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IGBTs in enhanced TO247

Formerly only available in modules, Infineon is now putting its EDT2 IGBTs die into individual packaging – its TO247Plus package. The devices are optimised for automotive traction inverters and “exceed AECQ101 for automotive components”, claims the firm. “With the automotive micro-pattern trench-field-stop cell design, the IGBTs are based on technology that has already been utilised ...

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Siglent ups its AWG game

Siglent has introduced its most powerful arbitrary waveform and function generator. In the SDG7000A series, they are dual channel with either 350MHz, 500MHz or 1GHz bandwidth. The two independent channels can be combined to simulate interference on the main signal, or to generate modulated signals including FM, AM and PM as well as optional digital IQ ...

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Normally-closed e-relay is

Panasonic is to squeezed a single-pole normally-closed mosfet relay into a 1.95 x 1.8 x 0.8mm TSON package. An extension of the company’s CC series, “we are pretty certain that our 1FormB TSON type is currently matchless throughout the industry as far as size and current consumption are concerned”, said Panasonic’s Michael Renner. “With just an ...

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Thick resin 3D printing for tough end products

Barcelona-based 3D printer maker BCN3D has developed a process to build objects from highly viscous resins: “50x more viscous than the industry standard”, it claims, allowing chemists to formulate materials that print into tougher end-products – for example incorporating long chain oligomers or fillers such as fibres (even abrasive fibres) or elastomer particles. “Without a ...

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Renesas and Fixstars partner for automotive deep learning

Renesas and Fixstars are collaborating on automotive deep learning – establishing a laboratory to support early development and operation of driver-assistance and autonomous driving systems. “Fixstars possesses both software for deep learning and optimisation technology that allows more efficient utilisation of hardware,” said Renesas automotive v-p Takeshi Kataoka. “I am confident that our collaboration will ...

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NI’s 5G NR analysis software for Tek’s 6 Series B scopes

Tektronix has released SignalVu 5G NR analysis software for its 6 Series B MSO oscilloscopes. The package enables pass/fail testing of the 5G NR physical layer to qualify transmitter designs per the 5G NR standard established under the 3GPP release of 15/16 test specifications. It includes signal quality measurements such as error vector magnitude (EVM), ...

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Driving assistance radar processing from Green Hills and NXP

Green Hills Software has teamed up with NXP to support driver assistance radar image processing. NXP is providing the hardware: the 16nm S32R45 imaging radar processor, while Green Hills is providing its Integrity real-time operating system (RTOS) and software development tools. “Common software and hardware architecture spanning the S32R45 and S32R41 radar processors enables OEMs ...

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Ice Lake-D processors on COM-HPC and COM Express

Adlink has added Intel Xeon D processors to two computer-on-module form-factors: COM-HPC size-D and COM Express Type 7. They are the Ice Lake-D D-2700 and D-1700 series processors, some of which offer 8x 10Gbit Ethernet, 32 PCIe Gen4 lanes, and AI acceleration. “With industrial-grade reliability and extended temperature range make these modules especially suitable for mission-critical edge ...

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Polish 3d printer pulls out of Russian investment deal

Zortrax, Polish maker of professional 3D printers, has walked away from negotiations with Rusatom Additive Technologies, which was offering to invest up to $65m in exchange for <50% of Zortrax shares. The formal end was today, when Zortrax chose not to sign an annex prolonging negotiations. “Russian aggression against Ukraine left us all shocked and outraged,” ...

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ISSCC: Incremental zoom ADCs, and others

Incremental zoom ADCs can be made in CMOS and are showing up in IoT sensing applications where high-resolution and accuracy has to be combined with low-power operation from low-voltage rails. In a nutshell, these use a coarse (~6bit) successive approximation ADC to set, via a DAC, the references of a ΣΔ converter – the latter is ...

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