Educational Support Award

Winner RS Grass Roots Education   RS Grass Roots Education is empowering the next generation of engineers, innovators and technologists to develop vital skills, experience and inspiration to change our world. The programme has reached more than 420,000 future engineers and innovators through partnerships with professional engineering institutions, universities and youth programmes. The judges recognised ...

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Precision power tester covers 3A to 500pA across ±15V

Jetperch has releases a second generation of its Joulescope precision power consumption measurement instrument. Called JS220, it has a huge dynamic range: ±3A max (10A peak) with 500pA resolution over six 16bit auto-ranges – equivalent to 34bit – which allows he measurement of both active and sleep power. It has a bandwidth of 300kHz backed by ...

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Toshiba mosfet package for 400A automotive use

Toshiba has created a gull-wing mosfet package specifically for high current automotive applications, and has released a 400A 40V mosfet in it. Branded L-TOGL and measuring 9.9 x 11.8 x 2.3mm (right), the AEC-Q101-capable package is designed for up to 175°C, 100V, 400A, 750W, with minimum mosfet device Rds(on) around 300μΩ. This compares with 250A, ...

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Picocom silicon powers Antevia O-RAN 5G networks

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, today announced Antevia Networks has selected Picocom’s award-winning silicon technology to empower its  5G networks. The partnership combines Antevia Networks’ technology with Picocom’s latest generation 5G system-on-chip silicon to drive innovations to address the many challenges of deploying indoor 5G private networks. The all-new Antevia ...

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Q4 Saw Biggest-Ever Smartphone Unit Fall

Q4 smartphone shipments declined 18.3% y-o-y to 300.3 million units, says IDC, which was the largest-ever quarterly fall. Full-year shipments fell 11.3% to 1.21 billion units – the lowest since 2013. The replacement rate is 40 months plus, says IDC’s Anthony Scarsella. Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q4 2022 ...

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ST’s cloud version of STM32Cube.AI artificial intelligence dev tools

STMicroelectronics has created an on-line version of its STM32 microcontroller artificial intelligence development tool, with a benchmarking service. “We are unveiling the first MCU AI developer cloud, which works hand-in-glove with our STM32Cube.AI ecosystem,” said ST MCU v-p Ricardo De Sa Earp. “This tool brings the possibility to remotely benchmark models on STM32 hardware through ...

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Espressif adopts RISC-V for next gen EPS32s, adds Wi-Fi 6 and BT 5

Espressif has used RISC-V cores in its latest ESP32 wireless microcontrollers: ESP32-C6 – ICs, modules and SDK imminent Dual RISC-V cores (160MHz + 20MHz), Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz), Bluetooth 5 (LE), 802.15.4 protocol ESP32-P4 – just announced Triple RISC-V (400MHz + 400MHz + 40MHz), AI instructions, no wireless ESP32-C6 ESP32-C6 has a 160MHz RISC-V core for ...

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BT trials antenna for 5G coverage from stratospheric aeroplanes

BT and Stratospheric Platforms are to test phased array antennas designed to provide 4G and 5G coverage from stratospheric aircraft into the wilds. “This partnership will build on SPL’s world-first 5G demonstration from the stratosphere in 2022,” said SPL CEO Richard Deakin. Funded by Innovate UK, the trials will be at BT’s labs at Adastral ...

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Sensor Challenge: The Winners

The winners of element14’s Summer of Sensors Design Challenge have been announced. Participants showed what sensors can do while utilising specific sensory kits provided by the challenges’ sponsors. Of the participants, four were selected as winners by the element14 Community team of judges: TAG You’re It: Best use of NFC smart asset tracking sponsored by ...

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Fluke 6.5 digit calibrator intended to be used by inexperienced operators

Fluke has introduced a series of product calibrators, intended to be used by people with “minimal training”, it said. “With demand for calibration growing every year, Fluke 5560A [right] defines a new class of multi-product calibrator by catering for new and inexperienced workers joining the calibration business without much training,” according to the company. “Key features ...

