General-purpose MCU power measurement in ST’s debug probe

STMicroelectronics had built a general purpose power consumption tester and a general purpose power supply into its latest programme/debug probe for STM32 microcontrollers. The unit is called STLINK-V3PWR, and its measurement section is compatible with EEMBC’s ULPMark tests, according to ST. It provides a programmable 1.6 to 3.6V 500mA (100mV steps, protected at 550mA) source ...

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Sponsored Content: Universal and compact AC/DC converters from Aimtec

Power supply component failures are perhaps the most common malfunctions affecting electronic devices. This is due to several reasons. First of all, the systems supplying current to the rest of the circuit are directly exposed to all kinds of input interferences – voltage surges, power shortage, etc. Another reason is the use of poor quality ...

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Precision 1206 resistors handle 1W

Stackpole’s RNCU 1206 thin film chip resistors can handle up to 1W and offer tolerances down to 0.1% and temperature coefficients down to 10ppm/°C. The AEC compliant parts have “excellent electrical and environmental stability, showing minimal resistance shifts over most industry standard tests and are anti-sulphur per ASTM-B-809-95 with shifts less than 1%”, according to ...

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Korea Chips Act

Korea has passed a law raising the level of tax breaks on investments in chip manufacturing by large companies from 8% to 15%. The move is estimated to be worth $1.9 billion to the Korean chip industry. For SMEs the rate will be raised from 16% to 25% The law is being called the ‘Korea ...

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UK Space Agency sizes UK space industry growth

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has produced its annual report measuring the UK Space industry – Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2022 – and finds a story of growth amid wider UK decline. The update includes the following headline points. It reports that the total UK space industry income grew +5.1% in ...

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5x5mm Lighting LED

Cree LED has introduced 5 x 5.2mm 6V LEDs (o.75mm thick) that can deliver up to 480 lm at 400mA (5,000 or 5,700K, 70CRI, 25°C). Called ‘J Series 5050C E Class’, they can be identified by part numbers of the form: JR5050Cxx-E-….. Maximum current is 1A, and light output increases almost linearly with current, but ...

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Li-ion management IC for batteries up to 25V

For Li-ion battery packs up to 25V, STMicroelectronics has introduced an IC for monitoring, balancing and protection, aiming at cordless power tools, back-up energy storage and medical devices. Called L9961, its “built-in features include a dual pre-driver for controlling battery-pack safety relays, which can be programmed for high-side and low-side connection”, said ST. “An embedded ...

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New licence to end open-source abuse?

Open-source licencing needs a re-think in the face of intellectual property abuse, according to open-source advocate Josef Prusa, founder of 3D printer maker Prusa Research, which publishes full design files for its products. While Prusa concentrates on the stifling effect of open-source leeches on innovation in the 3D printer world, his comments are applicable more ...

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Intel sampling Sierra Forest

Intel is sampling its 144-core Sierra Forest Xeon datacentre processor and plans to mass-produce it in H1 2024. The following year, 2025, Intel says it will bring out Clearwater Forest on Intel’s 18A (2nm) process. If achieved, it will mean that Intel has met its stated goal of migrating its process technology over five nodes ...

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Foldables to grow 50%

IDC expects worldwide shipments of foldable phones, including flip and fold form factors, to grow over 50% to reach 21.4 million units in 2023 compared to the 14.2 million units shipped in 2022. In 2027, foldables are expected to hit 48.1 million units with a CAGR of 27.6% from 2022 to 2027. After a 10% ...

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Auto the one bright spot, says SI

Automotive appears to be about the only bright spot in the semiconductor market for 2023., says Seniconductor Intelligence. Forecasts for the overall semiconductor market range from a decline of 4% to a decline of 20%. Semiconductor companies generally have bleak outlooks for the start of 2023, citing excess inventories and weak end market demand. The ...

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Skyworks and Wolfspeed advance EV charging

Skyworks Solutions is debuting the next iteration of its isolated gate driver board (GDB) reference design, the Si828x-BAWB-KIT. These gate driver boards are well-suited for SiCFETs with an optimised gate driver board layout suited to replace complex competing power stage designs. This simplification in design is suitable for automotive applications with the GDB and XM3 combination providing a ...

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LEM sensor measures ±1,500A for automotive battery

LEM has created a current sensor specifically for Coulomb counting in electric vehicles. CAB 1500 is an automotive grade open-loop flux-gate transducer, aimed at compliance with ISO 26262 ASIL C functional safety. Range is ±1.5kA and the sensor is compatible with 800V applications to IEC 60664-1. Galvanic isolation is up to 2.5kV, and total error ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Panasonic Industry on its range of sustainable solutions

We caught up with Panasonic Industry in Nuremberg at Embedded World 2023 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Benno Kirschenhofer – Communication Manager, Corporate Marketing Division, Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH – discusses being involved in the connectivity ecosystem that makes a smart world more sustainable, part of the company’s green impact initiative. ...

