China self-drive car company has $100m Series B

Freetech Intelligent System, a Chinese self-driving car company, has raised nearly $100 million in a Series B funding round. Investors included:  Chaos Investment, Hengxu Capital, a unit of SAIC Motor, BAIC Capital and TCL Industries Holdings. The money will be used to refine its technology, R&D and to commercialise self-driving cars. “Autonomous driving is one ...

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NAND bit growth under 30% y-o-y 2022-5

Between 2022 and 2025, the YoY growth rate of NAND  bits will remain below 30%, says TrendForce. The average NAND Flash content of client SSDs has already passed 500GB this year. Quotes for 512GB SSDs have fallen sharply and come to a level that is roughly comparable to the quotes that were given for 256GB ...

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TSMC holds 3nm ceremony

Tomorrow, Thursday 29th, TSMC will hold a ceremony to celebrate achieving volume production on 3nm, reports Focus Taiwan. Such a ceremony is unusual and is being held, it is said, to emphasise that TSMC’s technology development and initial deployment takes place in Taiwan – at a time when the company has started building plants outside ...

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Tyndall joins Silicon Catalyst

Tyndall National Institute, based at University College Cork, is joining Silicon Catalyst as an In-Kind Partner. Silicon Catalyst’s network of In-Kind Partners  enables early-stage companies to tap into the products and services available to enhance their growth. Silicon Catalyst has built an ecosystem of support for semiconductor start-ups, granting privileged access to EDA design tools, ...

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ST enhances digital power controller

ST’s  STNRG011A digital power combination controller for 90W to 300W power supplies features enhanced overload management that ensures accurate output-voltage regulation when overcurrent protection is active. Integrating a power-factor correction (PFC) controller, LLC resonant half-bridge controller, 800V startup circuitry, and supervisory engine, the STNRG011A is used in power adapters, chargers, and television and lighting power ...

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Merry Christmas! But the Web never sleeps…

A quick post to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Note, however, that ElectronicsWeekly.com is not taking a break.

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TSMC in talks to build fab in Dresden

TSMC is talking to suppliers about the possibility of putting a fab in Dresden, reports the Nikkei. The talks are said to be about whether the suppliers would make the investments to support the fab. Next year, negotiations will start about the level of government subsidies, which might be available for such a plant. If ...

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Imec’s nanomesh electrodes deliver 100x current density enhancement

Imec and KU Leuven have announced an important proof point towards implementation of nanomesh structures in high-throughput industrial processes for energy-related applications such as electrolysers, fuel cells and batteries. The researchers have developed a 3D structure made of interconnected nanowires, which can now be used as a freestanding electrode in electrochemical flow cells. The results ...

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Knowles debuts balanced armature receivers for OTC hearing aids

Knowles has launched a trio of balanced armature receivers and two MEMS microphones  to accelerate the production of over-the-counter OTC hearing aids. The Knowles RAP, RAQ and RLQ balanced armature receivers offer three power level options. To meet scaling demands and accelerate the time to market for these components, Knowles leverages a highly automated manufacturing ...

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CAA issues Virgin Orbit licences ahead of UK space launch

The UK space regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has given its go ahead to Virgin Orbit to carry out space launches from Spaceport Cornwall. This will represent the first satellite launch from European soil. Specifically, it has issued launch and range licences to Virgin Orbit to undertake launch activities from the UK. Public safety, ...

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SWOT satellite launches to measure Earth’s water levels

SWOT, a UK-backed mission to observe huge swathes of ocean and surface water in unprecedented detail has launched into space. Dubbed SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), the international mission‘s satellite took off from Vandenberg in California on 16 December. It is the first to measure all the water on earth both on land and ...

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Picocom and Accton partner on 5G O-RAN

Picocom, the 5G O-RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, has partnered with networking specialist Accton Technology Group for upcoming 5G O-RAN products. Picocom silicon and software will power Accton’s new 5G O-RAN radio units (O-RUs), and Accton will bring Picocom’s ORANIC in-line PHY/NIC distributed unit (O-DU) card to the mass market. “As a leader in ...

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Chip manufacturing sales record in 2022

Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will reach a new high of $108.5 billion in 2022, rising 5.9% from the previous industry record of $102.5 billion in 2021, says SEMI. The record high caps three consecutive years of record revenue. The market is expected to contract to $91.2 billion next year before rebounding in 2024 driven ...

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Melexis adds to inductive resolvers for e-motor applications

Melexis is expanding its range of automotive-qualified inductive resolvers for e-motor applications (power steering, traction motor, brake booster). The MLX90517 complements the MLX90510 by providing raw signals to enable off-chip compensation in the ECU. Melexis is adding the MLX90517 to its range of inductive resolver ICs. Through an external compensation algorithm, the MLX90517 ensures accuracy ...

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Renesas and Fixstars hook up for ADAS optimisation

Renesas and Fixstars are to jointly develop a suite of tools for the optimisation and fast simulation of software for ADAS – specifically  for the R-Car SoC devices from Renesas. These tools make it possible to develop network models with highly accurate object recognition from the initial stage of software development that take advantage of ...

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Lindsley Ruth leaves RS Group with immediate effect

Following a leave of absence, Lindsley Ruth is to step down as CEO of RS Group with immediate effect. CFO David Egan will continue as acting CEO and Ruth will remain available to the company board over the next 12 months – in effect his notice period. In November this year, Ruth told The Times ...

