Recom has 385VDC surge protector has railway specs

Recom has added the RSP-168 surge protectors to their portfolio, which allow DC/DC converters to meet both RIA12 and NF F 01-510 surge immunity specifications for railway applications.  Three versions cover a range of railway certified DC/DC converters from 20W up to 240W.  The modules are designed to protect railway DC/DC converters from excessive voltage ...

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DCMS adds Brazil and South Africa to tech hubs

New tech hubs to connect businesses in the UK with those in emerging digital markets will be launched in Brazil and South Africa, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock announced during London Tech Week. The Brazil and South African tech hubs will be formed of locally-engaged teams based in the respective British Embassy and High ...

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Supercaps used in 2.5kW UPS

Powerbox has used 29F of supercapacitors in a 2U chassis to deliver 2.5kW of back-up power to an industrial controller, as an example of its S-Cap Boost technology which uses supercaps as the main storage element of un-interruptable power supplies for special environments. S-Cap Boost is intended for industrial and medical applications, offering “a solution ...

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GloFo to cut 5% of workforce

Globalfoundries is to cut 5% of its 18,000 global workforce. “In the coming weeks, we will be initiating a targeted workforce reduction specifically designed to improve our global cost structure and minimize redundancies that have accrued from previous mergers and acquisitions,” says a GloFo statement, “this limited action will impact approximately 5 percent of our global headcount, ...

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4.5GHz real-time spectrum analyser from Rigol

Rigol has introduced a 4.5GHz spectrum analyser with 10MHz of real-time analysis bandwidth, which can be upgraded to 40MHz at any time, and there is an optional tracking generator. The instrument is part of a new family, called RSA3000, which also includes a 3GHz version and follows on from the higher spec RSA5000 family announced earlier ...

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Arm buys Stream

Arm has bought Stream of Glasgow the 18 year-old M2M connectivity specialist for an undisclosed sum. “Stream’s core products and services can be split into two parts,” says Nigel Chadwick, CEO of Stream (pictured). “One is the connectivity part, which enables data to be transferred from sensors and devices, out there in the environment, on ...

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NXP expands GaN and Si-LDMOS portfolio for 5G networks

NXP is expanding its cellular infrastructure portfolio of GaN and silicon laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (Si-LDMOS) for 5G networks. Spectrum expansion, higher order modulation, carrier aggregation, full dimension beam forming, andother enablers of 5G connectivity will require an expanded base of technologies to support enhanced mobile broadband connectivity. With spectrum usage and network footprints, multiple-input, multiple ...

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Theresa May announces £2.3bn investment in UK tech

Yesterday Theresa May announced £2.3 billion of private investment in UK tech and the creation ofb 1,600 new jobs. to be announced at an event in Downing Street as part of London Tech Week  Companies announcing investments included: Salesforce, who are investing £1.9bn in the UK over the next five years, which will include the opening ...

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