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SatIoT enables AquaWatch Australia’s water quality monitoring system

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has launched AquaWatch Australia, a SatIoT mission which it describes as a world first ground-to-space water quality monitoring system. Using a network of Earth observation satellites, along with ground-based IoT water sensors, the aim is to it will support better water quality management and provide warning of harmful events. For ...

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NEMA 6 linear actuator is only 14mm across

Nanotec has introduced its first linear actuator with a NEMA 6 stepper motor – the flange is only 14mm across. “This compact unit is ideal for applications with space restrictions, such as medical or analytical instruments, or lab automation and optical applications,” according to the company. Called LSA14, there are two versions; Acme and trapezoidal ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Longsys on R&D, design and sales of storage

We caught up with Longsys in Nuremberg at Embedded World 2023 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. The Sales Director of Europe for Longsys, Cheng-Chi Lin, discussed storage solutions – Flash and DRAM – for automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and enterprise data, and highlighted the company’s good relationship with wafer suppliers… At ...

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Arduino chooses 32bit Renesas Coretex-M4 for new Uno

The Arduino Uno R4 is to have a Renesas RA4M1 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller, and there are “no plans to discontinue the popular Uno R3” , according to Arduino, which estimates that R4 will deliver a 3x performance boost over the 8bit ATmega328P equipped R3. Scheduled to appear in late May, Uno R4 will come ...

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Virginia Tech endorses CQD ICeGaN technology

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has had its ICeGaN technology endorsed in a paper  by Virginia Tech as more reliable and robust than other GaN platforms. The paper called A GaN HEMT with Exceptional Gate Over-Voltage Robustness  says ICeGaN shows an exceptionally high over-voltage margin of over 70 V, which is comparable to state-of-the-art traditional silicon devices, and ...

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ASFETs for hot-swap and soft-start

Nexperia is shipping  80V and 100V application-specific MOSFETs (ASFETs) for hotswap with enhanced safe operating area (SOA) in an 8×8 mm LFPAK88 package. These ASFETs are  optimized for demanding hotswap and soft-start applications and are qualified to 175°C for use in advanced telecom and computing equipment. Nexperia’s PSMN2R3-100SSE (100 V, 2.3 mΩ N-channel ASFET) is the ...

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Gordon Moore

Yesterday, Gordon Moore died in Hawaii at the age of 94. In the Intel Trinity Bob Noyce was the charismatic genius, Andy Grove the driven, intense implementer and Gordon Moore was the thinker. It is revealing that when asked by imec CEO Luc van den Hove who were the three people he most admired in ...

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Smart textile sensor measures body movement to detect onset of fatigue

ETH Zurich has created a yarn whose capacitance varies significantly with the movement of the textile it is woven into. The researchers “integrated it into a pair of athletic leggings”, according to the university. “Simply by glancing at their smartphone, testers were able to see when they were reaching their limit and if they ought ...

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500Wh/kg and 1,300Wh/litre from lithium ion cells

Amprius Technologies of California is claiming energy density of 500Wh/kg and 1.3kWh/litre from its latest demonstration of lithium-ion battery technology. This is about double the capacity of today’s general purpose cells. “The energy density performance was verified by [test house] Mobile Power Solutions. The results indicate that this cell model provides >504Wh/kg and >1,321Wh/litre at ...

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QuadSAT raises €9 million funding to expand range of antenna-testing drones

QuadSAT, the Danish drone-based testing company, has secured an additional €9 million of funding to scale up its operations, with plans to expand its product range. The funding round was led by Cambeidge-based IQ Capital with support from existing investors, including the UK space tech fund Seraphim Space, Danish state Vækstfonden, and angel investors Torben ...

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LDO suits 12V and 24V automotive power

Diodes has introduced AP7387Q, an LDO linear voltage regulator with a 5V to 60V input range and typically 700mV at a 100mA output current. “Thanks to its wide input voltage, the AP7387Q meets the load dump specifications of 12V internal combustion engine vehicles such as cars and 24V combustion engine vehicles such as buses, coaches, ...

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PCIM: Wound component module for 11kW LLC on-board chargers

Premo has releases an integrated wound component package for automotive on-board LLC chargers rated up to 11kW. BCBM-11KW-004 combines 14:15 transformers and resonance inductors for three 3.6kW phases, taking in 400V and delivering 240-460V (<14.7Arms) when switched between 98 and 150kHz. The enclosure is 87(+lugs) x 38(+pins) x 158mm, and the parts inside are encapsulated. “The ...

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Anglia Components signs EPC for UK and Ireland

Anglia Components has signed a distribution agreement with GaN-based power management specialist,  EPC (Efficient Power Conversion), covering the UK and Ireland. EPC’s enhancement mode GaN (eGaN) FETs and ICs will be part of Anglia‘s portfolio, which includes mainstream power technologies, including silicon mosfet and SiC as well as GaN.  The distributor said that the new ...