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Silicon carbide reaches domestic solar inverters

German solar inverter maker Steca has gone for silicon carbide in the 4.6kW model of its latest grid-connected inverter for home use, the StecaGrid 4611_2, part of its coolcept fleX family. It has adopted a two-level converter, with bi-directional boost converters and an H4-topology for the ac output, which uses 16x 1.2kV 75mΩ SiC mosfets ...

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Headspring in Indian EV component JV

Headspring, the Japanese power semiconductor startup, has agreed to form a jv in March with Anand Group, the Indian car company, reports the Nikkei. The jv will make high volume GaN components for EV manufacturers in India and Europe Headspring will contribute proprietary technology for develiping inverter and converter modules  for EV powertrains and converters. ...

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BAE Systems recruiting 100 engineers for Tempest and Dreadnought in Brough

BAE Systems has launched a recruitment drive for 100 engineers, which it describes as a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’. Positions involved include design, mission systems, integration and software disciplines, and the roles range from apprentices and graduates to experienced posts and management. The aerospace company says it is recruiting engineers for its site in Brough, Humberside “in ...

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IAR Systems adds support for PX5 industrial-grade RTOS

IAR Systems has added PX5 RTOS support to its Embedded Workbench for Arm development tool suite – a development tool-chain with a C/C++ compiler and debugging. “The PX5 Industrial RTOS is an advanced 5th-generation RTOS designed for the most sophisticated and developed embedded applications, and is deterministic regardless of system load,” said IAR. It “helps embedded ...

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Electric screwdriver is safe for live circuits

Panasonic has introduced an insulated electric screwdriver for use on live circuits. Called EYED11SA “the typical red and yellow design has been established to easily identify tools that are particularly insulated and the right choice for working on machinery or devices that cannot be easily or entirely separated from electric circuits”, according to the company. ...

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RTOS for demanding embedded applications

Percepio and PX5 have launched an industrial-grade RTOS PX5  for demanding embedded applications. The PX5 RTOS has a native implementation of the industry standard POSIX pThreads API with real-time extensions such as event flags, fast queues, tick timers and memory management. PX5 enables a wide range of software stacks, both open source and commercial, to run on ...

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Molex 20A in-line safety breaker is sealed to IP69K

Molex has introduced a 20A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) sealed for IP69K. Intended for industrial and food-processing use, it is designed to resist high-pressure, high-temperature water and dust, and it meets both UL-listed and CSA-certified regulations. The housing is designed to be impact, chemical and UV resistant, and is made from vulcanized rubber for ...

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Small isolated dc-dc converters suit electric vehicle gate drives

Rohm has announced isolated fly-back dc-dc converters for powering gate drives in electric vehicles. The part is BD7F205EFJ-C, and it will deliver up to 6W. When running from 12V, its internal switch can handle 3.8A. Operation is across 3.4 – 42V (45Vmax, and 60Vmax on the switch connection) and -40 to +125°C, and it comes ...

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Mosfet relays work up to 110°C in electricity meters and test equipment

Omron has introduced 400V and 600V 110°C versions of its G3VM photo mos isolated electronic relay family, as well as a 40V 2Ω type in the 1.5 x 2.5 x 1.3mm 4pin VSON package. With G3VM-401xY2 and G3VM-601xY2 base numbers, the 400V (120mAdc, or peak ac, continuous) and 600V (90mA) devices have typical on-resistances of ...

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Sponsored Content: Reliable Adhesives for ADAS Cameras

The advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) utilized in today’s automobiles are built using active alignment, a cutting-edge assembly technique used to produce high-quality camera modules. In an industry that is constantly evolving, it is anticipated that ADAS technology will play an increasingly important role in building autonomous vehicles with greater levels of sophistication. By utilizing ...

