Melexis 3rd gen current sensor has 0.5% accuracy
Melexis has launched the MLX91230, the first product of its third generation of current sensors – the MLX91230.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 202315m EVs expected to be shipped this year
Nearly 15 million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2023, says Gartner.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023Steer-by-wire module for bespoke and low-volume vehicles
Cambridge-based Titan has announced a steer-by-wire system
This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023Improvement in 2023 semiconductor market
An unexpected upturn in Q2 has resulted in a better than anticipated result for the 2023 semiconductor market, said Malcolm Penn (pictured) CEO of Future Horizons, at the company’s IFS2023 forecast seminar yesterday.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023AI beats humans at drone racing
Drone racing has joined the list of activities where AI beats humans – in multiple races against three world-class humans in this case – following research at the University of Zurich and Intel.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 202312V or 48V mains power supply delivers peaks of 800W
Recom has created 12V and 48V variants of its 24V 450W RACM600-L ac-dc mains power supply.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023Nasa awards Earth Observation contracts for NOAA microwave sounder study
NASA has awarded contracts, with a total value greater than $19m, for NOAA’s (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) NEON microwave sounder study.
This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023Satellite builder MDA buys UK-based SatixFy Space Systems
SatixFy Space Systems (SSS), the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications, has been sold by its parent company to MDA, a manufacturer of satellites and robotics, in a transaction valued at $40m.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Using D-Mode GaN in Cascode Configuration
Transphorm has published a white paper titled The Fundamental Advantages of D-Mode GaN in Cascode Configuration.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Open Cosmos raises $50m
Open Cosmos – which makes data-gathering satellites – has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round from three leading investors – ETF Partners, Trill Impact and A&G.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Sponsored Content: Calterah, Leading Chinese mmWave IC Provider, Brings Full Radar SoC Portfolio for ADAS and Autonomous Driving to IAA
As the curtain has just risen on IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich on September 5, the leading Chinese provider of CMOS mmWave radar chips, Calterah, brings a most comprehensive portfolio of automotive radar SoCs at Booth A2-F31 of Mess München to the global audience.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Industrial copper and cobalt mining in DRC linked to human rights abuse
In a report, Amnesty International details what it claims are “grievous human rights abuses” due to the expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Q2 SEMI billings down 2% y-o-y
Q2 semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings fell 2% y-o-y to $25.8 billion, while q-o- billings fell 4%, says SEMI in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Samsung halves NAND production
Samsung has made a 50% production cut in NAND production from September, with the focus mainly on processes under 128 layers, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Renesas and Inventec to develop auto gateway PoC
Inventec and Renesas are to jointlybdevelop a Proof of Concept (PoC) for connected gateways based on the R-Car system-on-chip SoC.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Arduino raises $22m to increase embedded AI, expand US growth
Arduino has announced that it has completed a $22 million investment round, taking its Series B funding to $54 million.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 202312bit 500MHz eight-channel scopes from Yokogawa for power electronics
Yokogawa has announced a high-resolution extension to its DLM5000 series of scopes, with 12bit eight channel instruments at 500MHz and 350MHz bandwidth. Max sample rate is 2.5Gsample/s.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Rugged, protected GaN opens up commercial possibilities for data centres, vehicles and PV
At Semicon Taiwan, Navitas Semiconductor announced GaNSafe, its fourth generation GaN technology. It is designed in a TOLL package to be rugged and protected in demanding environments and suitable for commercial applications in data centres, inverters in solar panels and onboard chargers in electric vehicles.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Waterproof MEMS microphone
CUI Devices is aiming at harsh environments with a waterproof MEMS microphone rated to IPx7 for water ingress.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Battery Show: Bel shrinks 4kW vehicle accessory dc-dc converter in second generation
Bel Fuse has released a second generation of its kW-class dc-dc converter for powering accessories from an electric or hybrid vehicle battery.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023UK back in EU Horizon science research programme, and Copernicus, not Euratom
The UK has rejoined the European ‘Horizon’ research programme, having been a big hitter in the programme’s predecessors when the UK was part of the EU.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023