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Start up shares its vision for AI

An M.2 AI edge accelerator module and a PCIe AI edge accelerator card have been announced by Axelera AI, a start up based in the Netherlands. The M.2 AI Edge accelerator module (pictured) contains a single Metis AI processing unit (AIPU) chip while the PCIe AI Edge accelerator card contains four AIPUs. The company says ...

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British space battery to be powered by Americium

The UK Space Agency and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) – the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear fission – are to collaborate on building a UK space battery. It is described as the first battery to be powered by Americium-241, a radioactive isotope of the synthetic element americium. The work, funded by the UK Space ...

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Arduino Opta aims at Industrial IoT

Continuing its Industrial IoT (IIoT) theme – following the release of the Arduino PLC IDE – Arduino has announced the Arduino Opta, which it describes as an “easy-to-use micro PLC with Industrial IoT capabilities”. Designed in partnership with Finder – an industrial and building automation device manufacturer – it’s aimed at professional developers wanting to ...

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Sponsored Content: How EnerCera is Making Maintenance-Free a Possibility – Spurring Innovation Through Collaboration

The demand for autonomous devices in IoT and related applications has been increasing. However, for engineers and designers developing maintenance-free power sources, there remain challenges of the long list of requirements in storage, discharge, and installation. More specifically, these challenges include achieving low internal resistance, small self-discharge, constant voltage charge, remaining durable in a fully ...

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Ensilica a winner at TechWorks Awards 2022

EnSilica took home three TechWorks Awards at the industry body’s recent annual gala dinner and awards ceremony. And Sean Redmond, CEO of Vertizan, was also honoured. The fabless chipmaker won the TechNES Design Award and Company of the Year Award. An engineer at the company, Omotade Iluromi, also won the Young Engineer of the Year ...

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Review Display Systems adds Dwin’s Android OS intelligent display module

Displays modules which can be custom-configured using standard Android apps or user-developed APK file, manufactured by Dwin are now available from Review Display Systems (RDS).  The integrated DMG10600T101-33WTC intelligent display modules is based on a Rockchip RK3288 Arm-based SoC, with a 32-bit Cortex A-17 core running an Android operating system. There is a 10.1-inch IPS ...

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Cincon full brick, fanless ac-dc modules save space

The latest addition to the Relec Electronics range is the CBM101S, ac-dc power module series from Cincon. The compact power supplies have a high density in a compact form factor and a low profile of 17mm. The single output, fanless power supplies have continuous short-circuit, over-voltage and over-temperature protection. Suitable applications are space-constrained industrial applications, ...

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Arduino PLC IDE aims at PLC programmers

Arduino has released Arduino PLC IDE a new version of its IDE (integrated development environment) software for use with PLCs (programmable logic controllers). The software supports the use of Ladder Diagrams, Functional Block Diagrams, Structured Text, Sequential Function Charts and Instruction Lists – the five languages officially defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard. It would ...

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EC Electronics buys Swan EMS

EC Electronics has bought Swan EMS . With the support of Rockpool Investments, EC Electronics is following a strategy of long-term growth by acquisition and adding Swan EMS to the group is another step  in the strategy. The synergies between these two businesses are strong, and Swan’s established foothold in the UK manufacturing market will complement ...

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Q3 broadband access market revenues grow 17%

Q3 revenue for the broadband access equipment market increased to $4.7  billion, up 17% y-o-y, says Dell’Oro. Spending on PON equipment continues to fuel the overall market, with revenue for PON OLTs breaking last quarter’s record of $1.3 billion. “Thanks to a robust competitive environment and ongoing subsidisation efforts, investments in new fiber broadband networks ...

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TSMC November revenue up 50% y-o-y

TSMC today announced its net revenue for November 2022 was up 50% y-o-y  at $7.3 billion. Compared to October the revenue increase was 5.9%. Revenue for January through November 2022 totalled $65 billion, an increase of 44.6% compared to the same period in 2021.

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DCMS Code of Practice for apps developers

The government is to ask  the app industry to sign up to a code of practice which will boost security and privacy requirements on all apps and app stores available in the UK. The voluntary code of practice for app developers and operators will protect the UK’s app market, with the mobile app market alone ...

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Vietnam EV maker plans to IPO in US

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast, which made its first delivery of 999 cars to the US in November, has filed to IPO on the Nasdaq which will make it the only publicly quoted Vietnamese company on a US exchange. VinFast officially filed for an initial public offering in New York in a move that, if successful, ...

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Mouser and Vicor set up 48V design resource

Mouser  and Vicor have come up with a range of resources for 48 V products and power designs. The site offers a collection of in-depth articles, videos, and infographics, offering designers and manufacturers a comprehensive resource to develop new power designs with higher voltage 48 V distribution. Unlike many common 12 V systems, 48 V systems ...

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Spaceport Cornwall satellite launch delayed into New Year

The long-anticipated first satellite launch from European soil – involving a Virgin Orbit launch from Spaceport Cornwall – has been put back once again, this time into 2023. While not all licensing for the launch has been completed, it also seems that technical issues have arisen, delaying the process. The Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket is ...

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Rutronik adds Infineon’s XMC7000 microcontroller series with dual-bank flash

Shortly after Infineon launched its XMC7000 microcontroller series at electronica 2022, Rutronik has added the single- and dual-core devices to its portfolio. The microcontrollers have dual-bank flash memory for over the air (OTA) updates via read-while-write (RWW). The series consists of Arm Cortex-M7 core microcontrollers with Arm Cortex-M0+ support. It has a dual-bank flash whereby ...

