Microchip Announces Space Qualified COTS Based Radiation Hardened Power Converters

As reliance on communication and weather satellites grows and space research expands in scope and mission, new technology is required to help speed spaceflight system design and production. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced the expansion of its SA50-120 power converter family with nine new units based on its Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technology. This technology provides developers with space-qualified power converters that help to minimize risk and lower development costs.

Microchip’s SA50-120 radiation-hardened DC to DC power converters – the only standard non-hybrid space-grade DC-DC power converters available – utilize surface mount component construction, allowing flexibility and customization to fit specific applications and requirements. The SA50-120 family, qualified to Mil-Std-461, Mil-Std-883 and Mil-Std-202, enables designers to start with proven COTS technology and quickly scale up development, reducing risk and development time.  

SA50-120 power converters utilize 120V input and offer up to 56W of output in a low profile, small-sized solution. These EMI compliant and radiation-hardened designs with single and triple outputs are ideal for Space Station and ORION program platforms. The units utilize switching regulators that use peak current mode controlled single-ended forward converter topology with inherent single-event immunity. Offering eight million hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and up to 87% efficiency – the highest of any standard 120V input space-grade DC-DC power converter, the SA50-120 maximizes system performance and reliability. The units are qualified to 100 krad (Si) Total Ionization Dose (TID) and Single Event Effects (SEE) greater than 80 MeV cm2/mg, and offer synchronization, a Transitor-Transitor Logic (TTL) on/off command signal, and various protection features. Single output versions additionally offer remote sense, output voltage adjust and parallel connection functions. 

“Microchip’s 30-year legacy as a space technology partner spans more than 50 successful programs and platforms,” said Leon Gross, vice president of Microchip’s Discrete Products Group business unit “We continue to invest in the development of critical technology required for spaceflight.”

The company’s DC-DC power converter technology as well as its ISO 9000 and AS9100 certified fabrication facilities provide high-quality units through flexible manufacturing alternatives.

While introducing new advances based on COTS technology, the company also teams with system manufacturers and integrators on obsolescence management, supporting customers’ efforts to minimize redesign work and lengthen life cycles, thereby reducing overall system costs.

The company’s DC-DC power converters complement its diverse space portfolio of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs); microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors (MPUs), timing products; semiconductors and point-of-load regulators; and high-reliability electromechanical, mission-critical and space-grade relays – providing designers with total system solutions for a wide variety of applications.

Development Tools

Microchip provides end-to-end design support to accelerate time to market including analysis, qualification and production. Designers can obtain numerous analysis and qualification reports on demand and engineering development units are available from stock.

 

Availability

Microchip’s SA50-120S units are available in 3.3V, 5V, 12V, 15V and 28V outputs. SA50-120T units are available in 3.3V or 5V main output with 12V or 15V auxiliary outputs. These radiation-hardened units are available now for volume production and limited sampling. For additional information, contact a Microchip sales representative, authorized worldwide distributor or visit Microchip’s website.

 

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Modern Campus Launches Digital Engagement Experience for Higher Education

Modern Campus Launches Expansive, Personalized “Student First” Digital Engagement Experience for Higher Education

Joint Platform Enhancements from Former Destiny Solutions and OmniUpdate Include Massive Personalization to Drive Recruiting, Retention and Clear Pathways to Student Career Success

TORONTO – March 2, 2021 – Destiny Solutions and OmniUpdate, the innovators behind Destiny One and OU Campus, which have powered digital engagement for higher education since 1999, have rebranded to form Modern Campus, the industry’s leading “student first” modern learner engagement platform. Modern Campus delivers rich personalization and machine learning-driven career pathways, enabling higher education institutions to deliver on their mission while growing student enrollment.

“We are obsessed with building the success of our more than 550 college and university partners, and the millions of students who use the Modern Campus platform,” says Brian Kibby, chief executive officer of Modern Campus. “At a time when enrollment in higher education is down, Modern Campus customers have grown revenue annually by 19% on average.”

