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Max16923 automotive display PMIC replaces multiple discrete ICs

Designers of automotive electronic systems can increase the number of displays per vehicle while reducing design complexity using the Max16923 4-output display power IC with watchdog timer, Maxim claims. The device is designed to replace four or five discrete ICs with a single power management solution. The number of automotive displays per vehicle continues to ...

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Digi-Key enters distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products

Digi-Key Electronics has signed a global distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products (APP). The partnership will provide customers with worldwide, 24-hour availability of APP’s interconnect products.  APP develops power interconnect solutions for several industries, including back up power systems, electrical recreational vehicles, uninterruptible power supply systems, telecommunications, high technology devices and alternative energy solutions. “We ...

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STEM experts advocate multidisciplinary approach for education

Southampton University’s dean of engineering, Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi CBE, who is also a trustee of the UKESF, has advocated a greater presence for AI and machine learning in engineering education. Al-Hashimi has penned a paper on the opportunities posed by AI in the new decade, and how UK higher education institutions can best equip graduates ...

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Farnell expands XP Power line-up with ac-dc and DIN-rail PSUs

Farnell has expanded its range of XP Power products available for same day dispatch, suitable for applications in the industrial and medical sectors. XP Power products are suitable for use in patient vicinity applications and laboratory environments. The manufacturer touts features including class II approvals for homecare devices, “efficient convection–cooled designs” for low-noise patient-area devices ...

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Diodes releases BCR430UW6 LED driver with 115mV dropout voltage

Diodes has announced the BCR430UW6 linear LED driver with dropout voltage of 115mV and constant current regulation between 5mA and 100mA. This combination makes the BCR430UW6 suitable for applications that require multiple LEDs to operate together, such as signage illumination and architectural lighting for commercial and retail installations. The “ultra-low” dropout voltage and operating current ...

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AVL adds Rohde & Schwarz GNSS stimulation to vehicle test environment

AVL and Rohde & Schwarz have collaborated on a test environment for autonomous vehicles, enabling the reproduction of realistic GNSS reception conditions. AVL’s Driving Cube is designed to enable reproducible testing of driver assistance systems and driving features for self-driving vehicles using a real vehicle within a virtual environment. Test drives are performed with a ...

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Renesas Electronics’ ISL91301B PMIC designed in Google AI products

Renesas’s ISL91301B power management IC (PMIC) has been designed into Google’s Coral products. They include the Mini PCIe Accelerator, M.2 Accelerator A+E Key, M.2 Accelerator B+M Key, and system-on-module (SoM). Google Coral integrates into processes at any scale, helping designers employ artificial intelligence (AI) in several industries. The ISL91301B PMIC is designed for low power ...

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Scottish Enterprise invests in recent Diodes acquisition in Greenock

Diodes has received £13.7m in funding from Scottish Enterprise towards a £47m project enabling its future growth in Greenock, first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced. Diodes acquired the former Texas Instruments business in the town in April 2019, safeguarding all 300 jobs on site, in a deal facilitated by Scottish Development International (SDI), the Scottish government ...

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Harman presents vehicle-to-pedestrian 5G Technology at CES 2020

Samsung subsidiary Harman has unveiled an ADAS use case called vehicle-to-pedestrian, which forewarns drivers and pedestrians to potential safety conflicts through the use of its vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. Part of Harman’s safety system technologies, vehicle-to-pedestrian can be enhanced through 5G-fueled C-V2X networks. In the car, vehicle-to-pedestrian can work on low latency 5G peer-to-peer signals to ...

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Pervasive Displays releases larger e-paper displays at 5.8” and 9.7”

Taiwan’s Pervasive Displays has introduced two electronic paper display modules, the E24581JS084 5.8-inch and E2969JS084 9.7-inch. The tri-color modules offer bi-stable image resolution of 134 dpi and 121 dpi respectively. The displays feature integrated timing controllers, an operating temperature range of 0-40°C and one-time programmable (OTP) capability. These additions to Pervasive Displays’ portfolio are designed ...

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