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Tata may make chips

Earlier this morning, Tata’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran (pictured) told the Nikkei that the company is starting with IC test and assembly and will then consider getting into fab. “We have created Tata Electronics, under which we are going to set up semiconductor assembly testing business,” said Chandrasekaran “we will have discussions with multiple players. Chandrasekaran ...

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SiTime platform simplifies timing architecture in wireless infrastructure

SiTime has brought out  a new precision timing platform that claims to simplify timing architecture in wireless infrastructure. The company says that ita Elite RF Super-TCXO enables higher bandwidth and lower latency for 5G and satellite communications deployment. The platform expands SiTime’s SAM by $150M with target applications such as infrastructure radios in small cells, remote ...

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Digi-Key plays Santa with launch of December’s DigiWish Giveaway

Digi-key Electronics has launched its 14th annual DigiWish Giveaway, giving engineers a chance to win some electronics via the use of social media. To enter, participants must select one in-stock Digi-Key product, valued up to $100, and comment or post their wish on a social platform (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter) using the hashtag #DigiWish. One ...

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Siquance to build quantum computer from standard silicon ICs.

CEA, the French National Centre For Scientific Research (CNRS ) and CEO Maud Vinet have founded a startup called Siquance which aims to develop and commercialise a quantum computer built on  microelectronics technology. Siquance  is developing a quantum computer that is based on standard silicon ICs. To enable this, a disruptive technology solution was essential ...

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NMITE raises £36k to fund three students

NMITE, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford, has raised over £36,000 in a  a week to offer three underprivileged kids from the area a spot at NMITE to study engineering. The fund raising has been achieved as part of The Big Give, a national matched funding campaign run by The Reed ...

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Pulse-handling chip resistors for automotive

Stackpole has announced automotive-grade high-reliability chip resistors aimed at applications with pulse handling requirements. “Typically, the manufacturing process for thick film chip resistors allows for variation in the calibration trim, leading to variation in pulse handling performance,” according to the company, whose “RPCA series addresses these needs, providing reliable and repeatable pulse handling behaviour.” The ...

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Startup satellite manufacturer raises €7 million funding

Reflex Aerospace, the German startup satellite manufacturer, has announced it has raised €7 million in a first funding round. The company – along with Mynaric, Isar Aerospace and SES – is part of the joint venture UNIO, which aims to build a European satellite constellation for broadband internet access. This was actually the first of ...

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Square Kilometre Array radio telescope gets an official launch

The Square Kilometre Array radio telescope got its next official launch this week, when director-general Philip Diamond travelled to the site where SKA-Low (below) will be built in Western Australia and council chair Catherine Cesarsky went to the SKA-Mid (right) site in South Africa’s Northern Cape. “The SKA project has been many years in the ...

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Libraries link STM32 USB PD peripheral to UBS port protection ICs

STMicroelectronics has released C libraries to control its three USB Type-C Power Delivery port-protection ICs, for sink or source applications, or both. The code will run on certain of the company’s STM32 microcontrollers, which have the company’s ‘UCPD’ interface, for which the company has development boards. The UCPD interface, together with one of the protection ...

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TSMC triples US investment to $40bn

As it holds a tool move-in ceremony at its Arizona fab today, TSMC says its original planned $12 billion investment in the US will now be $40 billion. The additional investment will be to build equip and start production at a 3nm fab by 2026. TSMC plans to start its first US production with a ...

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single-level cell SD Cards and microSD Cards for industrial reliability

Swissbit has announced single-level cell NAND flash-based SD Cards and microSD Cards for increased reliability in industrial settings. “When it comes to reliability, data integrity and data retention, the technology with only one stored bit per cell is still unrivalled,” according to the company. “Only single-level cell offers 100,000 program-erase cycles, making it ideal for ...

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Zuken and Compound Catapult combine on power module design

Zuken and the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult are collaborating to bring a power module layout from a graphical concept to a 3D model. CSA Catapult has identified several requirements and optimisations to Zuken’s CR-8000 Design Force chip, package and PCB co-design software that will provide designers of power electronic products with the ability to ...

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9kHz to 20GHz eight channel microwave signal generator

Rigol has introduced an eight channel microwave generator that works across 9kHz to 20GHz and can deliver related coherent signals or independent signals. Called DG5208, it is one of the DSG5000 range, which also includes units with 2, 4 or 6 channels, and versions which top-out at 12GHz. If eight channels are still not enough. ...

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Manchester casting company celebrates 50 years

Family company Dean Group is celebrating its 50th years of casting metal parts in the Manchester area. Specialising in lost-wax, investment and die casting, as well as forging, the company makes parts for industries including: electronics, electric vehicles, defence, oil and gas, railways and marine. “Over the last 50 years, the company has developed innovative ...

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6-18GHz GaAs amplifiers have 10dB gain with positive slopes

CML has announced a pair of 6 – 18GHz GaAs pHEMT gain blocks with positive gain slopes. CMX90G701 and CMX90G702 have gain-slopes of +1dB and +2dB respectively, and are intended to operate C, X and Ku bands for microwave back-haul, radar, satellite communications and 5G fixed wireless access. “They can also be used to eliminate ...

