New-Tech Europe Magazine | March 2018

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IoT Computers Components Computers Electro Optic & Camera Packaging & Production Motion Automotive New Products cooling fans for wireless chargers, computing, audio and multimedia. Configured as a full-bridge driver with the ability to drive motor currents up to 300 mA and a supply range from 1.8V to 5V, the devices include a highly sensitive integrated Hall effect sensor. Built-in reverse voltage, locked rotor, and thermal protection ensure that the drivers are robust, even in challenging applications. Both devices are housed in a tiny UTDFN6 package that is just 0.4 mm tall and occupies only 3 mm2 of PCB area, making them ideal for integration in ultra-thin fans. The US168 includes a tachometer (FG) output signal and the US169 includes an alarm (RD) output signal. These fan drivers will be qualified to AEC-Q100, ensuring that they are reliable in the most stringent applications. Commenting on the new release, Dirk Leman – Fan Drivers Product Line Manager – said: “Cooling has always been an enabler for innovation, allowing to push limits of CPU calculation power, or avoid overheating of power supplies. As more electronics are integrated into cars, there is a growing need for automotive fans. These new drivers from Melexis ensure that the fans can be driven quietly and reliably, which consumers expect for in-cabin applications. As these automotive grade devices are fully integrated with no external components required, it is now possible to utilize the benefits of soft switching in the smallest fan applications.”

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Coming in the industry-standard DOSA-compatible five- pin one-sixteenth-brick package with dimensions of 33.02 x 22.86 x 11.30mm, the module can either be through- hole or surface mounted, thereby providing maximum flexibility at the board assembly stage. The module is also available as an open frame unit, where it delivers 180W at the 12V output, or with a baseplate, delivering its full output power capability of 204W. The PKU4213D’s input-to-output (I/O) isolation voltage of 2250V DC also enables it to be used in a wide range of applications, including Power over Ethernet (PoE). In addition, advanced protection features of the module include output-over-voltage, over-temperature and over- current. The new module has been designed and manufactured by Flex to meet the highest standards available for DC/DC power converters in the industry, delivering the levels of quality and confidence that are required by power system designers to develop long-term and high-performance platforms. To help engineers deliver power systems with high energy efficiency, Flex Power Designer is available here: http://www.digitalpowerdesigner.com/

Melexis announces new automotive- grade fan driver ICs for small applications Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, announces new automotive-grade fan driver ICs for automotive and other applications where a highly reliable, ultra-small solution is needed. The US168KLD and US169KLD are automotive grade single- chip solutions for driving single-coil brushless DC fans and motors. As a result of their soft-switching characteristics, they ensure low levels of EMI and acoustic noise, making them ideal for in-cabin automotive applications such as sensor fans as well as other applications such as

congatec enables cost-efficient 10GbE edge server designs congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – introduces a deployment ready design study of a micro server carrier board with 10GbE support. The modular server board in the 5×5 inch Mini-STX form

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