Phone + 3D printer = easier soil measurement
Measuring the density of a random lump of soil sample is not as easy as you might think, according to New Mexico State University.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2020Design industry collaborates to combat software piracy
EDA companies, Cadence, Mentor, a Siemens Business, Synopsys and semiconductor equipment industry association, SEMI, have joined forces to jointly develop the SEMI Server Certification protocol, to combat EDA software piracy.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2020Modular inverters can scale for renewable energy
Modular DC/AC inverters by Cotek Systems in the SR-1600-Plus series are suitable for industrial, telecomms and datacomms applications, renewable energy as part of rackmount systems or as standalone units. They are available from Relec Electronics.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020More on: Thin-film source-gated transistor promises denser circuits
Announced yesterday,researchers from Surrey and Cambridge universities and the National Research Institute in Rome have used thin-film source-gated transistor (SGT) to create compact analogue circuit building blocks that can be used on flexible substrates.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020GaN Systems reference design for 65W QR charger
The reference design comprises of an operating charger and design documentation – providing a complete and simple to implement solution that assists customers in accelerating product development, roll out, and commercialization.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020Customised microwave switching subsystems made to order
Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-Sea has launched a value-add turnkey LXI microwave switch and signal routing subsystems service.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020June semi sales up 5.1% y-o-y; Q2 sales up 5.1%
June semi sales were up 5.1% y-o-y but down 0.3% on May at $34.5 billion, says the SIA.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020Farnell adds Mitsubishi variable speed drives, PLCs and HMIs
Farnell has added Mitsubishi Electric’s variable speed drives, PLCs and HMIs to its industrial automation and process control portfolio.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 20201.8 – 5.0GHz Tx amplifier draws only 75mA quiescent
Renesas has cut quiescent consumption in its latest 1.8 to 5.0GHz 39.5dB RF amplifier, dubbed F1490.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020Driverless guru goes to jail
Anthony Levandowski, the driverless car guru who left Waymo to join Uber, has been sentenced to 18 months for downloading 14,000 files from a Google computer before he left the company.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020Ignys moves to a new home on the Nottingham Science Park
Electronics design and software engineering consultancy Ignys has celebrated its third birthday by moving into new premises on the Nottingham Science Park.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020Amazon gets FCC approval for Project Kuiper satellite constellation
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon approval for its Project Kuiper low orbit satellite constellation, to provide Internet access.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2020400W ac-dc PSU eval board meets toughest eco-design norms
STMicroelectronics has introduced a 400W pans power supply evaluation kit that “meets today’s toughest eco-design norms”, according to the company. “Full-load efficiency is over 93% at 230Vac and over 91% at 110Vac, with no-load mains consumption of less than 0.150W [at 230V].”
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020Phase-change material used in RF switch
Tower Semiconductor is using phase-change materials to make non-volatile RF switches – therefore consuming no power to hold open or closed suiting them to battery-powered IoT use.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020Google, Apple update their Covid-19 Exposure Notifications System
Google and Apple have updated their Bluetooth-based pandemic tracing Exposure Notifications System (ENS), incorporating feedback from early implementations by health authorities tackling Covid-19.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020ST sells power supply eval board
ST is selling an evaluation board containing a 400W power supply with full-load efficiency of over 93% at 230VAC and over 91% at 110VAC, with no-load mains consumption of less than 0.150W, meeting ENERGY STAR Version 6.1 requirements for computers, European EuP Lot 6 Tier 2 requirements for household and office equipment, and CoC (Code of Conduct) Version 5 Tier 2 for external power supplies.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020Big 3 take 85% of 5G base station market
Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia captured more than 85% market share in the mobile base station industry in 2019, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins’ Military GPS business
BAE Systems has formally completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 202050MHz Tek scope for <£400
Tektronix is aiming at educational institutions, embedded design engineers and the maker community with an entry-level oscilloscope series.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020Infineon looking for €8.5bn revenues this year
Infineon reported calendar Q2 revenues of €2,174 million in results which included Cypress figures for the first time.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020ADI and Intel combine on 5G radio platform
ADI and Intel are to collaborate on creating a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges and will enable customers to scale their 5G networks more quickly and economically.
This article was posted on Aug 11, 2020