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Feb 28 09:02 AM PDT

The wireless market is heating up, and so are the devices — literally

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In a recent issue of Wireless Design and Development (WD&D) magazine, Barry Brents, Field Application Engineer, offers his take on the challenges of designing for today’s smaller and thinner smart phones, tablets, and other wireless devices. According to Barry, overtemperature, overcurrent and other potential problems need to be taken into consideration since they can negatively affect battery-operated devices — and their users. See Barry’s full opinion piece here. Keep reading…

Feb 21 12:45 PM PDT

Are Today’s Top OEMs Tomorrow’s Leaders? You Might be Surprised

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In an industry where markets evolve at lightning speed, the top manufacturers and OEMs of today might not be the leaders of tomorrow. Eric Braddom, Director of Global Strategic Marketing for TE Circuit Protection and Consumer Devices, understands this reality since he spends half of his time working in Shanghai. As he explains in his article in Components in Electronics (CiE) magazine, components suppliers must identify the rising stars in China if they want to know which companies they should be marketing to in the first place. Read his full article “Going Chinese, identifying tomorrow’s leaders.” Keep reading…

Feb 05 02:21 PM PDT

Connectivity at DesignCon 2013

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This year’s DesignCon conference and expo showcased the best new products from the semiconductor and electronic design industry. From the latest test and measurement equipment to chip-chip interfaces there was a common theme this year, high speed. This was definitely the case for our booth where we showcased our latest offerings for copper and fiber high speed backplane interconnects as well as our Silicon ESD protection devices for high speed interconnects. If you missed it Martin Rowe from The Connecting Edge has a nice slideshow with some pictures of our booth at this year’s expo. Keep reading…

Jan 03 02:28 PM PDT

Cheers to Innovation!

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Sometimes the most random and unrelated thoughts can spur inspiration. As this article in EETimes recounts, a coating used for beer bottles inspired me and our outstanding Circuit Protection teams in Menlo Park, Calif., and Tsukuba, Japan, as well other teams across U.S., China and Europe, to design and patent a coating for our new Low Rho SMD device. Keep reading…

Nov 06 01:56 PM PDT

How to Choose the Right PolySwitch PPTC Device – TE Talks

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What is the meaning of trip current and hold current, and how do I choose a device with the right trip current for my application? This is a common question asked by designers when designing a PolySwitch device. TE Circuit Protection’s Barry Brents explains how to choose the best PolySwitch device to help protect your application.
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Oct 09 10:58 AM PDT

Future Connections – Smaller, Faster, More Powerful

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As our mobile and portable electronic devices become more and more a part of our lives, we are constantly sharing, downloading, and uploading data — from simple text messages to full-length HD movies. And the amount of data doesn’t seem to be slowing, as evidenced by the dawn of cameras that offer tens of megapixels of resolution and, in the future, 4K-resolution televisions that will probably have 3D capability. But issues related to how to conduct these speeds with ever-smaller, ever-smarter devices pose real challenges for manufacturers and the industry as a whole. Keep reading…

Oct 03 10:58 AM PDT

Determining PPTC’s Resistance in Trip Condition – TE Talks

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What is the resistance of a PPTC device in a tripped condition? This is an important question for designers since a PPTC device’s resistance can significantly affect an application’s power consumption.

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Jul 19 08:49 AM PDT

Battery Cell and Pack Protection – TE Talks

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TE Circuit Protection’s Barry Brents explains how a PolySwitch PPTC resettable device are placed inside a battery cell or in parallel in a battery pack to protect lower current applications (smart phones, tablets, etc.) from external short circuits or heating events. Keep reading…