Automotive data line EMC filters get AEC-Q101, and ISO10605 surge.

STMicroelectronics has integrated common-mode filters and ESD suppression into automotive data line protectors. “These are the first common-mode filters on the market with automotive-grade qualification and automotive surge compliance guaranteed,” claimed ST. “They are not only produced and qualified according to AEC-Q101 requirements but are also designed and tested against automotive surge specifics such as ...

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Microswitch ranges have wide approvals

CIT Relay & Switch has introduced VM3 miniature and SM3 snap-action switches, aiming them at lighting, security, automation, industrial controls and gaming. “Customisable, the VM3 and SM3 offer a range of actuator lever options including pin plunger, roller levers, hinge levers and simulated rollers,” according to New Jersey-based New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking them. ...

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On releases IGBT power modules

Amongst a flurry of announcements, On Semiconductor has introduced 1.2kV 25, 35, and 50A transfer-moulded IGBT power modules – in converter-inverter-brake (CIB) and converter-inverter (CI) configurations. Transfer-moulded encapsulation extend cycling lifetime for both temperature and power, according to On. The modules consist of six 1.2kV IGBTs, six 1.6kV rectifiers, and an NTC thermistor for system ...

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Germany to adopt Swiss approach to Bluetooth contact tracing

The row between a Swiss-led consortium and a German-led consortium about the right approach for a European contact tracing app has been resolved with Germany falling in with the Swiss model. The row was over where information generated by the app should be stored.  Germany’s PEPP-PT system stored it centrally, Switzerland’s DPT-3 system stored it ...

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5G limps along

There have been 15 5G commercial launches this year, including Thailand, Hong Kong (2 operators) and  Japan (4 operators), says Strategy Analytics China Mobile plans to have 300,000 5G base stations in use by the end of 2020, while China Telecom and China Unicom have brought forward the target for deploying 250,000 base stations in their ...

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Hydrogel cools electronics while converting waste heat into electricity

Researchers reporting in the American Chemical Society’s Nano Letters have developed a hydrogel that can both cool down electronics, such as cell phone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity. Xuejiao Hu, Kang Liu, Jun Chen and colleagues wanted to design a smart thermogalvanic hydrogel that could convert waste heat into electricity, while also lowering the ...

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Raspberry Pi-based server rack

The Turing Pi cluster board is available for preorder from Turing Machines Inc. This Mini-ITX-sized motherboard can support up to seven Raspberry Pi Compute Modules, essentially creating a server rack. The Turing Pi board has support for the Kubernetes environment. It’s suitable for things like machine learning, cloud environments, application testing and serverless stacks. The ...

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RF front end market has 8% CAGR to 2025

The RF front end market will  have 8% CAGR between 2018 and 2025, says Yole Developpenent. From  $15 billion in 2018, the market should reach $25.8 billion by 2025. Samsung, Apple, Sony, LG, Google and ZTE all use complex RF modules from Broadcom, Skyworks, Qorvo, Qualcomm, and Murata. In the 17 selected smartphones, most of the components, ...

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