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PCIM: 2.3kV gate driver has two-level slew control for IGBTs and mosfets

Infineon has introduced 2.3kV isolated gate drivers for IGBTs and mosfets with on-the-fly switchable dual slew-rates. Branded ‘2L-SRC Compact’ and numbered ‘1ED32xx’, 10 and 18A versions are available (see table), with or without Miller clamps. Dual slew-rates are controlled by a single pin (/INF). All members of the family have two complete output stages: ‘OUT’ ...

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UK made: Small Robot Company reveals is first commercial robot

Hampshire start-up Small Robot Company has revealed its first commercial robot (right), designed to pinpoint weeds using camera. Called Tom and manufactured in Northumberland by Tharsus, initial customers include Lockerley Estate, Waitrose’ Leckford Estate and the National Trust. “SRC’s first service using Tom will be per-plant weeding,” according to the company. “This is now in field ...

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Harwin sponsors GB Olympic bobsleigh team

Hampshire connector maker Harwin has become an official sponsor of Great Britain’s bobsleigh team – currently preparing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. “Harwin’s philosophy has always been about finding pioneering ways to set new benchmarks and striving to accomplish more,” said company spokesman Ben Green. “The technology that we develop has to ...

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Look to dragonflies for better drones

Flapping-wing drones are likely to look more and more like insects as their performance increase, according to researchers at the University of South Australia who have made a detailed study of dragonfly flight to improve the design of drones. “Dragonflies are supremely efficient in all areas of flying,” said UniSA professor Javaan Chahl. “They can ...

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Industrial server motherboard for 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

Aaeon has created a server motherboard for Intel’s 3rd generation Xeon Scalable Processors – codenamed Ice Lake-SP. The industrial ATX board is called ARES-WHI0. “This new generation of Xeon SP brings higher processing speeds and Intel’s deep learning boost technology, allowing for greater acceleration and more efficient processing for AI server applications,” according to Aaeon. ...

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80A non-isolated PoL sits up on edge

Flex Power Modules has announced a 198W point-of-load dc-dc converter in a 33 x 8.6 x 19mm single-in-line format. Called BMR474, it is a digital non-isolated PoL that can deliver 198W. Efficiency is as high as 95.1% at 12Vin 3.3Vout full load – chunky output pins help to keep resistive losses at bay. An optional pre-fitted heatsink is required ...

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UK made: Four channel 1GHz mixed-signal PC scope with active probes

Pico Technology has added four-channel models to its PicoScope 6000E Series of mixed-signal oscilloscopes, each of which can be configured with 16 optional digital channels. “With bandwidths of 750MHz or 1GHz, 8bit or 8-10-12bit flexible resolution and up to 4Gsample capture memory, these products enhance the existing PicoScope 6000E portfolio, adding to the 350MHz and 500MHz models ...

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Xing and Castrol to work on liquid-cooled vehicle batteries

Xing Mobility and BP subsidiary Castrol have teamed up to work on liquid-cooled batteries. The Taipei company’s ‘Immersio’ modular battery pack technology for vehicles directly submerges lithium-ion battery cells in non-conductive cooling fluid. “Immersion cooling in EVs is now widely considered to be the most effective method of cooling due to its 100% cell-to-coolant contact and ...

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There are now 1,000 different Click boards

MikroElektronika of Serbia has launched its 1,000th Click board: EtherCAT Click which can add EtherCAT to processors with an SPI interface. Click boards are used to add interfaces to microcontroller development boards – the company created its accompanying 16pin mikroBus standard ten years ago. Mikroe now releases a new Click board nearly every day at ...

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Tactile switch pushes miniaturisation envelope for wearables

C&K has developed a miniature tactile switch designed for wearable and portable IoT devices that occupies 4.6 x 2.2 x 2.6mm. The company describes it as ‘surface-mount’, but ‘edge-mount might’ be a better term as it is designed to fit onto the edge of a PCB, protruding  0.95mm above the PCB surface height. PTS847 is ...

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