MANSFIELD, Mass., 27 May 2012. Murata Power Solutions Inc. in Mansfield, Mass., is introducing the OKX series of miniature non-isolated single-output DC-DC converters for point-of-load applications in military embedded systems involving field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and digital signal processors (DSPs).

QUANTICO MARINE BASE, Va., 18 May 2012. U.S. Marine Corps researchers are asking industry for ideas on developing new non-lethal weapons technologies and materials involving electronic rays, laser beams, chemical agents and even blunt-impact weapons as part of a request for information (RFI M6785412JNLW4) issued Thursday called Non-Lethal Weapons Research and Technology Development ID/IQ.

MANSFIELD, Mass., 11 May 2012. Murata Power Solutions Inc. in Mansfield, Mass., is introducing the UWE series 100-to-120-Watt eighth-brick DC-DC converters for embedded computing applications and instrumentation subsystems. The open frame isolated DOSA-compatible power electronics devices provide an efficiency of typically 91.5 percent, which requires no forced-air cooling in most applications.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 10 May 2012. VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing the SVGA0515 series point of load DC-DC converter for use in the extreme environment of space. VPT experts have qualified the SVGA0515 to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 23 April 2012. VPT Inc., a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI), broke ground on its new headquarters facility in Blacksburg, Va. The new facility, which will also serve as VPT’s research and development center, will be located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.

MINNEAPOLIS, 20 April 2012. Omnetics Connector Corp. in Minneapolis is introducing the Latching Micro-D connectors for quick cable connections to rack and panel equipment in military, aerospace, and medical applications. The Latching Micro-D connector features a squeeze-latch system that is small and light weight.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., 19 April 2012. Microsemi Corp. in Aliso Viejo, Calif., is introducing the SA50-28 family of radiation-hardened single-, dual-, and triple-output DC-DC converters for military and commercial satellites that require protection against naturally occurring total-dose ionized radiation, which can hurt system performance.

CONCORD, Calif., 16 April 2012. ConTech in Concord, Calif., is introducing the QMJ series of DC-DC converters. The QMJ power electronics devices offer as much as 20 Watts of regulated output power. The series offers a 4:1 input range with nominal input voltages of 24 volts DC and 48 volts DC. Single outputs offered are 3.3, 5, 12, and 15 volts DC. Dual outputs are +/-12 and +/-15 volts DC. The power converters come in 1-by-1-inch packages.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., 14 April, 2012. Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) was awarded an 18-month, $1.8 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop next-generation Gallium Nitride devices bonded to diamond substrates.

SIDNEY, N.Y., 12 April 2012. Officials of Amphenol Industrial Global Operations in Sidney, N.Y., have certified the company's Helios H4 PV connector to 1,000 volts, per Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) in Durham, N.C.

BINGEN, Wash., 6 April 2012. Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing (NYSE: BA), announced that its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its first hydrogen-powered fuel cell flight during a two-and-a-half-hour flight test.

CHICAGO, 5 April 2012. Executives of the Heico Companies LLC, a holding company in Chicago for businesses involved in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services, has acquired electronics thermal management specialist Wakefield Solutions Inc. in Pelham, N.H., to boost Heico's expertise in electronics cooling technologies.

EXETER, N.H., 27 March 2012. Wall Industries Inc. in Exeter, N.H., is introducing the DCHBW200 series DC-DC power converters for harsh-environment applications in railway systems, military embedded systems, wireless networks, industry control systems, semiconductor equipment, distributed power architectures, as well as telecommunications and data communications.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., 26 March 2012. Behlman Electronics Inc., a provider of power products for military, industrial, and commercial shipboard, airborne, and mobile applications, has won an additional order for its Model 00389 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) power supplies for U.S. Navy’s airborne anti-submarine and anti-ship surveillance and targeting systems.

RIDGECREST, Calif., 25 March 2012. U.S. Navy missile designers are sending out an urgent request to industry for weapons-grade thermal batteries to power a new generation of the Spike missile that naval designers are adapting to unmanned aerial vehicles such as the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and the Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.

Londonderry, N.H., 24 March, 2012. Vulcan Flex Circuit Corp., a division of Vulcan Electric Company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire JETI Testing LLC of Nashua, NH. JETI is a printed wiring board (PWB) industry service provider offering electrical testing of printed circuit boards (PCB) and flexible printed circuits (FPC).

WALLINGFORD, Conn., 23 March 2012. Times Microwave Systems in Wallingford, Conn., is introducing the EZ-400-BM BNC no-solder male (plug) straight connector and EZ-400-BM-RA BNC no-solder, male (plug) right angle connector for MR-400 low-loss coaxial cable for field installations of RF and microwave coaxial cable.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., 12 March 2012. Behlman Electronics Inc. in Hauppauge, N.Y., is introducing the SSCI-890 power supply for the control systems of nuclear power plants. The SSCI-890 has three plug-in Line replaceable units (LRUs) -- two outside that are identical N+1 redundant, and the center LRU that is the system controller.

SIDNEY, N.Y., 11 March 2012. Amphenol Industrial Global Operations in Sidney, N.Y., is introducing the IP67-rated Amphe-SP3 rugged connectors for environmental high-power applications such as smart grids, UPS for industrial applications, outdoor power supply, control systems, hybrid and electric vehicles, heavy equipment, and factory automation. The Amphe-SP3 has 90- and 120-color and keyway positions of different polarity for reducing mating mistakes.