Farnell shipping Particle cloud connection kits

Farnell is shipping Particle, a range of next generation cloud-connected development kits with mesh-enabled networking, making it possible to extend your sensor mesh network and get your devices connected to cloud, over Wi-Fi or Cellular networks, in minutes. The Particle IoT platforms offer everything you need to create a robust and securely connected IoT product, ...

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PCIM: 175°C linear reg and logic gates for automotive

Cissoid has announced an adjustable linear regulator and logic gates that operate with junction temperature from -55°C up to 175°C – exceeding AEC-Q100 Grade 0 standard, the Belgian high-rel chip maker pointed out. Members of the firm’s new CXT series of automotive grade components, all with the same temperature range, the first is CXT-STA4919, a 50mA adjustable linear ...

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Raspberry Pi HAT brings RISC-V, AI, Edge Computing

An add-on to Raspberry Pi delivering AI-at-the-Edge development capability, can be pre-ordered now for $24.50 or bought for $28.90 when it becomes generally available on June 15th. The RISC-V based Grove AI HAT, from Sipeed Studios, brings an AI capability to Raspberry Pi  allowing it to be used to develop AI using neural nets. The Grove ...

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Small Robots celebrate Spring

Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, featured in the Spring Reception for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) earlier this week. Using robotics and artificial intelligence, the company has created an entirely new model for ecologically harmonious farming. The Spring Reception celebrated new possibilities for improving the ...

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SSDs getting cheaper

With NAND in oversupply, SSD suppliers are in a price war and SSD prices for PC OEMs are tumbling, says TrendForce. Average contract prices for 512GB and 1TB SSDs have a chance to plunge below $0.1 per GB by the end of this year, hitting an all-time low. This change will cause 512GB SSDs to ...

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Auto image sensor enables multiple functions

  Omnivision is sampling an automotive-qualified  image sensor, which enables multiple functions in one camera. This multi-functional approach reduces total system cost, space and power budget for driver state monitoring (DSM) and viewing applications like video conferencing.  “Automotive designers are looking for cost-effective ways to address consumer demand for applications like video conferencing in the ...

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PCIM: Rohm’s 1.2kV IGBTs drop only 1.7V

Rohm’s automotive grade 1,200V IGBTs are aimed at inverters used in electronic compressors and for switching positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heaters. RGS series parts are AEC-Q101-compliant and come in 1.2kV and 650V variants. “Increasing the number of electric vehicles advances the need for electric compressors often driven with IGBT’s,” according to Rohm, and “the demand ...

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Aceinna offers AMR current sensors for power

Massachusetts-based Aceinna has a range of current sensor chips based anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) technology, using an insulating substrate with 4.8kV isolation. Called MCA1101, the chips measure bi-directional current, both ac and dc signals, with 1.5MHz bandwidth and 300ns rise-time. Current input and output pins (four pins each, see diagram) are on the same side of the ...

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CML launches transceiver with 12km range

CML Microcircuits has launched the  SCT2400 transceiver, designed to sustain secure digital voice and data communication channels over ranges in excess of 12km (line of sight) for systems operating in licensed and unlicensed bands. The SCT2400 is a highly integrated digital radio transceiver based on spread spectrum modulation operating in the 2.4GHz frequency range. As such, ...

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Farnell and Tektronix prize draw

Tektronix will be launching a new range of oscilloscopes on 4th June and, as part of the launch, Farnell and Tektronix are running a competition to win two  prizes: A paid trip to the Technology Innovation Forum in Shanghai, China in June Or A brand new, next generation oscilloscope from Tektronix. To register, readers should visit ...

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