ST adds to gate drivers

Two new dual-channel galvanically-isolated gate drivers for IGBTs and silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFETs from STMicroelectronics save space and ease circuit design in high-voltage power-conversion and industrial applications. The STGAP2HD for IGBTs and STGAP2SICD for SiC MOSFETs leverage ST’s latest galvanic-isolation technology to provide 6kV transient-voltage capability in a SO-36W wide-body package. In addition, ±100V/ns dv/dt transient ...

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Israel signs on for Nasa’s Artemis Accords

Boosting the prospects for multi-national lunar exploration, Israel has become the 15th country to sign up to Nasa’s Artemis Accords. The accords are intended to be a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among the various nations participating in NASA’s lunar exploration plans. “Israel already has demonstrated its commitment to Artemis with ...

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0.65mΩ 60V mosfet shrunk for telecom and industry, and an 80V one too

Vishay has introduced two n-channel TrenchFET mosfets for telecom and industrial applications. 60V SiJH600E and 80V SiJH800E operate up to +175°C and come in the company’s ~8 x 8mm PowerPak 8x8L package, which has no-bondwire construction for board-level reliability and gullwing leads for mechanical stress relief. On-resistances are typically 0.65mΩ and 1.22mΩ respectively at 10 V. Vishay claims ...

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Dual 3A output dc-dc runs from 4 to 16V

Analog Devices has created a dual 4V to 16V in 3A output switching regulator for use with 2-serial and 3-serial batteries, and USB-C rails . Called MAX77540, it comes in a 2.5 x 2.3mm 30bump wafer-level package and peaks at 94% efficiency when converting 7.4V to 3.3V. Outputs can be set between 500mV to 5.2V, and the two ...

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TT Electronics launches FlexSense for optical encoding applications

TT Electronics has launched  FlexSense a  technology designed to optimize optical encoder applications. The FlexSense series consists of the FS210 Transmissive Incremental Encoder and the FS310 Reflective Incremental Encoder Sensors. The FlexSense encoder sensor array claims to reduce the design complexities of optical encoder solutions. “Low-cost control electronics are trending up. At the same time, demand for ...

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3.6GHz handheld spectrum analyser

Distributor Saelig has introduced the Owon HSA10000 handheld RF spectrum analyser range, covering 9kHz to 1.6GHz or 3.6GHz with 1Hz resolution. “The series has a very low -160dBm DANL which allows accurate low-noise measurements of even very weak signals,” according to Saelig. “An optional tracking generator can sweep over 100kHz to 3.6GHz.” EMI pre-compliance testing with ...

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EU to publish Chips Act proposals on Feb 8th

The EU is to publish proposals for its Chips Act on February 8th according to Thierry Breton, internal markets commissioner for the EU. Asked what the value of the financial incentives envisaged under the proposed Act would be, Breton said it would be ‘commensurate’ with the US Chips Act, i.e $52 billion. To get the ...

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NEC buys Blue Danube

NEC has bought Blue Danube Systems, a U.S.-based provider of CBRS/4G/5G RAN products and AI/ML-based software solutions that help mobile operators address 5G network buildouts and spectrum optimisation. NEC, as a leading Open RAN provider that is recognized for its end-to-end Open 5G solutions and system integration capabilities, continues to invest in the 5G business through organic ...

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Binder adds Ethernet connectivity for sensors in confined spaces

Binder is adding to its 818 product series with connectors using D-coding in the M8 form factor, for space-saving miniaturised sensors in Ethernet applications. With a third less space required than for M12, the 4-pin connectors enable the network connection of small actuators and sensors with data rates of up to 100 Mbit/s. Industrial Specifically, ...

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50 µA Zener range from Nexperia

Nexperia has announced a range of low current voltage regulator diodes. The 50 µA Zener diode range is available in three different surface-mountable (SMD) package options, in an ultra-small Discretes Flat No-leads (DFN) package and AEC-Q101 qualified parts. Specified at a test current of 50 μA the diodes are suitable for low bias and portable ...

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Elastomer electrolyte to sort out lithium metal batteries?

Elastomer electrolytes might be the answer to safe lithium-metal batteries, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Batteries using lithium metal anodes rather than lithium ions promise high capacities, but a tendency to grow internal cell-shorting spike-like metal dendrites makes them a risky, or even unsafe, proposition if liquid electrolytes are used. Solid ...

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860W quarter-brick dc-dc converter

Flex Power Modules has introduced a non-isolated regulated quarter-brick dc-dc converter rated at 860W continuous and 1,200W peak for <1s. Called BMR350, it is aimed at intermediate bus conversion for processors and asics. Input range is 40 – 60V (80V for 100ms) and the output is 12V at 100A maximum, adjustable from 8 to 13.2V. ...

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Nordic and Nokia simplify SEP licensing for IoT

Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor are to simplify IoT Standard Essential Patent licensing. Nordic will give customers the opportunity to acquire licenses to Nokia’s cellular IoT technology when they purchase IoT hardware. The new arrangement will facilitate amicable and efficient licensing. Licenses will be available to Nordic’s customers at the end device level. This new agreement, ...

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December SEMI billings down 0.5%

The December SEMI billings was 0.5% down on November’s $3.93 at $3.92 billion and 46.1% higher than December 2020’s billings of $2.68 billion. “After record-breaking billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers in November 2021, December billings remained robust and were the second-highest ever,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha, “for the first time, billings topped $3 ...

