Sugar cube nuclear battery lasts for 100 years

Diamond diodes are at the heart of a nuclear battery, designed by Russian researchers, that achieves ~3,300mWh/g – claimed to be more than any other nickel-63 nuclear battery, and 10 times more than commercial chemical cells. The cell used the beta (fast electron) decay of nickel-63 and diamond Schottkys for energy conversion. The prototype has a ...

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Chery appoints ST executive committee

Following yesterday’s handover of the CEO job at ST, Jean-Marc Chery, ST CEO, has announced the membership of ST’s execuive committee. “ST’s new Executive Committee is a team of strong and experienced semiconductor industry leaders,” says Chery, “our first priority is to deliver on our 2018 business and financial objectives and continue on our path ...

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Spin current switch demonstrated

Researchers at Tohoku University and Mainz University have created a switch to control the spin current. “This is significant because although the technology behind detecting and generating the spin current has been established for some time, a long-missing component in the history of spintronics has been a spin current switch,” said Tohoku University, equating it to ...

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Pressure sensor marks altitude for drones

BMP388 is a digital barometric pressure and temperature sensor from Bosch. The 24-bit device measures from 300hPa to 1250hPa, while consuming 3.4 µA at 1Hz “It features a best-in-class temperature coefficient offset between 20 and 65°C, the BMP388 delivers accurate altitude measurement over a broad temperature range,” said Mouser, which is stocking the device, and foresees ...

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Microchip aims at closed-loop control with PICs and ATtinys

Microchip is aiming at closed-loop control with a part of microcontroller families: PIC18 Q10 and ATtiny1607 Both families have features for functional safety, and operate up to 5V to increase noise immunity and increase compatibility with the majority of analogue output and digital sensors. Both also have peripherals that can co-operate while the processing core sleeps. ...

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Self-driving cars need to be four times safer, and preferably 100x

Self-driving cars must reduce traffic fatalities by at least 75% to stay on the roads, according to the US Society for Risk Analysis. The figure comes from Chinese research using a method not previously used to study self-driving vehicle safety perception – an ‘expressed-preference approach’. “The results showed that the public will not accept this ...

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150°C automotive polymer electrolytic capacitors

Kemet has introduced 150°C polymer electrolytic capacitors qualified for automotive use. Called the T599 series, the parts are based on the existing T598 series. “Kemet refined the design, materials and manufacturing to ensure T599 delivers higher stability and endurance under harsh conditions,” said the firm. The parts pass 1,000 hours of humidity bias testing under ...

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Google Cloud joins Lora Alliance

Google Cloud has joined the LoRa Alliance – the  association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for low-power WAN. “The vision of the LoRa Alliance around interoperability and openness aligns with our mission to build the world’s most open cloud and enable faster innovation and tighter security,” says Google’s  Antony Passemard, “with the rapid ...

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12bit ADC runs at 10Gsample/s

Analog Devices has introduced a 12-bit ADC that  operates at 10.25Gsample/s. Called AD9213-10GEBZ, for it the firm claims “higher parametric performance, greater Nyquist bandwidth, and RF sampling capabilities at higher analogue input frequencies than conventional RF ADCs, allowing for the digitisation of RF signals up to 7GHz. The high sample rate and integrated post processing enable further ...

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Hella joins eSync Alliance for automotive over-the-air updates

European automotive lighting firm Hella has joined the eSync Alliance, dedicated to creating an over-the-air up-date system for in-vehicle software. The platform branded eSync combines cloud and embedded software to provide a secure data pipeline software and firmware up-dates and the transfer of real-time diagnostics and telematics data from end devices in the vehicle. At ...

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Newcastle scientists 3D print human corneas

The first human corneas to be  3D printed have been developed by scientists at Newcastle University. It means the technique could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas. As the outermost layer of the human eye, the cornea has an important role in focusing vision. Yet there is a significant ...

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Imec and Arm develop ultra-low-power radio

Imec and Arm have developed a new ultralow-power radio for IoT applications which combines Imec’s latest transceiver frontend, operating from a nominal supply as low as 0.8V, with Arm’s qualified and silicon-proven Cordio Bluetooth low energy 5 digital baseband. Designed for IoT applications demanding very low power consumption, such as leave-behind sensors or wearables, the solution ...

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Maxim USB fault protector

The MAX22505 ±40V high-speed USB fault protector from Maxim lets designers  eliminate USB port damage from all faults, including ground potential differences, up to ±40V without the tradeoffs required by other products. It protects data and power lines from industrial equipment powered at 24VAC and 40VDC, while also reducing solution size by more than 50% ...

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Another Autopilot crash

Yesterday another Tesla crashed while on Autopilot, running into the back of a parked police car. This is the fifth Autopilot crash in the last 12 months. It happened in California. Tesla’s driver handbook warns that Autopilot “cannot detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles or objects especially when travelling over 50 mph”. ...

