Digi-Key signs up with Red Pitaya for @HOME kit

Digi-Key Electronics has signed a global distribution partnership with Red Pitaya. The distributor will offer the programmable test and measurement instrument specialist’s @HOME kit. It’s based on the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-10, which is all-in-one open-source board, designed to be able to replace 12 benchtop lab instruments. The kit was created specifically for professors and ...

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Skywater to fab HOBS chips

Skywater, the US military foundry, is to fab Carillon Technologies’ Holographic Optical Beam Steering (HOBS) chips for satellite and other free-space optical communications (FSOC) applications. aHOBS technology was invented and is being developed for Automotive LIDAR applications by Carillon partner Lumotive. In partnership with DARPA, Carillon is onshoring HOBS technology, standing up a complete design, ...

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Half-bridge gate driver has 45ns propagation delay

ST’s STDRIVEG600 half-bridge gate driver has high current output and 45ns propagation delay, closely matched between high-side and low-side outputs, to handle high-frequency switching of GaN enhancement-mode FETs. Also suitable for driving N-channel silicon MOSFETs at up to 20V, the STDRIVEG600 allows the flexibility to apply up to 6V gate-source voltage (VGS) on GaN devices to ...

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Chip-set enables datacentre interconnectivity over multimode fibres

Semtech’s  Tri-Edge CDR chipset which enables data center interconnectivity over multi-mode fibres is in volume production. The GN2538 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated VCSEL drivers and the GN2539 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated linear transimpedence amplifiers (TIAs). The chipset is compliant to the 50G per lane multi-mode ...

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COM Express computer-on-module gets Tiger Lake-H

Advantech is offering a Tiger Lake-H COM Express Basic Type6 module. Called SOM-5883, it offers octa-core computing at under 45W using these integrated 11th generation Intel Core processors. Xeon and Celeron are also options. “With excellent Intel Iris Xe graphics and ready to use edge AI Suite software toolkit, SOM-5883 an ideal solution for medical imaging and AI applications,” according ...

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Ampleon rugged 1.6kW RF amplifiers

Ampleon has introduced tough 1.4 and 1.6kW LDMOS RF amplifiers, designed to handle 65:1 VSWR. The ART1K6x series each include a pair (p-channel + n-channel) of mosfets. They operate from 1MHz to 450MHz in 48V Class E and 55V Class AB applications. “The maximum Vds figure supported being 177V. They can cope with a 65:1 VSWR,  ...

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Synaptics to acquire DSP Group.

Synaptics, founded by industry legends Federico Faggin and Carver Mead, is to buy DSP Group The merger  is expected to generate annualised run rate synergies of $30 million. DSP Group operates in the Internet of Audio Things (IoAT) with growth opportunities in low power SmartVoice, unified communications & collaboration, and wireless IoT devices. Synaptics recently ...

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Is this the worst chip shortage ever?

Is this the worst semi shortage in the industry’s history? 52 week lead-times on some parts, double and triple ordering, parts being diverted to the grey market – all the usual signs of a chip famine are with us. “I’m an old-timer and I’ve watched these feast-famine cycles since I worked for Motorola in the ...

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Kioxia faces IPO or WD takeover

Kioxia is on the horns of a dilemma – whether to file for an IPO or accept an offer from its  jv partner Western Digital to buy the entire company with an all-share offer of around $20 billion – about the same as WD’s market cap. Influences acting against a WD takeover are Kioxia management ...

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Astroscale’s ELSA-d demonstrates Magnetic Capture in space

With space debris an ever growing problem, Astroscale has announced the successful completion of Phase 3A of its ELSA-d mission (End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration). It successfully tested its ability to capture its client spacecraft using the servicer’s magnetic system, in a demonstration performed on 25 August 25. Basically, the procedure was a validation of ELSA-d’s ...

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Tracking complex corporate relationships to detect fraud

A University of Central Florida Cyber Security and Privacy researcher is working on a new project to make investigations into corporate relationships easier and quicker by creating automated tools that help investigators track complex corporate relationships. The three-year project is funded by a nearly $1 million DARPA Young Faculty award and led by Paul Gazzillo, an ...

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U.S. Space Force stands up final field command, STARCOM

One to record: The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has activated its third and final field command, its Space Training and Readiness Command, dubbed STARCOM. At a ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado last week, Brig. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, Air National Guard assumed its command. “Today marks a significant milestone for the U.S. ...

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MOSFETs to have 3.8% CAGR 2020-26

The MOSFET market will have a 3.8% CAGR 2020-26 to reach $9.4 billion by 2026, reports Yole Developpement. Today the consumer market contributes 37% of silicon MOSFET revenues, making it the largest sector worth $2?8 billion. Automotive, including EV, will boost the demand for silicon power MOSFETs due to increasing adoption of auxiliary systems and ...

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US DoE invests in algorithm development

Yes The US Department of Energy has invested $2.8 million for six research projects to develop faster and more efficient ways to apply high-performance computing for scientific discoveries. The projects – housed in six states and involving five universities and one DOE national laboratory – will focus on the development of “randomized algorithms” for transforming ...

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Super stretchy solid-state light

South Korean scientists have made a durable super-stretchable, twistable ac electroluminescent light emitter. The secret is mechanically-reinforced ionogel conductors, according to Pusan National University, where the emitter was developed. “We developed stretchable and durable conductive ionogels with a double-network structure, which is achieved by combining stretchable soft polymer network with stress-resistive hard polymer network,” said researcher Jinhwan ...

