UK made: TorqSense by Sensor Technology

TorqSense is torque sensor from Sensor Technology, based in Oxfordshire. It is wireless, needing physical with the shaft being monitored. If you manufacture in the UK, please read to the bottom Instead, two two surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are attached to the shaft and are interrogated through an RF link to the stationary electronics inside ...

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Sponsored Content: With Grade 0, temperatures above 125°C are no sweat

Engineers can simplify high-temperature automotive designs while helping improve signal isolation and in-vehicle network performance with TI’s new Grade 0 devices. They are qualified to the Grade 0 ambient operating temperature specification of the AEC-Q100 standard. The ISO7741E-Q1 features an industry-leading 1.5-kVRMS working voltage and supports temperatures up to the Grade 0 maximum of 150°C. ...

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Reader-friendly guide to open-source hardware DIN Spec.

A reader-friendly guide to the recently-announced open-source hardware specification DIN Spec 3105 has been published, written on behalf of the Journal of Open Hardware by Jérémy Bonvoisin of the University of Bath, one of the many contributors to the specification in which German standards organisation Deutsches Institut für Normung solidly defines what ‘open-source hardware’ is, and what isn’t. The ...

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Artificial skin senses pain

Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts. The prototype device developed by a team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain. The device mimics the body’s ...

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Siglent adds lower-cost spectrum analysers

Siglent Technologies has added a pair of RF analysers to its range: an entry-level spectrum analyser, and a lower-end real-time spectrum analyser. SSA3032X-R (photo right) is the real-time spectrum analyser, with a maximum bandwidth of 9kHz to 3.2GHz (as opposed to 5GHz or 7.5GHz in the company’s faster real-time (‘-R’) versions. Specs shared with its ...

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3W dc-dc converters with 3kV isolation, 4:1 input range and 2MoOP

Cosel has announced a series of high isolation 3W dc-dc converters for medical and industrial applications. Isolation in the MH3 series is 3kVac and 4.2kVdc, and for medical applications the parts offer two means of operator protection (2x MoOP, 250Vac) isolation to IEC60601-1 3rd edition. There is a choice of input ranges, each spanning a ...

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Digi-Key signs Septentrio

Septentrio, the  GNSS positioning specialist, has partnered with Digi-Key to make the mosaic-X5 available  globally. Septentrio’s mosaic-X5TM GNSS receiver module delivers centimetre-level positioning. The device has multi-frequency, multi-constellation technology and tracks every existing and future signal from all Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations. Such signal diversity coupled with advanced anti-jamming technology allows mosaic-X5TM to deliver ...

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Sponsored Content: Improving reliability and performance of RF ICs with advanced EDA technology

Radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs) are at the heart of a wide variety of today’s applications and services, including wireless local area networks (LANs), cellular communications, global positioning systems (GPS), automotive electronics, and Internet of Things (IoT), writes Neel Natekar of Mentor, a Siemens Business. Introduction With recent advancements in process technology, such as ...

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Broadcom overtakes Qualcomm in fabless listing

Broadcom overtook Qualcomm in Q2 to be the world’s No.1 fabless company, says TrendForce. Qualcomm’s upward momentum in 2Q20 was constrained due to the delayed release of Apple’s latest iPhones. New product releases by Apple during third quarters had typically contributed to Qualcomm’s Q2  revenues in the past. However, while Qualcomm had 6.7% revenue growth YoY ...

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Digital prototyping aids car development

Model-based development in the automotive industry has been advanced by Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (TDSL) which has announced its Distributed Co-simulation Platform which enables remotely operated, multi-company digital prototyping of automotive control systems. By using simulations of vehicular component models and external models that emulate various traffic conditions surrounding the vehicle, design engineers can accelerate automotive ...

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