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Samsung shipping 32GB DDR4 SoDIMMs

Samsung says it has started mass producing 32GB double data rate 4 (DDR4) memory on a 10nm-class process for gaming laptops in SoDIMMs. Compared to Samsung’s 16GB SoDIMM based on 20nm-class 8-gigabit (Gb) DDR4, which was introduced in 2014, the new 32GB module doubles the capacity while being 11%  faster and approximately 39% more energy ...

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Chat to a Merc

Nuance, the speech recognition specialist, is enabling the Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) multimedia system. MBUX leverages the Nuance Dragon Drive platform to provide a voice-based interface for the cars’ controls. For instance,  if a driver asks, “can I wear flip flops tomorrow?” the MBUX assistant understands that the request calls for the weather forecast and can respond ...

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GloFo 180nm UHV process in volume production

GLOBALFOUNDRIES says its 180nm Ultra High Voltage (180UHV) technology platform has entered volume production for a range of client applications,  including AC-DC controllers for industrial power supplies, wireless charging, solid state and LED lighting, as well as AC adapters for consumer electronics and smartphones.   GF’s 180UHV platform features a 3.3V LV CMOS baseline, with ...

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Smartphone growth resumes

Global sales of smartphones returned to growth in Q1, says Gartner, with a 1.3%  increase over Q1 2017. Nearly 384 million smartphones were sold in the first quarter of 2018, representing 84% of total mobile phones sold (see Table 1). Continued weakness in Greater China’s mobile phone market also limited growth potential for the top ...

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Element14 launches Design for a Cause

Element14 has launched “Design for a Cause,” its latest challenge featuring the Arduino MKR1000 development board as the key building block in assistive technology for individuals living with physical or mental impairments. From an engineer looking to upgrade a friend’s wheelchair, to designers creating malaria-hunting robots or even an accessible games controller, designers and engineers ...

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Infineon expands TRENCHSTOP thin wafer IGBTs

Infineon is in volume production of  an expanded portfolio of  thin-wafer  TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBTs. The new product family is offering up to 40 A 650V IGBT, co-packed with a full rated 40 A diode in a surface mounting TO-263-3 also known as D2PAK. The  TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT in D2PAK package serves the growing demand for ...

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DAC explores the role of AI and ML across the markets

The 55 th Design Automation Conference (DAC) will cover many topics for chip and system designers. Although diverse, the event reflects the preoccupations of the industry, namely ensuring functional safety in design, and the role of AI and machine learning (ML) in design for today and tomorrow. OneSpin Solutions and Austemper Design Systems will both ...

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Gate-all-around key to 5nm SRAM cell

A process flow for six-transistor (6T) SRAM suitable for 5nm chips has been created by Belgian research lab Imec working with Unisantis Electronics Singapore. It uses surrounding gate transistors (SGTs) – a vertical gate-all-around architecture developed at Unisantis – to squeeze the cell into foot prints between 0.0184 and 0.0205μm2. “Studies show that the vertical gate-all-around SGT-based ...

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ST produces safety chip

ST has brought together the latest digital security techniques in a single chip to protect Smart Things and Networks including those for utility infrastructure against cyber threats. Focused on providing security for connected objects, the STSAFE-J100 gives the object an unalterable identity that can be authenticated; it also handles encrypted communications and provides secure storage. ...

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German R&D group for connected car security

SecFor Cars, a three year project to provide security for connected cars, has received a €7.2 million grant from the German government. Participants in the project are: Volkswagen, Audi, Infineon, Bosch, ESCRYPT,  Itemis,  Mixed Mode,  SCHUTZWERK, the University of Ulm, the Technical Universities of Braunschweig and Munich, the Free University of Berlin, the Karlsruhe University ...

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China chips grow 21%

China’s Q1 chip output grew 20.8% y-o-y to $18.1 billion in the first quarter of 2018, according to the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA). The output value of China’s IC design industry sector increased 22% on year to $6 billion in the first quarter of 2018, while that of the IC manufacturing sector climbed 26.2% ...

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40mOhm silicon carbide transistor switches 1,200V and 50A

New Jersey-based UnitedSiC has introduced a silicon carbide transistor that can switch 1.2kV and 47A at 100degC. Unusually for SIC transistors, the gate is fully compatible with existing IGBT drivers, and has a 5V gate threshold – avoiding accidental turn-on issues associated with the lower thresholds of SiC mosfets. Called UJ3C120040K3S, its gate characteristics come ...

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Modified Bluetooth could localise to 30cm

A software-only change to the Bluetooth specification could add distance measuring with 30cm accuracy, according to Belgian research lab Imec. Needing only a standard Bluetooth transciever at each end of the link – so applicable to existing phones – adoption could lead to improved positioning, localisation and security. “Today’s localisation solutions merely use signal strength ...

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EMI-optimised automotive PoL dc-dc buck

Maxim is claiming “industry’s lowest EMI performance for automotive infotainment and ADAS applications” for a pair of buck converters intended to produce 0.5-3.8V from 2.7-6V. There are two devices, the MAX20073 which outputs up to 2A and the MAX20074 which has a 3A output. Pin-compatible ASIL variants are available. The company also claims “ultra-low quiescent ...

