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Range of Heat Shrink Boots and Cold-Action Shrink Boots & Sleeves from Glenair immediately available through


Highly flexible, lightweight and very wide operating temperature range


Now immediately available through Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications including defence, aerospace and industrial, are Full Nelson™ Heat Shrink Boots and AutoShrink™ Cold-Action Shrink Boots & Sleeves from Glenair. Made in the UK by Glenair for short lead times across Europe, the products are ideally suited for cable harness designs where demands such as lightweight, flexibility, and corrosion/chemical resistance are critical. Benefitting from a very wide temperature range (-75°C up to 175°C for Heat Shrink Boots


and -65°C up to 300°C for Cold-Action Shrink Boots and Sleeves), both product ranges require no heavy backshells or breakout adapters making them lightweight and highly flexible. Designed for cable harnessing in applications such as Mil/Aero, Offroad vehicles, mass transit, industrial and marine, the products meet Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) specifications, do not corrode and are resistant to caustic chemicals and solvents. Heat Shrink Boots are available in lipped format (to be used with boot adaptor) and lippless format (to be attached directly to the connector). Custom designs for all products (also including a company logo) are available upon request.


Powell Electronics https://www.powell.com/content/Glenair-3100001680


Nicomatic expands UK custom connector team with appointment of specialist Field Applications Engineer, Quentin Rillié


Custom interconnect solutions designed and delivered within 3 – 12 weeks from initial request


Nicomatic has expanded its UK team with the addition of highly-experienced custom connector specialist, Quentin Rillié, Field Applications Engineer, Custom Solutions, who has transferred to the UK operation from Nicomatic’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in France. Quentin has specialized in the design of Nicomatic custom solutions since joining the company some three years ago and brings his significant experience of solving more challenging design problems direct to the company’s UK customer base. Nicomatic designs and manufactures over a thousand custom solutions every year, solving customer design challenges to find the optimum solution for applications needing high-speed transmission, signal integrity and reliable performance under space-constrained or challenging environments, or where standard solutions are overly-complex, or simply no longer available. Experts in rugged connectors for aerospace, defence, medical and rail markets, Nicomatic supplies custom connectors in short lead times and with no minimum order requirement. Managing Director, Phil McDavitt comments: ”Due to our modular manufacturing methods, Nicomatic standard connector ranges offer hundreds of thousands of configurations, but there are multiple instances where a custom solution really is the optimum solution, adding technical capability to a system, saving weight and space and even saving cost when all “hidden cost/time” factors are taken into account. Having Quentin’s vast experience in designing custom solutions here in the UK means our team can work directly face-to-face with UK customers or even co-design within their teams if wished. We are delighted to welcome him.”


Nicomatic www.nicomatic.com


SparkFun Electronics Partners with MikroElektronika to Expand Rapid Prototyping Offerings


Two new boards will bring together three rapid prototyping ecosystems: SparkFun’s Qwiic® and MicroMod systems with MikroElektronika’s Click boards™


SparkFun Electronics and MikroElektronika (MIKROE) have partnered to create two new boards that merge their combined three rapid prototyping ecosystems: SparkFun Qwiic®, SparkFun MicroMod and MikroElektronika’s Click boards™. The new boards


allow users to quickly click or plug boards and peripherals together for a solderless prototyping experience. The mikroBUS standard, found on MikroElektronika’s Click boards, is similar to SparkFun’s Qwiic and MicroMod interfaces, making it a perfect pairing on a single board. The SparkFun RP2040 mikroBUS Development Board is a flexible digital interface featuring the Raspberry Pi Foundation's RP2040 microcontroller. The board combines SparkFun’s Qwiic I2C connections with a mikroBUS socket, allowing users to utilize both ecosystems when designing projects with the RP2040. Additionally, the board follows the Thing Plus or Feather PTH pin layout to allow for Thing Plus/Feather shields. The SparkFun MicroMod mikroBUS Carrier Board utilizes the MicroMod, Qwiic, and mikroBUS ecosystems to allow for easier rapid prototyping utilizing peripherals from any of the three systems. The MicroMod M.2 socket and mikroBUS 8-pin header provide users the freedom to experiment with the MicroMod ecosystem and any Click board in the mikroBUS ecosystem. The inclusion of two Qwiic connectors allows users to seamlessly integrate hundreds of Qwiic sensors and accessories into their projects.


Additionally, SparkFun Electronics will now be a US-based distributor for MikroElektronika with products available for purchase on sparkfun.com.


