NiMH cells and finished battery packs offer two important features in conjunction with each other: Good performance at low temperatures and long life at high temperatures. Panasonic, one of the world’s leading battery manufacturing companies, a variety of NiMH cells with wide temperature ranges. These cells provide new electrode development which allow for a wide […]
New approach to frequency analysis on oscilloscopes
It has often been the case that optimizing scope setting to display a detailed view of an FFT results in a time-domain view that is suboptimal. Not anymore. Gary Waldo, Tektronix The debugging of embedded systems often involves looking for clues that are hard to discover when examined one domain at a time. The ability […]
APEC 2020 sponsors continue student travel support program
The joint sponsors of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) have announced the continuation of the popular Student Attendance Travel Support Program of up to $1,000 to cover a portion of the travel and conference expenses for as many as 60 students to attend APEC 2020 in New Orleans, LA, March 15-19, 2020. Interested students […]
Pocketable RF signal source provides test signals with or without PC connection
The VSG2G5C RF Vector Signal Generator is a cost-effective pocketable USB-connected RF signal source with capabilities that provide standalone and PC-controlled functions comparable to full-size analog RF signal generators. Offering frequencies from 100 Hz to 1 MHz (low-band) and 100 MHz to 2.5 GHz (RF band) with a frequency resolution of 1 Hz, this handy […]
Bluetooth 5.1 BLE AoA/AoD capability comes to Bluetooth test set
A new option for the Bluetooth Test Set MT8852B supports the latest Bluetooth Core v5.1 (BT 5.1) specification for evaluating new key positioning services. With the new BLE AoA/AoD Option MT8852B-037, the Anritsu MT8852B can conduct efficient RF-signal Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) measurements to help speed time to market and […]
Software boosts efficiency of T&M development efforts
New software called a Measurement, Automation, and Platform Suite (MAPS) is said to improve process efficiency and shorten development time and effort. Developers working with DAQ and PXI modules may immediately begin work with MAPS software packages such as ADLINK Connection Explorer (ACE), diagnostic tools, and easy-to-use testing utilities to analyze device functionality in one […]
Researchers coat linen thread with nanotubes to make thread-based transistors
In a study published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, researchers from Tufts University say they have devised the first thread-based transistors (TBTs) which can be fashioned into simple, all-thread based logic circuits and integrated circuits. The Tufts devices work in a way that is analogous to an FET. Making a TBT involves coating a […]
40-GHz bandwidth socket for BGA190 packages
A new high-performance elastomer socket is designed to handle 0.5-mm-pitch BGA packages. The CG15-BGA-1003 socket is designed for a 10×5.7-mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 40 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss (GSSG configuration). The contact resistance is typically 20 mΩ per pin. Network analyzer reflection measurements for the […]
Teardown: Dr. Pocket TENS therapy pain relief kit
The electronic TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy pain relief kit called Dr. Pocket uses electronic pulse stimulation via TENS to deliver electric impulses through electrodes in a pad that sits on the user’s skin. This device has multiple modes of different pulse frequencies covering transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and powered muscle stimulation which are […]
Power supplies help develop battery-powered equipment using ≤ 20 V and 6 A
The R&S NGL200 and the new R&S NGM200 series offer the same superb performance and specifications to supply extremely stable outputs with a minimum of residual ripple and noise. Devices that switch from a few microamps in sleep mode to several amps in active mode benefit from the exceptionally fast load recovery time of less […]