Overheating protection for USB cables

Littelfuse has introduced the PolySwitch setP  Series Temperature Indicator, which protects the users of USB Type‑C and USB Power Delivery charging cables from dangerous overheating. When dust, dirt or other debris becomes trapped in a USB Type-C cable connector, it creates a resistive fault from the power line to ground, which can cause a dangerous temperature ...

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CompactPCI gets performance boost and security features

A high performance CompactPCI computer board has been introduced by Concurrent Technologies. It has a 6-core processor Intel Xeon processor E-2176M, which means it is significantly higher performance than previous generation 6U CompactPCI boards. The result, says Concurrent Technologies, it should be possible to extend the life of existing deployments based on this long-established form ...

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ECWFG capacitors have AEC-Q200 qualification

Panasonic’s AEC-Q200 qualified ECWFG series (Metallized Polypropylene Film Capacitors) have an operating temperature range of -40°C to 110°C; a rated voltage of 630V.DC, and a nominal capacitance range of 1.0µF to 4.7µF. This enables it to cater to most of the high frequency and high current circuitry in the EV market segment. ECWFG series offers high ...

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Upgraded multichannel SPI high-side power controllers

Infineon is launching a new generation of its multichannel SPI high-side power controllers SPOC. The series is designed to address interior and exterior lighting applications but also power distribution applications such as door lock and seat heating, as well as lighting and power distribution loads for e-bikes. Device parameters including slew rate, load current sense ...

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