Panasonic develops Graphite TIM for dissipating heat from power modules

Panasonic has come up with a material called Graphite TIM (Terminal Interface Material) for dissipating heat from power modules operating in harsh industrial and automotive applications.   Mounted on dedicated heat sinks, heat dissipation is traditionally achieved with a particular layer of grease – that, of course, has to be replaced from time to time which ...

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Innodisk adds on-site recovery

Innodisk’s InnoAGE flash storage devices developed with Microsoft have added InnoOSR (On-Site Recovery) and a 24/7 no-man monitoring feature. InnoOSR 3TO7, available in 2.5”, M.2 2242 and 2280, as well as mSATA form factors in capacities from 32 GB up to 1 TB. The brand new InnoOSR lineup brings superior recovery that can be triggered ...

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40V 3mΩ GaN power transistor, and gate drive design assistance

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) is aiming at USB chargers and thin point-of-load converters with a 40V 3mΩ enhancement-mode GaN power transistor. Called EPC2055 it is a “good example of the rapid evolution of GaN FET technology”, according to company founder and CEO According to Alex Lidow.  This 40 volt device offers both smaller size and reduced ...

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Westcott Space Cluster to support satellite propulsion testing

The Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury is to get a satellite propulsion test facility, the Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced. The new centre is intended to enable companies and academics to test space propulsion engines at up to 1.5kN in high-altitude vacuum, an equivalent test altitude of 140,000ft, said the government. It will allow ...

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Harwin offers 1.75mm diameter terminal pins

To complement its 1mm diameter terminal pins, Harwin now offers a range of 1.75mm diameter options. These pins will be suitable for use with larger sized sockets where a single connection is required. The new terminal pins have a current rating of over 9A, making them suitable for power applications. Thanks to their compatibility with Harwin’s existing portfolio of single contact sockets, ...

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PMICs for UHD displays

MagnaChip has announced a new line of  PMICs by introducing its first UHD display panel PMIC for laptops. The new PMIC is a monolithic IC which includes one boost regulator for the power supply to source and gate drivers, three high-current buck regulators for power supply to a timing controller, two Op-Amp for gamma buffer ...

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Noise-tolerant CMOS op amp

Rohm has a 2 channel high-speed ground sense CMOS op amp in mass production. Designated BD77502FVM, it is optimised for consumer and industrial equipment requiring high-speed sensing – such as industrial measurement and control systems. To mitigate noise issues common with conventional op amps, ROHM has developed the EMARMOUR series featuring superior noise tolerant op ...

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Controlling spin in antiferromagnetic insulators

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim have discovered a new method for controlling spin carried by quantized spin wave excitations in antiferromagnetic insulators. Elementary particles carry an intrinsic angular momentum known as their spin. For an ...

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microLED ICs fabbed on 300mm wafers

Eight year-old Leti micro-LED spin-off Aledia has manufactured microLED ICs on 300mm (12”) silicon wafers. The company, which developed its technology on 200mm (8”) silicon wafers over the past eight years. “The larger size allows 60-100 smartphone displays to be made on a single 300mm wafer, versus approximately four-to-six using the present LED industry-standard, 4” ...

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