Industrial Electronics

Techsil is stocking SilCool TIA241GF silicone thermally conductive gap filler from Momentive, intended for applications where good heat transfer, low stress and good interface wetting are required. Thermal conductivity is 4.1W/mK. Called SilCool TIA241GF, it offers tacky adhesion and retained softness after cure for applications where movements in x, y, and z directions occur due to vibration, thermal cycling stress and ...

TDK-Lambda’s 3 x 5inch CUS400M ac-dc PSUs deliver 250W when convection-cooled and 400W when force-cooled. UPDATE: Five more output voltage options have been added They are qualified for industrial and medical use. Initially, 12V and 24V outputs are available, with 15V, 19V, 28V, 36V and 48V models due later this eyar. All models accept 85 to 264Vac inputs and have a ...

STMicroelectronics has released functional-safety support packages to simplify the development of safety-critical products using STM32 and STM8 microcontrollers. The packages are available free-of-charge and contain resources applicable to IEC and ISO specifications. X-CUBE-STL is aimed at industrial applications and is certified by TÜV Rheinland according to IEC 61508 SC3. Together with the Condition of Use of the Safety Manual, it allows the use of ...

Microchip is aiming at automotive and industrial control applications with human interaction, with a series of MCUs that combine functional safety and a touch controller – branding them AVR ‘DA’. “Functional safety-ready designation is applied to devices that incorporate safety features and are supported by safety manuals, FMEDA [failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis] reports and, in some cases, diagnostic ...

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced two series of automotive grade, surface-mount aluminium electrolytic capacitors that combine working at up to 450V and up to +125°C with a useful life up to 6,000 hours, aiming them at automotive and industrial applications. 152 CME and 192 CTX series capacitors (see table below) are polarised and have a non-solid electrolyte. They are AEC-Q200 qualified, and intended for ...

Congatec has announced a COM Express Type 6 module with AMD Ryzen Embedded V1404I Series processors for use across -40°C to +85°C. Called conga-TR4, it is available with optional burn-in and cold-soak stress screening for increased reliability. “The most demanding graphics and compute workloads benefit from the modules’ four cores, eight threads and eight GPU of AMD’s Zen microarchitecture in ...

Following an agreement with Hongfa Europe, Anglia Components is UK and Ireland distributor for its range of electro-mechanical relays. The signing extends the distributor’s range of relay products. Hongfa Europe’s senior sales manager, Greg Ward said the company chose the distributor for its links to customers in the UK. “Anglia is a strategic local partner . . . They excel ...

GENE-WHU6 is an industrial PC with an 8th generation (Whiskey Lake) Intel Core processor in a 146 x 102mm ‘3.5in sub-compact’ format. “Despite its compact size, the board offers full-sized functionality, able to deliver the flexibility of a desktop system in a compact form factor,” according to Aaeon, the manufacturer. “GENE-WHU6 is built to provide performance beyond its size. It ...

Kontron has upgraded its KISS V3 family of industrial rack-mount PCs, moving to 9th Gen Intel Core i7/i5/i3 or 2nd Gen Xeon E processors with up to eight cores on a FCLGA1151 socket with C246 chipset. Called KISS V3 CFL, they come in 1U, 2U and 4U formats. “Thanks to their resistance to high temperatures as well as shock and vibration, ...

Wurth adds 36V input versions to its range of dc-dc converters that are pin-compatible with 78xx linear regulators