Second giant grid battery to be built in Australian
With Tesla, French power firm Neoen is to build a 300MW 450MWh grid battery in the Australian state of Victoria, double the size of the already huge Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, also owned and operated by Neoen.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Sponsored Content: Scalable ADCs for Infotainment Audio Designs
Advanced audio automotive systems with active noise cancellation, in-cabin communication and hands-free voice communication make cars quieter and enable a rich passenger experience.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Metal sensor works equally well on iron and aluminium for automated welding
Omron has a series of welding proximity sensors that can identify iron and aluminium at the same distance.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Strike at ST
Strike action has begun at ST following a decision by management not to give a rise to all employees, despite recording Q3 revenues 27.8% up on Q2 for a gross profit of $1 billion and a forecast of 12% sequential profit for Q4.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Hall sensor for measuring currents in automotive
Melexis has introduced a Hall-effect current-sensing IC aimed at cost-sensitive automotive applications: belt-driven starter generators and traction inverters for low-speed electric vehicles, e-scooters, electric forklift trucks and pallet trucks.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Robotic snakes on a plane
Rolls Royce has announced a three-year project – dubbed REINSTATE – to develop innovative technologies for use in servicing and maintenance of jet engines, such as robotic snakes.
This article was posted on Nov 24, 2020Long-life USB Type-C 3.1 plug for product testing has no-scratch nose
Omron has launched a long-life USB-C type connector aimed at the inspection and testing of smartphones, digital cameras, headphones, notebook computers and games consoles.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Pickering adds to PXI simulation modules
Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-sea, has launched its model 41-765 Analog Output/Current Loop Simulator Modules, which are aimed at simulating industrial control transceivers, utilizing 4–20mA current loops.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020TrustedObjects security for LoRaWAN validated on STM32WLE5 series
Trusted Objects TO-Protect LoRaWAN, a security product for LoRaWAN nodes, is now validated on STMicroelectronics STM32WLE5 series.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Panasonic launches EKM versions of PaPIRs
Panasonic has launched EKM versions of Pyroelectric Passive Infrared Motion Sensors (PaPIRs) with two distinct functional purposes.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020O-S-D market to rebound 7.7% in 2021 to reach a record high
The Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators and Discretes (O-S-D) market has stabilised and some parts of it are recovering, says IC Insights.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020TI licences Imaginations latest automotive GPU
Texas Instruments has licensed an Imagination Technologies’ B-Series GPU for TI’s Jacinto automotive processor family.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Washable food-safe motors tested for many years
ABB is claiming many years of operation from its food safe motors following wash-down testing.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020SDR course supports radio-comms understanding
SDRplay has announced a Radio Communications course for under-graduate teaching as part of its SDRplay Educators Programme
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Motor driver works from USB power, Li-ion power and up to 16V
Toshiba has introduced DMOS dual H-bride motor driver that can run from 2.5V to 16V while delivering up to 2A.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Green Hills teams with Sectigo for embedded TCP/IP security
Green Hills Software has signed a deal with Sectigo to offer Icon Labs Embedded Firewall integrated and optimised with Green Hills’ Integrity RTOS, and its embedded TCP/IP v4/v6 host and router networking stack.
This article was posted on Nov 23, 2020Automotve mosfet is 1 x 1mm
Rohm is aiming at vehicles with three 1 x 1mm footprint AEC-Q101 qualified mosfets.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2020Tiny CO2 sensor works at high concentrations
Sensirion has introduced a sensor for measuring high concentrations of CO2, based on a thermal conductivity technique.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2020General Atomics buys Guidestar Optical Systems
General Atomics, the US defence technologies company, has completed the acquisition of Guidestar Optical Systems, a laser comms specialist.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2020Window Voltage Detector detects under-voltage down to 0.55V
Ricoh has launched a Window Voltage Detector which monitors over-and-under output voltages from the power supply IC for a microprocessor and a sensor, and detects abnormal voltage of systems.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2020The Fabless Five
If the AMD-Xilinx acquisition comes off, then the merged company will be the fourth largest fabless semiconductor player, says TendForce.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2020