Posts by Nathaniel Larson

Nathaniel Larson

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Simplify Your Design With Suntsu’s 4-in-1 Combination Outdoor Antenna

May 12, 2020

Suntsu announces a new outdoor antenna to address your LTE MIMO, GNSS and Dual Band Wi-Fi needs. All multiple wireless systems need a high efficiency antenna with high gain and isolation properties. This 4-in-1 antenna from Suntsu can be used for vehicle telematics allowing real-time tracking and HD video streaming to the cabin of any…

Ultra-Miniature GPS Saw Filter Will Save Space On Your Design

April 15, 2020

Suntsu Electronics, Inc. Introduces Their Smallest GPS Saw Filter to Date. Suntsu releases their Ultra-Miniature GPS Saw Filter with a PCB footprint of only 1.1mm x 0.9mm. The use of RF Filters in Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) is a necessity but it can be a challenge to find the smaller package sizes with low insertion…

Navigating MLCC Shortages in 2019

December 3, 2018

The component shortages we witnessed in 2018 show no signs of letting up in 2019. While the memory market appears to be stabilizing, the MLCC market is still constrained and manufacturers are increasingly putting product on allocation and extending their lead times. The current market shows lead times of more than 40 weeks. Some manufacturers…

Nexsun is changing its name to Suntsu.

October 17, 2018

Nexsun Electronics, Inc. will be changing its name to Suntsu Electronics, Inc. (Effective January 2019). Why are we changing our name? In short, to streamline our operations and eliminate confusion around our brands and holdings. A Brief History 2002 – Suntsu Frequency Control, Inc. is established as a supplier of quartz-based timing devices. 2012 –…

Reducing light pollution and energy consumption with LED streetlights

September 13, 2018

LED streetlights offer many advantages over conventional High Pressure Sodium (HPS) or Metal Halide options. Given that an LED can last 100,000 hours, the reduction in maintenance costs alone is one the biggest draws for municipalities. Factor in the fact that LEDs produce about 80 lumens per watt as opposed to traditional streetlights at 58…

Powering A Smart Grid Revolution

August 16, 2018

Providing easy access to electricity in some of the most underserved and underdeveloped markets in the world is an enormous challenge. The number of people living without reliable access to electricity is estimated to be approximately 2 billion people worldwide, and the estimated annual population growth of 1.3% outpaces the 1.2% rate of electrification. It’s the…

Product Highlight – Magtech Industries Q2 LED Driver

June 28, 2018

We are excited to announce Magtech’s new Q2 Series LED driver. It is a great solution for many lighting OEM products. The following include some of theadvantages of the Q2 LED driverover similar products: Q2 series, UL listed LED driver – Accommodates many applications where UL recognized drivers could not be Q2 driver is VERY…

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How to match Antennas with your design

June 19, 2018

The landscape of connected devices is expanding rapidly, with projections suggesting that billions of devices will soon communicate wirelessly. This growth highlights the critical role of antennas and their related RF interconnects in ensuring high-performance wireless systems. Although often overlooked, proper antenna selection and matching are essential. When antennas are chosen and integrated correctly, they…

What is with the long lead times? 2018 Edition

May 30, 2018

Suntsu has seen a 3-year growth in forward thinking products and new designs from our customers. We are not alone. Statista reports that the Americas electronics industry has seen steady growth at 1% in 2016; 3% in 2017; and 5% in 2018. Asia has seen a glowing hot 5% growth for the same period. A lot…

New Product: 3.5 inch IP65 rated waterproof speakers with loud SPL sound from ICC Intervox

May 7, 2018

Last year, we had a great article about product design for the Great Outdoors. It is with this backdrop that we are excited to introduce you to ICC Intervox’s latest speaker. The S350SF-M-16W-IP6 is an IP65 rated 3.5 inch 8? speaker with ability to produce loud SPL sound. Here is a quick review of the…

From self-driving cars to 5G: making sense of tech 2018

April 2, 2018

The electronics industry has been abuzz with exciting technology. You can’t go a day without news on self-driving cars, 5G networks, augmented reality, and IoT. Terms are being created so fast that it can be confusing as to what all this means. In this article, we will try to organize things in a simple three-layer…

MEAN WELL announces the LDC-35/80 series

March 21, 2018

MEAN WELL has followed up the LDC-55 in February with the LDC-35/80 series to complete the Flicker free product family. Lighting designer have the flexibility to choose 35W, 55W or 80W versions depending on their power requirements. LDC-35/80 series are constant power mode output with the design of full load current setting by adding resistance…