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Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton lead the generation of BrightSparks

The University of Edinburgh and University of Southampton lead the way when it comes to helping generate EW BrightSparks, confirming their strong heritage wthin the electronics industry. We are now collecting entries for the 2020 programme, in partnership with RS Grassroots, and it is interesting to view the previous cohorts in terms of academic background. ...

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Schneider Electric hooks up with Which?

Schneider Electric has partnered with Which? to support electricians across the UK. The partnership will enable electrical professionals to become a Which? Trusted Tradermore cheaply and quickly, helping them to generate more business. Which? Trusted Traders is an endorsement scheme that recognises trustworthy traders. The company has been helping consumers for over 60 years, assessing ...

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Panasonic ali poly caps for low ESR applications

Panasonic’s SP-Cap portfolio of Aluminum Polymer capacitors is suitable wherever a low ESR would be the primary consideration for identifying the most suitable capacitor. Panasonic’s advanced Solid Polymer technology, the SP-Caps, have proven to be an alternative to multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and pure tantalum capacitors. They require less parts and space on the PCB ...

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Book: GaN power devices and applications

‘GaN power devices and applications’ is a book edited by Alex Lidow, founder and CEO of GaN power transistor maker EPC. You will not be surprised that his company’s products feature heavily in the book, but it is much more than a list of products: it compiles the research and test results of almost 30 ...

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Intel’s 13 year-old €1.06bn EU fine quashed on appeal

Intel has won its appeal against a €1.06 billion antitrust fine imposed by the EU in 2009. The fine was imposed on Intel for giving rebates to Dell, HP and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel, thereby shutting out AMD The judgment came from Europe’s second-highest court – the General Court. It ...

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FTC blocks Lockheed Martin’s $4.4bn acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is blocking Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, on grounds of competition. Lockheed Martin announced its plans – which were subject to regulatory approval – last year, in January 2021. The FTC, however, has now decided that Aerojet Rocketdyne – which it describes as the last ...

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BT to trial O-RAN in Hull

BT is to trial Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for O-RAN in Hull. BT will install the RICs across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE. BT is developing O-RAN, with its vendor partners, to ensure it becomes a viable, mature, scale option for network optimisation as ...

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Automotive precision 0402, 0603 and 0805 surface mount resistors

Vishay has extended its Automotive precision resistor range in 0402, 0603 and 0805 case sizes, which now rub up to 7.5MΩ with ±25ppm/K temperature resistance and ±0.1% tolerance. MCS 0402 AT, MCT 0603 AT and MCU 0805 AT offer values from 47Ω to 1 MΩ, 2MΩ and 7.5MΩ respectively. “They join the previously enhanced MCA ...

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Raspberry Pi Pico MCU becomes the brains of 3D printers

Big Tree Tech, a respected Chinese make of 3d printer parts, has adopted Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 microcontroller to miniaturise a 3D printer controller board. Called ‘SKR Pico V1.0’, the controller has a second link with Raspberry Pi, as it directly mates with a Raspberry Pi 4 or Raspberry Pi Zero 2, used to run Klipper, ...

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Portable hydrogen powered generator

Japanese startup Scitem is about to put a briefcase-sized hydrogen generator (pictured) on the market at a price of around $4,400. It is fuelled by replaceable hydrogen cartridges and has a 30W output. However versions with different outputs will be produced for the market. Scitem main business is producing hydrogen canisters for researchers. The briefcase ...

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Comau deploys assembly drive line for electric motor, gearbox and inverter

Comau has developed and deployed an automated e-drive assembly line for Geely Automobile Holdings at its Geely Veremt plant in Ningbo (China), for the end-to-end assembly of the electric motor, gearbox and inverter. Designed in close collaboration with the Geely team, the complete line uses a flexible automatic production system to assemble the permanent magnet ...

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Airbus, Iceye to provide radar satellite data to U.S. government

Airbus and Iceye are among the first five commercial operators of radar satellites to be chosen to supply their data to the U.S. government. The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has announced the award of five contracts with Airbus (U.S.), Capella Space, Iceye (U.S.), PredaSAR and Umbra. Basically, the aim is to ensure the U.S. ...

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Tough compact connectors for USB 3, HDMI, Ethernet and more

For higher pin-count busses, Fischer has added a larger connector to its MiniMax Series of miniature rugged high-reliability connectors. The connector has a 14mm diameter body (Fischer size 10) and comes in two versions so far: 12 signal and power contacts offering USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbit/s, 1m) and up to 8A, for high-speed intercom ...

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100V half-bridge mosfet driver

Diodes has introduced a driver for high-side and low-side mosfet gates in half-bridges up to 100V. Called DGD0579U, it is aimed at cordless power tools, e-bikes and autonomous robot appliances. “Mosfet protection mechanisms are integrated into the device, improving system reliability and optimizing board space,” according to the company. “These include cross-conduction prevention, so that the ...

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28Vin space-grade PSUs are radiation-tolerant and customisable

Microchip is offering a 28Vin space-grade dc-dc converter built from discrete components. Why discrete components and not hybrid construction? “They are easier to customize than alternative space-grade power converters so they can meet specific voltage, current and other needs,” said Microchip v-p of discrete products Leon Gross. Custom versions are available “with reasonable lead time ...

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Designing a data logger that can be used by anyone

Timestrip of Cambridge has designed its first temperature logger for cold supply chains, the disposable miniature TL520. Within its 40 x 54 x 5.5mm IP54 enclosure – half the area of a credit card – the company has built a battery, status LEDs, a push button, enough memory to store 3800 data points and an NFC ...

