SiFive has announced its highest performance implementation of a Risc-V core yet. Called the Performance P550, the intellectual property is said to deliver a SPECInt 2006 score of 8.65/GHz, “making it the highest performance Risc-V processor available today, and comparable to existing proprietary solutions in the application processor space” according to the company. THis is ...
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ON Semiconductor is introducing a critical conduction mode ‘bridge-less’ totem-pole PFC (power factor correction) controller, claiming it to be industry’s first dedicated IC. Bridge-less in this case is a misnomer. It indicates no front-end diode bridge (saving the diode drops), which is instead replaced with a bridge of four transistors- two in a totem-pole operating at ...
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Printed Motor Works of Hampshire is making a replacement servo motor for a weather balloon tracker made by South African company InterMet, after the original became unobtainable. “The discontinued motor had a very low profile which enabled it to fit within the base plate of the antenna’s turntable mount,” according to PMW. “It also had ...
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TDK-Lambda has introduced a series of ac-dc mains power supplies rated at 350W convection, 500W with forced air and 1kW peak. Called CUS350MP, the PSUs have medical and industrial safety certifications. Input can vary across 85 to 265Vac (with leakage current <300µA). Four output voltages are available: 24, 30, 36 and 48V, plus a 5V 300mA isolated stand-by voltage – ...
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Designers can now enhance system reliability in low-voltage IoT applications with the Essential Analog MAX16162 nanoPower supervisor with glitch-free power-up from Maxim. This supervisor IC claims to be the industry’s first to fully assert a system reset through the entire system power supply ramp; thereby eliminating low-voltage glitches during power-up and delivering higher system reliability. ...
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A UK rocket test facility has been unveiled by the Science Minister Amanda Solloway – the National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF), located at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury. The centre is designed to allow companies and universities to test state-of-the-art propulsion engines which are used to move small satellites in space. It could ...
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Cliff Electronics have added a MTP/MTO (multi-fibre push on) connector to their FeedThrough connector range which allows through-panel connection of standard 12-72 multimode optical fibre cables. Demand for MTP/MTO connectivity is being driven by the development of 40G and 100G transceivers with MPO ports commonly used for data transmission over short distances to connect ports ...
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ON Semiconductor has announced two LED drivers which allow manufacturers to develop LED luminaires with light-based positioning technology and visible light communication. By adding data intelligence and accurate positioning (up to 30 cm), these solutions will revolutionize lighting in a variety of spaces including supermarkets, warehouses, hospitals, and airports. The NCL31000 from ON Semiconductor is ...
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