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GaN FET delivers higher resolution Lidar

EPC has  expanded its range of automotive, off-the-shelf aGaN transistors with the introduction of the 80 V, 11 mΩ EPC2252 that delivers 75 A pulsed current in a 1.5 mm x 1.5 mm footprint. The EPC2252 offers power system designers significantly smaller and more efficient devices than silicon MOSFETs for automotive-grade lidar found in autonomous ...

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3.3V or 5V for IoT nodes from ac-dc chip with ~10mW no-load

Diodes has created a power chip that produces a regulated dc output from 85 to 300Vac mains with ~10mW no-load loss. Called AL17051, versions are available to deliver 3.3V or 5V. The design is not isolated – so no opto-isolator is required – which means this converter is only for applications where the circuitry cannot ...

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Monthly subscriptions add to RS DesignSpark tools

RS has added subscription-based improved access to its DesignSpark CAD tools for mechanical and PCB design. Free access will be retained, through a service called DesignSpark Explorer. “Likely to suit students, makers and designers, DesignSpark Explorer will enable members to retain the same community access and tools and design resources that they enjoy today, completely ...

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1.5kW ac-dc power factor correction module in a full brick

TDK-Lambda has introduced a full brick power factor correction module capable of offering the input ac a 0.98 power factor while providing up to 1.5kW at a regulated (non-isolated) 360Vdc. Called PF1500B-360, it delivers that power with inputs from 170 to 265Vac, while 1kW is available when operating down to 85Vac. Input and output to ...

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Digital €

The digital euro is not an exercise in gathering information on Euro-citizens ECB board member Favio Panetta told the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs yesterday. Panetta said that the digital version of the euro will be free to use and available to all and the ECB does not want to keep any ...

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ClearSpace space debris removal raises €27m Series A

ClearSpace, the Swiss–based space debris removal startup, has raised a further €26.7 million in a series A financing round. With the latest financing, the company says it will be ramping up operations ahead of its ClearSpace-1 mission. This is scheduled to launch in 2026 and is backed by €110 million of funding secured from the ...

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Hybrid power modules for more-electric aircraft start at 5kVA

Microchip has announced a range of integrated power modules for applications including more-electric aircraft (MEA). Output power rating starts at 5kVA. Little hard information is yet available, but the company has said there will be 12 variants with either silicon carbide mosfets or IGBTs. One possible configuration “The configurable power devices include a three-bridge topology ...

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Drone Test and Development Centre opens in Westcott

A Drone Test and Development Centre (DTDC) has opened at Westcott Venture Park near Aylesbury, in a project funded by the Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership. The Satellite Applications Catapult has agreed a lease with the site’s owners to run the newly developed drone test facilities. The goal is to enable drone operators and companies to ...

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Industry 4.0 demonstrator

Siemens Digital Industries Software has opened  eXplore Live at The Smart Factory @ Wichita that marries business strategy and technology to demonstrate Industry 4.0. Located on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus, The Smart Factory includes a fully operational production line and experiential labs for developing and exploring innovative capabilities of smart manufacturing. A founding member ...

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Crystal engineering adds life to Perovskite solar cells

Two advances that increase the life of perovskite cells were published in Science this week, both involving Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and its solar cell guru Michael Grätzel (pictured). One of them was the discovery that promoting (111) crystal facets at the surface of perovskite thin films makes them more stable in the ...

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Infinite buys Bulgin

Infinite Electronics of Irvine, California has bought  Bulgin. Bulgin was previously owned by private equity fund Equistone Partners Europe. Bulgin has a century of experience designing, developing and manufacturing IP66, IP67, IP68 and IP69K harsh environment connectivity solutions for end-users across a wide range of industries. Bulgin’s business focuses on bespoke services and custom capabilities ...

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Swedish Esrange Spaceport opens for European orbital launches

Sweden has officially inaugurated Spaceport Esrange as an orbital launch site, which already hosted rocket testbeds, high altitude balloon research and a civilian satellite ground station. With Spaceport Cornwall having hosted a launch attempt by Virgin Orbit – and Spaceport SaxaVord, in the Shetlands and Spaceport Sutherland not far behind – Esrange will become another ...