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Expected Q2 NAND price fall less than forecast

NAND Flash prices for 1Q22 are forecast to decline by 8-13% QoQ, says TrendForce, which is less than expected. Fears thar the  Xi’an lockdown might affexct supply have abated and the forecast price dops are less than originally expected. Samsung and Micron’s Xi’an production facilities are returning to normal with respect to workforce and operational capacity. Quotes ...

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New Panasonic battery extends Tesla S range to 750km

Next year Panasonic plans to start mass production of a battery which will give a Tesla Model S a range of  750km – up from 650km at the moment. The new battery will have five times the capacity of the previous battery and will be twice as big and, costed on a capacity basis, be 10-20% ...

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European Space Summit to boost space ambitions

The European Space Agency (ESA) and European Union (EU) will be holding a Space Summit in February to identify how best to boost Europe’s space ambitions. It will consider how best space-related technology can address environmental, economic and security challenges, says the ESA. Specifically, EU strategies for secure connectivity and for space traffic management. Taking ...

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Viewpoint: Who wins in the Sonos v Google smart speaker patent dispute?

Sonos alleged that Google’s smart speaker devices infringed its US patents, and the ITC has agreed. But who will be the winner from this patent dispute, asks Michael Jaeger, a partner and patent attorney at Withers & Rogers? Following the conclusion of a long-standing legal battle, Sonos has emerged victorious to block the import into the ...

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Weebit Nano demo-es operational crossbar array

Weebit Nano has demo-ed its first operational crossbar arrays, a key milestone on the Company’s path to creating discrete (stand-alone) non-volatile memory (NVM) chips. The 1T1R (one transistor one resistor) architecture used in embedded ReRAM arrays is not sufficient to support the large arrays of memory cells needed in discrete memory chips. For this reason, Weebit’s ...

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Photo-relay can handle 1kV for automotive

Toshiba has introduced a photo-relay capable of operating with 1.5kV across its output switch – the company’s first with such an output withstand voltage – “ensuring that it is compatible with the vast majority of traction batteries”, it said. AEC-Q101 qualified and aimed at battery management systems, TLX9160T consists of an infra-red emitting diode optically coupled ...

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AI accelerator in 2.4GHz wireless MCU for Matter and Bluetooth

Silicon Labs has introduced a wireless microcontroller with a hardware AI accelerator that can work with Matter, Zigbee, OpenThread, Bluetooth Low Energy and Bluetooth mesh. It comes along with a software tool kit for machine learning. Called EFR32MG24, “this new hardware and software platform will help bring AI and ML applications and wireless to battery-powered edge ...

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RGB laser light engine for AR glasses

Osram has revealed a prototype laser emitter module for projection within augmented reality glasses. The lasers are 640nm red, 520nm green and 450nm blue, in a 7 x 4.6 x 1.2mm (39mm3) surface-mount package. Branded Vegalas, the “prototype design for the module demonstrates that a light engine for smart glasses can be compact enough to fit ...

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Smartcar raises $24m Series B

Smartcar, a connected car software integration development site, has raised $24 million in a Series B financing round delivered by Energize Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and New Enterprise Associates. The site enables developers to integrate software applications and services in connected cars. Founded by two brothers, Sahas and Sanketh Katta, Smartcar aims to provide the software ...

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DASA funding seeks to support telexistence technology

The UK government’s DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) is making £1.3 million available for “telexistence” innovations as part of a competition for commercial proposals. Such telexistence technology enables organisations to undertake tasks – in hazardous environments – without physically being present. Telexistence For example, it combines elements of telepresence, enabling an operator to see and ...

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Negative photosensitive polyimide enables high-def pattern formation

Toray Industries has developed a negative photosensitive polyimide material (pictured) which maintains the characteristic thermal resistance, mechanical properties, and adhesiveness of polyimides while increasing resolutions and enabling high-definition pattern formation on 100-micrometer and other thick films. The number of electronic components in smartphones and other mobile devices will increase to accommodate the greater speeds and ...

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OneWeb signs southern hemisphere broadband deals

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite comms company partly owned by the UK government, is signing southern hemisphere broadband distribution deals. It is now more than half-way to completing its planned constellation. India In India, for example, OneWeb has announced a six-year Distribution Partner agreement to provide LEO connectivity services across the Sub-Continent. The ...

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Wireless charging for small things

ROHM has developed compact wireless charger modules with an integrated antenna board: the BP3621 (transmitter) and the BP3622 (receiver). The modules add wireless power supply functionality to smaller devices such as smart tags/cards or PC peripherals. (Fig. 1) Wireless power supplies are increasingly being adopted in smartphones, smart watches, and other compact devices. By utilizing ...

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Carbon electrode leads to 500Wh/kg lithium-air battery

The Japanese National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and SoftBank have developed a 500Wh/kg lithium-air battery. “Despite their very high theoretical energy densities, only a small number of lithium-air batteries with high energy densities have actually been fabricated and evaluated,” according to NIMS. “This limited success is attributed to the fact that a large proportion by ...

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Intel to build Silicon Heartland

Intel is to build ‘the largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet’ in Ohio, says CEO Pat Gelsinger (pictured). The initial investment for the two fabs on the 1,000 acre site at New Albany outside Columbus, Ohio is $20 billion and construction is due to start this year. Intel expects the fabs to be running ...

