Driver chip for SiC mosfets gets AEC-Q100 for automotive

Power Integrations has announced AEC-Q100 automotive certification for a single-channel gate driver for silicon carbide (SiC) mosfets switching up to 300kW.

This article was posted on Mar 25, 2020

TE Connectivity’s Lumawise connector system now at Mouser

Mouser is now stocking the Lumawise Endurance S connector system from TE Connectivity.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Toshiba’s Cortex-M MCU roadmap includes SONOS memory

Toshiba has revealed its Arm Cortex-M microcontroller plans, announcing 200MHz (254 DMIPS) 40nm parts “dissipating approximately 30% lower dynamic power compared to the existing* 65nm devices”, it said, and 130nm parts with SONOS memory.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Nanolumens launches Bright Thinking educational content series

Nanolumens has announced the launch of a content series designed to demystify digital signage.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Rohde & Schwarz FSW signal and spectrum analyser operates at sub-THz

Rohde & Schwarz has demonstrated multi Gb data transmission in the D-Band at 140GHz.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

French fine Apple $1.23bn

The French competition regulator has fined Apple $1.23 billion.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Rechargeable cells for IoT

NGK Insulators has released further details of its EnerCera range of rechargeable batteries for IoT use.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Smart secure eval kit for for automotive data gateway

STMicroelectronics is aiming at automotive gateways that link car electronics to the cloud with an evaluation kit built around secured chips.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Richardson RFPD announces franchise agreement with Mixcomm

Arrow Electronics subsidiary Richardson RFPD has entered into a global franchise agreement with Mixcomm to distribute its upcoming mmWave IC products.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Kemet introduces AECQ200-qualified metal composite inductors

Kemet has launched a family of metal composite power inductors for automotive. The MPXV series forms part of the company’s Metcom range and is AECQ200-qualified.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Shielded power inductors handle high current in automotive

Bourns has announced nine shielded power inductors, members of its SRP series.

This article was posted on Mar 24, 2020

Power Integrations expands Innoswitch range with lower power devices

Power Integrations has announced an expansion of its Innoswitch families of offline CV/CC flyback switcher ICs.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

Electronic waste and the circular economy inquiry relaunched

MPs have relaunched the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into electronic waste and the circular economy, aiming to collect further evidence following last year’s inquiry.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

Smart speaker locates you within a room

A smart speaker can be used to locate you within a room, with no prior knowledge of room shape, according to a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research team. It also, at lease partially, maps the room.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

NASA selects first two scientific payloads for Lunar Gateway

NASA has chosen the first two scientific investigations to fly aboard the Lunar Gateway, which will observe space weather and monitor the Sun’s radiation environment.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

Six digit PINs are no better for security than four digits

Six-digit security PINs provide little more security than four-digit ones, according to research by a German-US team.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

Pushbutton switch offers 50k cycles

C&K has developed a sealed miniature pushbutton switch that offers an extended operating life to 50,000 cycles on FP11 & FP21 version.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

Huawei tops EPO patent filers list for 2019

The European Patent Office has released a list of the top patent filers for last year.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

H1 growth expected for memory ASPs but H2 decline for NAND

TrendForce is expecting that lower electronic product shipments will bring about a drop in memory demand.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

SiC Schottky diode modules from Microchip

Microchip has introduced Schottky diode power modules in 700, 1200 and 1700V variants.

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020

US Space Force preps for satellite jamming battles

The new United States Space Force has received its first offensive weapon system, the satellite jamming Counter Communications System Block 10.2 (CCS B10.2).

This article was posted on Mar 23, 2020