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ECSN Q3 forecast – “we have normality”

The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’ but still subject to geo-political issues as well as relying on management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Beginning the briefing with a reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN ...

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HVS gets £30m to develop HGV hydrogen fuel cells

Hydrogen fuel cell specialist HVS of Glasgow has got a £30 million grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) programme to develop hydrogen fuel cells for HGVs. HVS is among five companies taking a share of  £73 million raised by the UK government and the automobile industry to develop clean transport technology. HVS will receive a £15 ...

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Viewpoint: From BC108 to SiGe BiCMOS – why Analog ICs are great

Ash Madni, WIMMIC’s Technical Director, tells how his lifelong adventure in electronics began with the discovery of the world of Bipolar transistors, namely the BC108… It all started when I was 13 years old at school. A class mate was an Electronics hobbyist and during break, he talked animatedly about what he was going to ...

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Video: Elektra Awards 2020 – Overview 20@22

The Elektra Awards 2022 – marking the twentieth anniversary of the industry’s prestigious awards event – were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom in Grosvenor House, Park Lane. Check out this video overview of the event. Thanks to David Berman and his team for the video.   This established annual high point of ...

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Elektra Awards 2022 Highlights: Guests and Attendees

The Elektra Awards 2022 were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom, Grosvenor House Park Lane on 30 November, and here – as a taster – are some photos from the evening to enjoy. The awards – this year marking their twentieth anniversary – are an annual highlight for the electronics industry and they ...

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Verifiy all versions of the C standard library specification

Solid Sands is now qualifying “all versions of the C standard library specification, not just a sub-set that is commonly used or a sub-set that fits on a restricted embedded target” following an update to its SuperGuard requirements-based test suite for C standard libraries. “Based on the experience of SuperGuard being used in library qualification ...

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Sheep and solar panels make great field fellows

Agriculture and renewable energy can thrive together, according to the University of Illinois. Dubbed ‘agrivoltaics’, “there are many benefits to co-locating solar panels and agriculture on the same plot of land. You may reduce the overall potential that either could have on its own, but you still get a better total outcome. It can also be ...

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Post-quantum cryptographic IP from Xiphera

Xiphera has announced intellectual property cores for implementing hardware post-quantum cryptography security on FPGAs and asics. Such security is executed on classical computing platforms to protect against quantum computing based attacks. Branded ‘xQlave’, the IP blocks are aimed at quantum-secure key exchange and digital signatures. “Powerful enough quantum computers will be able to break current ...

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Automotive 10W digital audio amplifier works across 3.3-18V

STMicroelectronics has created a pair of 10W Class-D audio amplifiers for use in vehicles “for automotive applications like eCall, telematics and wherever an audio channel needs to reproduce human voice, music or warning messages “, it said. They are almost identical, both offering a digital (I2S) front end, digital core, 24bit DAC (100dB resolution), a ...

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Binder sizes up M5 connectors for EMC in confined spaces

Binder has announced M5 sized connectors with 360° shielding aimed at use in interference-loaded environments with limited installation space. The industrial circular connector specialist says the 360°-shielded connectors can be implemented in miniaturised applications, for example in robotics, sensor technology or drones. The 707 series products are available in 3- and 4-pin versions, with both ...

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Harting offers 3d circuit service

Harting is offering printed circuit tracks on injection-moulded thermoplastic 3d objects, calling the process ‘3D-Mid’. The injection moulded part is custom-designed to fit between or around what ever the customer wants it to. The moulded part is doped with chemicals so that, after moulding, its surface is activated wherever conductive tracks are required  “through laser-direct ...

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Ultra-short pulse materials processing lasers for electronics manufacture

Trumpf has revealed two ultra-short pulsed lasers for electronics manufacturing. “Ultrashort pulsed lasers see frequent use in electronics manufacturing, where they serve to produce printed circuit boards, displays and the like,” according to the company. There are two versions, one at 100W and he other at 200W The 100W laser (left) becomes the most powerful ...

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R-to-R LM324-like op-amps are faster for automotive and industrial needs

Delivering many improved major specs over traditional LM324 op-amps, but with rail-to-rail inputs and outputs, ST Microelectronics has introduced a 6MHz all-rounder op-amp family that will operate from a single 2.7 to 36 V supply as well as from ±1.35 to ±18V dual supplies. TSB511, TSB512, and TSB514 are single, dual and quad op-amps respectively. ...

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ST to qualify Soitec 200mm SiC wafers

ST and Soitec are working on qualifying  Soitec’s 200mn SmartSiC substrate technology over the next 18 months. “The transition to 200mm SiC wafers will bring substantial advantages to our automotive and industrial customers as they accelerate the transition toward electrification of their systems and products. It is important in driving economies of scale as product volumes ramp,” said Marco ...

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Measuring the behaviour of electrons injected into quantum dots

Measuring the behavior of electrons injected into quantum dots promises insights into how electrons behave in complex real-world materials and could help researchers engineer devices that make possible  quantum computers, say scientists from the US National  Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). The researchers made multiple 3-by-3 grids of precisely spaced quantum dots, each comprising ...

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Elektra Awards 2022 – The Winners

The Elektra Awards 2022 – marking the twentieth anniversary of the industry’s prestigious awards event – were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom in Grosvenor House, Park Lane last night. And we can now publicly reveal the winners. This established annual high point of the electronics industry was hosted by the comedian Suzi ...

