650V GaN half-bridge and Si drivers in the same IC

STMicroelectronics has a 650V GaN transistor half bridge sharing a package with drivers and control logic – describing it as “the world-first platform embedding a half-bridge driver based on silicon technology along with a pair of  gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors”. ST has named it MasterGaN1, and is aiming it at consumer chargers and power adaptors, and industrial ...

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10V to 36V low-power analogue multiplexer for industrial IoT

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a pair of low-power analogue multiplexers that can operate from 10V to 36V or ±5V to ±18V. Supply current for either device is typically 135μA. PS508 is a bi-directional single-pole eight way switch PS509 is a bi-directional dual-pole four-way switch – suitable for 4:1 switching of differential signals Both work across -40°C to ...

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Picocom to use Moortec in-chip sensing fabric

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband chip provider, will use Moortec’s  in-chip sensing fabric to improve power consumption, performance and reliability for its SoC for 5G small cell infrastructure. Picocom’s distributed unit (DU) baseband offload SoC is designed to be deployed in cityscapes and buildings to increase 5G coverage and reduce the processing load on 5G ...

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Multi-kW drones powered through high-voltage tether

Hover-in-place tethered drones are a thing, developed by a US company called Dragonfly Pictures. 8 to 10kW of power for continuous flight at up to 150m altitude is sent up the tether at high voltage. Electronics Weekly got to hear of this because the on-board power system uses Vicor modules – BCM VIA low-profile modules that ...

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Sponsored Content: MIL-COTS VITA 62-compatible power supplies for VPX applications

The VMEbus and its variants such as VPX save systems designers time by offering a multi-vendor choice of ready-made COTS CPU and I/O boards for assembling into target applications. However, to optimise this design advantage, the COTS choices must also extend to the systems’ power supplies, writes Vicor. This article looks at how to achieve ...

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2020 is second highest year for semi M&A

Two acquisitions make 2020 the second highest year for semi M&A, says IC Insights. Analog Devices’ agreement to buy Maxim and Nvidia’s deal to acquire ARM raise the total value of M&A deals this year to more than $63.0 billion. The two huge purchase agreements in July and September have guaranteed that 2020 will become ...

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NXP opens GaN fab in Arizona

NXP opened its 150 mm (6-inch) RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, Yesterday. The opening ceremony was marked by keynote addresses and remarks by NXP executives plus federal, state and local government officials, • Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally • U.S. Representative Greg Stanton • Arizona Governor Doug Ducey • City of Chandler ...

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Hyper Impact RAM

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology has brought out HyperX Impact DDR4 SODIMM memory for enhanced performance in notebooks and small form factor PCs. The new single rank 16GB Impact DDR4 SODIMM memory is available as single modules and in various kit configurations from 8GB to 64GB to help boost PC performance for a range ...

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