Balancing performance, speed and cost for rugged interconnects
25 September 2019, Interconnection

System designers want the smallest and lightest possible connectors for use in aerospace and military electronics, while industrial and transportation electronics are expected to deal with the same harsh environments at more competitive cost points.

Table-top instrument enclosures
25 September 2019, Enclosures, Racks, Cabinets & Panel Products

The Evotec range of table-top plastic enclosures, made by OKW, is suitable for for tough working environments in applications such as measurement and control engineering, IT, medical, laboratory and environmental ...

Qi-compliant wireless charging coils
28 August 2019, Passive Components

Vishay has expanded its offering of Qi-compliant wireless charging transmitter and receiver coils with the introduction of 14 new products in industry-standard shield sizes. Consisting of eight single-coil ...

LED flicker, and how to prevent it
28 August 2019, Opto-Electronics

With the growing popularity of LED lighting, especially now that very cheap LED luminaires are coming to the market, flicker is becoming more of a problem. Flicker, a repetitive switching on and off ...

3 Watt DC-DC converters
28 August 2019, Power Electronics / Power Management

Aimtec has introduced three new series of switching regulators – the AMSRB1-78JZ, AMSRL1-78JZ and AMSRL-78JZ – all meeting the EN62368 standard and suitable for IoT (Internet of Things) applications. The ...

Buck converter with low quiescent current
31 July 2019, Power Electronics / Power Management

Texas Instruments introduced an ultra-low-power switching regulator with what it claims is the industry’s lowest operating quiescent current (IQ) at 60 nA. The TPS62840 synchronous step-down converter ...

MCUs with industrial communication interfaces
31 July 2019, DSP, Micros & Memory

Texas Instruments introduced new communications capabilities on its C2000 microcontrollers (MCUs). C2000 F2838x devices enable designers to use a single chip to implement connectivity, including EtherCAT, ...

A quick guide to multi-standard mesh networking
31 July 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Recent advances in wireless technology have enabled the use of mesh network topologies in home and building control applications. Low-cost IoT technology is driving the launch of devices such as smart ...

eSPI-to-LPC bridge
26 June 2019, Computer/Embedded Technology

Microchip Technology’s new ECE1200 bridge allows developers to implement the eSPI standard in boards with legacy LPC connectors and peripherals. Product longevity is critical in industrial computing ...

Designing certified power solutions for LED lighting
26 June 2019, Power Electronics / Power Management

LED lighting has become the product of choice in all types of environments, from domestic to industrial through to specialist areas such as stage lighting. The combination of efficiency in terms of lumens ...

Automotive smart hub ICs
26 June 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Microchip Technology has added new single-port USB smart hub ICs to its family of USB automotive products. The USB4912 and the USB4712 can be used to add a single port under the radio, in the centre console ...

Flash memories with embedded MAC addresses
26 June 2019, DSP, Micros & Memory

Microchip Technology’s SST26VF Serial Quad I/O (SQI) 3 V Flash family is the industry’s first NOR Flash devices to offer integrated MAC address options. Pre-programmed with EUI-48 and EUI-64 addresses, ...