TT Electronics has acquired the Ferranti Power and Control business (Ferranti P&C) from Elbit Systems for £9 million. Ferranti P&C is a UK based manufacturer of power electronics and power systems for the aerospace and defence markets located in the greater Manchester area. The acquisition strengthens TT’s UK aerospace and defence footprint and further enhances the ...
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Schneider Electric has launched the PrismaSeT LV switchboard for its EcoStruxure Power architecture. PrismaSeT is an optimised, tested and BS EN IEC compliant solution. In response to the need for superior operational safety, the PrismaSeT switchboard is designed to enhance fire prevention with BS EN IEC 61439-1 & 2 type-tested functional units, and optional, ...
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Infineon announced source-down packaged power mosfets earlier today in which it flipped the die to improve transistor performance. Alongside the part announcement it released a diagram and its reasons for what it did. The source-down mosfet is on the right, and the more conventional device on the left. According to Infineon: The source-down package (1) is ...
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A planning application notice for Prestwick Spaceport has been filed, flagging the spaceport’s progress among the UK’s seven spaceports that are jockeying to achieve the first satellite launch from UK (or European) soil. The Proposal of Application Notice (POAN) is described as the first step in the planning process for Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport, which says ...
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Infineon is shipping a new generation of OptiMOS Source-Down (SD) power MOSFETs. They come in a PQFN 3.3 x 3.3 mm 2 package and a wide voltage class ranging from 25 V up to 100 V. This package sets a new standard in power MOSFET performance, offering higher efficiency, higher power density, superior thermal management ...
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CEVA has launched NeuPro-M, its latest architecture for AI/ML inference workloads. Targeting Edge AI and Edge Compute, NeuPro-M is a self-contained heterogeneous architecture that is composed of multiple specialized co-processors and configurable hardware accelerators. NeuPro-M supports both system-on-chip (SoC) as well as Heterogeneous SoC (HSoC) scalability to achieve up to 1,200 TOPS and offers optional ...
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Qorvo has introduced a wideband Wi-Fi front-end module (FEM) covering the 5.1 GHz to 7.1 GHz bands for customer premises equipment (CPE). The QPF4730 can provide full-frequency support for both Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E enterprise solutions. In previous generations of Wi-Fi routers, each radio is fixed to a specific frequency, due to the narrowband ...
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Samsung had Q4 profits up 50% at $11.5 billion. Revenue was up 23% to $63.2 billion. Server memory and foundry underpinned the results It is thought that memory oversupply in H1 will hit ASPs but, if the lockdown persists in Xi’an, where both Samsung and Micron have memory fabs, the shortfall in production may keep ...
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GaN Systems is claiming up to 96% power efficiency from a 200 + 200W (8Ω) Class-D stereo amplifier built around its gallium nitride power transistors. THD+N is under 0.03%, with further optimisation possible, according to the company. 300W/channel is available into 4Ω. Called the GeN2 Amplifier, the evaluation kit comes with a matching 400W (550W peak) LLC ...
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In the Spring, Sony intends to establish an EV subsidiary called Sony Mobility Inc to make and market EVs. “The excitement we received after we showed off the Vision-S really encouraged us to further consider how we can bring creativity and technology to change the experience of moving from one place to another,” said Sony ...
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