ASIL-D voltage, current and temperature sensing for automotive batteries from 14V to >400V

Maxim is aiming at high safety level automotive batteries with an ASIL-D 14 channel data-acquisition system for voltage current and temperature. MAX17852 is designed for use in electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles meeting ISO26262 guidelines, within smart junction boxes, 48V systems and battery systems of 400V and beyond. It allows a typical cell voltage ...

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Hynix completes $3.5bn EUV DRAM fab

Hynix has completed its $3.5 billion M16 EUV DRAM fab – the company’s largest and the first to use EUV. “I was worried when we decided to build M16 two years ago as the overall semiconductor memory was amid downturn back then,” said Hynixx chairman Chey Tae-won at the opening ceremony, “however, as the industry ...

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Resettable e-fuse from Toshiba

Toshiba has expanded its range of eFuse circuit breaker ICs with a 53mΩ version that trips in 320ns, all in a 3 x 3mm package. Dubbed TCKE712BNL, it is aimed at consumer goods including cameras, cordless cleaners, cleaning robots, power tools, speakers, thermostats and wireless chargers. “Being automatically reset by an internal logic signal, unlike ...

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European project to further increase the reliability of electronics

A European project has been set up to further improve the reliability of electronics. Called Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), it is coordinated by Infineon and has 75 science and industry partners from 13 countries. “Enhancing electronics performance through miniaturisation and integrating more and more functions is progressing steadily,” said Infineon CEO Reinhard Ploss. “Performance and ...

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Farnell signs Festo

Farnell is now stocking a wide range of pneumatic automation products from Festo. Festo operates in a range of industries including electronic equipment manufacturing, light assembly, automotive, life sciences, pharmaceutical and food processing and packaging. Farnell provides access to the full range of Festo products, greatly expanding its pneumatics range and industrial automation and control ...

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IC can control thousands of Qubits

Researchers at the University of Sydney and Microsoft  have come up with a  chip that can generate control signals for thousands of qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers. “To realise the potential of quantum computing, machines will need to operate thousands if not millions of qubits,” says researcher Professor David Reilly. “The world’s biggest quantum ...

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NFC Blockchain technology spots counterfeit goods

Infineon and DIGISEQ have joined up to use SECORA Blockchain NFC technology to identify and verify physical items – eliminating the challenge of product substitution and heightening supply chain transparency. “With counterfeit and pirated products on the rise brand protection has never been more important,” says Infineon vp Maurizio Skerlj. In the report “Trends in Trade ...

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ASM snd EVG hook up for 3D heterogeneous integration

ASM Pacific Technology (ASM) and EV Group (EVG) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to co-develop die-to-wafer hybrid bonding solutions for 3D-IC/heterogeneous integration applications. Die-to-wafer hybrid bonding is a pivotal process for enabling the redesign of  SoCs to 3D stacked chips via chiplet technology—combining chips with different process nodes into advanced packaging systems that ...

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Lockheed Martin UK appoints new CEO, Paul Livingston

Lockheed Martin has announced the appointment of a new chief executive to lead its UK business, Paul Livingston. Livingston (above), currently vp and group managing director of the company’s UK Rotary and Mission Systems business, will assume his new role on 1 April. The current CEO, Peter Ruddock, is to retire after five years in ...

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