Bluetooth LE module expands Mouser RF offering

Based on Toshiba’s TC35680 chip controller, the PAN1762 is the latest RF module from Panasonic that is now available from Mouser. The low power Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.0 module is designed for used in the IoT, beacon and mesh networks to transmit large amounts of data wirelessly. The single-chip controller has an Arm Cortex-M0 core with a serial ...

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Renesas MCU for motor control scores 1,160 CoreMark

Renesas has added a hardware motor control accelerator to 32bit microcontrollers that already achieve a 1,160 CoreMark from EEMBC – the highest score for a 5V MCU operating at 200MHz, claims Renesas. Within the RX72T group, as the chips will be known, the accelerator enableshigh-speed position control and speed control calculations required for implementing servo ...

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European Perovskite Initiative founded

The European Perovskite Initiative (EPKI) for the development of Perovskites based solar technology has been launched. Perovskite-based solar cells have made tremendous progress over the last decade achieving outstanding lab-scale efficiencies of 24.2% early 2019 in single-junction architecture and to an astonishing 28% in tandem (perovskite associated with crystalline silicon), turning it into the fastest-advancing ...

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Spectrum puts 8 AWG channels on 168mm long PCIe card

Spectrum Instrumentation has created a solution for customers wanting multi-channel AWGs. Having 8 AWG channels on a single PCIe-card only 168 mm in length offers great new opportunities for very compact and affordable test systems. The addition of the two new 8-channel-cards to Spectrum’s latest “65” series of PCIe Arbitrary waveform generators means that, using ...

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Leti develops GaN MicroLED fabrication technology

Leti has developed a new technology for fabricating GaN microLED displays for applications ranging from smart watches to TVs with no size limit. The approach fabricates elementary units of all-in-one red, green, blue (RGB) microLEDs on a CMOS driving circuit, and transfers the devices to a simple receiving substrate. The units are fabricated with a ...

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Picture Gallery: EW BrightSparks 2019 – Celebrating the engineer

On a lovely sunny day in Central London at the IET we honoured the EW BrightSparks class of 2019. See EW BrightSparks selection panel chooses the 2019 cohort As in previous years, in partnership with RS Components, we were looking for young engineers who are already making a difference in the first years of their working ...

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Mentor tools for 5nm TSMC finfet process

TSMC has certified a suite of Mentor Calibre nmPlatform design tools for its 5nm finfet process, including nmDRC, nmLVS, YieldEnhancer, PERC (pictured) and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform software. “For example, Calibre PERC reliability verification solution on TSMC’s 5nm FinFET technology is engineered to help enhance product reliability by making leakage checks available for full chip designs,” said ...

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Infineon gets better audio with multi-level Class-D amplification

Infineon is claiming efficiency and audio quality benefits for multi-level Class-D audio amplification. Branding its multi-level products Merus, “Infineon is the first company to apply multi-level switching technology to class D audio amplifier products, improving amplifier parameters compared to traditional class D amplifiers  – power consumption, solution size, audio performance, electromagnetic interference, and BOM cost, it said. ...

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Farnell adds GW Instek range

Farnell has expanded its test and instrument portfolio by adding GW Instek’s products which include programmable power supplies, electrical safety testers, signal sources and power analysers, GW Instek products to be stocked by Farnell include: The APS-7050 programmable linear AC power source – Offering output ratings of 500 VA, 310 V RMS, 2.1 A and ...

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