Sponsored Content: Improving reliability and performance of RF ICs with advanced EDA technology
Radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs) are at the heart of a wide variety of today’s applications and services, including wireless local area networks (LANs), cellular communications, global positioning systems (GPS), automotive electronics, and Internet of Things (IoT), writes Neel Natekar of Mentor, a Siemens Business.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Digi-Key signs Septentrio
Septentrio, the GNSS positioning specialist, has partnered with Digi-Key to make the mosaic-X5 available globally.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Artificial skin senses pain
Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 20203W dc-dc converters with 3kV isolation, 4:1 input range and 2MoOP
Cosel has announced a series of high isolation 3W dc-dc converters for medical and industrial applications.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Siglent adds lower-cost spectrum analysers
Siglent Technologies has added a pair of RF analysers to its range: an entry-level spectrum analyser, and a lower-end real-time spectrum analyser.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Reader-friendly guide to open-source hardware DIN Spec
A reader-friendly guide to the recently-announced open-source hardware specification DIN Spec 3105 has been published, written on behalf of the Journal of Open Hardware by Jérémy Bonvoisin of the University of Bath, one of the many contributors to the specification in which German standards organisation Deutsches Institut für Normung solidly defines what ‘open-source hardware’ is, and what isn’t.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Sponsored Content: With Grade 0, temperatures above 125°C are no sweat
Engineers can simplify high-temperature automotive designs while helping improve signal isolation and in-vehicle network performance with TI’s new Grade 0 devices.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020UK made: TorqSense by Sensor Technology
TorqSense is torque sensor from Sensor Technology, based in Oxfordshire.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020Marvell joins O-RAN Policy Coalition
Marvell has joined the Open RAN Policy Coalition.
This article was posted on Sep 8, 2020China chip imports still at $300bn
China’s semiconductor import substitution efforts have not paid off for this year, reports Reuters.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Government pushing councils to facilitate Gbit broadband and 5G
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is calling on local councils to help ensure people can access better broadband and mobile connectivity.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Alternative magnetic material for electric vehicle motors
Japanese scientists are proposing a new material for use in the permanent magnets of electric vehicle motors.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Sensor for Pb ions finds pollution in muddy water
Lead pollution in rivers can be measured in minutes using a proof-of-concept sensor from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Sub-GHz wireless MCU for two-layer boards supports LoRa
STMicroelectronics has added a QFN48 package to its STM32WLE5 wireless SoCs.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Multichannel RGB-LED driver
Melexis, the Belgian automotive IC specialist, Has introduced a multichannel RGB-LED driver.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Sponsored Content: Addressing high-voltage current-sensing design challenges in HEV/EVs
Electrification has created a new paradigm in automotive power systems; whether the design is a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or fully electric vehicle (EV), there are new design challenges to address. This technical article highlights some of the primary challenges in high-voltage current sensing and shares additional resources to aid and simplify your design process.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020SK Telecom shows Geovision applications
SK Telecom is introducing its Geovision big data-based real-time floating population analytics service at this week’s Big Data For Official Stistics conference organised by Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) and the United Nations Global Working Group (GWG).
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Dialog launches auto-grade DC-DC converters
Dialog has launched a new line of high-current, automotive-grade, step-down DC-DC buck converters.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020Digital prototyping aids car development
Model-based development in the automotive industry has been advanced by Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (TDSL) which has announced its Distributed Co-simulation Platform which enables remotely operated, multi-company digital prototyping of automotive control systems.
This article was posted on Sep 7, 2020‘Open source hardware’ no longer vague, as DIN pins down the definition
German national standards body DIN (Deutsche Institut für Normung) has defined exactly what ‘open-source hardware’ is, and what it isn’t.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Security image sensor for 1080p mainstream cameras
Omnivision is sampling a security image sensor for mainstream, high-volume security cameras requiring 1080p resolution and low-light pixel performance.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020