DIP photo relay switches 2A and 100V

Toshiba has introduced a photo-relay in a DIP package that can switch 2A and 100V. Intended to replace electro-mechanical relays industrial applications, the company sees TLP241B being used in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as well as building automation systems like HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). “By incorporating one of Toshiba’s advanced mosfets, the TLP241B sets new ...

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Renesas to buy Dialog

Renesas is to buy Dialog for $6 billion. Dialog had been in discussions with other potential purchasers including ST, reports Bloomberg. The price is 20% above Dialog’s market cap before the sale was announced. In 2016 Renesas bought Intersil for $3.2 billion and in 2019 Renesas bought IDT for $7.2 billion. Dialog took a hit ...

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2020 consumer electronics revenues grew 7%

Strong demand for home computers, tablets and games consoles helped consumer electronics trade revenues reach $358.5 billion in 2020, an increase of 7% over 2019, says Strategy Analytics. Shipments of home computers and tablets rose 11% to 396 million units last year, while revenues increased by 17% to $199 billion as millions found themselves needing new ...

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3D printed living microbes

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists  have developed a technique for 3D printing living microbes in controlled patterns. The technique uses light and bacteria-infused resin to produce 3D-patterned microbes. Artificial  biofilms resembling the thin layers of  real world microbial communities were printed. The research team suspended the bacteria in photosensitive bio-resins and “trapped” the microbes in ...

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EVs driving IGBT market

The global power electronics market accounts for $17.5 billion in 2019, with a 4.3% CAGR from 2019-2025, says Yole Developpement, of which IGBT modules represented $3.7 billion in 2019. IGBT modules are traditionally used in applications such as industrial or renewable energy converters. These applications are today driven by efficiency regulations or increasing clean energy ...

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Airbus wins ESA contract for three more Service Modules for Orion

The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules (ESM) for Nasa’s Orion spacecraft (pictured), which is part the Artemis programme. The latest contract is worth €650 million and the ESM will join three other modules that are already under contract with Airbus. The European Service Module ...

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Predictive maintenance development kit includes MEMS vibration sensor and mount

Aiming at vibration-based equipment condition monitoring, Analog Devices has introduced a kit for hardware, software and algorithm development that will interface with data analysis tools including Matlab and Python. Called CN0549, its hardware includes a dc – 10kHz MEMS vibration sensor board (see photo), a characterised mounting cube for the sensor, a data acquisition system reference design ...

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SiC flywheel diode plus 650V silicon IGBT in same package

Infineon has put a 650V silicon IGBT alongside a silicon carbide diode in the same TO-247 packages. “Due to a freewheeling SiC Schottky barrier diode, the CoolSiC Hybrid IGBTs perform with significantly reduced switching losses at almost unchanged dv/dt and di/dt values,” according to the company. “They offer up to 60% reduction of energy-on and ...

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Europe launches quantum processing on silicon programme

A European consortium has been launched to lay the foundations for quantum processor manufacture on an industrial scale in the EU. Called Quantum Large-Scale Integration with Silicon (QLSI), and valued at €15m, it will focus on spin qubits and silicon lithography as the route to maintaining large numbers of quantum bits for information processing. “The ...

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EDA tool previews analogue circuits

Physical information about an analogue circuit design can be previewed using Pulsic’s Animate Preview tool. The Bristol EDA company offers the tool as a ‘freemium’ product, i.e. free to download, with online help desk and live chat support services and the option to upgrade to Animate Preview Plus. The tool runs as a plugin inside ...

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