The Modern Campus platform includes:

  • Modern Campus Destiny One – the leading student information system (SIS) for non-traditional education creates pathways to lifelong learning. With Destiny One, continuing education or workforce development institutions can ensure every student’s digital experience mirrors the highly personalized, easy-to-use and instant-delivery expectation modern learners expect.
  • Modern Campus Omni CMS (formerly OU Campus) – the only purpose-built content management system (CMS) for higher education on the market today. With Omni CMS, both business and technical web teams alike can easily deliver a web experience that modern learners expect, and modern higher education providers need to thrive.

At the core of the Modern Campus platform is a commitment to massive personalization, including a machine learning-driven recommendation engine that improves engagement by presenting the learner with the right offerings and services at the right time. Modern Campus also injects further personalization of the learner experience through career pathway tools that present prospective students with live labor market data that helps them see how their education will connect to employment opportunities and salary outcomes—making the ROI of education immediately clear.

“There is rich diversity in higher education—and our goal, through massive personalization within Modern Campus, is to enable students to easily find the right programs at the right institutions to help them meet their goals,” says Peter DeVries, president and chief operating officer of Modern Campus. “We’ve developed the only platform tailor-made for higher education, job placement and ongoing career success.”

“Delivering personalized student experiences is becoming increasingly important for every kind of higher education institution today. It’s what students expect,” says Steven F. Tello, Ed. D., vice provost for graduate, online and professional studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. “Modern Campus’ integration of key employment opportunity and career pathway data will help students—and our campus—make informed education decisions. Ultimately, it’s going to help us deliver the kind of personalization modern learners look for when choosing the right program and the right college.”

About Modern Campus

Modern Campus, the innovator driving Omni CMS and Destiny One, empowers higher education institutions to thrive when radical change is required to successfully respond to lower student enrollments and revenue, rising costs, crushing student debt and even school closures.

Powered by the industry’s leading “student first” modern learner engagement platform, presidents and provosts can create pathways for lifelong learning, while marketing and IT leaders can deliver Amazon-like personalization and instant fulfillment.

Award-winning products and average annual revenue growth of 19% for its 550+ higher education customers have earned Modern Campus a 98% retention rate and a reputation for customer obsession.

Learn how Modern Campus is leading the modern learner engagement movement at moderncampus.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Crescent Citys March 12 to 14 Spring Estates Auction will Kick off with Couture Purses Fine Jewelry

New Orleans, LA, USA, March 3, 2021 -- Crescent City Auction Gallery’s three-day, three-session Important Spring Estates Auction will kick off Friday, March 12th, at 1 pm Central time, with a collection of couture purses from names like Prada, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Judith Lieber and Chanel, plus fine jewelry items that include emeralds, rubies, diamonds, tanzanite and sapphires.

The Saturday and Sunday sessions – March 13th and 14th, at 10 am Central both days – will feature art by A.J. Drysdale, Alberta Kinsey, George Dureau, Niek van der Plas, Michael Meade and others; French, American, Chinese and English furniture; silver; Oriental rugs; taxidermy; a collection of pipes; decorative arts; and more jewelry – nearly 1,000 total lots across three days.

Live, in-person bidding, as well as exhibition previews, will be held by appointment only, in the Crescent City gallery located at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Previews will be held daily, starting on Thursday, March 4th (excluding Sunday). A Saturday, March 6th preview will be held from 9 am -1 pm. To schedule an appointment for live gallery bidding on auction day, or for a preview, call 504-529-5057, or, you can send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Saturday session promises to be especially strong, with items ranging from three large 19th century Victorian blown glass taxidermied bird domes, being sold as individual lots; to a 31-piece partial set of sterling flatware by Gorham in the “Cambridge” pattern, 1889, weighing 46.35 troy oz. (est. $1,200-$1,800); to a 19th century New Orleans carved rosewood full tester bed, probably made by Prudent Mallard, 110 inches tall, 58 ¾ inches deep (est. $3,000-$5,000).