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Government signposts changes UK cyber security regulations

Following the launch of its public consultation on UK national cyber security in January, and subsequent responses from industry, the UK Government has released its analysis of the responses and has voiced its intentions when it updates the ‘Network and Information Systems’ (NIS) regulations “as soon as parliamentary time allows”, it said. They “will apply ...

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Combined power and signal transmission simplifies receive end

Korea Maritime and Ocean University scientists have developed a scheme for combined power and data transmission that cuts power consumption at the receiver end. Such combined transmissions, sometimes called ‘swipt’ for ‘simultaneous wireless information and power transfer’, are proposed to interface one powered fixed point with multiple wireless IoT sensor nodes that no longer need ...

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3d printing puts metal conductors anywhere on plastic parts

Researchers from Japan and Singapore have developed a 3D printing technique to create conductive metal patterns on the external and internal surfaces of 3D plastic structures. It does not print solid metal directly, but instead accurately positions a catalyst throughout a polymer object wherever surface metal will later be needed. The process is built around ...

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TouchNetix raises $12m

Fabless touch controller IC company TouchNetix has raised around $12m (actually 120MNOK). Investing companies included: Alliance Venture, Bergan, Calypso Invest, Djerv Holding, Fyrva, Investinor, Investitude, LER Invest, Motor-Trade Eiendom & Finans, R Munkhaugen, Reitan Kapital and Wiski Capital. The financial advisor was Sparebank 1 Markets. “We are delighted to be supported by such a strong ...

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Let’s Talk Electronics: Mouser Electronics and Farnell – coping with component shortages, new technology and supply chains

At Electronica 2022 in Munich our Group Editor Clive Couldwell caught up with the electronics distributors Mouser Electronics and Farnell to discuss issues such as coping with chip shortages, inventory management, product life-cycles and new technologies… Mark Burr-Lonnon, Senior VP EMEA, Asia and Global Service at Mouser Electronics, talks about passives and interconnects becoming more ...

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Simulation model certified for functional safety Risc-V core

Risk-V intellectual property company Andes Technology has certified simulation reference models from Imperas reference for use evaluating multi-core designs featuring the functional-safety-optimised AndesCore N25F-SE. At the same time, it also certified the complete range of Andes processor IP blocks with ‘Andes Custom Extension’ (ACE) support. Such virtual references run exactly the same binary code as ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Analog Devices on transformation with Industrial Automation

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Leo McHugh, the Vice President of Industrial Automation at Analog Devices, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. With resilience and sustainability top of mind for many organizations, he told us, the opportunity to significantly increase energy efficiency, productivity and reduce waste while also making manufacturing ...

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RDS stocks AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 industrial single board computers

Display and embedded computer distributor Review Display Systems has introduced a single board computer built around AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 Series processors with two simultaneous HDMI 1.4b 1080p display interfaces and 4K display support through an embedded DisplayPort (eDP). The computer, called ‘de next-V2K8’ and made by Aaeon, measures 86 x 55mm can accept up to 16Gbyte ...

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Industrial DIN rail PSU family covers 75 to 480W in 30 to 72mm

Altech has a series of DIN rail power supplies that range from 32mm wide for the 75W models to 70mm for 480W versions. Called PSC, “the series has five models ranging from 75 to 480W. All models have a universal input voltage range of 85 to 264Vac and output voltages of 12, 24 and 48Vdc, ...

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2023 semi sales to fall 5% says IC Insights

After record sales in 2022, semi sales are forecast to fall in 2023. Collapsing memory prices and uncertain global economy weigh on next year’s growth. Total semiconductor sales include the combined sales of ICs, optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discretes (O-S-D) components. After soaring 25% to $614.7 billion in 2021, worldwide semiconductor sales are expected ...

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China VR consumer boom

H1 consumer standalone VR shipments in China increased by 166.2% year-over-year, says IDC. In Q1 China standalone VR shipments were 229,000 units shipped, and Q2 shipments were almost 273,000. New VR players emerged this year and many start-ups and traditional vendors that have not been involved in this area have launched or plan to launch ...

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Radiation-hardened and tolerant analogue in plastic packages for space missions

Texas Instruments has expanded its space-grade analogue portfolio with devices in radiation-hardened plastic packages. “TI developed a device screening specification called ‘space high-grade in plastic’ [‘SHP’] for radiation-hardened products and introduced ADCs that meet the SHP qualification,” according to the company. “TI also introduced product families to the radiation-tolerant Space EP [‘enhanced plastic’] portfolio.” The ...

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Legrand acquires Power Control of Sheffield

Legrand has acquired Sheffield-based uninterrupted power supply specialist Power Control. “We want to develop our presence in the UK within the critical power and UPS vertical markets,” said Legrand UK and Ireland CEO Pascal Stutz. “Power Control has a long and successful history in the UK, making it a fantastic opportunity to help us realise ...

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Electronic passport security for the quantum computer era

To defend against quantum computer based hacking, Infineon and partners have revealed an electronic passport demonstrator that meets the security requirements of the quantum computing era, claims Infineon. “Today we are launching the encryption procedures which will be needed to repel quantum computer attacks of tomorrow,” said company head of identification products Maurizio Skerlj. “Working ...

