Wearables to resume growth this year
Wearables sales will grow 6.3% this year after the market’s first-ever contraction in 2022, says the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
This article was posted on Mar 30, 2023Record claim for UVC LED
Asahi Kasei claims a record for its Klaran single chip UVC LED which emits at 160 mW in the ideal germicidal range of 260-270 nm.
This article was posted on Mar 30, 2023Cash lifeline for Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit may be back in business after its failed launch in January following an expected $200 million cash injection from Texas VC Matthew Brown, reports Reuters.
This article was posted on Mar 30, 2023JIP to buy Toshiba
The Toshiba board voted this morning to accept a $15.3 billion offer from a consortium led by JIP (Japan Industrial Partners) to buy the company.
This article was posted on Mar 30, 2023Anglia Components signs EPC for UK and Ireland
Anglia Components has signed a distribution agreement with GaN-based power management specialist, EPC (Efficient Power Conversion), covering the UK and Ireland.
This article was posted on Mar 30, 2023Sponsored Content: Connectors and wiring for electric cars
Will the automotive industry of the future be stopped by the difficulties of today?
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023APEC: Power integrations adds 900V GaN fly-back dc-dc converters
Power Integrations is aiming at industrial and automotive power supplies up to 100W, by building 900V GaN transistors into its InnoSwitch3 fly-back switcher family – something it announced at APEC in Florida.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023APEC: 650V GaN half bridge power stage for <75W active-clamp fly-back dc-dc
TI announced a co-packaged 650V GaN half bridge and driver at APEC in Florida this week, intended for use in active-clamp fly-back dc-dc converters delivering less that 75W.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Creativity is the smartest distribution skill
Distribution companies need to develop solutions that are new and creative to solve today’s design challenges, says Roger Tall of Charcroft Electronics.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Meet the new-normal trading conditions
Despite geo-political uncertainty, the UK component distribution market remains positive in outlook, reports Caroline Hayes.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023EMS clocking keeps communication wheels turning
Timing devices provide a mission-critical function in automotive systems. Even if a component or system goes awry, EMS clocking signals must continue operating without fail, says Etienne Winkelmuller, of SiTime.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Medical PSUs in 2 x 3inch open frames
Cosel has announced a pair of 2 x 3inch format medical power supplies: UMA30F and UMA60F, delivering up to 30, or up to 60W, respectively.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 20231.7µm and 2.6µm linear InGaAs PIN diodes
As alternatives to through-hole TO-39 or TO-18 packaged PIN diodes, Marktech Optoelectronics has announced hermetic surface-mount InGaAs PIN diodes sensitive to 1.7 or 2.6μm, protected against water vapour, oxygen and other gaseous contaminants.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Spirit AeroSystems, Astraius partner for Prestwick Spaceport launch capabilities
Spirit AeroSystems and Astraius have announced a collaboration to build future satellite launch capabilities for Prestwick Spaceport.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Wearables to resume growth this year
Wearables sales will grow 6.3% this year after the market’s first-ever contraction in 2022, says the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2023Continental’s server and zone vehicle architecture
Car part maker Continental has been speaking about its next-generation modular vehicle electrical-electronic architecture.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 20231.2V SPI NOR flash in 64Mbit, with other sizes to come
GigaDevice is aiming at processors with a 1.2V core voltage with a family of 1.2V SPI NOR flash ICs.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023Automotive traction inverter hits efficiency 98.5% at 5% load (and peaks at 99.57%)
San Jose based Pre-Switch is reporting 98.5% efficiency at 5% load from its 800Vin ‘CleanWave2’ prototype inverter. Peak efficiency is 99.57%.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023ESA funds world’s first space flight particle contamination monitor
The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding the manufacture of XCAM’s particle contamination monitor for space flight, which is described as a world’s first.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023IGBTs minimise conduction and switching losses
onsemi has brought out a range of 1200V insulated-IGBTs that minimize conduction and switching losses.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023Nvidia, TSMC, ASML and Synopsys accelerate litho process using GPUs
NVIDIA’s cuLitho software library for computational lithography is being integrated by TSMC, ASML and into their software, manufacturing processes and systems for NVIDIA’s Hopper architecture GPUs.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023