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A piece of paper knocks the cost out of perovskite solar cell creation

Italian and Iranian scientists have replaced spin-coating with a simple piece of paper in a process to make perovskite solar cells. Spin coating is much like children’s spin painting, except that close control of process parameters results in the deposition of a continuous thin even film on the substrate. If aiming to deposit a poly-crystalline ...

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Siemens Digital and UMC co-develop BCD PDKs

Siemens Digital Industries Software and UMC are co-developing PDK’s for the foundry’s 110nm and 170nm BCD procecesses. The PDKs are optimised for Siemens EDA’s Tanner custom design flow software. Siemens’ custom IC design kits built using its Tanner software are now available for UMC’s BCD processes. The foundry’s 110-nm and 180-nm BCD platforms aim to ...

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Semis grow 25%

Semiconductor revenue increased 25.1% in 2021 to total $583.5 billion, says Gartner. “As the global economy bounced back in 2021, shortages appeared throughout the semiconductor supply chain, particularly in the automotive industry,” said Gartner vo Andrew Norwood, “the resulting combination of strong demand as well as logistics and raw material price increases drove semiconductors’ ASP higher contributing ...

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Arm releases Morello evaluation board

Arm has released the Morello evaluation board which is being made available to partners for the first time. The Morello prototype architecture, developed at Arm based on the CHERI technology has been prototyped in a specially designed demonstrator Armv8.2-A SoC. The aim is to prevent memory security breaches in the underlying hardware in future, rather ...

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ESA preps call for Young Graduate Trainee opportunities

The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to open its call for 2022 Young Graduate Trainee (YGT) opportunities. Established in 1983, the YGT Programme lasts for one year (with possible extension to a second year) and gives an opportunity to work on European space missions. Basically, every year in February, the ESA publishes around 100 ...

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Toshiba opens high-voltage laboratory in Germany

Toshiba has established a European high-voltage laboratory in Germany for automotive and industrial markets. “In line with the company’s shift in focus towards more power-related products, Toshiba invested this year in infrastructure and equipment such as high voltage power sources, loads and measuring equipment,” said Toshiba, The lab will will support European customers, particularly for silicon carbide ...

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MRI brain scanner does not need superconducting magnets

University of Hong Kong researchers have used artificial intelligence to perform a brain scan with a conventional rare-earth magnet rather than a large superconducting magnet, and without a screened room. The ‘ultra-low field magnet’ – according to MRI nomenclature – was designed using almost 90kg of samarium cobalt as its field source – used because ...

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Viewpoint: IoT and the cybersecurity industry’s hardware blind spot

In an IoT network, even if a server and its assets are secured, there may be millions of sensors connected to it, and each of these is an open window into its core. Until the security industry puts more focus on hardware security at the edge, vulnerabilities will abound, argues Dr. Shahram Mossayebi of Crypto ...

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Help to Grow government scheme

The government has announced a Help to Grow scheme for small businesses providing them with discounts of up to £5,000 on approved Digital Accounting and Customer Relations Management (CRM) software. The approved software products from technology suppliers on the Help to Grow: Digital online platform for wave 1 are: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software: Zestia Ltd ...

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BrainChip taking orders for PCIe board with Akida processor

BrainChip Is taking orders for its first commercially available Mini PCIe board leveraging its Akida neural networking processor, rounding out its suite of AKD1000 offerings. The AKD1000-powered Mini PCIe boards can be plugged into a developer’s existing system to unlock capabilities for an array of edge AI applications, including Smart City, Smart Health, Smart Home ...

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Sig gen covers 10MHz to 18GHz with low phase noise and jitter

Boonton SGX1000 RF signal generators cover 10MHz to 18GHz and feature phase noise as low as -123 dBc/Hz (3GHz with 10kHz offset) and jitter down to 55fs. “Proprietary design, combining direct digital and direct analogue synthesis, has resulted in an RF source with ultra-fine frequency resolution, extremely fast frequency switching, ultra-low phase noise and jitter, ...

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Power Delivery dc-dc for up to 20V and 3A

STMicroelectronics is aiming at USB Power Delivery up to 60W (20V 3A) with a digitally programmable synchronous buck converter. Called STPD01, it will accept between 6 and 26.4V, and, controlled over I2C, deliver 3 to 20V in 20mV steps to meet PD specifications – with slew rate controllable up to 30mV/μs. Current can be set from ...

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TI’s oscilloscope input buffer amp combines 3GHz operation with low noise

Texas instruments has revealed a buffer amplifier developed especially for oscilloscope inputs from dc to GHz. BUF802 signal paths “Oscilloscope manufacturers have got a choice: develop a discrete JFET input stage and risk limited performance, or develop their own asic,” TI general manager of linear amplifiers John Caldwell told Electronics Weekly. Developing a custom asic ...

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DC-DCs for GaN, SiC and Si gate driving

Recom has created a range of unregulated dc-dc converters designed to provide voltages tuned for GaN, SiC or silicon gate driving. Called the RA3 series, they are 23.4 x 15 x 8.5mm LGA surface-mount parts offering one of five output combinations: +7 and -1V +15 and -3V +20 and -5V single +8V single +9V “These values cover ...

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Crash coming this year or next

If the crash doesn’t come this year, it will come next year, warned Malcolm Penn, CEO of Future Horizons (pictured) at IFS2022. “Enjoy the Super-Cycle,” urged Penn, “if It lasts through 2022 it will crash in 2023. Capex expansion bragging rights are now out of control (Especially Intel, plus Samsung, SK-Hynix & TSMC all talking ...

