Hakko’s latest soldering iron
Hakko’s FX-601 adjustable soldering iron is aimed at all abilities, from professional to beginner, according to its UK importer Electrolube.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021Wireless ‘neurograin’ network connects to brain neurons
Wireless ‘neurograins’, 48 of them, have been used to record rodent neural activity, at Brown University in Rhode Island.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021Seeking insulators that conduct more heat
Better component packaging and power grid performance is the aim of a search for thermally-conductive electrically-insulating materials at the University of Texas at Austin.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021UK Space Agency launches Leo Programme phase II
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has launched a business growth scheme open to budding space entrepreneurs, dubbed the Leo Programme.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021Charge a phone in five minutes
In Q4, Transphorm and Salom, with help from Qualcomm, are to to bring to market a Quick Charge 5 compliant 100 watt GaN power adapter that will charge smartphones from 0 to 50% in five minutes.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021CIS market tops $20bn; to reach $31.5bn in 2026
The CMOS Image Sensor industry grew 7.3% YoY in 2020, reaching $20.7 billion, says Yole Développement, which forecasts the CIS market, to reach $31.5 billion by 2026.
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021Gelsinger bangs the drum for governments to invest in chips
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is on a mission to get governments to invest in chip manufacturing, reports the Wall Street Journal,
This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021Cambridge start-up offers ‘active cancellation’ chips to replace RF filters in mobiles
Forefront RF is a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company set-up to make ‘adaptive passive cancellation’ ICs to replace conventional switched SAW and BAW crystal filters “across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands”, it said.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Mediatek reveals 5G smartphone chips
MediaTek has announced 6nm processors aimed at 5G mobile phones.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Smiths Interconnect launches K-band waveguide components for spacecraft
Smiths Interconnect has launched its broad range of K-band waveguide components for satellite communication payloads in GEO/MEO and LEO orbits.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Lockheed Martin unveils Skunk Works flexible factory
Lockheed Martin has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Chromacity raises £1.2m
Chromacity, the Edinburgh ultra-fast laser manufacturer has completed a growth funding round of £1.2 million.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Auto MCUs to surge 23%
Automotive MCU sales will surge 23% in 2021 despite the shortages, says IC Insights.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Morphing robots inspired by fish fins
Robots could benefit from research into fish fins at the University of Colorado Boulder.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Hydrogen-powered fire engines planned by ULEMCO
ULEMCo, which is pioneering hydrogen-powered utility vehicles, has been awarded government funding to produce a design for fire engines.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021In-Space Missions wins £9.5m contract for MilSpace communications
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has awarded a £9.5 million contract to In-Space Missions to build the Titania satellite that will be undertaking research on military space communications.
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021DSA calls for license-exempt access to the entire 6 GHz band
“Wi-Fi 6E technology is ready now and the benefits from enabling license-exempt access to 1200 MHz in the 6 GHz band will have an immediate impact in countries worldwide,” says Martha Suarez, President of the DSA. “Global momentum towards opening the 6 GHz band for license-exempt RLAN technology has been exploding. The 5925-7125 MHz band has opened in Brazil, the Republic of Korea, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Peru and Canada, with more countries in the process of following suit.”
This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021Need your piezo sounder LOUD?
Diodes has created a piezoelectric sounder driver that can output 31Vp-p, supplied from only 1.8 to 5.5V.
This article was posted on Aug 18, 2021Farnell delivers INTERCONTEC
Farnell is now delivering INTERCONTEC circular connectors from TE Connectivity.
This article was posted on Aug 18, 2021DRAM ASPs steadying
Q3 contract prices of PC DRAM are up 3-8% up on Q2 – less than the 25% increase of Q2 on Q1, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Aug 18, 2021Printing silicon on bendy substrates
A method for manufacturing electronics which prints high-performance silicon directly onto flexible materials has been described by engineers from the University of Glasgow’s Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) group.
This article was posted on Aug 18, 2021