Microchip aims for space, with COTS Ethernet controller

Microchip has announced what it claims is industry first space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) chip. Called VSC8541RT, according to Microchip it is a single-port Gigabit Ethernet copper PHY with GMII, RGMII, MII and RMII interfaces. That said, the firm also said “100M limited bit rate VSC8540RT is ...

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Korean chip exports indicate first growth in 14 months

A sign that the negative effects of the trade war on the chip industry are easing is that Korea’s chip exports rose 12% in the first ten days of January. The figures come from the South Korea Customs Service which says it is the first time that preliminary figures have shown growth since October 2018. ...

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CommScope adds triple-play 5G support

CommScope has added support for sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G New Radio (NR) wireless connectivity on its NVG558 fixed wireless access (FWA) gateway platform. Combined with the platform’s existing support for 4G LTE and 3.5 GHz CBRS connectivity, these new capabilities expand operators’ ability to deliver triple-play services with the NVG500 Series of advanced PON, xDSL, and FWA ...

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AirPods on a roll

Sales of  totally wireless headsets (TWS)  – defined as Bluetooth stereo headsets that do not have a wire connecting the two earpieces – grew 200% last year, reports Strategy Analytics. The sector was led by shipments of Apple AirPods totalling 60 million units, Revenues of TWS headsets grew over 200% in 2019 and Apple took ...

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Smallest 2pole safety relay

Panasonic’s 1a1b SFM relay has a height of  7.8mm and reflow soldering capability.  As with all Panasonic Industry safety relays, SFM offers power contacts on both NO (6A) and NC (4A) side to control loads like valves directly without another relay in between. Contrary wise, the silver alloy contacts can handle low level loads down to ...

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Smallest safety relays, claims Panasonic

Panasonic is claiming a record – the world’s smallest 2pole safety relay with power contacts on both normally-open and normally-closed sides. It is 33 x 14.0mm, by 7.8mm tall (including 0.5mm stand-off), and called the SFM series – which have forcibly guided contacts according to EN61810-3. Forcibly guided means that if one contact welds, the other cannot close. ...

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Anglia expands Hirose offering and removes minimum order quantity

Anglia has announced an expanded inventory profile of Hirose interconnect products and is offering all parts with no minimum order quantity (MOQ). This move will further support designers and SME manufacturers in the UK, the distributor says. Anglia’s investment includes the CX series of USB Type-C compliant connectors and the FX18 series of 0.8mm pitch ...

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Omron 100A relay boasts ≥5mΩ contact resistance

Omron is moving into the high power relay market with a 100A device featuring ≥5mΩ contact resistance. The G7EB is aimed at distribution power conditioning systems (PCS) as well as test equipment such as semiconductor testers. The device can switch up to 100A at 800Vac. Its 5 milli-ohm contact resistance is claimed to greatly reduce ...

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R&S oscilloscopes help Marvell 88Q6113 meet wideband test requirements

Marvell’s 88Q6113 11-port Ethernet switch enables the implementation of domain/zonal controller network architecture for automotive and is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. It supports RGMII/MII/RMII/SGMII, XFI multi-speed Serdes (1/2.5/5/10 Gbps), and PCIe gen 3.0, designed for integrating the sensors required for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving. The automotive industry is said to ...

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3rd generation 2000 series scopes from Siglent run up to 500MHz

Siglent Technologies has updated its SDS2000X series of oscilloscopes, introducing four models of ‘SDS2000X Plus’ instruments: two channels 100 MHz bandwidth (software upgradeable to 350MHz) four channels 100MHz bandwidth four channels 200MHz bandwidth four channels 350MHz bandwidth (upgradedeable to 500MHz Bandwidth figures are maximum available on to two independent channels – the four channel models come with ...

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