Long-life USB Type-C 3.1 plug for product testing has no-scratch nose

Omron has launched a long-life USB-C type connector aimed at the inspection and testing of smartphones, digital cameras, headphones, notebook computers and games consoles. “USB-C has been growing in popularity for charging and data transfer in portable devices, due to its compact size and strong performance,” said company marketing manager Andries de Bruin. The part ...

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250W LDMOS for solid-state cooking and 2.45GHz ISM applications

Ampleon has announced a 250W RF power transistor for solid-state cooking and ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) applications in the 2.4 to 2.5GHz frequency band. Called BLP2425M10S250P, it is made on the company’s tenth-generation LDMOS process and operates with 67% drain efficiency. Described as “cost-optimised” by Ampleon, it swaps the traditional ceramic package for plastic to ...

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Airbus mission to measure Earth’s reflected light

Airbus has been awarded a climate change space contract to prepare a mission to collect the first ever absolute measurements of the light reflected off Earth’s surface. The contract is backed by the UK Government and awarded as part of the European Space Agency’s TRUTHS satellite mission, which will improve our ability to track and ...

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Marvell to buy Inphi

The much-trailed acquisition of Inphi by Marvell has been. confirmed. Marvell will pay $10 billion in cash and stock for 83% of Inphi. Inphi’s high-speed electro-optics cloud  connectivity products are seen as complementary to Marvell’s copper connectivity products for networking and automotive. “Inphi’s technologies are at the heart of cloud data centre networks,” says Marvell ...

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Q3 chip sales up 11%

Q3 semiconductor sales were 11% up sequentially at $113.6 billion and up 5.8% y-o-y, says the SIA. September sales were $37.9 billion – up 4.5% on August and up 5.8% y-o-y. “The global semiconductor industry posted solid sales in the third quarter of 2020, reflecting normal seasonal trends and increased demand for semiconductor-enabled products, but ...

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The Fabless Five

If the AMD-Xilinx acquisition comes off, then the merged company will be the fourth largest fabless semiconductor player, says TendForce.   AMD will greatly increase its influence across industries such as 5G, data center, ADAS and industrial automation, reckons TrendForce. AMD currently  lags behind Intel and Nvidia with regards to product breadth, product adoption, technology, ...

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Window Voltage Detector detects under-voltage down to 0.55V

Ricoh has launched a Window Voltage Detector which monitors over-and-under output voltages from the power supply IC for a microprocessor and a sensor, and detects abnormal voltage of systems. The R3154’s  undervoltage detection down to 0.55 V makes it suitable for low power devices. Also, operation check of voltage detection is available with the TEST pin. ...

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General Atomics buys Guidestar Optical Systems

General Atomics, the US defence technologies company, has completed the acquisition of Guidestar Optical Systems, a laser comms specialist. The Longmont, Colorado-based company will help General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) group address the defence and space markets, it believes. “We are excited to bring the Guidestar team on board to further enhance our diverse portfolio ...

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