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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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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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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Conventional automobiles contain 20 to 50 pounds of copper. Electric vehicles, in contrast, contain about 180 pounds of copper, and 27 million of them are expected on the road by 2027.
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 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 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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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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Imec has demonstrated, for the first time, electrically functional 2-metal-level interconnects fabricated with Ru semi-damascene and airgap technology showing a long lifetime and good mechanical strength. A complementary 12-metal-layer analysis confirms the system-level benefits of this semi-damascene technology in terms of RC, power consumption and IR drop. Ru was also shown as a promising alternative ...
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Septentrio has expanded its GPS/GNSS OEM portfolio with its AsteRx-m3 product family. AsteRx-m3 receivers target various use cases and offer flexibility and affordability with no compromises of performance. They claim to have the lowest power consumption on the market, allowing longer operation times. They say their design ensures short set-up times and faster time-to-market. AsteRx-m3 ...
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