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Spirit AeroSystems, Astraius partner for Prestwick Spaceport launch capabilities

Spirit AeroSystems and Astraius have announced a collaboration to build future satellite launch capabilities for Prestwick Spaceport. Pictured above – during a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee – the companies formalised the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport is a ...

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Medical PSUs in 2 x 3inch open frames

Cosel has announced a pair of 2 x 3inch format medical power supplies: UMA30F and UMA60F, delivering up to 30, or up to 60W, respectively. Both handle inputs across 85 to 264Vac. At high input voltages, efficiency can be as high as 91%. Sizing is ~51 x 76 x 22mm for UMA30F, increasing to ~24mm ...

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APEC: 650V GaN half bridge power stage for

TI announced a co-packaged 650V GaN half bridge and driver at APEC in Florida this week, intended for use in active-clamp fly-back dc-dc converters delivering less that 75W. Called LMG2610, the IC includes a pair of GaN transistors in a half-bridge, gate drivers, a bootstrap diode and a high-side gate-drive level shifter, all in a  ...

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APEC: Power integrations adds 900V GaN fly-back dc-dc converters

Power Integrations is aiming at industrial and automotive power supplies up to 100W, by building 900V GaN transistors into its InnoSwitch3 fly-back switcher family – something it announced at APEC in Florida. Previously 750V was the highest rating amongst the GaN members of this family. There are two product lines now with 900V gallium nitride ...

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Sponsored Content: Connectors and wiring for electric cars

Will the automotive industry of the future be stopped by the difficulties of today? The market of electric cars is an ever-growing branch of the automotive industry. A number of factors contribute to this growth, not only economic and environmental ones, as demand for vehicles powered by alternative energy sources is also being stimulated by ...

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ESA funds world’s first space flight particle contamination monitor

The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding the manufacture of XCAM’s world first particle contamination monitor for space flight, which is described as a world first. The Northampton-based company designs and manufactures highly specialised custom and low-volume complex digital camera systems – providing bespoke imaging sensors – for challenging scientific applications, including space. The latest ...

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Automotive traction inverter hits efficiency 98.5% at 5% load (and peaks at 99.57%)

San Jose based Pre-Switch is reporting 98.5% efficiency at 5% load from its 800Vin ‘CleanWave2’ prototype inverter. Peak efficiency is 99.57%. It is a 100kHz forced-resonant, soft-switching inverter, controlled by an AI algorithm (more on the technology here). “Over a year ago we announced peak efficiency of over 99%. Since that time, we have been ...

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Continental’s server and zone vehicle architecture

Car part maker Continental has been speaking about its next-generation modular vehicle electrical-electronic architecture. “The growing variety of vehicle functions requires more and more computing power and increasingly complex software applications,” said the company’s CTO Gilles Mabire. “Continental’s new architecture is paving the way for the software-defined vehicle.” Dubbed ZCU, it will be server-based, with ...

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Tsinghua Unigroup ex-chairman to be charged

Former Tsinghua-Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo (pictured) is to be charged under anti-graft laws says China’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Zhao’s case follows a string of investigations into the mismanagement of China government funds which were intended  to give China a leading position in semiconductor  manufacturing. Anong those under investigation are: former minister Xiai Yaqing, Big ...

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GaN OBC design reduces BOM and increases power density over SiC

GaN Systems  has  a GaN-based 11kW/800V On-Board Charger (OBC) reference design that claims to deliver 36% higher power density and a BOM up to 15% cheaper than SiC transistors. Using GaN transistors in an 800V OBC is an innovation that gives this 11kW/800V design its edge. The OBC combines a three-level flying capacitor topology for ...

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APEC: Capacitance multiplier IC shrinks EMC inductors

At APEC in Florida, Texas Instruments introduced a family of ICs designed to shrink the size of EMC anti-emission common-mode filters in single and three-phase mains and automotive power converters. In principal, the ICs implement a capacitance multiplier circuit to emulate the Y-capacitors in a conventional passive filter design. They do while sitting amongst smaller ...

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Perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell is 24.9% efficient

Swedish thin film solar cell company Midsummer has demonstrated a tandem thin-film solar cell that hits 24.9% efficiency. Midsummer makes CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) solar cells, and it collaborated with University of California, Los Angeles and Pioneer Materials to stack a perovskite cell on top of one of its products to make the tandem ...

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NAND ASP has further to fall

TrendForce says Q1 NAND Flash ASP will be down 10-15% on 4Q22 on top of contract price falls of 22-25% in 2H22 and 1Q23 revenues will drop 8.1% q-o-q. In 2H22,  Enterprise SSD took the brunt of the fall with prices down 23–28%.  H2 NAND Flash bit shipments rose by 5.3% as ASP fell 22.8%. ...

