Electronica: Power grid supercapacitor for Scottish island

The Scottish island of Eigg has installed a bank of supercapacitors to augment its power grid, which gets its energy from hydro, wind and solar sources. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » The graphene-based capacitor array, a ‘SkelGrid from Skeleton Technologies, joins a Pb-acid battery, and fly-wheel energy store installed in 2014 – the ...

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DesignSpark Mechanical gets 3D print slicing in v4 upgraded

RS has added 3D print slicing as well as a ‘blend’ tool to its free DesignSpark Mechanical CAD package, raising it to Version 4.0. The slicing software – used to prepare files for layer-based 3D printing – is Ultimaker’s popular ‘Cura’, which is open-source. “This feature is the result of collaboration between RS and Ultimaker, one ...

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Electronica: Bluetooth 5.0 Long Range module in 8x8x1mm SIP

RF module firm Insight SiP has announced what it believes to be the first fully Bluetooth 5.0 Long Range compliant RF module in a miniature package at Electronica. It measures 8 x 8 x 1mm. Called ISP1807-LR, it is based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 chip and includes a Bluetooth 5 stack with: long range, high throughput, ...

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Electronica: FTDI Chip upscales from consumer to systems

FTDI Chip introduced and demo-ed at Electronica the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » The FT4233H is an advanced bridge IC with USB Type-C connectivity and USB ...

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Electronica: Toshiba offers 130nm asic process for industrial applications

Toshiba has shipped its first 130nm ‘structured array’ asic, and announced this at Electronica today. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Structured asics have a fixed array of logic in the underlying silicon, on to which custom metallisation is applied for each different application. Toshiba brands this ‘FFSA‘ for ‘fit fast structured array’, and ...

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Electronica: Mouser announces expansion

On the opening morning of Electronica,  Mouser announced it is preparing to break ground on another large expansion of its global headquarters and distribution center. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Construction will soon begin on a new 127,500 sq. ft. (11,845 sq. m) distribution center extension, which follows a previous large expansion that included ...

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Electronica: Murata tilt sensor for high-performance levelling

At Electronica today, Murata revealed a three-axis mems inclination sensor with a tilt angle output and digital SPI interface. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Called the SCL3300-D01, the XYZ device is aimed at applications including levelling, tilt sensing, machine control and structural health monitoring. The inclinometer provides a ±90° tilt angle output and ...

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Electronica: ADI focusses on industry 4.0

Analog Devices is aiming at industrial equipment OEMs with a cluster of industry 4.0 announcements at Electronica. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » “We’re focused on a set of solution areas that put existing brownfield infrastructure on a path to industry 4.0,” said ADI general manager Brendan O’Dowd. “These solutions include deterministic Ethernet, security, and condition-based ...

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