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Let’s Talk Electronics: NeoCortec and Pickering – companies progressing despite Covid and Brexit

At Electronica 2022 in Munich our Group Editor Clive Couldwell caught up with NeoCortec, the ultra low power wireless connectivity Danish company, and Pickering, the UK and Czech Single-in-Line (SIL) reed relay specialists. Thomas Steen Halkier, the CEO of NeoCortec, shares his thoughts on wireless mesh networking, with NeoMesh being its networking offering for smart ...

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High-voltage reed relays get electrostatic shielding

Pickering Electronics has launched electrostatic shielded variants of its high voltage Series 104 single-in-line reed relay family. The “optional electrostatic shielding between the switch and the coil to help minimise noise between the coil drive and high voltage circuits,” according to the company. “This screening is in addition to the internal mu-metal screen which eliminates ...

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European Ministers increase space funding 17% for ESA budget

European Ministers, including the UK – which is a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) – have agreed to increase ESA’s budget by 17% compared to the last equivalent Ministerial-level meeting in 2019. The decision was taken at the ESA Council in Paris, and the ESA secured €16.8 billion funding (up from €14.4 billion ...

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Relec expands Mornsun portfolio with drop-in switching regulators

Designed as cost-effective drop-in replacements for LM78xx linear regulators, the K78-LB series by Mornsun is available from Relec Electronics. The K78xxJT-500R3-LB and K78xx-500R3-LB  (K78-LB) family is available in a choice of mounting options and designed, says Relec for price-sensitive, high volume, high efficiency applications. Both versions have input ranges up to 36Vdc and outputs from ...

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Rohde & Schwarz and AVL automate EV EMC testing

Automated electric vehicle EMC testing is the subject of a tie-up between Rohde & Schwarz and test software company AVL. “Customers have been wanting for years to see Rohde & Schwarz EMC analysers connected to the AVL EMC test automation system,” said AVL e-motor test manager Alban Hemery. “Together, we have finally accomplished this, and are ...

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UK creates Space Partnership for space sector growth

To help grow the nation’s space sector, the UK government has officially announced the formation of a new Space Partnership. The body is intended to bring together industry, academia and government stakeholders to work together to realise the government’s National Space Strategy, which was first announced in September 2021. It will be co-funded by the ...

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IET: ‘Engineers most trusted after nurses’

87% of people trust engineers to tell them the truth, after nurses an 89% and before doctors at 85%, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). “Engineers are one of only three professions whose trust score has improved since 2021,” it said. “Out of a list of 30 different professions, engineers are the ...

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Home energy storage battery, made in Lincolnshire

Myenergi has created a domestic energy storage battery along the lines of Tesla’s Powerwall. Called Libbi, its top half (see photo) contains a 3.68kW inverter while on the bottom is a 5.1kWh battery, to which three further batteries can be added for up to a total of 20.4kWh. With more than 5.1kWh, the inverter is ...

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One module handles 352kW in three-level solar inverters

Infineon Technologies has introduced a single power module that can handle up to 352kW in three-level solar string inverter applications. Called F3L600R10W4S7F_C22, and aimed at for 1.5kVdc inverters, it combines six 950V IGBTs with six silicon carbide diodes for an overall rating of 950V and 600A. Packaging is the company’s recently-introduced EasyPack 4B (below left), ...

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Embeddedable colour sensor for industry

Omron has created a colour sensor component “which enables monitoring of equipment, plant and industrial processes through detection of small colour changes,” it said. B5WC, as it is called, measures 8.4 x 40 x 15.9mm and detects the colour of objects or liquids 40mm away from its sensing face by reflection from an in-built white ...

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1.6mm SMD LEDS optimised for 2mA operation in industry

ROHM has created a range of five different coloured 0603 (1608 metric 1.6 x 0.8mm) LEDs, the CSL1901 series, optimised for 2mA operation. “In recent years, technological advancements have resulted in dramatically improved luminous efficiency”, according to the company. “At the same time, the market is demanding LEDs tailored to characteristics in the low current ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Power Integrations’ New Zero-Voltage-Switching Power-Supply ICs

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Andrew Smith, the Director of Technical Outreach at Power Integrations, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He shares his thoughts on the newly announced InnoSwitch 4-Pro family of digitally controllable, off-line CV/CC Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) flyback ICs, which substantially reduce the size of power ...

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Offshore Electronics buys a 95,000 part/hour pick-and-place machine

Offshore Electronics has added a Yamaha Z:Lex YSM20R modular pick and place machine to its Guernsey manufacturing. “Fastest in its class at 95,000 component placements per hour, the YSM20R will allow the company to ship a greater number of boards to its OEMs each day,” according to the company. “Over the course of a month, ...

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Quiet 800W mains PSU suits BF-rated medical applications and test

TDK-Lambda has released a 1U high modular ac-dc power supply series from which “the product’s low acoustic noise is  desired in test and medical applications where audible disturbances need to be kept to a minimum”, said the company. Called MU4, the supplies can accept up to four isolated and regulated output boards and deliver up ...

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Alder Lake-S industrial Mini-ITX motherboard handles three displays

Axiomtek MANO561 industrial Mini-ITX motherboard has an LGA1700 socket for Intel’s 12th generation (Alder Lake-S) Core processors. “MANO561, with a 20mm IO height, is perfect for a space-constrained environment,” said Axiomtek product manager Kenny Lin. “Its multiple displays support, abundant IO interfaces and wide input voltage allow users to fulfil adequate AI application in various ...