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Anglia donates £17,000 to local Wisbech community

Anglia Components, the Cambridge-based distributor, has donated £17,000 to local community causes in the Wisbech region following fundraising. Anglia makes an annual contribution to local charities, taking nominations from its staff to choose two charities to support. For 2022 the beneficiaries chosen were the East Anglian Air Ambulance and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. A sum ...

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APEC: Silicon carbide transistors for air-cored motor

At APEC in Florida, air cored motor company Infinitum announced a technology collaboration with Germany’s Infineon Technologies to put Infineon’s silicon carbide power mosfets into its motors. Infinitum’s current crop of motors have integrated electronics, run from 460Vac, and the different versions are rated over a span of 3 to 12kW. Sadly, no more information ...

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Embedded World: NFC reader, SESIP-Level 2 security and Cortex-M33 on one IC

Aiming at secure authentication, NXP has put an NFC reader on the same IC as SESIP-Level 2 security and an Arm Cortex-M33 with 180kbyte flash and 20kbyte ram. Dubbed PN7642, it was announced in Nuremberg at Embedded World this week. “NFC technology has become foundational to secure authentication, whether it’s verifying that the person standing ...

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Mouser signs Innovative Sensor Technology

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with qInnovative Sensor Technology  the manufacturer of physical, chemical and biological sensors. IST’s suite of precision sensors includes both platinum and nickel thick-and thin-film RTD temperature sensors, thermal mass flow sensors, humidity sensors, biosensors, conductivity sensors, and more. Mouser now stocks the latest IST products, including the new ...

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Datacentre capex to fall

Datacentre capex grew 15% to $241 billion in 2022, says Dell’Oro, which forecasts that cloud and enterprise data centre spending will fall to single-digit growth in 2023. The Top 10 Cloud SPs comprised 48 percent of global data center capex in 2022. The leading server vendors by revenue in 2022 were Dell, followed by HPE and ...

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Toshiba sampling auto CXPI IC

Toshiba is sampling  an automotive clock extension peripheral interface (CXPI) communication driver / receiver IC for applications within automotive body systems. Typical applications will include steering switches, instrument cluster switches, light switches, door locks, external mirrors and more. Due to their sophistication, automotive body system applications now require high-speed operation, operating significantly faster than earlier ...

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Tough waterproof PC for agriculture

Anders is aiming at agriculture with an outdoor all-weather IP67 sealed PC that will operate from 9 to 36V and across -40 to +70°C. Measuring 188 x 188 x 87mm (plus connectors and flanges), the enclosure is rated IP67/IP69K and the deign is ruggedised to MIL-STD-810G 514.6C-2 vibration and 15G shock (half-sine, 11ms, three shocks/axis). ...

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Viewpoint: Empathy in the workplace – what we could all do better

We are all human beings and every now and again, life throws a curveball, writes Ash Madni. Being an engineer doesn’t absolve us from life’s challenges. Sometimes, we can take these in our stride and in others we are reduced to a sombre mood….silence as if our world is collapsing around us. I didn’t mention ...

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Embedded World: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN in one module

With Matter communication in mind, Murata has combined Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN radios in a single module, which it described in detail at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. LBES5PL2EL, as it will be known, is based on NXP’s IW612 single-chip 2.4+5GHz IC and offers: 1×1 dual-band Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3 and ...

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Amphenol introduces external antennas

Amphenol RF is introducing external antennas to our its portfolio as a direct complement to existing RF interfaces providing a complete solution from application to antenna. External antennas connect to familiar interfaces such as SMA, RP-SMA and N-Type and are available in single, dual and wide-band configurations. These antennas are widely used in Bluetooth, wireless ...

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Embedded World: Fanless Alder Lake industrial PCs

OnLogic launched Intel Alder Lake 12th genertion x86 fanless industrial PCs at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. Called Helix 401, it is the smallest of the company’s Helix Series of passively-cooled, fan-less industrial computers. “Helix 401 balances size and performance while providing a range of configuration possibilities to help users tailor it to their specific ...

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Embedded World: AI vision processing MCUs for 12 cameras

In a second announcement in one day at Embedded World In Nuremberg, TI revealed Arm Cortex-A72-based microcontrollers for AI and vision processing with up to 12 cameras, for building, industrial and retail automation. AM62A3 and AM62A7 (and their ..-Q1 automotive cousins) support one to two cameras (up to 5Mpixel, streaming up to 4K30frame/s) at less ...

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Spring Budget 2023: R&D investment, Exascale supercomputer, AI Research Resource

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has finished presenting his Spring Budget 2023 to the House of Commons. Technology-related subjects included tax relief for R&D investments, building a UK exascale supercomputer, quantum science, mention of an AI Research Resource, swifter approval of medicines and life-science technologies and its Sector-Based Work Academy Programme. R&D investment ...