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Elektra Awards 2021: Deadline extended

The entry deadline for the 2021 Elektra Awards has been extended a little further. You now have until Tuesday 31 August to enter. Enter Now » Returns to offices As we begin to return to our offices, we appreciate that working on awards entries is a significant additional pressure on your time. As a result, ...

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Ideal diode protection switch for Type-C Power Delivery

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has announced USB Type-C Power Delivery sink protection switches using ideal diodes for reverse current protection. There are two: AOZ13984DI-02 and AOZ13987DI-02, both in 3 x 3mm thermally-enhanced DFN packaging, designed to be used in devices that are charged through a USB connector, to prevent current flowing back out of the device through ...

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MPU market to top $100bn

The MPU market is on track to exceed $100 billion for the first time ever this year, thanks to strong increases in cellphone application processor revenues, says IC Insight’s Mid-Year Update. Microprocessor sales are maintaining their sales strength in 2021 after climbing 16% last year in the midst of the pandemic.  IC Insights projects MPU sales ...

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China intends to lead on sodium-ion battery standardisation

China intends to lead in the adoption of standards for sodium-ion batteries. The Chinese Ministry of Information and  IT said earlier this week that it would create standards for sodium-ion cells. The world’s biggest EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology CATL) has said it will set up a supply chain for sodium-ion batteries in 2023. ...

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Q2 NAND bit shipments up 9%, ASPs up 7%, revenues up 10.8%

Q2 NAND bit shipments rose by nearly 9% QoQ, driven by PC OEMs, says TrendForce, but the shortage of controller ICs became more severe. As demand rose, the overall NAND ASP rose by nearly 7% QoQ, and the quarterly  NAND revenue rose by 10.8% QoQ to $16.4 billion in 2Q21. In Q3, datacentre will become the ...

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TSMC hikes prices

On Wednesday TSMC told clients it is jacking prices by up to 20%, reports the Nikkei. Increases and timings are said to vary from client to client. Two price rises last autumn and this spring saw prices rise 10%. TSMC had Q2 revenues of $13.3 billion and expects Q3 revenues of $14.6-14.9 billion for a ...

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Iceotope leads CPD accredited course on Data Centre Liquid Cooling

Iceotope Technologies, the precision immersion cooling specialist, has announced a CPD accredited training module addressing CPUs and GPUs in data centre and edge computing environments. Specifically, the training module covers the challenge of the processors becoming ever more powerful while being required to operate in a more diverse range of locations. “In this era of ...

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Water-cooled braking resistors up to 60kW

REO’s BWD158 range of aluminium-clad water-cooled resistors are built to dissipate up to 60kW continuously. They are sealed to IP65 in an anodised aluminium housing and all connections and fixings are either stainless steel or anodised aluminium to protect against corrosion. Resistances between 2 and 850Ω are available, and different sizes have power ratings from 1kW ...

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MikroElektronika has released a ‘Click’ board intended to demonstrate the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities of Microchip’s ATWINC3400-MR210CA module. Called Wi-Fi 8 Click, it joins 15 other Wi-Fi clicks available from Mikroe. ATWINC3400-MR210xA is Bluetooth 5.0 certified and includes an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n RF-baseband- MAC (medium access control) network controller. Power amplifier, low-noise amplifier and transmit-receive switch ...

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Onsemi buys SiC company for more wafer capacity

Onsemi is to buy silicon carbide producer GT Advanced Technologies for $415m in cash. “This transaction reflects our confidence and stated commitment to meaningfully invest in silicon carbide solutions to support the creation of intelligent power and sensing technologies to help build a sustainable future,” said Onsemi CEO Hassane El-Khoury. “GTAT brings outstanding technical capabilities ...

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Lattice adds to Certus family

Lattice has added versions of the Lattice Certus-NX FPGA family optimized for infotainment, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and safety-focused applications. Built on the Lattice Nexus platform, these new Certus-NX devices combine automotive-grade features with best-in-class I/O density, power efficiency, small size, reliability, instant-on performance, and support for fast PCI Express (PCIe) and Gigabit Ethernet ...

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Silicon-lithium battery jv

Group14 Technologies of Woodinville, Washington State and two year-old Slovakian battery developer InoBat are getting together to manufacture silicon-lithium EV batteries. Group14 Technologies makes lithium-silicon battery materials utilising its silicon anode. The companies aim to produce customisable, high-energy-density car batteries. Group14 says it can produce 120 tons per year of its silicon anode material –  SCC55TM ...

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Commercial space revenue growth shrugs off Covid

New research published suggests that commercial space revenue grew 6.6% in 2020, exceeding $356 billion, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Space Foundation released “The Space Report 2021 36th Annual Space Symposium Special Edition” at the Symposium, which took place earlier in the week at Colorado Springs. Headline points include infrastructure and support industries growing the most, ...

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Supercomputer for exascale era

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)and Hewlett Packard Enterprise  have unveiled a testbed supercomputer to prepare critical workloads for future exascale systems. Called Polaris, the supercomputer will be built by HPE, and hosted and managed by the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), a U.S. DOE Office of Science User Facility. It ...

