Toshiba has released an micro-power CMOS operational amplifier, drawing a maximum of 600nA and typically 270nA (1.5V supply, -40 to 105°C). Called TC75S102F, it will run from supplies between 1.5V and 5.5V and is rail-to-rail on both input and output. Unusually for an op-amp, no input excursion outside the rails is allowed at all. “Operational amplifiers have ...
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Tektronix has announced a second-generation of IsoVu isolated oscilloscope probes, claiming smaller size, easier use and enhanced electrical performance. Isolated probes are for probing power systems when high common-mode voltages and un-grounded systems make life difficult for differential probes. “Engineers working with wide-bandgap technologies such as SiC and GaN face difficult challenges to accurately measure and ...
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It is possible to double the efficiency of colour OLED displays based on white-emitting material, and achieve 10,000 pixel-per-inch density, by replacing the rear reflector with a meta-material, according to Stanford University researchers. Generally there are two types of colour OLED display: displays with side-by-side patterns of red, green and blue emissive materials, and those ...
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IGaN of Singapore is claiming lower losses from its 200mm RF GaN-on-silicon epi wafers. “Despite the great promise showcased by GaN-on-Si RF electronics, there remain few issues to be resolved,” according to company technologist Dr Karthikeyan S. “One such issue is the presence of parasitic channel formed at III-nitride/silicon interface, which leads to parasitic loss, ...
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Luminescent solar concentrators are sheets that collect light at various wavelengths and re-emit it at a wavelength better matched to a solar cell. They can be created in various geometries – for example a flat sheet can be arranged to collect light over its large surface, and then re-emit it from one edge to a ...
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IAR Systems Embedded Workbench C/C++ compile and debug toolchain can now generate position-independent code and position-independent data for Renesas’ RH850 automotive MCUs. “The added functionality is useful in systems where applications are loaded dynamically,” according to IAR. “When using position-independent code and read-only data [ROPI], the compiler will generate code that uses PC-relative references for ...
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Following on from an ultra-quiet 8mm tact switch in May, C&K has launched a ‘soft sound’ 12mm mid-travel tact switch, also aimed at automotive use. Called the SFS 12 Series, they are designed to have a positive haptic feeling and last for at least 300,000 cycles (1million cycles disconnected). There is a choice of actuation force: ...
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University of Cambridge spin-out Flusso has launched what it claims to be “the world’s smallest flow sensor” – with a 3.5 x 3.5mm footprint. Called FLS110, it is a CMOS device designed for gas flow measurements, with gas entering and leaving through two tubular stubs. Flow range is up to 200cm3/min directly through the sensor, ...
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Vishay has extended its EP1 range of wet-tantalum capacitor, supplying the industry’s highest capacitance per voltage-rating for this device type, according to New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking them. “Vishay developed this upgraded capacitor to meet the needs of military and avionics applications with new ratings in the B and C case codes.” The parts ...
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Bedfordshire autonomy company Blue Bear Systems Research has demonstrated a 20 drone swarm collaborating out of sight. The heterogenous swarm consisted of five different types and sizes of fixed wing drones carrying six different types of payload from five different companies. Linking them together was Blue Bear’s technology. Payloads and payload support came from Plextek DTS, ...
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