UK fabless chip firm CambridgeIC has increased its portfolio of position sensing IC, adding a fast and precise version of its unique technology which senses angular or linear position, with precision, despite relaxed mounting tolerances for its components which are ICs mounted on PCBs containing inductive patterns. “CambridgeIC’s family of position measuring ICs are an ...
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The Scottish island of Eigg has installed a bank of supercapacitors to augment its power grid, which gets its energy from hydro, wind and solar sources. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » The graphene-based capacitor array, a ‘SkelGrid from Skeleton Technologies, joins a Pb-acid battery, and fly-wheel energy store installed in 2014 – the ...
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RS has added 3D print slicing as well as a ‘blend’ tool to its free DesignSpark Mechanical CAD package, raising it to Version 4.0. The slicing software – used to prepare files for layer-based 3D printing – is Ultimaker’s popular ‘Cura’, which is open-source. “This feature is the result of collaboration between RS and Ultimaker, one ...
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RF module firm Insight SiP has announced what it believes to be the first fully Bluetooth 5.0 Long Range compliant RF module in a miniature package at Electronica. It measures 8 x 8 x 1mm. Called ISP1807-LR, it is based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 chip and includes a Bluetooth 5 stack with: long range, high throughput, ...
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Toshiba has shipped its first 130nm ‘structured array’ asic, and announced this at Electronica today. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Structured asics have a fixed array of logic in the underlying silicon, on to which custom metallisation is applied for each different application. Toshiba brands this ‘FFSA‘ for ‘fit fast structured array’, and ...
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At Electronica today, Murata revealed a three-axis mems inclination sensor with a tilt angle output and digital SPI interface. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Called the SCL3300-D01, the XYZ device is aimed at applications including levelling, tilt sensing, machine control and structural health monitoring. The inclinometer provides a ±90° tilt angle output and ...
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Analog Devices is aiming at industrial equipment OEMs with a cluster of industry 4.0 announcements at Electronica. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » “We’re focused on a set of solution areas that put existing brownfield infrastructure on a path to industry 4.0,” said ADI general manager Brendan O’Dowd. “These solutions include deterministic Ethernet, security, and condition-based ...
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Teledyne e2v has announced a DAC for space applications with a guaranteed 8Gsample/s conversion rate, that can “achieve clean signal generation up to K-band at 26.5GHz,” according to the firm. “The datasheet’s minimum performance guarantees are given at frequency levels that were never achieved before.” The device is the EV12DS480, and evolution of its EV12DS460, ...
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UK-based Imagination Technologies is aiming at in-car graphics and automated driving, with GPU intellectual property designed to achieve ISO 26262 qualification. For customers seeking such qualification, Imagination is backing the IP with additional investment “in the people, resources, culture and management structure needed to support automotive solutions,” company marketing director Bryce Johnson told Electronics Weekly. “Our ...
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Grenoble-based Exagan is introducing gallium nitride power transistors for automotive and server applications at Electronica. “With the products’ drain-source on resistance capabilities ranging from 30mΩ to 65 mΩ, these new releases provide enhanced performance and power efficiency for diverse applications including electric vehicles (EV), industrial equipment and data servers,” said the firm. Also at Electronicain ...
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