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SEMI billings up 50%

SEMI’s July billings figure was up 49.8% y-o-y at $3.81 billion. “The start of the second half of 2021 further extends a robust sales uptrend for North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha. “Capacity demand across the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain continues its strong growth, reflecting the role of semiconductor equipment as ...

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Almost perfect graphene grown

Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has grown what is thought to be the most perfect artificial graphene yet – with no wrinkles, folds or ‘adlayers’ (islands of multiple-layer graphene) – using a process that appears to be scalable to larger quantities. The same team, from IBS’s Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), had previously reported single-crystal ...

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Extend PCIe 3.0 and SATA3 connections at up to 8Gbit/s

Diodes has introduced ICs that extend the physical range of PCIe 3.0 and SATA3 connections, while meeting Microsoft’s ‘modern stand-by mode’ requirements. Operating from a 3.3V rail, in stand-by mode, the 1-lane (or 2 channel) PI3EQX12902E consumes 1.7mW, whihc rises to 3.3mW for the 2-lane (4 channel) PI3EQX12904E. A pin selects PCIe 3.0 or SATA3 mode, ...

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All-metal 1W current sense resistor in 0805

Stackpole Electronics is pitching its 1W-rated CSSH0805 all-metal 0805-size chip resistor family against 1206 and 2010 parts for current sensing. It comes in three temperature coefficient versions: ±100ppm types are rated up to 44.72A (89A over-load) and are available between 500μΩ and 1mΩ in 1, 2 and 5% tolerances ±75ppm types are rated up to 25.81A (51A ...

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Novel antenna combines a dish and a phased array

Lockheed Martin has created a novel millimetre-wave dish antenna for satellites and ground terminals, particularly for space-based 5G communication. Called ‘wide angle ESA fed reflector’ (Waefr), it is a hybrid of a phased array electronically steerable antenna (ESA) and a parabolic dish, and is claimed to increases coverage area by 190% compared to traditional phased ...

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Compact i.MX 8M Plus AI edge computers

Advantech has released a series of small AI-native computers built around NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus processors. RSB-3720 2.5” Pico-ITX single-board computer EPC-R3720 boxed computer 152 x 108 x 38mm ROM-5722 SMARC 2.1 COM single-board computer (above) Intended for smart vision systems, there are processor options up to quad-core 1.8GHz Cortex-A53 plus a Cortex-M7 co-processor for real-time tasks. ...

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Transfer Learning vs Incremental Learning for training neural nets

Brainchip, the AI processor specialist, has looked whether transfer learning is more efficient than incremental learning in training neural nets to perform AI/ML tasks.. In transfer learning, applicable knowledge established in a previously trained AI model is “imported” and used as the basis of a new model. After taking this shortcut of using a pretrained ...

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Rockley adds BEOL processing to Skywater foundry contract

Skywater, the Minnesota foundry, will undertake BEOL processing for Rockley Photonics’ spectrophotometer-on-a-chip health monitoring product. Rockley, founded by Bookham Technology founder Andrew Rickman, has been using Skywater for front-end processing. “SkyWater provides us with a domestic U.S. source for advanced wafer-level components which is a critical part of our multi-source supply chain strategy,” says Rickman, ...

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iSpace announces its next-gen larger lunar lander

iSpace – the lunar space transportation company based in Tokyo – has unveiled its next generation lunar lander, dubbed Series 2. It will first be used for the company’s third lunar mission. The new design of the lander sees an increase in size and payload design capacity. Standing at approximately 9 ft tall and 14 ...

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ST adds to GaN portfolio

Easing the transition to high-efficiency wide-bandgap technology, ST  has released the MasterGaN3 and MasterGaN5 integrated power packages for applications up to 45W and 150W, respectively. Joining the MasterGaN1, MasterGaN2, and MasterGaN4, which target applications from 65W to 400W, the additions give extra flexibility to choose the optimum GaN device and driver solution when designing switched-mode power ...

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More on: Tesla’s AI supercomputer

Tesla revealed its plans for a 1.1Eflop artificial intelligence supercomputer late last week, built around an 7nm in-house-developed IC with 354 custom processors delivering 362Tflop of processing and 16Tbit/s of IO bandwidth. The computer, to be called Dojo, is where the company plans to train neural networks for use in its cars. Within it, the ...

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Farnell signs Epishine

Epishine, the Swedish printed organic solar cell specialist,  has signed a franchise agreement with Farnell. Epishine’s printed organic solar cells are optimised for harvesting energy from indoor, low energy lighting enabling organic solar power to be used everywhere. Design engineers can use  Epishine’s Light Energy Harvesting Evaluation Kit. Farnell is the first high service distributor to ...

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US DoD contracts for Intel 18A foundry process

Intel has picked up the US  Department of Defence as a customer for its new foundry service operation. The contract was awarded through the NSTXL consortium-based S2MARTS OTA in the first phase of its multi-phase Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial (RAMP-C) program.  The RAMP-C program was created to facilitate the use of a US-based ...

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Samsung HBM-PIM AI accelerator converges logic and memory

At Hot Chips, Samsung  showed processing-in-memory (PIM) technology with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) integrated into an accelerator. The development is claimed to accelerate the move towards the convergence of memory and logic. HBM-PIM incorporates the AI processing function to enhance high-speed data processing in supercomputers and AI applications. HBM-PIM has since been tested in the ...

