Flex Power Modules has introduced a non-isolated regulated quarter-brick dc-dc converter rated at 860W continuous and 1,200W peak for <1s. Called BMR350, it is aimed at intermediate bus conversion for processors and asics. Input range is 40 – 60V (80V for 100ms) and the output is 12V at 100A maximum, adjustable from 8 to 13.2V. ...
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Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor are to simplify IoT Standard Essential Patent licensing. Nordic will give customers the opportunity to acquire licenses to Nokia’s cellular IoT technology when they purchase IoT hardware. The new arrangement will facilitate amicable and efficient licensing. Licenses will be available to Nordic’s customers at the end device level. This new agreement, ...
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The December SEMI billings was 0.5% down on November’s $3.93 at $3.92 billion and 46.1% higher than December 2020’s billings of $2.68 billion. “After record-breaking billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers in November 2021, December billings remained robust and were the second-highest ever,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha, “for the first time, billings topped $3 ...
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The University of Edinburgh and University of Southampton lead the way when it comes to helping generate EW BrightSparks, confirming their strong heritage wthin the electronics industry. We are now collecting entries for the 2020 programme, in partnership with RS Grassroots, and it is interesting to view the previous cohorts in terms of academic background. ...
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Schneider Electric has partnered with Which? to support electricians across the UK. The partnership will enable electrical professionals to become a Which? Trusted Tradermore cheaply and quickly, helping them to generate more business. Which? Trusted Traders is an endorsement scheme that recognises trustworthy traders. The company has been helping consumers for over 60 years, assessing ...
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Panasonic’s SP-Cap portfolio of Aluminum Polymer capacitors is suitable wherever a low ESR would be the primary consideration for identifying the most suitable capacitor. Panasonic’s advanced Solid Polymer technology, the SP-Caps, have proven to be an alternative to multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and pure tantalum capacitors. They require less parts and space on the PCB ...
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‘GaN power devices and applications’ is a book edited by Alex Lidow, founder and CEO of GaN power transistor maker EPC. You will not be surprised that his company’s products feature heavily in the book, but it is much more than a list of products: it compiles the research and test results of almost 30 ...
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ST had Q4 revenues of $3.56 billion; a gross margin 45.2%; an operating margin of 24.9% and a profit of $750 million For 2021, ST had revenues of $12.76 billion; a gross margin of 41.7%; an operating margin of 19.0% and a profit of $2 billion.8 It expects Q1 net revenues of $3.50 billion with ...
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Toshiba has launched tiny load switches for wearables and IoT that consume only 80pA quiescent current – the Electronics Weekly calculator makes that 300,000 years from a CR2030 coin cell. They come in the company’s 0.65mm x 0.65mm WCSP4G package that is only 0.45mm and can switch up to 1A (2A pulsed). On-resistance varies from 46mΩ ...
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Switching regulators from Mornsun, the K78Uxx-500R3 series, are now available from Relec Electronics. The 12W regulators are supplied in an SiP to save space and are available in a range of inputs from 9.0Vdc-90Vdc and with outputs from 3.0Vdc – 24Vdc. Efficiency is up to 93%. This not only minimises heat loss through dissipation but also ...
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