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Tokyo Nepcon: In-line automated 3D x-ray inspection for production

Saki has upgraded its automated 3D x-ray inspection system (3D-AXI). “The 3Xi-M110 V3 model delivers cycle times of more than twice as fast as previously possible and the accuracy provided is unparalleled,” claimed the company. “The system utilizes volumetric inspection to identify voids in multi-layer solder, THT assembly and BGA head-in-pillow issues, and defective component ...

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Designer molecules turn graphene FETs into your custom electronic nose

Graphene FETs could make designer electronic noses, following research at Tokyo Tech. This kind of transistor has a channel made from the 2D material graphene, which has high electron mobility that can be modulated in various ways. The channel’s sensitivity to being gated by outside influences has led GFETs, as they are known, to be ...

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Single photon counting camera gets more sensitive

Edinburgh-based Photon Force has added a lens option to its single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array camera. “Customers now have the option to specify microlensing for their SPAD array camera,” according to the company. “The microlenses offer an improvement of more than 10x in effective fill-factor, enhancing the sensitivity of the camera for time-resolved measurements. ...

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Space comms specialist buys UK space startup TXMission

CesiumAstro, a space comms specialist based in Austin, Texas, has bought the UK startup TXMission, which develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites, ground stations and HAPS (high-altitude platform systems). It says TXMission’s portfolio – communications waveforms and hardware products – will complement its own product lines. Specifically, the Quest and Connect software-defined radios built ...

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Multi-layer polymer chip capacitors for dc-dc converters and filtering

Cornell Dubilier is addressing higher voltage and higher capacitance applications with extensions to its XMPL polymer chip capacitor series, which all measure 7.3 x 4.3 x 1.9mm (EIA ‘7343’). “With low ESR and robust ripple current ratings, they will outperform surface mount electrolytics of greater size,” claimed the company. They “also provide longer life, greater ...

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Three-phase brush-less motor driver works up to 140V

Infineon has used silicon-on-insulator technology to create a 140V three-phase gate driver for motor drives. Called 6ED2742S01Q, it is designed to drive six external n-channel mosfets using bootstrapping for the upper three, but it unusually includes a low-power charge pump to allow 100% duty cycle high-side operation. For traditional bootstrapped operation, three diodes are integrated ...

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Sugar cube dc-dcs up to 5W with 4:1 input range and three year warranty

Recom has released isolated regulated dc-dc converters in a common 13.2 x 9.1 x 10.2mm high surface mount package, with ratings up to 5W and 4:1 input ranges. R5M, R3M, R2M and R1M are rated at 5W, 3W, 2W, and 1W respectively. R2M types are also available in the DIP8 through-hole package. Input ranges of 9 ...

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Satellite Applications Catapult powers solar project with £620k funding

The UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult is funding research into a future Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) system. The aim is help create a fully renewable baseload energy technology. The total project value will be £620k, which is funded by a £465k grant from the UK Space Agency and a further contribution from the Satellite Applications Catapult ...

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Government funds UK vehicle-to-everything energy transfer research

The UK Government has announced the companies that will be funded to develop vehicle-to-anything (V2X) energy transfer projects. Funded is via the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate-UK. Malvern-based bi-directional EV charger company Indra is in two of the winning consortia: in Next Generation V2X Power Module to improve its charger, ...

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Magnetic components switch identify for aerospace use

Magnetic components which can be either an inductor or a transformer depending on inductance ranges, make up Exxelia’s Chameleon Concept Magnetics (CCM) family. The components are available from New Yorker Electronics and have been introduced alongside the existing SESI and TT families to withstand harsh environments, particularly in aerospace and space applications. There are five ...

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Risc-V MCUs have 8 to 20 pins

Chinese chip maker WCH has announced a range of few-pin microcontrollers with cores that execute the RISC-V RV32EC instruction set. Called the CH32V003 series, they are based on the company’s own QingKe RISC-V2A core with a hardware interrupt stack and two-level interrupt nesting, supported by 16kbyte flash, 2kbyte ram and a ~2kbyte bootloader. There is ...

