Farnell launches Innovation Experts e-book

Farnell has launched ‘The Innovation Experts’ eBook which features interviews with experts on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook, which is free to download, shares the views of leading global manufacturers on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook provides unique insights for professional ...

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Rare earth magnet uses less neodynium

Grade 42 commercial magnet performance (see graph) can be achieved with ~30% less neodymium than before, according to the Korea Institute of Materials Science. More of the less costly rare-earth cerium is the answer, but performing this substitution has been proving difficult. “In order to develop a neodymium-reduced permanent magnet, the content of cerium has ...

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More stability and 25% efficiency for perovskite solar cells

Metal-organic ferrocenes could make perovskite solar cells more stable, according to Imperial College in London. The cells in question are a joint venture between Imperial and City University of Hong Kong (CityU). “Our collaboration with was beautifully serendipitous, arising after I gave a talk about new ferrocene compounds and met Zonglong Zhu from CityU, who asked ...

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80dB PSRR LDO has switchable current limits: 1A or 500mA

Diode’s AP7368 is an LDO with a selectable maximum output current of either 500mA or 1A, “allowing designs to optimise for the required output loads and thereby mitigating thermal or protection issues. Current fold-back is included, to 60mA for low-current mode and 110mA for high-current mode, to alleviates thermal shut-down cycling during short-circuit fault conditions, and to ...

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US Congressmen protest about sale of Newport Wafer Fab

 Nine members of the US House of Representatives have protested about the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to the Chinese company Wingtech – the owner of Nexperia. “The UK is a valued ally of the United States, and we hope it will decide to change course,” the congressmen wrote in a letter to President Joe ...

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Capacity to grow 8.7%this year but capacity utilisation will be 93%

Wafer capacity will grow 8.7% this year as 10 new fabs enter production, says IC Insights’ Update to the 2022 McLean Report, but strong unit growth will keep industry capacity utilisation at 93% in 2022. Over the past five years annual wafer start growth rates have ranged from -4.7% in 2019 to 19.0% growth in ...

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VIAVI tester for Rakuten O-vRAN network

Rakuten, the virtualised O-vRAN network operator, will use the VIAVI TM500 Network Tester to validate inter-operability of  O-RAN network components. The principal objective is to maximize resolution of any issues in the lab in order to accelerate deployment at scale, and it has been designed to simulate a citywide network.  O-RAN is taking off with ...

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NaviMoon satnav receiver faces integration testing for farside of the Moon

A test version of a special satellite navigation receiver – to be carried on the Lunar Pathfinder craft being built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd to provide a commercial link between Earth and the Moon – has been delivered for integration testing, reports the European Space Agency. The NaviMoon satnav receiver is due to perform ...

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12.7mm absolute position rotary sensor

Vishay has introduced a 12.7mm diameter rotary absolute position sensor with >11bit accuracy and 14bit resolution. Called RAME012, it is designed to cope with the harsh environments of military and industrial applications over -40 to +105°C. Operation is from 5V at <100mA and over 360° in the standard version, which has a SSI (synchronous serial interface) output – ...

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Intelliconnect Europe flies high with SC21 recognition

For the fourth year in a row, SC21, the 21st Century Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industry Supply Chain programme has awarded Intelliconnect Europe the Silver Performance Standard award. The programme is designed to recognise performance in supply chains and has been endorsed as part of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP’s) Competitiveness Charter. It provides ...

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