Fine art in Session II will be led by an oil on board painting by Luigi Loir (French, 1845-1916), titled On the Beach in a Harbor Town, signed lower left and presented in a gilt and gesso frame (est. $1,000-$2,000); and an oil on board painting by Niek van der Plas (Dutch, b. 1954), titled simply Beach and artist signed lower right, diminutive at 5 inches by 6 inches (est. $700-$1,000).

An oil on canvas painting by Charles Coumont (Belgian, 1822-1889), titled Animals in Landscape, unsigned and housed in a gilt and ebonized frame, has an estimate of $1,000-$1,500. Also, an oil on canvas board painting by Adolf Dillens (Belgian, 1821-1877), titled Family, signed lower right and measuring 21 ½ inches by 16 ¾ inches, should bring $1,500-$2,500.

Fine French furniture, a staple at Crescent City auctions, will include an exceptional 19th century provincial carved elm farmhouse table 79 inches wide by 32 ½ inches deep (est. $2,000-$4,000); and a 19th century oak monastery table 76 ¼ inches wide by 33 ¼ inches deep (est. $800-$1,200).

Also offered will be a 20th century French Louis XVI style carved walnut marble-top sideboard, 39 ½ inches tall by 98 ¼ inches wide (est. $1,000-$2,000); an early 20th century French Louis XV style carved walnut six-piece parlor suite (est. $800-$1,200); and a 19th century French Henri II style carved walnut buffet a deux corps, 100 inches tall by 50 inches in width (est. $500-$900).

Asian furniture pieces will also come up for bid, including a Chinese Ming style double door armoire (Shanghai, 17th century), 80 ½ inches tall by 43 ¾ inches wide (est. $2,000-$4,000); and an unusual, early 20th century Chinese carved elm folding altar table (est. $500-$900).

Original paintings by New Orleans artists is another category bidders have come to expect from Crescent City Auction Gallery. This sale is no exception and includes the following examples:

- Two oil on board paintings signed by Alberta Kinsey (1875-1952), one titled Le Petit Theatre Courtyard, French Quarter, 19 ½ inches by 15 ½ inches (est. $2,000-$4,000), and the other Her Patio, 823 Royal St., 11 ½ inches by 8 ½ inches (est. $1,000-$2,000).

- A watercolor by George Louis Viavant (1872-1925), titled Cedarwax Wing and Eastern Blue Bird (1913), 19 ½ inches by 12 ½ inches, signed and dated (est. $2,000-$4,000).

- An oil on canvas by Charles Whitfield Richards (1906-1992), titled Sailboats on Lake Pontchartrain, signed, housed in an ornate gilt frame with linen liner (est. $600-$900).

An oil on canvas painting by the Hungarian artist Pál Fried (1893-1976), titled Beautiful Lady, signed lower left and measuring 29 ½ inches by 23 ¼ inches, should achieve $800-$1,000. Decorative accessories will feature an adorable early 20th century six-piece Tiffany bronze and slag glass “Grapevine” desk set with letter rack, expected to change hands for $1,500-$2,500.

Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and BidSquare.com. Absentee and phone bids will be accepted until 1 pm Central time on Thursday, March 11th. A 25 percent buyer’s premium will be applied in-house (three percent discount for cash or check). A printed catalog is available; call 504-529-5057 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more regarding Crescent City Auction Gallery and the three-day Important Spring Estates Auction scheduled for March 12th thru 14th, please visit www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com.

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Plastform Suggests A Few Tips While Choosing the Right Kitchen Cabinets

Mar 03, 2021, Brampton, ON — Plastform suggests a few tips and questions one needs to ask themselves before finalizing or choosing their kitchen cabinets. It tells that one needs to balance the functionality and aesthetics of the kitchen. Plastform is a family-owned business that deals with countertops and cabinets for the kitchen and bathroom vanity. Recently, this company has shared some insights on the things one needs to look at while choosing the perfect design of the cabinets or the type for their cooking space.

While talking to the spokesperson of the custom kitchen cabinets company, he stated that people are mostly unaware of what points they must look at while renovating their kitchen. Mostly, they simply follow the designs that they downloaded from the internet because they looked beautiful and of the latest trends. But while doing so, they ignore the most important factor in the kitchen and that is the functionality of the place.