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Filtronic expands places and people

Filtronic has opened a design centre in Manchester, focused on developing mmWave technology for satellite communications, as well as hired several engineers for its design and its process engineering teams. “Establishing the new centre for satellite communication design has enabled us to expand our physical footprint across three UK locations: Sedgefield, Leeds and now Manchester, ...

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Lemo puts 10Gbit USB 3.1 and 1Gbit/s single-pair Ethernet into push-pull connectors

Lemo has developed USB 3.1 version of its push-pull latching connectors for use up to 10Gbit/s. They are available in the company’s B, K and T series (see table) for demanding indoor and outdoor environments, for applications in defence, industrial automation, data communication, aerospace, test and measurements. B Series miniature K Series robust T Series ...

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Transmit and receive pair send up to 52W over single-pair Ethernet

Analog Devices has created a power sender and power receiver chip-set for single-pair Power-over-Ethernet (SPoE) that can deliver 52W to a load – neither IC handles any Ethernet data. “Combined with ADIN1100 and ADIN1110 10BASE-T1L industrial Ethernet solutions, customers can reliably transfer both power and data over one kilometre”, according to the company. LTC4296-1 is ...

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Infineon aims for ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cyber-security with MCU family

Infineon has a family of microcontrollers in the pipeline intended to achieve certification to the new ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cyber-security management system (CSMS) standard. This follows TÜV Nord certifying Infineon to ISO/SAE 21434. Initially announced in January, the ‘TC4xx’ MCU family will carry the company’s ‘Aurix’ branding, have a “new cybersecurity architecture”, said Infineon, and ...

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How Far Will The Market Fall?

The semiconductor market declined 6.3% in 3Q 2022 from 2Q 2022, according to WSTS. Based on the outlook for 4Q 2022, the second half of 2022 will be down over 10% from the first half of 2022. The 2H 2022 decline will be the largest half-year decline since a 21% drop in the first half ...

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China has more ISSCC papers accepted than any other country

Including Hong Kong and Macao, China had 59 papers accepted by the ISSCC. The University of Macau had 15 papers accepted,  Tsinghua University had 13 papers accepted and Peking University had six papers accepted. 198 papers were accepted in all, out of 629 submitted, with the US having the second largest number of papers accepted ...

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Q3 DRAM market falls 29%

Q3 DRAM revenue fell 29% – a rate unprecedented since the 2008 financial crash, says TrendForce.   Samsung dropped 33%,Hynix 25% and Micron 23%.  Nanya and PSMC fell 40% whike Winbond fell 37%. The market dripped 29% in the quarter to $18 billion.

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Exobotics wins contract to build GenMat prospecting satellite

UK satellite company Exobotics has won a contract with US firm GenMat to build a remote sensing, prospecting satellite with a hyperspectral imager. Described as a multi-million-pound deal, the satellite – the first of GenMat’s planned constellation – is due to be launched later this year aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Specifically, Exobotics will ...

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Rugged vibration, shock and temperature monitoring for machinery

Sick of Hertfordshire has introduced a vibration, shock and temperature monitor for measuring signs of approaching machine failure. The harsh environment MPB10 Multi-Physics Box bolts on to industrial machines, including electric motors, pumps, fans and conveyor systems. “The MPB10 provides service data to enable predictive maintenance practices that can improve plant availability, maximise operating life, protect ...

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Mosfets optimised for hot-swap in-rush

Nexperia has introduced mosfets optimised for 12V hot-swap applications. The 25V and 30V devices are intended to combine a wide safe operating area (SOA) and low on-resistance. “PSMNR67-30YLE ASFET delivers 2.2x stronger SOA: 12V at 100ms) than previous technologies while having a maximum Rds(on) as low as 0.7mΩ [Vg=10V],” according to the company. “The Spirito ...

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Electrostatic actuators improved by self-polarising ferroelectrics

Electrostatic actuators that work at lower voltages could come out of research at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. These devices consist of two oppositely charged electrodes that generate a force when there is an electric field between them. “By altering the shape of their electrodes and filling the gap between them with flexible, soft materials, ...

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Electronica: 78 – 81GHz multi-channel radar transceiver for automated driving

Following its acquisition of Steradian Semiconductors in August, Renesas entered the automotive radar market this week when it introduced a multi-channel 76 – 81GHz transceiver at Electronica. Designed for driver assistance and Level 3 (and higher) autonomous driving, the MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) is aimed imaging radar, long-range forward radar and ‘4D’ radar, “but ...

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Smaller in-line connector for Profinet

For Profinet, Hirose Electric has expanded its ix Industrial connector series to include an in-line jack version. “Specified as a new standard interface connector for Ethernet applications by Profinet, the ix Industrial I/O connector series features optimised EMI and ESD shielding for data transmission up to 10Gbits.s, said the company, adding: “In addition to in-line ...

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NSTC sets four Chips Act research tasks

The US National Semiconductor Technology Center, which is responsible for implementing the $11 billion R&D element of the US. Chips Act, has identified four high-priority tasks Evaluating potential gaps in research and engi­neering that could be filled by the NSTC. As part of the whole-of-government effort, the NSTC will complement the many excellent centers already ...

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800mA brushed dc servo controller for automotive and industrial

Diodes has created a servo motor controller, complete with H-bridge mosfets and provision for potentiometer position feedback, for brushed dc motors in automotive manual headlight beam servos and industrial control servos. Called ZXBM5408Q, operation is over -40 to +125°C and 8 to 18V (45V transient survival), and up to 800mA (1.5A peak). It integrates voltage ...

