Technology Articles

2020-06 Power C&K

[Jun 4 2020] C&K, a leading manufacturer of high-reliability electromechanical switches, has announced the KSC SLT touch switch, the latest in its KSC switch family. The new KSC SLT is specifically designed for the tactile requirements of long strokes, with a low operating tone, thus avoiding the need for workarounds to suppress clicks. This tactile response is suitable for applications such as automotive, co ...

2020-06 Power RFMD

[Jun 3 2020] Automotive radar is one of the key technologies driving advancements in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) needed to power the next generation of driverless cars. At Productronica 2019, Rohde & Schwarz unveiled its latest technology for testing: a test solution for the next generation of automotive radar sensors. The test system includes the compact R&S ATS1500C automotive radar test darkr ...

2020-06 Connectors SOURIAU-SUNBANK

[Jun 3 2020] Submersible connectors must meet specific mechanical and chemical limitations. SOURIAU has long been active in the field of connectors for the submarine, oceanography, Marine renewable energy and petroleum industries, introducing a range of wiring harnesses and connectors specifically designed for submersible devices in shallow waters. Commenting on the SWIM (Shallow Water Immersion) series, Vinc ...

2020-06 Power TE Connectivity

[Jun 2 2020] TE Connectivity, a global leader in connectivity and sensing, offers a complete portfolio of heat shrink bushings to help markets achieve the electrical insulation, mechanical protection, environmental sealing and stress relief they need. Heat shrink tubing is a high-tech, low-cost alternative to traditional methods such as tape, molding, potting, glue and glazing. When heated, the heat shrink tu ...

2020-06 Connectors HARTING

[Jun 2 2020] With the increasing modularity of equipment and systems, the size of machines used in the industrial sector is getting smaller and smaller. What is needed is a compact, modular, and durable connection for small loads. Harting is catering to this trend with the Han 1A. Rectangular connectors have many advantages: they are suitable for the transmission of data, signals and power, and provide an ide ...

2020-06 Semiconductors Nexperia

[Jun 1 2020] Nexperia, a specialist manufacturer of discrete, MOSFET devices and analog and logic ics, introduces the common-mode filter (choke)/ESD protection combination that supports the highest transmission speeds on the market. The new PCMFxUSB3BA/C device has the highest differential bandwidth in the industry, with 3dB bandwidths up to 10 GHz and surge robustness up to 7.5 A (8/20 µs). It is designed to ...

2020-06 Power Microchip Technology

[Jun 1 2020] From smart meters to production lines, applications that require data logging for repetitive tasks must be able to automatically restore content in the event of a power interruption during processing. The low density (64 Kb to 1Mb) non-volatile serial RAM (NVRAM) solutions currently used for these data records are typically the most costly end products in terms of unit price per bit of storage. M ...

2020-05 Power Intematix Corporation

[May 31 2020] Imagination Technologies has announced the launch of the IMG A-Series, the 10th generation of its PowerVR graphics processing architecture. As the most powerful graphics processor (GPU) semiconductor intellectual property (IP) product it has ever released, the IMG A series has evolved the PowerVR GPU architecture to meet the graphics processing and computing requirements of a variety of next-gene ...

2020-05 Power Teledyne LeCroy

[May 30 2020] In order to meet the growing demand for maximum performance and effective power control, Teledyne e2v has built advanced methods related to its microprocessor family. In this way, the power characteristics of the QorIQ T Series and P Series (PowerArchitecture), as well as ARM-based Layerscape devices for customer systems, can be studied in detail, rather than relying solely on device parameter ta ...

2020-05 Semiconductors Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[May 29 2020] Toshiba Electronic Components and Memory Devices Corporation announced the introduction of the new three-phase brushless motor control pre-drive IC "TC78B009FTG". This three-phase brushless motor control pre-drive IC requires no Hall sensor and is suitable for a wide range of applications with high speed fans such as servers, blowers, cordless vacuums, robotic vacuums, etc. In recent years, as se ...

2020-05 Power Maxim Integrated

[May 28 2020] Maxim Integrated Products announced the introduction of a solid-state blood pressure monitoring solution to make it easier for users to track this important health indicator. Until now, high-precision blood pressure monitoring was only possible with cumbersome mechanical cuff measuring equipment. With Maxim's MAXREFDES220 reference design, design engineers can easily develop solutions for monitor ...

2020-05 Power TE Connectivity

[May 27 2020] TE Connectivity's AMPMODU interconnect system, a global leader in connectivity and sensing, is the signal standard for automation and control applications. The system is economical and reliable, including board-to-board, wire-to-board and wire-to-wire connector. With a variety of different components and application possibilities, the system combines the advantages of small size and excellent qua ...