Essential Raspberry Pi tips

In celebration of Pi Day, the element14 Community has published a new eBook: “Essential Raspberry Pi Tips”. In recent years, the Raspberry Pi has transitioned from a tool for students and hobbyists to a viable option for many types of engineering project. The element14 Community’s eBook seeks to support users in their search for perfection, ...

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Si Labs buys WIFi and Bluetooth assets of Redpine Signals

Silicon Labs is  buying the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth business of Redpine Signals, including its Hyderabad development patent portfolio, for $308 million in cash. “The acquisition of Redpine Signals’ ultra-low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products and extensive intellectual property portfolio will expand our leadership in IoT wireless technology,” said Tyson Tuttle (pictured) CEO of Silicon Labs. Wi-Fi 6 ...

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Point-of-load voltage regulators have fast COT engine

Infineon has introduced a family of integrated-point-of-load voltage regulators featuring a fast constant-on-time (COT) engine. Devices in the family are designated IR3887M, IR3888M and IR3889M. The  family is designed for today’s server, base station and telecom (operating at 85˚C ambient temperature) and storage applications requiring both high efficiency and high density. The IR3887M 30A device fuses ...

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Shielded power inductors handle high current in automotive

Bourns has announced nine shielded power inductors, members of its SRP series. Designed for high current and low radiation in a small space, they feature a coil wound with either round or flat wire, completely press-moulded with an iron-based magnetic metal alloy powder core. “This type of construction delivers magnetic shielding, high current capability, compact ...

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Kemet introduces AECQ200-qualified metal composite inductors

Kemet has launched a family of metal composite power inductors for automotive. The MPXV series forms part of the company’s Metcom range and is AECQ200-qualified. They’re suitable for use in dc-dc switching power supplies for the growing number of ECUs in vehicles, catering for applications such as LED headlights, meter cluster panels, head-up displays, electric water ...

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Richardson RFPD announces franchise agreement with Mixcomm

Arrow Electronics subsidiary Richardson RFPD has entered into a global franchise agreement with Mixcomm to distribute its upcoming mmWave IC products. Mixcomm is a start-up that bases its technology on RFSOI and mmWave technology developed at Columbia University’s Cosmic lab led by Dr. Harish Krishnaswamy, the company’s co-founder and CTO.  Its products address what considers ...

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Smart secure eval kit for for automotive data gateway

STMicroelectronics is aiming at automotive gateways that link car electronics to the cloud with an evaluation kit built around secured chips. Called SGP-TC-EVK ‘smart gateway platform’, potential use-cases include over-the-air (OTA) management, firewall, Ethernet packet inspection, secure CAN-to-CAN data routing, secure CAN-to-Ethernet data routing, body control management, intrusion detection and predictive maintenance. On-board M.2 and Mini PCIe ...

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Rechargeable cells for IoT

NGK Insulators has released further details of its EnerCera range of rechargeable batteries for IoT use. They include parts that can be refow soldered and others that can be hot laminated. There are two sorts: EnerCera Coin – coin cells 1 – 2mm thick for PCB mounting – some can be reflowed EnerCera Pouch – ...

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French fine Apple $1.23bn

The French competition regulator has fined Apple $1.23 billion. The regulator says Apple imposed prices for Apple products on its French distributors including Tech Data and Ingram Micro which were also fined $84.7 million and $69 million respectively for their part in the arrangement. The French argued that the Apple Premium Reseller (APR)  programme was ...

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