Better x-ray photon detector for CT scanning

French research lab CEA-Leti has created a novel x-ray photon-counting detector module (PCDM) for CT scanners, based on cadmium telluride (CdTe). CT scanners computer-process combinations of many X-ray images taken from different angles to produce 3D data. “Current x-ray CT scanners produce images with energy-integrating detectors [EIDs], which are based on indirect conversion technology: X-ray photons are first ...

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Arm’s Cortex-R82 embedded processor for big-memory products

Arm has announced its first 64bit, Linux-capable Cortex-R processor, designed for computational storage solutions. Called the Cortex-R82, it is a successor to the 32bit Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R8 processors used in solid-stare drives. “These systems have historically required less then 4Gbyte of DRAM and addressable space, and have not had a need to run Linux,” according to ...

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Rutronik introduces AI development kit

A development kit, created by Rutronik, is intended to ensure security and performance when developing  proof-of-concept systems for AI-based applications. The RUTDevKit-STM32L5, can be used by hardware and firmware developers to implement Edge AI or Edge Intelligence to evaluate data generated by node devices. Evaluation is either in MCU platforms or close to the MCU-based embedded ...

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e-peas develops energy harvesting based on induction

e-peas and thevFrench magnetic components specialist TCT have developed an energy harvesting platform that is based on induction. The companies have now demonstrated this platform in action. A video of it can be viewed here: https://e-peas.com/news/how-energy-can-be-harvested-using-magnetic-core-as-a-harvester/ The demonstration will consist of a compact TCT current generator The demonstration will consist of a compact TCT current ...

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Transphorm eval board for single-phase AC-DC conversion

Transphorm has launched an evaluation board for single-phase AC-to-DC power conversion up to 4kW using  bridgeless totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) topology with a traditional analogue control. This pairing provides fast and easy access to the top-notch conversion efficiency made possible by Transphorm’s latest SuperGaNTM FETs without the need for firmware development required when using ...

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700MHz spectrum cleared for auction in January

The 700 MHz frequency band which was used for TV signals has now been cleared for use for 5G signals. The band will be auctioned off in January. TV sets in 17.8 million homes were re-tuned to continue to receive their TV channels on lower frequencies, with 99% of viewers able to re-tune their TV’s themselves. ...

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Aspinity raises $5.3m Series A

Aspinity, the five year-old Pittsburgh analogue AI processor startup, has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding backed byby Anzu Partners, Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Birchmere Ventures, Mountain State Capital and Riverfront Ventures.  Aspinity’s machine learning processor is enabled by proprietary analogue circuit technologies and aims to dramatically improve battery life in smart electronic devices that ...

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Intelsat to buy Gogo in-flight broadband connectivity

Intelsat, the communications satellite services provider, is buying the commercial aviation business of Gogo, a Chicago-based provider of in-flight broadband connectivity. The deal is worth $400 million with the company still being under voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which it entered in May this year. Intelsat aims to pair its global satellite and ground network ...

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402-405MHz version added to Murata’s MICS family

Murata has added a 402-405 MHz frequency band radio module to its family of  Type 1RM Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) band radio modules. The LBAA0PC1RMH298 module supports a 128 kbps data rate and can cover a communication range of up to 2m. The device is designed for use in body-worn and implantable monitoring/diagnostic devices, ...

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Flyback controller with secondary-side regulation

Infineon has brought out a flyback controller with secondary-side regulation for  LED designs. The XDPL8219 provides high power factor and constant voltage output. The device operates in quasi-resonant mode (QRM) to maximize the efficiency and minimize the electromagnetic interference (EMI) over a wide load range. It accommodates active burst mode (ABM) at light load to ...

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