Called Series 144, they feature sputtered ruthenium contacts so they can switch at high power and low-level signals. There is also an internal mu-metal screen to eliminate magnetic interaction between closely stacked devices. Maximum carry current is 3A in all cases, while some witll stand-off 2kV and others 3kV. Max switching is 80W 1A, or […]
Aimed at UK technology startups headquartered in the UK, the programme is a government-backed initiative run by Intralink, a business development consultancy. The latest four companies to be selected are Spaceflux, Natcap, Brill Power, and Accelerated Materials. The companies offer a range of technologies identified as being of interest to Japanese corporations. They include the […]
Passive RFID tags have been widely adopted, and some applications show creative adaptation to unmet needs. While many uses for passive RFID tags were predicted and expected, innovators implemented some that were not obvious. This part will look at two of those applications. Clothing-store “mass” checkout One obvious application predicted for passive RFID labels was […]
Called TLP3412SRLA, it draws 6.6mA at the nominal operating voltage of 1.8V. Inside is a single Form-A (normally-open) ac or dc contact that can handle 48V, or 400mA continuously, or 1.2A pulsed. On-state resistance is typically 1Ω and it switches on-off in 350 and 150μs respectively. Isolation voltage is at least 500Vrms. Operation is up […]
Passive RFID tags have been widely adopted, and some applications show creative adaptation to unmet needs. It’s interesting to see how advances in technology often are adapted to applications that were not highlighted in their original “use case” scenarios and how clever people adapt or leverage new technologies in unscripted ways. A good example of […]
March 1, 2024 — Nexperia has recently released several new MOSFETs to further broaden its range of discrete switching solutions for a variety of applications across multiple end markets. This release includes 100 V application specific MOSFETs (ASFETs) for PoE, eFuse and relay replacement in 60% smaller DFN2020 packaging, and 40 V NextPowerS3 MOSFETs with improved electromagnetic compatibility […]
It will only hold around 6.8% of the equity capital, with the bulk going to Mumbai engineering conglomerate CG Power and Industrial Solutions. Thailand OSAT provider Stars Microelectronics will hold 0.9%. “CG’s entry into the semiconductor manufacturing marks a strategic diversification for us,” said CG chairman S Vellayan (pictured). “Our partners Renesas and Stars Microelectronics […]
Here, in our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2023, we profile Daniel Schmeer, an IC Test & Verification Engineer at Crypto Quantique. Achievements A colleague of Daniel’s at Crypto Quantique – an IoT security provider for both OEMs and semiconductor manufacturers – outlined the range of his achievements over the past couple of […]
Scanning electron micrograph of a half-millimeter long dielectric laser accelerator through which electrons travel and accelerate. Cells labeled as black are longitudinally focusing and transversely defocusing (LFTD), while white are longitudinally defocusing transversely focusing (LDTF), which keeps the electrons on track. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.085001 Stanford researchers are getting closer to building […]