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Infineon in volume production of IPMs with integrated CoolMOS MOSFETs.

Infineon is in volume production of the IM512 and IM513 series of the CIPOS Mini family. They are the first high efficient IPMs (intelligent power modules) that integrate CoolMOS MOSFETs. The IPMs help in optimizing power efficiency in applications such as compressors, pumps or fans for home appliances. The chips are designed to drive motors ...

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Arduino and u-blox add four boards

u-blox and Arduino introduced four new boards to their MKR family, delivering enhanced wireless connectivity options for IoT applications. Previously Arduino adopted u-blox for their MKR GSM 1400. Arduino introduced the MKR family and form factor to address IoT use cases by focusing on a standard blue print including a hardware crypto chip for enhanced ...

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Eye tracking glasses sense eye’s natural dipole

IMEC's wireless eye tracking glasses run for 10 hours without re-charging.

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High-growth tech companies unafraid of Brexit

Three quarters of the UK’s tech scale-up businesses (defined as 10+ person companies which have grown by 20%+ for the last three years) are confident Brexit won’t hurt them, says a study by the accountants and investment managers Smith & Williamson. 90% are planning to take on more staff. 45%  of the tech scale-up businesses in ...

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Current mode, 2MHz multitopology DC/DC converter

The Power by Linear LT8361  is a current mode, 2MHz multitopology DC/DC converter with an internal 2A, 100V switch. It operates from an input voltage range of 2.8V to 60V, and is suitable for applications with input sources ranging from a single-cell Li-Ion battery to multicell battery stacks, automotive inputs, telecom power supplies and industrial power ...

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Tech start-ups – it’s not as easy as it looks

Research conducted by Studio Graphene, an agency that supports start-ups to commercial status, charts the experiences of tech start-up founders’ experiences. (Spoiler alert: it’s not as easy as they thought.) The survey of over 100 founders of London-based tech business reported finding over half found it took longer than they thought to launch a business ...

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Hindley Circuits makes second acquisition

 Hindley Circuits of Cramlington – the PCB and assembly services specialist – has made  its second acquisition in  a matter of months. Hindley’s latest acquisition is electronic product design and repair specialists Irridian Industrial Electronics to significantly enhance the company’s offering. And the strategic move comes on the back of the business– that is only in its second ...

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Toshiba in mass production of three-phase brushless motor driver IC

In April, Toshiba started mass production of a three-phase brushless motor driver IC with a rotation speed control (closed loop control) function. The device – the  TC78B025FTG – is intended for small fan applications in servers, home appliances and industrial equipment. The cooling fans used in servers and other appliances must be small and rotate ...

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Element14 launches Beaglebone webinar series

Element14 has launched a 6 part bi-weekly BeagleBone webinar series. Presented by Jason Kridner, the co-founder and board member at BeagleBoard.org Foundation  and the element14 team,  the series provides community members with a grounding in the fundamentals of BeagleBone and will show how to have fun with BeagleBone  boards. The series includes the following episodes: Introduction to BeagleBone BeagleBone for ...

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Toshiba Memory HQ to move for Bain/Hynix takeover

Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC) is to move its HQ from the Hamamatsucho Building (Toshiba Building pictured Left below) to Tamachi Station Tower S in the Tamachi district (pictured right below). Since getting Chinese approval last week for the sale of the business to a consortium led by Bain and Hynix, Toshiba has been preparing to ...

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Sony buys EMI as part of transition strategy

Sony has bought out the other significant shareholder, Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Group, from ownership of EMI Music Publishing as part of its transition strategy. Today, CEO Kenichiro Yoshida (pictured) is expected to announce Sony’s transition from being a hardware company to becoming a company based on gaming subscriptions, software, entertainment, content and services. Buying Mubadala’s ...

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Neural network accelerators for Lattice FPGAs

Lattice has introduced two hardware artificial intelligence algorithm accelerators for its FPGAs, one for binarised neural networks (BNNs) and one for convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Both are aimed at implement neural networks in consumer and industrial network-edge products. They are not suitable for network training, which must be done elsewhere. ‘Binarized neural network (BNN) accelerator’ supports ...

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Arrow signs Scalys

Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement to supply Scalys’ System-on-Modules (SoMs) and Small Board Computers (SBC) throughout EMEA. Scalys single and multi-core SoMs and boards are small form factor computer boards that can be integrated  into many applications, reducing development time significantly. Founded in 2017 to provide advanced, high-performance embedded systems, Scalys has developed a ...

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Hot Standby future-proofs legacy computer systems

Solid State Disks (SSD) of Reading has come up with Hot Standby, a solid state, CompactFlash-based dual drive for replacing ageing and failed, SCSI-based, legacy electro-mechanical storage peripherals including hard disk, magneto optical, tape and floppy drives. Incorporating twin CompactFlash drives, Hot Standby enables the two CompactFlash (CF) cards to work as a mirrored pair ...

