IC market to grow 24% this year, says IC Insights
IC Insights has raised its 2021 worldwide IC market forecast to +24%.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021Small Cell Forum releases updated 5G FAPI PHY and RF specs
The Small Cell Forum (SCF) today announced the release of its updated 5G FAPI PHY and RF specifications, as well as an updated 5G network FAPI specification and a testing framework for S-RU and S-DUs.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021Single channel USB power delivery for space and cost-constrained sockets
Aiming at cost or space-constrained applications, FTDI Chip has introduced single-channel USB Power Delivery and Type-C controllers in QFN packages.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021JEP181: JEDEC standard for thermal simulation
JEP181 from JEDEC is a neutral file XML-based standard for thermal models.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021Finnish autonomous bus software tested with Panasonic IMU
Panasonic has teamed up with Sensible 4 of Espoo, Finland, to test Panasonics latest inertial measurement unit (IMU) in autonomous vehicles.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021Transformers for 60W and 90W PoE++
Würth has added PoE++ transformers to its Mid-PoE power-over-Ethernet transformer series.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2021ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer begins environmental testing
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – dubbed Juice – has begun its environmental testing, having moved into the ‘Large Space Simulator’ (LSS) at ESA’s test centre in the Netherlands.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 20215G delivering 100Mbps+ downloads in four UK cities
5G network testing by RootMetrics in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham has shown that while Vodafone and O2 delivered strong 5G median download speeds, EE is the leader when it comes to providing consistently broad availability plus fast speeds.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021Xilinx acquires Silexica and its C/C++ tools
Xilinx has acquired German C/C++programming tool provider, Silexica. The privately held company produces C/C++ programming and analysis tools for automotive, aerospace and defence, wireless comms, robotic and financial markets. Its SLX FPGA tool suite is used to manage the HLS (high level synthesis) design flow.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 202112bit 1.6Gsample/s quad ADC qualified for space use
Teledyne has qualified its four channel 12bit 1.6Gsample/s EV12AQ600 ADC for space use, describing it as “industry’s first four-channel analogue-to-digital converter to be qualified for space deployment”.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021ST strips down NFC transceiver to make IC for passive peer-to-peer, card-emulation and reader use
ST Microelectronics has striped down its flagship ST25R3916 NFC reader to create a lower cost IC for identifying accessories for power tools and personal healthcare devices, for example.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021UK grass health robot company wins investment
Robot grass measuring company E-Nano has raised “a six-figure sum” with University of Sussex backed investor matching service Suss Ventures.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021High-reliability SMD fuses in 0603 and 1206
Bourns has introduced two series of high-grade surface-mount fuses, rated to 150°C.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021UK made: Fume extractor gets smarter for better data for analytics around laser part marking and engraving
Portable fume and particulate extraction equipment maker BOFA is aiming at high volume laser marking and engraving processes with an intelligent extractor operating system.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021Wisa Woodsat wooden CubeSat heading to Earth’s orbit
A wooden satellite is being prepared in Finland, the Wisa Woodsat, to test the applicability of wooden materials, especially WISA-Birch plywood, in spacecraft structures.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021Pressure sensor which eliminates need for water cooling
Piezotronics has brought out a pressure sensor for combustion testing and thermoacoustic pressure measurements which eliminates the need for water cooling and has a temperature rating of 1400 °F (760 °C).
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2021PAYG 5G ASIC design service
EdgeQ of Santa Clara has introduced what it calls the industry’s first 5G chipset-as-a-service model.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 20213.3kW on-board charger for small electric vehicles
Delta-Q Technologies of Vancouver is combining a 3.3kW charger, a 500W d-dc converter and an electric vehicle charging station interface into one unit for building into vehicles with low-voltage batteries.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Mythic launches analogue processor
Mythic, the analogue processor developer, has launched its M1076 Analog Matrix Processor(Mythic AMP).
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021EPC launches rad-hard GaN family
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) of El Segundo has brought out a family of rad-hard GaN transistors and ICs.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Skylo, Inmarsat team up for satellite-based IoT connectivity
Inmarsat has agreed to provide the capacity backbone to deliver the IoT systems of Skylo, a satellite-based narrow-band IoT specialist.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021