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Q3 DRAM ASPs to grow more slowly

DRAM ASP for Q3 is forecast by TrendForce to grow 3-8% q-o-q after a stonking 26% rise in Q2 revenues pushed sales to $24.1 billion. The reason for the slowdown is increased inventory at users. In Q2, each of the three main suppliers, Samsung, Hynix and Micron, increased revenues by 20%+ while Samsung increased revenues by ...

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BAE Systems furthers defence collaboration with Intel

BAE Systems has announced another strategic business agreement for its FAST Labs R&D organisation having early access to selected Intel technologies. The agreement, says the company, is intended to help accelerate development of military applications. The agreement will enable it “to develop and more quickly field next-generation defense applications based on Intel’s most advanced technology”. ...

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Richardson RFPD supporting ADI front ends

Richardson RFPD is offering availability and full design support  for two highly high-speed converters from Analog Devices, Inc. The AD9081 and AD9082 mixed-signal front-ends combine high-performance analog and digital signal processing and allow designers to install multiband radios in the same footprint as single-band radios. By shifting more of the frequency translation and filtering from ...

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Schaffner extends filter series

Schaffner, the electromagnetic compatibility specialist,  has extended its FN3270 series to provide more options for machine builders. Building on the strengths of the FN3270 filter range the FN3271 filter is a compact and lightweight filter design requiring minimum mounting space in installations and cabinets. 15 different filter models are available to meet the specific needs and ...

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IBM launches Telum

At Hot Chips,  today, IBM  showed its  Telum Processor, designed to bring deep learning inference to enterprise workloads to help address fraud in real-time . Telum is IBM’s first processor that contains on-chip acceleration for AI inferencing while a transaction is taking place. Three years in development, this on-chip hardware acceleration is designed to help customers achieve business ...

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BYD IPO scuppered by China regulator

BYD Semiconductor, the chip-making subsidiary  of Chinese EV manufacturer BYD, has been forced to postpone its IPO by a regulatory intervention. It is the latest in a series of regulatory moves harming Chinese companies. BYD Semiconductor had hoped to raise$420 million to invest in its business to expand output during the chip shortage. The Chinese regulator ...

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Chip industry must double capacity in a decade, says GloFo CEO

The semiconductor industry needs to double its capacity in the next 8-10 years to meet demand, says Globalfoundries CEO Tom Caufield. “It needs our industry to double capacity in the next eight to 10 years,” said Caufield at Semicon Southeast Asia earlier today,  “it took 50 years for the semiconductor industry to grow to half ...

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Wash-down proof stainless steel enclosures

Tough and clean environments are the target for stainless steel lockable solid door enclosures made by Hylec and now offered by BCL Enclosures. Called the BEDSS series, they are IP66 rated to protect their contents against water and dust, and are also able to withstand impact to IK10 specifications and temperature ranging between -20 and ...

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Dewesoft updates data acquisition software Word reporting link, and more

Upgrades to linked processing markers, Microsoft Word reporting and J1939 multi-frame support are amongst the improvements in version 2021.4 of DewesoftX, the software that runs alongside Dewesoft’s data acquisition hardware. Linked processing markers: FFT markers available on the 2D graph widget now have dedicated marker output channels allowing for the export and analysis of marker readings. ...

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Auto chip shortage to end in Q4

Taiwan’s Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua says that auto chip shortages should be over by Q4. A statement from the Taiwan Economics Ministry says: “Though the automotive chip industry chain is long and complex, with the full cooperation of our country’s firms, the industry estimates that supply and demand for auto chip production by chip manufacturer should ...

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Intel looking to be a consolidator

Intel is looking to be an industry consolidator. “There will be consolidation in the industry,” Pat Gelsinger tells the Wall Street Journal, “that trend will continue, and I expect that we’re going to be a consolidator.” Intel did not deny stories that it made an approach to Mubadala the owners of Globalfoundries to buy the ...

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7.5% CAGR 2020-26 for IGBTs

The IGBT market is set to grow at a 7.5% CAGR 2020-26  to reach $8.4 billion by 2026, says Yole Developpement, with the IGBT modules segment to represent 81% of the total market in 2026 boosted by EV/HEVs adoption.  More than 80% of the market will be focused on the 600V-1,200V nominal voltage ranges by 2026.  At ...

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Automated disassembly for car batteries

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a robotic disassembly system for spent electric vehicle battery packs to safely and efficiently recycle and reuse critical materials while reducing toxic waste. With the anticipated growth in EVs over the next two decades comes the issue of how to recycle the large ...

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Researchers ‘at the threshold’ of fusion ignition

An experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility(NIF) made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ). This advancement puts researchers at the threshold of fusion ignition, an important goal of the NIF, and opens access to a new experimental regime. The experiment was enabled by ...

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Redwire highlights HOSS (Hyperion Operational Space Simulation Laboratory)

Redwire, the Jacksonville, Florida-based space infrastructure company, has unveiled its Hyperion Operational Space Simulation Laboratory (HOSS), which it describes as “a first-of-its-kind digital engineering environment”. Announcing “initial operational capability” for the state-of-the-art facility, the company says it is designed to address next-generation space architectures and solutions, via artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber technologies. It ...

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Nvidia-Arm merger would substantially lessen competition says U.K. government report

An Arm-Nvidia merger would involve a Substantial Lessening Of Competition (SLC) concludes the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its Phase One review of the proposed merger for the Department  Of  Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The CMA’s conclusion states: “The CMA has concluded that the Merger gives rise to a realistic prospect of an ...

