uses a proprietary six-finger design, machined from a single piece of beryllium copper. “The innovative patented design employed in these components presents more contact points, which enhances resilience to shock and vibrational forces,” said the firm ...

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65W industrial PSUs work at 115, 230 and 277Vac

TDK has announced a series of of AC-DC industrial power supplies that can operate on 115V, 230V and 277Vac nominal inputs. Called CSW65 and rated at up to 65W output, the inputs accept 90 to 305Vac, eliminating the need for step down transformers when operating at 277Vac. Operation without forced air cooling is across ambient ...

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OKW straps on wrist-watch box for wearable apps

OKW has added a “wrist-watch” style box to its range of wearable enclosures. Dubbed the Body-case, it is designed for wearable electronics applications including tracking and monitoring; emergency call and notification; bio-feedback sensors for healthcare, wellness and sports fitness. It can also be used for industrial electronics. Each enclosure is supplied with two 18 mm ...

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Test house Anecto wins award for medical services

Anecto was named the supplier of the year to the medical technology sector at the Irish Medtech Awards 2017 held in Galway in December. Anecto is an accredited ISO 17025 test laboratory that provides testing, technical support through the product development cycle, compliance guidance, and other technical services to the Medtech industry. The Galway-based test ...

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UK grid could support more EVs

Smart grid technology could unlock spare capacity for increased electric vehicle use, according to UK Power Networks which is running a trial using existing infrastructure in the hope of avoiding network reinforcement or substation replacement. The project, called Active Response, involves a responsive, automated electricity network that reconfigures itself, moving spare capacity to where the demand ...

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Intel CEO share dump ‘unrelated’ to processor flaws

An Intel spokeswoman has stated that last November’s sale of shares by Intel CEO Brian Kzranich was ‘unrelated’ to the discovery of the Spectre and Meltdown flaws in Intel processors. In November Krzanich reported he had sold 245,743 Intel shares and another 644,000 shares by exercising options, leaving him with the bare minimum of 250,000 shares ...

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Hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitors for cars and industry

Panasonic’s EEH-ZA (photo) and EEH-ZC hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitors are intended to combine the advantages of electrolytic capacitors with those made of solid polymer. “Their resistance against high temperature and vibration makes them ideal for use in specified automotive and industrial applications. In these areas, hybrid capacitors have proved themselves highly universal and reliable components,” said Conrad Business ...

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Press-in threaded insert includes locking

Pemhex is a self-clinching prevailing torque lock-nut from Penn Engineering, with the integrated nylon insert there to resist screw loosening in service due to vibration and thermal cycling. “The reusable locking element provides the necessary torque resistance to securely grip mating screws and allow for their repeated installation and removal over time,” said Penn. “The ...

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Intel, AMD and ARM CPUs have built-in vulnerability

Google has announced security flaws in Intel, AMD and ARM CPUs, exploited by abusing the speculative execution used to increase processing throughput. Three teams have been involved in this white hat hacking activity: Google Project Zero and a multi-agency team behind two papers on the vulnerabilities: ‘Spectre Attacks: Exploiting Speculative Execution‘ and ‘Meltdown‘. According to ...

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IQD launches 32.768kHz clock oscillator with ultra low current draw down

IQD has launched the IQXO-610 0, a 32.768kHz clock oscillator with ultra low current draw down to 1µA typical with no load at 3.3V and 1.5μA typical at 5V no load. The IQXO-610 is able to deliver superior stability performance due to compensation of the frequency and temperature characteristics of the 32.768kHz crystal. This allows the ...

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