Cincon half brick DC-DC converters have wide input range for rail and industry

Specialist distributor, Relec Electronics, has added the CHB150W12 and CHB200W12, wide input DC-DC modules. The CHB150W12 (150W) and CHB200W12 (200W) half brick DC-DC converters have an ultra-wide, 12:1 universal input range of 14-160Vdc. They are rugged, making them practical for use in railway applications, distributed power architectures, telecommunications, battery operated equipment and industrial applications. Both ...

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China phone production down but computers up

Chinese production of mobile phones from will suffer a double-digit decline this year, says the National Bureau of Statistics of China. In 1Q 2020, China mobile phone production declined 50% from 4Q 2019 and dropped 33% from a year earlier. Many factories were temporarily closed. Production has since recovered with 2Q 2020 units up 36% ...

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RISC-V Conference Programme

The RISC-V International Association has announced the online program for the RISC-V Summit 2020 from Tuesday Dec. 8 to Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Register online here. The RISC-V Summit brings together innovators, academics and business leaders to discuss the latest developments in the RISC-V ecosystem and dive deeper into collaboration and commercialization opportunities. The virtual ...

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September SEMI billings up 40% y-o-y

SEMI billings of $2.75 billion in September 2020 were 3.6% up on August’s $2.65 billion, and up 40.3% on the September 2019 billings figure of $1.96 billion. “September billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers mark another month of growth,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha, “the semiconductor industry remains resilient despite challenges posed by the pandemic ...

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Arduino introduces Oplà IoT Kit for securing IoT projects

Arduino has announced the launch of its Oplà IoT Kit, described as an open programmable IoT platform. It aims to simplify the building of custom IoT devices, with support for cryptographic control over personal data. The entry-level kit comes with a set of eight self-assemble projects, showing how to easily turn everyday devices into ‘smart ...

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ST and Sanken collaborate on IPMs

ST and Sanken Electric are collaborating on intelligent power modules (IPM) in high-voltage, high-power equipment designs. The two companies are developing and will jointly market 650V/50A and 1200V/10A industrial modules, which simplify design challenges and shrink the bill of materials for HVAC systems, industrial servo drives, industrial washing machines, and general-purpose inverters over 3 kW. ...

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Evonexus and GloFo to promote connectivity startups

EvoNexus, a non-profit technology incubator, has engaged with Globalfoundries to accelerate the growth of semiconductor startups developing products in wireless and the IoT. As an innovator in SOI-based technology, GLoFo delivers ICs suitable for  IoT and wireless connectivity. This will help EvoNexus’ partners  to develop products and will cut their time to market. “5G, IoT, ...

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