Ruggedised 300W buck-boost dc-dc converters in 1/16 brick

TDK-Lambda has introduced a series of rugged non-isolated 300W buck-boost dc-dc converters.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

Elkhart Lake CPU in scratch-resistant touch screen industrial panel PC

Impulse Embedded is to stock Axiomtek fan-less multi-touch panel PCs with Intel’s Elkhart Lake Celeron J6412 processor – a 10W quad core 2GHz processor with 2.6GHz boost and 1,920 x 1,080 HD resolution.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

Picocom and iCana to deliver 5G Open RAN Small Cell radio unit reference platform

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, and iCana, a fabless semiconductor RF component supplier for the wireless telecommunications infrastructure market, are to jointly develop a 5G Open RAN Small Cell radio unit reference platform.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

5W from a 1in square dc-dc converter

Recom puts a 5W isolated dc-dc converter with a 9 – 36V input range into a 1 x 1inch plastic package – actually 25.4 x 25.4 x 10mm.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

Zoom camera suits drones, underwater vehicles and mobile robots

Sony has put a 30x zoom into its latest block-style camera.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

Space Foundation celebrates Symposium 2023, calls for Space as Critical Infrastructure

The Space Symposium 2023, which has completed in Colorado Springs, featured a celebration of the Webb Space Telescope, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission and the progress of the Orion spacecraft and Artemis program, along with calls for for the U.S. government to declare space as a critical infrastructure.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

Samsung makes $3.4bn Q1 chip loss

Samsung’s Q1 revenue was down 18% y-o-y at $47.6 billion for an operating profit down 95% y-o-y at $478.5 million.

This article was posted on May 5, 2023

PreAct raises $20m

PreAct Technologies of Portland, Oregon – the software-definable LiDAR specialist – has completed a $20 million in the series B round

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Call for research papers for DVCon Europe’s 10th anniversary

The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The event will be held in Munich (14 and 15 November, followed by a SystemC Evolution day on 16 November).

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

10W isolated buck converter requires no optocoupler

STMicroelectronics is has chosen an isolated buck converter topology for a 10W dc-dc converter that provides a regulated local primary power rail, plus a moderately regulated isolated secondary power rail.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Wire harness machine for additive manufacturing

Q5D, a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has launched its first product, the CY1000.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

3.5kW ac-dc PSU for world-wide three-phase connection

Cosel has launched a fanless three-phase three-wire 3.5kW ac-dc power supply, aimed at world-wide operation from star or delta networks.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Analogue IP blocks are pre-wrapped in digital logic to ease integration

Cambridgeshire-based IC design intellectual property company Agile Analog has created a range of analogue peripheral blocks that are already wrapped in digital logic to connect them to a standard on-chip bus, such as AMBA APB.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Pressure sensors aimed at medical ventilators

Superior Sensor Technology has introduced pressure sensors for medical ventilators, with over-sampling to expanded dynamic range.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Leonardo delivers first MFA ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon integration

Leonardo has delivered the first ECRS (European Common Radar System) Mk2 radar for the UK Typhoon fleet to BAE Systems for integration.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Fabless fell 9.2% in Q4

Q4 revenues of the top ten fabless companies fell nearly 9.2% representing $33.6 billion, says TrendForce, and the decline is expected to continue into Q1.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

Hynix takes $2.6bn Q1 loss

Hynix took a $2.6 billion Q1 loss on revenue which fell 58% y-o-y to $37.6 billion.

This article was posted on May 4, 2023

TSMC sees softening demand

TSMC’s Q1 profit of $6.8 billion was up 2.1% y-o-y but 30% down on Q4. Revenue was $16.72 billion.

This article was posted on Apr 27, 2023

10A 650V SiC Schottky/p-n diode with 22nC total charge

Nexperia has introduced a 10A 650V silicon carbide (SiC) industrial Schottky diode in a 2pin through-hole TO-220 plastic package.

This article was posted on Apr 27, 2023

IR LEDs and phototransistors in 1.6 x 0.8mm packages

Rohm is to put short wavelength infra-red LEDs and photo diodes in 1.6 x 0.8mm (1608) packages for material detection in portable, wearable and hearable devices.

This article was posted on Apr 27, 2023

Marvell demo-es 3nm interconnect ICs

Marvell has demo-ed silicon interconnects produced on TSMC’s 3nm process.

This article was posted on Apr 27, 2023