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Cardboard boxes are greener than plastic alternatives?

Carton packaging for small electrical goods has a lower carbon footprint than plastic alternatives, according to Pro Carton, the European association for carton and cartonboard manufacturers, which is highlighting a report written by the bio-economy unit of the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Cartonboard is an industry name for non-corrugated cardboard or packaging card. The ...

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Four phase dc-dc controller chip meets Intel VR13 spec

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has introduced a dual output dc-dc controller powering processors, ASICs or FPGAs that meets Intel’s VR13 specification. Intended to work from 12V intermediate power rails, AOZ97774 controls three phases of power switching for one output and a single phase for the other output (VR13 3+1 configuration), with all parameters programmable through a ...

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ST adds $300m to SiC wafer supply agreement with Cree

STMicroelectronics has agreed to buy a further $300m worth of bare and epitaxial 150mm silicon carbide wafers from Cree, bringing the total of the multi-year supply agreement to $800m. “We are very pleased that STMicroelectronics will continue to leverage Wolfspeed [brand] silicon carbide materials as part of their supply strategy for the next several years,” ...

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Samsung re-takes No.1 spot

In Q2, Samsung passed Intel  to become the world’s largest semiconductor company, says IC Insights in its August update to The McClean Report. The  Top-10 semiconductor suppliers (Fig:1) posted a 10% jump in 2Q21/1Q21 sales. LThe list includes six suppliers headquartered in the U.S., two in South Korea, and two in Taiwan and consists of ...

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Tesla to launch humanoid robot

Yesterday Elon Musk said he would probably launch a prototype humanoid robot next year. It will eliminate “dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks,” said Musk “essentially the future of physical work will be a choice.” As such, the robot will, said Musk, have “profound implications for the economy.” He said it was important that the robot should ...

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Intel adds to IPUs

Intel has added to its concept of  the Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU) with two new devices (Mount Evans and Oak Springs Canyon) and the Intel N6000 Acceleration Development Platform (code named Arrow Creek), Mount Evans is Intel’s first ASIC-based IPU. It was designed in collaboration with a Cloud Service Provider. CSP. It supports existing use cases ...

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Auto chip shortages may extend into Q2 2022.

The automotive semiconductor shortages are forecast to extend into Q1 2022 and possibly into Q2, says IHS Markit. Both Intel and Infineon have cautioned that the situation may persist throughout all of 2022, while Toyota is reported to be cutting vehicle production in September by 40%, from 900,000 units to 500,000 because of chip and labour ...

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US, UK defence partners run Swarm and Search Capture the Flag AI challenge

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has partnered with the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to bring together AI experts from the around the world in a Swarm and Search Capture the Flag Challenge. Due to conclude today – with a final, single-elimination showcase event – the competition opened in early May. ...

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Farnell looks at future of IoT

Farnell  has published a new report analysing IoT trends, based on three years of survey data and research reports. ‘The Future is IoT – Analysing Industry Trends’ report is available as a free eBook and audiobook, offering design engineers valuable insights and analysis on the future of the IoT. Farnell looks at how IoT is ...

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Nordic’s first pmic is added to Farnell’s portfolio

The first power management IC (pmic) from Nordic Semiconductor is now shipping from Farnell. The compact nPM1100 pmic and evaluation kit are designed for developers of wearable electronics, personal medical devices, smart home sensors and remote controls. The nPM1100 can be used as a generic pmic for applications using rechargeable Li-ion/Li-Po batteries. It requires only 23mm² ...

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Microchip improves PCB-mount atomic clocks

Microchip has boosted the performance of its ‘chip-scale atomic clocks’, offering wider operating temperature, faster warm-up and improved extreme environment frequency stability in its SA65 model. The whole frequency source fits inside 41 x 36 x 12mm (plus pins) which is 17cm3. It weighs 35g. SA65 operates over -40 to 80°C (-55 to 105°C storage) and warms ...

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Fujitsu and NEC begin O-RAN interoperability testing

Fujitsu and NEC  have begun developing technologies for interoperability testing  between 5G base station equipment conforming to O-RAN specifications at Fujitsu’s U.S. laboratories and NEC’s U.K. laboratories. This initiative will be implemented as part of the “Post 5G Infrastructure Enhancement R&D Project” under the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. Both ...

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SI forecasts 26% semi growth for 2021

The semiconductor market showed powerful growth in 2Q 2021, up 8.3% from 1Q 2021 and up 29% from a year earlier, according to WSTS. Most major semiconductor companies experienced substantial revenue growth in the quarter. The memory companies were especially strong, with 2Q 2021 versus 1Q 2021 revenue (in local currency) up 19.6% for Samsung, ...

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Firefly appoints former Blue Origin, SpaceX engineer as COO

Firefly, the Texas-based launch and in-space services provider, has appointed Lauren Lyons as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). With the company approaching its first Alpha launch, and the development of the Blue Ghost lunar lander, it says Lyons’ priorities will be to focus on “transitioning Firefly from an R&D environment to a production environment”, responding ...

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Dialog launches new family of auto buck converters

Dialog has brought out a family of high current, auto grade, step down, DC-DC buck converters. .The DA914X-A devices deliver  current levels, up to 40 amps – a better alternative to power solutions that require a combination of a power controller and discrete FETs. The DA914X-A family integrates power FETs and all required control logic into ...