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Tiger Lake processors grace all-in-one flat panel PCs for harsh industrial environments

Kontron is offering Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake) processors in a range of panel PCs for harsh industrial environments. Added to the FlatClient Pro Panel PC series, the fan-less computers have full-metal housings that are designed to be easy to clean and disinfect. The front panel touch screens are anti-glare, anti-fingerprint and scratch-resistant, with IP65 ...

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Capella Space raises $60m funding for SAR satellite imagery

Capella Space, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery specialists, has raised $60m in funding from the United States Innovative Technology Fund (USIT). The San Francisco headquartered company says it will use the capital to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products around its SAR imagery and analytics capabilities. For example, it has ...

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Digital isolator has two 100Mbit/s channels in the same direction

STMicroelectronics has created a fast dual-channel high-speed digital isolator with both channels in the same direction. Called STISO620, it s”6kV thick-oxide technology ensures robust galvanic isolation”, according to the company. “Built to maintain insulation integrity during system faults and with ageing, they enhance reliability in industrial and consumer applications.” Peak withstanding is 4kVpk, isolation is ...

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Georgia Tech shrinks the size of flow batteries

Sub-millimeter microtubular (hollow fibre) bundled membranes could shrink the size of flow battery reactors, according to the Georgia Institute of Technology. In a proof-of-concept zinc-iodide battery, the reactor part achieved 306.1W/litre discharge and charging at 1,322W/litre. Key to the concept is using tubes-within-tubes to make the reaction vessel into a self-supporting structure – doing away ...

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National Instruments up for sale

National Instruments is up for sale and is carrying out a strategic review of its options. The company says it has retained advisers Bank of America Corp. and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to review a range of alternatives, “including solicitation of interest from potential acquirers and other transaction partners, some of whom have already ...

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European Investment Bank backs software-defined satellites for SES

The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is the financing institution of the European Union, has loaned €300 million to SES to fund software-defined satellites enabling service reconfiguration and instant in-orbit adjustment. SES is satellite telecommunications provider and the seven-year term loan will back “investments related to the design, procurement and launch” of three satellites to ...

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GNSS, inertial measurement and sensor fusion on one Click board

GNSS RTK 2 is a multi-band GNSS sensor plus integrated inertial measurement unit and sensor fusion for industrial applications, build in Mikroe’s 57 x 25mm Click board format. Based on Ublox’ ZED-F9R professional-grade GNSS positioning module, it can receive signals from GPS, Glonass, Galileo and BeiDou “plus SBAS and QZSS satellites can be received concurrently”, ...

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Molecular junction forms nano-scale thermoelectric harvester or thermometer

Molecular thermal energy harvesters or temperature sensors could be built from a particular organo-metallic material, according to scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. “The team was curious as to whether multi-nuclear ruthenium alkynyl complexes based on multiple Ru(1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)2 fragments could lead to more powerful molecular junctions, thanks to their unique electronic structure,” according to ...

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8-bit MCU in small packages

Renesas has brought out a general-purpose MCU in the low-power RL78 Family, with small package sizes that target 8-bit MCU applications. The RL78/G15 packs 4-8KB of code flash memory in package sizes ranging from 8 to 20 pins, with the smallest 8-pin device measuring 3 x 3 mm. These features are designed to keep system ...

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ST’s ‘most affordable’ 32bit MCUs aimed at displacing 8bit processors

STMicroelectronics has introduced its “most affordable STM32” 32bit processor family, and it is covered by the company’s 10-year longevity programme. Called STM32C0, processing is through a 48MHz Cortex-M0+ and the series’ peripherals include a 1.7Msample/s ADC with hardware for 16bit over-sampling, and timers for motor control. Up to 32kbyte flash and 12kbyte ram is available. ...

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Current-induced cooling: A replacement for greenhouse gas compression in fridges?