The document stated that you must always look for the woods and colors while choosing the kitchen cabinets. Also, you need to make sure that the door panels fit in with the overall interior of the place. Another thing that people need to think about is the placement of the cabinets and their usability. For example, the ones on the walls will need shelves and doors while the ones under the kitchen countertop will work best with a drawer.

Plastform deals with kitchen countertops models and cabinets. You can also look into this company for custom-made cabinets and countertops as per your needs and requirements. To know more about the company, you can either visit the website or call their helpline number. You can also take a look at all the other products available on the website apart from countertops and cabinets.

About the Company –
Plastform is a countertop model and kitchen cabinets family-owned business in Brampton, Ontario. It specializes in designing and installation of countertops for institutional, residential, and commercial purposes. Plastform has also introduced a line of bathroom vanities like sinks, cabinetry, faucets, and many other accessories along with their primary product line.

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Remedy Bro Officially launches Health News Website

Remedy Bro Officially launches Health News Website checkout evidence-based stories about health, healthcare, and innovation.

Nowadays we are getting closer to medications for better survival. Medicines are now like the food we eat from time to time and 2 or 3 times a day. Different types of the disease need different types and amounts of medications for a period. There are some diseases in which a person needs to take medication for a lifetime. Medications have now become an important part of our lives that needs to go hand in hand.

There are some health issues such as ADHD, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxants, sleeping problem, smoking, and more that can be cured with the help of proper medication, diet, and the right amount of exercise & rest. Because of our daily busy schedule, we forget to take a rest. If sometimes we want to give ourselves time, it becomes very difficult sometimes so the pressure of responsibilities or work become the reason of anti-anxiety, depression stress, etc that leads to the sleeping problem, pain, and other health issues.

Remedybro launched a website that allows readers to reach an online platform where they get detailed information about the medicines they are using or going to use soon. It is a US-based medication and prescription drug information providing a website that offers understandable & reliable information on the medicines brand and generic drugs.

Remedybro website provides the required information to the users in order to give them accurate and important knowledge about the medication they are taking so that they can take that medication properly without meeting any problem or health issues. By reading our blogs and information about the medications, patients or their caretakers will get the help that what to do or what not while using medication.

You don’t have to call or visit your doctor or pharmacist if you want to know something about the medication and the uses, risks, side effects, warning and interaction or any other related information to the medication. You can easily found the medicine or drug information on remedybro by checking the A-Z drugs list. They have the best medical professionals from across the world that are making remedybro one of the fastest-growing medical information providing website.

The representative of Remedybro, on the launch of this health news website, said “Through this medicine information providing website, we are giving accurate knowledge to the people who are using medication or going to use and have a fear in their mind of not being wrong while taking medicine. Sometimes we forgot about the instruction that the doctor has given for the medication, this website will give you proper instruction in order to reach better results after the completion of the prescribed course.”

He further adds “Our website will provide you the accurate and important information about the drugs and medicines of different brands that fall under this category- ADHD, Sleeping Aid, Erectile DysfunctionStop Smoking, Weight Loss, Pain Relief medication, Anti-Anxiety Medicationand Muscle Relaxants. Our website holds answers to all the questions and queries that may arise while using the medication. Also, you can visit the remedybro website to know about the best medicine for the health issues like Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety, sleeping problem, muscle pain, weight loss, smoking addiction, and more. With the help of the information, you can get the best direction to take the medication that will lead to better results.”

Healthcare information and drug usage on remedybro website is categorized into eight vital sections that have major information about the medications & drugs along with the additional information such as usage, side effects, overdose, drug interaction, and many more things that will help patients and their caretakers while using medication.

About Remedybro

Remedybro is medicine information providing website that aims at giving accurate and major details related to the health problems that are categorized in the eight vital verities on the website. We are committed to providing proper medication and drug information across the world. If you need any information on the medication you are using or going to use then visiting remedybro.com would be a great and helpful choice for you.

Here you will get the understandable and reliable drug and medication information of different brands that help patients or their caretakers to get all the important details such as time of medication, what to avoid, and more.