Dc-dc bucks deliver up to 5A from 3.8 to 40V

Diodes has announced a family of synchronous buck converters with integrated high-and low-side mosfets for use from rails between 3.8V and 40V, capable of delivering up to 5A from 0.8V to the input voltage, moving into LDO operation when Vout approaches Vin. There are 3.5A parts with a 75mΩ high-side mosfet and a 45mΩ low-side mosfet ...

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Calibrated 2x2mm pressure sensor works across 26 to 126kPa

Würth Elektronik has created a presents a 2.0 x 2.0 x 0.8mm MEMS absolute pressure sensor for use across 26 and 126kPa. “The WSEN-PADS absolute pressure sensor offers the possibility of preparing the measured data for various applications using activatable integrated algorithms in such a way that the programming workload for a connected controller is greatly reduced,” ...

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Jumping spider inspires novel image-based distance sensor

Harvard University has been inspired by a jumping spider to develop a novel distance sensor. The spider (family salticidae) hunts by ambushing prey, leaping onto it from a distance, and to do this it has to leap the correct distance. Unlike humans which use two-eye binocular vision (amongst other visual effects) to estimate range, the ...

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Bittware and Achronix introduce PCIe accelerator product with 7nm FPGA

BittWare has entered a collaboration with Achronix Semiconductor Corporation to introduce the S7t-VG6 PCIe accelerator card: a PCIe product featuring Achronix’s 7nm Speedster7t FPGA. The card offers GDDR6 memories with HBM-class memory bandwidth, machine learning processors and a 2D network-on-chip for high bandwidth and energy-efficient data movement, the companies claim. The Bittware Vectorpath accelerator card ...

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US mains sockets include tamper and fire protection

Schurter’s is aiming at US mains outlets with connectors that meet increased fire protection and safety standards according to UL 498 Tamper Resistant, as well as allowing compliance to UL 962 and UL 962A for household and commercial ‘furniture and furniture power distribution units’ (FPDUs). There are also high-temperature versions for datacoms equipment. The types are ...

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Farnell signs Hioki

Farnell has signed Hioki, the Japanese manufacturer of electrical measuring instruments, to a distribution agreement. This agreement makes Farnell the only high service distributor of Hioki Products in Europe and further expands Farnell’s  range of test, measurement and inspection products, providing excellent quality at an affordable price. Hioki products are widely used by electronic design ...

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U-Blox announces Nina-B4 bluetooth low energy module for long range

U-Blox has announced the Nina-B4 Bluetooth low energy module series. Based on Nordic Semiconductor’s recently announced nRF52833 chip, Nina-B4 enables a number of Bluetooth features including long range, mesh, and direction finding. The module is designed for applications in the connected industry, smart homes, buildings, and cities, asset tracking, and eHealth. The direction finding feature ...

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IDT name to vanish in Renesas re-brand

The name Integrated Device Technology – IDT – will disappear at the beginning of next year when parent company Renesas Electronics is planning to re-brand it as Renesas Electronics America. Renesas bought the San Jose analogue and mixed-signal chip maker, founded in 1980, at the end of March this year. “Since the completion of IDT acquisition, post-merger ...

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