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PM to bring AI into the NHS for early diagnoses.

Prime Minister Theresa May is to speak today about the use of AI in the NHS to provide early diagnoses. “Late diagnosis of otherwise treatable illnesses is one of the biggest causes of avoidable deaths,” the PM is expected to say, “and the development of smart technologies to analyse great quantities of data quickly and ...

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Arduino announced FPGA board and new ATmega for Uno Wi-Fi

Amongst a flurry of announcements at Maker Faire Bay Area, Arduino has introduced an easy-to-use FPGA board and a re-boot of Uno Wi-Fi, using a new ATmega processor. FPGA MKR Vidor 4000 is the first-ever Arduino board featuring an FPGA chip – an Intel/Altera MAX10 – plus an ARm Cortex-M0+ based MCU (SAMD21) and U-blox ...

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ICS series modular housings from Phoenix Contact

The latest range of modular electronics housings from Phoenix Contact are available in graduated sizes and with standardised device connections such as RJ45, USB, D-SUB and antenna sockets.  The  ICS (Industrial Case System) series of housings are typically used in power electronics, and process automation applications, such as communication systems, interfaces and gateways, relay assemblies, ...

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Siemens creates big data skills lab at Newcastle University

Boosting the digital skills of UK students is the remit of an on-going collaboration between Siemens and Newcastle University. The University this week saw the opening of the MindSphere Lab which will provide students with access to data from a number of projects across sectors including infrastructure, manufacturing, water and energy. Professor John Fitzgerald, Head ...

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Fraunhofer develops QD-LEDs

Fraunhofer has  demonstrated the suitability of quantum dots (QD) for self-luminous displays. Quantum dot LEDs, QD-LEDs for short, combine the advantages of organic light-emitting diodes with the outstanding luminous properties of the quantum dots. The emission spectra are very narrow band. As a result, the colors look extremely bright. In addition, the low cost manufacturing ...

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Infineon to build €1.6bn 300mm fab in Villach

Infineon to build a new €1.6 billion 300mm thin wafer fab in Villach for power semiconductors.

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China approves Toshiba memory sale

It is reported that Toshiba has received China’s approval for its salew of its memory unit to a consortium led by Bain and Hynix. The announcement puts Toshiba’s management in a dilemma. China has delayed the decision for so long that Toshiba is no longer contractually obliged to sell to Bain/Hynix. It has been pointed ...

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Belfast student develops big data analysis to detect fraud

A student at Queen’s University Belfast has developed software which can help detect insurance fraud. Jiawen Sun, a PhD student in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has been working for the last three years to create a software system which can analyse graph-structured data. This can be used to detect insurance ...

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Premier Farnell ups investment in inventory

Premier Farnell has announced further investment in product inventory as well as the addition of a number of new suppliers to its product offering.  Over the past 12 months, the company has invested almost $100m as a result it now has $444m value of product in stock. New supplier franchises have been added over the ...

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Phased array chip forms beams at 8-16GHz

Analog Devices is aiming at X-band and Ku-band phased-array antennas with an active analogue beam-forming chip that includes four channels of transmit and receive gain and phase control, plus a transmit/receive switch for each channel. The chip, called ADAR1000, operates in half-duplex: In receive (Rx) mode the four Rx inputs are combined to a common RF_IO pin ...

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CTAccel joins Accelize to accelerate data centre image processing

CTAccel, the two year-old French image processing specialist, is partnering with FPGA acceleration specialist  Accelize to make the FPGA-based CTAccel Image Processor (CIP) available on on the AccelStore marketplace. CIP is an image processing accelerator that improves server throughput and latency. “By joining the Accelize ecosystem, we are making our image transcoding expertise available to a broader audience of cloud and ...

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Software creates digital twins to double productivity rates

Ahead of DAC next month, ANSYS has announced the 19.1 software which allows the developer to build, validate and deploy simulation-based digital twins of products in a single workflow. A digital twin combines physics-based virtual replicas of a product (medical, aerospace, wireless or automotive, for example) which can alert the design team to potential operating ...

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225W medical ac-dc supply in 4 x 2 x 1inch

Gresham Power Electronics has introduced a 225W mains power supply for medical applications, in an industry 2 x 4 x 1inch (50.8 x 101.6 x 25.4mm) package. Called OFM225 input is universal 85-264Vac or 390Vdc and efficiency is up to 94%. Active input power factor correction (PFC) is included. Output voltage is a choice between 12, 15, 24, ...

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ST in good shape for leadership hand-over

ST’s two Carlos – Bozotti and Ferro (pictured) – are handing over a company in very good shape, Jean-Marc Chery, the incoming CEO, told ST’s Capital Markets Day in London this morning. Q1 was up 22.2% y-o-y, Q2 is expected to be up 17.5% y-oy. Q4 2017 saw a 32.6% y-o-y increase. Q1 revenues were ...