Creating solid-liquid-solid phase-changes by moving ions could produce enough heat transfer to replace greenhouse gas compression in domestic refrigerators, according to the US Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The technology has been dubbed ‘ionocaloric cooling’ and involves an iodine-sodium salt and ethylene carbonate electrolyte. In a proof-of-concept for the thermodynamic cycle, current passed through a solid ...

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Display-less 2GHz scope has 8 channels

Siglent Technologies has introduced a range of display-less oscilloscope, with four or eight channels and bandwidths of 2 or 1GHs, or 500MHz. Sampling is at 5Gsample/s on each channel on all models, and 16 digital channels can be enables as a option. Called SDS6000L, they are based on the display-inclusive SDS6000A series, and by adding ...

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TSMC has record Q4 and 2022 profits and revenues; trims capex

TSMC had record Q4 profits which were  up 78% y-o-y at $9.42 billion. Q4 revenues were up 42.7% y-o-y at $20 billion.  Full-year revenue was a record of  $73 billion, up 42.6% y-oy. Full year profit was also a record, increasing more than 70% y-o-y to $36 billion  Q1 sales are estimated at $16.7 billion ...

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8-channel LV-HV driver integrates charge pump

Menlo Micro  is shipping an 8-channel, low-voltage to high-voltage driver with an integrated charge pump. The MM101 driver provides a cost-effective solution for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and other high-voltage driving applications in a highly integrated form factor. Built as a companion to Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch products, the MM101 provides up to eight drive ...

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General purpose Cortex-M4 MCUs get 512kbyte flash

STMicroelectronics has increased the amount of memory available in its 170MHz Cortex-M4-based STM32G4 (right) Access Line microcontrollers. The new members, STM32G491 and STM32G4A1, have 112kbyte of ram and up to 512kbyte of flash – compared to the 32kbyte ram and 128kbyte flash in the STM32G431. Of the two new MCUs, STM32G4A1 also has a AES-256 ...

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Multi-layer varistors are One-Pair Ethernet Alliance qualified for automotive use

Kyocera AVX has announced small multilayer varistors (MLVs) that meet IEEE 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 requirements. Available in 0402 and 0603 (0.5 ±0.1mm and 0.80 ±0.15mm respectively), they are rated for working voltages between 18 and 70Vdc, capacitance from 1.5 to 4.7pF, transients from 0.02 to 0.04J, peaks of 1 to 3A and operation across -55°C ...

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LPDDR5X interface IP works up to 8.55Gbit/s

Cadence Design Systems has announced LPDDR5X memory interface intellectual property designed to operate at 8,533Mbit/s, claiming it to be the first. Based on its LPDDR5 and GDDR6 products, the IP has a PHY and a controller, designed to follow the JEDEC JESD209-5B standard. The controller-PHY interface is based on the latest DFI 5.1 specification, and ...

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GPU has 1.3Gray/s ray-tracing for games on phones

Imagination Technologies is aiming at phone-based gaming with scalable GPU intellectual property that can implement hardware ray-tracing. Called IMG DXT, and part of a planned ‘D-Series’ family, the GPUs “offers mobile device manufacturers the chance to integrate ray tracing into their SoCs, to match their design goals from premium to mainstream devices”, according to the ...

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ACEPACK SMIT packaged bridges

ST has introduced five power-semiconductor bridges in various configurations, housed ST’s ACEPACK SMIT package that eases assembly and enhances power density over conventional TO-style packages. Engineers can choose from two STPOWER 650V MOSFET half bridges, a 600V ultrafast diode bridge, a 1200V half-controlled full-wave rectifier, and a 1200V thyristor-controlled bridge leg. All devices meet automotive-industry ...

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Front panel potentiometers rated for 10,000 cycles

CUI Devices has introduced a line of potentiometers with a rotational life of 10,000 cycles and track resistances from from 1kΩ to 2MΩ. PT (photo left) and PTN (right) potentiometers, as they will be known, have shaft-less or shaft-inclusive, and panel-mount or soldered through-hole PCB-mount options. Other options are linear, logarithmic, or reverse logarithmic tapers, ...