MikroElektronika 54 April 2022 Components in Electronics www.mikroe.com


Power Integrations Unveils High-Efficiency Quasi- Resonant PFC IC with 750 V GaN Switch


HiperPFS-5 ICs enable compact, efficient power-factor stage for ultra-fast adapters, consumer electronics, computer and appliance power supplies


Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the HiperPFS™-5 family of power-factor- correction (PFC) ICs with an integrated 750 V PowiGaN™ gallium-nitride switch. With efficiency of up to 98.3 percent, the new ICs deliver up to 240 W without a heat sink and can achieve a power factor of better than 0.98. HiperPFS-5 ICs are ideal for high- power USB PD adapters, TVs, game consoles, all-in-one computers and appliances. Commented Edward Ong, senior product marketing manager at Power Integrations: “With OEMs and


after-market suppliers racing to create the fastest, smallest, most versatile USB PD chargers for mobile devices, HiperPFS-5 ICs give engineers a critical advantage. We have combined our proprietary PowiGaN switch with a quasi-resonant, variable-frequency discontinuous mode boost PFC topology. By pairing HiperPFS-5 ICs with our new HiperLCS™2 chipset or our InnoSwitch™4-CZ active-clamp flyback ICs, designers can easily beat even the most aggressive efficiency regulations while cutting the bill of materials by half and achieving extremely attractive form factors for ultra-fast chargers.” The capacitors and inductors used in power supplies generate a phase change between current and voltage, causing losses in the power lines and potentially disrupting other equipment connected to the AC mains. Many countries require power supplies over 75 W to adjust for this effect with so-called power factor correction, or PFC. While there are many PFC solutions available, HiperPFS-5 ICs with PowiGaN technology and a quasi-resonant (QR) control scheme represent the pinnacle of the art and science of off- line power quality enhancement.


Power Integrations


Pickering Electronics extends stand-off voltage for popular Series 104 high voltage reed relays


Improved performance, increase in equipment specification, and high voltage isolation protection margin are just some of the benefits of the new Series 104 4kV relays.


Pickering Electronics has increased the stand-off voltage values for its prevalent small-size Series 104 high voltage reed relays for up to 4kV. For the newly introduced versions this means a 1000VDC stand-off voltage improvement on the previous Series 104 product offering. Commented Kevin Mallett, Technical Specialist at Pickering Electronics: “The higher stand-off voltage improves the performance of the relay and allows for an increase in the equipment specification.” “It also means an increased high voltage protection margin for extra safety and security,” he added. Series 104 high voltage isolation reed relays are ideal for use in applications such as transformer and


cable testing or any other automatic test equipment where high voltages are involved. Where mains voltages switch, for example to control and isolate S.C.R. or triac gates, the devices are an ideal choice. Four types of dry switches are available for stacking on 0.25 inches pitch and capable of standing-off 1.5, 2, 3 or 4kV DC. The 3kV and 4kV versions benefit from an increased clearance between the switch and coil pins to accommodate the higher voltage. Higher voltage ratings are available upon request. The Series 104 range features one or two switches in a single package, 1 Form A, 2 Form A and 1 Form


B configurations as well as 5 V, 12 V or 24 V coils with optional internal diode. The internal mu-metal screen eliminates problems that would be experienced due to magnetic interaction when the relays are closely stacked. Mercury wetted devices are also available for applications where bounce free switching is required.


These are rated at 1500 volts DC minimum stand-off & 500 volts DC switching at up to 50 watts. Pickering Electronics


www.pickeringrelay.com Direct Insight resells BlackBerry Jarvis 2.0 in the United Kingdom


BlackBerry’s single-tool solution helps protect complex embedded systems, analyzing and detecting cyberthreats in minutes


Direct Insight, a UK-based, technical systems integrator and reseller of system-on-module (SoM) and other embedded systems including BlackBerry® QNX®, today announced an agreement with BlackBerry to resell BlackBerry® Jarvis™2.0. Designed for companies that build secure, mission-critical systems, BlackBerry’s binary software analysis and security testing tool helps to secure customers’ multi-tiered supply chains and protect embedded software assets from sophisticated cyberattacks against critical industries and infrastructure. David Pashley, Direct Insight’s MD, comments: “Cybersecurity is rightly a major issue right now, but it can be hard to track all the open-source code that is typically used in an embedded design when there is a complex supply chain. New regulations such as the U.S. Federal Government’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity or directions from WP.29, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE’s) Sustainable Transport Division covering international automotive cybersecurity require vendors to provide software bills of materials (SBOMs) and demonstrate cybersecurity management. This can be a very onerous task." BlackBerry Jarvis, available through Direct Insight, a BlackBerry QNX Distributor & Value-Added Integrator, enables designers to detect and analyse the software composition of their products by producing an SBOM without having to access source code, much quicker that it is possible to do manually. This ability to efficiently produce an accurate SBOM is the foundation of the cybersecurity management required by emerging regulations. Among its extensive security static analysis capabilities, BlackBerry Jarvis helps developers and integrators secure their software binaries with a user-friendly, focused feature set in multiple key areas for building mission-critical applications. This includes Open-source Software (OSS) content, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), SBOM management and underlying security conditions such as Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), to name a few.


Direct Insight https://www.directinsight.co.uk/blackberry-jarvis-static-binary-checker/ www.cieonline.co.uk power.com


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