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Semtech launches LoRa tranceivers for IoT WANs

SX1261 and SX1262 are sub-GHz LoRa transceivers from Semtech, designed to extend battery life by operating at 4.2mA active receive consumption. “The transceivers support LoRa modulation for low power wide-area network applications, as well as (G)FSK/MSK modulation for legacy applications, and include a new spreading factor of SF5 for dense networks,” said distributor Mouser, which is ...

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1,000μF ceramic capacitor, takes on electrolytics in PSUs and harvesting

Taiyo Yuden has squeezed 1,000μF into a 2.5V multi-layer ceramic capacitor only 4.5 x 3.2 x 3.2mm. Called PMK432 BJ108MU-TE, it is aimed at replacing electrolytic capacitors in power supplies for ICT-related devices, such as basestations and servers, and backing-up energy harvesting devices. “Generally, multi-layer ceramic capacitors have a low ESR and superior frequency characteristics ...

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Maxim Class D efficient amplifiers claim Class AB performance

Maxim claims two new Class D Speaker amplifiers provide Class AB audio performance with Class D efficiency for superior audio quality The  Class D efficient amplifiers  MAX98357 and MAX98358 deliver 3.2W of Class AB audio performance. Traditionally, electronics designers use analog amplifiers requiring a DAC and line driver amplifier on the application processor. This adds ...

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Q1 DRAM market up 5.4% q-o-q

Q1 DRAM revenue increased 5.4% q-o-q,  reports DRAMeXchange. Prices of graphics DRAM products rose 15% Q1. Prices of other DRAM types rose 3-6% Samsung’s Q1 DRAM revenue was up 2.9% to $10.6 billion for a 44.9% market share and an operating margin of 69%.. Hynix Q1 DRAM revenues grew 2.2% to $6.43 billion for 27.9% ...

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Thyristors and diodes for automotive

Aiming at on-board battery chargers, Vishay has released a family of high-voltage thyristors and diodes qualified to AEC-Q101. There are 37 all together, in three packages: surface-mount DPAK (TO-252AA) surface-mount D²PAK (TO-263AB) through-hole TO-247AD The nine thyristors deliver continuous on-state current from 12 to 79A rms, while the diodes, both standard and fast recovery types, offer ...

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Solar facades need to last longer

Longer life with good transparency will need to be achieved if solar facades are to become common on buildings, according to a report by market research company IDTechEx. ‘Smart glass and windows 2018-2028: Electronic shading and semi-transparent PV‘ identifies gigawatt hour potential from glass building cladding and windows that include photovoltaic layers, but identifies multiple factors ...

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Super caps for tough environments

Vishay has introduced a series of ruggedised  electrical double-layer energy storage capacitors for energy harvesting and power backup applications in harsh, high humidity environments. Values span 20 to 60F, at up to 2.7V, although rated voltage drops to 2.3V at +85°C. There are eight case across 16mm diameter x 20mm, to 18 dia x 40mm ...

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Infineon to set up Dresden development centre

Infineon is setting up a Development Center at its Dresden location. The company is planning to create around 100 additional new jobs in the first phase. The Development Center is expected to employ a total of around 250 people in the medium term. One focus of it will be to develop products for automotive applications, ...

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Vision Fund to reach $100bn target

The Vision Fund is about to reach its goal of $100 billion, reports the FT, with another $7 billion pledged to add to the $93 billion already raised. The final $7 billion is coming from Daimler, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, Larry Ellison and three Japanese banks – Mizuho, MUFG and Sumitomo. When the ...

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Oxide transistor printed around 1mm tube, for medical diagnosis

Transparent transistors have been fabricated around glass tubes of 2mm diameter, at Oregon State University. It replaces a polymer transistor, printed on film and wrapped around the tube, which fell apart when tested as part of an artificial pancreas – a catheter intended to detect blood sugar levels and transmit the information to a wearable ...

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All-optical circulator-isolator demonstrated without magnetic bias

An all-optical four port isolator has been demonstrated by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), without the use of magnetic fields. For the circulator (see diagram) the signal light incident from the ports 1, 2, 3 and 4, exits from the ports 2, 3, 4 and 1, respectively, constituting a 1-2-3-4-1 circular ...

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Longer life from lithium-sulphur cells, but still not enough

The life of lithium-sulphur batteries can be extended from ~100 to >200 charging cycles, according to researchers from Purdue University. This compares with ~600 cycles for common laptop Li-ion cells and far more from specialist types. When charge is applied to Li-S cells, lithium ions migrate to the sulphur and lithium sulphide is produced. A ...

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Two-pin current source works at 400V for LEDs

Diodes Inc has created a family of two-pin constant current chips that can work at up to 400V. Intended to control strings of LEDs running direct from rectifier mains, and called AL5890, it is available 10mA, 15mA, 20mA, 30mA, and 40mA variants “Its simple two-pin design means it can be inserted directly in the LED ...

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Qualcomm reported to be dumping Arm-based server chips

In a blow to Arm’s multi-decade effort to get its cores into servers, Qualcomm is reported by Bloomberg to be giving up on its Arm-based server chip programme. Qualcomm will either close its server chip operation or sell it. Cavium, which announced its latest Arm-based server chip ThunderX2 on Monday, could be interested, as could ...