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Mains power adaptors for industrial and medical

TDK has announced 70 and 160W mains power adaptors for medical and industrial use. DTM70 measures 120 x 52 x 31mm and is available with 12V, 15V, 18V, 24V, 36V or 48V output DTM160 measures 150 x 70 x 38mm and is available with 12V, 24V, 36V or 48V outout Both series are available in ...

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Quad-core Risc-V development board with 3D GPU in Pico-ITX

VisionFive 2 from Shanghai-based StarFive is a 64bit quad-core RISC-V single-board computer with 3D graphics. Based on the company’s own JH7110 multimedia processor, it has interfaces including: dual Ethernet, DVP, MIPI, HDMI, PCIe, USB (2×3.0, 2×2.0), SDIO and stereo audio output – as well as a 40pin GPIO header. The JH7110 SoC has the company’s ...

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Seraphim publishes 2023 predictions for the space sector

Seraphim, the London-based, space-focused VC, has published its predictions for the space sector in 2023, highlighting some of the biggest trends they expect to see in 2023. The seven points comprise: cell phone connectivity from space, commercialisation of the moon beginning in earnest, a trio of drivers underpinning revenue growth, a record year for new ...

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General Atomics to build AFRL satellite for tracking cislunar space

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will be building an ESPA-Grande class satellite, perform payload integration, and space vehicle test for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Oracle spacecraft programme. The San Diego-based company has announced it’s under contract to Advanced Space LLC to contribute to Oracle, which will demonstrate space situational awareness and Position, Navigation ...

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NXP adds to RFCMOS radar ICs

NXP is sampling a  28nm RFCMOS radar one-chip IC family for  ADAS. The SAF85xx one-chip family combines NXP’s high performance radar sensing and processing technologies into a single device, offering tier ones and OEMs new flexibility in addressing short, medium and long range radar applications to serve ever more challenging NCAP safety requirements. The family ...

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CES: Dirac in-car audio for up to nine speakers

Dirac announced digital audio software for entry-level vehicle sound systems using NXP ICs at CES today. Intended to work with NXP’s SAF4000 multi-standard software-defined radio ICs, a system will also typically have an i.MX 8 series applications processor, said Dirac, adding: “Through this collaboration, automakers can now digitally upgrade the performance of entry-level sound systems, ...

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2,000Top/s computer takes AI to automated driving

Recogni has combined its 7nm Scorpio AI processor with a 7nm Renesas R-Car V4H ASIL D processor IC – which is already AI-capable – to create a 2,000Top/s embedded computer for vehicles that self-drive at SAE levels L2+ to L4. Called Phoenix, the computer is also offered in 500 and 1,000Top/s forms. Multiple high resolution high ...

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50MP image sensor with DCG technology

In April, OMNIVISION intends to sample a 50MP  image sensor with a dual conversion gain (DCG) technology. The chip’s 1.2µm pixel in a 1/1.3-inch optical format, is designed for high-end smartphone rear-facing cameras. Designated OV50H, the device offers low-light and autofocus performance, supports 12.5 MP at 120 fps and high dynamic range (HDR) at 60 fps. ...

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Novel carbonaceous anodes prolong sodium ion battery life

Researchers from Korea and USA have developed an anode for sodium-ion batteries which can still store energy after 1,000 charge-discharge cycles, claims Pusan National University, which worked with the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. While sodium is cheaper than lithium, and sodium ion cells can theoretically store plenty of energy, potential electrode materials are ...

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CES: CEVA licenses vision DSP to LG

LG has licensed and deployed the CEVA-XM4 intelligent vision DSP in its Edge AI system-on-chip (SoC) ‘LG8111’ to advance the user experience of a new generation of smart home appliances. The CEVA-XM4 intelligent vision DSP enables  features and applications in smart home appliances that leverage computer vision processing. Moreover, developing applications that combine CEVA-powered computer ...

