Cortec has created a packaging shrink film that can be composted. It is called EcoShrink Compostable Film. “EcoShrink takes both the beginning and the end of the shrink wrap product life cycle into account,” according to Cortec. “It is sourced from certified commercially compostable resins and contains 45% biopolymers. After use, it can be disposed ...
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RS Components introduced version 10.0 of its two PCB design packages: DesignSpark PCB and DesignSpark PCB Pro. Changes to free-of-charge DesignSpark PCB include: disconnect from signal nets option component-to-component SMT check output drill data to Gerber library item time stamps improvements to the new component wizard Pay-for DesignSpark PCB Pro gets those changes, and also: intelligent ...
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German automotive part maker Mahle is developing an electric motor that does not require permanent magnets, and so does not need rare earth elements. “The central feature of the new motor is the inductive and thus contactless power transmission – this allows the motor to operate wear-free and particularly efficiently at high speeds,” said the ...
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Harting has created a sample kit for its har-modular range of PCB connectors with mix-and-match contact types. Part numbered ’02 09 500 0006′, “it has samples of all the available modules which the design engineer can play with”, the company told Electronic Weekly. Exactly what parts come in the kit we do not know, but ...
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Adlink Technology has launched an industrial smart camera series that integrates an Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX module for artificial intelligence processing. Called Neon-2000-JNX “the camera’s high performance, small form factor and ease of development open the door for AI vision solutions in manufacturing, logistics, retail, service, agriculture, smart city, healthcare and life sciences, and other ...
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Amphenol has created a range of SMA connectors for automotive use, optimised for a particular flexible cable type. “These SMA connectors are designed to terminate to TFC-302LL cable, manufactured by Times Fiber,” according to Amphenol. “This cable offers reliable electrical and mechanical performance with a stranded centre conductor and the same low loss capabilities as ...
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Crypto Quantique is a London company created to licencing technology that provide end-to-end encrypted security for embedded systems. Its products include a hardware root-of-trust, which has already been licenced to a “a big semiconductor company for a high-end MCU”, according to company co-founder and CEO Shahram Mossayebi (pictured). Mossayebi should know about security: he has ...
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The Zigbee Alliance has rebranded itself as the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). At the same time, it revealed a second brand, ‘Matter’, to cover the project called ‘CHIP’ for Project Connected Home over IP. “The newly developed Matter mark will serve as a seal of approval, assuring that any object built on this standard is ...
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API and Mitutoyo have announced a partnership to distribute API’s portable dimensional metrology equipment through Mitutoyo’s worldwide network. “API really invented portable dimensional metrology, especially in the form of precise, laser measurements,” said Mitutoyo president Yoshiaki Numata. “So, for Mitutoyo, this was a great opportunity to add the most complete line of high-quality portable metrology ...
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Diodes has introduced 1.8V 10Gbit/s line re-drivers for USB Type-C and DisplayPort 2.0 connections. PI2DPX1066 and PI2DPX1217 are 4-to-4 devices for USB Type-C with 900mV max swing, and support DisplayPort for host CPUs with integrated USB – DisplayPort crossbar switches. Both have four modes: SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps or 2-lane DP1.4/DP2.0 ...
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