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3 axis MEMS accelerometer with 10 year production life

STMicroelectronics has announced high-stability MEMS sensors with 10-year product-longevity assurance – to be available later in 2018. Called IIS3DHHC is a 3-axis accelerometer with ±2.5gravity full-scale range, optimised for high measurement resolution and stability to ensure accuracy over time and temperature (<0.4 mg/°C) – operation is over -40 to +85°C. “Among key differences between this ...

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Picture Gallery: EW BrightSparks 2018 awards presentation

On Thursday 3 May, we held the EW BrightSparks awards to help highlight some of the UK’s brightest young electronics engineers.

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GaAs up/down converters offer side-band choice

ADMV10x RF up/down converters are GaAs MMICs from Analog Devices, aimed at a variety of audio and video data transmission applications: satellite communications, radar, electronic warfare systems, and point-to-point radios are singled out by distributor Mouser, which is stocking all the ADMV10x parts. ADMV1009 is a single side-band (SSB) I/Q up-converter optimised for point-to-point microwave radio ...

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10W stereo Class-D audio amplifier has anti-clipping and spectrum-spreading

Diodes has introduced a 10+10W stereo Class-D audio Amplifier with an anti-clipping circuit to avoid distortion at high volume settings and output spectrum-spreading to improve EMC. Called PAM8106, the amplifier is aimed at wireless loudspeakers, LCD TVs, portable stereos, and game machines. Operation is from 4.5 to 15V and efficiency of up to 92%, the last of which ...

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Comment: Power to the Pii-ple

The latest Raspberry Pi can best be summed up by the old adage of more of the same, writes consultant Tam Hanna.

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ON Semi buys SensL of Cork

ON Semiconductor has bought SensL Technologies of Cork – the specialist in Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM), Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) and LiDAR sensing products for automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets. The acquisition extends ON’s position in automotive sensing applications for ADAS and autonomous driving with expanded capabilities in imaging, radar and LiDAR. By combining ...

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Comment: IoT ubiquity depends on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Panasonic believes the growth of IoT will depend on two wireless technologies, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, writes Pascal Meier. The widespread reliance on networking in business as well as the growth of the Internet of Things and online services are strong testimonies to the benefits of shared data and resources. The availability of simple-to-use, more secure, ...

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Full throttle for automotive infotainment SoC market

Automotive infotainment SoCs are expected to see a CAGR of 6.9% from 2018 to 2028 according to a report by Future Market Insights. The market was worth $9,035m last year, and is predicted to nearly double in value to be worth $18,485.9m by the end of 2028. SoCs that address major automotive design concerns, such ...

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Digi-Key removes download limits to access Ultra Librarian EDA and CAD models

Unlimited access to Ultra Librarian symbols, footprints and 3D STEP models is now available from Digi-Key. The distributor has worked with EDA value added reseller, EMA Design Automation, to remove the download limits of Ultra Librarian EDA and CAD models. “We now have model coverage for over 1.25 million parts,” said Randall Restle, vice president, ...

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Colour sensors approaches CIE 1931 and covers 0.4-208,000 lux

AMS has announced its best colour sensor yet, to the point that: it has the “highest sensitivity and widest dynamic range of any XYZ sensor on the market”, claims company marketing manager Markus Busz. Called AS73211, it uses integrated interference-filter-on-glass technology to offer “light and colour measurements closely matching a typical human eye’s perception of ...

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6A PSU in 80mm2, including capacitors

Texas Instruments is claiming 6A output and up to 95% efficiency from 80mm2 of PCB, from its TPSM82480 DC/DC module. The module, including mosfets and a pair of inductors (see photo) is 7.9 x 3.6mm (28mm2), and 1.5m high. The rest of the 80mm2 is made up of bulk input and output capacitors. “Apart from ...

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Esperanto to use UltraSoC analytics

UltraSoC says its  embedded analytics IP has been selected by Esperanto Technologies the developer of massively parallel and many–core RISC-V SoCs. Esperanto is now integrating UltraSoC’s embedded analytics and debug technology into Esperanto’s high-performance and energy-efficient ‘A.I. Supercomputer on a Chip’ that employs thousands of 64-bit RISC-V cores, to serve advanced applications in artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

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RISC-V processors make play for AI in Barcelona, says Esperanto

Esperanto Technologies will present at the RISC-V Workshop in Barcelona next week, (May 7-10) potential changes to high-performance RISC-V processors intended to eliminate speculation-based timing attacks, such as Spectre and Meltdown.  The California-based developer of RISC-V processors is proposing the use of RISC-V cores which minimise changes to the RISC-V ISA or platform specifications in order ...

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Board gives you 1GHz 64bit RISC-V CPU for embedded Linux PC

For those wanting to try Linux on a RISC-V CPU, Microsemi and SiFive have created an evaluation board with a 1GHz 64bit RISC-V CPU – called HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board. “Plugged into HiFive Unleashed, developers can implement a full-fledged RISC-V personal computer by enabling standard PCI Express (PCIe) devices, USB and secure digital cards to connect ...