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500W full-brick encapsulated ac-dc PSU for industry

P-Duke has developed a series of 500W conduction-cooled PCB-mount ac-dc power supplies in an encapsulated full-brick package (117 x 61 x 12.7mm thick (+4mm pins)). TBF500 PSUs are up to 93% efficient and operate from 85-264Vac (with derating below 100V), with the baseplate across -40 to +105°C, and up to 5,000m altitude. No-load consumption is ...

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Embedded World: Segger supports new STM32H5 MCUs

Segger has announced development tool support for ST’s new STM32H5 family of Cortex-M33-based MCUs. This includes the tool company’s J-Link debug probe, flashers, and its emPower OS operating system. Other Segger tools that are now STM35H5 enabled are the Embedded Studio IDE, its real-time software analyser tool, and the J-Link debugger and performance analyser software.

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Embedded World: Congatec adds TI-based single-board computers

Congatec is adding Texas Instruments processors to its portfolio of Arm-based single board computers. Conga-STDA4 is the first, a SMARC computer-on-module with TI’s industrial-grade TDA4VM processor, which has dual Cortex-A72 cores and is aimed at industrial mobile machinery requiring near-field analytics – automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, construction machinery and agricultural machinery, for example. ...

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Embedded World: Intel, NXP and TI processor modules from TQ

Embedded computing specialist TQ has introduced computer-on-modules and other embedded boards with processors from Intel, NXP and Texas Instruments today at Embedded World. There are two NXP i.MX93 based modules, a single board compute and an evaluation board. The TQMa93xxLA LGA module and TQMa93xxCA plug-in module are intended to be an upgrade for i.MX-6UL designs – ...

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Embedded World: Green Hills supports NXP S32G3 vehicle network processorNXP

Green Hills Software announced support for NXP’s S32G3 vehicle network processor at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. “This combines connected-car middle-ware with essential foundational software that includes safety and security-certified MPU and MCU real-time operating systems, secure virtualisation and an integrated development environment,” said Green Hills. “The combination of the S32G3 processors with real-time operating ...

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Embedded World: Automotive Bluetooth LE MCU

Onsemi announced an automotive-grade Bluetooth Low Energy wireless microcontroller, intended to reduce the weight of sensor cabling in vehicles. “Excelling at applications such as vehicle access and tire monitoring systems, the miniature size of NCV-RSL15 makes it perfectly suited for portable remote access devices and in-tire and in-vehicle locations,” said Onsemi industrial solutions v-p Michel ...

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Sponsored: Embedded World 2023 – Longsys brings “Everything for Memory” with FORESEE-branded embedded storage

At Embedded World 2023, Longsys will be displaying its latest FORESEE branded embedded storage products. These include automotive-grade UFS and eMMC, SPI NAND Flash, industrial-grade storage cards, and enterprise-level SSD at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. The Longsys stand can be found in Hall 1 [1-112]. Automotive For automotive applications, its Automotive UFS – high-speed flash ...

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Wireless MCUs for ‘the smallest IoT devices’

Silicon Labs has announced wireless microcontrollers built around Arm’s security-enabled Cortex M33 processor. “Designed for the smallest IoT devices, the xG27 family ranges in size from 2mm-squared to 5 mm-squared. These offer designers energy efficiency, performance, trusted security and  wireless connectivity,” according to the company. Such as “connected medical devices, wearables, asset monitoring tags and ...

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Green energy patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program for green energy inventions. This new award category will provide business incentives for patent applicants, holders, and licensees whose inventions are addressing the challenges of climate change through green energy innovations, including wind, solar, hydrogen, hydropower, geothermal, and biofuels ...

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Embedded World 2023: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

A roundup of all the latest electronics news from Embedded World 2019 in Nuremberg.

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Enbedded World – Harvesting NFC receiver for smart things

Infineon has created an IC to embedded in things that need to be controlled by a near-by mobile phone, which has in-built sensing and a motor driver. “Potential applications range from medical patches and disposable point-of-case testers, to data loggers, smart thermostats, smart locks and sensor inlays,” according to the company. Called NGC1081, the IC ...

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Headed to Embedded World?

Embedded World returns to its more conventional diary slot (14-16 March) in Nuremberg, Germany. There are exhibitors in halls 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4 and 4A, covering application software and systems, embedded design, IC and IP design, M2M, safety and security, displays and startups. Caroline Hayes has curated some highlights to look for. One of ...

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IQE warns of weaker than expected H1 revenues

IQE, the compound wafer specialist, says its H1 revenues will be lower than expected because of weaker demand leading to inventory build-up throughout the supply chain.” “This reduction in customer orders and forecasts is expected to result in a decline of approximately £30 million in reported revenues for H1 2023,” says IQE. H1 2022 revenues ...