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Easy-PC at Number One

Number One Systems of Tewkesbury (numberone.com), the PCB design specialist, has announced the release of Easy-PC version 25, with over 25 new technology features based on user requests from professional PCB designers. “With designs becoming more technologically advanced and faster, new advanced features and working smarter have been the emphasis for version 25 this year,” ...

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0603 SMD fuses are fast for automotive protection

Vishay has introduced fast-acting AEC-Q200 qualified 0603 surface-mount fuses for automotive applications. Called MFU 0603 AT, versions of the one-time fuses are rated between 0.5 and 5A, with operation at up to 63 and 32V respectively, and over -55 to +125°C. The parts are 1.55 x 0.85 x 0.45mm. “The devices will be used in electric ...

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Processor PSU eval kit produces 800A

Maxim has designed a multi-phase dc-dc converter evaluation kit that can deliver 1.8V at over 800A. Called MAX16602CL8EVKIT#, it combines the company’s MAX16602 controller IC with eight MAX20790 smart power-stage ICs. The design is intended to power Intel VR13.HC server CPUs or AI cores from a 12V intermediate bus. “Hyperscale data centre designers grapple with increasing peak ...

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Which servos to use when breaking domino-setting record?

YouTuber Mark Rober recently broke a world record for setting up dominos, using a custom built and programmed autonomous robot called Dominator to place 102,000 of them in just over 24 hours. On completion, the resulting Super Mario mural took only a handful of seconds to collapse once the first row was knocked over. Automatically loaded by ...

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16:1 input range for rugged railway dc-dc converter

Cincon Electronics of Taiwan is aiming at railway applications with a 20W dc-dc converter that can run from between 10V and 160V. The series is suited for all kinds of voltage parameters in different regions because of its ultra-wide input voltage,” according to the company. “Since rail traffic will be exposed to a harsh environment ...

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Imec and Xanadu engage in SiN

Imec and photonics specialist  Xanadu have  announced a partnership to develop photonic qubits based on SiN waveguides. Xanadu is developing a quantum computer  based on photonics. “Xanadu’s ultimate mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere,” says Xanadu founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook, “to do this we have the ambitious ...

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BrainChip gets first batch of its Akida AI processors

BrainChip has received the first batch of Akida AI chips from its manufacturing run from Socionext America (SNA). The chips were manufactured at TSMC from a production mask set provided in May 2021. This mask set follows the successful production of engineering samples from the Company’s Multi-Project Wafers (MPW), received in August of 2020, and ...

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Cree and ST extend SiC wafer supply deal

Cree and ST have extended their SiC 150mm wafer supply deal which is now worth more than $800 million “This latest expansion to our long-term wafer supply agreement with Cree will continue to contribute to the flexibility of our global silicon carbide substrate supply,” says  ST CEO Jean-March achery (pictured) “it will continue to contribute ...

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IEDM 2021 Tutorials and Short Courses

While the comprehensive technical program for the 2021 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) will be finalized in the fall, the popular IEDM Tutorials and Short Courses are already set. For those who wish to get a jump on learning about the 67th annual IEDM, scheduled for December 11–15, 2021 at the Hilton San Francisco ...

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South Korea invests in OneWeb LEO satellite constellation

The South Korean chaebol Hanwha Systems is the latest equity partner within OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, which was bought from bankruptcy by the UK Government and the Indian company Bharti Global for $1 billion in June 2020. Investments have since followed from SoftBank of Japan (also an original investor), EchoStar of ...

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PCB design challenge

Altium, the PCB software company, the IPC Education Foundation (IPCEF) and Arduino are getting together to launch the first student electronics design challenge to engage, educate, and enhance PCB  design capabilities while engaging with environmental challenges. The Innovation for Environmental Change 2021 International Student Design Competition(#PCBeTheChange) engages student teams to help address common environmental concerns ...

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Picocom joins Viavi for O-RAN validation

Viavi Solutions  today announced collaboration with technology supplier Picocom to provide complete test solutions for validation of Open RAN base station components, including chips, physical layers and protocol stack software, for small cell 5G networks compliant with O-RAN standards. 5G network deployments are now well underway worldwide. Yet, communications service providers (CSPs) are challenged to effectively ...

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Elektra Awards 2021: Deadline extended

The entry deadline for the 2021 Elektra Awards has been extended by two weeks. You now have until Thursday 26 August to enter. Enter Now » Returns to offices As we begin to return to our offices, we appreciate that working on awards entries is a significant additional pressure on your time. As a result, ...

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Networking-a-plenty from a small box

Aaeon is aiming at networking in areas with unreliable physical internet connections with a six-antenna fan-less desktop network appliance built around Intel Elkhart Lake processors. Called FWS-2280, the units can have Atom x6000E, Celeron, Pentium N or Pentium J processors, and “bring performance, flexibility, and a host of technologies designed to power network applications including ...

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Farnell adds Connective Peripherals adapters and cables to simplify debug

Adapter boards and cables by Connectivity Peripherals to connect computers with equipment with legacy interfaces are available from Farnell. The products enable engineers to connect PCs and laptops to instruments or systems regardless of their serial interfaces.  PCs and laptops using a USB Type C port can connect directly to legacy serial interfaces, whether RS232, ...

