Tiny CO2 sensor works at high concentrations

Sensirion has introduced a sensor for measuring high concentrations of CO2, based on a thermal conductivity technique. Called STC31, it is aimed at ‘controlled atmosphere’ transportation, where CO2, humidity and temperature are monitored and set to preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables. “Exact conditions depend a lot on the exact commodity, with typically a low ...

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Automotve mosfet is 1 x 1mm

Rohm is aiming at vehicles with three 1 x 1mm footprint AEC-Q101 qualified mosfets. The parts are: RV8C010UN n-chan 20V 1A 1.2Vg RV8L002SN n-chan 60V 250mA 2.5Vg BSS84X p-chan, -60V -250mA -4.5Vg see table below for on-resisance. They are intended for automated driving and automotive electronic control units (ECUs). For automated optical inspection (AOI), the ...

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COM-HPC supercomputer-on-module evaluation kit

Advantech is to offer a COM-HPC evaluation kit in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a server pin-out equipped with Intel Xeon D processor. COM-HPC is a computer-on-module standard for high-performance computing (HPC). The standard enlarges COM board size, so that size D (160 x 160mm) and E (160 x 200mm) can support four to eight ...

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UK design: 30bn transistor chip tapes out at Sonderel

Berkshire-based Sondrel has tape-out of its largest chip design for a customer – with a 500mm2 footprint, over 30 billion transistors, 40 million flip-flops, and 23 thousand pads for I/O, power and ground. Up to 200 engineers were working on it simultaneously at times, according to the company. “This initially started out as a design for ...

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Volvo and Daimler form fuel cell jv

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have now a signed binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications. The ambition of both partners is to make the new company a leading global manufacturer of fuel ...

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Hands on Raspberry Pi 400 – your favourite little computer inside a keyboard

Electronics Weekly has been trying out a Raspberry Pi 400 for a few days, and can report that it really is a desktop replacement for writing documents, editing photos and general web use. Yes, that really is the whole computer The computer is essentially a Raspberry Pi 4 built inside a keyboard – looking very ...

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Farnell shipping fully enclosed $100 Raspberry Pi computer

Farnell is shipping a fully enclosed Raspberry Pi 400 desktop computer which  integrates the keyboard and electronic components into a fully-enclosed compact unit and is available in six language variants. Available in ready-to-use kit form, the $100 Raspberry Pi 400 is a suitable desk top computer for the home or education. Raspberry Pi 400 can ...

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Space engineering apprenticeship scheme

England’s first Space Engineering Technician apprenticeship will be available to students from January 2021 The apprenticeship opportunity is designed to help students get training including spacecraft manufacturing and satellite integration in a growing  space sector which aims create 30,000 new jobs in the industry over the next decade Launching in January 2021, the Space Engineering Technician apprenticeship will help ...

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Infineon extends Optiga Trust for wireless charging

Infineon is extending its OPTIGA Trust product family with a dedicated solution for secured inductive charging Which is sampling now. The OPTIGA Trust Charge is the industry’s first embedded security solution that is usable for the Qi 1.3 wireless charging standard. It addresses chargers for small personal electronic devices like smartphones, earbuds, tablets, wearables or ...

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Murata introduces tiny DC/DC converters

Murata has introduced the UltraBK family of compact, low-profile, fully integrated DC/DC converters. The UltraBK connectors are aimed at space-constrained applications such as IT and network infrastructure equipment. In addition to unprecedented space savings, they deliver high energy efficiency, high reliability, outstanding low-noise performance, and fast transient response. The converters achieve their extremely low height ...

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