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Alan Anderson Manufacturing increases workforce to support major investment at UK CEM
Hemel Hempstead, UK: Alan Anderson (AA) Manufacturing Ltd, the UK’s newest full-capability PCBA and Value-Add CEM, is adding significantly to its workforce, with the hiring of a key new executive and a team of skilled manufacturing staff. The move is in support of a multi-million-pound investment in state-of-the-art equipment and designed to deliver the highest quality electronics manufacturing service.
Comments Operations Director, Philip Bray:
“We are building a world class facility here in the UK, offering not only PCBA capabilities, but also programming, procurement and logistics, all under one roof. The highest calibre equipment required the highest calibre personnel.”
Joining AA Manufacturing as Sales Director is Michael Knight, who formerly held a similar post at another UK CEM. Other new hires include four new production staff and two SMT engineers who previously worked together in a team at a UK plant that is now moving offshore. Adds Bray: “Keeping manufacturing close to the end market improves quality, speeds manufacturing time and saves waste. We believe in employing the best, experienced people and we are happy that all the new hires have chosen to bring their skills and expertise to AA Manufacturing.”
Alan Anderson (AA) Manufacturing Ltd
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Power Integrations Launches InnoMux-2, a New Switcher IC Family With Multiple, Independently Regulated Outputs
New GaN-based ICs combine AC-DC and DC-DC stages into a single power converter; cut power system losses by up to 50 percent
Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy- efficient power conversion, today announced the InnoMux™-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power-supply ICs. InnoMux-2 ICs consolidate AC-DC and downstream
DC-DC conversion stages into a single chip, providing up to three independently regulated outputs for use in white goods, industrial systems, displays and other applications requiring multiple voltages. Elimination of separate DC-DC stages slashes component count, reduces PCB footprint and increases efficiency by as much as 10 percentage points compared to traditional two-stage architectures. Efficiency is aided by the ICs’ 750 V PowiGaN™ gallium-nitride transistors, zero-voltage switching (without an active clamp) and synchronous rectification. Roland Saint-Pierre, vice president of product development at Power Integrations said: “Most modern electronic systems rely on multiple internal voltages to operate various functions such as computing, communication and actuation function – typically heat, light, sound or motion of some kind. But losses in each conversion stage are compounded, degrading system performance and generating heat. The InnoMux-2 IC overcomes this challenge by providing up to three independently regulated voltage outputs or two voltage output and a constant current output from a single stage, achieving a compact and efficient power sub-system with low component count.”
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Miniature cylindrical Conesys MIL-DTL-26482 connectors now available through Powell Electronics
Immediately available through Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications including defence, aerospace and industrial, are rugged miniature cylindrical Conesys MIL-DTL-26482 connectors (Series II) for commercial, aerospace and military applications. The components feature a reliable bayonet coupling design with rear-removable crimp contacts. The Conesys MIL-DTL-26482 connectors are available with aluminium and stainless steel shells, and there are four receptacle-mounting styles offered: narrow flange wall mounting receptacles, wide flange wall mounting receptacles, cable connecting receptacles and jam nut mounting receptacles which incorporate “O” ring seals, designed for rear panel “D” hole mounting. Plugs are available in two designs, with and without RFI grounding. Thirty-three insert arrangements per MIL-STD-1669 are tooled and qualified to MIL-DTL-26482 Series 2, utilizing 3 to 61 M39029 contacts. Contacts come in sizes 20, 16 and 12, terminating wire sizes from 24 to 12 gauge.
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Cambridge GaN Devices moves to support industrial applications with higher power reference designs and demos ‘Drive it like a MOSFET’ philosophy appreciated by wide and diverse markets
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), the fabless, clean-tech semiconductor company that develops energy-efficient GaN- based power devices that make greener electronics possible, is addressing higher power industrial applications with its
ICeGaN™ technology which has already proved itself rugged, reliable and easy-to-use in high volume consumer devices. At the APEC 2024, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, the company is introducing new reference designs and showing demos which address the broad and diverse industrial market.
