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Wolfspeed 650V Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes | New Product Brief

Wolfspeed 650V Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


AMD SoC Fuels Open RAN Designs for Meta’s Evenstar Effort

AMD SoC Fuels Open RAN Designs for Meta’s Evenstar Effort

By leveraging AMD’s RFSoC device, radio units for Meta’s Evenstar program are well-positioned to speed the adoption of Open RAN infrastructure.


News May 11, 2022 by Jeff Child
5G-AI Marriage—Theme at 2022 Qualcomm 5G Summit

5G-AI Marriage—Theme at 2022 Qualcomm 5G Summit

At its annual 5G Summit this week, Qualcomm unveils new solutions and milestones that show 5G and AI joining forces.


News May 10, 2022 by Jeff Child
Ep. 45 | The “Ideal Switch”? GE’s Spinoff, Menlo Micro, Looks to Disrupt the Power Industry

Ep. 45 | The “Ideal Switch”? GE’s Spinoff, Menlo Micro, Looks to Disrupt the Power Industry

Chris Keimel, CTO of Menlo Micro (a spinoff from General Electric), introduces the metal MEMS Ideal Switch®. Its ambitious goals merely include replacing the centuries-old electromechanical relay and disrupting the power and RF switching industries.


TI Touts Solid-state Relays to Enable Safer EVs

TI Touts Solid-state Relays to Enable Safer EVs

With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two solid-state relay chips designed to replace traditional automotive mechanical relays.


News May 10, 2022 by Jeff Child
ST Leverages Back-side-illuminated Sensors for Driver Monitoring

ST Leverages Back-side-illuminated Sensors for Driver Monitoring

Human error causes 95% of traffic accidents. ST hopes to reduce that figure with a new global-shutter image sensor for driver monitoring systems.


News May 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Processing a Piezoelectric Accelerometer Output Using a Charge Amplifier

Processing a Piezoelectric Accelerometer Output Using a Charge Amplifier

Learn about charge amplifiers which are used for charge output conversion of a piezoelectric sensor into a usable voltage signal.


Rounding-up GaN-based Transistors for High-power and Frequency Applications

Rounding-up GaN-based Transistors for High-power and Frequency Applications

Targeting reliable high power and frequency electronic devices, manufacturers are looking into gallium nitride (GaN) to fabricate field-effect transistors (FETs) that have a high switching frequency.


News May 07, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Qualcomm Helps Push Wi-Fi 7 From Theory to Hardware

Qualcomm Helps Push Wi-Fi 7 From Theory to Hardware

As wireless communication technology keeps propelling forward, Qualcomm’s newest release is representing a shift toward Wi-Fi 7.


News May 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ST’s Single-chip Digital-power Controller Zeros in on LED Lighting

ST’s Single-chip Digital-power Controller Zeros in on LED Lighting

Using its patented time-shift control (TSC) method in its LLC resonant converter, the new digital power controller also packs a combination of a power-factor correction controller and a start-up generator.


News May 06, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
In a World of Touchless Interfaces, Gesture Recognition Gains Steam

In a World of Touchless Interfaces, Gesture Recognition Gains Steam

In a post-COVID-19 world, touchless interfaces—and gesture recognition, in particular—may proliferate many commercial and healthcare spaces.


News May 05, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Are Apple’s Chips Vulnerable? Investigating a New Side Channel Attack

Are Apple’s Chips Vulnerable? Investigating a New Side Channel Attack

As chip security becomes a growing concern, researchers found a potential security vulnerability in Apple’s new M1 and A14 chips in the form of microarchitectural side channel attacks.


News May 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

To keep pace with booming demand for 200-mm and 300-mm wafers, leading manufacturers are investing in new fabs globally.


News May 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
TRACO Power THM 60WI Medical 60W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

TRACO Power THM 60WI Medical 60W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


DIGI EX50 5G Cellular Router | New Product Brief

DIGI EX50 5G Cellular Router | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Microchip MCP39F511 Single-Phase Power-Monitoring ICs | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip MCP39F511 Single-Phase Power-Monitoring ICs | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


TE Connectivity NECTOR T Pluggable Lighting Connector System | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity NECTOR T Pluggable Lighting Connector System | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


MIT Unveils “Banana Finger” Soft Pneumatic Actuators

MIT Unveils “Banana Finger” Soft Pneumatic Actuators

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have created a new manufacturing technique that could allow for more cost-effective soft pneumatic actuators.


News May 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
New Smart Syringe Uses NFC to Store Drug Information

New Smart Syringe Uses NFC to Store Drug Information

NP Plastibell has announced a pre-filled “smart syringe” with an embedded NFC chip that relays information about the medicine to practitioners and patients.


News May 03, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
TAIYO YUDEN Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Explainer

TAIYO YUDEN Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Explainer

This Tech Explainer is part of a video series that details specific products and technologies and their applications


new products May 03, 2022 by TAIYO YUDEN