Selection panel for EW BrightSparks decide Class of 2022

Our partners for EW BrightSparks, RS Components, hosted the ‘Judges Meeting’ at the end of last week, to deliberate on the excellent entries received this year and make the final selection for the Cohort of 2022. We will be contacting those involved in the coming days, but the class of 2022 will be made public ...

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FIPS compliant secure SSDs

Advantech, the  industrial flash specialist, is shipping the TCG-OPAL compliant SQFlash 840F and 920F series. SQF920F/840F deliver data security via hardware-based AES encryption. These  security features conform to FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 from U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) (listed in Cryptographic Module Validation Program*). Advantech’s SATA / PCIe SSDs claim ...

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RFID tags for medical identification

In mid-May, Murata will introduce the small RAIN RFID Tag to provide a unique identifier,  enabling RFID readers to determine the item’s identity and authenticity in healthcare applications. The tags can be fitted to metallic and non-metallic surfaces, perfect for use on small items. To avoid any risk of contamination during the drug filling operations, ...

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e-Book on flip-flops

element14 has published an a eBook on how flip-flops work and their potential applications. The eBook provides a brief overview of the concept and offers insights into the functionality and different types of SR (Set-Reset) flip-flops. .Flip-flops have many possible uses. Edge-triggered flip-flops are employed as the main component for sequential circuits in digital electronics. ...

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UK GaN micro-LED display at San Jose Display Week

Cambridge GaN colour micro-LED company Porotech will be unveiling a multi-colour display technology at Display Week in California next week, using identical pixels from a single wafer to create colour. Its “PoroGaN platform makes it possible for each individual tiny LED on an epiwafer to emit all colours of the visible spectrum”, according to the company. “At ...

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Two-channel 24bit 2Msample/s SAR ADC is ‘easy to drive’

Analog Devices has introduced a 24bit 2Msample/s dual-channel SAR analogue to digital converter, branding it ‘Easy Drive’ for its front end – which still requires a buffer amplifier between it and the signal source Called AD4630-24, sampling on the two channel is simultaneous, claimed accuracy (INL) is 900 parts-per-billion, and the typical dynamic range is ...

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Sponsored Content: Cybersecurity with Tessent Embedded Analytics

There’s a strong case for using hardware-based threat detection and mitigation. SoC design teams fill a mission-critical role in ensuring cyber-physical safety and security for electrical and electronic systems that are connected to the internet. The requirements and tools available to achieve this goal are ever-shifting, but we can be fairly sure that traditional software-only ...

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PCIM: Current sensor offers 11bit sigma-delta stream output

LEM has created a current sensor with a sigma-delta bit stream output. To be unveiled officially at PCIM in Nuremberg next week, the sensor is aimed at applications prone to noise, distortion and interference. Called HMSR DA sensor and intended for both ac and dc sensing, it offers resolution of 11 to 13bit and has ...

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Industrial MCU gets Gbit time-sensitive networking and security

NXP is claiming first, for a microcontroller that includes a Gbit time-sensitive networking switch and traditional industrial busses for industrial IoT. Called i.MX RT1180, the family can handle real-time industrial ethernet protocols such as Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, CC-Link IE Field and HSR, as well as TSN standards compliant to IEC 60802. Protocols include OPC UA Pub-Sub, ...

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