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VRG Components expands its presence in the Austrian market 

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, United States, 19-Oct-2023 — /EPR ELECTRONICS NEWS/ — Today, VRG Components, a global independent distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce a new independent agency partnership with Austrian-based Insistra. The companies have chosen to work together based on their shared values and commitment to the highest quality standards, timely deliveries, and exemplary customer service.

Insistra will directly work with Austrian manufacturers to fill supply chain gaps that are ever present in the global economy. “Being directly available to meet or talk with Austrian-based customers is an important part of providing the level of communications so often needed in time-sensitive purchasing decisions,” stated Insistra’s Sales Manager, Sylvia Strasser. “The Insistra team is well-positioned to deliver exceptional service and support to this important market.”

VRG Components CEO Verena Martin added, “VRG Components has always had a very strong customer base in Austria.  It is clearly time to expand our footprint in this important market. We are thrilled to have Insistra support our business and excited for the growth opportunities that lie ahead.”

About Insistra:
Insistra is an independent sales agency that offers the highest quality electronic components to Austrian-based manufacturers via its partnership with VRG Components. Insistra is a privately held company based in Vienna, Austria. For more information, visit their website at www.insistra.com or contact Sales Manager, Sylvia Strasser, at sylvia.strasser@insistra.com or +43 670 556 0077.

About VRG Components:
As an AS9120B/ISO 9001:2015 certified independent global distributor, VRG Components supplies the highest quality hard-to-find, end-of-life, highly allocated, and long lead time electronic components enabling customers to maintain manufacturing operations, bridge supply gaps, reduce costs, manage inventory, and speed time to market. Manufacturers around the world turn to VRG Components to keep their supply chains intact, reduce carrying costs, minimize the effects of price increases or shortages, and achieve accuracy in cost planning.

The company is a three-time Inc. 5000 winner and a 2023 Supply Chain Connect Top Electronics Distributor.  VRG Components is a privately held company based in Charlotte, NC USA. For more information visit their website www.vrgcomponents.com and LinkedInFacebookInstagram, and YouTube pages.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

MinDCet, FTEX announce the development of the first gallium nitride-driven Dynamic Drive

LEUVEN, Belgium, 16-Nov-2021 — /EPR ELECTRONIC NEWS/ — MinDCet, a leading semiconductor house specializing in power and high-voltage IC design, announced the development of the first GaN-driven Dynamic Drive along with FTEX, the renowned specialist in precision motor control systems using gallium nitride (GaN) transistors.

FTEX develops variable DC bus motor drives for EVs which have been shown to play a significant role in increasing range and power of EV powertrains. However, legacy silicon DC-DC converters are too large to be integrated in an EV powertrain, taking up space otherwise used for batteries. Having the possibility to drastically increase the power density of a DC-DC power converter enables multiple architectures not previously commercially viable.

FTEX finds solutions to these problems by implementing novel topologies and gallium nitride transistors to overcome the size and efficiency issues of variable DC bus powertrains. GaN power transistors have multiple key advantages, such as lower On resistance compared to state-of-the-art silicon equivalents and very sharp commutations that enable high-frequency power conversion and ideal waveform generation. Provided they are designed and driven effectively, this technology can drastically reduce the size of DC-DC converters while maintaining ultra-high-efficiency operation.

FTEX is leaning on the high-performance gallium nitride transistors offered by EPC driven to their full potential thanks to the high-performance MinDCet MDC901 drivers. “With its advanced capabilities and flexibility by design, this single driver can achieve high-performance in various applications, either for power conversion or motor control,” said Alexandre Cosneau, CTO of FTEX. “Exclusive features such as charge pumps, 5V to 6V gate drive voltages, and advanced thermal dissipation allow this driver to get the best out of the EPC GaN transistors, for example. Considering the safety of the power conversion system, a shoot-through event, one of the worst failure scenarios that can occur in a half-bridge, can be greatly prevented by MinDCet’s driver, thanks to its numerous fail-safes.”

The gate driver precision and control directly influence the reliability and efficiency of the system. The gate driver controls the behavior of the half-bridge output, known as the switching node. By generating a near perfect waveform at the switching node, harmonics within the magnetic elements are minimized, resulting in very low losses. These harmonics arise from the over-/under-shoots and their subsequent ringing during commutation transitions, where harmonics are simply wasted energy and damage the circuitry over time. “Driving GaN transistors in a robust and reliable way requires a specifically developed gate driver,” explained Jef Thoné, CTO at MinDCet. “You want to maintain a perfect gate voltage control under high slew-rate conditions to ensure a long lifetime for your GaN power stage.”

