Inseto supplies probe station for Warwick’s SiC power semi programme

Andover distributor Inseto has supplied the University of Warwick with a SemiProbe PS4L probe system for developing next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. “The PS4L provides an accurate and repeatable means of mechanically interfacing fabricated prototype devices – as die or on the wafer – with an analyser that can inject thousands of volts and measure hundreds ...

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Novel UK Si transistor switches 1.2kV and 75A through a TO247 package

Nottingham-based Search For The Next (SFN) has released data on a power transistor made using its ‘quantum junction’ transistor (QJT) technology – branded ‘Bizen’. It has a TO-247 transistor switching 1.2kV and 75A. “To get this level of performance from traditional silicon-based mosfets, the device size must be much bigger,” said SFN CEO and founder David ...

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60 pixel IR sensor array recognises gestures for automotive

Maxim is offering what is claims is a lower-cost alternative to time-of-flight cameras for gesture control in vehicles: a 6 x 10 array of infra-red photodiodes. “Optical-based MAX25205 enables most hand gestures,” according to the comany. “The gesture and proximity-sensing sensor features a high level of integration and comes in a 4 x 4mm chip. ...

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switching regs drop into LMxx footprints

RS Components has added the Traco Power’s TSR-WI series of non-isolated point-of-load dc-dc converters to its product portfolio. There are two families within the series, and efficiency can be as high as 94% (15V 0.6A part). TSR-0.6WI 0.6A maximum output (0.4A 24V version) -40° to +85°C no de-rating TSR-1WI 1A  maximum output (0.7A 24V version) ...

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Low-jitter crystal oscillators and VCXOs are small for optical modules

Silicon Labs has introduced a family of small crystal oscillators (2.5 x 3.2mm option) and voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) for applications that require low jitter and frequency-flexible clock synthesis. Si54x/6x ‘Ultra’ oscillators can have jitter as low as 80fs “providing jitter margin for applications including data centre interconnect, optical transport, broadcast video, test and measurement”, ...

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Si Labs shipping small XOs and VCXOs

Silicon Labs has introduced a family of small form-factor, high-performance crystal oscillators (XOs) and voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) for applications that require low jitter and frequency-flexible clock synthesis. The Si54x/6x Ultra Series XO/VCXOs deliver jitter performance of 80fs for integer and fractional frequencies across the entire operating range, providing outstanding jitter margin for demanding applications including data ...

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Microchip graphics toolkit for Linux-on-Arm

Microchip has a GUI development toolkit for 32bit SAMA5 and SAM9 series of Arm Cortex-A5 and ARM926EJ-S MPUs running Linux Called Ensemble Graphics Toolkit, it is a no-cost and royalty-fre open-source C++ suite based on the permissive Apache 2.0 open-source license. It works with the company’s chips, system-in-package and system-on-module products. “By taking advantage of underlying ...

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Imagination develops ray tracing primer

Imagination Technologies has developed a Ray Tracing Levels System, to give developers and OEMs an insight into the capability of solutions for ray tracing acceleration available now and in the future. The Ray Tracing Levels System primer is available to download now. The System identifies increasingly advanced stages of ray tracing acceleration, across a range ...

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Massachusetts engineers develop flat fish-eye lens

Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have designed a wide-angle lens that is completely flat. It is the first flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images. The design is a type of “metalens,” a wafer-thin material patterned with microscopic features that work together to manipulate light in a specific ...

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The AMS AS7038RB vital sign sensor reads SpO2 measurements

AMS has introduced what it describes as the industry’s thinnest dedicated sensor for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement, the AS7038RB.   The sensor specialist and analogue chip supplier says it has the capability to remotely monitor this vital sign in small consumer products, such as earbuds, smart watches and wristbands. This is in addition to ...

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