High-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, 2021Digi-Key partners Rochester Electronics for component supply
Rochester Electronics is joining the Digi-Key Marketplace, which started last year to widen access to more product lines. The partnership is intended to address concerns about the ongoing semiconductor shortages.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Mipsology launches Zebra FPGA
In Q3, Mipsology will ship Zebra FPGA IP which accelerates the development and deployment of FPGA and adaptive SoC-based machine learning systems..
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Siemens buys Nextflow Software
Siemens Digital has bought Nextflow Software, an independent provider of advanced particle-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Auto chips lose market share and fall in price
Despite the shortage of automotive chips, the ASP of automotive application-specific ICs in 1Q21 was less than it was in 2020, reports IC Insights, while the percentage of the total IC sales taken by auto IC sales fell to 7.5% last year from 8.7% in 2019.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021ABB gets power converter contract for Dogger Bank wind farm
ABB has a contract to deliver 95 medium voltage converters to GE Renewable Energy for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm – ABB’s first major order under its long-term supply agreement with GE.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 20214 channel 1Gsample/s USB 3.0 oscilloscope with 240µV of noise
Netherlands-based TiePie has introduced a 1Gsample/s four-channel USB 3.0 oscilloscope with 0.25% accuracy, 240 µVrms noise and 250MHz analogue bandwidth (-3dB at 75% full scale) per channel.
This article was posted on Jun 16, 2021Nordic launches tiny footprint nPM1100 power management IC
Nordic Semiconductor has launched a tiny footprint, ultra low IQ power management IC for nRF52/nRF53 Series SoCs – the nPM1100.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021H-Link guides mmWave signals through plastic tubing
CEA-Leti has developed a hybrid, ultra-fast, ultra-low latency technology that guides mmWave radio signals through flexible plastic tubing.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021Silicon Catalyst UK launched
Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating solutions in silicon, announced today SiliconCatalyst.UK, bringing Silicon Catalyst’s platform locally to the UK and European start- up community.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021Leti launches 70th startup
Armed with exclusive access to 11 CEA-Leti patents covering specialties such as DNA extraction and microscopic-sample diagnostics, Leti startup Direct Analysis has developed a pathogenic-bacteria-detection system for food manufacturers that takes one-fourth of the time of existing tests, can minimize stoppage of production lines and reduce food-product recalls and losses.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021Raspberry Pi-designed chip available from Farnell
The Raspberry Pi-designed IC at the core of the Raspberry Pi Pico development board is now available as a standalone chip from Farnell.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021Wireless charging over 40mm and up to 300W
Wireless power transmission up to 300W and over 40mm is that claim of Moderna-based Eggtronic for its E2Watt wireless power supply.
This article was posted on Jun 9, 2021