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Analogue integrated circuit design for reliability solutions
A software product thatmeets the challenges of designing high reliability analogue and mixed-signal Integrated Circuits (ICs) for automotive, medical, industrial, and aerospace and defence applications has been introduced byCadence Design Systems.The product is called the Legato Reliability Solution which provides analogue designers with the tools they need to manage their design’s reliability throughout the product life cycle, from initial...
Will the supply chain support market growth?
“The GaN power market remains small compared to the $30bn silicon power semiconductor market”, asserted Dr. Hong Lin, Technology & Market Analyst atYole Développement (Yole).“However, it has an enormous potential in the short term due to its suitability for high performance and high frequency solutions.”
Low-power MCUs extend battery life for wearables
Designers of IoT sensors, environmental sensors, smartwatches, medical/preventive health wearables, and other size-constrained devices can now increase battery life and functionality using the ultra-low power MAX32660 and MAX32652 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated Products. These microcontrollers (MCUs) are based on the Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU processor and provide designers the means to develop advanced applications under restrictive power c...
TVS diode protection for VFDs/IGBT inverters
In virtually all industrial control systems, variable frequency drives (VFDs)/ inverters are commonly installed at the front end of motors in order to regulate speed and save energy. Based on differing input voltage requirements, inverters are often categorised as low voltage (110, 220 and 380V), medium voltage (690, 1140 and 2300V), or high voltage (3, 3.3, 6, 6.6 and 10kV).
Linear LED controllers deliver efficiency and accuracy
Diodes Incorporated has announced the AL5814, AL5817, AL5815 and AL5816 linear LED controllers, delivering dimmable and adjustable drive current for LED strings with more than 80% efficiency. The AL58xx series provides a low BOM-cost solution for a range of applications in the commercial and industrial areas including signage, instrumentation illumination, lighting of appliance interiors, architectural details and general smart-lighting installat...
Latest patent on zero-leakage high-voltage analog switches
ICsense, a TDK group company, is a supplier of analogue, mixed-signal and high-voltage ASICs (Application Specific ICs). The company has filed another patent to strengthen its portfolio in analogue circuits. The invention allows users to implement analogue, floating high-voltage switches that don’t load its connected lines. Contrary to existing solutions using large resistances and thereby large time constants, this invention provides a sol...
A path to creating building blocks of quantum processors
CEA-Leti has announced a breakthrough towards large-scale fabrication of quantum bits, or qubits, the elementary bricks of future quantum processors. They demonstrated on a 300 mm pre-industrial platform a new level of isotopic purification in a film deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This enables creating qubits in thin layers of silicon using a very high purity silicon isotope, 28Si, which produces a crystalline quality comparable to...
Are electronic components a pawn in trade disputes?
In this article, Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) and International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) - provides an insight into the issue of electronic components and examines the possible implications for electronic components markets.
A breakthrough in ePaper display density
Plastic Logic has achieved a 155% improvement in the display density of its plastic EPDs. To demonstrate this capabilty the company has produced a sample display with a pixel density of 500ppi.This improvement has been achieved solely through advances in Plastic Logic’s transistor matrix backplane, with the new displays using the same Eink overlay as the company’s previous displays. Further image improvements can be expected when usin...
Flexible display features integrated force sensing for applications
Peratech continues to define the future of HMIs with the announcement of an active-matrix 3D force touch sensor that is integrated with a flexible OLCD, demonstrating how two disruptive technologies can work together to enable new applications.