In most applications the power supply should be as small as possible and generate as little heat as possible without compromising efficiency or functionality DDK has added a metal shell version to its range of DK series connectors. Body Content HereCharge-transfer capacitive touch company Quantum Research Group has unveiled a new technology called QField that uses the company’s charge-transfer sensing techniques to enable, for the first time, the design of capacitive touch screens with a single conductive layer of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), rather than the two layers needed for resistive and other capacitive screens. In recent years, virtually no other technology has been as dynamic as the development of computer processors. Kiyotaka Tomioka looks at power supplies that feature on-board troubleshooting; paramount to smart maintenance. Ultracapacitors, which can be thought of as intermediaries between batteries and conventional capacitors, have the potential to meet power burst needs in applications from portable electronics to automobiles. Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc has released its EQD075A and EQD020A0F series dc-dc converters, part of a new generation of open-frame dc-dc power modules designed for UMTS and CDMA base stations and wireless IP routers applications. Existing point-of-load dc/dc module regulators such as point-of-load power supplies are assembled on pcbs with leads for through-hole or surface mount placement on a system board. The trend towards ever-higher performance in modern semiconductor devices has led to the emergence of a new problem for designers of board-level systems. Until now specialised equipment was needed to generate a high power waveform for testing electronics, like the simulation of the battery voltage of a starting car. Quantum Research Group, the charge-transfer (QT) capacitive touch company, has developed an 8-key touch sensor IC, the QT1080-ISG, that consumes just 40ľA at 3V in low power mode. Scientific Technologies (STI) is introducing the RM-2AC resource module that includes a power supply and pair of safety relays, making it an excellent companion for solid-state safety devices. Former distributor XP has developed its first family configurable ac/dc power supplies that has been designed entirely in-house, with medical approval included for the first time. Fuel cell technology is one of the most interesting future technologies in the power generation segment. Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation's new MPS High Voltage Module is designed for use in a variety of applications, ranging from mass spectrometry, electron beam, electrostatic printing, or nuclear instrumentation. next