Emech & Enclosures

JEDEC has adopted a pair of top-side-cooled surface-mount packages created by Infineon for high-voltage mosfets. Dubbed QDPAK and DDPAK (in-use, below left), they are intended to replace through hole TO247 and TO220 (respectively) and “deliver equivalent thermal capabilities with improved electrical performance”, said Infineon. “JEDEC package registration, according to MO-354, serves as an enabler for the transition of high-voltage industrial ...

Chomerics has announced a thermal interface material with thermal cycling and high temperature  performance aimed at automotive components. Called ‘GEL 20’, it is a one-component material that requires no secondary cure and offers 2.4W/mK conductivity. Operation is over -55 to +200°C. “The material’s heavy paste-like consistency enables controlled dispensing, applied in variable thicknesses up to 4mm,” according to the company. ...

Low noise, low power fans manufactured by Sanyo Denki have been added to the EAO linecard. The San Ace 9RA fans are available for 12, 24 or 48Vdc operation. Frame sizes are 60, 80, 92, 120 and 140mm with thicknesses from 25 to 38mm. The fans generate half the noise and use 26% less power than other models from Sanyo ...

New Age Enclosures has created a hand held case for electronics needing four AA batteries. Called ‘4 AA Handheld’ and identified as S-854413, “it delivers real-world protection with a durable industrial aesthetic”, claimed New Age. “provides superior space and functionality for developers needing a larger off-the-shelf enclosure. It is ideal for the test and measurement market.” It is made from ...

Panasonic has introduced an insulated electric screwdriver for use on live circuits. Called EYED11SA “the typical red and yellow design has been established to easily identify tools that are particularly insulated and the right choice for working on machinery or devices that cannot be easily or entirely separated from electric circuits”, according to the company. It is 145mm long and ...

Chomerics has unveiled a silicone-free thermally-conductive gel for optical equipment, camera modules, sensors, data storage devices and other applications at risks of silicone oil migration or contamination, as well as in silicone-free facilities. It is intended to conform to rough surface irregularities, displace air gaps, and take up manufacturing tolerances on. Bond lines as thin as 150μm can be accommodated. Urethane-based ...

The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’ but still subject to geo-political issues as well as relying on management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Beginning the briefing with a reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN (pictured), declared that for the ...

Harting is offering printed circuit tracks on injection-moulded thermoplastic 3d objects, calling the process ‘3D-Mid’. The injection moulded part is custom-designed to fit between or around what ever the customer wants it to. The moulded part is doped with chemicals so that, after moulding, its surface is activated wherever conductive tracks are required  “through laser-direct structuring, a procedure created by ...

Pickering Electronics has launched electrostatic shielded variants of its high voltage Series 104 single-in-line reed relay family. The “optional electrostatic shielding between the switch and the coil to help minimise noise between the coil drive and high voltage circuits,” according to the company. “This screening is in addition to the internal mu-metal screen which eliminates problems that would otherwise be ...

CIT Relay & Switch. has introduced a series of ‘ultra-sub-miniature’ snap-action microswitches. Called DM3, they are “available in actuator options including pin plunger [no lever], 13.3mm hinge lever, roller lever and simulated roller lever,” according to distributor New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking the parts. “DM3 series offers terminal options: solder lug, straight printed circuit pin and right or left ...