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SaxaVord progresses to vertical launches with satellite payload processing facility

SaxaVord Spaceport – based on the Shetland Islands – is collaborating with space engineering safety specialists Plastron UK to develop an advanced satellite payload processing facility (PPF). They are constructing two cleanrooms and an air lock, enabling SaxaVord to host satellites of up to 1,000kg. A capability unique to SaxaVord in the UK, the spaceport ...

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Embedded World: Seco i.MX 93 computer-on-module

At Embedded World next week, Seco will be showing an i.MX 93 computer-on-module compliant to SMARC release 2.1.1. Called Maury, its NXP processor has on board: Arm Cortex-A55, Cortex-M33 and Ethos-U65  – the last one a neural network processor. “As an NXP Early Access Program participant and an NXP Gold Partner, Seco started development of ...

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65W superjunction mains adapter reference design up to 92% efficient

Silanna Semiconductor has released a superjunction mosfet-based reference design for a 65W universal (90 – 264Vac) USB Type-C output mains power power adaptor. Called RD-35, it combines Silanna’s SZ1131 ac-dc active clamp fly-back controller with its SZPL3102A 65W synchronous buck converter and a Hynetek HUSB350 USB PD controller. “This allows a single base charger design ...

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Bluetooth LE 5.3 and security in a wireless MCU

STMicroelectronics has created a 40nm Bluetooth LE 5.3 wireless microcontroller family centred around a 100MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core – that’s the security-enabled version of the Cortex-M3, which has TrustZone virtualisation. Called STM32WBA52, the ICs are similar to the company’s earlier Cortex-M4-based STM32WB wireless microcontrollers, and have a +10dBm 2Mbit/s 2.4GHz transceiver (10.6mA at 0dBm TX, ...

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Ubotica launches Cloud Detection and Removal for optimising Earth Observation

Ubotica Technologies, the space AI specialist, has officially announced its CogniSAT-CRC system, applying its CogniSAT technology for Earth Observation. CRC stands for Cloud Removal & Compression, and it is designed to save on downlink costs by optimising the image assets on the satellite. Basically, it combines AI processing – a neural network-based Cloud Detection and ...

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Arrow steps up a gear with Nvidia Drive developer kit

Arrow Electronics is collaborating with Nvidia following a global distribution agreement to supply the Drive AGX Orin developer kit.  The scalable hardware and software autonomous vehicle platform can be used by automotive OEMs, developers, research centres, and universities. The kit users Nvidia’s Drive Orin SoC for autonomous driving capabilities using AI, applied to visuals, digital ...

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26V current sensor in 2.9 x 2.8mm has 1% error

Rohm has announced a high-side current sensor with a -0.2 to +26V input common-mode range and ±1.0% maximum gain error. Packaged in a 2.9 x 2.8 x 1.25mm SSOP6, BD14210G-LA senses voltage across an external high-side resistor and transfers this to a voltage relative to the 0V rail with a fixed gain of 20. Max ...

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650V IGBT aimed at 60kHz power factor correction

Toshiba is aiming at 60kHz power factor correction stages with a 650V 60A reduced switching loss IGBT. “Using previous generation IGBTs, the PFC stage of air conditioners would have an operating frequency below 40kHz,” it said. The new device, GT30J65MRB, comes in a TO-3P(N) and typically dissipates 350μJ when turning off at 175°C “an improvement ...

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Intel and Merck fund sustainable semi manufacturing

Merck and Intel are funding an academic research programme aimed at enabling more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. The companies will invite suitable Europe-based research groups to apply for funding through a joint Call for Proposals process, beginning in Q2 2023. Potential solutions could include, environmentally friendlier materials, more efficient use of resources, AI-based solutions for modeling chemical ...

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RDS shipping Kontron Web Panel PCs

Review Display Systems (RDS) of Westerham is shipping a range of multi-touch Panel PCs from Kontron. The Web Panel Line has three high resolution, widescreen IPS (in-plane switching) TFT displays, in 7.0-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) , 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) and 15.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) sizes, integrated PCap (projected capacitive) touch technology, ...

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ASIL C safety rated mag-field-based current sensor for EV power trains.

Allegro MicroSystems has announced an ASIL C safety rated magnetic field beased current sensor for electric vehicle power trains and automotive battery management systems. The company “has developed the ACS37601 programmable linear Hall-effect current sensor IC with over-current, over-temperature and self-test capabilities,” it said. The part “is Allegro’s highest-accuracy field current sensor for applications requiring ...

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Women’s Engineering Society begins its search for 2023 WE50 winners

The Women’s Engineering Society is beginning its search for 50 women engineers across the UK who are making a big impact, through their work and support of other women. The awards – The 2023 Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards – are designed to celebrate the women engineers who are engaged in safety and security ...

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Auto-focus and image stabilisation in the same shape memory actuator

Cambridge Mechatronics has created a shape memory alloy actuator for cameras that combines auto-focus and optical image stabilisation (AF+OIS) in the same structure. Designed to move the lens above an image sensor, the actuator uses eight shape memory wires. “By placing shape memory alloy wires in a three-dimensional configuration around the lens, the single actuator ...

