April 2012
2012 EPN 40th anniversary
46 Mark Hoersten, Keithley
remembers 1972
48 Dietmar Harting looks
back over 40 years
Special reports
18 Cables & Connectors 38 Smartgrid
Tech report
34 Cloud computing
SWITCHING GEAR FOR THE SMARTGRID
POWER TRANSFER
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Aimed at large scale digital signage, TFT LCDs from Sharp are offered in 60,70 and 80inch diagonal formats. They are optimised for e-signage with high-brightness screens up to 2000cd/m² and up to 60,000 hours of continuous operation.
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A new approach to capacitor coating minimises flashover and negates the need for conformal coating after soldering. Syfer’s ProtectiCap is for MLCCs for higher voltage power supplies and smaller consumer mains and DC/DC converters in particular.
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The first PCT touchscreen module in the Brilliance series from TouchNetix has been created for high EMC environments, such as industrial automation, mission-critical navigation and medical systems as well as for automotive use.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of EPN April 2012