Mid-power UV LED for disinfection and sterilisation

Vishay has announced an AlGaN mid-power ultra-violet LED for water purification, air purification, surface sterilisation, medical disinfection, and portable sanitisers. Called VLMU35CM00-280-120, it comes in a 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.2mm surface-ceramic mount package with a quartz window. Because of this construction, the firm is claiming “extremely long lifetime” – however, nowhere in the data sheet nor the product ...

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China IC production growing 15% CAGR 2018-2023

IC production in China represented 15.3% of its $155 billion IC market in 2018, up from 12.6% five years earlier in 2013, says IC Insights, which forecasts that this share will increase by 5.2 percentage points from 2018 to 20.5% in 2023.   Figure 1 Currently, China-based IC production is forecast to exhibit a very ...

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Thalia adds analogue porting capabilities

Thalia Design Automation has introduced advanced analogue schematic porting capabilities within its AMALIA analog design automation tool suite. Configured for users of TSMC, Global Foundries, UMC, SMIC, and in-house technologies of Tier 1 design companies, the AMALIA schematic porting capability claims to achieve design time savings of up to 50% in analogue migration projects. “Process migration – moving IP ...

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u-blox adds antenna to BLE modules

u-blox has integrated a PCB antenna into its BLE 5  NINA-B306/316 modules. The trapezoidal printed antenna, technology licensed from Proant AB, enable superior performance transmission and reception of data in a small form factor. By moving the antenna to the PCB, manufacturers can now implement the NINA-B3 family into even smaller form factors. The NINA-B306/316 ...

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