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Wide-capability automotive MCUs for unified ECUs

Renesas has announced automotive microcontrollers intended to implement multiple functions inside unified electronic control units (ECUs). Called RH850/U2B, they are intended for higher performance use compared with the company’s body and chassis control RH850/U2A MCUs – It lists traction inverter, high-end zone control, connected gateway and domain control as potential applications. “The future of automotive ...

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High in-rush relay for smart lighting

Omron has tailored a latching relay for the high in-rush performance needed in smart building automation and switching capacitive loads. Part of the G5RL series, the parts are G5RL-K-EL, where ‘K’ indicates double-winding latching,  and ‘EL’ shows the contacts are tolerant of high in-rush currents. While other relays in the series are available with change-over contacts, EL ...

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SiGe 5G transmit pre-driver and LNA from NXP

NXP is aiming at 5G infrastructure with silicon-germanium transmit pre-drivers and dual-channel receive front-end modules. BTS6201U 2.3 – 4.2GHz pre-driver 3 x 3 x 0.85mm 16pad HVQFN BTS6302U 2.3 – 5GHz pre-driver 3 x 3 x 0.85mm 16pad HVQFN BTS7203H 2.3 – 2.7GHz +37dB dual LNA 5 x 5 x 0.85mm 32pad HVQFN BTS7203U 3.3 – 4.2GHz  +36dB ...

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Use USB or PCIe to test ICs at the fab or back-end

Advantest is aiming at software-based functional testing and USB/PCIe scan testing of ICs with USB and PCIe ‘Link Scale’ digital channel cards for its V93000 Smart Scale or V93000 EXA Scale Systems. USB version “Many of today’s complex SoCs, microprocessors, graphics processors and AI accelerators incorporate high-speed digital interfaces such as USB or PCIe.,” according to ...

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UKRI announces Quantum computing project funding.

UK Research and Innovation has announced funding for projects within the UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme. The £50m comes from UKRI’s previously announced £170m Commercialising Quantum Technologies challenge. The projects are Aeon-Rb £2.5m Led by HCD Research to develop accurate quantum clocks for national infrastructure. Altnaharra (cryoelectronics for quantum circuits) £4.3m Led by Quantum Motion Technologies, brings ...

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Oxford Instruments partners for quantum computers

Oxford Instruments NanoScience has announced participation in three projects funded through Innovate UK’s quantum computer commercialisation program, with SEEQC, Quantum Motion and SureCore. SEEQC has a £6.85m grant from Innovate UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to build a commercially scalable application-specific quantum computer for Merck in Darmstadt. “By supplying its cryogenic engineering expertise and a ...

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DNA reveals another electronic property

Japanese researchers have added another tool to the toolbox for DNA molecular electronics. Not yet possible in any useful sense, DNA has the potential to be the backbone for molecular electronic circuits – electronics at the smallest scale – and towards this scientist are hunting through its structure and testing modifications to find useful non-linear ...

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Imagination adds hardware ray racing to new GPU flagship

Imagination Technologies has announced its most powerful GPU yet. Aimed at mobiles as well as automotive, cloud and desktop use, it has been dubbed IMG CXT, and includes the first outing of the company’s ‘Photon’ ray tracing architecture. “By adding Photon hardware ray tracing, IMG CXT represents a jump in GPU IP, delivering incredible performance ...

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Low intensity UV kills SARS-CoV-2 after a while

Osram and the University of Padua have been studying the effects of UV-C radiation from LEDs on SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19. “It has already been shown that a high intensity of UV-C LED radiation can inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly,” according to the company. “In realistic applications, like upper air treatment or secondary air treatment devices ...

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Farnell stocks Omega parts for Industry 4.0

Farnell has signed an agreement with Omega to stock its complete range of sensing, control and monitoring products for factory automation and Industry 4.0, for delivery in the APAC region. The portfolio adds 620 products to Farnell’s inventory, including power supplies, sensors, transducers, switches, relays, transformers, enclosures, panel displays, instrumentation, cables, connectors and components for ...

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