Differential input Wi-Fi connected PC scopes reach 250MHz
Netherlands-based PC scope firm TiePie has introduced a four channel Wi-Fi connected display-free oscilloscope with differential inputs.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Renesas Electronics expands Wi-Sun Fan compliant portfolio
Renesas Electronics has announced that its RL78/G1H-based sub-gigahertz (sub-GHz) wireless solution has received certification under the wireless smart ubiquitous network for field area network profile (Wi-Sun Fan), one of the communication standards established by the Wi-Sun Alliance.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020GaN ac-dc chips cover 27W to 55W without heatsink
Power Integrations has back-filled its InnoSwitch3 range of ac-dc power supply chips with 750V GaN power transistors – it already uses GaN transistors at the higher-powered end of the range.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Silicon Labs acquires Redpine Signals’ Bluetooth and Wi-Fi business
Silicon Labs has agreed with Redpine Signals to acquire the company’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth business, development centre in Hyderabad, India, and patent portfolio for $308m.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 20208th generation CoBs from Bridglux hit 185 lm/W
Bridgelux has announced its eighth generation of its chip-on-board products, delivering up to 185 lm/W from its V, Vero and Vero SE (pictured) Series families at nominal drive current – a 10% efficacy improvement over its previous product generations, it said.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020ESA delays ExoMars rover mission to 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) is delaying the ExoMars rover mission for a couple of years, the agency has announced.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Mouser Electronics and Ultraleap sign global distribution agreement
Mouser Electronics has announced a distribution agreement with Ultraleap. Through the agreement, Mouser is stocking the leap motion controller and two Stratos haptic modules.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Cortex-M4 in MCUs
ST’s STM32L4P5 and STM32L4Q5 MCUs bring the Arm Cortex-M4 core to cost-sensitive and power-conscious smart connected devices, including utility meters, industrial and medical sensors, fitness trackers, and smart-home products.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Transonics signs JJ Micro
Transonics, the Hemel Hempstead components distributor, has signed an exclusive deal with JJ Micro, the Chinese producer of discrete and power semiconductors,
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Ranovus, IBM, TE Connectivity and Senko aim for co-packaged optics in datacentres
Ranovus, IBM, TE Connectivity and Senko are combining to design and manufacture multi-vendor solutions for Co-Packaged Optics applications in data centre.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2020Microchip aims to simplify secure IoT product development
With the design of secured IoT products in mind, Microchip has announced range of cloud agnostic embedded development products that connect through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or narrow-band 5G.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020mmWave synthesiser chip covers 172MHz – 18GHz
Renesas has introduced a mmWave synthesiser for 5G and broadband wireless applications.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Mux/demux from Diodes enables 10Gbps port switching
Diodes Incorporated has announced the PI3L2500 LAN multiplexer/demultiplexer, designed to enable port switching in corporate LANs at Ethernet signal speeds of 2.5/5/10Gbps.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 202015W and 20W chassis/DIN rail mount dc-dc converters from XP Power
XP Power has announced two series of wide-range input dc-dc converters. The DTJ15 and DTJ20 series are designed for convenience of installation and operation, XP says.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Optical circuit switch with 576×576 non-blocking fibre ports
HUBER+SUHNER’s POLATIS iSeries 7000 software-defined optical circuit switch platform has a architecture designed for volume manufacture with scalability from 8×8 up to 576×576 non-blocking fibre ports, enabling telecom and data center operators to remotely connect more fibres together in a compact form factor.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Volume 5nm production in April
Next month, TSMC is to start volume 5nm production according to Digitimes.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020The UK’s ARPA
An initiative in the budget yesterday to set up a UK ARPA was said to have been inspired by Dominic Cummings.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Covid-19 and the distribution supply chain
In addition to health fears, Covid-19 brings economic worries as goods the electronics industry around the world relies on become restricted as the main source of these components and goods restricts its output.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020No panic buying, but make provisions for staff
There has been no panic buying of electronic components but Adam Fletcher, chairman of the ESCN (Electronic Components Supply Network) said his members foresee a personnel issue as the result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Enea plots 5G roll-out strategies
37% of mobile operators say they will begin deploying 5G standalone (SA) within the next two years, according to a survey of 41 mobile operators by Enea.
This article was posted on Mar 19, 2020Reed relay switches 1kV in compact SIL package
Pickering has created a high voltage reed relay, that can stand off 1.5kV and switch up to 1kV.
This article was posted on Mar 18, 2020