So many options with 7x7mm rotary dip switches from CUI

CUI has introduced micro rotary actuator DIP switches in 7.2 x 7.2 x 2.9mm packages with IP67 ingress rating. Called the RDS-7229 series, they have 4, 10 or 16 positions, 5.08mm pin pitch and come in surface-mount or through-hole styles. Termination types include gull wing, angled gull wing, J-hook gull wing, pin and crimped, then ...

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Smarc 2.1 modules use NXP i.MX 8M for industrial edge applications

Enhanced NXP i.MX8 processors, the i.MX 8M Plus processor is used for the conga-SMX8-Plus modules released by congatec at Embedded World digital 2021. The low power SMARC 2.1 modules have interfaces for camera support and 1GBit for industrial vision systems and AI applications. The  modules feature four quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 based NXP i.MX 8M Plus ...

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Class-D Hi-Fi amplifier for automotive audio

HFDA801A is a 2MHz PWM Class-D audio amplifier with four bridge outputs from STMicroelectronics. High quality sound is claimed by the company: “With a signal-to-noise ratio of 121dB, 120dB dynamic range and only 10μV output noise, the HFDA801A delivers an extraordinary level of audio performance.” Distortion is typically 0.02% at 1W 1kHz into 4Ω or 2Ω, ...

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Lattice updates embedded vision and security tools for programmable logic

Lattice has updated its mVision embedded vision and Sentry security tool suits. mVision 2.0 has expanded support for automotive, industrial and medical embedded vision, with new development boards supporting popular image sensors for industrial and medical applications including Sony’s IMX464 and IMX568, and the AR0344CS from ON Semiconductor. Support for Lattice Propel Design Environment has ...

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Farnell adds Rohde & Schwarz’s source measurement units for semiconductor and wireless comms testing

Source measurement units from Rohde & Schwarz for semiconductor and wireless communications testing in the NGU series are now available from Farnell. They are designed for semiconductor and wireless communications testing for battery power devices (mobile phones, tablets and IoT devices). Farnell now offers the R&S NGU201 and R&S NGU401 for testing wireless communications and semiconductor testing, respectively. The ...

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Tattooable OLED anyone?

Researchers at University College London have created an OLED that can be applied to skin like a children’s transfer tattoo. So much like a child’s transfer is it, that it is made on the same type of substrate and applied the same way: wet it, stick it, and peel off the backing paper. The OLED ...

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Portal manages assets for efficient testing

Test products and services provider, Electro Rent, has created an online portal for customers to manage contracts and view their asset base. MyER Portal is designed to ensure a team has access to equipment and information to meet a project’s requirements. Managers, test engineers and purchasing staff can use the online tool to access information about rental ...

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Sondrel reference designs cut design cost, risk and time by 30%

Sondrel has launched a family of reference designs that could reduce design costs, risk and time by up to 30% compared to starting from scratch. The company has drawn on its experience of designing hundreds of ASICs to create a set of key reference designs that each provide a fast design time for high growth ...

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MIPS out of bankruptcy

The company which bought MIPS, Wave Computing, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. MIPs is now developing an 8th generation architecture, based on RISC-V. MIPS has suffered a chequered history since being bought by Imagination in 2013. In 2017, China-backed Canyon Bridge bought Imagination and the US government insisted that MIPS must not go with ...

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January SEMI billings up 13% m-o-m and 30% y-o-y

SEMI’s January billings of $3.04 billion were 13.4% up on December’s $2.68 billion and up 29.9%  on the January 2020 billings of $2.34 billion. It is the first time a monthly billings figure has topped $3 billion “January billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers marked a historic monthly high for the industry and a ...

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