SiGe rectifier diodes maintain effiency at high temperature

Nexperia has introduced 120V silicon germanium (SiGe) rectifier diodes “with reverse voltages that combine the high efficiency of their Schottky counterparts with the thermal stability of fast-recovery diodes”, according to the company. “Design engineers can rely on an extended safe-operating area with no thermal runaway up to 175°C.” 150V and 200V parts are in the ...

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PA’s 2020 Raspberry Pi schools competition looks to the future

PA Consulting’s Raspberry Pi Competition awards took place virtually this year, due to the pandemic. It was a strange irony of the times, as this year’s theme addressed ‘creating the sustainable city of the future using a Raspberry Pi’. The annual competition, now in its eighth year, challenges primary, secondary and college students across the ...

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Super caps boost fuel cell racing car

German supercapacitor maker Skeleton Technologies us helping NanoMalaysia to develop a hydrogen-paired electric racing car in Malaysia The project has been running for several months and is expected to be completed in the second half of June, according to Skeleton. Hydrogen-Paired Electric Racecar (HyPER) is to be powered by NanoMalaysia’s ‘hydrogen and hybrid energy storage ...

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Smart road infrastructure warns dumb cars

Road-side long-range sensors could provide road users in normal vehicles with warnings similar to those available in smart vehicles, according to a research project running in Germany. The concept involves solar-powered road-side units with a mix of radar, optical cameras and infra-red sensors, feeding neural networks and machine learning designed to differentiate between pedestrians, cars, ...

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SI semi forecast is -6% in 2020; +10-15% in 2021

1Q 2020 revenue versus 4Q 2019 was mixed for major semiconductor companies, ranging from a 19% decline for ST  to 9.9% growth from Kioxia (previously Toshiba Semiconductor), reports Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. WSTS reported a decline of 3.5% for the semiconductor market in 1Q 2020. Guidance for 2Q 2020 revenues shows continued caution. Most companies expect ...

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Infineon raises €1bn

Infineon has sold 55 million new shares at €19.30 a share to raise €1.06 billion. After deducting commissions and expenses the funds will be used to repay a part of the acquisition financing provided by banks for the purchase of Cypress. “With the share placement we completed the envisaged equity portion of the overall refinancing ...

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Nvidia AI tech recreates Pacman code from watching it being played

Nvidia says it has developed AI technology which can re-create the code that created Pacman just from watching the game being played. Nvidia demonstrated how the technology was able to construct the code after watching the game being played for for four days. “It learns all of these things just by watching,” says Nvidia’s vp of ...

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PV power plant design software upgraded.

PVcase, the photo-voltaic power plant software specialist, has released version 1.33, to coincide with the update to PVsyst 7.0. The joint tracker-focused integration between PVcase’s utility-scale solar design tool and PVsyst – software which predicts the performance of different PV system configurations, is now immediately available to all users who have updated to the latest versions of both. ...

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ST enhances ToF ranging sensors

ST has extended the capabilities of its FlightSense ToF ranging sensors by introducing a device with patented histogram algorithms that allow measuring distances to multiple objects as well as increasing accuracy The VL53L3CX measures object ranges from 2.5cm to 3m, unaffected by the target color or reflectance, unlike conventional infrared sensors. This allows designers to introduce ...

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