The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) will host EnerHarv 2018, the organization’s inaugural International Energy Harvesting Workshop, in Cork, Ireland, May 29-31, 2018. EnerHarv 2018 will be a focal point for a community of experts and users of energy harvesting and related technologies to share knowledge, best practices, road maps and experiences — and to […]
Tough terminology: Why working voltage matters in safety approvals
Organizations that test power circuits for safety have specific definitions of working voltage and other parameters that bear heavily on how products get safety certifications permitting their sale. Dylan Howes, MINMAX Power, Inc. Safety approval agencies have been evaluating both industrial and consumer products for well over a century. The need for approval by such […]
Signal analyzer software addresses 5G NR test requirements
New 5G measurement software for the Anritsu MS2850A signal analyzer complies with the 3GPP 5G New Radio (5G NR) standard. With the software installed, the MS2850A lets engineers verify the RF Tx qualities of next-generation 5G base stations and mobile devices, as well as satellite communications equipment and wideband communications systems. Specifically developed for the […]
New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ called fastest yet
Newark element14 has released the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, which it calls the fastest and most powerful version yet, perfecting the already outstandingly successful Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Built on a new quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit application processor running at 1.4 GHz, the Raspberry Pi B Model B+ is over 15% faster than […]
Qoitech compact power measurement tool for IoT apps now at Digi-Key
Digi-Key Electronics will now distribute the Otii solution, a power measurement tool with software. The Otii solution provides developers with the means to simplify power measurement of applications and devices, especially those targeting the IoT space and aiming for optimized, long battery life. The Otii solution combines the measurement capabilities of several different test and […]
First 56-GBd optical probes for real-time scopes help troubleshoot 400G PAM4 components
The industry’s first 56 GBd 400G PAM4 optical probe is designed for use with Tektronix DPO70000SX Series real-time oscilloscopes. The new 59 GHz DPO7OE2 single-mode optical probe delivers the performance and advanced debug capabilities designers need to troubleshoot 400G PAM4 components and reduce time to market. Compared to 100G with NRZ modulation, 400G with PAM4 […]
Scope optical modules boast high sensitivity, low noise
Two new optical modules for the Tektronix DSA8300 sampling oscilloscope offer the industry’s highest sensitivity and lowest noise, helpful for analyzing 400G designs moving into production. Tektronix also announced enhanced support for the latest 400G PAM4 TDECQ measurements with a software package optimized for 4 channel parallel processing for high throughput manufacturing test. “As 400G […]
Gallery: Cool tech demos at APEC2018, IEEE’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
APEC is considered the premier forum for power electronics developments in the U.S. Recently concluded in San Antonio, Tex., the conference and exposition focused on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. In the pages that follow are a few interesting displays that could be found on the exposition floor. NEXT PAGE: […]
Goodbye to conventional solid-state relays? MEMS mechanical switches aim to make SSRs a thing of the past
One of the original promises of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) when they first came along in the 1980s was that they could subminiaturize electromechanical contacts. Built on silicon substrates using the same kind of etching processes employed for conventional ICs, MEMS structures have been used in inkjet printing heads, accelerometers, pressure sensors, and a variety of […]
Device current waveform analyzer characterizes and validates up to 100-A power delivery network devices
The Keysight CX3300 is a solution that enables the characterization and validation of PDN for IoT/mobile devices quicker and more accurately. The ultra-low-noise, wide bandwidth and wide dynamic range performance of these new sensors (CX1104A and CX1105A), used with the CX3300 series now allows measurements at a wider range of dynamic current, from 1 μA […]