Diodes and Schottkys in 1 x 0.6mm with wettable flanks, some automotive

Vishay has introduced surface-mount small signal diodes in the 1 x 0.6 x 0.45mm DFN1006-2A plastic package with wettable flanks. Designed to save space and improve thermal performance in automotive and industrial applications, the 40V BAS40L Schottky and 100 V BAS16L switching diodes are each available in AEC-Q101 qualified versions. “The diodes released today occupy 90% less board space than ...

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Green Hills covers Risc-V with Integrity

Green Hills Software has announced a version of its safety and security-enhanced Integrity real-time operating system for RISC-V. The RTOS is integrated with hardware boards from Microchip (PolarFire Icicle kit) and SiFive (HiFive Unmatched board), processor intellectual property from SiFive and can be used with Microchip’s PolarFireSoC and Mi-V ecosystem. “The integration of safety and ...

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Super-junction mosfets for fly-back converters

STMicroelectronics is aiming at lighting with 800V super-junction mosfets for fly-back converters. The transistors are part of the company’s MDmesh K6 series, which it claims have the best Rds(on) x area for similar 800V devices, and enhance several parameters to minimise power losses: “it is especially suited to applications such as LED drivers and HID lamps, as well as ...

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Rugges USB Type-C connectors

Bulgin has added USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector options to its Buccaneer range of robust connectors. The 4000 Series connectors have a USB-C 2×12 contact arrangement and can support 20Gbit/s (1m length cable USB3.2 Gen 2×2, 10Gbit/s over 2m cable). Power rating is 100W, in line with Type-C Power Delivery specs. Mating endurance is 1,000 ...

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Funding available to improve UK cyber-security

The UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is to spend up to £8m on projects that improve UK cyber security, in grants from £200,000 to £1.4m, which will be allocated after a competition ending on 08 December. Part of the Government’s ‘Digital security by design challenge’ (DSbD challenge), the aim of the ‘Software ecosystem ...

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West Midlands is a tech powerhouse, says DCMS

The West Midlands is the country’s fastest-growing tech sector and the region’s thriving digital industries are expected to  create an additional 52,000 roles in the sector over the next four years – an increase of 55%  since 2019, says the government. Tech growth in the region grew by an average of 7.6% a year between 2014 ...

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AI processors on a 24.7% CAGR 2020-26

The processor market is showing a 7.6% CAGR between 2020 and 2026, driven by consumer applications, says Yole Developpement, with AI processor revenue having a 24.7% CAGR during the same period. Mobile  and consumer SoC shipments will have a 6.8% CAGR2020-2026.  Processors for consumer markets are today mostly SoCs, which are integrating all required functions. AI ...

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SigmaSense raises $24m Series B

SigmaSense, the touch sensing specialist, has closed  a $24 million Series B funding round. The company intends to use the money  to expand its reach in the touch and HMI (Human Machine Interface) markets with significant impact to the global display market. Aurelio Fernandez, previously at Broadcom,  Exar, IC Works, VLSI Technology and Intel. has ...

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IET selects first female Chair in its 150-year history

Dr Carol Marsh OBE – the Deputy Head of Electronics Engineering at the aerospace company Leonardo – has been selected by members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Council to chair the organisation. The decision makes her the first female Chair of the IET in its 150-year history. Her tenure will run until ...

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