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Electronica: Raspberry Pi DIN-mount industrial IoT computer

Industrial computer manufacturer OnLogic has announced Factor 202, built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. “When Raspberry Pi unveiled the CM4, they mentioned that over half of the Raspberry Pi computers sold were being used for industrial and commercial applications,” said OnLogic product manager Mike Walsh. Factor 202 (FR202) measures 201 x 121 x ...

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Sponsored content: New range of optoelectronic components by Newhaven Display

High-quality OLED, LCD, TFT and VFD displays. The range of optoelectronic components available in the TME catalogue has just been expanded to include products by Newhaven Display. This is an American supplier specialising in universal displays manufactured in compliance with various standards, with a wide range of technologies applied and versions available. These solutions are ...

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Precision bi-directional current sense covers -5V to 110V

Texas instruments has introduced a precision bi-directional current sense amplifier than can measure voltage drops across shunt resistors over a common-mode range of -5 to 110V, with survival across -20 to +120V. Bias current is 35µA within the operating range, and that operating range is independent of the 2.7 to 20V single rail supply voltage, ...

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CogniSat-6 AI-centric CubeSat to boost image optimisation

The UK and Irish comapaies Open Cosmos and Ubotica Technologies have signed an agreement to deliver CogniSat-6, which they describe as the first AI centric CubeSat mission to include autonomous capabilities. As part of the agreement, CogniSat-6 will carry the flight proven (TRL-9) CogniSat edge computing platform to LEO (low earth orbit). It will provide ...

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Electronica: Digitally controllable ZVS fly-back ICs for 220W ac-dc supplies with GaN switches

At Electronica in Munich today, Power Integrations announced a family of digitally controllable, off-line constant-voltage constant-current zero voltage switching (CV CC ZVS) fly-back ICs for compact power adaptors. Called InnoSwitch4-Pro, they have integrated 750V GaN (gallium nitride) primary switches, handle up to 220W, and switch at up to 140kHz with planar transformers. 10mV/step and 30mA/step ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – SIGLENT on RF test, K Band, General purpose T&M

At Electronica 2022, we caught up with Jason Chonko, Marketing and Applications Specialist at SIGLENT Technologies, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He talks about RF test and measurement and LIDAR and RADAR, new applications, K Band RF signal sources and spectrum analysers, enabling more than one engineer to have the product ...

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Electronica: TI plans distribution centre in Frankfurt

Texas Instruments announced plans to open a product distribution centre in Frankfurt, at Electronica. To be open by the end of 2024, it is being built to provide same-day delivery in central Germany and next-day delivery to most European-based for industrial and automotive customers. “We are excited to expand our European presence in Frankfurt, as it ...

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Electronica: EPC launches Gen6 GaN power transistors

GaN semiconductor maker EPC has announced an 80V 4mΩ power transistor at Electronica in Munich, with a 1.5 x 2.5mm footprint and “double the power density compared to EPC’s prior-generation products”, said the company. “This is just the first product of a new generation of discrete transistors and integrated circuits for EPC,” said company CEO ...

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Rohm and Suzuki join consortium to buy Toshiba

Rohm and Suzuki are joining the consortium led by the private equity fund Japanese Industrial Partners (JIP) to take over Toshiba, reports the Nikkei. The engineering group Taisei is also expected to join. Leasing company Orix and Chubu Electric Power are also said to have signed up. Other companies said to have been asked to ...

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Winners announced for IEEE competition on NTNs Beyond 5G and 6G

The winners of the IEEE Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for Beyond 5G and 6G have been announced at the Connecting the World from the Sky conference. First place, and a prize of $10,000, was awarded to a proposed solution for integrating of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, dubbed Multi-Mode High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) for ...

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Electronica: OKdo stocks first 8 core Rock 5B single-board computers

After revealing it would make and stock Rock single-board computers earlier this year, component distributor OKdo announced availability of the Rock 5B today at Electronica. This is an octo-core computer that delivers “the kind of desktop PC level performance required for compute intense activities such as AI or gaming, as well as object recognition, predictive ...

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Electronica: Eval kit estimates remaining charge in novel Li-ion cells

NGK Insulators has revealed a fuel-gauging evaluation kit for its novel Enercera lithium ion cells, some of which are amongst the few Li-ion cells to be chargeable below 0°C, and some of which can be float-charged. “As part of development support,” said the company, “NGK will provide all customers that use EnerCera with reference designs ...

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Electronica: Top-cooled mosfets for automotive reach 1mΩ

At Electronica today, Onsemi announced a series of silicon mosfets with top-side cooling for automotive motor control and dc-dc conversion. They come in a 5.1 x 7.5mm TCPAK57 package (aka ‘TCPAK10’, recommended footprint 5.2 x 8.7mm)  with a 16.5mm2 thermal pad on the top side. “This allows heat to be dissipated directly into a heatsink ...

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Cambridge GaN Devices raises $19m

Six year-old Cambridge GaN Devices has raised $19 million in a Series B funding round. led by Parkwalk Advisors and BGF, with participation from IQ Capital, CIC, Foresight Williams Technology and Martlet Capital. “GaN provides the optimum conversion solution, reducing power losses by more than 50% and increasing energy conversion efficiency to above 99%,” says ...

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