Driver handles 750V IGBT gates for automotive

Power Integrations has AEC-Q100 automotive-qualified an isolated gate driver for 750V-rated IGBTs. Called SID1181KQ, the device used the firm’s high-speed FluxLink isolation technology, which is based on bond wires and chip-packaging polymer. It “dramatically improves the reliability and isolation capability of gate drivers, replacing optocouplers and capacitive or silicon-based inductively coupled solutions,” claimed the firm. De-saturation monitoring ...

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Current clamp with slim-line jaw

Voltcraft VC-337 is a slim-jawed current clamp optimised for measurements in control cabinets with terminal blocks and narrow cable spacing. “While the wire to be measured has to be pulled out of the cable duct when using other current clamps, the VC-337 simply grips between adjacent wires. This is possible because the measuring gap of ...

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UK made: potting boxes

Yorkshire enclosure firm BCL Enclosures has introduced a range of potting boxes in which to permanently encapsulate small electronic circuits – from consumer products to automotive harsh environment applications. Called GPL, the range is manufactured in ABS ans features fixing lugs for secure attachment to surfaces. Three models are available: GPL05 is 36 x 24 x ...

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Double digit semi growth in 2020 guaranteed, says Penn

This year double digit growth for the semiconductor industry is guaranteed, said Malcolm Penn (pictured), CEO of Future Horizons, at the company’s Industry Forecast Seminar 2020 (IFS2020) in London this morning. Penn forecasts a market topping $450 billion this year. Q1 is forecast at minus 1% Q2 at plus 3.5% Q3 at 9.7% and Q4 ...

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ST signs SiC wafer supply deal with ROHM

ST has signed a multi-year SiC wafer supply agreement with SiCrystal, a ROHM group company. The agreement governs the supply of over $120 million dollars of advanced 150mm silicon carbide wafers by SiCrystal to STMicroelectronics during this period of demand ramp-up for silicon carbide power devices. “This additional long-term SiC substrate supply agreement comes on ...

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Microchip certifies compiler for functional safety

Microchip has introduced versions of its MPLAB XC compilers certified for functional safety by TÜV SÜD, with the aim of simplifying the certification of customer projects built around PIC, AVR, SAM and dsPIC processors. “XC functional compilers certified by TÜV SÜD aid in satisfying the verification and validation requirements specified in the ISO 26262 standard ...

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Anritsu and DSpace collaborate on virtual test drives to showcase 5G

Anritsu and DSpace (stylised dSPACE) will jointly demonstrate a 5G network emulator integrated in a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) system for the development of applications for automotive connectivity. The Anritsu booth at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 will showcase virtual test drives, testing vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) applications for traffic optimization and sensor sharing. The test drives will ...

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Evonetix and Imec develop MEMS IC to scale up production of gene synthesis system

Evonetix, the Cambridge gene synthesis specialist, is collaborating with Imec on MEMS ICs to enable Evonetix’s desktop DNA platform to be made on a commercial scale. Evonetix’s technology controls the synthesis of DNA at many thousands of independently controlled reaction sites or ‘pixels’ on the chip’s  surface in a highly parallel fashion. Following synthesis, strands ...

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LED for slim headlights

 The  Osram Oslon Boost HM LED enables ultra-slim headlamp designs in vehicles. Developers  have achieved a brightness of 415 lm at 1.5 A with a chip area of  0.5 mm². The package of the LED measures 1.9 mm x 1.5 mm x 0.73 mm, providing a finger-width front headlamp solution, without compromising light output. The ...

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