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Harwin puts on extra custom cable capacity

Harwin has upped custom cable assembly capacity at its Portsmouth headquarters. “Growing customer demand has led to the need for ramping up cable assembly,” the company told Electronics Weekly. “More capacity has been added to address this through additional jigs, and electrical testing capabilities have been doubled, while wire cutting and stripping procedures are being ...

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Sponsored Content: How to achieve the impossible through Analog Semiconductor Solutions? “Ask ABLIC”

While the global semiconductor industry is in turmoil these days, one Japanese company is rapidly increasing its presence in the industry, under strong leadership. That company is ABLIC Inc., an analog semiconductor specialist. Its uniqueness stems from the fact that in its early beginnings before it was named ‘ABLIC’, the company’s specialized craftsmanship was born ...

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Women’s Engineering Society Annual Conference heads to Birmingham

The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Annual Conference 2023 will run from 27 – 28 April 2023, bringing together women and allies from across all engineering disciplines for a two day conference. The venue is the Millennium Point in Birmingham. The Society, which supports women in engineering, says the event will “showcase the inspiring role models ...

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Common-sense UK version of GDPR bill being introduced today

The Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan introduces the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill today The Bill is said to be a “common-sense-led UK version of the EU’s GDPR” which  will reduce costs and burdens for British businesses and charities, remove barriers to international trade and cut the number of repetitive data collection pop-ups online A ...

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UMC, Infineon ink MCU fab deal

Infineon and UMC have announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to multiply capacity for the production of Infineon automotive MCUs. The MCUs integrate Infineon’s proprietary eNVM technology and will be manufactured at UMC’s Singapore fab on its 40nm process. “UMC’s shipments of automotive products have tripled since 2019, and we expect this strong momentum to ...

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ST ramps up security in 250MHz Cortex-M33 MCU

STMicroelectronics has introduced 250MHz Arm Cortex-M33 microcontrollers with the company’s own security hardware and software trusted execution environment (TEE) on top of Arm’s TrustZone. The family is called STM32H5, and the internal security system has been dubbed ‘STM32Trust TEE security manager’ (right). “STM32H5 is the first MCU series to come with system-on-chip security services accessed ...

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Automotive adhesives applied automatically

Bostik is aiming at automotive electronics with extensions to its UV-cure-in-place gasket (UV-CIPG) and hot-melt polyurethane reactive (HMPUR) adhesives ranges. They are intended to “serve the needs of designers and manufacturers looking to protect automotive components from heat, liquids, humidity, chemicals and vibrations”, according to the company. The two UV-CIPG products ( AU060R and AU589V) ...

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300A 1,000Vac PCB relay

Omron is aiming to replace conventional contactors with its most powerful ac PCB relay yet: G9KA-1A-E, which handles up to 1kVac and carries up to 300A. Sitting on a 51 x 51mm footprint, the relay is 54.5mm tall and weighs ~235g. The contacts are cadmium-free silver alloy and offer 200μΩ on-resistance (at 200A). Maximum timing ...

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NXP’s MCU developer toolset enables use of open source projects

NXP’s MCUXpresso toolset streamlines software development for complex embedded applications, adding an IDE to enable use of open-source projects, simplified access to specialist middleware, and hardware abstraction to enable code reuse across NXP’s MCUs. The MCUXpresso toolset empowers developers with enhanced scalability, usability and portability, making it easier and faster to develop complex embedded applications. ...

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NMITE shares five-year vision including an Employment Pledge

The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has outlined a five-year vision, and also unveiled its ‘Employment Pledge’. An initial group of six employer partners – ABT Products, ETL Systems, Kirintec, REHAU, TRP Sealing Systems and Welsh Water – have pledged 15 job offers to NMITE students, on a pay scale starting at ...

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Digitally-programmable LDO drops only 45mV at 3A

Analogue devices has created a fast-responding low-noise low drop-out linear regulator, digitally-programmable to output various voltages between 500mV and 4.2V at up to 3A. Input range is 600mV to 5.5V. Dubbed LT3073, its output, set through three tri-level pads, can be: in 50mV increments from 500mV to 1.2V, in 100mV increments from 1.2 to 1.8V, ...

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Bourns is aiming at high power density forward converters with a series of planar construction transformers. Called the PLN0xx-ED21 series, of them the company said: “Planar-style transformer components offer efficiency and power density advantages over conventional wire-wound transformer designs due to significantly reduced ac resistance losses.” Ratings vary across 48 to 70W with inputs from ...

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Liquid gallium alloy micro-fluidic mm-Wave phase shifter

Liquid gallium alloy and micro-fluidics could be the key to low phase dispersion millimetre wave phased array antennas, according to the University of Birmingham. The proposed shifter uses a half-mode substrate-integrated waveguide, with phase shifted in a via-pad-slot structure where a through via is attached to a pad surrounded by an annular slot. “The phase ...