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Three years of double digit gains

IC Sales will see double digit growth for the third year in a row, says IC Insights, which will  be the first three-year period of double-digit gains in 25 years. The report forecasts that the IC market will rise 11% this year following a strong 26% increase in 2021 and a 13% jump in 2020 ...

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Rosalind Franklin Mars rover drives ahead for September launch

The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover system has passed its latest tests, ahead of its planned September launch in Kazakhstan, the UK Space Agency has highlighted. The technology – the rover is currently in an ultra-clean room at the Thales Alenia Space premises in Turin, along with its Mars-bound companion, the Kazachok landing platform – has ...

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Magnachip upgrades LV MOSFETs

Magnachip’s upgraded LV MOSFETs have lower Rss(on) aimed at battery PCMs in smartphones. Magnachip developed the devices with advanced overvoltage and overcurrent protection features to extend battery life and reduce overheating issues Magnachip began mass production of this new 6.5th generation product last month. The Rss(on) of this new 6.5G product is 20% lower than ...

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Touchscreens tile with tiny borders for video walls

Tyne & Wear touch screen company Zytronic has developed a touch sensor with an ultra-narrow border  – between 3mm and zero. “Designed to mirror the narrowest bezel video wall monitors, the glass sensors create a sleek appearance by using the maximum display area,” according to the company. “The sensors can be linked when used with the ...

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Accelerometers for ground testing satellites

Silicon Designs has launched a family of miniature, radiation-tested, tactical-grade MEMS inertial accelerometers. Offered in three standard full-scale acceleration ranges, of ±10 g, ±25 g, and ±50 g, respectively, the Model 1527 Series is expressly designed to support a variety of critical space electronics testing requirements, including those of spacecraft, satellites, and CubeSats. In addition, ...

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Design revenues grew 17.1% in 2021

Revenues of the Electronic System Design (ESD) industry increased 17.1% year-over-year from $2,953.9 million to $3,458.1 million in Q3 2021, says the ESD Alliance. The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 51,182 people globally in Q3 2021, an 8.7% increase over the Q3 2020 headcount of 47,087 and up 2.4% compared to Q2 2021.“m ...

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Accelerometers for space applications

Silicon Designs has launched   a family of miniature, radiation-tested, tactical-grade MEMS inertial accelerometers. Offered in three standard full-scale acceleration ranges, of ±10 g, ±25 g, and ±50 g, respectively, the Model 1527 Series is expressly designed to support a variety of critical space electronics testing requirements, including those of spacecraft, satellites, and CubeSats. In ...

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No lag for ESA’s ColKa connecting astronauts direct to Europe

The European Space Agency (ESA) is highlighting that astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are connecting straight to Europe at light speed, via the European Data Relay System dubbed ColKa. An upgrade to the comms system is now delivering broadband internet at speeds equivalent to those on Earth, says ESA. The satellite in ...

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SEMI FlexTech invests in R&D projects

SEMI FlexTech has announced more than $5 million in funding for five new R&D projects aimed at flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) innovations for sensors, medical devices, automotive electronics and other consumer and industrial microelectronics products. “The new projects push the limits of technology in ways that are not funded by private sector alone, illustrating the ...

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brushless dc motors for automated guided vehicles

Oriental Motor of Japan has created brush-less dc motors for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots. BLV-R motors, which are the R type of the BLV series, come in 100W (1/8hp) and 200W (1/4hp) types. A “100W motor with a 30:1 gearbox measures 108.4mm in length and weighs 2.4kg”, according to the company. ...

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Flusso gets £46,000 local grant for expansion

Cambridge fabless chip company Flusso has received “almost £46,000” from Growth Works, the development programme launched last year by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Business Board – backed with UK government and EU funding. The award is made up of a capital expenditure grant, allowing the company to purchase additional test equipment for ...

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600V super-junction mosfets span 190 to 580mΩ

Korean transistor maker Magnachip has announced today 11 600V super-junction mosfets Describing them as ‘2.5th generation’, they are claimed to have lower switching loss and better power efficiency than its previous devices. Rds(on) varies between 190 and 580mΩ and packages include DPAK TO-220F and TO-220SF (see photo). A gate-source Zener diode is embedded to protect against ...

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SkyWater and Applied Novel Devices making MOSFETs for fast-switching applications

 SkyWater Technology, the Minnesota mil spec foundry,  and Applied Novel Devices (AND) gave come up with a transistor technology that offers significant benefits for fast switching power conversion applications. Their power MOSFETs offer 2x lower output charge, near-zero reverse-recovery and ultra-low Qoss enabled by AND’s proprietary channel engineering technology. In addition, these power MOSFETs offer ...

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Successful Virgin Orbit horizontal launch cheers Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit successfully completed its third mission at the end of last week, launching several satellites into orbit from beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 in California. The significance for the UK, beyond the good news for Glasgow-based Spire Global which had one of the seven satellites in the payload (its ADLER-1), is that ...

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Imprint upgrades zinc-based battery

Imprint Energy has launched the latest generation of its zinc-based battery technology, ZinCore. “ZinCore’s power density and thin, flexible, customizable design will power innovation and new connectivity,” says CEO Christine Ho. The batteries provide 10X more power in the same volume than Imprint’s previous zinc-based battery, ZincPoly. They are 1.0 mm wide with a bending diameter of ...

