The UK Space Agency, European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have opened a call for proposals on 5G and space technology. Specifically, they are inviting companies to submit their ideas for deploying downstream services addressing the UK Government’s priorities in the Logistics sector. They believe the ...
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isardSAT, which specialises in Earth Observation technology, has revealed that it has been chosen participate in one of the ESA Copernicus missions recently announced. Details are starting to emerge of the companies involved in the contracts to deliver the six missions that together form ESA’s Earth observation programme. isardSAT will participate in the development of ...
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Schaffer, the EMC specialist, has produced a whitepaper for designers of battery and hybrid electric vehicle charging stations, providing guidance on the following key topics: • Which safety requirements must be met in EV charging. • Which EMC limit values are set for EV charging stations. • The critically important requirements for galvanic isolation in ...
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Renesas has brought out an automotive pressure sensor solution featuring an integrated certified LIN v2.2a interface. The single-package sensor signal conditioner (SSC) is for HVAC applications used in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), and Fuel-cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) climate control systems. The ZSSC4132 can be configured for nearly all resistive bridge ...
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Vicor has added Pb-inclusive version of its postage stamp sized PI3323 the PI3325 buck converter controllers for Mil COTS applications. They come in tin-lead 10 x 14mm BGA packages 2.5mm high and operate over –55 to +120°C (see table below for other package and temperature options). Input range is 14 – 42V, and the outputs are: PI3323-00-BGMP 2.2 – ...
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The US and UK have agreed a Technology Safeguards Agreement making it easier for US and UK companies to launch rockets from the UK. “This agreement marks an exciting new area for UK-US space collaboration and represents a significant step towards US companies launching from UK spaceports,” said the UK ambassador to the US Dame ...
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Wolfspeed announced 650V silicon carbide mosfets at the virtual PCIM exhibition (see table below. With these were announced an evaluation kit and several reference designs: KIT-CRD-3DD065P dc-dc buck-boost reference design Can implement synchronous/asynchronous buck or boost converter, Half Bridge and Full Bridge (Please note: Full Bridge topology requires 2 Evaluation Kits) Board features footprints for ...
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Gaggione has introduced a 16mm diameter range of optical collimators for LED lighting, optimised not to image the die – giving a smooth beam as a consequence. Made in PMMA (acrylic) and called LLC22, they are “dedicated to single and multi-chip high power LEDs. The range is based on our patented non-chip-imaging technology. The LED chip will ...
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Bridgestone has brought its low rolling resistance tyre technology called ENLITEN to the roads in Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3 ENLITEN Technology enables a super low rolling resistance to help conserve the ID.3’s battery power. Battery power is also conserved by the fact that tyres with ENLITEN Technology are lighter, requiring up to 2kg less raw materials ...
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Four winners have been revealed of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) startup competition, using space to solve problems on Earth. They are: Cosmic (helping to conserve water), Hawa Dawa (reducing air pollution), Orbital EOS (better detection of oils spills) and ConstellR (increase crop yields). Cosmic Srl, in Italy, was the overall winner. They aim to ...
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