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Rugged power never stands alone in any military embedded system. For information…
Rugged power never stands alone in any military embedded system. For information on related technologies and considerations for the mil embedded arena, find OpenSystems Media's "Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) TechChannel" and &qu…
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Today's mobile and other application designers can benefit from low-power Real T…
Today's mobile and other application designers can benefit from low-power Real Time Clock (RTC) devices, which help to eliminate system designers' challenge of mitigating limited PCB space while aiming for lower power consumption. This parado…
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The Intel Atom processor's lower heat dissipation and power efficiency enable ru…
The Intel Atom processor's lower heat dissipation and power efficiency enable rugged technologies to withstand the harsh environments they are used in. The "Adding 'Wow' to Embedded with Next-Generation Intel Atom Processors" a…
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All military avionics systems are affected by power density, and they are likewi…
All military avionics systems are affected by power density, and they are likewise all affected by the DoD budget. FY 2013 budget details reveal a cut as compared to FY 2012, of course, with avionics retrofits standing on relatively safe budgetary grou…
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VITA 62 defines guidelines for building a VPX chassis' power supply module in ru…
VITA 62 defines guidelines for building a VPX chassis' power supply module in rugged VITA 48 style. The last we heard from VITA's John Rynearson (in the Spring edition) was "The initial ANSI ballot has closed and comments are being revie…
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Military Embedded Systems editor John McHale recently took a look at the militar…
Military Embedded Systems editor John McHale recently took a look at the military power electronics industry, finding out vendors' viewpoints as well as what hardware is hottest right now. See the the full article at http://mil-embedded.com/articl…
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As Freescale retains a strong foothold in mil/aero apps, one thing important for…
As Freescale retains a strong foothold in mil/aero apps, one thing important for all system designers — whether using Freescale, Intel, or other processors — is the power vs. performance paradox. Editor Sharon Hess sat down with Glenn Beck of Freesca…
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As military aircraft moves more toward carbon composite airframes for its aircra…
As military aircraft moves more toward carbon composite airframes for its aircraft, while housing fly-by-wire equipment, forces of nature such as lightning strikes can cause power surges and result in flight control command disruptions. However, Transi…
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Red Rock Technologies, Inc. adds its Conduction Cooled 3U VPX Removable SATA Dri…
Red Rock Technologies, Inc. adds its Conduction Cooled 3U VPX Removable SATA Drive Module to the VPX community's arsenal of design choices. Offering half the power consumption of a typical VPX PCIe storage module, it features an OpenVPX SATA inter…
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Peter Thompson of GE Intelligent Platforms says that the next generation of GPGP…
Peter Thompson of GE Intelligent Platforms says that the next generation of GPGPU devices will reflect a new focus on power consumption, in accordance with NVIDIA's new focus on performance per watt (rather than just performance). This will all en…
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With $450 billion+ in defense spending cuts looming, new SECDEF Leon Panetta gav…
With $450 billion+ in defense spending cuts looming, new SECDEF Leon Panetta gave his first testimony – before the House Armed Services Committee – on the U.S. military's future for the next decade. Though Panetta's testimony yesterday reveal…
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Winning the battle with wide-bandwidth, high-power microwave functionality is a…
Winning the battle with wide-bandwidth, high-power microwave functionality is a challenge, as High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) are critical in microwave systems commonly found in Electronic Countermeasures (ECM), Electronic Warfare (EW) simulators, radar, …
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XP Power has incarnated its MTC35 COTS DC/DC converters, specially designed to e…
XP Power has incarnated its MTC35 COTS DC/DC converters, specially designed to ease the power and rugged challenges in avionics and military vehicle applications. The 35 W converters handle an input range of 10 to 40 VDC and accommodate transients rang…
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The VITA 62 open standard, which defines VPX power supply modules, has been inca…
The VITA 62 open standard, which defines VPX power supply modules, has been incarnated by Extreme Engineering Solutions with its 3U VPX XPm2120 MIL-STD-704 power supply using 25 A on a rail of 12 V. MIL-STD-461E EMI filtering and conduction cooling ens…