The combination of EPC GaNs and the MinDCet driver allows FTEX to effectively use its expertise to design and implement high-performance algorithms and control methods to deliver a DC-DC converter with up to three times the power density compared to the existing state-of-the-art. The result is the FTEX Dynamic Drive, a high-performance, ultra-compact, variable DC bus motor drive that has been shown to provide up to 30% more range and power in a commercially viable, cost effective solution.

SOURCE:  EuropaWire

Sintecs to support Mentor’s HyperLynx high-speed printed circuit board design and verification software in Europe

HENGELO, The Netherlands, 2-Sep-2020 — /EPR ELECTRONICS NEWS/ — Sintecs, a leading high-speed electronics development company, is proud to announce it has entered into a value-added reseller agreement with Mentor. Under the agreement, Sintecs will sell and provide technical design services and support for Mentor’s HyperLynx high-speed printed circuit board design and verification software in Europe. Sintecs leverages extensive high-speed PCB design experience to focus on a growing number of Altium Designer users adopting PCB simulation to improve on-time project deliveries while offsetting physical design prototyping iterations and outsourcing costs.

For Altium users, Sintecs developed the HyperLynx Connector to tightly integrate Altium Designer for PCB layout and HyperLynx for signal integrity. The HyperLynx Connector is delivered as an Altium Designer menu item add-in providing support to set up HyperLynx simulation databases, models, stack-ups and natively launch HyperLynx simulations. The HyperLynx Connector is free and can be downloaded by visiting https://sintecs.nl/en/hyperlynx-connector/.

“We are excited to partner with Sintecs to provide such a unique solution for the Altium Designer community,” said Elmar Dukek, Director Distribution EMEA and India, Mentor. “Sintecs is a well-respected European electronics development company, uniquely positioned to serve the rapidly growing number of companies bringing simulation tools in-house for the first time.”

HyperLynx offers the broadest and easiest-to-use analysis tools for high-speed electronic design, including electrical design rule checking (DRC/ERC), signal and power integrity (SI/PI), high-speed DDR3/4 and SerDes interface design and compliance. Sintecs specializes in automating HyperLynx workflows making sophisticated analysis accessible to designers new to high-speed design and verification. HyperLynx supports most popular layout design flows.

Sintecs can now offer interested customers a special HyperLynx bundle https://sintecs.nl/en/eda/

SOURCE: EuropaWire

IC Nexus Co. Ltd, Announces The NXC2620 Embedded DVK4.0, A Development Kit With A 4.3 Inch TFT Color LCD Module

IC Nexus Co. Ltd, announces the NXC2620 Embedded DVK4.0, a Development Kit with a 4.3 inch TFT color LCD module at 480×272 resolutions and 4-wire resistive touch screen.

The Emb_DVK40 (PDF file, size 584KB) is a compact-sized computer board with a rich set of features. Its hardware comprises a NXC2620 CPU Card, a baseboard, a USB1.1 hub card and a TFT color LCD display. 5.7-inch (640×480) and 7-inch (800×480) optional LCD sizes are also available. Each Emb_DVK40 is pre-installed with either Windows CE 6.0 or Linux 2.6 OS for instant evaluation. The full sets of Windows CE 6.0 and Linux 2.6 BSP are provided to customers for application development with no extra charge. It is a flexible, high performance and inexpensive development kit designed for general embedded applications such as navigation devices, home automation, and data acquisition etc.

The NXC2620 CPU Card, a 32-bit System on Module (SoM), is based on the IC Nexus NXC2620, a 32-bit RISC processor running at 336 MHz coupled with 128 MB SDRAM, 1 Gbit NAND flash. Using the small 200-pin SODIMM form-factor, it is compact for systems that require small form factor with native support for 24 bit LCD, USB 1.1 host/slave, RS232, Ethernet, SDHC/MMC, AC97 and more… Two types of CPU Cards are available: PB260A card is with a NXC2620 CPU, PB502A card is with a NXC2620 CPU and a GPU for high resolution video display (up to 1280×1024).

