NevadaNano is claiming five years of accuracy from its ‘MPS’ range of gas sensors without calibration after long-term testing. “The sensors, manufactured and calibrated in early 2017, have been running continuously for five years,” according to the company. “During this period there has been no additional calibration, and there has been no deterioration or drift, ...
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Microchip has turned to a Linux-capable single core 1GHz Arm Cortex-A7 to offer artificial intelligence (AI) processing for video and audio signals at the edge. “AI solutions often require imaging and audio capabilities which are typically found only on higher performing multi-core microprocessors that consume much more power,” claimed the company. The IC, SAMA7G54, includes ...
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TDK has created two series of capacitors specifically for power factor correction (PFC). Jointly-branded PhaseCap Energy Plus, the series are: B25674C – gas-impregnated, 230 to 690Vac, 5 to 33.1kvar compensation B25675C – biodegradable resin impregnated, 230 to 1,000Vac, up to 60kvar compensation Lifetime is up to 240,000 hours in temperature class -40/D, the terminals are class IP20 ...
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Vox Power has added more voltage options to its medical and industrial VCCS300 fan-less 300W power supplies. Standard outputs are now 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, 48 or 56Vdc, and custom versions between 12 and 58V can be arranged. The 54 x 101 x 40mm (4 x 2 x 1.61 inch) power supplies will run ...
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Saki Corporation has announced a series of high-speed 3D automated optical inspection systems for PCBs with a combination of very small and tall components. Called the 3Di series, its newly-developed camera system can simultaneously inspect parts in 008004 packages (metric 0201, ~200 x 100μm) and tall parts. The first 3Di machine will debut on 15-17 ...
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Renesas will demonstrate Arm’s Cortex-M85 embedded processor at Embedded World in Nuremberg, expecting it to be the first public airing of the new core in a microcontroller. Aimed at IoT applications requiring artificial intelligence or machine learning, Cortex-M85 will be able to deliver over 6CoreMark/MHz, according to Renesas, and is built around Armv8.1m architecture with ...
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Foundry revenues topped $100 billion last year after a rise of 31%, says Gartner, with ASPs up 11.8% and units up 8%. The semiconductor industry was up 26% at $595 billion. Foundry fab utilisation was 95% with 8” particularly tight, driven by PMIC, display drivers and fingerprint sensors. TSMC saw its market share slip 3% ...
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Our part-search-and-price-comparison engine, dubbed EW Compare, has been updated to take advantage of new APIs by OEMSecrets, the company that powers the tool. Among the changes, which include a refreshed UI, parts are now grouped by part number and manufacturer. This can provide more useful output information for non-exact part number searches. There is also ...
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Quadric, the processor IP licensor, and MegaChips of Japan are partnering to deliver ASICs and SoCs built on Quadric’s edge AI processor architecture. MegaChips announced an equity stake in Quadric in January 2022 and is also a major investor in a $21M Series B funding round announced in March through their MegaChips LSI USA Corporation ...
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SaxaVord Spaceport – formerly known as the Shetland Space Centre – is planning a site-wide dress rehearsal for vertical space launches, culminating with a small rocket lifting off from the site in Unst, Shetland. Dubbed Operation Freya, it will take place in early July from a portable Asgard launch pad system. This will be built ...
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