Renesas buys Panthronics
Renesas has bought NFC specialist Panthronics AG in an all-cash transaction.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023Oxbotica hooks up with Goggo
Goggo Network, which specialises in last and middle-mile autonomous transport logistics, is to introduce Oxbotica’s autonomous driving system into Goggo’s middle and last mile delivery operations in its key industries, including FMCG, shipping, groceries and food delivery.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2023Panasonic laser sensor detects at 3m
Panasonic has a laser distance sensor HG-F, that can detect at distances of up to 3m using ToF technology.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Semtech adds to LoRa portfolio
Semtech has extended its LoRa portfolio with a transceiver for use in IoT end points that provides lower power consumption, global connectivity and long range.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023NAND ASP has further to fall
TrendForce says Q1 NAND Flash ASP will be down 10-15% on 4Q22 on top of contract price falls of 22-25% in 2H22 and 1Q23 revenues will drop 8.1% q-o-q.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell is 24.9% efficient
Swedish thin film solar cell company Midsummer has demonstrated a tandem thin-film solar cell that hits 24.9% efficiency.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023APEC: Y-capacitance multiplier IC shrinks EMC inductors
At APEC in Florida, Texas Instruments introduced a family of ICs designed to shrink the size of EMC anti-emission common-mode filters in single and three-phase mains and automotive power converters.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023GaN OBC design reduces BOM and increases power density over SiC
GaN Systems has a GaN-based 11kW/800V On-Board Charger (OBC) reference design that claims to deliver 36% higher power density and a BOM up to 15% cheaper than SiC transistors.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023RF chip attenuators from DC to 20GHz
Smiths has launched its AT Series of RF chip attenuators from DC to 20 GHz.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Satellite Vu takes temperature of Surrey Research Park
The UK thermal infrared satellite firm Satellite Vu is partnering with Surrey Research Park (SRP) to demonstrate the use of thermal imaging technology for the built environment.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Tsinghua Unigroup ex-chairman to be charged
Former Tsinghua-Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo (pictured) is to be charged under anti-graft laws says China’s Commission for Discipline Inspection
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Agile Analog joins Intel Foundry Services
Agile Analog, the Cambridge analogue startup, has joined the Intel Foundry Services (IFS) Accelerator IP Alliance Program.
This article was posted on Mar 27, 2023Tough waterproof PC for agriculture
Anders is aiming at agriculture with an outdoor all-weather IP67 sealed PC that will operate from 9 to 36V and across -40 to +70°C.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Toshiba sampling auto CXPI IC
Toshiba is sampling an automotive clock extension peripheral interface (CXPI) communication driver / receiver IC for applications within automotive body systems.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Infineon’s Aurix MCU integrated with Apex.AI SDK
Infineon and Apex.AI, which develops safety-certified software for mobility and automotive applications, have integrated Apex.AI’s SDK and Infineon’s AURIX TC3X microcontroller.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Virgin Orbit pauses operations
Virgin Orbit, which failed to successfully launch satellites from the UK for the first time back in January, has announced that it is having to pause operations while it seeks potential funding.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Datacentre capex growth to fall
Datacentre capex grew 15% to $241 billion in 2022, says Dell’Oro, which forecasts that cloud and enterprise data centre spending will fall to single-digit growth in 2023.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Mouser signs Innovative Sensor Technology
Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with qInnovative Sensor Technology the manufacturer of physical, chemical and biological sensors.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Embedded World: NFC reader, SESIP-Level 2 security and Cortex-M33 on one IC
Aiming at secure authentication, NXP has put an NFC reader on the same IC as SESIP-Level 2 security and an Arm Cortex-M33 with 180kbyte flash and 20kbyte ram.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023APEC: Silicon carbide transistors for air-cored motor
At APEC in Florida, air cored motor company Infinitum announced a technology collaboration with Germany’s Infineon Technologies to put Infineon’s silicon carbide power mosfets into its motors.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023Anglia donates £17,000 to local Wisbech community
Anglia Components, the Cambridge-based distributor, has donated £17,000 to local community causes in the Wisbech region following fundraising.
This article was posted on Mar 24, 2023