Perovskite light-emitting diodes get brighter

Perovskite materials could make a splash in light emission as well as solar power generation, according to researchers at Tokyo Tech who have engineered associated charge transport layers to achieved a significant performance boost. The result is a green ∼500,000cd/m2 33 lm/W perovskite (CsPbBr3) LED,  a 20,000cd/m2 CsPbBrI2 red LEd and a CsPbBrCl2 blue one. The same CsPbBr3 green perovskite ...

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Electronic procurement boosts efficiency, says Conrad Electronic

Products and services can be sourced electronically, saving B2B customers time and money, increasing efficiency and productivity, says Conrad Electronic, as it introduces eProcurement and Smart Procure.  The eProcurement services comprise a product search facility, the Open Catalogue Interface (OCI) webshop, electronic catalogues, with around 800,000 product descriptions. The company’s entire catalogue program or catalogues ...

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Mouser Electronics and Superior Sensor Technology sign global distribution agreement

Through the agreement, Mouser will add Superior Sensor Technology’s differential low-pressure sensors to its sensor line card. The Superior Sensor Technology product line available from Mouser Electronics includes the HV Series family of sensors and corresponding evaluation kits. Designed for industrial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications, the HV Series is available in three ...

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Kyocera opens R&D centre in Yokohama

Kyocera has opened its Minato Mirai Research Centre in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The centre was created with the aim of promoting open innovation and developing new business technologies. “Expansion of our current businesses and creation of new businesses are necessary for the Kyocera Group to reach its target of 2 trillion yen in sales ...

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Quad 1000Base-T transformer is SMD

Würth is offering a surface-mount quad transformer for 1000Base-T Ethernet LAN connections. “WE-LAN AQ transformer convinces in an exemplary fashion in terms of crosstalk, insertion loss, return loss, differential and common-mode rejection,” claimed the firm, without giving figures. Inside, there are transformers and (smaller) common-mode chokes However, this data sheet gives the numbers as: crosstalk (1-100MHz) ...

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Electric vehicle battery monitor chip is accurate for 15 years, and works with 420 cells

Renesas has announced its fourth-generation lithium-ion battery management IC for electric vehicles – promising “unmatched lifetime accuracy”, which it quantifies as ±6mV (at ±6σ) 15-year board level accuracy. Called ISL78714, the chip monitors and balances up to 14 series connected cells with ±2mV accuracy (14bit ADC) across automotive temperature ranges, and can be using in stacks ...

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Japan Display gets China bail-out

Japan Display, the much bailed-out Japanese LCD manufacturer, is to receive a $756 million investment  from China’s Harvest Tech Investment Management, Oasis Management of Hong Kong and other investors. Japan Display, which was formed in 2011 by putting together the LCD  operations of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, will also borrow $180 million from its main ...

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China’s UniSoc aims to have integrated 5G modem and apps processor next year

UniSoc, the Tsinghua Unigroup subsidiary put together from Spreadtrum and RDA Microelectronics, plans to launch its integrated apps processor and 5G modem for mobile phones in H2 next year, says the Nikkei. Qualcomm says it will be launching its first integrated apps processor and 5G modem in H1 next year. Mediatek says it will launch ...

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Semtech and Murata sampling LoraWAN modem

Semtech and Murata are sampling a  modem based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The modem uses Semtech’s LoRa Cloud Device and Application Services – a set of services that provide device configuration, status monitoring and application support; and LoRa Cloud Join Server a network independent service which simplifies the provisioning of devices across ...

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