Andrea Bricconi | Chief Commercial Officer, CGD “We are acutely aware of the increasing power requirements of industrial applications, and the need for high efficiency. For example, as the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) proliferates, the power demanded by the exponential growth in power demanded by datacentres is growing almost exponentially. Other applications, such as solar inverters, amplifiers, transport and smart mobility, process control and manufacturing are also interested in GaN and the feedback we have received is that they love the simplicity of our ‘Drive it Like a MOSFET’ approach.” At APEC, visitors to the booth are able to see the progress that CGD is making to support both emerging and existing markets for GaN technology.. With a high power density of 23 W/in3, GGD’s 350 W PFC/LLC reference design has an average efficiency of 93%, and a no-load power consumption of 150 mW. The CrM Totem Pole PFC + Half-Bridge LLC PSU has been realised using CGD’s 650 V, 55 mΩ, H2 series ICeGaN technology, and delivers 20 V / 17.5 A output.
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Shield enables Click boards to be added to Red Pitaya ‘Swiss Army Penknife’ engineering platform
MIKROE unlocks even more possibilities for engineering and programming projects
MikroElektronika (MIKROE), the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, today announced a Click Shield for the Red Pitaya engineering platform. Red Pitaya is an open-source software-defined instrument and an FPGA development tool, often referred to as engineering’s ‘Swiss Army Penknife’. The size of a credit card, Red Pitaya combines the functionalities of multiple lab instruments - oscilloscope, signal generator, and spectrum analyzer - with ample programming capabilities and open-source software to jumpstart any project. Click shields are adapters that bring Click board™ connectivity to popular development platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, STM32 Nucleo, and now, Red Pitaya. Comments Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE: “This Click Shield is the ideal companion for Red Pitaya,
designed to unlock even more possibilities for engineering and programming projects. It facilitates the seamless integration of Click boards with your Red Pitaya host board, expanding its capabilities and versatility. Once the Red Pitaya host board is connected with our Red Pitaya Click Shield, designers can access over 1550 of Click boards, plus a library containing functions and example codes for MIKROE compilers.” Featuring two mikroBUS™ sockets, the Red Pitaya Click Shield can be powered through an external power supply, supporting a wide voltage range from 12V to 24V, or via a USB Type C connector, ensuring set-up flexibility. Also, the user is offered the possibility of using any Click board with the help of existing bi-directional level-shifting voltage translators, regardless of whether the Click board operates at a selected 3.3V or 5V logic voltage level.
MikroElektronika
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Pickering Introduces Industry’s First Miniature SIP Reed Relay with 5kV Stand-off Capability
The new devices are by far the smallest SIP high voltage reed relays on the market with a 5kV capability, at just 1/6th of the PCB area of the previous equivalent
Pickering Electronics, the reed relay company which has pioneered miniaturization and high performance for over 50 years, has added a 5kV stand-off, up to 1.5kV switching version to its single-in-line Series 104 reed relay family. Previously, to achieve a 5kV stand-off rating, a larger, non-SIP (Single- in-Line-Package) relay was required. Four of the new 104 5D parts can fit the same PCB area that one larger style occupied, even with sufficient clearance space between adjacent parts. Commented Kevin Mallett, Technical Specialist at Pickering Electronics: “This is the first miniature SIP reed relay with a standoff of up to 5kV and up to 1.5kV switching, and so is particularly advantageous where a compact design is essential, as the devices can stack at just 6.35mm. Despite its size, the relay maintains reliable performance, ensuring that high voltage switching, or control operations can be conducted effectively and safely.” The Series 104 reed relays are ideal for mixed signal semiconductor testers, cable testing, monitoring photovoltaic efficiency, EVs & charge point testing, mining gas analysis, medical electronics, in-circuit test equipment, high voltage instrumentation, and much more. 5kV devices are available in 1 Form A (SPST N.O), and 5, 12 or 24V coils with optional internal diode protection. Where extended operating temperature ranges are required, 104HTs are designed to work from -40 °C
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to +125 °C, or custom versions are available up to +150 °C. Pickering Electronics
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