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CDNLive: Cadence speeds verification of fast interfaces

Cadence Design Systems has introduced design verification IP for three standard interfaces. These are CoaXPress for high-speed imaging, HyperRAM high-speed memory and the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 3.0 specification.  The three tool sets will be used for IP and system-on-chip (SoC) design verification specifically for automotive devices. The UFS 3.0 specification doubles the throughput ...

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UK starts £11m project to revolutionise electronics

Three UK universities are to take part in a £11m programme for the development of nanotechnology for electronics. Imperial College London and the Universities of Southampton and Manchester, will work with industrial partners on the project to replace traditional transistors with memristors as the basis of electronic circuits. Today all ICs are built from vast ...

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Amplicon gives industrial computers three displays

Amplicon has introduced a range of rackmount consoles with dual or triple display outputs.                                                     The KwikDraw-A Multiscreen series are industrial computing 2U units with either two (opening left or ...

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Inductors for 2-5MHz dc-dc conversion

Coilcraft had introduced screened inductors intended to reduce losses in power converters running from 2 to 5MHz, and above, at high ripple current. “The use of high switching frequencies or high ripple current allows a corresponding lower inductance value, which results in a physically smaller part for the same electrical specs,” said the firm. “XEL50xx ...

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Tablets fall; iPad reigns

Q1 tablet sales fell  fell 11.7% y-o-y, says IDC. The iPad had 28.8% market share. Samsung was second with 16.7%. Apple sold 9.1 million units while Samsung sold 5.3 million.  Huawei came in third, with 3.2 million sold and 13%  growth y-o-y.  Of the 9.1 million iPads shipped, 1.8 million were iPad Pro.  Windows on ...

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Imec’s new concept for identifying single DNA bases

Imec has described a new concept for direct identification of single DNA bases. The technique has the potential to detect, with an unprecedented spatial resolution and without any labeling, the genetic code, as well as epigenetic variations in DNA. The combination of nanopore fluidics and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy makes it a unique concept and a ...

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EPC announces eGaN hits the road for automotive design

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has completed automotive AEC Q101 qualification for two GaN devices. Two of the company’s eGaN FETs, the EPC2202 and EPC2203, underwent environmental and bias-stress testing, including humidity testing with bias (H3TRB), high temperature reverse bias (HTRB), high temperature gate bias (HTGB) and temperature cycling. The company reports that the wafer level ...

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How the UK could shine in augmented reality glasses

When unobtrusive augmented-reality glasses finally make it into production, intellectual property from UK companies could be doing the heavy lifting. Some perspective Despite the hype behind some famous virtual-reality goggle brands, the problems they have solved are as nothing to those augmented-reality firms are up against. By their enclosed nature, the optics within VR goggles ...

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EW BrightSparks 2018 receive awards at the IET

The finalists of EW BrightSparks 2018 receive their awards at a celebratory event at the IET.

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Power and analogue connectors fit into standard XLR cut-out

Cliff has added adds power and analogue connectors to its range of connectors that screw into the industry standard 24mm XLR panel cut-out. So now there are mono and stereo jack sockets as well as high current terminal posts. “XLR connectors are widely used in audio and broadcast systems and are increasingly popular in instrumentation, medical ...

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IoT transceiver covers global LTE specs for smart buildings and smart meters.

A multi-band RF front-end allows coverace of sixteen LTE bands from a single tranceiver, acording to Swiss module maker U-blox, “which can vastly simplify diverse deployments worldwide”, it said. Called SARA-R410M-02B, and part of a family (see below), it also has software-based configuration within a single version of firmware, allowing LTE bands to be enabled ...

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X-FAB intros galvanic isolation process

X-FAB has a galvanic isolation process technology that enables the fabrication of robust and reliable high voltage signal isolation ICs. The process achieves best-in-class isolation performance. By leveraging it, X-FAB’s customers will be able to design their own capacitive or inductive couplers for a wide range of applications. Galvanic isolation electrically separates two circuits in ...

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EV drives Infineon

Infineon had calendar Q1 revenue of €1,836 million for a profit of  €314 million. For calendar Q2,it expects revenue growth of about 4 to 7% with a profit likely to be over €1 billion due to the sale of the RF power The company expects to manke investments of about € 1.2 billion in the current ...

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Cambridge Analytica shuttered

Cambridge Analytica, the firm which appropriated the Facebook dara of 87 million people and is said to have influenced the 2016 US election, has filed to go into administration. The company has issued this statement: ‘Earlier today, SCL Elections Ltd., as well as certain of its and Cambridge Analytica LLC’s U.K. affiliates (collectively, the “Company” ...

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Arm adds secure to Cortex-M for smart meters

Arm has added physical security to a Cortex-Mx processor to create a new core, the Cortex-M35P. Protection is included against invasive attacks (based on chip de-packaging), and non-invasive attacks like power and electromagnetic side-channel monitoring. The aim is to bring “smartcard levels of security to emerging applications such as smart metering, door locks and automotive”, said ...

