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β€œSmart” lithium-ion battery would warn users if it is going to ignite

There have been numerous cases of lithium-ion batteries catching fire in everything from mobile phones and laptops to cars and airplanes. While the odds of this occurring are low, the fact that hundreds of millions of lithium-ion batteries are produced and sold every year means the risk is still very real. Researchers at Stanford University

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BQ76952 3 TO 16 SERIES BATTERY MONITORS AND PROTECTORS FOR LI ION LI POLYMER AND LIFEPO4 BATTERY PACKS

BQ76952 3- TO 16-SERIES BATTERY MONITORS AND PROTECTORS FOR LI-ION, LI-POLYMER, AND LIFEPO4 BATTERY PACKS

Texas Instruments’ high-accuracy protector is designed for Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs Texas Instruments’ BQ76952Β device is a highly integrated, high-accuracy battery monitor and protector for 3-series to 16-series Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs. The device includes a high-accuracy monitoring system, a highly configurable protection subsystem, and support for autonomous or host-controlled cell balancing.

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Making the new silicon Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage

Making the new silicon: Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage

Shown here is a prototype laptop power adapter made by Cambridge Electronics using GaN transistors. At 1.5 cubic inches, this is the smallest laptop power adapter ever made. Credit: Cambridge Electronics An exotic material called gallium nitride (GaN) is poised to become the next semiconductor for power electronics, enabling much higher efficiency than silicon.In 2013,

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PLEA67 SERIES THIN FILM POWER INDUCTORS OFFER IMPRESSIVE RATED CURRENT

PLEA67 SERIES THIN-FILM POWER INDUCTORS OFFER IMPRESSIVE RATED CURRENT

TDK Corporation’s inductors are available in a compact external size and an impressive rated current TDK CorporationΒ has developed theΒ PLEA67Β series of inductors for use in true wireless stereo (TWS) devices. TWS devices are finding increasing applications with smartphones, smartwatches, and other wearables and in turn, the demand for electronic components in this domain is rising. This

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Toshiba to sample 20Mpixel sensor

Toshiba to sample 20Mpixel sensor

The Toshiba TCM5115CL is the latest addition to its sensor line-up for digital still cameras which offers high image quality using backside illumination technology (BSI) to improve sensitivity and imaging performance. The TCM5115CL is a 1/2.3-inch CMOS image sensor with an imaging pixel array of 5216 (H) Γ— 3920 (V). Use of the CMOS process

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