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High precision SMD resistors are 0.05% and ±2.5ppm/°C

Vishay created precision resistors with 0.05% tolerance and a temperature coefficient of ±2.5ppm/°C. They are in the FRFS0402 Series, based on ‘Z1 Foil’ precision foil resistor elements by Vishay Precision Group. As well as 0.05%, four other tolerance ratings are available: 0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and 1%. Load life stability is typically ±0.01% (70°C, 2000 h, rated power). In ...

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Cadence and Tower release RF SOI process

Cadence and Tower Semiconductor  have released a silicon-validated SP4T RF SOI switch reference design flow using the Cadence Virtuoso Design Platform and RF Solution. The reference design flow provides a faster path to design closure for advanced 5G wireless, wireline infrastructure, and automotive IC product development. This new RF reference design flow leverages a comprehensive set ...

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UK Hydrogen Strategy to be announced today

Today the government is announcing a £105 million Hydrogen Strategy. the government has set a target of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 – which could replace natural gas in powering around 3 million UK homes each year. The government thinks that the UK hydrogen economy could be worth £900 million and ...

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U.S. Air Force to launch SpaceWERX technology accelerator

On Thursday August 19 the U.S. Air Force will be running the space technology accelerator programme known as SpaceWERX. The event will include a virtual Space Force Pitch Day, which will see awards – up to $34 million – being made to innovative startups competing for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contracts. You can ...

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DAC, streamer and amplifier combined

The Starkrimson Streamer Ultra combines a DAC, streamer, and amplifier which perform the same functions that once required a rack full of components. It combines the company’s PecanPi DAC and Starkrimson Ultra amplifiers and GaN transistors. The design  is available with either Volumio or Roon end-point software installed. It is cntrolled with any smartphone, tablet, or ...

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Seeking insulators that conduct more heat

Better component packaging and power grid performance is the aim of a search for thermally-conductive electrically-insulating materials at the University of Texas at Austin. “The key problem we’ve identified, is that improving thermal conductivity alone is not good enough,” said Austin thermal fluids researcher Vaibhav Bahadur. “You need a more holistic understanding of materials to ...

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Wireless ‘neurograin’ network connects to brain neurons

Wireless ‘neurograins’, 48 of them, have been used to record rodent neural activity, at Brown University in Rhode Island. The sensing particles independently record electrical pulses made by neurons and send the signals to a central hub outside the skull for coordination and processing. “One of the big challenges in the field of brain-computer interfaces is ...

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Hakko’s hand soldering kit

Hakko is planning to put together a hand soldering kit for all abilities, from professional to beginner, according to its UK importer Electrolube. It will consist of the FX-601 soldering iron, an iron holder, iron cover and a fume extractor. FX-601 does not need a separate controller in a box as it is built into ...

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Cyber Runway launched by DCMS

Cyber Runway is a programme from the DCMS to support cyber entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs and scaleups. The UK-wide programme to be delivered by Plexal, CyLon, Deloitte and The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT). Expressions of interest from applicants, mentors and investors can now be made Innovative cyber startups, small businesses and scaleups will benefit ...

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Entanglement for a million qubit computer?

Japanese scientist have discovered durable entangled protons on a silicon surface, “opening doors to an organic union of classical and quantum computing platforms and potentially strengthening quantum technology”, according to home of the research, Nagoya City University. “Proton entanglement has been previously observed in molecular hydrogen and plays an important role in a variety of ...

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Cyberdog is coming for Spot

Spot has a rival. Cyberdog from Xiaomi is a cheaper, faster, meaner-looking canine than Boston Dynamics’ Spot. Xiaomi says it will only make 1,000 Cyberdogs and is putting them out at $1,540 a beast compared to Spot’s $74,500. Cyberdog responds to voice commands, can do backflips, carry 3kg and run at 3.2m/s compared to Spot ...

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DSA calls for license-exempt access to the entire 6 GHz band

Opening the full 6 GHz band for license-exempt technologies is important to improve the economy, address the digital divide and accelerate technical innovation says the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) together with Broadcom, Cisco, Facebook, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel and Microsoft. “Wi-Fi 6E technology is ready now and the benefits from enabling license-exempt access to ...

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In-Space Missions wins £9.5m contract for MilSpace communications

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has awarded a £9.5 million contract to In-Space Missions to build the Titania satellite that will be undertaking research on military space communications. In-Space Missions is a UK SME based in Bordon, Hampshire. Titania Specifically, the satellite will support the ‘Titania Operational Concept Demonstrator’ which is exploring ...

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Hydrogen-powered fire engines planned by ULEMCO

ULEMCo, which is pioneering hydrogen-powered utility vehicles, has been awarded government funding to produce a design for fire engines. Working with Oxfordshire County Council’s  Fire and Rescue Service, ULEMCo will design the fuel cell electric powertrain configuration for zero emission fire appliances. Named HySPERT – for HYdrogen Special Purpose Electric vehicle platform for Refuse collection ...

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Morphing robots inspired by fish fins

Robots could benefit from research into fish fins at the University of Colorado Boulder. Engineer Professor Francois Barthelat has been examining the mechanics that allow fins to be flexible and stiff at the same time, with muscles at the base imparting smooth ripples that exert considerable force on their environment. “You get this dual capability ...