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Audi goes fuel-electric for desert racing

Audi RS Q e-tron is a fuel-electric series hybrid made for the Dakar cross-desert race, which finishes today. In series hybrids, all drive is via electricity, there is no rotating mechanical link between heat engine and wheels. Just like a diesel-electric railway train, the intervening electric drive allows the fuel engine to run continuously at ...

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Tiny simple THz radiation source

Researchers at Austrian university TU Wien (Vienna) have created a simple and compact source of terahertz radiation, claiming that radiates significantly more power than similar devices: 10μW at its 525GHz fundamental and 70μW at 330GHz. There are various ways to generate terahertz waves. TU Wien lists cryogenic quantum cascade lasers for high intensities, or down-conversion ...

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PCB-mount vehicle charging safety relay handles 36A

Rated at up to 36A, and with a 30.5 x 16mm footprint and 20.5mm (plus pins) height, G6QE is Omron’s latest electric vehicle charging safety shut-down relay. “With a switching current of 36A at 250Vac, 10,000 switching operations are possible, and with 30A at 250Vac even 100,000,” according to distributor Rutronik, which is stocking the parts. ...

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TSMC plans 2022 capex of $44bn

TSMC has set a 2022 capex budget of $40-44 billion as it expects Q1 sales of $16.6 billion to $17.2 billion and growth for the year of 15-20%. The capex target is at least $10 billion more than kast year from last year and  43% higher than Intel’s $25 billion to $28 billion. The company ...

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Phabrix celebrates making its 8,000th broadcast tester

Berkshire-based Phabrix is manufacturing its 8,000th Sx handheld 3G-SDI tester. Established in 2005 by engineer Phillip Adams, the company was set-up to create an instrument to test and monitor the then new 3G-SDI signals. The SxA prototype was unveiled at IBC2007, with production starting the following year. 13 years later, the company is still making ...

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PC units down 5% in Q4 but up 10% on the year.

Q4 PC unit shipments were down 5% y-o-y at 88.4 million units, says Gartner while, for the year, PC unit shipments reached 339.8 million units – a 9.9% increase on 2020. “The fourth quarter’s decline only slightly tempered the PC market’s growth in 2021, which saw the highest shipment volume since 2013,” says Gartner’s Mitako Kitagawa, ...

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Semtech and Lacuna Space add IoT-to-Satellite connectivity to LoRaWAN

Semtech and Lacuna Space aim to extend the  coverage of LoRaWAN by adding IoT-to-Satellite connectivity. “We have trials and demonstrations underway in many countries and regions that were previously thought to be inaccessible to IoT,” says Lacuna Space CEI Rob Spurrett, “with this collaboration, we expect to begin commercial services within the first half of 2022.” The collaboration ...

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NASA picks new NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor

Dr. Katherine Calvin has been appointed NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor, having worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI). In her role as chief scientist, Calvin will advise on the agency’s science programmes and science-related strategic planning and investments. As senior climate advisor, NASA explains she will ...

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TT Electronics debuts HPDC chip resistors

  TT Electronics has  announced the debut of its HPDC series of high power density chip resistors. This specialist design is optimised for power management, actuator drive, and heating applications which benefit from the enhanced heat transfer from element to terminal. The use of such high power density components saves PCB area and boosts reliability by restricting the ...

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IP68 fans for tough environments

Distributor New Yorker Electronics is stocking IP68-rated cooling fans from Orion Fans’ Harsh Environment AC and DC Fan Series. “Offered in a variety of frame sizes, the IP68 rating ensures that the motor has complete protection from dust and other particles and can be completely submerged in water of depths up to three meters,” according ...

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Semi content in electronic systems tops 33%

The value of semiconductor content in electronic systems reached 33.2% last year, surpassing the previous record high set in 2018, says IC Insights. Historically, the driving force behind the higher average annual growth rate of the semiconductor industry as compared to the electronic systems market is the increasing value or content of semiconductors used in ...

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Semtech Lora upgrade expands capacity

Semtech has released a software upgrade for LoRa ICs  that increases network capacity, robustness to interference and enables a low power and reliable direct data links from sensors to satellites. The software enhancement can be leveraged by second generation LoRa ICs to enable the LoRaWAN standard new data rate, Long Range Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (LR-FHSS), recently ratified ...

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Hawkeye 360 wins $15.5m AFRL contract for space-based RF analytics

HawkEye 360, the space-based RF data specialists, has been awarded a three year, $15.5 million Experimental Purpose Agreement (EPA) contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate. Following the agreement with the Department of Defense, HawkEye 360 will provide radio frequency analytics research, development, and experiments to help the U.S. ...

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EMA merges with FlowCAD

EMA Design Automation, the US EDA specialist, has merged with  FlowCAD,. This is EMA’s fourth expansion in 18 months bringing EMA closer to their aim of being a global EDA provider. “As our customers continue to globalize, we must be able to meet them where they are across the world,” says EMA CEO Nanny Marcano. ...

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Siemens extends mechanical prediction capabilities

Siemens Digital has extended its mechanical performance prediction capabilities with Simcenter 3D 2022.1 Time varying thermal fatigue helps you understand durability over real operational cycles and reduce modeling time by reading temperatures and stresses/strains from FE results. Simcenter 3D software, part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, enables engineers to tackle the complexity ...

