Super stretchy solid-state light

South Korean scientists have made a durable super-stretchable, twistable ac electroluminescent light emitter. The secret is mechanically-reinforced ionogel conductors, according to Pusan National University, where the emitter was developed. “We developed stretchable and durable conductive ionogels with a double-network structure, which is achieved by combining stretchable soft polymer network with stress-resistive hard polymer network,” said researcher Jinhwan ...

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Ideal diode protection switch for Type-C Power Delivery

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has announced USB Type-C Power Delivery sink protection switches using ideal diodes for reverse current protection. There are two: AOZ13984DI-02 and AOZ13987DI-02, both in 3 x 3mm thermally-enhanced DFN packaging, designed to be used in devices that are charged through a USB connector, to prevent current flowing back out of the device through ...

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MPU market to top $100bn

The MPU market is on track to exceed $100 billion for the first time ever this year, thanks to strong increases in cellphone application processor revenues, says IC Insight’s Mid-Year Update. Microprocessor sales are maintaining their sales strength in 2021 after climbing 16% last year in the midst of the pandemic.  IC Insights projects MPU sales ...

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China intends to lead on sodium-ion battery standardisation

China intends to lead in the adoption of standards for sodium-ion batteries. The Chinese Ministry of Information and  IT said earlier this week that it would create standards for sodium-ion cells. The world’s biggest EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology CATL) has said it will set up a supply chain for sodium-ion batteries in 2023. ...

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Q2 NAND bit shipments up 9%, ASPs up 7%, revenues up 10.8%

Q2 NAND bit shipments rose by nearly 9% QoQ, driven by PC OEMs, says TrendForce, but the shortage of controller ICs became more severe. As demand rose, the overall NAND ASP rose by nearly 7% QoQ, and the quarterly  NAND revenue rose by 10.8% QoQ to $16.4 billion in 2Q21. In Q3, datacentre will become the ...

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TSMC hikes prices

On Wednesday TSMC told clients it is jacking prices by up to 20%, reports the Nikkei. Increases and timings are said to vary from client to client. Two price rises last autumn and this spring saw prices rise 10%. TSMC had Q2 revenues of $13.3 billion and expects Q3 revenues of $14.6-14.9 billion for a ...

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Iceotope leads CPD accredited course on Data Centre Liquid Cooling

Iceotope Technologies, the precision immersion cooling specialist, has announced a CPD accredited training module addressing CPUs and GPUs in data centre and edge computing environments. Specifically, the training module covers the challenge of the processors becoming ever more powerful while being required to operate in a more diverse range of locations. “In this era of ...

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Water-cooled braking resistors up to 60kW

REO’s BWD158 range of aluminium-clad water-cooled resistors are built to dissipate up to 60kW continuously. They are sealed to IP65 in an anodised aluminium housing and all connections and fixings are either stainless steel or anodised aluminium to protect against corrosion. Resistances between 2 and 850Ω are available, and different sizes have power ratings from 1kW ...

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News – Electronics Weekly 2021-08-26 13:49:41

MikroElektronika has released a ‘Click’ board intended to demonstrate the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities of Microchip’s ATWINC3400-MR210CA module. Called Wi-Fi 8 Click, it joins 15 other Wi-Fi clicks available from Mikroe. ATWINC3400-MR210xA is Bluetooth 5.0 certified and includes an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n RF-baseband- MAC (medium access control) network controller. Power amplifier, low-noise amplifier and transmit-receive switch ...

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Onsemi buys SiC company for more wafer capacity

Onsemi is to buy silicon carbide producer GT Advanced Technologies for $415m in cash. “This transaction reflects our confidence and stated commitment to meaningfully invest in silicon carbide solutions to support the creation of intelligent power and sensing technologies to help build a sustainable future,” said Onsemi CEO Hassane El-Khoury. “GTAT brings outstanding technical capabilities ...

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