U-blox has combined LPWA (low-power wide-area) connectivity and GNSS (satellite navigation) into a single 14 x 14 x 1.5mm package – half the size of the company’s functionally-similar Sara-R5 module (16 x 26 x 2.2mm). Called Alex-R5, it is based on u-blox’ secured UBX-R5 LTE-M and NB-IoT, plus its M8 GNSS chip. “By bringing all ...
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Icotek KEL-DPZ-HD cable entry plates have been specially developed for the use in the food and pharmaceutical industries. “Working within the hygienic design [EHEDG] guidelines, Icotek have taken great care to make the surface very smooth, avoiding any dirt-collecting recesses on the visible side. The outer contour radius of 6mm, rather than the required minimum of 3mm, ...
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Infineon is aiming at power factor correction and synchronous rectification with a 24V 10A dual channel low-side gate driver for mosfets and IGBTs. Called 2ED24427N01F, it provides symmetrical source and sink capability with 450mΩ (max) source and sink on-resistance per channel and 55ns propagation delay. The package is a 5 x 6mm DSO-8 with a solder-down ...
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Hydrogen fuel cells are now an option for powering drones from Doosan Mobility Innovation. With two hours of flight time, according to power supply maker Vicor, such drones have already transported masks and emergency supplies between US Virgin Islands, and have delivered medical devices to the 6,388 ft top of the tallest mountain in South Korea, ...
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Improving AI processing in 64bit general purpose MCUs is the aim Renesas with three new members of its RZ/G2 MCU family. The entry-level models are built around the Arm Cortex-A55 core. According to Renesas, the Cortex-A55 CPU core delivers approximately 20% improved processing performance compared with the earlier Cortex-A53 core, and is approximately six times ...
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A defect found in barium stannate (BaSnO3) perovskite crystals could one day lead to a new type of transparent conductive film, according to scientists at the University of Minnesota. The defect is a one-dimensional (line) defect that runs through single crystals of the material aligned with one of the crystal axis. “The conductive nature and ...
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Novasom Industries M9 single board computer is built around a Rockchip 3399, which has dual Arm Cortex-A72 cores, quad Cortex-A53 cores and Mali-T860MP4 graphics. The chip, according to Rockchip, supports multi-format video decoders including H.264/H.265/VP9 up to 4K x 2K at 60frame/s, including 10 bit H.264/H.265 decode and H.264/MVC/VP8 encode to 1080p at 30frame/s. The “embedded ...
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Xpeng Motors has selected u-blox F9 precision GNSS receiver for its P7 electric car. F9 receives GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou satellite positioning signals and has been incorporated into the vehicle’s Xpilot 3.0 ADAS (driver assistance system) for use in navigation-guided driving, automated parking and autonomous driving. “For instance, once a navigation destination is set ...
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Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a through-hole inductor that can handle 420A for 30% inductance reduction in saturation – all in a 38 x 38 x 22mm ‘1500’ case size. Called IHXL-1500VZ-51, it has a typical dc resistance (DCR) of 0.12mΩ and is rated for continuous operation at 150A and 155°C continuously. Hard saturation can be ...
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Infra-red detectors produced by Leonardo in Southampton are currently travelling through space with Bennu, the 2bn year old asteroid, which is calculated to have a 1 in 3,000 chance of hitting Earth late in the 22nd century, according to the company. Arizona State University (ASU) selected Leonardo’s infra-red sensors for their Osiris-Rex thermal emission spectrometer ...
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