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‘Smallest’ sine-cosine 3D Hall position sensor

Allegro is claiming a record for its latest Hall-effect position sensor IC, describing it as “the smallest sine/cosine 3D sensor currently available in the market”. Called A33230, it comes in 3 x 2.9 x 1mm 5pin SOT23-W package. Although the die inside is able to sense in three orthogonal dimensions, it has two signal paths ...

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Sondrel looking for Systems Architects

Sondrel, the ASIC design house, is looking to hire more Systems Architects. ‘There is a growing need for Systems Architects who coordinate every aspect of a design project, hence the company is actively recruiting for specialists with the skill sets that can do this,’ says the company. Paul Martin, Sondrel’s Head of Design Architecture, explained: ...

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Infineon MCUs for automotive include functional safety AI

First samples of Infineon’s 28nm Aurix TC4x family of automotive MCUs are available. “The family provides an upward migration path for the Aurix TC3x family,” according to the company. “It features the next-generation TriCore 1.8 and the new parallel processing unit, a SIMD vector DSP which addresses the demands of various AI topologies – this ...

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Farnell IoT survey

Product designers and system engineers are invited to participate in Farnell’s global IoT survey until 18 March 2022 and can enter a competition for the chance to win an iPad Pro and Amazon gift cards. The survey provides an opportunity for IoT and Industrial IoT product designers and system engineers to share insights about the ...

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60W power supplies work over 90-305Vac

XP Power is aiming at IT, industrial electronics and robotics with 60W ac-dc power supplies that can operate from 90-305Vac. This range suits them suitable to factory or roadside equipment running from four-wire three-phase 480Vac (277Vac nominal), or running from single-phase 110 or 230Vac. Called the VCB60 series, there are eight devices with regulated outputs ...

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Arduino adds an IoT interface board to its MKR 1010 SBC

MKR IoT Carrier is an IoT interface and peripheral board for Arduino’s MKR WiFi 1010 single-board computer. Also know as the Oplà interface, it includes: sensors for temperature, humidity, barometric, acceleration, rotation (it has a six axis IMU) and colour, plus a small colour LCD, touch pads, a gesture sensor and two relays to switch external circuits. ...

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Solderable 45x45mm i.MX 8M Plus OSM LGA module

iWave Systems has launched a solderable i.MX 8M Plus OSM (Open standard module) In OSM, SGeT defines a module to be soldered on the carrier board as an LGA package, rather than using edge or board to board connectors. Called iW-RainboW-G40M, this module is Size-L (45 x 45mm), with provision for 662 contacts. It is “28% ...

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TSMC December revenues up 32.4%

TSMC had December revenues up 32.4% y-o-y and up 4.8% from November at NT$155 billion (US$$5.6 billion). Revenue for January through December 2021 totaled NT$1,587.42 billion (US $57 billion)., an increase of 18.5%compared to the same period in 2020. TSMC December Revenue Report (Consolidated): (Unit: NT$ million) Period Net Revenues December 2021 155,382 November 2021 ...

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Digi-Key integrates CalcuQuote for 30-day pricing

Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with CalcuQuote to integrate the company’s technology with the distributor’s own Quote API. CalcuQuote – a quote management system for high-mix, low-volume systems – is intended to provide customers with an easy entry point to Digi-Key’s APIs (application programming interfaces) to help speed development times. Specifically, it will give customers the ...

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Offshore Electronics commits to sustainable PCB sourcing

Guernsey-based CEM Offshore Electronics has committed to sustainable PCB sourcing and manufacturing through its exclusive supplier agreement with NCAB Group. NCAB Group has conformed to ISO 26000 since 2014, the international standard that focuses on corporate responsibility. Using this framework, the company has divided its operations into three core areas: supply chain, employees and customers. ...

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Lemo signs Lane

Lane Electronics, the franchised distributor for many connector manufacturers, has been  appointed a franchised distributor for LEMO, the precision connector specialist. LEMO’s connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including motorsport, defence, medical, industrial control, test and measurement, audio-visual and telecommunications. LEMO has been designing precision connectors for seven decades. Offering more than ...

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Schneider launches PrismaSeT LV switchboard

  Schneider Electric has launched the PrismaSeT LV switchboard for its EcoStruxure Power architecture. PrismaSeT is an optimised, tested and BS EN IEC compliant solution. In response to the need for superior operational safety, the  PrismaSeT switchboard is designed to enhance fire prevention with BS EN IEC 61439-1 & 2 type-tested functional units, and optional, ...

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More-on: Infineon’s source-down mosfet package

Infineon announced source-down packaged power mosfets earlier today in which it flipped the die to improve transistor performance. Alongside the part announcement it released a diagram and its reasons for what it did. The source-down mosfet is on the right, and the more conventional device on the left. According to Infineon: The source-down package (1) is ...

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Prestwick Spaceport plans for position in European space race

A planning application notice for Prestwick Spaceport has been filed, flagging the spaceport’s progress among the UK’s seven spaceports that are jockeying to achieve the first satellite launch from UK (or European) soil. The Proposal of Application Notice (POAN) is described as the first step in the planning process for Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport, which says ...

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Infineon upgrades OptiMOS

Infineon is shipping a  new generation of OptiMOS Source-Down (SD) power MOSFETs. They come in a PQFN 3.3 x 3.3 mm 2 package and a wide voltage class ranging from 25 V up to 100 V. This package sets a new standard in power MOSFET performance, offering higher efficiency, higher power density, superior thermal management ...

