SMA to AMC micro-coax Wi-Fi 6 cable assemblies
Amphenol has introduced 1.13 and 1.32mm micro-coax SMA to AMC cables assemblies.
This article was posted on Apr 20, 2022What needs to be done to make useful Li-CO2 batteries?
Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries have theoretical promise, including in aviation where the lightweight materials are desirable – it might might make good use of Mars’ 96% CO2 atmosphere, for example.
This article was posted on Apr 20, 20224G antenna works on 50 x 40mm PCBs
Antenova is aiming a pet trackers, wearables and OBD-II designs with a surface-mount 4G antenna that can work on PCBs as small as 40 x 50mm.
This article was posted on Apr 20, 2022BMW echoes VW in saying chip shortage is here to stay
BMW’s CEO has followed VW’s CFO in saying that the automotive chip shortage will last at least another year.
This article was posted on Apr 20, 2022University of Oxford collaborates to secure routers
The University of Oxford has teamed up with UK organisation in an attempt to defend routers from malware infections.
This article was posted on Apr 20, 2022Sixteenth brick dc-dc delivers 100W down to 30Vin
Flex Power Modules has added to its PKU-D series of sixteenth-brick dc-dc converters with a module that will deliver a 12V 8.3A regulated output from 30V.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Energy harvesting controllers cold-start on 300mV
E-Peas has unveiled boost and buck energy harvesting controllers that can start up on a few hundred millivolts and provide regulated outputs as well as energy storage mediation.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Axiom Space preps for first private astronaut mission
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is due to launch tomorrow from Florida and represents the first fully private astronaut mission, for Axiom Space.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Samsung profit up 50%
Samsung’s Q1 operating profit was up 50% at $11.6 billion on sales that were up 18% at $62 billion.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Packaging lead time 50+ weeks
Packaging lead times have risen to 50 weeks and more, says Sondrel.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Intel, Micron, ADI form alliance
Intel, Micron, ADI and MITRE Engenuity have agreed to accelerate semiconductor research, development, and prototyping to build a more robust U.S. semiconductor industry.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022ADI’s new super-precision voltage reference challenges LTZ1000
Analog Devices has created an alternative to its venerable LTZ1000 untra-precision voltage reference, with better initial accuracy and less noise, although not every parameter is improved.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Spectrolab’s solar cells to power NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
Spectrolab has been selected to provide approximately 4,000 XTJ Prime solar cells for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022February chip sales up 32.4%
February chip sales of $52.5 billion were up 3.4% on January’s $50.7 billion and up 32.4% on the $39.6 billion of February 2021, reports the SIA.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Top-Heavy Capacity
At the end of 2021, 57% of the industry’s total monthly wafer capacity was owned by the top five companies, according to Knometa Research’s Global Wafer Capacity 2022 report.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 202232 x 8 PXI matrix switch arrays for RF testing up to 300MHz
Pickering Interfaces has introduced 32 x 8 PXI RF matrix modules that fit into two chassis slots and offer a usable bandwidth up to 300MHz.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022RF GaN amplifiers span Q, V and E-bands
Altum RF has announced three GaAs pHEMT MMIC amplifiers for Q, V, and E-bands, using Win Semiconductors’ PP10-20 GaAs technology which is intended for use up to 170GHz and, compared with its earlier PP10-10 platform, “allows for a substantial increase in gain, with the same operating voltage for power applications”, according to Altum.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Avnet Silica to sell Octavo Systems’ system-in-packages
Avnet Silica has signed a worldwide exclusive deal with Octavo Systems to handle Octavo’s Xilinx-based OSDZU3 module family.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Lockheed Martin goes open-source for satellite on-orbit docking
Aimed at satellite manufacturers, Lockheed Martin has released an open-source interface standard to support on-orbit docking.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022BrainChip and SiFive hook up for edge AI
BrainChip’s Akida is a neural networking processor architecture that brings AI to the edge.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Chinese companies losing market share – now down to 4%
Chinese IC companies have only 4% world market share – down from 5% in 2020, says IC Insights, while US companies hold 54% world market share which is down 1% on the 55% share US companies held in 2020.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022