The NXC2620 is the ideal processor solution for your next design. The NXC2620 CPU Card is designed to plug into a carrier board that contains all the connectors and any custom I/O required for general embedded applications. The customer can design a custom carrier board that meets their I/O, dimensional, and connector requirements or purchase off-the-shelf from IC Nexus. NXC2620-PB32-BDA is the standard carrier board as a reference environment to realize the I/O interfaces from NXC2620 CPU card.

For more information on the Emb_DVK40 (PDF file, size 584KB), please go to our website: http://www.icnexus.com.tw.

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Long-Distance Performance Significantly Improved By The New Belden Brilliance Low Loss Plenum RG-11 Precision Digital Video Coax

Belden (NYSE: BDC), a world leader in the development of signal transmission solutions for the enterprise, industrial, building management, broadcast, and security markets, announces the launch of its new and improved Plenum-rated RG-11 Precision Digital Video Coaxial Cable – Product No 7732LL. Market applications for the new plenum cable include television broadcast studios, TV and video production, post-production facilities and field applications, HD-for-film production, video editing, distribution and duplication.

The new 7732LL cable offers significant performance enhancements over Belden’s previous plenum-rated version (Product No 7732A), especially when deployed in long cable runs for high definition video (HD-SDI) or 1080p/60 applications. In fact, Brilliance 7732LL now offers the longest transmission distance in the industry, matching the performance of Belden’s non-plenum SDI/HDTV Digital Video cables (7731A). In addition, Belden’s 7732LL cables carry Belden’s industry-leading Return Loss guarantee of: -23 dB 5 MHz to 1.6 MHz, and -21 dB from 1.6 GHz to 4.5 GHz – making it the only plenum RG-11 cable in the industry with this level of guaranteed Return Loss performance.

Steve Lampen, Belden’s Multimedia Technology Manager, notes: “The new Brilliance 7732LL cable represents a breakthrough development in extending the signal transmission distance of plenum-rated copper video cables, without having to install fiber optic cabling. As digital video progressed from SDI to HD-SDI and now to 1080p/60 and 1080p/50 (3G), these applications have placed greater length constraints on copper cables, especially plenum-rated. With this new product, the distance differential between plenum and non-plenum cables has been eliminated.”

The new Belden Brilliance Plenum-Rated RG-11/U Type Precision Digital Video Coaxial Cables feature a 14 AWG solid bare copper conductor, Duofoil + 95% Tinned Copper Braid Shield, PTFE insulation and fluorocopolymer jacket. They are available in ten colors, including Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Gray and Natural.

For more information about Belden Brilliance 7732LL Low Loss Plenum RG-11 Precision Digital Video Coax, contact Belden at P.O. Box 1980, Richmond, Indiana 47375, 1.800.BELDEN.1. FAX: 765.983.5294. Or visit our Web site: http://www.belden.com.

About Belden
Belden is a customer focused company. We ensure that our customers’ communications infrastructure issues are resolved and that they benefit from the best signal transmission performance for their investment. We deliver leading-edge copper and fiber cabling/connectivity systems, wireless technologies, and active switch devices. We employ customer-centric go-to-market strategies and we implement and retain world class manufacturing processes. Our partners span the globe, helping our customers design, install, operate and maintain their communications applications. And our experience is vast, including expertise in Enterprise, Industrial, Infrastructure, Transportation, Professional and Enterprise Audio and Video, and Government applications. To obtain additional information contact Investor Relations at 314-854-8054, or visit our website at http://www.belden.com.

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Belden Launches New Generation Series Of Value-Priced IP Category Cables For Video, Sound And Security Applications

Belden (NYSE: BDC), a world leader in the development of signal transmission solutions for the enterprise, industrial, building management, broadcast, and security markets, announces the expansion of its New Generation cable line with a series of four new IP Category 5e and Category 6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables.

The new cables offer integrated Power over Ethernet in a single cable, eliminating the need for an external power source. They are designed exclusively for use with digital sound, video and security systems to link low-voltage security devices such as security cameras, CCTV, keypads, and intercoms.