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SatIoT specialist tackles permafrost monitoring stations in Asia

The Swiss Polar Institute has selected Astrocast, a satellite IoT (SatIoT) service provider, to develop a satellite-based communication system for remote snow, glacier, and permafrost monitoring stations in Central Asia. The goal is to acquire a continuous time series of environmental parameters over a long time period, particularly at remote high-latitude and high-altitude field sites. ...

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Integrated intelligent power module for motors

Infineon has launched an intelligent power module (IPM) series calked iMOTION IMI110 which integrate the iMOTION Motion Control Engine (MCE) with a three-phase gate driver and 600 V/2 A or 600 V/4 A IGBTs in a  DSO-22 package. The integrated motor controller series is suitable for motors in small and large household appliances as well ...

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Renesas and Tata to develop semiconductors in India

Tata Consultancy Services and Renesas Electronics are to collaborate on radio frequency, digital and mixed-signal design, and software development, in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. “The innovation centre will combine TCS’ expertise in IoT, and knowledge of the manufacturing, telecom and automotive industries, with Renesas’  semiconductor designs and embedded software support,” according to Renesas. “By joining hands ...

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Electronics Weekly, RS Grass Roots launch search for EW BrightSparks 2023

Electronics Weekly is proud to announce, in partnership with RS Grass Roots, that we are launching EW BrightSparks to search for, and highlight, young engineers already making a big impact. Help us celebrate engineering! We are looking for the engineers – aged 30 or under – who are already making a difference in the UK ...

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Infineon buys GaN Systems

Infineon will buy GaN Systems for $830 million funded out if current liquidity. “GaN technology is paving the way for more energy-efficient and CO 2-saving solutions that support decarbonization. Adoption in applications like mobile charging, data center power supplies, residential solar inverters, and onboard chargers for electric vehicles is at the tipping point, leading to ...

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Arm priced at $30-70bn

Bankers are putting a valuation on Arm when it re-lists on the BYSE that stretches from $30 billion to $70 billion, reports Bloomberg. Softbank bought Arm for $32 billion in 2015. An offer for it from Nvidia would have valued it at $66 billion but the competition  regulators stopped  it. Softbank said last year it ...

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ST module integrates GNSS with NB-IOT data communications

ST is sampling modules combining NB-IoT data communications with GNSS geo-location capability. The programmable, certified LTE Cat NB2 NB-IoT industrial modules cover worldwide cellular frequency bands and integrate advanced security features. Offered in accordance with the latest 3GPP Release 15, the ST87M01 provides extended multi-regional LTE coverage. The integrated native GNSS receiver with multi-constellation access ...

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Low-noise 150dB photodiode can detect heartbeat remotely

Eindhoven University of Technology has made a photodiode with such low noise (<10-6mA/cm2 dark current) and wide dynamic range (<150dB), that it can optically detect a heartbeat at a distance of 1.3m. TU Eindhoven researcher Riccardo Ollearo having the pulse in his finger measured remotely by thin-film photodiode Through an unexpected photo-multiplier effect, it can ...

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Yangtze to get another $1.9bn from China government

Yangtze Memory is reported to be about to get another $1.9 billion from the China government. That’s on top of the $24 billion it has got from the Chinese government already. However Yangtze has been cut off from buying US manufacturing equipment and US technical assistance and has stopped the planned facilitising of its Fab ...

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UK Space Agency funds comms, navigation services for Moon missions

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced £50 million of funding for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for future missions to the Moon. It is part of the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme, which ultimately aims to launch a constellation of satellites into orbit around the Moon, from 2028. The aim is ...

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LDOs work up to 42V for direct connection to automotive batteries

Rohm has announced a series of 50mA low drop-out linear regulators designed to be connected directly to the vehicle battery circuits without an intermediate regulator. Called BD7xxL05G-C, their inputs operate up to 42V and can survive 45V. The parts are: BD725L05G-C (2.5Vout, 3.5Vin min), BD730L05G-C (3.0Vout, 3.5Vin min), BD733L05G-C (3.3Vout, 3.8Vin min) and BD750L05G-C (5.0Vout, ...

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Micro-supercapacitors can be built into ICs

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have found a way to deposit micro-supercapacitors consistently on surfaces such as silicon as a way to add energy storage directly to ICs. This is not the first time that supercapacitors have been deposited on such substrates, but the team claims to have combined unpresidented cell density, ...

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PRFI move expands clean-room and lab space

PRFI, a UK design house specialising in microwave and millimetre-wave IC design, has moved to new premises in Ickleton, near Cambridge, with a larger clean room and more office space. Located at Abbey Barns in Ickleton, the new PRFI facility is housed in an attractive converted and restored agricultural building that originally dates from the ...

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