Dyson is recruiting 250 robotics engineers across computer vision, machine learning, sensors and mechatronics, and expects to hire 700 more over the next five years. “The master plan: to create the UK’s largest, most advanced, robotics centre at Hullavington Airfield and to bring the technology into our homes by the end of the decade,” according ...
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Infineon has created a 60GHz radar for in-vehicle occupancy detection – scanning the cabin for people and pets. “In-cabin monitoring systems detect micro-movements as well as vital signs of left-behind infants and animals and sound the alarm,” according to the company. “The radar sensor enables additional functions such as seat belt reminder and applications such ...
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NevadaNano is claiming five years of accuracy from its ‘MPS’ range of gas sensors without calibration after long-term testing. “The sensors, manufactured and calibrated in early 2017, have been running continuously for five years,” according to the company. “During this period there has been no additional calibration, and there has been no deterioration or drift, ...
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Microchip has turned to a Linux-capable single core 1GHz Arm Cortex-A7 to offer artificial intelligence (AI) processing for video and audio signals at the edge. “AI solutions often require imaging and audio capabilities which are typically found only on higher performing multi-core microprocessors that consume much more power,” claimed the company. The IC, SAMA7G54, includes ...
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TDK has created two series of capacitors specifically for power factor correction (PFC). Jointly-branded PhaseCap Energy Plus, the series are: B25674C – gas-impregnated, 230 to 690Vac, 5 to 33.1kvar compensation B25675C – biodegradable resin impregnated, 230 to 1,000Vac, up to 60kvar compensation Lifetime is up to 240,000 hours in temperature class -40/D, the terminals are class IP20 ...
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Vox Power has added more voltage options to its medical and industrial VCCS300 fan-less 300W power supplies. Standard outputs are now 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, 48 or 56Vdc, and custom versions between 12 and 58V can be arranged. The 54 x 101 x 40mm (4 x 2 x 1.61 inch) power supplies will run ...
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Saki Corporation has announced a series of high-speed 3D automated optical inspection systems for PCBs with a combination of very small and tall components. Called the 3Di series, its newly-developed camera system can simultaneously inspect parts in 008004 packages (metric 0201, ~200 x 100μm) and tall parts. The first 3Di machine will debut on 15-17 ...
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Renesas will demonstrate Arm’s Cortex-M85 embedded processor at Embedded World in Nuremberg, expecting it to be the first public airing of the new core in a microcontroller. Aimed at IoT applications requiring artificial intelligence or machine learning, Cortex-M85 will be able to deliver over 6CoreMark/MHz, according to Renesas, and is built around Armv8.1m architecture with ...
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GaN transistor maker Innoscience Technology is disclosing research on 650V device reliability at the IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices (ISPSD) in Vancouver this week. The company is fabricating GaN-on-Si HEMTs on a 200mm CMOS-compatible process, for a power factor correction (PFC) boost converter application. Hard switching test Vds=600V Vgs=6V 100kHz According to the company, ...
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Murata has teamed up with NXP to develop a Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 module. Called Type 1XL, it is built around NXP’s 88W9098 chip set and supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2 MU-MIMO (multi-user, multiple-input, multiple-output) and single antenna Bluetooth 5.3 Low Energy, BR and EDR. “The Wi-Fi section supports connectivity up to 1.4x faster than conventional ...
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