The robust value-priced cables enable system designers, integrators and installers to provide their customers with high-quality, reliable sound, video and security systems at a very competitive price point. All four new cables fully meet the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2001 Standard. They are available in both riser- and plenum-rated versions. Belden’s new IP Category Cable products include:

– Belden Part No. 5663U5 – Cat 5e (Riser-rated)
– Belden Part No. 6663U5 – Cat 5e (Plenum-rated)
– Belden Part No. 5663U6 – Cat 6 (Riser-rated)
– Belden Part No. 6663U6 – Cat 6 (Plenum-rated)

The Category 5e cables feature 24 AWG solid bare copper conductors. The riser version has polyolefin insulation and PVC jacket with rip cord. The plenum version has FEP Teflon insulation and Flamarrest® jacket with rip cord. Both cables are sweep tested to 100 MHz.

The Category 6 cables feature solid bare copper conductors. The riser version (24 AWG) has polyolefin insulation and PVC jacket with rip cord. The plenum version (23 AWG) has FEP Teflon insulation and Flamarrest jacket with rip cord. Both cables are sweep tested to 250 MHz.

All four cables are available with Black jackets. Footage is sequentially marked every 2 feet, with countdown from 1,000 to eliminate guesswork and waste.

With the addition of the new value-priced cables, Belden now offers the sound and security industry more cabling options than ever before.

For more information about Belden New Generation IP Category Cables, request New Product Bulletin #301. Contact Belden at P.O. Box 1980, Richmond, Indiana 47375, 1.800.BELDEN.1. FAX: 765.983.5294. Or visit our Web site: http://www.belden.com.

About Belden
Belden is a customer focused company. We ensure that our customers’ communications infrastructure issues are resolved and that they benefit from the best signal transmission performance for their investment. We deliver leading-edge copper and fiber cabling/connectivity systems, wireless technologies, and active switch devices. We employ customer-centric go-to-market strategies and we implement and retain world class manufacturing processes. Our partners span the globe, helping our customers design, install, operate and maintain their communications applications. And our experience is vast, including expertise in Enterprise, Industrial, Infrastructure, Transportation, Professional and Enterprise Audio and Video, and Government applications. To obtain additional information contact Investor Relations at 314-854-8054, or visit our website at http://www.belden.com.

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16-Channel All-In-One H.264 Video Encoding Mainboard To Be Released By Lanner Electronics, Inc At Secutech

Lanner Electronics, Inc., a leading designer and ODM manufacturer of advanced network video hardware, today announced its participation at the 2009 Secutech Expo, during which it will unveil a new 16-channel all-in-one H.264 encoding video mainboard for digital surveillance and other IP video applications.

The Lanner VM-P016 video encoding mainboard enables network video solution providers to develop applications using a single mainboard for up to 16 channels of H.264 encoded IP video. The VM-P016 mainboard provides 16-channel BNC inputs to enable the creation of hybrid analog/digital video surveillance systems, receiving and converting analog video signal to H.264 encoded digital video at up to Full D1 resolution and 30 frames per second (NTSC) or 25 fps (PAL).

The Secutech Expo is Asia’s premiere exhibition for the surveillance industry, and Lanner will be presenting a range of advanced H.264 network video platforms at the show. Among the highlights of the Lanner exhibit, the VM-P016 combines all of the audio and video inputs required to build a complete network video server with a single mainboard, without the need to add additional video or audio capture cards or H.264 compression hardware.

The VM-P016 includes a Socket LGA775 supporting dual and quad-core Intel Core and Core 2 processors, up to 4GB DDR2 RAM in two DIMM sockets, six SATA II ports, four USB 2.0 ports, a single serial port and dual GbE LAN. Significantly, the VM-P016 supports 16 channel video looping and provides a BNC sequence monitor output for viewing multiple video streams sequentially in real time. RCA TV-Out and S-Video are also included, along with a standard VGA out port. Operating system support includes Windows XP, Ubuntu and Fedora Linux.

The Lanner VM-P016 comes with Lanner’s EyeShot 2000 NVR Control Panel reference software and SDK, which includes RAW data preview, AV encoding, streaming, software decoding, and display functions for alarm I/O, and supports motion detection, video loss detection, night detection, PTZ and alarm functions.

Aside f r o m network video surveillance, target applications include broadcasting, digital signage, Video on Demand, medical video analytics and other video over IP applications.

Lanner will be exhibiting at booth #N905-N908 at Secutech 2009, which runs f r o m April 22-24 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. For more information, contact a Lanner representative via email at email sales@lannerinc.com , or visit us on the web at http://www.lannerinc.com.

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