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UK nano-coating firm has IP ranking success

P2i, the Oxfordshire-based liquid repellent nano-coating firm, has been ranked second in the IP League Table compiled by Metis Partners.  The IP League Table highlights those companies which have significantly invested in their IP in the form of IP creation, IP management policies, R&D activities and IP commercialisation. The company was ranked first in the ...

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TE relay offers 35A/28Vdc resistive load rating

TE Connectivity’s latest relay product is designed to manage harsh inductive, motor and lamp loads. Intended for the requirements of rugged power switching in aerospace, defence and marine applications CII FC-335 series relays are built to handle high capacity loads and offer a 35A/28Vdc resistive load rating. CII FC-335 series relays are built in accordance ...

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Cadence has sign-off for TSMC 5nm and 7nm+ FinFETs

Cadence Design Systems has announced its work with TSMC in 5nm and 7nm+ FinFET chip design for mobile devices.  Cadence said its digital, sign-off and custom/analogue tools have achieved the latest Design Rule Manual (DRM) and SPICE certification for the silicon foundry’s 5nm and 7nm+ processes.  Cadence will presents details of the work with TSMC ...

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MIPI releases mobile platform debug data format

The MIPI Alliance, the mobile interface specification body, has released a common data format for transmitting software trace and debug information between a test system and a device, such as a system-on-chip (SoC) or platform.  The MIPI SyS-T specification is publicly available to developers, and an accompanying example implementation library is accessible via GitHub. The ...

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Anglia targets healthcare designers with Oxford/Cambridge events

Anglia is organising two conference and exhibition events in June focusing on medical electronics. The events will be held at Cambourne near Cambridge on 12th June at The Oxford Belfry, Milton Common near Oxford on 27th June. The Wisbech-based distributor is working with suppliers ST, Advantech, Analog Devices, Panasonic, Renesas, Rohm, Varta and Omron which ...

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TI extends analogue lead

The top 10 IC suppliers in the $54.5 billion analogue market last year accounted for 59% of the category’s worldwide sales in 2017, says IC Insights, Collectively, the top 10 companies generated $32.3 billion in analogue IC sales last year compared to $28.4 billion in 2016, which was a 14% increase and a gain of ...

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Memory boom is over, says Apple

The memory boom could be over. At Apple’s results meeting, CFO Luca Maestri, said: “On the memory front, we feel that for NAND we’re going to be turning the corner very soon. For DRAM, we also think that we are near the peak, possibly at the end of this year.” TrendForce reckons that Q2 contract ...

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March distie sales up 27% on February reports ECSN.

The consolidated results reported by Authorised Distributors in the UK & Ireland for March ’18 show that Total Monthly Billings (Net Sales Invoiced less Credits) increased by 27% when compared to the previous month and increased by 6% when compared to the same month 2017. According to Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network, ...

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XMOS signs regional distribution deal for China and Taiwan

  Embedded voice and audio semiconductor supplier, XMOS, has signed a distribution deal with Weikeng, serving China and Taiwan. The distributor specialises in consumer electronics including smart speakers, TV and TV accessories. According to XMOS, the partnership underlines the increase in demand for voice-activated control of electronic devices, and brings together the former’s far-field voice ...

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Analogue-rich MCU shoots for sensor nodes

Aimed at use with sensors, the Microchip PIC16F18446 is a microcontroller that includes a 12bit ADC which can autonomously implement post-processing functions like averaging, low-pass filtering, oversampling and threshold comparison. Intended for use with sensors, to save power the ADC can run with the processing core shut-down, waking the core when required. Operation voltage is ...

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Fleet of drones and AI help restore Great Wall of China

Intel is supplying its Falcon 8+ drones in a project with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation to protect and restore the Great Wall. The drones will be able to survey the Wall’s Jiankou section, which is one of the third century BC’s structure’s most famous – and steepest – parts. The drones and ...

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Control of Arm’s China business transferred to Chinese investors

Control of Arm’s operations in China has been transferred to a jv controlled by Chinese  investors. The jv is called ‘Arm mini China’ and Chinese investirs own 51% of the jv’s equity. The other 49% is held by Softbank. There is talk of an IPO of Arm mini China which might help reduce Softbank s ...

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Graphene start-up Paragraf raises £2.9m

Paragraf, the graphene technology development company, a recent spin out from the University of Cambridge, has closed a £2.9 million seed round to support the development of its first major products. The round is led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, with the participation of Parkwalk Advisors, Amadeus Capital Partners, ...

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UK foundry adds RF GaN to GaAs, InP and MEMS production

  Inex Microtechnology is creating a process design kit (PDK) for its gallium nitride RF IC foundry in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The kit is aimed at Keysight’s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA tools. “Our GaN HEMT process addresses a growing UK space and defence customer base,” said Inex CTO Matthew O’Keefe. “The technical capabilities of the Keysight ...

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