Glitch-free power-up from Maxim

Designers can now enhance system reliability in low-voltage IoT applications with the Essential Analog MAX16162 nanoPower supervisor with glitch-free power-up from Maxim.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

350W medical PSU peaks at 1kW

TDK-Lambda has introduced a series of ac-dc mains power supplies rated at 350W convection, 500W with forced air and 1kW peak.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

UK made: pancake motor rescues weather balloon tracker

Printed Motor Works of Hampshire is making a replacement servo motor for a weather balloon tracker made by South African company InterMet, after the original became unobtainable.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

APEC 2021: Critical conduction mode totem pole PFC controller

ON Semiconductor is introducing a critical conduction mode ‘bridge-less*’ totem-pole PFC (power factor correction) controller, claiming it to be industry’s first dedicated IC.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

SiFive’s highest performance Risc-V IP

SiFive has announced its highest performance implementation of a Risc-V core yet.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

Sales of MEMS sensors and actuators to grow 16% this year

MEMS sensors and actuators made are expected to grow about 16% in 2021 to a record-high $15.9 billion after an 11% increase in 2020, according to IC Insights’ 2021 O-S-D Report—A Market Analysis and Forecast for Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes.

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

ADI and Keysight hook up on O-RAN

ADI and Keysight Technologies are to accelerate network interoperability and compliance testing for Open RAN radio units (O-RUs).

This article was posted on Jun 29, 2021

Logic level 1.5mΩ 30V mosfet has low gate charge

Vishay has introduced a 30V n-channel mosfet with an on-resistance of 1.5mΩ (typ) at 4.5Vgate while achieving a 29.8mΩnC gate figure-of-merit (FoM).

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

ICs push industrial Ethernet over 1.7km of cable

ADI has introduced a pair of industrial 10BASE-T1L Ethernet (IEEE 802.3cg) ICs which can operate over 1.7km of single twisted pair with 10Mbit/s 1Vp-p or 2.4Vp-p signalling.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

UK made: VPX video frame grabber and streamer

Advanced Micro Peripherals of Cambridge has released two 3U video boards for VPX backplanes.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

A better PEEK

Glasgow University researchers have used 3D printing to add new properties to polyether ether ketone (PEEK) which result in lightweight, impact-resistant plastic-based ‘honeycomb’ structures which can sense when they have been damaged.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

512Mb NOR flash supports 166MHz SPI clocks.

Winbond has added to its SPI NOR Flash portfolio with a monolithic 1.8V 512Mb SPI NOR flash that can support up to 166 MHz standard/dual/quad SPI clocks.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

Digi-Key launches myLists consolidated list management system

Digi-Key Electronics has launched a way – dubbed myLists – to make it easier for customers to manage their component sourcing lists in one place.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

Imaging and sensing component market on 14.5% CAGR 2020-26

The global 3D imaging and sensing market is expected to grow to $15 billion in 2026, with a 14.5% CAGR 2020-2026, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

624m 5G phones to be sold in 2021

624 million 5G smartphones will be sold this year up from 269 million in 2020, says Strategy Analytics.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

Intel and Qualcomm looking to combine strengths

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (pictured left) and Qualcomm CEO-elect Cristiano Amon (pictured right) are looking at areas of co-operation as compute and comms converge.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

Intel and Cellwize hook up for vRAN

Cellwize Wireless Technologies (Cellwize) will enable its CHIME technology on Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration and Intel FlexRAN reference software in order to propel deployment of automated AI-driven 5G vRAN networks.

This article was posted on Jun 28, 2021

10% growth for telecoms equipment market this year

The telecom equipment market grew 15% in Q1 y-o-y, says analyst Dell’Oro Group.

This article was posted on Jun 24, 2021

Imec demoes integrated forksheet FETs for 2nm processes

Imec has demonstrated for the first time fully functional integrated forksheet FETs, with short-channel control (SSSAT=66-68mV/dec) comparable to GAA nanosheet devices down to 22nm gate length.

This article was posted on Jun 24, 2021

Memory in a good place

Combined DRAM and NAND revenue in 2020 was US$122 billion, up 15% from 2019, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Jun 24, 2021

Vodafone goes for 5G Standalone

Vodafone is partnering with Ericsson to deploy a cloud-native dual-mode core for its 5G Standalone network where where all products and solutions are designed to run independently from previous generations of network equipment and technology.

This article was posted on Jun 24, 2021