MIPI A-PHY to get IEEE standard

The MIPI Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the IEEE to adopt the MIPI A-PHY specification as an IEEE standard – A-PHY only became available to MIPI members in September. MIPI A-PHY v1.0 is a long-reach SerDes (serialiser-deserialiser) physical layer interface for automotive applications such as driver assistance (ADAS) and autonomous driving (ADS), as well ...

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Nexus signs Flexxon; adds flash storage for cybersecurity

Industrial NAND flash devices from Flexxon include solid stat drives (SSDs), cards, modules, standard form industrial removable memory devices and ICs for cybersecurity, industrial, medical and automotive applications are  now available in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria from Nexus Industrial Memory. Nexus adds the non-removable devices for embedding as chips, modules, cards or ...

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Maxim claims smallest, cheapest, coolest auto chargers

Maxim claims that its automotive chargers are the industry’s smallest and lowest-cost with the introduction of the MAX25430 100W USB Power Delivery (PD) buck-boost controller and protector. Maxim claims that the chip can reduce design size up to 40% compared to the  competition and offer the industry’s lowest cost for increasing the number of USB ...

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Ac-dc DIN rail PSUs fit are Class II and low-profile

XP Power has released three series of DIN rail mount ac-dc PSUs for industrial electronics, controls and building management. “The low-profile case allows DRC series power supplies to be positioned alongside circuit breakers within consumer unit boxes,” according to the company. “The convection cooled units offer Class II operation, eliminating the need for a safety ...

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Rutronik UK to stock NJR’s four-channel PMIC

One of the smallest four-channel power management ICs (PMICs), the NJW4750 is now available from Rutronik UK. It is offered in a 3.4mm x 2.6mm EQFN26 package which incorporates three buck regulators and an LDO for voltage regulation. The distributor also offers the matching evaluation board. One channel is directly connected to the supply voltage of  40V ...

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2 MOPP inlet connectors add medical-grade protection

Schaffner has introduced a series of filtered IEC mains input connectors designed not to compromise two MOPP (means of patient protection) safety precautions in medical equipment. Called FN9274, they have been designed according to Class II medical equipment standard IEC / EN 60601-1. The enclosure is plastic for higher dielectric strength insulation and C18 inlet receptacles do ...

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Imagination extends mobile GPUs to automotive and data centres with 6Tflop B-Series

Imagination Technologies is aiming at automotive and data centre application on top of its usual market of phones and digital TVs with its latest family of graphics processor: the B-Series, with introduces multi-core options and ISO26262 functional safety. Up to 30% reduction in power and 25% area reduction is claimed over previous generations of Imagination ...

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Q3 was best PC market growth quarter for five years

Q3 PC shipments totaled 71.4 million units – a 3.6% increase from the third quarter of 2019, according to Gartner – the strongest quarterly growth in five years. Consumer demand for PCs due to home entertainment and distance learning needs drove the market. While Gartner does not include Chromebook shipments in its traditional PC market results, ...

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ESA’s force-feedback rover Interact is controlled one nation away

In a dress rehearsal for a robotic test campaign on the Moon-like volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, scheduled for next year, researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have been testing its rover, dubbed Interact. Demonstrating its remote control abilities, a controller in Germany operated ESA’s gripper-equipped Interact around a simulated moonscape at the European Agency’s ...

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