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CEVA launches NeuPro-M architecture

CEVA has launched  NeuPro-M, its latest architecture for AI/ML inference workloads. Targeting Edge AI and Edge Compute, NeuPro-M is a self-contained heterogeneous architecture that is composed of multiple specialized co-processors and configurable hardware accelerators. NeuPro-M supports both system-on-chip (SoC) as well as Heterogeneous SoC (HSoC) scalability to achieve up to 1,200 TOPS and offers optional ...

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Qorvo WiFi covers 5.1-7GHz bands.

Qorvo has introduced a wideband Wi-Fi front-end module (FEM) covering the 5.1 GHz to 7.1 GHz bands for customer premises equipment (CPE). The QPF4730 can provide full-frequency support for both Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E enterprise solutions. In previous generations of Wi-Fi routers, each radio is fixed to a specific frequency, due to the narrowband ...

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Samsung Q4 profit up 50%

Samsung had Q4 profits  up 50% at $11.5 billion. Revenue was up 23% to $63.2 billion. Server memory and foundry underpinned the results It is thought that memory oversupply in H1 will hit ASPs but, if the lockdown persists in Xi’an, where both Samsung and Micron have memory fabs, the shortfall in production may keep ...

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200W/channel GaN Class-D audio amp eval board, and a matching PSU

GaN Systems is claiming up to 96% power efficiency from a 200 + 200W (8Ω) Class-D stereo amplifier built around its gallium nitride power transistors. THD+N is under 0.03%, with further optimisation possible, according to the company. 300W/channel is available into 4Ω. Called the GeN2 Amplifier, the evaluation kit comes with a matching 400W (550W peak) LLC ...

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Sony to set up EV subsidiary

In the Spring, Sony intends to establish an EV subsidiary called Sony Mobility Inc to make and market EVs. “The excitement we received after we showed off the Vision-S really encouraged us to further consider how we can bring creativity and technology to change the experience of moving from one place to another,” said Sony ...

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Semi sales to reach $680bn this year

2022 semiconductor sales will grow 11% this year after growing 25% in 2021, says IC Insights. Above average increases are expected in all major product categories, which will lift the global market to record-high revenues in 2022 despite growth rates easing from last year’s economic rebound, says report. Total semiconductor sales in 2022 are forecast ...

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Mauna Kea Semiconductor raises $12.8m in Series PreA+ round

 Mauna Kea Semiconductors (MKSemi), the UWB specialist, has closed a Series Pre-A+ Funding round raising $12.8 million led by Lightspeed China Partners with Qiming Venture and Ivy Capital. Targeting high-precision sensing, MKSemi has launched its MK8000 SoC aimed at enabling the design, integration and deployment of complete location and direction-finding solutions.  Power consumption is 43mA@3V/RX  MKSemi has partnered with ...

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November chip sales up 23.5% y-o-y

November semiconductor sales were up 23.5% at $49.7billion compared to November 2020’s total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% up on October sales of $49 billion. The cumulative annual total of semiconductor units sold through November 2021 reached 1.05 trillion, which is the industry’s highest-ever annual total.. “Global semiconductor sales remained strong in November, increasing substantially ...

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IEE Technology and Circuits Symposia call for papers

The 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits, now its 42nd year, has announced a “Call for Papers” with submissions around the theme: “Technology & Circuits for the Critical Infrastructure of the Future.” The newly-merged five day Symposium will be held as a hybrid event from June 13 – 17, 2022, at the Hilton Hawaii Village ...

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Government budgets for space exploration and militarisation hit record levels

Government space budgets – driven by demands for space exploration and militarisation – hit records levels of investment, totalling $92 billion. This is according to Euroconsult, a consultancy specialising in the space sector, which also expects such spending to reach $1 trillion over the next decade. The two major main drivers identified are ambitious space ...

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CES: SigFox teams-up to provide solar-powered long-range IoT

IoT communication service provider Sigfox is to create energy harvesting modules with chip maker Nowi and Brazilian design house BHT Micron. Nowi already has a solar power module for SigFox and its competitor LoRa “This collaboration marks the first step for Sigfox towards a commercial development of energy harvesting modules to equip IoT devices,” according to SigFox. ...

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Industrial 10.4inch display is bright with a wide viewing angle

Review Display Systems (RDS) is stocking a 10.4inch TFT P-series display module from industrial display manufacturer Tianma. P1040XGF1MA00 is XGA (1920 x 1080 pixels) with the classic 4:3 aspect ratio and includes ‘Super Fine TFT’ (SFT) technology for wide viewing angle and consistent colour, said RDS. Contrast ratio is 1000:1 and viewing angle is 85° ...

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Quad opto-relays in 2 x 6mm

Toshiba has launched three quad Form-A voltage driven photorelays, claiming one of them with one of the smallest mounting areas in the industry. They are Toshiba’s first four-circuit, 4-Form-A, relays, in a 12.5mm2 (2 x 6.25 x 1.3mm) package dubbed S-VSON16T. “The area is approximately 14% less compared with the mounting area of four one-channel ...

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CES: e-peas promises 18µA/MHz Cortex-M0

Energy harvesting IC company e-peas announced an Arm Cortex-M0 microcontroller at CES this week that it claims will consume only 18µA/MHz in active mode. Called EDMS105N, the 32bit 24MHz device is claimed to be “the lowest power consuming Cortex-M0 MCU to be commercially available”, said the company. Amongst the sleep states is one which draws 340nA with ...

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