SANTA ROSA, CA – Schurter’s new series DD21 and DD22 power entry modules were designed for PCB mounting. The DD21 is equipped with multiple functions including inlet connector, switching and fusing. In addition, the DD22 series offers standard or medical filter versions. The compact design of this series is said to make them ideally suited for use in low profile designs, especially 1RU enclosures for 19” racks, and IT and telecom infrastructures where equipment is continually downsized.
 
The DD series can be equipped with 1- or 2-pole fuse holders for 5 x 20 mm fuse-links. The 2-pole switch, which is designed for inrush current peaks of 100 A capacitive for 3 ms, is available in both illuminated and non-illuminated versions. The DD21 is rated for currents at 8 and 10 A, while DD22 series is rated for currents at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 A. The power entry modules fulfill IEC/EN 60950 requirements and are ENEC and UL/CSA approved up to 10 A 250 VAC 50 Hz and 8 A 125/250 VAC 60 Hz respectively. Special configurations such as protection class II (IEC 61140) arrangements or filters with special X1 capacitors for increased dielectric strength are available.
 
The DD series uses M3 or self-tapping screws for mounting onto a PCB or M3 screws for mounting from the rear of the housing. The compact series requires minimal space having a board footprint of 65 mm wide x 34.6 mm deep, and panel cutout of 28.1 mm x 47.1 mm. Applications for this product include industrial PCs, digital audio applications, network routers, analog televisions and battery charging equipment. 
 

BERLIN – Atotech’s Inpulse 2HF electrolyte coupled with the Uniplate InPulse 2 is said to be ideally suited for blind microvia filling. The process reportedly enables “super filling” which gives unrivalled productivity and blind microvia filling with half the copper plating thickness in comparison to standard processing.
 
According to the company, the product features savings in soldermask, etching chemistry and processing time, as well as 50% less Cu plating. Other reported benefits include minimal Cu plated on surface, high productivity, excellent surface uniformity, proven in HDI production, 2 mil line and space performance

WILSONVILLE, OR – Mentor Graphics Corp. has released Board Station XE, the next-generation version of its Board Station design flow for large, enterprise customers. Board Station XE leverages customers’ existing IP (Intellectual Property), such as existing libraries, design data and design capture infrastructure, while enabling adoption of Mentor’s technologies, including a common environment for layout, routing and manufacturing preparation. This extended design flow is added to the existing capabilities of the Board Station design environment, allowing customers to adopt these new technologies at their own pace.
 
Board Station XE offers the productivity design features found in Mentor’s AutoActive placement, routing and manufacturing environment in addition to providing tightly integrated access to recently announced innovations such as the Topology Planner/Router and the patented XtremeAR and XtremePCB applications. These design applications, integrated within the flow, reportedly provide engineers and designers with opportunities to reduce design cycle times, increase productivity, improve product costs, and enable local or globally dispersed design teams to effectively collaborate.
 
"The Board Station XE flow provides customers with Mentor’s leadership technology while maintaining their ability to use existing libraries, library infrastructure, front-end design tools and legacy design data,” said Henry Potts, vice president and general manager, Systems Design division, Mentor Graphics. “By increasing design efficiency and productivity Board Station XE addresses our customers’ most prevalent business drivers of significant reduction in time-to-market and cost.”