UK made: 60A 8.5mm pitch connector
Harwin has introduced a 60A rated 8.5mm pitch power connector, called the Kona series.
This article was posted on Dec 10, 20208bit PIC18 MCUs for CAN FD networks
Microchip has released 8bit PIC18 MCUs that can transmit and receive data through CAN bus Flexible Data rate (CAN FD) bus.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Competition: Win one of three ADI evaluation boards, featuring the LTC3310S
Last chance to enter: ADI is giving Electronics Weekly readers a chance to win one of three DC2629A evaluation boards as prizes, which are worth $95 each.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020CAD union calls for renewed strikes at ST sites
The French union CAD has renewed its call to continue the strike at ST for Tuesday 17th and Thursday 26th of November 2020, and requests a minimum increase of 100 euros for all.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Thermometer works at <1K in 5ms and needs no wiring
Exploiting a quantum principle in a novel way, researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a miniature thermometer that works below 1K with errors less that 14mK and a response time of 5ms.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Mentor joins Nano 2022 as France focuses on microelectronics
EDA company, Mentor, has joined Nano 2022, the latest project to promote the French electronics manufacturing industry. It covers components, connectors and PCBs, to design and assembly, distribution, embedded software and software tools. The project is part of the European Commission’s Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to promote research and innovation in power ICs, sensors, optical equipment and compound materials for automotive, security, IoT, space and avionics industries.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020TI and Xilinx combining on DFE
TI and Xilinx are collaborating to build scalable and adaptable digital front-end (DFE) to increase energy efficiency of lower antenna count radios.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020UK Made: 3U VPX artificial intelligence accelerator
Concurrent Technologies announce its first 3U VPX artificial intelligence accelerator board based on an Intel Arria FPGA earlier this year, developed in accordance with a proposed VITA 65.1 profile aligned with the SOSA Technical Standard, according to the company.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020UK Made: CodeBug educational ‘thing’ gets Wi-Fi, a server, and much more
CodeBug Connect, is the IoT-capable next-generation of the original CodeBug educational board launched in 2015 – which won the Electronics Weekly Elektra Award that year for most innovative consumer product.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Movandi extends reach of 5G mmWave portfolio
Movandi, the 5G mmWave specialist, says that its front ends and repeaters now span all major licensed mmWave bands in the market including 24/26/28/39 GHz frequencies for repeaters, ORAN, small cells, CPE and mobile.
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Viewpoint: The technologies powering the future of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been an industry buzzword for years, writes Richard Walsh, head of memory at Samsung Semiconductor Europe, but he considers the technologies now powering developments, such as high-bandwidth memory, smart SSDs and SR-IOV, in-memory computing and parallel processing…
This article was posted on Dec 9, 2020Marvell offers 5nm hardware-validated 112G SerDes
Marvell claims to be first to deliver a 112G 5nm SerDes design that has been validated in hardware.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020EW BrightSpark 2020, In the spotlight: James Zaremba, Swansea University
Now in its fourth year, the EW BrightSparks programme sees Electronics Weekly partner with RS Components to highlight the brightest and most talented young electronic engineers in the UK today.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020Hicenda Displays recognises Easby Electronics
UK distributor, Easby Electronics, has received the European Distributor of the Year award from Hicenda Displays. The company’s product manager, Chris Parr was also recognised, receiving the Sales Person of the Year 2020 accolade by Hicenda Displays.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020Sensor operates on a few electrons per minute
In what might be the lowest power sensor ever deliberately made, engineers at Washington University in St Louis have used quantum tunnelling as a data logger to keep a record of vibration.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020GaN Systems launches power module evaluation kits
GaN Systems has announced the availability of four new integrated power module evaluation kits: 100V Driver GaN DC/DC Power Stage Module, 650V 150AHalf-Bridge IPM, 650V 150A Full-Bridge Module and Driver, and 650V 300A 3-Phase Module and Driver.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020Clearspace-1 mission to claw at space debris
The UK arm of Elecnor DEIMOS will play a leading role in the Clearspace-1 mission, which is intended to help tackle space debris.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020SSD NAND controller has 16 channels
Silicon Motion Technology, the NAND flash controller designer, has come up with an enterprise-grade 16-channel PCIe 4.0 NVMe hardware plus firmware turnkey SSD controller solution.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020Farnell launches 3rd IoT survey
Farnell has launched its third, annual IoT Survey.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020FRAM startup raises $20m series B
Ferroelectric Memory GmbH (FMC), the ferroelectric hafnium oxide technology specialist, has completed a $20 million Series B funding.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020<10nm processes taking the most wafer growth
Equipment costs associated with <10nm process technologies have soared to the point where they have become prohibitive for many IC suppliers. Consequently, only Samsung, TSMC, and Intel currently operate fabs using <10nm process technology.
This article was posted on Dec 8, 2020