PFC boost converters with 800V startup circuitry

L4985A/B and L4986A/B power-factor correction (PFC) boost converters from ST integrate 800V startup circuitry and additional valuable proprietary features.

This article was posted on Sep 28, 2022

onsemi expands Roznov SiC fab

onsemi has expanded its Czech SiC fab to boost wafer output 16x over the next two years.

This article was posted on Sep 28, 2022

Another Big Fund exec under investigation

The toll being extracted for the failure of the Big Fund, China’s attempt to get leading edge chip technology, has claimed another victim.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Sponsored Content: Gearing Up for the EV Road Ahead

Reliable, Convenient Fast Charging Will Drive the Future of EV Adoption

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

CDR receiver for data centre optical links

Semtech has announced initial production availability of a Tri-Edge CDR receiver for data centre short-reach (SR) and long-reach (LR) optical links.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Raytheon to modernise space-based WAAS navigation system

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has contracted Raytheon to further refine the space-based precision navigation system WAAS (Wide-Area Augmentation System).

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Toppan and EVG hook up on NIL

EV Group (EVG), the wafer bonding and lithography equipment supplier and Toppan Photomask have entered into an agreement to jointly market nanoimprint lithography (NIL) as an enabling high-volume manufacturing (HVM) process for the photonics industry.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Earthquake in Taiwan leaves minimal damage to chip fabs

Last Saturday evening an earthquake magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale occurred in Guanshan Township, Taitung, Taiwan killing one person and injuring three people.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

65A at 600V from finger-flick terminal block

EBY Electro has created a pcb-mount finger-flick terminal block rated at 65A and 600V.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Harwin adds male options to 1.5kV 60A Kona connector range

Harwin has added male flying leas options to its Kona high-power compact connector range, rated at 1.5kV and 60A per contact. All the new parts are suited to 8AWG wire.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

Remote IoT land and sea module communicates with space

Astronode S is an RF module from satellite operator Astrocast, intended to be built into land or sea-based battery-powered IoT devices.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

MathWorks upgrades MATLAB and Simulink

MathWorks has unveiled Release 2022b (R2022b) of the MATLAB and Simulink product families.

This article was posted on Sep 27, 2022

RFA One gets Boost! for commercial space transportation

The European Space Agency has awarded Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) a contract worth €11.72m as part of the agency’s Boost! commercial space transportation services programme.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Farnell has record revenue year

Farnell had record-setting fiscal year revenue of $1.8 billion.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Arm upgrades Neoverse

ARM’s Neoverse V2 core, Demeter, has been optimised for customer server workloads including the BERT ML framework.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Foxconn and Vedanta to invest $19.5bn to build ICs and displays in India

Foxconn and mining company Vedanta are to invest $19.5 billion in manufacturing facilities for chips and displays in India.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

CIS market to fall 7%

The CMOS Image Sensor market is stalling, says I C Insights, with Optoelectronics’ biggest product category expected to suffer its first sales decline in 13 years because of a smartphone slump, low camera growth in handsets, and weak global economy, says update report.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Nvidia Grace super processor adopts Arm Neoverse V2

Arm’s Neoverse V2 processor is to be the core at the heart of Nvidia’s Grace data centre CPU.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Industrial development board gets Elkhart Lake processor and 16Gbyte of ram

Industrial PC maker Aaeon has updated its UP Squared development board, putting an Intel Pentium J6426 Elkhart Lake processor into its 85 x 90mm footprint. There is also a Celeron N6210 version.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

U.S. acquisition of Inmarsat given green light by Jacob Rees-Mogg

Viasat’s planned acquisition of Inmarsat, the satellite service provider – which was first announced in November 2021 – has been given the go-ahead to proceed by the UK government.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022

Re-freezing the Poles

Researchers at Yale have proposed a way to re-freeze the North and South Poles.

This article was posted on Sep 23, 2022