Industrial

electronica will take place digitally for the first time from November 9th to 12th, 2020. Participants in the virtual event can expect solutions and products from more than 200 international exhibitors, a four-day forum and conference program and special events such as the CEO Round Table and the startup funding program electronica fast forward.

Neousys Technology has released its latest SEMIL series, IP67 waterproof capable fanless GPU computers. Aiming to take industrial embedded computers to next level, it features patented system architecture (R.O.C Patent No. I697759), specialised chassis, custom-moulded O-ring sealed enclosure and robust M12 connectivity.

In any given supply chain, there’s at least one step that requires items or products to be transported from one place to another, even if that step takes place between the supplier and the end user. Jan van Niekerk of SpotSee explains.

With the increased use of electronics across industrial, transportation and medical applications, designers of the supporting power subsystems need to ensure high performance in physically and electrically demanding environments, while also meeting strict regulatory and safety requirements. At the same time, they must stay within ever tightening budget and design schedule constraints. Rolf Horn, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics, expl...

Every so often, a sector of the electronics industry gains a significant technology advance thanks to years of research and innovation. It was recently the power electronics sector’s turn to benefit from semiconductor process technology innovations that led to wide bandgap (WBG) device developments. Mouser Electronics’ Mark Patrick explains.

Inrush current effect is common in electric motors. Sometimes, in case of ill-designed electrical wiring systems, switching on the motor may activate the fuse. It is caused by the inrush current - when the motor starts, it takes the current much higher than the regular operating current or than the motor which is in a stable working mode. TME explain more.

October 14th is International E-waste Day, an initiative aimed at reducing the burden that e-waste places on the environment and saving natural resources. To support educational and public awareness activities linked to the initiative, TCO Development has launched an e-waste quiz.

Some PCB (printed circuit board) designers wait until the very end of the design phase to select the cleaning methods and cleaning fluids to use on their completed boards. Typically, they don’t make cleaning decisions during initial planning, but wait until later in the process - after important decisions about solder pastes, conformal coatings and other materials are already finalised. Microcare explain.

As Hyperstone explain, there are other reasons than cost to design an SSD or USB drive without DRAM.

There are several factors to consider when mixing and matching different DRAM modules. In particular, you need to consider the consequences of using modules of different generations, speed, latency, voltage, or manufacturers. Krishan Sharma, Micron, investigates.