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CES: Harman monitors drivers for well-being as well as attention

At CES, Harman announced additional features for its closed-loop vehicle interior sensing product that measures driver eye activity, cognitive load and vital signs to determine the level of focus and attention on the road ahead. It is closed-loop because it can make interventions such as adjusting temperature, audio settings and lighting “Using neuroscience, artificial intelligence ...

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15V 20kA bi-directional transient suppressor in 17x15mm DFN

Aiming at next-generation 60kA applications, Bourns has released its highest current carrying bi-directional transient voltage suppressor diode series in surface-mount DFN packaging (17 x 15 x 2.5mm in this case). Model PTVS20-015C-H is capable of handling 20kA surges. “The diode meets IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 ESD protection requirements. It also assists in meeting IEC 61000-4-5 ...

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CES: TDK puts ‘smallest’ ASIL-B IMU into production

IAM-20685 is the smallest ASIL-B-compliant monolithic 6-axis MEMS inertial measurement unit in production, according to TDK, and it was developed in compliance with ISO 26262 for automated vehicle parking, for example. It “enables parking-assistance systems to determine the vehicle’s motion and vision systems to enable stabilisation techniques and improve image quality, and for positioning systems ...

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Quantum dot company opens production laboratory in Cheshire

Photonic quantum dot company Quantum Science has expanded into a second laboratory at its site in Daresbury, Cheshire. “Serving as a volume manufacturing facility, the new laboratory will feature equipment including a precise automated reaction system, which will help Quantum Science upscale its production to serve millions of short-wave infra-red sensors each year,” it said. ...

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Power IC for Bluetooth LE has reset, battery fuel gauge, system watchdog and more

Nordic Semiconductor has announced a power management IC for devices with Bluetooth Low Energy interfaces that includes battery charging and four regulated power outputs. To be called nPM1300, it is to emerge in 3.1 x 2.4mm WL-CSP or 5 x 5mm QFN packaging and be controllable over an I2C compatible interface. “The interface provides access ...

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CES: onsemi adds to EliteSiC

onsemi will demo three new members of its EliteSiC family at CES – the 1700 V EliteSiC MOSFET and two 1700 V avalanche-rated EliteSiC Schottky diodes – at CES. The devices are for energy infrastructure and industrial drive applications. With the 1700 V EliteSiC MOSFET (NTH4L028N170M1), onsemi delivers higher breakdown voltage (BV) SiC solutions, required ...

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COM-HPC and COM Express with Intel 13th generation Core processors

Congatec has announced COM-HPC Size A and COM Express 3.1 Compact Type 6 computer-on-modules (table below) based on soldered BGA 13th generation Core processors from Intel. The company “expects series production of OEM designs based on these new modules to ramp up quickly as the new processors with long life availability offer improvements in many ...

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AI looks for sleepy drivers

Artificial intelligence computer vision company Seeing Machines has teamed up with Analog Devices to create an in-vehicle driver fatigue and driver distraction monitoring system. They are aiming at in-cabin DMS and OMS (driver and operator monitoring systems), used in semi-automated vehicle driving systems to improve the chances that the driver is participating appropriately. Seeing Machines ...

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Canon launches back-end i-line stepper for 3D packaging

Canon has brought out a back-end process semiconductor lithography i-line stepper system for 3D  packaging technologies with a 0.8 µm resolution and an exposure field of 100 mm x 100 mm. The FPA-5520iV LF2 Option Exposure of single large-size wafer is done through 4 shots (4 shots x 4 times) The FPA-5520iV LF2 Option reduces ...

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MOSFET for LEV motor controllers

Magnachip has launched its eighth-generation 150V MXT MOSFET optimized for Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) motor controllers and battery management systems (BMSs). This is  Magnachip’s eighth-generation trench MOSFET technology to lower RDS(on)2 by 28%, as compared to the previous generation. An enhanced design of the core cell and termination, delivers a high figure of merit while ...

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