Europe leads in touch and biometrics in cars, says Synaptics
Car makers are looking to make touch control a standard feature in many of their vehicles. This is the expectation of California-based chip firm Synaptics, which supplies touch controllers to many of the world’s smartphone companies. According to Dr Huibert Verhoeven, v-p of the automotive business at Synaptics, at first there was resistance form many ...
Raytheon gets big SiC diode order in Scotland
Raytheon UK’s foundry has received an order from a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer to mass produce silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes which are used for power conversion. When fabricated from SiC diodes can handle higher voltages than its silicon [only] counterpart, whilst also reducing power losses. Complexities around thermal management systems are simplified too, enabling ...
Linear 1.8GHz clock chip has three independent outputs
Linear Technology has introduced a 1.8GHz clock distribution IC with three independent outputs, each with its own divider and phase delay. The device, the LTC6954, has a jitter specification of less than 20femto-second (RMS) additive jitter over the 12kHz to 20MHz bandwidth. This minimises the noise the chip introduces when dividing and distributing its input ...
PCB mounted chokes for 1- and 3-phase applications
Schurter’s has increased the current rating of its current compensated chokes which can now be PCB-mounted. Designated the DKIH series, the chokes are available for single and three phase applications with rated currents from 10A to 50A. To meet EMC requirements there are advantages to design a filter on PCB with discrete components, according to ...
Europe extends reach of REACH regs
In connection with the REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed a judgement on 10 September concerning articles that, according to the REACH Regulation, contain so-called ‘substances of very high concern’ (SVHCs). To date, a threshold value of 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) as laid down in Article 7, Paragraph 2 ...
Europe extends reach of REACH regs
In connection with the REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed a judgement on 10 September concerning articles that, according to the REACH Regulation, contain so-called ‘substances of very high concern’ (SVHCs). To date, a threshold value of 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) as laid down in Article 7, Paragraph 2 ...
Tektronix adds 6GHz spectrum analyser to scopes
Tektronix has introduced a family of multi-function mixed-signal oscilloscopes that can be configured into spectrum analysers. As with previous generations in the MDO4000 series, the MDO4000C provides a synchronized view of analog and digital waveforms along with RF spectrum traces, designed for the needs of embedded engineers. Tektronix introduced its first multi-function scopes in the MDO3000 ...
Tektronix adds 6GHz spectrum analyser to scopes
Tektronix has introduced a family of multi-function mixed-signal oscilloscopes that can be configured into spectrum analysers. As with previous generations in the MDO4000 series, the MDO4000C provides a synchronized view of analog and digital waveforms along with RF spectrum traces, designed for the needs of embedded engineers. Tektronix introduced its first multi-function scopes in the MDO3000 ...
University of Sheffield kits out £81m engineering lab
The University of Sheffield is creating a new engineering teaching lab as part of the university’s new £81m Diamond building. The new laboratory holds 80 test benches and it is expected that as many as 3,000 students each year will use the new laboratory in their electronic engineering studies. “The Diamond offers the best interdisciplinary engineering ...
University of Sheffield kits out £81m engineering lab
The University of Sheffield is creating a new engineering teaching lab as part of the university’s new £81m Diamond building. The new laboratory holds 80 test benches and it is expected that as many as 3,000 students each year will use the new laboratory in their electronic engineering studies. “The Diamond offers the best interdisciplinary engineering ...