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Auto MCUs to surge 23%

Automotive MCU sales will surge 23% in 2021 despite the shortages, says IC Insights. 32-bit designs are expected to generate almost 77% of automotive microcontroller revenues this year, followed by 18% from 16-bit and 6% from 8-bit. The huge market for automotive MCUs — which accounted for about 40% of total MCU sales over the ...

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Chromacity raises £1.2m

Chromacity, the Edinburgh ultra-fast laser manufacturer has completed a growth funding round of £1.2 million. Contributors to the round include existing investors, Kelvin Capital, EOS and Scottish Enterprise, as well as new investor ESM Investments. Chromacity will use the funding to expand the company’s workforce, particularly within its manufacturing and R&D divisions. To counteract the ...

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Lockheed Martin unveils Skunk Works flexible factory

Lockheed Martin has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters. The 215,000 square foot building will serve the company’s advanced-projects division, dubbed Skunk Works. Lockheed Martin says the “intelligent, flexible factory has digital foundations to incorporate smart manufacturing components, embrace the Internet of Things and deliver cutting edge ...

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Smiths Interconnect launches K-band waveguide components for spacecraft

Smiths Interconnect has launched its broad range of K-band waveguide components for satellite communication payloads in GEO/MEO and LEO orbits. Smiths Interconnect’s K-band waveguide components are qualified for spacecraft use in the company’s state-of-the-art test and qualification laboratory in Dundee, Scotland. Qualification for spacecraft use is completed for each product and comprises sine and random vibration, ...

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Mediatek reveals 5G smartphone chips

MediaTek has announced 6nm processors aimed at 5G mobile phones. Dimensity 920 includes hardware-based 4K HDR video capture, supporting up to four concurrent cameras and sensors up to 108Mpixel, and the company is claiming a 9% boost in gaming performance compared to its Dimensity 900 predecessor. An octa-core Arm Cortex-A78 running at up to 2.5GHz is at ...

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Cambridge start-up offers ‘active cancellation’ chips to replace filters in mobile telephony

Forefront RF is a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company set-up to make ‘adaptive passive cancellation’ ICs to replace conventional switched SAW and BAW crystal filters “across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands”, it said. It was founded in 2020 by Leo Laughlin (right in photo) and Julian Hildersley. who have been ...

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Lockheed Martin prepares in-space satellite upgrade demonstration for launch

Lockheed Martin has completed environmental testing of the cubesats for its geostationary ‘Linuss’ mission, intended to demonstrate how small satellites can be used to regularly upgrade satellite constellations by adding capabilities and extend spacecraft lives. “Space is a dynamic domain and our customers are demanding the ability to upgrade spacecraft on orbit – to provide greater ...

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Kioxia speeds and slims its 3D UFS flash memories

Kioxia is sampling its newest generation of 256 and 512Gbyte 3D flash memory. Aimed at mobile applications, its ‘universal flash storage’ (UFS) version 3.1  devices “improve performance by 30% for random read and 40% for random write, making them faster than their predecessors,” according to the company, which added that, at 0.8mm, the new 256Gbyte parts ...

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Graphcore and Tractable bring AI to damage assessment

Tractable and Graphcore are working together to accelerate the use of AI in accident and disaster recovery. Tractable – whose technology makes assessing damage to cars and property more accurate and efficient – achieved a 5X performance improvement with its image recognition system by switching from its existing compute platform to Graphcore’s IPU. The dramatic acceleration ...

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Lead times lengthening

Lead times are trending up says a report from Susquehanna Financial Group. Average industry lead time is now 20.2 weeks says Susquehanna which is the longest it’s been since it began tracking chip lead times four years ago. MCU lead times increased in July and are at 26.5 weeks, says the report. However the lead ...

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Sponsored Content: Getting ESD protection right for CAN-FD

Getting ESD protection right for CAN-FD NOVEMBER 30, 2020 By Lukas Droemer The expectations of travel and human interaction with vehicles is changing dramatically. As such, mega trends of increased connectivity, autonomous driving and electrification are pushing the evolution of automotive wiring harnesses and driving the growing demand for high-speed data transmission and bandwidth to ...

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OEMSecrets celebrates anniversary with improved BOM management

Our part-search-and-price-comparison engine, dubbed EW Compare, is powered by OEMSecrets. And the team behind the Bill of Materials tool and API are celebrating their 10th anniversary with improvements to both their website and search tools. They have launched their latest update by removing the login and opening up to the tool for free use by ...

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Printing silicon on bendy substrates

A method for manufacturing electronics which prints high-performance silicon directly onto flexible materials has been described by engineers from the University of Glasgow’s Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) group. The current transfer printing process has a number of limitations which have made it challenging to create more large-scale, complex flexible devices. Precisely controlling critical variables like ...

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DRAM ASPs steadying

Q3 contract prices of PC DRAM are up 3-8% up on Q2 – less than the 25% increase of  Q2 on Q1, says TrendForce. The gradual lifting of COVID-related restrictions in Europe and the US is likely to lower the overall demand for notebook computers, thereby pulling down the overall demand for PC DRAM. TrendForce ...

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Farnell delivers INTERCONTEC

Farnell is now delivering INTERCONTEC circular connectors from TE Connectivity. The  INTERCONTEC plug-and-play connector concept simplifies modular machine design by offering a wide range of variants including power, signal or data – or all options combined – in one connector, providing a customised solution for specific applications. Applications include drive systems, robotics, automation, packaging, aerospace, ...

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