Automotive-qualified supercaps

Kyocera has introduced AEC-Q200 qualified supercapacitors for automotive use.

This article was posted on Feb 20, 2023

DIN rail computers get Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S

Sfera Labs has added the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S (CM4S) to options within its range of DIN rail computers.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Discrete components address I2C bus conundrum

Torsten Siems, of Toshiba Electronics Europe, suggests using discrete optical isolators for cost-effective and flexible transfer in industrial applications.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Elevating simulation to the cloud

Advances in cloud technology can be exploited to simulate, accelerate and optimise design and verify component choices, says Alex Fischer of SimScale.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

‘Soft’ skills built a career that navigated Covid

Rebecca Dobson is corporate vice-president, EMEA, Cadence Design Systems, following a career in sales with two UK semiconductor companies. She tells Caroline Hayes about her route into electronics and how she led staff through the pandemic.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Looking back on IoT retrofitting

A collaboration between Würth Elektronik, FEGA & Schmitt and IAV demonstrates how industrial manufacturing equipment can be upgraded and digitised.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Automotive high-side driver handles 100A

It seems to be the week for high and low-side driver announcements, with STMicroelectronics now following on from Toshiba and Rohm.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Farnell signs Piera Systems

Farnell has signed a new distribution agreement with Piera Systems to sell the Intelligent Particle Sensor (“IPS”) family of particle sensors.

This article was posted on Feb 16, 2023

Texas Instruments AM62x on a module from Variscite

Variscite has launched a SO-DIMM-sized system-on-module carrying Texas Instruments’ AM62x, which has a 1.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A53, and a 400MHz Cortex-M4F, plus a 333MHz PRU real-time co-processors.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

Octal high and low-side drivers have 40V 550mΩ outputs

Toshiba has created octal high-side and low-side protected load drivers in SSOP30 packaging (9.7 x 7.6 x 1.2mm, 0.65mm pitch).

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

1.2kW full-brick converter runs from 200 to 425V DC

TDK has introduced a range of 1,200W isolated full-brick dc-dc converter that runs from 200 to 425Vdc for high-voltage dc distributed power architectures.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

Automotive low-side switches control 40V

Rohm has released one and two channel 40V low-side switches with AEC-Q100 qualification for automotive and industrial use.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

GaN amplification up to 350W for C-Band radar

For phased-array C-Band radar, CMPA5259050S and CMPA5259080S from Wolfspeed are respectively 50W and 80W 5.0-5.9GHz GaN MMIC power amplifiers.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

EchoStar building global S-band network for satellite IoT

EchoStar, the U.S. satcom and Internet services provider, has turned to Astro Digital for the construction of a global S-band mobile satellite service (MSS) network addressing IoT.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

Arm calendar Q4 revenue up 28% y-o-y at $746m

Arm’s calendar Q4 (FY Q3) revenue was up 28% y-o-y at $746 million for EBITDA of $450 million.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

AI delivers better chips

Synopsys has had 100 commercial tape-outs with its AI IC design software Synopsys DSO.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

QuickLogic upgrades Aurora

QuickLogic has released a new version of its Aurora eFPGA development tool suite.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

3GHz ruggedized battery-powered spectrum analyser

Anritsu has introduced a portable 3GHz spectrum analyser with a 10inch display, measuring 290 x 212 x 96mm and 3.8kg for field, lab and manufacturing use.

This article was posted on Feb 15, 2023

Compact technology for gliomas detection

Imec has come up with a promising path to the in-vivo detection of low-grade gliomas (a group of slow-growing brain tumours).

This article was posted on Feb 14, 2023

Solar Powered EV

Aptera Motors of Carlsbad, California says owners of the Aptera Launch Edition can expect to ‘drive for weeks, even months, without ever having to plug in to charge’.

This article was posted on Feb 14, 2023

USA prepares to spend Chips Act money

This is the year the US government is expected to start dispensing the $250 billion of Chips Act money.

This article was posted on Feb 14, 2023