Power Integrations aims at 135W – 200W USB PC adapters

Power Integrations is aiming at 135W USB-C power delivery adapters using a zero-voltage switching fly-back converter IC and partner primary-side active-clamp IC. “The use of a non-complementary-mode active clamp enables designs that work in both continuous and discontinuous modes,” said company marketing manager Edward Ong”. “By operating across modes, it is much easier to support ...

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Element14 launches robotics design challenge

Element14 has announced the Twist, Turn and Move Robotics design challenge to design and build a robotic arm or mobile robot that performs a specific task. Participants need to move as swiftly and smoothly as their creations: submissions close on Monday 6 June 2022. Those selected will received a ‘challengers’ kit’ with an Arudino Uno ...

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New investigation into Newport Wafer Fab sale

Another investigation on national security grounds is to be held into the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to Nexperia which is a subsidiary of the Chinese company Wingtech. Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy announced the investigation via a tweet. “There will now be a full assessment under the new ...

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Q1 connector sales growth stalls but orders climb

UK connector sales growth slowed in Q1 of 2022 but orders accelerated, says ITSA. Headline performances: – Q1 2022 revenues decreased slightly by 7% over Q4 of 2021, however they are still up 9% as a run rate over 2021. Member’s revenues are back at +12% over pre pandemic levels Book to Bill is incredibly ...

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Siemens Digital brings out Nucleus ReadyStart

  Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today availability of its leading Nucleus™ ReadyStart™ solution for embedded development targeting the fast-growing adoption of the RISC-V architecture. Building on one of the industry’s first commercial real-time operating systems (RTOSes) for RISC-V devices, released in 2021, Siemens’ newest Nucleus ReadyStart embedded development solution includes a host of new ...

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NMITE adds BEng Integrated Engineering degree course

NMITE, the UK’s new Higher Education Institution aimed specifically at engineering, has expanded its courses with a BEng (Hons.) Integrated Engineering degree. Based in Hereford, it had already welcomed its first students onto an MEng Integrated Engineering course in September 2021. The delivery of the BEng course will be similar to the MEng, says NMITE, ...

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