element14/Vishay buck regulator webinar
element14 and Simon Foley of Vishay will hold a webinar entitled “5 Things to Know About Buck Regulators” on 4 November, 2020 5pm GMT.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Embedded Workbench adds support for position-independent RH850 code for automotive
IAR Systems Embedded Workbench C/C++ compile and debug toolchain can now generate position-independent code and position-independent data for Renesas’ RH850 automotive MCUs.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Wearables: A boost for flexible solar cells
Luminescent solar concentrators are sheets that collect light at various wavelengths and re-emit it at a wavelength better matched to a solar cell.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Yamaichi in mass production of VW Quadlock interface
Yamaichi has further developed and optimised the Volkswagen standard interface. Mass production has already started.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020‘Create your own EMC trouble-shooting kit’
Saelig has introduced a 180-page book “Create Your Own EMC Troubleshooting Kit: Essential Tools for EMC Troubleshooting” by Ken Wyatt.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 20206.5kV bare die SiC MOSFETs available
GeneSiC Semiconductor of Dulles Virginia, has announced 6.5kV SiC MOSFETs for medium-voltage power conversion applications such as traction, pulsed power and smart grid infrastructure.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Imec developing five minute Covid test
Imec has started developing a SARS-CoV-2 test.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Lower parasitic loss in 150mm RF GaN-on-Si epi wafer
IGaN of Singapore is claiming lower losses from its 150mm RF GaN-on-silicon epi wafers.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020SpaceX completes 100th successful flight of Falcon rocket
It’s a ton up for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company as it completes the 100th successful flight of a Falcon rocket. This is since Falcon 1 first flew to orbit in 2008.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2020Microsoft Azure Space uses SpaceX to take on Amazon
Microsoft is extending its Azure cloud computing service, with Azure Space addressing the growing commercial opportunities around space connectivity.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020China to monitor IC investment more carefully
Resources have been wasted as companies “with insufficient knowledge of integrated circuit development have blindly entered into projects”, said Meng Wei (pictured) of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, yesterday.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020ST closes in on $10bn
ST has reported Q3 net revenues of $2.67 billion with gross margin of 36%, an operating margin of 12.3% for a net profit of $242 million and a gross profit of $959 million.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Renesas and Sequans partner on IoT modules
Renesas and Sequans will partner to develop IoT modules based on Sequans’ Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT platform.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Hermetic wet tantalum capacitors reach 58,000µF for mil/aero
Vishay has extended its EP1 range of wet-tantalum capacitor, supplying the industry’s highest capacitance per voltage-rating for this device type, according to New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking them. “Vishay developed this upgraded capacitor to meet the needs of military and avionics applications with new ratings in the B and C case codes.”
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Cambridge spin-out offers ‘smallest’ flow sensor
University of Cambridge spin-out Flusso has launched what it claims to be “the world’s smallest flow sensor” – with a 3.5 x 3.5mm footprint.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Mid-travel tact switch with soft sound
Following on from an ultra-quiet 8mm tact switch in May, C&K has launched a ‘soft sound’ 12mm mid-travel tact switch, also aimed at automotive use.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020TMR-based sensors from Crocus
Murata is now including in its portfolio advanced 1D linear and 2D angular sensor devices from Crocus Technology based on tunnel magnetic resistance (TMR) technology.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020SiPearl joins CXL Consortium
SiPearl, which is designing the microprocessor for the European exascale supercomputer, has joined the CXL Consortium, whose founding members are Alibaba, Cisco, Dell EMC, Facebook, Google, HPE, Huawei, Intel and Microsoft.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Lockheed Martin gets approval for Shetland Space Centre plans
The UK government has approved plans for Lockheed Martin to transfer its small satellite launch operations to Shetland Space Centre. It hopes this will lead to the creation of “hundreds of space jobs” in Scotland.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2020Cree selling LED business to focus on SiC and GaN devices and materials
Cree has agreed to sell its LED business (‘Cree LED’) to memory maker Smart Global Holdings.
This article was posted on Oct 29, 2020Nokia adds Telia to 5G customer base
Nokia has been selected by Telia Company as the exclusive provider of 5G RAN in Finland adding to its 5G standalone (SA) core customer base in Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
This article was posted on Oct 29, 2020