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Optocouplers address isolation & interface requirements
Toshiba has introduced a range of 10 AEC Q101-qualified photocouplers designed to address the demanding isolation, interface, switching and form factor requirements of automotive applications.Supplied in low-profile SO6 packages, the TLX9304, TLX9378 and TLX9376 are IC output photocouplers offering respective data rates of 1Mbps, 10Mbps and 20Mbps. Also in S06 packaging are the TLX9300 and TLX9185A transistor output and TLX9905 and TLX9906 photov...
Intro to transistors lab with the ADALM1000 and ADALP2000
This video shows how to display the collector current versus collector-to-emitter voltage characteristics of a NPN bipolar transistor using the ADALM1000 Source Measurement Unit and PixelPulse software.
Low-power embedded SRAM achieves battery-free operation
The successful development of a new low-power SRAM circuit technology has been announced by Renesas Electronics. The technology can be embedded in application specific standard products (ASSPs) for Internet of Things (IoT), home electronics, and healthcare applications. The new technology provides a function for switching dynamically, with a low power overhead, between active operation, in which the CPU core performs read and write operations of ...
Record low source/drain contact resistivity for PMOS transistors
At this week’s 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits taking place in Japan, imec, the research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, reported record breaking values below 10-9Ω/cm2for PMOS source/drain contact resistivity. These results were obtained through shallow Gallium implantation on p-SiliconGermanium (p-SiGe) source/drain contacts with subsequent pulsed nanosecond laser anneal.
Plastic RFID system integrates screen-printed circuitry
A plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed circuitry has been demonstrated byQuad Industries, Agfa, imec and TNO. The system integrates, for the first time, a screen-printed antenna and printed touch-based user interface, allowing implementation of the reader on curved surfaces. The demonstrator has been designed for badge security applications, but holds promises for many other applications, including smart packages, weara...
We need a 'Giga-fab' for Gallium Nitride, somewhere
A new technology promises a revolution in the efficient use of electrical power. If widely deployed, this technology could have a significant impact on climate change by reducing our dependence on fossil fuel in favor of renewable energy. It could enable discontinuous advances in communications, electric vehicles and medical diagnostic equipment.
Devices use Gen9HV 50V base station optimised process
Ampleon has announced the launch of a series of LDMOS RF power transistors using its Gen9HV 50V LDMOS process. These devices are the first to use Ampleon’s latest 50V process, a node that has been optimised for use in cellular infrastructure applications up to 1GHzand delivers greatly increased efficiency and gain. These devices, enabling more than 57% efficiency and 18 dB power gain, and their 50V operation, make for a significantly more c...
Aluminum heat sinks improve heat dissipation
CUI Devices has added a heat sink product line to its portfolio of Peltier devices & DC fans. The aluminum heat sinks, available in both extruded & stamped versions, are compatible with TO-218, -220, -252, & -263 transistor packages. Designed to improve the heat dissipation of low & high power board level applications, these stampings & extrusions are conveniently measured under four conditions for thermal resistance, making i...
mm-wave technology could make safer vehicles
Hiroshima University and Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (MIFS) have announced the development of a low-power millimeter-wave amplifier that feeds on 0.5 V power supply and covers the frequency range from 80 GHzto 106 GHz. It was fabricated using MIFS's Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) technology. This is the first W-band (75−110 GHz) amplifier that can operate even with such a low power-supply voltage.
Transistor platform reduces display power consumption by 50%
A new whitepaper from SmartKemhas shown that display power consumption can be cut by at least 50% using their technology platform in mobile display-based devices, ending the inconvenience of daily recharging for smartwatch and mobile phone users across the world. The study shows howSmartKem's truFLEX transistor platform can deliver significant power consumption reductions for display-based devices. These power savings have the potential to make h...